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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-07

zip.out coats
regularly 1925 A'VV
40 wool eoots with zip-out GIossslo
liner. Sizes 70 10.
90 oil wool eoots in your choice Of
tweeds or fIeeces. Sizes 8 TO 10.
Regularly 1926 and 1925. Now
1900
Down Stoirs Store, Coots and Suits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-07
remnantS-Friday only
mems washable
sports shirts

SCere Ivy
300 LIST quality, long sleeve
sports shirts in potterns and
solid eoiors. SonfoFized eottons
and royons.
IS oil wool suburbon jackets in
popular finger tip length.
Tweeds, splosh weoves ond
solid colors in sizes SO to as.
Were 1875 to 1850. Nov,
1899
81 Sonforized cotton flannel
cite poiomos in coot and MILDLY
styles. Solid colors. Drow- string
woist. Were 3.99. Now, z.59
200 Ivy style sports shirts with
button down coIiors. button in
back. Royon ond cotton ploids,
checks and solid colors. Sizes
smoll TO extra large. Were 3.99
10 4.99. Now 288
800 poiss shorts and briefs.
Sonforized cotton broodcloth
shorts in boxer and oripper
styles. Broken sizes. Were soc.
Now 29e
200 lst quality cotton knit
sports shirts. Treoted to resist
shrinkooe, will not stretch. Sizes
small to large. Were | 80. Nov
z for 500
Down Stoirs Store,
Mems Furnishings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-07
housewares reductions
women's luggage

IL" weekender with light blue cover,
l-piece wood frome and royon sotin
lining. Reaulory 500. Nov 9.99
Please odd 1923 Federol tax
Down Stoirs Store, luoeoee
hand hooked rugs
Heevy cotton hond-hooked rugs IN os-
sorted coIors and designs. oxl2 z size
Regularly 1926. Now $500
Down Stoirs Store. Lomps and Rugs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-07
girls winter coats
regularly 1926
to 495
1928 and 1873

A group Of wool eoots in your choice
Of wide variety OF styles, fobries
and eolors. Sizes 3 to IA. .
\ Girls dresses in assorted styles and
colors. Regularly 7.99 and $50. Now.
5.ss
4 Cotton and washable jersey bIouses
in broken sizes TO IA. Regularly
l.99 and more. Now w. so
Down Stoirs Store, Girls Wear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-07
tcddIers' two-piece suits
3''s

%Two-pieee corduroy suits including
ripper front joeket and boxer sloeks.
Available in brown, charcoal, navy,
and maroon. Sizes z, 4, s.
Bobette dresses in broken sizes 9 10
IS months. Regularly 800 10 $50.
Now 2.SS to 3.SS
kAll wool crib blonkets in assorted
coIors. Regularly 500 TO 799. Nov.
ass
Down Stoirs Store, lntonb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-07
chiIdFen's shoes Q.06
reduced

regularly SIS and more
tlNotionoIly advertised children's
shoes in dress and school styles. Brok-
en- sizes s 10 8, 8M 10 ", l2M 70
3 and growing girls 4 TO 8.
Boys school and dress style shoes in
broken sizes 3 to 6 and 6H7 10 9.
Regularly 6.95 TO 3e5. Nov 5.ss
Down Stoirs Store. Chidren's Shoes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-30
HOME OF The WEEK
This House Has
T-Shope Plan :

feet eight inches by A feet.
There are i.244 square feet Of
living space. Cubic content Is
1858 cubic feet not including
garage or basement.
Editors note: The cost is not
given. What you could build
the house for in the Washing
ton area would depend on the
bids you might receive. They
might range from $40 to SIS
per square foot or more, plus
land.
TN case you wish to order
blueprints, you may do so by
filling in the blank form below
Check or money order must be
sent with your request; do not
send currency. With your blue
prints win come specifications
and q material list. Provision
Of the syndicated feature by
The Star is not meant to sug-
gest that you should not con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-30
By GERRY BISHOP

