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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
Conodo Situation UncIeor
AS Liberals Pick Up Seat
By GERALD WARING
gpeciAl CORRESPONDENT NJ The star

OTTAWA, Canada June 15-One seat in Parliament
the Yukon Territory from Conservative today
result of the addition of the
civilian vote in last Mondays election.
This reduced the Conservative lead the Liberal
Party to five seats and increased the possibility
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Friday, Saturday Shivers Frigidest
In 9 Years, Weatherman's Book Shows

Farmville area residents haven t
Shiyered as much as they did Fri
day and Saturday for nine years
to be exact, since l948, according
to records Of official Weatherman,
E. F. Striplin.
The observer had to go back
nearly decade to find recordings
Of lower temperatures than last
Fridays one degree above zero
and Saturdays three above.
BY comparison with l948 how
ever. the recent teeth ttering
was relatively slight On Jan. 25,
1913, Striplin recorded seven de-
grees below zero, and The next
day. two below.
On Feb. 2 ard 3, one week later.
the thermometer slid downward
TO minus four and minus two.
Lowest recording Striplin made
during last years relatively mild
wsriter was 10 degrees above zero.
In his double-in-brass capacity
as county agent, Striplin does not
believe any appreciate damage to
young crops or other farm enter
prises will result from the biting
cold Chief sufferers IN such wea-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Gift To Red Cross
Made In Memory Of
Fred B. Leggett

MIS-. Edna Lynn, executive Secre-
tary of the Prince Edward chapter
of American Red Cross, announced
today the local chapter has received
a $3.50 memorial gift from G. W.
Plott. manager of Leggett's depart
ment store
The gift is in memory Of the late
Fred B. Leggett, founder and presi-
dent Of the Leggett chain. who died
this fall. Plot said, IN making the
presentation The gift was authoriz-
ed by officials of the Leggett store
chain. as being what Mr.. Leggett
would have wanted as a memorial.
Mr Leggett was widely known for
his interest in community organiza-
tons such as the Red Cross, and his
influence and resources were always
behind worthwhile community pro
jectS.
Each store Of the Leggett chain
made similar donation to its local
Red Cross chapter, so that the funds
could be used locally by the national
Red Cross organization.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Forest Wardens'
Meeting Thursday
Garth, Morris
To Lead Talks

Chief forest wardens in the 10
counties of District 4. Virginia Di-
vision of Forestry. will meet at
Farnville Thursday for their annual
information and planning session.
Sessions will begin at m. at
the headquarters offices of District
4 with District Forester R. P.
Brierley in charge.
Among the state-level Division
executives TO speak will be Hunter
Garth. chief of forest protection.
and Caleb Morris, chief Of insects
and diseases. Both are from the
Charlottesville state headquarters.
Included on the program will be
reviews of the past years work and
plans for 1857. r. D. Wilson, of the
Farmville office. will discuss forest
management, and Maynard Stod-
dard. also of the local office, will
lead talks on fire prevention.
Clyde V. Ransom, of Prince Ed
ward, and NJ. M. Aaron. of Amelia,
will lead a program innovation on
lookout tower training. The sessions
are expected to continue until about
430 pm.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22

ther. are livestock and farm ami
mails. Even they manage we'll
with adequate food-a recommen-
dalton the agent underscores in
such weather
The closing Of the tobacco mar
ket for week fell at an opportune
time, Striplin says, since growers
would have experienced difficulty
handling it in brittle condition,
anyhow.
The agent says frigld weather
is not necessarily farm product
killer. Heaving of the ground in
the freezing and thaVing process
es iDflictS whatever damage is &C
compliShed
The added moisture from the
snow probably will far Guido any
damage from frosty ears and fin
gers, as the agent sees it. He says
some of the industrial specialists
he reads are forecasting a winter
full of more of the same.
That's not official from the
weatherman, however, he adds,
for whatever consolation there is
IN th0t
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Episcopal Vestryman's Service
Reached Half Century Mark Sunday

