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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27
Murderer Sent
For Mental Test
Court Resolution
Praises Lewis

Neramtah Smith. indicted for
the murder OF Harold johnson,
near Hampden- Sydney June %,
has been committed to Central
State Hospital. for examination
and determination Of his mental
condition.
A Circuit Court ruling granted
the Commonwealth attorney
request for such "a determination
prior to trial here. A grand jury
murder indictment against Smith,
Negro, opened the September
term OF Circuit Court here.
Escape Trial
The felony trial OF James Clar-
ence Hall. on an escaping charge
has been set for October 7. Hall
29-year-old Negro. trustee from
Rustburg Convict Camp 8, made
a break for freedom here las,
July while; working at the high
way maintenance sheds. He was
taken into custody five hours
later in Farmville.
The court handed a 500 fine
and 60-day license suspension
sentence to Robert Myron Potter
a Marylander on visit here. He
was arrested while driving so
miles an hour. He appealed a con
viction in County Court.
!. D. Jacobs was appointed as
special county policeman fol
areas not in towns, during an
other court action. His term is
for one year.
Lewis Resolution
A memorial resolution on the
service and abilities OF the late
John F. Lewis. county judge, was
entered In the court book. 1t was
presented by the Resolutions com
mittee Of the Fifth Judicial Cir
cult Bar Association.
His death June 10, 1857 re
moved from the Fifth Circuit a
most loyal and valued member Y
the resolution stated.
~ praised Judge Lewis for his
faithful interest in and unceas-
'ng work for his clients; his dig
nifty and consideration on the
bench. and for his impartial ad-
ministraticn OF Justice regardless
of economic and social status or
race. #
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27

this year will surpass that of last
year.
The new law allowing a farmer
tokgrow up to 30 acres of wheat for
use on his farm will not appreci-
ably affect the soil bank plan.
The new law will apply only to
those farmers who plan to use
their entire wheat output on the
farm where the wheat is produced.
The 30-acre growing must be ap-
proved by the county ASC COM
mittee.
The previous program of allow
ing wheat production up to Is
acres without allottments is still
in effect. except for the producers
taking advantage Of the new 80
acre provision.
Deadline for the 30-acre Sign
up for 1858 wheat is Oct Is or
lss.o. " planting time.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27
LOngwOOd House To /,
Be Open Wednesday

Historic Longwopd house will
begin the season with an open
house Oct. 2. from to S p. m.
Wilfred Wagner. Of Slater Sys-
tenn. announced today.
Farmville and area residents.
along with students. faculty and
friends. are invited to attend the
open house. which has become an
annual affair.
The popular Thursday night
family dinners and Sunday meals
will be served again this year.
Telephone information concern
ing reservations for dinners or
parties may be obtained BY cal
H-~ SEW or 1880. Mrs. Marie
Blanton will act as official host
tSS
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27
keysville Boy Killed;
Struck by Automobile

A 7-year-old Keysville boy was
killed Tuesday afternoon west Of
Kevsville when he apparently ran
OUT behind parked car onto
Route 40.
The boy was Ronald B. Austin.
Police said that he was hit by a
car driven by William r. Han
cock. Of Route 2, Charlotte C. H.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27
Religious Census
Set October 6

A community wide religious
census has been planned by the
Farmville Ministerial Association.
Volunteers from m m u nifty
churches will provide more than
100 workers.
Calls viii be made between 2
and 5 p. M, Sunday, Oct. s. for
the census. 1t will seek to locate
persons without church affilia-
tons, and to provide congrega-
lions with a completer analysis OF
the religious makeup Of the
community.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27
Got Pool Question:?
Ask Leaders

Solicitors taking funds for the
community swimming pool have
found numerous questions among
prospective givers. c. F. Wilson.
one of three drive co-leaders. said
today any question addressed to
the Farmville Lions Club Pool
Fund would be answered.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27
Evangelistic Series
To End This Week

The Grace Chapel four week
evangelistic campaign ends this
week. B. L. Bedford. of Raleigh,
N. c.. will deliver his final mes
sages. Herman Dpwdy has an
nounced that concluding services
will be held Friday and Sunday
nights at 7:45.
The chapel is located next to
Osborn's Grocery across the APP
pomattox river bridge.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27
Austrian Leaf
Will Lead I op
Tobacco Demand
Good Poundage
Per Acre Seen
For Dark Tobacco


