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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05
CHORES FOR THE
WEEK END

PLANT Set out cabbage. broccoli and onion SETS sow
seed Of alysSum and snapdragon-plant gladiolw
corms Plant bushes evergreens shrubs and trees
in carefully prepared beds using plenty of peat moss
or compost but no fertilizer Water well and shade for
few days until the roots have had time begin to
function
FERTILIZER: Apply good commercial fertilizer to the
perennial border roses shrubs lawns Strawberries as
paraguS raspberres and fruit trees Avoid getting It
on the foliage 1t will burn it, Several light applications
are better than heavy and there is less loss by
teaching
NOW: When the grass is two inches high start now
ing Frequent cutting gives better results than occasional
heavy cutting Small clippings and should be left
for mulch.
CLEAN UP the perennial borders taking care not to dis
uro wanted seedlings such coumbine coreopsis and
other deSrabes. Seedlings of phlox chrysanthemums
and others seldom worthwhile should be removed along
with weeds and grass
CHICKWEED is a nuisance and a nest now Rerove y
II left undisturbed it will smother grass and plants
Pull 1t from flower beds; in lawns treat with potassium
cyanate heavy iron rake will remove much of it. but
do not delay the crop will be on the ground
to provide another bumper crop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05
GARDENS
Needing Can Be an Art;
Try These Directions

First of all. we must select the
right tools for the job. A good
rubber kneeling pad should be
the first purchase. 1t is pleasant
to kneel in the sunshine on a
fine spring day-and, better still,
one can sit down for a spell
without having to hunt a chair.
Basket for Pullings
The second requirement is a
basket Of some sort for the weeds
that are pulled. 1t is not unusual
to see piles Of weeds left lying on
the grass. They will smother it
out at the worst, or at least make
an unSightly. mess. 1t is usually
not the intent of the gardener to
leave the weeds there but he is
often called away before the job
is completed.
Another necessary implement
is a narrow trowel. 1t is espe-
cially useful for eradicating
deep-rooted plants such as dan
delions and plantain. An even
more useful tool for the pur-
pose can be made from a wire
pronged cooks fork. Having two
is a good idea for one can be bent
to form a fine little Scratcher.
With such a fork one can work
close to even very small seedlings
or between closely planted bulbs.
There are few tools on the
market quite SO suited to the
purpose.
Diminutive Rake Helps
A child's rake may also come
in handy. 1t can be used TO
smooth larger areas. or to reach
spots a little beyond the span
of short arms or in case the
ground is little too wet to be
stepped on.
OF course, II a large area Is
to be prepared the conventional
hoe and rake will be required.
/ There are several small sug-
gestions that may prove helpful.
You know-experience is a good
teacher.
Start from a given spot and
work forward, keeping the basket
on the path or a weeded area
II placed on the weeds to be
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01

The March Of Dimes drive i'll
Prince Edward county shifted into
high gear this week with the APP
pontmant Ct committee chaTmen
BIZ c. II. Goodwin, drive chairman.
A. n. Fore is to serve as treas
rer for the campaign with Mrs.
Mamie Ingle as assistant treasurer
Tucker Doyne, Of the Rotary club,
viii be in charge Of advance gifts.
District chairmen include Mrs. G.
NJ. Payne Rice W L. Dickinson,
Darlington Heights; J v, Lewis,
Prospect. and Mrs, Bruce Hayden
and Mrs. John A Love, Green Bay.
In the schools, Miss Lucy Adams
viii be in charge Of the drive at
Farmville Elementary school, r. H.
French at Longweed COLLEGE: Miss
Alma Porter at Farmville High
School: J &. Bagby al Worsham
Eieh School. and F Griffin at
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01
Santa BoOn,s
Postal Load

Santa Claus did a Whomping big
business through the Farmville post
office this month, the whompingest
ever.
Assistant Postmaster W II Cren-
shaw reported at the end Of the
week that $4,000 pieces Of mail
went out from the local post office
between December 10 and "a That S
about S. cards from everyone i'll
FaTnvllle The 1855 figure for the
same period was 235.o0
In an eight-day period after De
cember 10, the local post office sent
out an average Of 1000 packages a
day All Of this added up to record
receipts fer the post office. sll,7l6.-
80 in December. 1856, as compared
with il.42i IS for December, 1855.
The mailmen handled their extra
burdens this year with only five
part-tirne assistants added TO the
staff. Crenshaw noted that the CO.
opel e.lion Of citizens in mailing their
Christmas cards and packages earl
ier made this possible. since the
lead was more evenly Spre a d
throughout December.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01
Reuie,U 1866 Highlights

hover In a record county turn
out Of 3,076 voters, or So per cent
of those registered, Watkins M Alb
bit was returned to Congress and
three amendments to the state con-
stitution were approved Opening
tobacco sales were up 1924 over
.a55.
December
Commonwealth Attorney Frank
Mar Watkins was named defendant
in suit filed by NAACP lawyers
challenging the constitutionality of
the five so-called "NAACP bills
A drive for Hungarian relief caught
the hearts CT Prince Edward citi-
zens A corporation to attract
industry to PoWhatan county was
formed by some Powhatan business
men Plans for a district home
for the aged were discussed at q
meeting Of social workers and
members of several boards of sup
eryiSors Far7nVille town council
applied for federal assistance in
building a sewage disposal plant
Joseph S. Stubbs. administrator Of
S0uthside Community Hospital since
1851 announced his resignation to
accept a position in Marietta, Ohio
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01
Business License
Taxes Payable
During January

