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The Nome nugget., 1957-05-17
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT FOR TALKEETNA APPROVED

WASHINGTON, tR-A House Public Works subcommittee ap- proved Wednesday a $64,9OO flood control project for Talkeetna, Alaska, a village of 14O persons on the Talkeetna River.
 Army engineers said that dur ing high water the river constant ly eats away bank and threatens part of the village.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-17
Berkeley, California AL

though 43.5% of Standards owners live in the West, Alaska and Hawaii, you'll find them almost everywhere. Stockhold- CTS include colleges, churches and banks, but most of them are individuals. Of every dollar we took in, 6-6 /1O cents or $285, OPS a day was distributed among Standards 137, ,381 stockholders who own the Company.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-17

Vacationers often spend a few weeks on resort sands and the rest of the year on the rocks.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-17

Vancouver, B. C. On an av- craze day we spent $517,446 to keep equipment in repair and up to date .. extending a wharf at Vancouver, adding to a refinery in Fl Paso, Texas or a pipe line to Boise, Idaho. This work pro- vided employment for thousands of construction and maintenance workers as well as for the em- ployees of firms supplying equip ment to be installed.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-17

Exploration for possible new sources of oil covered millions of acres in the US, Central and South America, Canada, Alaska and the Bahama Islands. Seek ing oil for your future use is one of our biggest expenditures :. $324,789 on an average day. Again last year we found more new oil than our wells pumped from the ground.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-17

El Paso, Texas Purchases of crude oil took S949,853 a day in areas such as Fl Paso, Texas and Bakersfield, California. Even though our own Western Hemi- sphere production was at a new high, we bought oil from many small and medium sized pro- ducers. To these people and their employees Standard was a good customer and an important source of income.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-17

Fine Job Printing ali The Nugget
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-17

OUEE VI lEHGAENW we GCOHlPItItu better than two new wells a day 1O1 of them off the Texas and Louisiana coasts where drilling costs up to six times as much as on land. An average days bill for drilling came to $431, ,516. This huge expenditure was nec- essary because a well may cost from $125, ,O0O to over $1 100000 and one out of every six wells drilled was a dry hole.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-17

U.S.A. Our Federal, State and other taxes amounted to $325,- 424 a day '. enough to buy a helicopter for rescue work, or pay for complete training of three jet pilots every day. In ad dition to paying these direct taxes, in 1856 Standard collected for and passed on to Municipal, Provincial, State and Federal agencies $193, ,46O,383 as sales and gasoline taxes.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01
CurdsvilIe Grange
To Sponsor Polio
Clinic March 6

Members Of the CurdsyilIc
Grange have arranged an adult
polio vaccine clinic to be held at
the Curdsville Community Center
Wednesday night, March at 8
p. m,
The vaccine viii be provided at
the clinic at a cost of 81. In ord
er to determine IN advance how
much vaccine to buy, those i'm
terested in receiving the shots are
asked to cali Cleveland Jones at
P M. Jones Sons Store, Shop
pards to make reservations. Jones
said that it was not necessary to
call and make reservations. but
that was the best way to make
sure that enough vaccine would
be on hand for the clinic He said
the clinic would be open to any
one in the surrounding area.
Dr.. e. w. Boswowrth of Farm
vile will administer the shots.
The polio vaccine is given in q
three shot series. The second shot
follows the first by one month
and the third shot comes about
seven or eight months later
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01

the point where no dinner or 9TH
er costly activities are feasible
this year, according to w H. Bur
ford, Farmville insurance inspec-
tor. who is heading the drive
Buford is relying upon the re-
cord of the Red Cross and his
drive assistants to put the drive
across the s4.125 mark The goal
is S172 higher than that of 1856.
T. A. Chappell, Willie Uhrich
and S. j. Motley have been nam
ed chairmen Of the special gifts
campaign
Howard Stuart, H f. Coffey
and j. II Forbes will be in charge
of the drive in the business dis
trict. Mrs. O. P. Farrar will be
Prospect chairman: Mrs. Walter
f ward s. Hampton chairman:
Mrs. c. NJ. Payne and Miss Mabel
Bradshaw. Rice chairman, and !.
M. Helms, Longwood College
chairman.
Nationally, March is being
observed as Red Cross Sunday.
Special services win be held in
some churches
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01
County's LIST Polio
Case In 3 Years
Hits Heights Boy