A half-centmy on the yfstry Of
Johns Memorial Episcopal church
that was the record compiled
Sunday by J Luckin Bugg Bugg
has served on the vestry since
1907. x
During that time he has been
superintendent of the Sunday
School, treasurer. register and
junior and senior warden
The golden 50-year mark on
the vestry may not be the only
one for Bugg In 1855 he retired
from active MANAGEMENT of the
Peoples National Bank which he
organized in 1908. He is still pre-
sident of the bank and a member
Of its board OF directors.
his otner community activities
have included chairmanships Of
the World War I liberty and vic
tory loan campaigns and the
Southside Boy Scouts. and work
with the Prince Edward County
Red Gross. Public Health Associa :?
ton. FarmviIe Guard. Patrons
League and Farmville Public Ii
brary Association.
Serving with Bugg on the YES
try this year will be E P Lam
caster, junior warden Harvey
Shelton Whitaker. register; G..
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Meat Storage House
Totally Destroyed
BY Fire Saturday

Saturday morning at precisely
seven O'Clock. with snow still COW
erlng part OF the ground and tenn
peratures trying desperately to
get away from the zero mark,
Farmville volunteer firemen were
called to a county fire on the
back Hampden- Sydney road.
Some of the flrelnen were get
ting ready to go to work, others
were Just r0using sleepily or stir
ring a second cup Of coffee. The
telephone operator informed the
firemen TO go to the fire house, it
was a county fire.
Two units were dispatched to
the scene of the fire. The first
unit, county unit number two, got
off Immediately and rushed to the
scene Of the fire. Someone was
waiting at the main road to direct
the flremfn TO tho fire, so the
first unit arrived in the nick OF
time.
County unit number one, and
several carloads of tiremcn also
got fast start, but by the time
they reached the turmoil road,
there was no one there to direct
them to the fire. After reaching
almost to Hampden-Sydney, the
mis- directed fire truck knew it
was on the wrong track, so it
doubled back thinking the fire
Continued on Page =
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Season Dark Leaf
Sales Pass Two
Million Pounds

The sol 900 pounds Of dark-fired
tobacco sold last week on the Farm
vile Market averaged s37 81. drop
Of $232 over the previous week. For
the season, the market general
average now is $50 82-still about
SO above the figure for mid-January
year ago.
Sun-eured sales last week added
1876 pounds at an average of
$32 SO to the weeks total sales. The
average dropped $166 over the
previous week.
For the season. dark-fired sales
here have reached 2.277, 276 pounds,
with sun-cured sales reac hing
532.572 pounds.
Total Income
Income to dark-fired growers for
the season stands at 81 ia $40. while
sun-cured sales have added SIT ,612
to the gross receipts from auctions.
Estimates place at about so per
cent the amount Of the Virginia
Type 81 crop already auctioned.
Sales will resume here and at other
Virginia markets on January %
after a weeks holiday while the
e-drying plants work off an over
flow
Belt-Wise Sales
Belt-wide volume during the week
ending January II amounted to
1907 $50 pounds for s3901 aver
age-a loss of s143 per hundred
from the previous week Season
sales now stand at 1857 1886 pounds
averaging S39a7 During the same
number Of days last season 5,53l ,566
pounds were sold at an average Of
S3276
Around half Of the grades aver
aged lower than during the week
before, Fair 10 choice quality heavy
leaf showed the most pronounced
downward trend as. practically all of
these decreased ST TO s. per hun
dred Nondescript declined 50 cents
to 81 and some thin leaf grades
we're off 81 Lugs held mostly I'M
changed A large number of grades
brought just one bid above their
support levels.
Growers delivered around Is per
cent of gross sales to the Associa-
tons under the Government loan
program This was more than
double the figure of any other week
this season. Approximately Is per
cent Of the seasons sales has gone
under loan.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Hospital Reports
Scheduled Tonight