J. w, Huntington. on the dark
fired tobacco. outlook this year.
The Huntington Tobacco Com
pany president said the rain
brought tobacco out considerably
and most Of the farmers seem to
feel that they have a good crop.
He predicted that top demand
will be for the cigar or Austrian
type tobacco. That particular leaf
was In short supply last year and
will be in even greater demand
this season.
Mr.. Huntington advised the
local growers to pick out the cigar
type tobacco and don't tie it up
with the dark leaf
He said the demand for other
types Of leaf is expected to be
strong. too, and a full crop of buy
ers would be .on the Farmville
market to assure satisfactory
prices
About 8 Million Pounds
Government sources predict a
crop of dark tobacco in Virginia
at 100000 pounds and sun
cured crop close to 100000. Dun
nington believes the estimate is a
little high and would shade the
prediction by several hundred
thousand pounds.
Even SO the average production
per acre will be normal or a little
above normal. The ten per cent
allotment reduction plus the soil
bank will reduce the overall crop
considerably. Last year l0.945.27
pounds of dark tobacco were mar
keted and l,243.696 pounds Of sun
cured leaf were sold on the Farm
vile. Blackstone and Lynchburg
dark fired markets. The Richmond
sun-cured market also added to
the 3,l54.9l0-pound total sun
cured sales in the state.
<. P. Lancaster, manager of the
Dark Tobacco Sales Cooperative.
said early reports on tobacco are
excellent. However some growers
indicate at present that there may
be considerable heavy tobacco
which will reduce the fine quality
of last season.
1T is difficult to predict this
early" Lancaster reports. but
some will be good and some win
be poor
8ONe Crop Harvested
E. F. Striplin. county agent.
said that poundage per acre will
be about normal. Some OF the
tobacco that was cut before the
rain will be light and some OF
that cut after the rain will be ex-
ira heavy" the agent said.
What goes on in the barn the
next few weeks are important
considerations in the county
agents book. Some of the tobac-
co will need lot Of firing he
explained, but how much they'll
smoke ! don't know"
The crop is 80 per cent cut.
Striplin said, and is ahead of the
flue-cured harvest which is I'M
usual this time of year.
Striplin feels that the flue-
cured growers have had a rougher
time than the ark-fired pro-
ducers. Flue-cured tobacco had
been tending to burn through the
drought and is now doing lot of
speaking. which will be a big
factor Of the quality of the flue-
cured leaf.
The rain saved the fire-cured
crop" Striplin indicated. 1T was
starting to burn just before the
rains came"
Striplin also called this years
crop a clean crop, meaning that
the damage from disease has been
relatively small.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-27

Its Raw!
ITS Rough!
ITS Romantic
:. When a Yank who'd do
anything for a buck agrees to
smuggle a loaded French blonde
into forbidden territory"
Evening star., 1957-12-29

THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, o. c.
December a.. 1857
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
Mineral Law
Institute Set For
August ], 2, 8

The third annual Rocky Mountain
Mineral Law Institute, in Missoula,
Montana, August l, 2 and 8, will fea-
ture talks by 21 experts in oil and
gas and mining law, according to Rob-
ert E. Sullivan, dean of the Montana
State University Law School and di-
rector of the institute.
The institute is sponsored by the
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foun-
dation, which was organized in 1866.
Its members include law schools. in
dustry associations, state bar associa-
tions in the Rocky Mountain states,
and the Mineral Law section of the
American Bar Assn. The yearly in
stitute provides Continuing educa-
tion'' for practicing attorneys and
members of the oil and gas and min
ing industries, Dean Sullivan said.
Many of the mineral law problems it
deals with are peculiar to the Rocky
Mountain region because so many
federal lands are located in the area,
he pointed out.
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
Former FPC
Head Seeks
Power Pools

NEW YORK CITY-(CNS)-Co-
ops and public-owned power systems
are in fight for their lives, former
Federal Power Commission chief said
here, June 26.
Leland Olds, now director of En-
ergy Research Associates, said the
greatest challenge to local public
owned electric systems and rural cleo
trio co-operatives and to the general
public of the nation, ''is to take what
ever steps are necessary to bring
giant power under effective demo-
cratic control so as to make it the SER
want of all.''
Speaking to the 4th annual 3-day
Public Power Association
convention, he predicted power con-
may increase six to eight |
times by 1910. He proposed that the
demand be met by the establishment
Of at least four giant regional reser-
The people's voice., 1957-07-12

