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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02
R-H Statesmen Win
|Leagl lie Plav-Offs
In 4-3, 7-3 Wins

Randolph Henry Highs States
men won the championship play
off Of the Southside High School
Summer League with straight 4-3
and 7-3 wins over Farmville High
School, Monday and Tuesday
nights.
The Statesmen had eliminated
Victoria no and 40. while Farm
vile had pushed Crewe aside with
AZ and 80 wins after losing the
first contest As, in the prefmi-
nary series.
The r III squad called on Nor
ris Ramsey. ace pitcher, for most
of the heorics of the playoff He
came on in the second inning to
stop Farmville uprising Of two
runs In the opening loss. and re-
lieved Starter Robert Fears mid
way of the second game to hold
| the Statesmen's lead.
| Wilson Cook and Earl Fore gave
up nine hits in the opener, won
when RI H rallied for three last
inning runs to overcome a 81 de
ficit.
Center Fielder Charlie Hard
ing's homer with Ramsey on base,
was the blow in the fifth which
put the statesmen out Of reach in
the final contest. Randolph La
foon and Wilson Cook divided
pitching chores for Farmville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02

things ont, and it's only right to
pet the K rs investigate a little =
says John Love. proprietor Of Green
Bay ESQ station
The dial system is part Of the
Burkevjlle Exchange Of Virginia
Telephone and Telegraph Company
which lest week COMPLETED init a
installation of service to St patrons
with Sl5.300 project.
! Impetus to the project WAS added
when telephone sery de- tp Green
Bays new Civil Aeronautics Ad-
minist alton installation flst east
of tbs community on Route $50 was
required The facility has four d.
rect lines To CAA headquarters.
For some years the only tele-
phonic communication with the com
munity was through the one line TO
lPalmeT's general store, and since
that involved the process Of mes
sengers to the person wanted, 1t
served little beyond the fortunate
ones there.
1 That's all a thing OF the past
now and if there's little extra
ringing for a while, why. it is
Understandable.
Burkeville 1921. please
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02

consistent with the office he holds
as a member Of Congress"
With Congress expected to adj
iourn in the near future. Abbitt
should be free to devote much of
his time to the campaign
Almond said organization work
would begin Monday, and Abbitt
would be at the Richmond head
quarters Monday when they offic-
tally opened.
Abbitt Is recognized as a rising
leader IN the State democratic or
ganization, and he stands four
square with State policy of State
control for public schools, which
includes the right to operate
them On 4 segregated basis
Abbitt was mentioned as pos
sibie contender for Governor in
the coming election, but came out
in support of Almond. ,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02
Ten Permits Issued

Commercial construction bolstared
July building to send the estimated
figures to S66 .34l This is the high
est July construction figure re-
corded here in recent years.
The main strength Of building
costs recently has been new homes,
but commercial building m e
through in July with an estimated
cost figure of S46.04l to add new
impetus to the construction market
in Prince Edward county
Both OF the permits issued for
the town of Farmville We're of com
mercial nature These were issued
as follows. Putney Tobacco Com
panv for an alteration to tobacco
warehouse on the corner Of Mill and
Randolph streets. and Farmer S
Cooperative for the addition of a
So X so cmderblock room at their
warehouse on West Third street
III Prince Edward county permits
Of a commercial nature were issued
as follows Farnlville district, Rob-
eri A. Smith Company. Inc. cinder-
block office building. on the Pros
pect road Lockett district. H. H.
Hubbard, silo at Rice. Lockett d S
trict, W E. Frank. addition to dairy
barn, and, also Lockett district. lie
roy and Robert Jenkins Jenkins
Brothers.. constructing d airy
barn
Other construction was under
taken as follows Farmville dis
frict. Mary Elsie Wells. garage on
hack Hanpden-Sydney road; Robert
G. Cunningham, brick dwelling
in Davidson S subd vision: Prospect
district, Russell and Gertrude Stiff,
frame building, and also Prospect
district, Mrs. Susie G Hix. tenant
house.
The ten permits for S66.S4l issued
in July compare fayorably with
June Of this year. which saw nine
permits issued for 1896 This was
relatively high for June, compared
with other recent years.
The ftsat il r,en'lls building r.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02
IRuritan Day At
jamestown Mon day