The annual membership meet
ing of the Southside Community
Hospital Association will be held
tonight TUESDAY i'm the Circuit
Court Room of tho Prince Edward
County Court House at O'Clock.
w G. Fitzpatrick, Association
president. will preside. The agen-
Ga includes reports by the hospit-
al administrator, the Association
president and Hospital Auxiliary
president, also. the election of di-
rectors to fill vacancies occurring
on the board OF managers.
Joseph II. James. Jr., who re-
places Joseph S. Stubbs as hos
pitaI administrator at the end of
January. will be present. James
begins full time work at the hos
p'tal this week
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Dimes Givers Are
Confused On Fund
Need, Leader Says

Prince Edwards contributions
to the March Of Dimes are lag
ging far behind the amount lead
ers had hoped for at this point in
the month-long effort, c. H. God
win. il, county drive chairman,
said today.
The National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis finds the prob
lem general, he states. Many per-
sons are cutting the size OF con-
tributions in the belief that Salk
polio vaccine has reduced the
amount Of funds needed.
Goodwin said that adequate
treatment for those already al
flicted and funds TO insure wide
spread distribution of the vaccine
in the year ahead will require the
amounts set in goals for the 1857
drives.
Finishing the job he said,
does not mean to stop giving. 1t
means support the effort to make
the vaccine really effective and to
finance disqualification and re-
Mobilization for present sufferers,
Goodwin said.
A coffee Wednesday at the
home Of MIS-. F H. Hamburg to
start Embarrassing activities for a
chain Of county coffee clubs, .
and a Jaycees' benefit basketball
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Recreation Meeting
Called L or Jan. u

S. Bruce Spencer, newly elected
president Of the Farmville Me
mortal Recreation Association has
called the first quarterly meeting
Of the association for 1857 to be
held Thursday evening, January
"A. The meeting will be held III
the TRIAL Justice Court room at 6
p. IN.
Plans and programs for the new
year viii be adopted at the meet
ing. Spencer said. This Will also
be the first meeting Of the entire
membership with the new officers
for 1857. The incoming officers
are as follows; S, B, Spencer.
president; Mrs Howard Cook
vice president; Miss Anna Dldk-
aoff. secretary and 5. S. Hamess-
y, treasured
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22

Most OF the assistance provided
by foresters went to small private
forest landowners Wilson said
management techniques are de-
vised to "a provide a continuing
harvest Of timber at its most pro-
fitable maturity and ~ to secure
for the landowner the best eco
nomic return on his investment
in the form of trees.
23,152 Acres Seen
Wilson'S report showed 220 tim
berland examinations involving
23,152 acres; 8.736 thousands of
board feet marked: 7.846 standard
cords of timber marked and calcu-
lated and 2.508 seed trees marked
Wilson said that the number of
services provided a good. encour-
aging year for the foresters, and
a more profitable one for land
owners who used the service.
T m b er a n d examinations.
which are provided without cost
to landowners, result in general
recommendations on management
matters and suggestions for i'm
proving the value. of cumberland
tracts.
Marking services are provided
at minimum costs, Wilson states,
board feet calculations costing 90
cents per thousand. and standard
cord marking, 90 cents per thou
sand.
An additional marking service
offered. that Of designating most
suitable trees for seeding purposes,
is provided at a cost Of IS cents
per tree.
Types OF Marking
The various marking services
indicate trees to be cut for har-
vesting: those to be cut for the
advantages following thinning,
those to be cut for various mar
ketahle uses. and those to be cut
for abnormal growth reasons.
Wilson said that many owners
of forestry tracts are limited in
knowledge Of timber and estimat-
ing its potential The forestry
service provides them with an ex-
perienced. technical approach to
this valuable holding, he added
One of the additional values. he
pointed out, is that of placing the
owner in position to negotiate
fair timber sale.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
January Circuit Court
Docket Has 10 Cases

