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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15

The fact that the Virginia Con-
ference Commission on Higher
Education, which he chanmans,
has so fay and ministerial mem
ber-helpers still leaves him the
work that always falls to the head
Of the organization.
Four Institutions
What the Commission is charg
ed to accomplish in the year ahead
is to study the four Methodist
schools within the bounds of the
Virginia Conference: Randolph
Macon College; Randolph Macon
Woman's College; Ferrum Junior
College, and Randolph : Macon
Academy.
At the end of the time consum-
ing, travel-denanding study, Dr.
Hudgins Commission will present
answers to: u how the church in
the Virginia Conference and its
institutions of higher learning can
assist each other. 90 how an eff
fective program of financial sup
port of these institutions can be
supplemented
That isn't Dr.. Hudgins' COM
missions only charge. 1t also is to
make study Of wesley Founda-
ton work, which is religious stu
dent work on the campuses Of
state supported and private
schools other than Methodist
Financial Goal
The Virginia Commission Will
work from a Methodist Church
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15

estimated that the building was
worth about $4,000. The loss was
covered by insurance. Value Of
the buildings contents was not
estimated Included were new
motion picture protector, furni-
tre, kitchen equipment and a
deep freeze from which golden
brown turkeys were removed
Thursday morning.
Wednesday school children were
taken to Randolpf-Henry High
School for lunch, They have been
asked to bring their own lunches.
No plans have been made for re-
building the cafeteria
No children were in the building
when the fire broke out about
1890 am. as two cooks were pre-
pairing the school lunch. Word was
passed to Bobbitt and to Mrs
Mabel Bryant, school principal,
and the fire alarm was sounded.
ChiIdren's Conduct Praised
It was not until they were out
side that the children realized
that it wasn't Just another fire
drill. Their orderly conduct drew
praise from Mrs. Bryant.
IN the early hours Of the fire,
they helped take desks out Of the
classroom building Later. when
the building was declared safe,
they helped to carry the furniture
back into The building.
Thursday morning. they were
back out III the yard playing, care
ful not I'd go near the charred
ruins. which were still smoking
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15

Supervisors Start
1888 Fund Work

Prince Edward county financing
for the fiscal year beginnin July
received preliminary nudge this
week as the board of supervisors
gave tentative approval to a S82. 485
budget and set up a committee to
prepare the county general fund
budget
IN presenting a tentative welfare
budget, Miss Carrie Bliss. depart
nent director, pointed out that it
provides for S18,436 in local funds
an increase Of 81 300 over the cur
rent welfare budget.
The $82,485 in total OUTLAWS en-
visioned in the budget include funds
from all sources. local, state and
federal, Miss Bliss said. The budget
has received only tentative approval
by the State Welfare Board, she
pointed out.
Budget Committee
Supervisors w. w. Vaughan and
Hugh jenkins will serve on the bud
gel committee for the general fund
together with the board chairman,
Edward Garter In addition to pre-
pairing the general fund budget, the
committee will take under advise
ment the school budget expected to
be submitted by Superintendent 7.
] McIlwaine about March /.
The board opened a study of agri-
cultu al ass stance service for the
public by setting up an advisory
committee for county and home
agent work Named to that group
were.
John Warner, Farmville chair
man, G W Palmer. Leigh district;
Frank Bruce. Lockett district; J N.
Wilkerson, Prospect district; J. A.
Hines. Hampden district. and
Booker H. Cunningham, Buffalo dis
trict
One of the committee first duties
VIII be to advise on the feasibility
of obtaining the services of an as
sistant county agent, with particu-
lar duties in the field Of youth work
Farm Work Actions
On the subject Of agriculture, the
board requested that henceforth
copies Of the Extension Service
agents monthly reports submitted
to VPI headquarters be given the
board for purposes of information.
Chairman Carter also announced
that the advisory committee of Ne
gro citizens selected to meet with
the board on securing Extension
agents for colored work had agreed
to serve and would be summoned
for consultations at future date.
In other actions during the regu-
lar February session. the board:
Unanimously approved motion
Of Supervisor jenkins that the Game
Commission be requested to author
ize a two-buck season bag limit on
deer next hunting season III Prince
Continued on page 81
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Vile. from Andersonvlllc Trading
Post, and Scottsville from the u.
S. Rubber plant, with Alvin Smith
as supervisor A fourth new post
Will be IN operation from Red Hill
School in North Garden. with
Charles Marston as supervisor.
Other posts taking part will be
Appomattox, Robert A. Sears !
Pamplin. j E. Tibbs; Prospect, j.
F. Glenn. Farmville. Joe A. Vein
burg, Rice. Robert M Bradshaw;
M c h errin, NJ "a on Vaughan;
Curdsville Ernest H. Bowling. il;
Buckingham C, H. Robert F
Holmes, D4lwyu, Pete Talbot,
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wide directive suggested BY the
General Conference that each
state conference contribute TO its
colleges and Wesley Foundation
work an amount equal to at least
$3.50 per member each year
Virginia S Methodist Conference
with 3I4 600 members would thus
provide S408.200 to be distributed
annually to the four schools and
Wesley Foundations. But a church
directive must be translated into
fact-and there the job Of Dr..
Hudgins and his 60 helpers COM
mences.
His home church is particularly
interested in the increased assist
ance the program might render
Longwood and Hampden-S Sydney
Colleges. Funds secured might be
used for program, personnel or
building construction,
Travel Begins
Already the Conference phase
of Dr. Hudgins work has COM
mencod Recently he was il Phila-
delphia, Pa, for a kickoff session
If the National Commission 1T
brought together all bishops, COL
leae presidents. deans ana semi
nary leaders within the Methodist
Church and the state leaders, like
the pastor here, who must direct
the spade work on the home front.
Dr. Hudg!ns has also met re-
Continued on PAGE s.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15