4 Appomattox District Ruritan
DAY al jamestown Will be held
Monday. Aug 5. Counties in the
4 district include Appomattox,
( Charlotte. Buckingham, Cumbar-
land. Prince Edward, Nottoway.
Powhatan, Amelia and several
others
Buckingham Central High
School Band will play America
\ at the opening Of the program. 2
Monday. The band will wear Colo
NAL costumes which they have
made. E. B. Knapp, band director,
Will sing solo.
The Rt. Rev. William a. Brown,
lretired bishop Of the Diocese Of
Southern Virginia, will give the
invocation Watkins M. Abbitt. of
Appomattox. and Edward M. Hud-
gins, Chesterfield County dele
gate, will be among the speakers.
Charming H. Moon. 1t. Gov for
Zone 3. Ruritan National. made
arrangements for the district day
He will preside in place Of r. c.
Clary, Ruritan District Governor.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02
Andrew E. Godsey
Heads Cumberland
DemOcraticCOmmit

The Cumberland County Dem
ocratic committee has reorganized
With the unanimous election Of
Andrew E. Godsey as chairman
and j. Taylor Williams. county
Cammonwealth's attorney. as sec
re.ary.
Godsey has accepted the request
Of the state organization to man
age the campaign of j. Lindsey
Almond Jr. Albertus Harrison
ard A. E. S. Stephens in Cumber-
land county The three are No
venber general election candi-
dates for governor. attorney-gen-
eral and lieutenant governor.
The chairman's requist for the
active assistance Of all committee
members and county officers in
the campaign was followed BY
pledges of enthusiastic support
Almond has announced that one
OF his major campaign stops will
\ be made at Cumberland.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02

have enabled us TO end the wear
with a balanced budget while gifts
to endowment have materially
strengthened our financial position
for the future. We are grateful 10
the many Alumni. friends. corpora
tons and foundations who have pub
lcly demonstrated their belief In
Hampden-Sydney College.
AT the same time. we know that
initiation. maintenance costs. and
above all. the need to increase our
salaries for faculty, place growing
demands on US We cannot become
complacent. We are planning and
working to strengthen the program
of Hampden-Sydney College in order
to merit even greater support tbs
year and in years to come
Largest gift was the grant from
the Ford Foundation. totaling Sss.
500 for endowment to support in
creases in faculty salaries. Corpor
ate gifts distributed through tic
Virginia Foundation for Indepcn-
dent Colleges amounted to Sl7.420.
More than 1000 alumni gave S33. 2ai
while over $4,000 Of undesignatei
funds came from churches Of tic
Synod Of Virginia. Presbyterian
Church. U. S., with which the col
lege is affiliated.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02


the hrobl Nssof handicapped chill
drerr. and sc- the school testing
programs which seek To measure.
evalffate asld sdircct student prog
ress.
There are Also .rYsany direct as
signments banded out hy the sup
erintsnderfy, among the myriad
tasks in cSayerting the raw ma
terias Of childhood into productive
meckanisaf Of good citizenship.
Ed Pe:,tss- knows the schools
here, He seTns through them, then
Oh to HI inpden-Sydney College.
whefs hc graduated magma cum
laude in 1898 After teaching at
Pulaski rim 1885 TO ls4l. he
earned his masters degree at
Northwestern, in ll942.
2 Gears al FEMA
He was assistant commandment
at Fork 977sion Military Academy
for two yeafs and had.a two-and-
a-haH I'VE al- Interruption for World
War.I1 s.faice in. the U. S, Coast
Guard. was from that service
that he calne back to his native
county y Principal at Darling
ton Heights. u l946+
Concers, with good schools hits
close. to hHns since his own two
child$en Ann involved. James Ed
ward: "Jirnlnis' Payne. 13. will be
freShman,a1 Worshain when the
new term commences. Jimmie is
the immediate past president Of
the CounfS Nh ! Council. Susan
Payne viii enter tne.fourth grade
at nsrl'nssor Heiahts. where the
tarrisv lives.
MIS-. Payne, who keeps the
household stunning in the farm
hong at tlp Heights, is the form
er Virginia Pickett, Off Roxboro,
N. C3
Church Deacon
Payne isvice president Of the
Prince war ti-cumberland
fCon.5nned on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02
Atkinson 70 BE
Adviser; Pritchard
Business Manager