The January term of Prince
Edward county Circuit Court OPP
ms today Tuesday with a dock
EFT of Il criminal and nine civil
cases
The criminal cases will involve
seven misdemeanor appeals from
the County Court, trials on in
dictments for forgery, statutory
rape and grand larceny, and one
on warrant for grand larceny
The civil docket includes seven
motions for judgement, a garn-
ishment and two appeals from
lower court decisions.
Judge Joel w. Flood will pre-
side.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Company G's Public
Drill Reset Tonight

The public competitive drill
held annually by Company G,
Farmville National Guard unit
postponed by last Tuesdays snow
storm, will be held tonight cTues-
day., Capt, Julian Bradshaw, unit
commander. has announced.
Guardsmen will begin the COM
petitive marching and manual Of
arms drill at p. m. Trophies will
be awarded to the best performing
squad and individual soldier.
Captain Bradshaw invites all
interested persons TO the public
event in the new arnory, which
will be opened for inspection
during the evening.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Supervisors Act
On Farm Agents
Negro Advisory
Group To Help

An advisory committee Of
county residents has been APP
pointed by the board Of supervis-
ors to assist it with the study Of
applications for the positions Of
agricultural agent and home agent
to work with Negro farm families
in Prince Edward county.
Meeting in special session last
Friday night, supervisors select
ed a committee with representa-
ton for each district. Named
were:
Leslie Davenport, Buffalo dis
trict; Bluitt Andrews, Farmville;
Leslie Miller, Leigh: the Rev. John
Booker, Prospect; Albert Gee and
Preston Carter. Lockett The
Hampden district representative
is to be named within few days.
With the full board present. a
resolution was unanimously APP
proved that the Agricultural Ex-
tension Service be notified of this
action and requested to secure
proper and well-qualified applica-
tons for county agent and home
demonstration agent"
The county has been without
agents to work with Negro fami-
lies for some months. The matter
Of applications for replacement of
former agents has been under
study by the board for an equal
length Of time,
In the interim, delegations have
appeared before the board on sew
eral occasions requesting such as
sistance
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Prince Edward Shares Town-C County
Motor Vehicle Tax Snarl, Board Finds
Charlotte Among
Other Counties
Seeking Answers

Prince Edward county supervisors
are not alone in their difficulty of
finding way to impose a motor
vehicle license tax. Currently Char
lotte. Caroline and Orange counties
face similar problems.
The need of additional tax and
finding legal source Of new reve-
nue. are governmental facts con-
fronting these same boards. T h G
same obstacle blocks the path 10 a
solution in all four--similar license
taxes imposed by municipalities
within the county.
With limited areas Of taxation al
lowed to them by state law, super
visors in many places have hit on
the vehicle tax as likely new
source as a substitute for what is
odious to most Of them-increasing
the tax on real property.
One Alternative
What these boards also have said
n each area where a new motor
vehicle tax appears to present diff
cult. if not unSurmountable, prob
lens is the samoan increase in
the real estate levy is the alterna-
tive.
For Prince Edward the problem
is the municipal tax at Farmville;
in Charlotte. Keysville and Char
lctte c. H. now impose such tax;
IN Orange. it is Gordonsvllle and
Orange which have the tax. Caro-
line has the problem in Bowling
Green's tax.
The problem stems from the
'doub'ed-up stax' situation which
might exist with both town and
county taxes. The law does not per
NIT taxing an individual twice for
the same reason, as would be the
case where town resident paid
both a town and county tax
That is the point at which pro
posalS have been made that towns
give up the tax in favor Of a county
wide substitute, then get an ap-
preparation from the county for
some purpose IN an amount equal
70 the lost tax income.
Legal Roadblocks
Here, the law is also firm. Coun-
ties may not make direct appropria-
tons to towns from the county gen
eral fund That. as the law sees it.
would be taxing county people TO
provide a service which only towns
people enjoy.
Where a possible solution appears
IS in that suggested during a joint
session of the Prince Edward board
and FaImville town. council tw 0
weeks ago-enter into a contrac-
tural agreement under which the
county pays the town for a service
performed. The payment woul d
equal the loss of income from the
town tax
Surveying that area of possibility.
the council at its joint session could
not find such a service presently
existing. For that reason, among
others, the council, in formal mott
tlcatIon II the supervisors, said II
could not give up the income from
Its s. and up, tax on cars and
trucks.
Finding service which the towns
provide equally for county and town
residents is the problem now being
searched by the boards in an effort
to salvage the auto license tax.
Joint study sessions in Charlotte,
Orange and Caroline are scheduled
this week.
Ii Prince Edward board is TO have
tax such contractural arrange
ment guaranteeing adequate reve-
nue. to the town must be found. The
alternative. the board says, is more
property tax
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22