A "T"-shaped floor plan for
one-story house Of contem-
porary design represents this
weeks Home Of the Week,
named the "Gaiety."
The main entrance is at the
left. A vestibule within also
gives access to the garage.
A frees a n ding fireplace
separates the living room from
the family room and dining
area beyond.
The kitchen, which has its
own outside entrance. contains
a "U"-shaped work area and
a laundry space opposite the
open end of the U. From this
room. stairs descend to the
basement.
A hall from the living room
leads to the bedroom wing. Two
of these bedrooms have double
closets and two also offer cross
ventilation. The bath has a
double doored linen closet.
The garage has long stor-
age space along the end wall
for tools and garden imple-
ments.
Plans are available to build
the house either with q base
ment or without one.
Overall dimensions are 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-30
More Housing
To Sturt in
Fairfax

Recent building permits is
sued by Fairfax County in
clude:
Commonwealth Custom Builders
Inc, 30 Oak le;. Annandale. owner
and builder; dwelling on Rt. 673 near
Rt ga; cost. Sl7.500.
Donald p. Cofflet. ITO Roberts I'd,
Fairfax, owner and builder; dwelling
in Leehish VILLAGE: cost. $4,000.
Alan G. Penneil Rt. B. Box 3S4,
Mclean, owner and builder; dwelling
In Rokeby Farms: cost, $4,000.
George w. oliver, 5000 N. 34th st.
cost. S Sa oo eae builder S and architect
Henry de Longfief
Harold Z. Thompson, Forestville
owner; dwelling in Green Acres: cost,
$4,000; builder, Mclean Realty Co.
james 3. Hooper. 1890 woodley I'd !,
Pals Church. owner AND builder dwell
Chesterbrook Woods: cost. $4,000
Sedgefeld Homes Corp, 1870 Airing
ton ter. Alexandria, owner and builder
cost $4,000.
Samuel Bish Mt. Vernon Memorial
sws x STner cos snd sob spS e
Empire Ensineering Corp. of Va,
5000 second st. s.w., WASHINGTON
owner and builder: dwellings in Po-
tomac Valley: cost. $4,000: archi-
tect. Jack c. Cohen.
Harvey Edge, 81 N. Down I'd. Alex
andria, owner and builder; dwelling in
Mt Zephyr: cost, $4,000.
Anco Builders. 2OO7 Mt. Vernon ave.
Alexandria owner and builder; dwell
ing in Bellehayen ter; cost, S15,000.
Robert Z. True Box 1875, Ri. ..
Vienna, owner and builder: dwelling
in Hunters Valley: cost. $4,000.
Trustees of Bruen Chapel Methodist
Church. Merrifield. owner: church on
east side of Cedar le.: cost. S97,:]
builder Burroughs a. Preston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-30
ala to Show
[HospituI Design

The American Institute of
Architects will open an exhibit
of new hospital architecture in
the Octagon, l74l New York
avenue NV. on December 10.
It will continue through Janu-
airy 10.
The Washington firm of
Noakes e. Neubauer is among
some rs architectural firms
whose work is represented in
the exhibit.
In addition to the work of
these firms, q special exhibit of
IL models of various types of
hospitals, loaned by the Public
Health Service. will be included.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-30
Winners Designated
For Muriunist Award

The University of Dayton's
Marianist Award for 1857 will
be presented next month to
the architect and builder OF
the National Shrine of the I'm
maculate Conception on Cath
Ole University campus, the AS
ISOLATED Press has reported
from Dayton.
Recipients of the award. given
"for outstanding service in
America to the Mother of God,
will be Eugene F. Kennedy, jr,
of Boston, the architect, anC
John McShain, of Philadel-
phia, whose firm, the Johr
McShain Co., is builder of thu
shrine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-30

Isider consulting an architect in
lease you are planning to build
10 home.)
Mail this form to:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-30
EXTERIOR

6Nb6NtSA
Long and low. the Aleoo-
Gore free Home hugs the
ground to blend beouti-
fully with the landscape.
Accents Of color. achieved
with onodized and coated
oluminum, mointoin o
CHEEKY aspect regardless
Of the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-30

