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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06
Greetings

HAPPY BRTHDAY PAT. on the
18th. May our friendship con-
tinue forever. BARBARA.
y. E.-"Happy Happy Birthday
Baby" This Is the only one
away Forever and Forever.
Lasting Love-" B. d.
DEAR SAlOOCHTE-A very hap
py birthday. I hope you had
q nice time On Il. Love. RON
ME.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to . won
derful aunt, Oct. 5. Nieces
BETTY, RYGTNA and ANITA.
DAVE W.--Hope you had . hap
by 18th birthday on the 3rd.
"A certain gal from wash"
BEBE Happy birthday from
those who love you. NOM,
DAD, JEANNE. etc.
STEVE-Happy list anniversary,
Love va more than ever. With
love, forever, MICKEY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUE-Fi-
naIly . teen-ager. Good luck
with 2 Your good friend. SUE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06

MAMMA So glad you're home
and better. We missed you lots.
DADDY-O, JENNET. SAMMY
and GWEN.
JOHNNY Happy 5th anniver-
sary and I like you even more
than five months ago. JUDY.
(Oet. %
SGT. PETE - Happy birthday
buddy. We AL miss you. DAM
NY and ~5.S
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO you on
Oct. 5, Sister dear. CLARA and
JOHNNY.
NOM AND POP-Happy we'd
ding anniversary 70 the best
folks In the whole world.
CHARLES, CAROL and Lad.
DEAR GRETA-Happy Sweet
Sixteen" birthday-tWo days
early. Your faEorite friend
and mine, BEN0IE.
CONCENTRATION TO PAT
s. AND JOHN W. on their re-
cent engagement. BETTY,
RON. RONNIE and ROBBIE,
RAY W.--Happy birthday to the
sweetest guy alive. II was &
mo. Friday. Just rem. I love
you. n. I. 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06

WANTED - Intake manifold
which win fit q 80 Nero. for
either 2 two-barrel carbs, Or
3 two-barrel CARDS, Or or 2
four-barrel carhs. SIP. 3-5050.
FOR SALE = Junior-size pool
table; cost, so; viii sell for
SIS. Call Bob at HE. 4-2i33.
RACCOON COAT-Haryard al"
Fits S It. 6. to 8 It. 2. Excellent
condition. eco. Cali u. 4-7ole-
MR.. LEEe--Just Between You
and Me" you are Ny Special
Angel Remember You're
Nine" LINDA.
OLDS - convertible; needs re-
pairs; $50. Cali Re. 3-6o01.
FALL WORKSHOP For all
Westminster Fellowship young
people. Held at Georgetown
Presbyterian Church, 3ii5 2
st. NV. Wash. 7. D. G. This
afternoon from 1905 pm
DOUG w. - want 70 see You
soonl And I still care. MARTY.
ROGER T.-PIease 60 to the
Sadie Hawkins dance at North
western with me. 6QUEEkY.
THANKS-P. p. p. r. and J. =.
FOR everything. I miss you all
and J. w. H. s. Love. PATTY.
GIRLS GRAY FLANNEL. jon
athan Logan dress. white-but-
ton trim: ezcellent condition:
size about ll-l2. IS.
TREN-AGE DANCE-Every mi
day night Rock n Roll 70
music Of Sonny James and the
Swinging Country Cousins at
the Annandaie Vol. Fire Dept
Ballroom. Annandale. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06