The diffenbachia or dumb cane,
in American vernacular. at the
Farmyille banking house soon will
require a decision by the board of
directors Now only inches from the
ceiling, someone must decide soon
whether to raise the ceiling to prune
the big fellow down to size.
c. Willard Hart, Planters presi-
dent says the corner-filling plant
has grown to problem proportions
in slightly over two years from a
mere ioot-and-a-half when it was
pun cha Sod
In the interim, it has required re-
potting on >three occasions. the up
ward reach demanding a stronger
foundation on each occasion
It serves many useful purposes
now that it has grown to be more
Of a conversation piece than as
originally intended-a pretty piece
Of evergreen decor.
The 12-foct giant occasions num-
erous questions daily from persons
who inquire Of it's age, its rate of
growth, its origins, and m n Y
others
Now it occurs to Hart. he said
the other day, to use it to make a
point
About savings accounts, Of course.
Like q difienbachia, they grow with
nmturing Only. unlike the dumb
cane, they don't create problems
for boards of directors
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Longwood Elects
May Day Officers

Carolyn Clarke. senior mu-
sic major from New London,
was recently elected by the
student body Of Longwood as gen.
eral chairman for May Day 1857,
GAYLE People a biology major
from Pitman. New Jersey, was
elected as business manager.
May Day is tentatively planned
for May 4 Committee heads will
be chosen in the near future.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Income Tax Facts
To Start Friday

Starting in the Friday edition of
The Herald will be the first OF
eight short articles on how to pre-
pare Your federal income tax. and
how to save money in doing so.
Income tax facts will be the
subject of the informative articles
which were prepared by the
American Institute of Account
ants.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Longwood Golf Club
Elects w. \. Watson

w, A. Watson, III. Longwood
Golf clubs tournament champion,
Thursday was elected president
Of the golf club.
Other officers elected were
Robert Burger, vice president:
Mrs. B. 7. Taylor. Jr., secretary.
and Leo Wells. treasurer.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Diffenbachia Makes Good Conversation
But Creates Problems, Bank Learns

4 dffenbocha ond savings account ore oike in many
respects They both surprisingly fo With coretu
turing
dfenbochio everybody knows whose business takes
them into Pointers Bank ond Trust Company brood-eaf
ropco plant thot will make you reorronqe your
foster than q circle meeting
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22

G Gordon Mos S, treasurer, and
T. A Allen, r Kyle Baldwin. T.
w Bloomfield, b. Blanton Han
bury. c. Willard Hart and II. l..
Newhiu
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22
Timber Owners Turn To Management
Practices Increasingly, Forester Says

Good forest monoqement which foester soy viii oreoty
ncreose NOT double annual timber had
ing growth this the past II months District W. Dvi
sion Of Forestry, report issued lost week stotes
Forester A. Wilson, chief Of forest management in the
0coun district headquarters here prepared the report bosed
work in management conducted BY stote foresers.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-22

game Feb. IS are latest events
planned to stimulate local giving.
The benefit game will match
Farnlville and Greensville County
high schools in the armory here.