a sample Of the values that Will
be presented in Farmyille during
the tow NV q G Washington S
Birthday sale next Friday can be
found on page of today S Her
aid. Fa1mvilIe merchants have
combined their talents and re
sources to offer special items
which they say are even more at
tractiye than at the first Wash
ington's Birthday Sale which was
held last year.
Some OF the merchants report
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15
Tuesdays Herald
One Day Late

In order to bring the latest
news on the yarmviile Washing
toms Birthday sale the first of
the week" edition of The Herald
viii he published on Tuesday at
tcrnoon next week This will mean
Tuesday afternoon delivery to thf
homes III FarmvilIe and Wednes-
DAY morning delivery by mail.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15

a member of the NottoWay County
Democratic Committee and h c
Fourth District Democratic Commit
tee. He is also a past president OF
Blackstone Rotary Club and serves
on the Board of Stewards Of Black
stone Methodist Church,
He is the first candidate for the
House OF Delegates from Blackstone
since his father-i the late
Joseph M Hurt, served from 1920
to 1924
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15

The third Mana saS-OperatIon
Manassas. this time will have
Ground Observer Corps posts in
central and western Virginia spot
ting aircraft February II from 9
d m to 5 p. m
The Sunday exercise will be
conducted by the Richmond Air
Defense filter center to train vol
unteers and to test the civil de-
Tense warning system.
Locally. three posts will be in
operation for the first time. Ash
by post will operate from r. L.
Adam store. with Eldridge Sand
ersou as supervisor. Anderson
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Area COG Posts TO Go On Alert Sunday

and Cumberland, J r. Fleming.
Home Demonstration clubs i'll
AShby. and Andersonville are
sponsoring the posts there, In
ScottSville. the post is sponsored
by the Boy Scouts Master Sgt. E.
S. Fletcher, USAF field represent
ative, conducted the organization
al and training meetings
Assisting at the Ashby post,
which already has rs volunteer
members, are Coffman Walton,
Jr.. chief observer, and Mrs.
Charles Sanderson and Mrs. Jack
Martin, assistant chief observers
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15
Development Groups
Annual Meeting Set

Chris IL Whiteman director of
Industrial Development. Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce, will
discuss the future of industrial
development i'll Virginia. at the
annual meeting of the Earmviile
Area Development Corporation
next Monday evening. The meet
ing will be held in Prince Edward
Courtroom at 500 p. m.
Reports of the activities of the
Corporation during the past year
will be made by J r. Wall. pre-
sident, and w. A. Watson, secre-
tary treasurer.
Election of directors for the
ccming year is to b. held.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15
Federal Aid For
Sewage Disposal
Denied Farmyille
Council Considers
Use Of Electrical
Speed Detector