Be sure to inclose check of
proper amount. One set of
blueprints, So; each additional
set, SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-01
Proerom Listings

Of irovel 10 the nnoon--ond pos
Sibly beyond.
5-Mox Rexniek Show. Vor'ty.
7-Liie Line. Public Health.
Convoy" Home nursing core.
9-Let's Toke O Trip.
A visit 70 the 6fookhoven Mo-
tionoI Laboratory. Long Island.
NJ. Y.
1870
4-Sunday Playhouse. Movie.
IA Hours. "Corolino Blues"
1914 koy kyser. Ana Miller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-01
Ten TV TIPS
For the Week

Here's the show list
recommended BY Tele-
vue's Critic Bernie Hes-
gison.
SUNDAY
$50 pm. WRc-4. Loek Here.
Merlin Asronsky interviews
kukio end Ollie.
400 Pm. WRc-4. Omnibus.
Scenes from "Msry Stuart"
ssenine I've ls 6silisaas.
500 pm. WTop-e. coaaaest.
PREMIERE film repent oi
Mel. simeas' record bseakins
bollooa oseeRt.
800 pm. WRc-4. oiaah Shore
Show. Jene Powell. Jimmy
Duronte end others.
HAS I'm. WToP--9. Shock.
"Frankeastsia, stosriRs Dor.
is kesloH os the moasfer.
TUESDAY
300 I'm. WToP--S. Lucy Desi
Show. Tellslsh Bonkheed o.
the Celebrity Next Door"
WEDNESDAY
1850 pm. WMAL--7. oisnsylond.
Mars end Deyoad.
800 pm. Wkc-4. Kraft Theeter.
Gene 10 Me-" drame By
Peter Lind hsyes end Bob
CreoR.
FRIDAY
$50 pm. WAAAL-7. Pasriee
Munsel Show. Fernando Lo-
mes visits.
SATURDAY
500 pm. WRc-4. Perry Como
Show. Red ButtoRs, tvesiy
Brothers end others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
Eases
Sore Gums

Snug . brand
Denture Cushions
are a triumph of
science, a sensa-
tional new plastic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
A Money Tree
With Fur Coats

quarterlength coats for both of their older
sisters.
Frank and Richard do all their trapping after
school Frank goes to Southern and Richard attends
st Marys at Upper Marlboro Each afternoon, when
ebb tide leaves the marshes above water, the boys
inspect their trap lines. They have about IS traps
and each must be examined every day.
The muskratS build nests in the marshes and the
traps in the runwayS leading to the mounds
that indicate their presence Muskrats are SO stupid
the boys say that bait isn't needed to trap them.
They're dumb in fact that if one gets caught today
and somehow manages to squirm free, he'll be back
tomorrow.
Now that their mother and sisters have fine fur
coats Frank and Richard concentrating making
money. They expect to add about Is traps by next
and they'll sell all the pets they come up with
instead of keeping them in the family. MuSkratS in
this more valuable to furrierS, the boys say
than those from some other parts of the country
The mink scarf?
Well Frank and Richard far have trapped three
mnkS One more they say. is all they need to be able
give their mother the scarf they've promised her
Money Tree?" The KrauSS boys have tin
muSkrat aud mink.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
BY JAMES BIRCHFIELD

TVNHAT MONEY TREE you've been hearing SO much
Il about lately doesn't seem far-fetched to the
Krauss family. They've got practically the same
thing-but in furs.
See that fur coat Mrs Frank Krauss, ST., has been
luxuriating in all winter? And those fur coats her
two daughters. Elizabeth Lee Is, and Frances Marie.
l6, have been sporting at Southern High School,
Lothian Md
Well. all of them from the Krausses version
of the Money Tree'the 200 of Patuxent River
marshland the back yard to speak, of their
Anne Arundel County home
And coin phrase. you amt seen nothn yet.
Wait till you see mink scarf Mrs Krauss will be
wearing next fall
The Krausses' Money Tree" planted about two
years ago when Frank. jr. IA decided he'd like
to give his mother fur coat Frank ST. who operates
taxcabs at Andrews Air Force Base, bought the boy
some traps
That year Frank r. trapped 20 muskratS. He
skinned them stretched the peltS and took them to
washington furrer who tanned and dyed them.
and made them into the coat in which Mrs. krauSS
has been uxuriating-aS who wouldn't?
The next season. Richard. 49, Joined his brother,
and the two trapped 80 muskrats- enough to make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10