MILF - Ded. HAPPY Hnpry
Birthday for In Ann ? on
Oct. 9, who wiz become . sweet
sixteen. Ded. Lasting Love-
for In Ann and = boz named
Jerry j. from someone she
doesn't notice. CHARLIE
MILF - Please play wake ID
Little euEles for : real cute
girl, JAMIE L. from JOHN r
AEEET-Please ded. on 1G0n. Ny
One and Only Love- for Pat
and Charlie. from CUPID.
DEAR nIMT Please dedicate
-Jailhouse Rock 81 EIVis
Presley. On October I. 1851. %
Kari 7. and Bobby h. Love.
DONNA. =.
DEAR NlEL-PIease play -S1e-
cia1 Angel for Carl and Nance
who are really stuck On one
another. Also play Llastin'
Love" Fascination waltz. :
Remember You're Nine. ~one
and Only Love- Born to Love
al a which are their fav0rite
songs. Also ded. 70 Z Jealous
one -Jenlousy.n With love,
CUPID,
MILF Please play -Jailh0use
Rock ~ ElVis On Monday Oct,
Z for Marty and Steve. CANA.
MILT-Play -One ana Only
Love 10 my o. A. o. Mickey
from steve: also play Hound
Dog" to Casey from MICKEY.
MILT-PIease play only Be-
cause" for Louise A and Buddy
l.: also play Chances Are
for Buddy L. and Louise A.
MKLT-please dedlcate 70 Ana
costa, NY Allegheny Noon
has Get since You've Gone.
but Little BY Little" I'm Be
Home NIKE II.
DEAR MILF - Please play On
Monday wake Up Little SUI
Sic for Martin B. and Donna
N.
DEAR NIILT-rIease ded. wake
Up Little Susie 70 Johnny S.
from CAROLB N.
MKLT-PIense ded. .-Chances
Are 70 johnny s. from some
one Who likes him very much.
CARoLE N.
MILF - rlese dedicate play
thing for Squirt the Mad SCI
enlist and . great guy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06

DEAR lLIETPlease pIay Low
m You On Oct. 3 for Gerald
4 from rs eEer-loylng girl
uleno VIRGINIA =
AIMEPleas play You're Ny
one and Only Love- for Pat s.
from JOE Il.
MILF Please play ~EEeat Ne
Nice b. Elvis for Jean r e
O. :. H s. from WAYNE
MILT-Flease dedicate Happy
Happy Birthday BnbI TO
Mile =. who cele1lnte1 her
birthday Oct. 8 from BUDDY P.
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Miscellaneous

PUREBRED Shelly PUPPY.
about 2 mos. tri-color. has
shots, excellent in/outdoor pet
Pc. s-ie6B.
TOY TERRIER PUPPIES, rea-
sonable, o. win trade for disable
standard typewriter. Phone
jackson l-l7D1.
FOR 6AE.E-One pair Cleveland
shoe rink skates, brand-new,
never been worn, size 70. They
sell for $50 In store. Would
like SIS or highest bid. Can
HE. l-s20l on weekdays from
S to 10.
TO NY DARLING LEROY -
Cold hands, warm heart. 50
deep IN love, 90 close but yet
50 far apart. Loving you. 2.
BIKE FOR SALE Make 4
Schvinn. 50 model; cost Il SIT.
CAN WA. 7-oo6s and ASK for
PAT.
sROCKBOTTOM," you're ny
Personal Possession 80 Send
for Ne" It's been 4 whole
week and I'm Never Stop
Loving YOU LITTLE
LOUIE
SALE - Aqua formal, size n:
pink formal. size II: ezcellent
condition; reasonable price,
OIL. 2-0028.
FOR sALE--Miniature car with
good running Briggs q STRAIT
ton 2-h.p. engine. Car u In
good condition. One extra tire
and q few accessories Tires
are brand-new. Asking price is
$50, or reasonable offer. II
interested. call OIL. 4-0047. ask
for LARRY, Jr.
FOR SALE - Eight-ft. pram.
fame painted: new last May;
fully equipped. Motor, IS extra.
$50. Cail DICK. no. 2-6S03.
s. REWARD for information
leading to the discovery Of
person who hit 1913 blue Olds-
mobile ct McLean-d. w. foot
bali game. Can BOB c.. XII.
o-oO70.
FLEUR-~With All Ny Heart,
Silver gray and Lasting
Love-" Forever and Forever.
--BAMBI.
0ALE--Lionel elec. freight train.
II straight tracks, IS curved,
8 cars. station. floodlight tower,
bridge. tunnel; el5. GEORGE
BIN0AAGAN, IA. 7-0Ss0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06