A four yearold boy in the Oar
lington Heights area was stricken
with polio last week to give Prince
Edward county its first case IN
over three years, DR., H. E, Jenk-
ms. Southside Health District di-
rector, announced today
The Negro child, Stanhope HUI
60 Womack. Jr- is at Medical
College Of Virginia Hospital, at
Richmond, with paralysis Of the
lower eXtremities
His case is the fourth recorded
in Virginia this year, Dr. jenkins
said.
The lad had received two doses
of Salk vaccine but had not had
the third. d.. Jenkins said the
second shot was administered in
June with tl,e third due The first
Of February.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01
Artist Series Trio
To Bring Mozart's
Genius To Life

Rarely heard vocal chamber
works Of Mozart and excerpts
from his operas viii be presented
by the Mozart TITO Monday at
p. m. in Jarman auditorium.
Tickets for the concert will be
on sale at the door for those who
do not have the Farmville Long
wood College artist series passes.
Final concert Of the series VIII be
given by the Budapest String
Quartet April g.
Joseph Collins, baritone, John
Yard, baritone, and Lee Mere
dith, soprano, are the members of
the trio. They perform rarely
printed and little known Mozart
music.
The trio has performed widely
in Europe, where it appeared in
nine countries in 1855 during the
Mozart bi-centennial. In the Unit
ed States, they have appeared in
concerts from New York City to
Salt Lake City. They have sung
in both Norfolk and Richmond
Typical programs presented by
the trio include both trios and
duets. One is an all chamber mu-
sic program No other singers pre-
sent complete program Of Mo-
zarts vocal chamber music.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01
Southsiders Invited To Crewe Next
Week to Hear Acknowledgement Speak

Acknowledgement J. Lindsay
Almond. Jr., will be guest speaker
during the meeting of the Crewe
Better Service Club March 4,
which will open to the public.
A. F. Tucker. chairman Of the
club, extends an invitation to per-
sons in the Southside ara to
hear Judge Almond The special
meeting will be held III the YMCA
at Crewe, beginning at 7:30 p. m.
The Crewe group is affiliated
with the Norfolk and Western
Better Service Club organization.
1t is devoted to bringing together
such elements of the community
as railroad men. farmers, merch-
ants and professional men.
In addition to the address by
the Attorney General, the pro-
gram will include entertainment
by the "Woodmenalres" an in
strumental ensemble; vocal spec
ialities by the Crewe Baptist male
quartet, and awarding OF attend
ance prizes
Judge Almond. an announced
candidate for governor to succeed
Governor Stanley. served two
terms in Congress, representirg
the Sixth District of Virginia in
the 10th and 30th Congresses. He
resigned in 1948 to assume his
present position.
He started law practice, after
graduating at the University Of
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01
Community Chest
Election, Report
Meeting Re-Dated

Five new directors were APP
pointed and a date set for the
election of Community Chest Of
ficers at meeting in the Circuit
court room, Wednesday.
w. L. Dickinson was appointed
to represent Buffalo district; J,
W. Nunnally, Leigh district;
Robert P, Burger, Junior Cham
Der Of Commerce; T. w Brooks,
Rotary club and Mrs. Mazda V.
Mcknight, colored.
The Rev. r. f, Withers will APP
point nominating committee.
which is to report at a March 20
meeting.
The board requested participant
ing agencies to submit their an
nual reports at the same time
that they submit their requests
for inclusion in the 1857 drive,
They will also be requested to aid
in the campaign
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01
Baptist Youth Revival
viii Begin Friday

The annual Youth Revival of
the Farmvine Baptist Church will
begin tonight Friday at 8
o'clock. TIE revival speaker, the
Rev. George Eutine, viii center
his MESSAGES around the theme.
"Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Rev. Eutng VIII also speak Sat
urday night and at the two reg
uiar church services on Sunday.
The Training Union hour on sun
day NIGHT VIII be devoted to a
discussion led by Rev Mt Eutilig
on Baptist Beliefs
IN connection with the Youth
Revival. the Baptist Student IN
ion OF LoneWood College will hold
banquet Saturday at $50 p. m.
at Longwood Estate DR. Earl r..
Boggs. dean Of Lonewood College,
VIII be the banquet speaker.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01