UNION CITY, N. j. Canada IS
family allowance plan "has had none
of the dire effects the pessimists saw
coming" Anthony J. Wright, Ottawa
correspondent, declares in an article
in the July issue of The Sign, national
Catholic magazine published here.
Today says Wright, "it would
be hard to find six out of 100 Cana
dians against Family Allowances, and
they'd be bachelors.
Last july" Wright reports, 49,
443,796 Canadian children received
an average of $6.04 each" In eleven
years, he adds, Ottawa has redis-
tributed to the mothers of Canada
three and half billions.
Among the objections when the
plan was first introduced Wright lists
these:
1. The baby bonus is "socialistic
nonsense
2. Improvident parents will "squan-
der the cash"
3. Canada will be peopled by Gin
ferior folk; large, poorer families
will become larger.
The people's voice., 1957-07-12

Congress to pay their operating ex-
penses, and submit to budget bureau
control, and;
90 Give the Treasury Secretary
veto power over bonds, notes, and
other debentures that the banks and
peas would sell to private investors.
Now FCA's governor is only required
to consult with the Treasury Secre-
tary.
All NFLAs and nearly all peas
have already repaid every dollar of
federal investment. When farmers
and their co-ops won the right last
year ultimately to take over full con-
troll, as we'll as ownership, of these
credit co-ops and the banks for CO.
operatives, Eisenhower reluctantly
signed the bill. He said the President
should retain some control, he
thought.
The people's voice., 1957-07-12

voirs that would be required by law
to furnish wholesale power to public
and private companies and so coop
eratives.
"Such regional wholesale power
supply pools," he said, "must be fed
by combination of hydroelectric
plant, built as parts of federal COM
prehensive river-basin programs, huge
steam plants located in the country's
well-distributed coal fields, and cor
responding atomic giants located away
from urban areas, all integrated with
the power supply of local electric
systems"
AAPA is national trade organiza-
lion representing more than 800 pub
icly owned electric utilities in 40
states, Puerto Rico, and Alaska.
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
Family Allowance Plan
Approved By Canadians

A. Labor unions Thought it would
give employers an excuse for not pay
ing more"
Wright describes the allowance
plan as Intelligent meddling by the
State in the life of individuals" at
is the kind of meddling Canadians
like" he adds.
He also points out that the plan
"has shown Canadian mothers to be
scrupulously honest" "There have
been only 259 prosecutions for fraud
under the Family Allowance Act.
Fraud is possible for time, but rec
ords catch up with deceivers." Total
loss over eleven years, he reports,
has been "$66,000 on an outlay of
$3.5 billion"
Larger families, he asserts, "are
not as common now as they were be-
fore family allowances. But the num-
ber of families with three or four
children has increased. The 'inferior'
folk feared by the snobs are not
popping up like rabbits. The nation
is healthier and sounder in wind,
limb, and mind This is not due
only to family allowances. Medical
practices have improved. But doctors
agree that the baby bonus has
helped"
Moreover, says Wright, "the bonus
has had no effect on wages. The wage
index in the years 1915 to 1854 had
doubled itself Labor leaders to-
lay would scott at the notion that
hey have lost a cent in pay because
If the bonus"
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
Increased Liquor Excise Tax
Continued From Page One)

Legislature did absolutely nothing to eliminate costly loop
the Corporation License Tax law to collect income
nonesdens who profit because of Montana bus
and agricultural properties stocks and other investments
The Corporation License Tax loopholes continue.
result with nine times many corporations in 1856 as in
vhen the law first passed. and the
business dollar volume cent of the today bring
the than did
1917.
That the Legislature fit to do nothing about collecting
off residents proposed in the MCGOWAN BILL
SIN another instance when corporation lobbying carried
weight than the general welfare of Montana people
Lobbyists Montana Power major OuoSate chartered oil
companies foreign corporations appeared before
committee and painted doefu picture
for the state if SB 05 enacted The Senate majority
Republicans Democra) forgetting that they
from Montana counties went along with the lobbyists thus
saving the Queen of Holland big Anaconda Company
holder and other outoftaers from contributing estimated
million dollars to Montana government though
much of their income is derived from this state.
AS noted above the 1857 Legislature took easy way
and doing failed to make any progress
equitable taxation this In fact because the greater
emphasis placed higher liquor cigarettes and
vdua income the 1857 Legislature only increased existing
tax inequalities.
strong pro for killing the big LIQUOR
nothing ese will indicate to future legislatures that the
people of Montana weary from continually having their
interests ubOrdnaed to the desires of special privilege
lobby against legislation which will hasten the
when Montana throws off the yoke colonasm
these ouotae interests from days
By killing the liquor increase the very
positively inform the Legislature they that body
down brass acks and long last do something
bring about equitable taxation in Montana-that they
tired of being sold down the session after session.
simply because many their legislators
withstand from the Company" lobby
when in Helena.
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
ike SEEKS TIGHTER CONTROLS
over farm CREDIT CO-0PS