WANTED Girls 1l-inch hike in
good condition: reasonable. JE-
l-5lol.
ARCHERY EQUIPMENT, brand
new, complete outfit: cost $50.
sell for so. Call II. 3-o61e.,
10 MISS BARBARA W.-TP.-
Nd. The most beautiful girl
IN the world. A. 10-ar
SALE Girls Chicago rink skates.
with toe shoppers. sire 4. almost
hrand-new: g. Red corduroy
skating outit. trimmed with
white FUR. almost bfand-new,
girls. sire ~ -. CAL il.
l-si15.
CATHY-To my sEvil Angel, =
from your 'Rebel" You're my
zone and Only Love. just
Remember. you're Nine"
TOMMY.
FOR SALE - Boys 20-in.
schwinn cadillac hiks: black
and white: good cond.: fully
equipped: SIS. Can "A. S-S258.
ask for BILL.
HYDROPLANE FOR SALE, See
ronimo." See Teen. Sept. IS.
Elght-foot boat. fully equipped,
Al condition; reasonably
priced Call Oh. e-e0lo.
FOR sAI.E-pair of boys rink
skates (Chicago). size 3: almost
new; s.. Luz 2-o031.
DRESS. cherry red velveteen.
waltz length; worn once for
wedding: cost. 80: sen, so.
Size 10. XIX. 7-o61f.
FOR SALE Three-speed port
able photograph. excel. eond.:
go. Can u. 2-525s after
pm.
FOR sALE-Red winter coat and
car coat, size ~: good cond.;
reas. Dresses, sub-teen. IL.
10. 5-S70s.
SALE = Trombone, practically
new, excellent cond-: saking
price, SIS. Gail AID. 3-2037
after 6. during week. Gail any
time Sat. and Sun.
sAXOPHONE, CLARNET-Per-
feet, terrific bargains. Rink
roller skates. sizes z, 8. JU.
6-llTl.
FOR SALE ~ Large. well-fur-
nished doh house, with family:
$40 or best offer. 50. 5-7l35.
LINDA.
ICE SKATES FOR SALE. IN good
condition: cheap. Cali OV.
3-looo.
PLYMOUTH 1850 4-door: gray.
radio. heater: good economical
transp.; el2o. PAT MURRAY,
LA. 6-ooO5.
BOWANA - ISL more. Happy
anniversary, 8 mo-. 1 da. You
know It. Love, love, love "a.
Your baby.
COLLIE, male, 4 yrs.. Axe reg.
sable and white; SO. Ia.
o-oooa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06
Record Requests

ALL DAoG SOLAGIo - E1tEItt
play Losing Game" By YER
non Taylor for all those who
became his fans at Beltsville
Fire House on those good old
Saturday nights. We miss you.
VeEnl
MuT-PIease play with You
on Ny Mind for Bruce O. ct
Wilson from blonde.
MHT- Dedicate ''Only Because"
to Jean 7. Of @. p. s. II. from
WAYNE N.
MILT-Pleose ded. MY One and
Only Love- to Bin from his
eHoneyeombs with q Lolita
LOvin'.- CONNIE.
DEAR AINLT-please dedicate
Lolita Lovin. for jay @. and
Leila r. from their best friend.
MILT-Please play MY One and
Only Love" and 'Remember
You're Mine" to Bob from
JANICE.
MILT-rlease ded. NY Special
Angel 20 Charles @. who Is my
special angel from CHAR
LOTTE b.
MILT-Please dedicate Losing
Game" by Vernon Taylor for
Loretta and Hale. JOHANNA
and BLAKE.
MTLT-pIease ulay TO the
Aisle" to Betty Baker Of s. 3.
from J. ]. Of s. 3.
MILT-please dedicate Chances
Are for Carolyn r. and R0nnie
NJ. who have been going steady
for . year. BRENDA r.
HI MTLT-Please dedicate Hon
eyc0uab" and Diana to NY
one and Only Love" Joan K.
from her ~Evil Angel LARRY
II.
IAETLT GRANT-Please dedicate
Deep Blue Sea" for Larry p.
from st. Leonard Kut- Ups.
O.. L. B.
lMILT GRANT-Plea dedicate
~Wake I'D Little Susie for
Larry p. from st. Leonard
Kut-Ups. SISSY"
DEAR MILT = Please dedicate
@Alone." mr.. Lee" and Tiger
Lily" for Diane II. and Fred +.
MILT-Please play Just Born"
for my sister, Rita. on her
birthday, Oct. u. NIKE.
|MILT GRANT-rlease dedicate
Darling It's wonderful" for
James NICK, from MYRTLE T..
|AITLT-Please play ~one sin" for
Luann F. and Jerry J., who are
the sweetest kids on earth. who
deserve the best, and even
more. B. II. s.
DEAR MILT = Phase dedicate
MY Special Angel" from Paul
to Mary NJ. who 5 his speciA
angel.
MILT GRANT - Please play
"Thatn Be the Day" for LII
lee from his girl In d. Q. P.S.
And for his wonderful dad tool
MILT Please play Losing
Came" BY Vernon Taylor. for
all his close friends. from Bur
louisville.
MILT-Please dedicate 'Got the
Blues" by Vernon Taylor. for
his alma mater. Sherwood High
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06
HOW 10 PLAcE a TEEN-AD