Hampden-Syd College trustees
noted the institutions gifts Of
s242.4l3 for the past year and sane
toned admin strative staff changes
during their summer meeting Mon
day at the college.
j. William Dmnington. Of Farm
vile. was elected the new vice
chairman of the board also during
the trustees organizational session.
The appointment of p Tulane
Atkinson. retiring treasu er. as adj
wiser for alumni and public relat ons
was authorized A 1907 graduate.
Atkinson has served on the college
staff since 1919, first as financial
secretary, and since 1885, as treas
uyar.
Pritchard Named
Claude ri tchald. Jl.. who has
served the past two years as assis-
tant to the president. was named
business manager, He Is a graduate
Of the Glass Of 1850.
Marcnant ID. WornOm vice preSi-
dent Of First and Merchants Ma
tional Bank of r c h mond, was
named comptroller OF the college
In that capacity he VIII advise on
accounting p. ocedures. according to
Dr. Frank S Johns, board chair
man.
Wofnem, who Will remain in has
present banking post. on at Rsca-
mond, win perform his added duties
here on ~ iodic visits ID the cam
pus. He was assistant to the presi-
dent and treasurer Of Sweet b ar
College from 1852 to 1854, when he
became A mem0er oi tue s,aa WI
The capital city bank He * Ran
dolph- Macon graduate
Gift Report
Dr Johns, Richmond surgeon and
president, Of Johnston-Willis Hospital
there. WAS reelected board caa,r-
man Robert S. Brsnaman. also of
Richmond, was reelected secretary.
Commenting on the report of
S242ii3 In total gifts during 1856
57- pr. Joseph G Robert. president
Of Hampden-Sydney. said. I'VE aFe
very pleased TO announce this fig
ure. Gifts to the operating fund
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02
: Approval Stickers
/ On 90 Per Cent
J OF County Scales

Ninety two per cent of all COM
mercial scales tested in Prince
Edward county were accurate
ard approved on the first test. !"
according to a report made to the
Prince Edward Board of Super
visors by the Virginia Division Of
Markets.
The state inspector tested l78
commercial scales and found only
IA incorrect. Thomas C.. Harris.
Jr., supervisor Of the weights ard
measures section noted that the
report compares very favorably
with the State average He ex-
planned that about 10 per cent Of
all scales tested are generally in
accurate due to normal wear Of
sensitive parts Only eight per
cent were inaccurate in Prince
Edward county according to his
report.
OF "a hanging scales tested only
ore was found incorrect Each Of
the five warehouse scales tested
measured correctly, as did each of
the three hopper scales tested.
The largest number Of incorrect
scales were computing scales. Nine
out Of 30 scales were inaccurate
for per centage figure of IL. Per
centage-wise livestock scales were
the highest with one out Of two
being inaccurate.
This gasoline pumps and grease
measurers in use at service sta
tions We're also tested. Out of 2l4
devices tested only l3 were mac
curate
This report states that only
three per cent We're measuring in
accurately; the others were re-
jeeted because they failed to con
form to specifications This com
Continued on page -
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02

Heights Elementary School ever
since.
Payne sat down at the No
desk in the office Of the division
superintendent today To begin Of
ficially the work AS successor to
Paul McLelland. who has moved
over to the School for the Deaf at
Stanton.
Job Features
AS general supervisor, the vet
eran of more than Is years in the
class room and principals office
will concern himself chiefly With
the education problems In the di-
vision. relieving the superintcnd-
ent for the vast administrative
workload that is his.
In such capacity he visits the
schools frequently to consult with
teachers and principals. The cup
ervisor gives special attention to
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02
Powhatan Super visors
Request DR. ough t Aid
At Special Meeting
Entire Area
Suffers From
Lack OF Rain