The FarmVille town council was
told Monday night that the appllca-
ten made by the town for federal
assistance in building q sewage dis
posal plant was turned down Town
MANAGER Lewis q Johnston in
formed the body that the State
Water Control Board had returned
a negative answer to their request
for funds
The State Board was in charge Of
alloting to virginia localities
81 .O37 $50 of a 50-million-dollar fed
era1 grant to help localities through
ont the United States with sewage
disposal problems. The State Board
decided to give priority to those 10
calities which had already com
mltted themselves financially to
sewerage construction programs.
To have accepted the application,
the Farmville town council would
have been required to hold a refer
endum so that the question of ac-
cepting the grant would have been
voted upon by the citizens Of Farm
vile.
The town is under a directive
from the Water Control Board to
abate or eliminate pollution of the
Appomattox river The psesent mu-
nicipaI plan provides fof financing
Of annual extensions of the sewer
system through the 50 per cent
sewer tax that was imposed in 1854.
which brings in about $127 900 annu-
ally
A total of A communities applied
for the federal aid and they asked
for more than four million dollars
in assistance.
Considers Speed Device
The council continued its consid-
GRAFTON of an electric speed timer
to measure the speed Of automo-
biles on the city streets. Town po-
lice and council members have seen
the device demonstrated recently
The cost Of the equipment would be
approximately $3.50 and Town Mana
ger Johnston estimates that another
500 would be needed to ere C t
signs at the city limits warning that
such device is used.
Farnville Baptist Church was
,v,.a,,+aJ ,,a,.,,,iccioy, ~, fha co,1no5I
to establish an entrance across the
sidewalk on East Third street for
access to their new parking lot at
the rear of the church
The issue of an additional taxi
license was approved for Charles
Winston.
The council heard a request from
several Race street residents to the
effect that certain street repairs be
made on Race street between Madi-
son and Vine streets. This was re-
ferred to the street committee.
The board also has under con
sideration a petition from citizens
on South Virginia and Bridge streets
to have South Virginia, Bridge and
Winston streets hard surfaced
The board discussed but took no
action on putting traffic lights at
Butchers Corner. and the intersec-
ton Of Second and South streets,
and the intersection Of Venable,
North and High streets
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15
Tobacco Cleanup Sale To Be
February Il; Price Props On
Leaf Sales End
Marked Thursday
During Jubilee

A one-day cleanup sale, with
price supports in effect. on Thurs
day. Feb q, has been authorized
by the Farmville Tobacco Market
board Of trade, Joel Watkins, Jr.
secrtary said today
All three warehouses will have an
auction on the extra day starting
with the first sale at the normal
9 m. hour, Watkins said.
End Of the regular season sales
Of eight weeks-tw0 less than for
last years crop came Thursday
and was celebrated by the annual
Tobacco Jubilee of the FarmviIe
merchants in cooperation with the
Chamber of Commerce.
Estimates Lowered
Due to lowering of planted acre
age through the soil bank reserve
and to scattered hail damage last
summer. earlier estimates of the
1856 crops weight have been low
cred by auction reports throughout
the Virginia Type 81 belt
Original estimates placed h
years production in the neighbor-
hood Of 1900 900 pounds At the
time Of the estimates there was no
way Of gauging accurately effects
Of soil bank land reserves or adj
verse weather
Sales at Farmville stopped just
short Of the four and one-half mil
lion pounds of a year ago That.
however. is the only area in which
corDarisons with a year ago fall
short In price, this yeas demand
which held throughout, including
this last week, gave growers a far
greater money return.
Income Far Ahead
When final calculations are In. it
is expected that on the Farmvlle
market alone producers will ex-
coed last years income by about
$500.00
Thursday afternoon several hun
d~ed farmers We're on hand to cele-
brate at the Farmville Jubilee.
There was prize distribution of
about $1,000 dollars with $500 in
merchandise certificates, given by
Farmyille merchants. going to the
first three big winners. Many adj
ditlonal smaller prizes were taken
home.
Congressman Watkins M. Abbitt.
here to address the home district
crowd, outlined facts behind the 10
per cent cut for 1857 acreage, and
effects Of the soil bank on tobacco
production
The Appomattox legislator S o
spoke briefly Of new proposal
under study by the House Agricul-
ture committee which would author
i2e a Is per cent increase i'll tobacco
allotments, provided growers put
the extra acres authorized in the
soil bank.
1t would allow them to plant up
to their full allotment II the extra
went into the soil bank. In effect
the plan would give tobacco growers
greater acreage allotments without
increasing the land planted to the
crops It would provide them soil
bank compensation, however. based
on greater allotments
The proposal is only under initial
study, however.
Mayor w c. Fitzpatrick, Cham
ber President A M DeMuth and
tobacco company executives greeted
the throng of farmers on the County
Courthouse plaza to thank them for
their business here this season.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15
Tax Office Here
To Close Feb. p