DEADLRlk: Wednesday PM. for Sunday following Ads
received too late win appear following Sunday.
RATES: lines sc Toe each additional line You
figure the cost yourself. Allow average words per-
line
10 FLACE: Write "a figure cost Give your name ad-
dress, and telephone number then send your I'd plus
payment to TEEN-ADs. me Sunday Star washington.
DC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06
Jobs W0nted

DEPENDABLE BOY wants work
on Saturday. Can LA. 0-O7l7.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-15

FiVe-orn planter of vorious levels creates ar
attractive pattern of plants :. . ideally convenient
for woterne each plant Black finish fits in with
any DECOR modern or traditional Buy several al
this wonderfully low price Stands 32-in. high
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I4.99

loree 64x27xl 5-nch utility cabinet with double
doors, s roony shelf-spoces Made Of heavy gauge
steel with glossy white enamel finish Chrome ham
dies add decorative touch. Sorry, this can not
be shipped by Parcel Post
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-15

contoins Goodyear "Pliolite"
rubber resin keeps mo-
sonny free and cleon from
streoks and voter spottino
due to the rnooic Of "silicone. I"
Limeproof, miIdew resistont,
seals out freezing. Non-lus-
trous finish. White and coIors,
slightly higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-15

Nov, give easements, porches.
terraces, wolks. ETC.. o smooth
lustrous colorful surfoee thot's
cosy TO keep cleon. Stone
Dri" stoutiy resists weor,
voter and weother. Mode
with Goodyear "PlioIite" rub
Der resin.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-24
Former P0whatan Man Rescues End
Child From Well Shaft In New York

A Negro man who grew up near
Fine Greek Mills in Powhatan
county Friday night rescued the
New York boy who had been i'm
prisoned in a 24-foot well for
nearly a day.
Twenty years ago, the same
man, Sam Woodson, 80. rescued a
girl who had fallen into a 1907
foot well casing in Powhatan. She
was Betty Robinson. then 3, and
now married and the mother Of
four children.
Woodson hopes to see her when
he visits an uncle in PoWhatan
this summer. His. father worked
for George Lee. Jr. until his death
a few years ago.
His rescue of BENJAMIN. Hooper,
Jr., z. came after several different
methods had been used TO Try and
reach the boy. Woodson left his
job as a supervisor with q CON
~struction company TO 60 to the
well pit.
He arrived late in the after
noon, and was Immediately sent
to the rescue pit. AS Woodson put
it:
i was just about to ease him
up. when there was y care-in o.
H. s-ce. ! noy5a III Dirt way.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-24
Iettie Hamlet Rogers
Writer, Teacher Dies;
Was Related Here

Mrs. Lettie Hamlett Rogers.
novelist and teacher and daugh-
ter OF the late Peter w. Hamlet.
Of Farmvllle, died May IA in New
York City She was 80.
She was the niece Of the late
Coleman oswell Hamlet, Of
Farmvine. and of John c. Ham
lett, OF Powhatan. She wrote
South of Heaven" 1946) and
THE Storm Cloud tl9511 with
settings IN China, where she was
born of American missionary par
ents. Her last two books Land
scape of the Heart and Birth
right dealt with the problems Of
mental Illness and .desegrcgation
i'll the South.
She also taught at Meredith
College. Raleigh, N C. and Wo-
mans College Of the University Of
North Carolina. where she eradu-
ated with magma cum laude and
PHI Beta Kappa honors.
Survivors ate her mother. Mrs
Lettie S~painhour HAMLET, Of
Morganton, N. c.. and a brother
Peter Hamlet. Of Rosemead
Calf.
Funeral services and intermen,
were at Morganton. N. C
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-24
Legion Will Hold
Memorial Service
Sunday At 4 P. NJ.