Lynchburg's market auctioned
4,T20527 pounds Of dark fired
crop, with Blackstone's total being
2,348,4l2 pounds.
The 1856 crop Of sun-cured to-
bacco was 230,450 pounds greater
in weight than the previous crop.
This years average, however, was
S39.46 for the entire Virginia belt
compared to 1855 s31,33 - some
So less.
The Virginia report shows a
total sun-cured crop this year OF
3.154,9l0 pounds, averaging s35-
SO. That poundage is $1,000 less
than a year ago, reflectlng to a
considerable extent use OF the
soil bank program by growers.
The dark fired Virginia crop
crossed growers S4,224,014. while
the income from sun-cured sales
was/listed as S1.125 $50 averaging
1858. or SIS above 1865.
The markets opened November
26 and had eight weeks Of auc-
tions until the closing on Febru-
ary 81.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01
Cumberland Leaders Start Ball Rolling
In County's Rural Development Program

Cumberland county is preparing
to take its first step in a county
wide Rural Development Program.
The program is being backed with
federal money and technical aid
from a number of organizations.
especially the U. s. Department of
Agriculture.
Cumberland county and Carroll
county in Southwest Virginia are the
two guinea pig" counties in Viz
ginla being studied to see what can
be done to increase per capita in
come either by better farming
methods or industrial development
or both.
All decisions in the program will
be up to the local community
leaders. Heading the Cumberland
group is Marion f Blanton. chair
man, and Richard H. Blanton. sec
rotary.
The first step in the program &C
ccrding to Chairman Blanton, is to
gather enough information to start
on Dr.. Wine. statistician from VPI,
Will be in Cumberland one day dur
ing the week of March II to train
a group Of about so volunteer
workers in the proper method of
conducting a survey.
The local workers will go out one
day during the following week and
gather the information needed to
make an initial start. They plan to
push the survey to completion in
one day
Blanton said the survey was to
obtain information on a variety of
subjects including transportation,
labor potential schools recreation
etc With tins information they can
better chart the course for the fu-
ture.
In discussing tlfe Rural Develop
ment Program. Chairman Blauton
pointed out that Cumberland is one
Of about so counties in the United
States being used as pilot counties
to see what can be done to improve
farm income and living conditions.
AS an example he pointed TO Tip
pah county. Mississippi. They listed
their problems as follows: too many
small inefficient farms, shrinking
cotton aIlotments. inadequate farm
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01
4 FarmviIIe Students
Make Longw0od List

Four students from F'ramville
We're among the Is who made the
LongWood College deans list for
the fall semester. They we're John
NJ Austin. Derived F Guthrie.
Ms Nicole NJ Rothe and Rober-
ia S. Williams.
Among the others listed were
Margaret c, Redd, of Meherrin:
Ellen Hamlet Willis. of Rice:
Bernard L. Warren, of Guinea
Mills. and Janis A Brandon, Of
Mannboro.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01
College Thespians viii Participate In
Drama Festival at Richmond Museum

tray the witty and humorous maid,
Doto Miss Boone has appeared in
several major roles since she has
been in college and is currently in
rehearsal for the players forth
coming spring production, The
Crucible," by Arthur Miller
Amy Neral viii portray The de-
voted widow, Dynamene. and Gar
net Smith. of Hampden- Sydney.
Will portray the youthful warrior,
us-Chromis Both Miss Nc
Fall and Smith are newcomers to
the LongWood stage, but made
successful debuts in the Players
last production. The Skin of Our
Teeth"
The Drama Festival play is a
comic verse drama which has been
acclaimed one OF Fry's most emf
nent works The action is based
upon Petronius's story Of the
Ephesian widow who is determin-
ed that she and her maid would
die upon her husbands tomb. She
Is diverted from the thought of
death by Tegeus-Chronis, a young
soldier whose conversation intro
duceS the conflicts OF the body IN
opposition to the mind and love
with love IN the widow and hlm-
self Poetry. paradox and wit
make this truly one Of Nr Fry S
greatest productions.
The public is cordially invited
70 attend this festival and tickets
may be purchased from the Long
WOOD Players of Longwood College
or at the Virginia Museum i'll
Richmond.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01