The Falmville office Of the In
ternal Revenue Service will not
be open on FRIDAY Feb p, that
day being a national holiday.
The office in the basement Of
the Farmwlle Post Office, is
normally open each Friday for
consultations with IRIS personnel
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15
Harper Completes
Law Degree Work

James A Harper. il. son Of
Htr- and Mrs. } Allie Harper
81 F'armplle, completed the re-
qulremehts for his LIB Degree al
the University OF Richmond Law
School on January 81 The de-
gree will be awarded at the June
commencement exercises at the
University
II was recently announced that
he had passed the State Bar EX-
animation given in December He
is now practising law with the
firm Of Hunton, Williams. Gay.
Moore and Powell II Richmond.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15
Rice P-TA To Host
Open House Tuesday

The Rice Parent Teacher Asso-
citation will be host at an open
house Tuesday, Feb 10, at p. m,
at the school
Calvin Bass, member Of the
Prince Edward county school
board. will be guest speaker, dis
cussing the legislative program OF
the Virginia Education Associa-
ton.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15

Twenty feet away. the classroom
building suffered only paint bis
tiers, thanks to the efforts of fire
departments from Brookneal,
Charlotte c. H. brakes Branch
and Keysville. They knocked the
falling walls inward to keep them
from falling on the classroom
building
superintendent R w. Bobbis
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15
DIS Commission On Education
Heads Commission On Education
Virginia Church Calls Pastor Here
To Direct Work In Larger Fields
BY JOHN STICK

A minister's work load in the home CONGREGATION
anszed lob alone but the church hos Of getting from
its good organizers and enthusiastic administrators
portont extro Of larger service.
Dr. Herbert { Hudgns, pastor of Farn7vjle Methodist
Church. must large congregational flock but he
oso find time toke under his wing four Virginia
stitltions of hioher teornino
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-15
Turkey Cooked In The Deep Freeze
SI2, 900 Blaze Destroys
Charlotte Standardization

Turkey cooked deep freeze Wednesday when fIue
fire destroyed q 45yeor-od building at charlotte c n Ee-
n1entay School.
The fire which originated in fue destroyed the school
cofetorum building which used both cafeteria
ond auditorium Only low brick Wd and hubble reman
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of Office shortly after the Sem
ate next convenes at noon to-
morrow.
\ Even by Texas standards, Mr..
Blakley is an outstanding figure,
| Officially he is a lawyer. but
that tells only part of the story.
As they say in Texas. he's got
money stacked up.
For instance, he describes a
business center he's currently
building as his pet" It's listed
as a $l25 million project.
His Widespread Interests
He's majority owner in Braniff
International Always. And he
has widespread interests in oil,
insurance, investment companies
and farms and ranches in Texas,
New Mexico and California.
His 1,200-acre farm near Dali
las Is Just a good-sized lawn
compared to some of his other
holdings. One is a 165, O00-acre
ranch in West Texas. He owns
about $4,000 acres near Santa Fe,
N. Mex.
Mr.. Blakley is the legendary,
multi-millionaire Texan except
for one thing: He's no braggart
or Showoff.,
There was a scramble in Texas
newspapers. including those in
Dallas, for full identification
when his appointment was an
nounced. That's how little he
had publicized himself. No one
even knew his policies.
Born in Miami Station, Mo-,
he grew up IN Oklahoma ranch
country, where his father was In
the cattle business.
After getting a law degree he
went into the banking business
in Oklahoma. He moved to Texas
during the oil boom days more
than 80 years ago and entered
the banking business at Ranger.
A Thorough Texan
Mr.. Blakley has become thor
ough Texan. His parting words
to reporters yesterday were:
"Adios, you all"
Today is the thirty-fifth we'd
ding anniversary for the Blak-
leys. They have no children.
Politically, the new Senator
has crossed just about all the
tangled lines in Texas.
He supported Mr.. Eisenhower
but gave $4,000 to the Demo-
cratic Party in 1852. He sup
ported both Mr.. Shivers, an
Eisenhower Democrat, and the
Governors bitterest political foe,
Senate Majority Leader john
son.
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Cairo Orders Alien Firms
Must Be { gyption-Run