Memorial Day services will be
held BY Jack Garland Post 80 of
the American Legion Sunday. May
26, The services will be held in the
cemetery at the College Church at
Hampden-Sydney. starting at 4 pm
Dr.. Ben r. Lacy, Jr, pastor Of
the College Church, will deliver the
memorial address. DR.. H. E. Hud-
gins, pastor of Farmville Methodist
Church, will give the invocation and
b%enediction.
G. H. Newman. Jr.. post com
mander. said the memorial service
Is open To all persons who wish TO
join with dictionaries in the tribute
10 the hundreds OF persons who haye
given their lives in service to this
nation. The service is traditionally
held at the graveside Of a local
serviceman and is observed on the
Sunday nearest Memorial Day
An honor guard from Farmville' s
Company G Of the National Guard
will be present to fire a salute in
tribute Willard Smith and Billy
Urich viii bugle Taps to conclude
the services.
The services will honor those from
Prince Edward county who died in
any war, The services were held
last year AT the cemetery Of Pisgah
Baptist Church. Rice.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-24
]. c. BOndurant
Elected President
Planters Bank

John c, Bondurant was elected
president and a director Of the
Planters Bank and Trust Company
Tuesday to succeed the late G..
Willard Hart, He has served since
1850 as cashier.
Mr.. Bondurant. a native Of Rice,
and son of the late Edward Taylor
Bondurant. began hts connection
with the Planters Bank in July 1917.
Since that time he has held various
offices in the bank. having become
assistant cashier in 1922. and
cashier in 1880.
we are happy to have a man Of
Mr.. Bondurant's experience as
president of the bank" j. w. Dun
nington, chairman Of the board.
said. He has served in every ca.
pacity in this bank with loyalty and
efficiency during his almost 40 years
as an employee and officer of the
bank"
The position Of cashier will be
filled al an early date. Mr. Dunning-
ton said.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-24
Prince Edward: More Blessed 70 Give
Three Families Put Back On Feet
By Peoples Solicitousness After Fire

On the morning Of April /, a
rural Prince Edward county family
lost four children in a fire which
destroyed the house in which they
lived.
1t was no April Fools joke for
the family Of Jack Lee. and by
April 2, clothing. food, furniture
we're rolling in for the Negro
family.
Next it was the family OF Isham
Williams. at Five Forks, that was
burned out. and then came the
Sam Paynes at Simplicity.
Fire destroyed each of the three
Negro houses. leaving the families
homeless, the children without
clothes to wear to school.
In cooperation with other agen-
cies. the Prince Edward county Red
Cross and welfare department labor
ed to bring order and hope out OF
chaos and tragedy.
Appeals for aid for the stricken
families brought quick response
from the people of Prince Edward
county. Beds we're donated, and
stoves. canned goods. cooking uten-
sis and clothing. Others gave
money.
People have been 50 very good
to ISL" Jack Lee said when he
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-24

but then there was another cave
in- and a third me.
! scratched the dirt away with
my fingers. All the time l was
praying for God to give me
strength to dig.
AT first l thought that it was
his mother, and I shouted to the
others why did they let her get
So close. but they told me il was
MT the mother.
Then ! knew 1t was the boy.
He began to cry. / told him that
everything was okay, and he stop
ped crying. l moved him across
my body, and he laid his head on
my shoulder, Just like I was hi.
mother. The others pulled me out
by my heels"
For the first time in his life.
Woodson tainted when he Wa re-
moved from the tunnel.
Saturday, Woodson visited the
boy and his mother at the hosp1-
tai. She thanked him p%rofuselv
and he modestly shrugged it off,
saying that he'd only done what
anyone would do.
An expression of gratitude was
also sent TO Woodson by the gov
ernor Of New York. Averell HA-
rA-a1.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-24

news Of its plight was told This
family was better off than the other
two. for two men were working On
the railroad. The SIX Williams chill
dren are all Of school age.
Then May II, the Payne house
burned. The six children. Lucius,
Is: John, 10; Roy, Il; Rosa. 8;
Patty, 4. and Michael. five months,
and their parents moved into
crowded quarters with four other
children and Mrs. Payne's sister.
This week they finished cutting
logs. donated by a n~eighbor, for the
construction Of a new house. They
have received cribs, clothing for the
children and Mrs. Payne and some
cooking utensils. but still need
clothes for Payne and bedding.
The three families have been
helped back to their feet after their
emergencies according to their indi-
vidual needs and resources. thanks
to those Prince Edward citizens
who have discovered that It is more
blessed to give than to receive.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-24