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)-,
A little-noticed plan to rob farmers
forever of control of their credit CO.
ops slipped into Congress, June "a.
For two years, the budget bureau
has waged losing battle to keep con-
troll of banks for co-operatives, pro-
duction credit associations. and ma
tional farm loan associations. The
government provided the initial capi-
tai for these credit co-ops. Once given
the chance, however, farmers and
their co-ops have swiftly replaced
most of the federal capital with their
own funds.
Under the proposal, these Farm
Credit Administration agencies would
be subject to budget bureau control
as fully as if the government owned
all of their stock.
Congressman William L. Dawson
(D-Ill.) introduced the bill at the
bureaus request. 1t would:
% Give the bureau continuing
over Farm Credit Admin
istration through the government cor
poration control act;
(2) Require the banks for cooper
atives to turn over interest they col
lect on loans to the u. S. Treasury,
get an annual appropriation from
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
Northern FU Co-ops
Build Campus House

FARGO, N. D.-(CNS)-A new,
3-story Coop House is going up on
North Dakota Agricultural College
campus here. 1t will house 48 stu
dents and be ready for the fall
term. Farmers Union Grain Ter
minal, Central Exchange, and North
Dakota Flu are financing the prof.
ect, being built near the center of
NDAC's campus.
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
HaIf-BiIiion!

Congressman Charlie A. Vanik ID
Ohio) points out that oil companies
pay no U. S. taxes on their huge
profits, not only in Saudi Arabia, but
also in other Middle East countries
and Venezuela. "Almost half a bill
lion dollars a year thus escape the
U. S. Treasury through foreign OIL
tax gimmicks," Vanik said.
The people's voice., 1957-07-12

planning and joint financing the pos
sibility of obtaining badly needed
facilities for both Indians and nom
Indians would be greatly increased.
The proportionate sharing of over
head construction costs and costs of
basic equipment, such as X-ray facili-
ties, operating rooms and heating
plants, would reduce the per-bed con-
struction costs for both Indians and
non-Indians. Thus both the federal
government and the non-Indian COM
munities would gain financially from
the construction of joint community
hospitals.
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
KEY CLUBBERS IN TOWN

Some 60 young Montanans were in
town last week for a nationwide
Kiwanis-sponsored Key Club conven-
ton. Presiding officer of this conven-
tion of teen-age service clubbers was
John Keith of Billings.
The people's voice., 1957-07-12

that the improvement of the section
of the route from Glasgow to the Air
Force Base be partially financed with
defense access-road funds to meet
military requirements.
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
IKE SIGNS HARLoWToN BILL

The President signed into law the
Mansfield-Murray bill which says the
federal government has no interest
in eight Harlowton lots, half interest
of which had been willed to Uncle
Sam.
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
Federal School Aid Stond--
Continued From Page One)

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water to $1,000 acres of bench lands
which are not now irrigated. Wednes-
day the Senate approved the bill. The
House Interior Committee approved
companion legislation, sponsored by
Rep. Metcalf, on Wednesday.
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
PHOSPHATE BILL APPROVED

The House Interior Committee also
approved 3-M legislation, already
through the Senate, which would re-
move the present restriction that no
individual, corporation or association
may lease more than 5,12O acres Of
Phosphate-bearing lands on the public
domain in any one state.
The Montanans' legislation would
leave intact the provision that not
more than 1O,24O acres of phosphate
lands on the public domain may be
leased to any one individual, corpora
ton or association. The net effect
would be the removal of the artificial
political or geographic lines that
competent testimony indicated are
serving as barrier to the highly de-
sired expansion of the phosphate in
dustry in the West.
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
TIMBER BILL INTRODUCED