and a small clothing factory, en-
ploying $50 people. has already 10
Gated III the county Money raised
by local subscription financed a
milk receiving plant. which will not
only employ county workers but
also provide a new market for dairy
farmers.
Blsnton said that nationwide rec
ognition has been given the rural
Improvement program in western
North Carolina through publication
in the December Readers Digest Of
the article, when the Whole Town
Pulls Together" 1t gives a picture
OF what rural communities around
Asheville have done to improve
farm, home and community living
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01

financing and marketing facilities.
lack of motivation for on-the-farm
betternent
The following is a report of what
they are doing in Mississippi to
overcome these problems:
For example. the committee or
gained a trade day awards pro-
gram, with a registered Jersey COW
as first prize. Nineteen registered
Jerseys have been placed W h
county farmers through this project.
They are constantly adding com
munities to their vigorous organ
lied community program, which in
cludes prizes of 81 900 A labor SUR
vey has been completed to gain in
formation Tor increased industry
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01

The LongWood College Players
VIII present Christopher Fry 5
comedy. "A Phoenix Too Ere
quent" al the first college Drama
Festival ef Virginia at the Viz
ginia Museum in Richmond on
March :. The one-act play viii be
under the direction of David Wi
ley associate professor Of speech
and drama.
The cast Viii include two stu
dents from Longwood and one
from Hampden-Sydney College.
Donna Boone OF Marion. viii por-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01
" all Elected Director
Of Printers Group

j. Barrye. Wall. editor of the
Farmville Herald, has been elected
director Of the Southern district
Of the Virginia State Printers associ-
alton.
D. Marvin Penny, Of Lynchburg,
was elected president at the organi-
zation's annual meeting in Rich
m0nd.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01
Church League Title
Games Postponed

The championship games con-
Guiding F'armvilles first annual
church basketball league have
been postponed until Monday.
March 4. to avoid a conflict with
the District 3 tournament games
at Hampden- Sydney
Next Monday night on the
armory floor, the girls title VIII
be determined in a 7:30 p. m,
contest between the Methodist
and Presbyterian lassies The
boys affair matches the Baptist
and Methodist squads at 3 so.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01
License Fees Reflect Retail
Sales Here Over l5,OOO,OOO
Town, County
1857 Licenses
Total SS9,231

Business proprietors and profess
sional men here paid $50 .231 90 to
the gene al funds Of the munich
pality and Commonwealth for 1887
business and professional licens7
The license tax, payable during
January, assessed by the Common
wealth amounted to S43 00615 The
towns total was $46 .225 49,
The amount paid the Common
wealth for 1857 licenses was $1.l19
greater than a year ago, according
to Commissioner. Of Revenue V. G.
Womack, through whose office the
funds are collected State licenses
fees 60 directly into the state gen
eral fund without any being re-
tanned by the county
Town Receipts
The municipality which retains
All Ct its licenses fees for general
operating expense collected
SIG .225 70. or $500 more than Tor all
of last year, the figures of Town
Treasurer w. j. ellis, Jr.. show
Licenses are renewed annually
but new business commencing dur
ing the year is subject to a pro-
portionate part of the tax any time
during the y months Automatic
penalties are required by both the
state and the town after January
81
Womack reports that GIL indi-
viduals paid state fees for the 1857
licenses, a drop of 10 from the num-
Der paying year ago, despite this
years increase in receipts. T h
state fees are payable by both town
and county business and profes-
sional men,
Retail Sales Up
Increases in both town and county
receipts reflect chiefly increased re-
tail sales receipts during 1856 Re
tail merchants pay three-fourths of
/ the total sum. being assessed $50
for the first 1900 in gross receipts
and twenty cents per 500 in re-
ceipts above $4,000.
. The state collection showed 231
town and county retail merchants
/ paid license fees. amounting to Just
over $50, 900 Commissioner Wom-
ack, recomputing gross sales
\ volume from the tax, estimates a
total retail sales volume in the town
and county last year Of $I5,705. 900
The town treasurer estimates re-
tail volume within the town alone
amounted to Sl1 Ola last year.
/ He calculated gross wholesale mer-
chant volume at $1.4O0,142; con-
tractors gross volume at 1895 ,49l,
and the market value of manufac-
I ttred. milled and processed ma
+ terials made here at 81 ,060 ,802,
Taxes Differ
i The state fees were paid by q
wholesale merchants, 30 contrac-
tors. 10 medical doctors. II at
4 torneys. seven dentists and four real
estate brokers. in addition to the
23l retail merchants.
/ The municipal tax is based on
gross receipts of business and pro
fessional business, including t h e
gross cost of contract building work.
and the fair market value Of manu-
featured product, The state makes
a flat fee against professional men,
and a gross volume fee against
business. Manufacturers and pro
cessors pay a state capital tax dur
ing another part of the tax year.
These fee differences are reflected
in the differing amounts received by
the two collectors
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01
Red Cross Fund DriUe Leader Names
II Aides; $4,125 Appeal On Today