Church College Of oxford Uni
versity in London, as a Carnegie
scholar.
The former governor of Virgin
Ia began his political career when
elected to the Virginia House Of
Delegates in 1929. He was elected
to the United States House. Of
Representatives from the Second
District of Virginia, in 1882. and
served in Congress. with only two
years interruption, until he was
elected Governor of Virginia for
the four-year term beginning in
January 1912.
As governor he took an active
interest in the problems Of edu-
cation in Virginia. Upon leaving
the governors chair, he became
chancellor Of the College of Will
liam and Mary. He was elected
president of the University OF Vir-
einia in March 1947 and was
formally inaugurated on October
l..
In the autumn Of 1865. MI
Darden served as a member Of
the United States delegation K
the United Nations. In 1857 he
was a member Of the Fairies:
Committee. appointed by Presi-
dent Eisenhower to make a round
the-world tour in the interest 0.
studying the governments foreign
economic aid program,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-24
Vaughan Wins Top
Award In Amelia
Farming Contest

Henry D. Vaughan received the
first place $50 award in the Amelia
Union Bank and Trust Company's
annual Better Farming Contest"
The award was presented Wednes-
day night at a celebration at the
Amelia War Memorial Building.
Second place was taken by T. C..
md w. R. Reames. a Patterson
9peration. Their award was given
with the remarks Of the judges as
follows. Placed second with ex-
cellent record Of Improvement in
efficiency and production over last
wear. Very clear evidence Of good
management and cropping prac-
tees"
R. F. Saunders and Sons won the
third place award with very i'm
pressive farming operations" The
farm is operated by R. s., R. M.
and c. M. Saunders. who are son
Of r. F. Saunders.
Vaughan. who operates a general
farm was awarded first place
principally on the excellent balance
Of his farming operations, his con-
slant expansion, increased labor eff
ficiency, and close attention to
better soil conservation and man
agement practices"
-U."
j. g. Dickerson. executive vice
president Of the bank. presented the
cash awards, with the remarks that
everyone who participated in the
contest won by learning and prac-
ticing better farming.
Special mention awards were won
by H. F. Wilmington. j. E. Dodson
and sons. and F. B. Mann. Dodson
requested that his farm not be con
sidered for the cash prizes, since
his farm won first place last year.
Dr.. j. l.. Hammer, president Of
the bank, welcomed the several
hundred citizens who gathered for
the award presentation.
Harvey Hudson. of radio station
WLEE in Richmond was master of
ceremonies. with music by Curley
jenkins and his band. Talks were
made by H. A. Holmes, Amelia
county agent. P. b. Childrcss, soil
conservationist; r. T. Lane, voca-
tional agriculture instructor at
Amelia High School, and U. x.
F'ranken, also of the vocational
agriculture department at the high
school.
Other entertainment include d
showing OF films Of some Of the
Amelia contest farms and Of the
All parade in Chase City this past
month. Several selections were sung
by a trio consisting of Christine
Morris. Norma Rae Kidd and Nancy
Hardy. Dalton Handy gave an i'm
personation of Elvis Presley.
Teenagers and adults Joined in
several square dance numbers be-
fore the awards were made.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-05-24
Crewe High School
Senior Killed In
Automobile Crash

A one-car crash Sunday night
about two miles east OF Rice on
Route AGO proved fatal to a Crewe
High School senior and hospital
lied another boy in the car.
Larry Puryear, l7-year-old son
Of Mr. ana MRS. oscar Puryear.
was critically injured in the acct
Gent. He received preliminary
treatment at Southside Commu-
nifty Hospital and was sent to
Medical College OF Virginia where
he died Thursday morning at
8 80.
A passenger III the automobile.
Billy Firesheets, III Crewe. was
admitted W southside Community
Hospital. He wa5 released earlier
this week