Wednesday Senator Murray intro
duced bill to repeal the authority
previously granted the Secretaries Of
Agriculture and Interior to award
timber to particular companies or
companies in selected areas. The de-
cision to seek repeal of this legisla-
tion stems from a study of the effect
of the law made by the Department
of Agriculture after the Senate In
terror Committee reviewed federal
timber sales policies.
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
GRANT AND LOAN DEPT

Almost every week Montana con-
gressional offices get notice of sew
eral loans and grants to Montana
communities under variety of fed
eral programs. We haven't been put
ting them in the NOTEBOOK, but
there's room this time anyhow so
here's this weeks file:
REA approved a 1868, 900 loan to
the Southeast Electric Coop, Ekalaka.
Public Health Service approved
$130,892.92 grant for hospital CON
struction under the Hill-Burton Act
for 34-bed nursing home addition
to the Toole County Hospital Shelby.
The Office of Education certified
for immediate payment $1O,863 for
Colstrip High School District under
Public Law 874, which provides fed
eral aid for school maintenance in
federally affected areas.
MONTANA MOUNTS?
Following NOTEBOOK notice that
mail service to and from Montana is
occasionally slower than Pony Express
several people have sent in support
ing evidence. Several reported mail
took two weeks in transit. Others
sent in mail order company announce
nents pointing to the need for early
ordering in view of the postal slow
iown. Well, there's always a silver
ming. Montana used to supply the
government with some fine cavalry
lorses. If we have to go back to the
Pony Express a Montana industry
will be revived.
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
HOUSE OKAYS HOSPITAL BILL

r1OOOE Una . f1OSFl AL BILL
The House passed Rep. Anderson's
bill which will permit use of available
funds for construction of community
hospitals which will serve Indians and
non-Indians jointly.
Under present law the Surgeon
General has responsibilities regarding
financial assistance to public or other
nonprofit agencies or organizations
for the construction of community
hospitals, if he determines that such
assistance would constitute a more
desirable and effective method of
needed hospital facilities
available for Indians than would di-
rect federal construction of Indian |
hospitals, many of which are in sorry
repair. This legislation would not |
authorize any new expenditure of |
funds.
The amount of assistance extended |
by the Surgeon General may not ex-
ceed that portion of the reasonable
costs of the construction project
which is attributable to the Indian
health needs, as determined by the
Surgeon General.
Some communicative Point
and Poplar are good examples
! high priority with regard to the con-
truction of hospital facilities under
he Hill-Burton program, but have
difficulties in raising the
necessary matching funds. With Joint |
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
OPPOSED

Senators Murray and Mansfield, in
joint statement to the Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce,
called for Senate rejection of Jerome
Kuykendalls reappointment to the
Federal Power Commission.
ga man who has attempted to con-
ceal facts from and mislead the Con-
gress should be repected," they said,
thereby serving notice that such
conduct will not be tolerated"
The people's voice., 1957-07-12
GLASGOW ROAD

The Bureau of Public Roads ad-
vised the delegation last week that it
was instructing it's regional engineer
to discuss with Montana officials pos
sible ways of improving the Glasgow
Air Base Road.
The Bureau said it is willing to pro-
pose to the Department of Defense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-16
w. M. ToIIont, 4S,
|Sofewuy EmpIoye

William Melvin Tallant, ST..
48, an advertising copywriter
for Safeway Stores. died of a
heart attack today at his home,
291O o street Sc.
Mr.. Tallant, a native of
Washington, had been with
the Safeway chain for 81 years.
He was a member of st.
Francis Xavier Catholic
Church, $500 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc. and the Knights
of Columbus and the Holy
Name Society there.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Mary Echols Tallant, a
daughter. Mic Mildred Virginia
Tallant. and a son, George C.
Tallant. 928 Fourteenth street
S. E.: two other sons. James E.
Tallant, 2O8 Wilmington place
Sc, and william M. Tallant,
dr., 1914 Longfort drive. Chill
lum. Md. and two grandchil-
dren.
A funeral Mass will be Of
fered at st. Francis Xavier
Church at $3.50 am. Thursday.
Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.