CAIRO. Jan. 16 (Pl.-Presi-
dent Nasser's government has
ordered all foreign banks, in
surance companies and trading
firms in Egypt converted to
Egyptian management and own
ership.
British and French concerns
were "Egyptianized" as of today.
being claSsed as enemy property.
Other foreign firms were given
five years to convert themselves
TO Egyptian Joint stock COM
Ipanies.
The series Of Experimentation
DEGREES" announced by the Mas
ser regime stopped just short Of
the governments taking over
ownership. But it insured gov
eminent control of foreign
owned concerns through a new
octupus-like economic orgari-
cation" which will be given shares
in the firms.
Hats Investment
The decrese affect hundreds of
foreign concerns. including some
owned by Americans. They spell
the end of middle class Euro
pean community that has pros
pered in Egype for a century as
importers of Western-produced
consumer goods and bankers and
insurers for Egyptian economic
life.
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congressional delegation and
their wives.
He was accompanied by his
wife and by Mr.. Shivers.
His First Public Office
Never a public Office holder
before. Mr.. Blakley said he first
knew that he was to get the
appointment when Mr.. Shivers
telephoned him Monday.
II was amazed" he said. "Of
course accepted, because it is
a high honor"
He reiterated that he does
not intend to enter the special
election to choose a Senator to
complete the term of Mr.. Daniel.
The election must be held with
in the next so to 90 days under
Texas law.
Mr.. Blakley will take the oath
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or Egyptian joint stock com.
panies. 81
All shares Of the banks and
insurance companies must be
owned entirely by Egyptians.
They must have fully paid up
capital or not less than 100000
Egyptian pounds ($156.00O. All
board members and those re-
sponsible for bank administra.
ton must be native-born Egyp-
tianS.
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The EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. AT
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY

have on hand in warehouses.
The major assets of most such
firms are at the headquarters Of
fices in London. Paris or New
York. The capital assets of most
banks and insurance companies
likewise are held in the Western
financial centers.
The DEGREES declare that all
agents for foreign firms in Egypt
must be Egyptisn-born citizens
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Despite the five-year breathing
spell for citizens of countries
other than Britain and France,
the net effect probably will be to
kill the possibility of any con-
siderable United States or West
ern investment in Egypt so long
as the present regime remains in
power.
The new laws also threatened
prospects of cooperation be-
tween the United States and the
Nasser regime.
A large share of the foreign
enterprises in Cairo were run by
British and French citizens.
These firms were sequestered by
the Egyptians after the October
81 British-French attack. Es-
Inmates of the total value of the
British-French businesses range
from 1910 million to $3.50 million.
In effect. the new DEGREES
merely make permanent the ear
lier confiscation so far as the
British and French firms are
concerned.
$3.50 Million Frozen
After Col. Nasser nationalized
the Suez Canal last June, Britain
froze more than $3.50 million in
Egyptian assets in London.
The assets of local branches
of trading Arms consist largely
OF operating capital. Office equip
ment and whatever goods they
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inaugurated as Governor OF
Texas at noon yesterday.
Mr.. Blakley arrived here at
1926 pm. and was greeted by
a dozen members of the Texas
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Interim exos Senator
To Vote With Democrats
BY the Associated Press

William Blakley Eisenhower who was named
temporary Senator from Texas yesterday Washington
last night and made plain that he will with Democrats
Earher the 58-year-od millionaire would
on what would happen occasion Republicans to
try to reorganize the Senate.
Exactly where Baey stood was conectra since he has
crossed many political lines in
Texas Also he appointed inaeaed as (,overnor NJ
outgoing strnnu rovar noa. =
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Unlimited Free Porkins Chevy Chose
One Hour Free Psrkins Downtown