Pcwhatan County Beard Of Super
Vjsors approved a resolution asking
FIR drought aid at a special meeting
Thursday, August L. at 10 al m
Pcwhatan thus becomes the nth
Virginia county to request desig-
nation as a federal drought disaster
area. Previously Fauquier, Prince
william. Fa rfax. Norfolk, Gooch-
land, Fairfax. Hanover and Louisa
counties applied for consideration
as drought disaster areas. Federal
drought aid generally amounts to
long term loans, reduction IN feed
prices and reduction in hay ship
ment prices.
P ince Edward County Board of
Supervisors are meeting 0 v
Thursday in regular session. but
E F. Str.plin. county agent. said
he would make no recommendation
TO the board as to applying for
drought relief
State Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Parke c. Biinkley recently
completed a tour of 20 counties at
the request of Governor Stanley
Included in his tour were Appomat-
tox, Cumberland, Buckingham, and
PoWhatan count es.
Today, Brinkley is scheduled to
tour several counties in the DAN
vile area. be ore he retlrns~to Rich
mond and makes his report to the
Governor Brinkley noted that con.
iitions in the area vary from far
to terribly bad
Powhatan Dry
In reporting on TIL E Powhatan
drought conditions, H. W, Henry
county agent. said. If conditions
warranting federal drought ass s.
lance are found anywhere in tho
state. they will be found in Powha-
tan"
He estimated that 60 per cent OF
corn and grain crops are being LOST
In the drought The drought con-
ulflons IN the county are compared
as worse than the droughts in the
early la50's.
Stripln reports that Prince Ed
ward is 'spotty" In fact" he
said, Il have never seen it as
spotty as this" However, the whole
county is dry. according TO the
county agent.
Pastures seem to be in worst
shape added Striplin. Just north
ing maybe 10 to IS per cent Of
normal II it keeps up the grass
viii die he predicted
Hay Shortage
In the long run. the hay shortage
may be the most serious factor to
cattle and dairy herds. Striplin esti-
mated that some farmers VII have
fed UP their hay by September i,
and many will be out by October l,
Then they will have to use bought
hay.
In checking over the county. Strip
lin said that only few dairymen
have any hopes Of having enough
hay to get through the winter.
j Continued on page ~
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02
Ten Permits issued
July Construction Reaches $66,341;
Commercial Building Major Factor

pcrts for 1857 Jagged about $500 900
behind the first six months Of 1856
and 1855 However, July showed an
increase of $685. 4l over July, 1856.
IF the building keeps up in the same
vein for the rest Of 1857. the yearly
total may equal the record shatter-
ing S783. l54 mark set in 1856
Only seven permits were issued
last July for $4,000. July Of 1855
and July, 1854 we're almost identical
with S44 900 and S44 300 respectively.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02
New Doctor Opens
Midtown Office Today

Or. Waverly M. Cole opened his
office for the practice Of general
medicine at lao N. Nam street.
Farmville. today Thursday. He
will have the following hours
$50 a. m, to noon, and , to 30
p. m. daily except Thursday aft
ernoons.
Inc new physician, Black
stone native. has taken a resi-
dence apartment at 6lO Oak
etrnat
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02
Meheryin Post Office Ceremonies Set

Folks at Meherrin trudged a
new way 10 the post office today.
In fact, they transacted postal
business in handsome new
building.
While. the new office opened
for the first official business
Thursday, the formal dedication
will come Saturday, August H. in
ceremonies beginning at 3 p. m,
according to Postmaster Frank
Horlander.
Congressman Watkins M. Abbitt
will make the dedicatory address
and Postal Department officials
~-ill tal-e part. according 70 tn
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02
Faculty Appointments, Staff
Changes at HamPden Sydney
Announced as Trustees Meet
Seven Teachers
Include Three
Hill Graduates

Seven faculty appointments, in
GLIDING those of three graduates,
have just been announced at
Hampden-Sydney College for the
l957-58 session.
The seven are In addition to DR..
Thomas jefferson Wertenbaker,
whose appointment as Whitney
Visiting Professor In history was
announced earlier. The naming
Of Claude Milan and John Stoke
ley Fulton to the athletic staff
was made public earlier in the
summer
John Payson Kennedy. who will
receive the MA degree at Emory
University this summer. will teach
sociology. He is 1854 Emory
graduate and will come to the vnl-
lege directly from graduate school
at Emory where he Is completing
MA requirements in sociology.
Stine Replacement
Edward Keith Dix, 1854 grad
uate AT Millsaps College. will be
instructor In economics. replacing
Or. o. c. Stine, whose visiting
professor appointment was for
Ne past session. Dix. native OF
Lakeland Fla. has just received
his MA degree from Duke Uniyer-
sity.
David A. Mathews. Jr.. who had
served the past year as instructor
Az George Institute Of Technology.
will instruct In the Chemistry
department A native of Gastonia.
n c., he holds BIS 1883 from
Davidson and the MS degree in
chemistry 1855 from University
Of Kansas.
The three graduates who are
returning as teachers are Way
land Thomas Joyner. Jr.. Glass Of
1881, Archer Jones. Glass Of l949.
and Russell G. Macdonald, Glass
Of 1850.
Joyner will be assistant pro-
fessor Of physics. He received his
Ph.D from Duke University in
1855 where nc has also taught
More recently he has been en-
gaged in research at the Navy Re-
search Laboratory at University
II Maryland. III is from Suffolk
va
Honor Graduate
Jones will serve as instructor in
the History department He grad
uated AT H-SC summa cum laude
and in 1858 received the MA de-
gree from University of Virginia.
A Richmonder. Jones is working
toward the Pho degree at the
University and has served AS an
instructor in history He also
served as instructor at Randolph
Macon Woman's College.
Macdonald will be assistant
professor Of English. Following
his graduation In 1850. he taught
for two years at Montgomery
County Day School near Phila-
delphia In June 1854. he received
his MA degree in English at Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania and has
been working toward his electorate
at the same institution. He also is
q y,oti,-a pf p ictro0rd
Dr. X B. Patterson. the seventh
appointee. will come back to the
college as a visiting associate pro
CONTINUED on page -
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02