Star Photos by Elwood Baker
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15
Grohom ssorts 18th Teor At Helm
Polio Foundation Chapter Elects
Officers; Plans Benefit Coffees

Other officers elected at the NIP
dinner meeting at Longwood House
were Allen Fore. president;
Mrs Verna Pritchett, secretary. and
J C Bondurant, treasurer.
c. H Goodwin, Jr.. March Of
Dimes campaign director. outlined
plans for this months Embarrassing
campaign A series of coffee hours
will be started next week by Mrs.
F H Hamburg, who attended the
coffee hour given by Mrs. Thomas
Stanley at the governors mansion
in Richmond
Mrs Hamburg will hold q coffee
hour for guests from all areas Of
The county Each guest will then hold
q coffee hour in her community
International material on the march
of dimes drive Will be distributed
at the coffee hours. and donations
viii be accepted.
Bonsnrant gave a treasurer's re-
port which showed that the county
has received sums for the rehabili-
taton Of polio victims from the NIP
greatly in excess of Prince Edward S
march Of dimes contributions.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15
SOuthside TB
School Press
Winners Told

Amelia High Schools Oriole High
lights won top prize in the 1856
school press project sponsored by
the Southside tuberculosis Associa-
ito.
The paper will receive first prize
Of so. Second prize SIS, will go to
the Farmvlle High School Focus,
and third prize S. to the Kenbridge
High School Thinking Bell.
Special mentions in the contest
were given to tuberculosis and
Your Future and editorial written
by Joan Williams in the Focus. and
"TB Is the Word by Janet Rice
in the Blackstone High School Ram s
Horn
Other entries in the contest were
made by the Buckingham Central
High School Centralizer and the
cumberland High School Duk e
Echo.
"A part of the twentieth annual
project sponsored by the Nationa.
tuberculosis association and t h E
Columbia Scholastic Press Associa
ton, this was the first contest held
locally.
News and feature stories. edi.
/ torialS and art work on health
careers and what is needed to de.
feat tuberc ulosis were judged. AL
s.x LEGAL entries will be entered in
the state contest in Richmond Janu-
airy %.
From the Virginia entries, nine
winners viii be selected to compete
in the national contest, TO be judged
in New York City.
Judges Of the local contest were
Dr, W W Hargrave. county health
officer from Charlotte C. H; Mrs
Eric Robinson, Vepco home econo-
mist from Raines; Mrs T r Ham
ilt0n, OF Burkeville, and Miss Sally
Ryan, Of the Fainville Herald
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15
Fewer Forest Fires
Burn In Farmville
District In 1856

Fewer forest fires burned dur
ing 1856 in the Virginia Division
of Foresters 10 county Farmville
district, and the l42 forest fires
burned 400 acres in the l0-county
area, the lowest acreage loss in
this area in a number Of years
Carelessness still caused the
most fires. Smokers caused 46
tires, bush burners 81, railroad ct.
incendiary 6, lumber operators 3,
campfTes !, lightning 2 and mis-
Cellaneous 20 A number OF the
m scelIaneous fires were caused
by hunters attempting to smoke
game from hollow trees.
Amelia county had 4 fires. APP
pomattox is: Buckingham %,
Charlotte 8. Cumberland Il. Hal
flax Is, Lunenburg s. Mecklen-
burg 10. Nottoway Is and Prince
Edward 30.
Forestry officials credit the
good record to a more careful and
thoughtful public They say that
people have become more fire
. conscious and are more cautious
with filc.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15
Farmville kcnbridge
AIl-Stars To Meet
In Benefit Game

