The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05
Farmville Memorial Armory Dedicated
29th Division Commander is Speaker
Adjutant General
Presents S135 900
Community Facility

Farmville Memorial Armory was
dedicated Saturday afternoon. not
onN as "a dream come true but
with promises that the handsome
structure would be used TO the
fullest honor OF those to whom il
dedicated.
The Sl35 900 arnlory- community
center was presented to the com
Hnunity BY Major General Shen,ard
Crump Adjutant General OF Vir-
slnia, the Commonwealth execu-
tive-soldier Of a half-century serv-
ice.
The memorial to the men and
women, Of the community and
county who served their country in
the hours Of need. some of whom
never returned, was presented by
General Crump as pact between
the Commonwealth and the com
munity.
A pact that will insure that future
hours Of need will be met by a
4NNdA sAldlG Va q NpAliAtJll otAtN W
national endeavor: "A Company G
that must always be ready
The exercises from a speakers
stand on the armory lawn trans
pred in brilliant sunshine before the
massed troops of the Second Bat
talon. m N d c d by Major
Charles E Morris, Of Lynchburg.
executive officer of the five-com-
pany battalion Of Virgiuia's famed
\ ll6th Infantry Regiment
Accepts Armory
Captain Robert ] Bradshaw, of
Rice, commander 81 Company q,
the occupying Guard unit. accepted
the building as ~ dream come
true On behalf Of the memoria-
li2ad seryicemen and women. he
promised that The facilities would
be used with the. best military
ability possible.
Captain Bradshaw. who wears
ribbons indicative OF a part in all
five Of the European campaigns of
World War II. expressed gratitude
n for the state md community spirit
that made possible the building, in
surfing the best use and ssfekeeplng
Of the thousands Of dollars Of IA
cilities and equipment necessary to
train a military company
Major General william c. Purnell.
Of Baltimore, who commands the
Goth Division, of which Company G
is a part. gave the dedicatory adj
dress.
AT its end, he turned to the unit
commander with these words And
SO exhort you. Captain Bradshaw.
to give Company G the best lead
ership Of which you are capable
urge YOU men Of Company G. to
give the best that is IN you And !
ask YOU people Of Farmville TO give
the officers and men of Company
G all the encouragement and sup
port which a good community can
provide for its soldiers.
Charges Company
IAN this in order that the com
pany may continue the proud ira
ditions of Virginia soldiers, and If
there shall come another day when
@ company is called 10 the de-
Tense Of our country, 1t Will respond
with the will to fight and the
h esprit dc corps that carried its an
cestors up from the beaches Of
Normandy General Purnell said.
IN the platform audience, repre-
senting the Regular military forces
associated in the training of the
Virginia National Guard, were;
Colonel Henry W. Holt, of Rcli-
mond, now assistant Adjutant Gen
cral; Colonel Charles r, McNair,
Of Richmond. senior Army Advisor
for Virginia. 1T. Col. Harold. W
Anderson. Of Stanton, Army Adj
visor for tho il6th Infantry. and
Major Oliver T. Mercer, of Lynch
burg, advisor for the Second Bat
talon
Also presented TO the audience by
1t. Col. John C. Steck, battalion
commander, were State Senator j.
D. Hagood, of Clover Mayor Shelton
Hillsman, of Burkevillc. members
OF the Farmville town council and
the town manager. Dr.. II. G Lark
ford Jr.. president Of Longwood
College. 4. q Johnston. former
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