Prince Edward county's annual
Red Cross fund drive will open
Friday without the usual kickoff
fuss.
Shortage of funds has cut fund
raising monies available back to
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01
Dead Man Charged
In Murder Monday
Night Near Rice
AMELIA Man Dies
After Leaving
Scene Of Murder

Ms. Gladys Moore Jones, 35,
was found dead Tuesday morning
in front Of the farm tenant house
near Rice where she lived with
her brother and sister in law. Mr.,
and Mrs Willie Moore. She died
from a % calibre bullet wound IN
the head
A warrant charging Herbert F.
Aaron, an Amelia county farmer.
with the murder was never served,
The 52year- old Amelia man died
the same night. The cause of his
death has not been determined.
Prince Edward County Sheriff
James r Clark said from the IN
vestgation Of his office the two
unusual deaths must have hap
pened somewhat as follows.
Willie Moore had been to Amel-
ia to help Aaron plant his tobac-
co bed Monday. Aaron brought
Moore home, left and then re-
turned to Moore's home after
dark Moore had previously been
a tenant on the Aaron farm. and
he reported that Aaron and his
sister, Gladys Jones, had been go-
ing around together for some ten
to IS years. Mrs Jones had sep
arated from her husband.
Moore and his wife retired
about 9 p. m, and left Aaron and
Mrs. Jones IN the front Of the
house. They heard them arguing.
They woke up later and heard
them still arguing this time OUT
side of the house.
Apparently, said Sheriff CLARK.
at this time Mrs Jones went into
the house and picked up a butch
er knife, which was found IN
her death grasp.
Moore said he and his wife
heard about three shots. When
Mrs. Moore looked out the front
window. she saw Aarons 1857
model automobile driving away.
so they assumed that the two had
left together
Body in the Rain
They found the dead body the
next morning about Z a. m. lying
IN front Of the house They called
The police authorities about / p.
m Tuesday
In the meantime, Aaron re-
turned to his Amelia home about
midnight Monday He was taken
violently i'll and his son. who lives
nearby, went for the doctor.
Dr. j. T. ONeal arrived after
Aaron died and made the initial
death report as caused by a heart
attack. The body has been sent to
the State Medical Examiners Of
flee in Richmond for an autopsy
The autopsy report will moi be
available until next week the ex-
aminer's office reports.
Sheriff Clark has sent the %
calibre pistol, three empty cart
ridges and two bullets fired to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
laboratories in Washington for
checks,
Willie Moore has been a tenant
at his present location since
about January y Prior to that he
had been a tenant for Aaron in
Amelia county.
Funeral Services Set
a funeral service for Aaron, a
native of Patrick county, will be
held at , p. N THURSDAY at Ham
mer-Hardin Funeral Home, Black
stone. Burial will be in LakevieN
cemetery there.
He is survivd by his wife. Mrs
Anna Perkinson Aaron Of Amelia
tCOOti0upd IN Oapp T
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01

Virginia school Of law, in Roa-
noke. He was appointed assistant
Commemorative attorney for that
city in 1880 became Judge of the
Roanoke Hastings Court in 1888
and served until l945 WHEN he re-
signed to run for Congress.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-01
DIR. b. II. LACY. JR ATTENDS
SPRUNT LECTURES

DR.. Ben r. Lacy attended the
sprunt lectures at the Union Theo-
logical Seminary in Richmond this
week.