Al all-star team Of players IN
the Farmville Basketball League
VII play the Kenbridge town
team in an exhibition game here
Saturday night. Proceeds will go
to the Recreation Association.
A preliminary game at 1880 will
match boys teams Of the Metho-
dist and Baptist Churches in a
regular Church League contest,
The all-star game Will follow
about $50 o'clock.
Two weeks ago. the Farmvile
team edged Kenbridge $3.50 with
a late-game rally in a contest at
Kenbridge, Among the Farmville
players will be Lacy Cumbey. Bill
" and Robert Franklin. Ernie
Newman, Swanson Williams. Bob
CLANCY, Jerry Parham and Bob
Ward
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15
HID Club Officers
Trained In Procedure

d., Don Vessler, of VPI. con-
Quoted a session on parliamentary
procedure for Amelia county
Home Demonstration club presi-
dents and vice presidents Thurs
day.
The county committee worked
on plans for the district fedora
ton Of Home Demonstration clubs
meeting in Amelia in April Near
~ 500 delegates from the 10
county area Of the district are eX-
pected to attend
Mrs. Lydia Thompson and MIS-,
J, B. Mason were added to the
county chanmen. Mrs. Thompson
will be IN charge Of the cookbook
project and Mrs Mason will ham
die publicity
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15
More Beauty
Than Water In
z 5 Inches SnOur

Snow, 2.5 inches of it. fell on
Farmville during the night for
the first measurable snowfall
since Jan. 10. 1855 A trace of
snow fell in January a year ago,
but not enough to measure.
f. F Strlplin, county agent. re-
ported Monday morning the %
inch figure with OF inches of pre-
cipitation, will GO into the record
books unless more snow falls be-
fore sunset. And he doesn't fore
see any more SNOW today
Temperatures of % degrees
Sunday, 10 Saturday and % Fri
day led up TO the snowfall Wea-
ther bureau reports this morning
indicated that the temperature
viii drop sharply tonight, TO a
low Of from 10 to 90 degrees.
If the temperature does drop
that low the snow may serve to
protect young field crops such as
alfalfa and clover from the kill
ing cold Slowly melting snow IS
absorbed into the ground more
readily and with less runoff than
rain.
Snowfall here averages between
two and five inches each winter,
according TO Striplin In 1855. 40
inches fell on Jan. II, followed
by tie 4-inch snowfall eight days
later. In 1854, SIS inches fell on
Jan o and %
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15

Savings bonds purchasers in six
Herald area counties bought $537 ,263
ID Series f ard H bonds during
1856, or IS per cent of the Treasury
Department quota Of $4,000
State wide, the purch S
amounted to S84 .707. 057. or 81 per
cent of the Virginia quota
Three counties. Amelia Charlotte
and Cumberland exceeded quotas
with Cumberland S sales of S34 800
being the highest, percentage-wise,
some 1870 per cent above the S25 900
goal assigned by the Treasury Dept
Amelia county with sales Of $97,-
047 or l07 per cent Of its 100000,
and Charlotte with purchases Of
Sl16,358, against a quota of $4,000
or 106 per cent, were the other two
counties exceeding quotas.
The other area counties sales
were
Buckingham. S48.499. OF 60 pei
cent Of quota Of $4,000, Powha-
tan. s46.01l. or &c per cent of a
$50, 600 quota. and Prince Edward
$s95 .Q48 or II per cent of a $275 900
goal
Bond sales chalrmen in the coun-
ties the past year were w D. Barr.
Amelia; R j. Hutchings and VI.
Wayne Dawson. Buckingham: L. w
Morton. Jr., Charlotte; E L. Seay,
il, Cumberland, G. K Wright,
rowhatan and L. E. Andre " S,
Prince Edward
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15
p. y. Jones Takes
Newspaper Post

Paul D Jones, Of sheppards.
last week accepted the position
Of district circulation manager
with Richmond Newspapers, Inc,
and viii serve in territory
bounded by Blackstone, Farmville
and South Boston.
He will replace f. NJ SHELTON.
Of Falmville, who was promoted
to state circulation supervisor
last week.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15
Eisenhower Pastor
Will Deliver
H-SC Baccalaureate