postmaster n
TlGe new office stts Just off
Route $50 N .she north end Of the
comNunityt
TIE one story. cinder block,
brick-facet building. is furnished
with All ney,'equipment-
A handsome new.,slgn at the
nortA end Of. the building to be
used. for eyta-ins and leaving by
patrbns. announces Che property
as a link X the vast chain which
composes sne system.
TIE soutA end will.be used for
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-02
Mc lc!.ond Successor Sforts
Me Le.ond Successor Sorts
New General Supervisor OF Schools
Is old To The Area, Its Problems
By JOHN STICK

If hopes oblen,s ana achieve
Of this desirable qualification new general
of the Prince Edward Cumberland
emncnly fitted his post. HE r-
Edward Alfred PAYNE born f-ared educated here
parents native the Southslde His fofeAon teaching
while returned 1886 grappled
problems public principal Darngon
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-12-28
Mrs. Eddy and Our Assignment

-. p-.s... ,o seence and Health, we read our dear
-. :" words: "sHE HAS MADE NO EFFORT TO EN-
ssIIIsH, ELABORATE, OR TREAT IN FULL DETAIL 81
MsN,TE THEME" That has been very encouraging 70
-. r,,nv wears. Our daily study Of Gods Two master
~. ,hs able and the c. s. tsxsbook-nsfurs'y pro-
vokss ,vpies reactions to current events e' WI" '
fcontinvsd Next Column Topl
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-12-28

SPIRITUAL tuNAcy ADULYERATfs ALI BIBLES
ALL NoNcHRisT SCIENTIST, MARVELLOUS MES
AH-Theo&ocy. EDUCATION. CULTURE, POLITICS, j.
k.CkeAtIoN ENTERTAINMENT. the WORLD or
LETTERS. ARE CORRUPT or pEvILss4LY AisLEAD-
ING IN A PSEUDO RIGHTEOUSNESS NJ
CHRIST SCIENCE MESSIAH DECLARATION or
INDEPENDENCE" NspERATVEl TO LIBERATE THE
IVA BILLION ADAMS AND EYES FROM THEIR
MFS'I-HI-CAL MASTER THE DEVIL IA MURDERER,
LIAR. VINO AsIpEs NOT ~ The TRUTA
BECAUSE THERE IS NO TRUTH w HIM mo
REALITY!
SCHOOL HIT BY vANDALs 80 TIME
IN WEEKS
Detroit Tmes)
The Condor intermediate School. 1914 w. Grand Bivd
was broken into and damaged by juvenile vsndas for
third time in two weeks.
Police began 10 round up for Questioning nine Of IS
boys between Is and ~ years Of age who
after the second vandalism Nov ~ Six Of ths IS still
held by juvenile authorities.
Damage done by the latest forsy estimated $500
by Detective II. Gary Lee Of Mccrsw Station.
OPEN CASH REGISTER
Lee said the vandaIs broke desk in the principals Office
tore hands from the master clock plugged several toilets
with and paper davbed ink desks in the library
several eassrooms broke glass in he bookstore door,
phone off fhe wall and sprayed basement walls with fire
exfngvisher.
The gang also opened cash register in The lunch
but probably found nothing but pennies inside according
to Lee. They stole several candy bars.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-12-28
New Labor Laws


VCUu1U00u
g. Make an unfair practice for union to picket for
recognition when had lost representation election with
in wear or while another union sought recognition;
4. Prohibit payments through middlemsn to employees
or union representatives interfere with union organize
fion. ~----~-r-<
u should be pointed out that most Of what the eo"'if-
tee uncovered betrayal Of labor by LIS own Officers and
not 50 much outrageous acts Of labor against employers
Senator Ives approach moderate one and IN view
Of his past experience Congress should give his proposals.
careful confederation.
Pontiac Press.