DR. Edward L R. Elson. pastor
of National Presbyterian Church
Of Washington, D. c., will deliver
5he baccalaureate sermon at
Hampden- Sydney College June g.
President Joseph O. Robert has
announced.
Or Elson is pastor Of the capt
tai city church where President
and MIS- Eisenhower worship. The
Washington minister will partici-
bate il the inauauaral ceremonies
or President Eisenhower Janu-
ary 3I Fe a!sa conducted services
.tn connection with the recent
start of the 85th Congress.
DR. Elson was commissioner OF
the General Assembly of the Pres
bytei1an Church. U. S. A., in 1888
and 1898 and has been pastor Of the
National Presbyterian Church IN
Washington since 1876
He is native Of Mon0neahela
Pa. and received his degrees from
Asbury College. the University o.
Southern California and Wheaton
and Occidental College AS a gradu-
ate student he attended the Ameri
can seminar IN Europe and Russia
In 1886 He served in California pull.
pits from 1880 through 1891
As Army chaplain he gained the
rank Of colonel serving in the
American and European theatres
and in Germany during part Of the
occupation.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15
Claude Crist Will
Transfer To Orange

Claude w C1lst. soil conserva-
ZIONIST of Buckingham county. an
nounced today that he has been
transferred from the Buckingham
office Crist said that tentative
plans were for him to leave by
January o. The Rockbridge county
native has been here since May.
l948.
He viii 60 to the soil conservation
headquarters at Orange and viii
work under the soil survey branch
there He said his work viii take
him up into several Of the counties
north q Orange The survey will
be mapping soil for type, erosion
and slope
sCrist also said that tentative
plans are for Ed DickerSon of Apo
mattoX to handle the Buckingham
office~unnl successor takes over
the Job
Present plans in the state office
said Crist are to appoint George
B Wood to the Buckingham office.
Wood served at Buckingham for a
while and is now conservation aide
working in Gloucester county.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15
Tobacco Checks Don't CinE, But They're Heavy
Warehouse Pay-OO Windows Half Million Ahead 1853

Payroll windows at Farmvilles
three tobacco warehouses have
provided an unusually merry eX-
perlence this season for the hum
dreds of growers who have had
three consecutive seasons of hard
luck.
Raising a crop Of tobacco is an
arduous. six-month Job, the re-
suits Of which may BE- ruined in
one 24-horr period Hail, extreme
heat in combination with excess
water, lack of moisture, insects,
fungi these always are just
waiting over the horizon to get in
theA, Hcks.
This season by the right COM
bination Of natural forces ade-
qua5e ram mild temperatures abb
sence Of storms farmers are
making up for the three short
financial years on both dark
fired and sun-cured leaf,
Half Million More
After four fun weeks Of market
ing this season, farmers have
stepped up to the warehouse VIM
dow9s to receive a whopping in
creaseAof s562.773 over what they
earned last year at this time
IN early January last season,
100 pounds Of dark tobacco, on
the average brought S32 08 This
season the same amount brings a
farmer s40l3 TWO seasons ago.
the amount was $3492 and the
year before that $3.50,
With about SIS per cent Of his
present crop marketed. prospects
are good for farmers to nearly
double earnings OF recent years.
When trip to the payroll vim
dow represents a mans cash in
come for mighty nigh a whole
year, it makes a heap of differ
cnos what tobacco prices arg.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-15
Huntington Ha Viii Attend
1857 Dark-Fired Leaf Allotment Farley
Will BE Held Wednesday In Washington

tainly shall do everything I can to
prevent any cut"
Abbitt expressed the view that
further cut would be harmful not
only to farmers, but the entire do
mestic industry and to the export
trade Our production is 50 small
now that it is almost impossible for
our domestic and import buyers TO
secure the grades they need to meet
the demands of the trade, the Con
grSsnan said.
The conference will discuss both
Types 81 and 81 tsun-curedl grown
in Virginia
Local industry spokesman appear
optimistic about holding the allot-
ment line for 1857. Their opinion is
similar to Abbitt's. that the situation
does not justify reduction in total
acreage.