Business, professional and trade
license taxes Tor. 1857 are payable
during January. with 10 per cent
penalties added after Jan. 81
deadline for payment
Town Treasurer w. J. ellis Jr.,
reports he has mailed applications
to over 300 1856 licensees, but re-
minds business and professional
persons not receiving them that
the obligation for filing rests with
the Individual
State license applications are
mailed by Commissioner of Rev
enue V. & Womack. who reports
the 1857 forms Will be mailed on
Jan. ,.
The state-required payment has
a Jan. 81 deadhne with mimi
mum of So OF 10 per cent penalty
whichever is greater, for late fill
ing.
Doing business without a license
constitutes violation Of NUM-
eipal ordinance and a state
law. Applications may be made
throughout the year for persons
starting in business for the first
time.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01

Ia 1857
Some Of these changes that have
caused confusion ard uncertainty
among flue cured tobacco growers
N planning their production for 1857
are: fll During the past four or five
years new trend has been devel-
opng III cigarette smoking Manu-
facturers have shifted advertising
emphasis from nildneSs to flavor.
The market for milder tobacco thus
was cut off while at The same time
new varieties were becoming more
desirable,
t2t increasing Yields per acre to
overcome loss in acreage due to re
duced allotments In too many cases
increased yields have been secured
AZ tic expense Of quality and flavor,
and 8 use Of the stems OF leaves in
cigarette manufacture that is being
practiced by manufacturers
In view Of these changes pro-
ducers are very naturally asking
What can fife crued tobacco grow
erS do in 1857 to produce the kind
Of crop that viii be most acceptable
10 The buying companies"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01
.H-SC Five Captures
Little s Tournament
Whipping RIM 74-44

Hampden Sydney College cap
tured the first Little Eight holi-
day basketball tournament with
74-44 whipping Of Randolph Ma
con IN the finals at Roanoke Col
lege Saturday night
The Tigers of Coach Louis Mil
Ter had advanced 10 the finals
with q $3.50 victory over the
Hornets OF Lynehburg College.
The win over the Hornets avene-
ed an earlier defeat in regular
season play at Lynchburg
Randolph-Macon went into the
finals by measuring Brldeewater
College 1886 and then the pre-
tourney fayorite Roanoke College
$3.50.
In the Saturday nigh. finals.
the Tigers took a comfortable 30
l8 hattime lead then continued
the pace through an effortleSs
second half H-SC, getting a good
spread through the lineup in
scoring, had points from 10 play
ers, Top point-makers wer c
Freshman Leon Hawker 90:
Center Russ Holcomb II; Hors-
ley Putt. IA: Captain Doug joyce.
seven. and Ted Shepherd. five.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01
Community Chest
Directors To Meet

Community Chest directors viii
meet the latter part Of this week
TO decide whether To make last
ditch attempt to raise Chest col
lections to the $4,000 goal
Collections at the end Of De
cember were tagging far behind
the $1,000 the Chest attempted
to raise for the II participating
agencies.
The directors included the
Southside Community Hospital
the Southside Community Hospital
Auxiliary the Boy Scouts, the Girl
Scouts, the Children's Home So
clety Of Virginia. the salvation
Army, the United Fund Of Vir-
ginia. the Recreation Association
the Farn1viIIe Public Library, the
r. Fl. Motion Recreation Associa-
ton and the Farmvilie Reading
room IN its budget
Original goals were set at Sl0.-
500 from special gifts: 500 from
employees, 5000 from the residen-
tial area, and $500 from the col
ored with magisterial district
goals at $500 for Farmville, $3.50
for Prospect, $3.50 for. Leigh. $500
for Lockett. $3.50 for Hampden
and $3.50 for Buffalo.
The residential went over its
goal. by 50 margin, with Pros
pect Just equalling it $3.50 goal.
Emphasis in recent weeks has
been placed upon the employees
division, which at one point had
fallen 90 per cent below its goal.
T w Brooks has acted as gen.
eral chairman OF the drive, with
Mrs. 3 S. Hammersly as Secre-
tary.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01
Hungarian Relief
Contributions Lag,
ARC Leaders Say

Efforts to raise the $2T4 quota
assigned 10 Prince Edward coun-
ty for Hungarian relief were lag
ginR at the years end.
American Red Cross officials
ass gned quotas for relief contri-
buttons on a population basis so
that each person in the country
would have an opportunity to
contribute to the relief of the
Hungarian refugees.
The local quota is a part of the
five million dollar effort being
exerted nationally The Interna
tional Red Cross organization has
been placed in charge Of all re-
lief measurs for the Hungrians.
In addition to aiding refugees
i'll camps in Austria and Western
Germany, volunteers are working
with military and government Of
ficials at Camp Kilmer, Nj
where the refugees who come TO
this country are being processed.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01
Autopsy Report Shows Dowdy Death
Due To Beating; Funeral Held Friday

Funeral services for Edwin Nit
chell Dowdy. So. Buckingham re-
sident who died from blows inflict-
ed by two assailants Christmas
night, we're conducted at 3 pm.
Friday, Dec. %. at Dunkum Fu-
neral Home in Dillwyn. Interment
was in the family cemetery at
EnonVllle.
Dowdy was brutally attacked
by Frank Thomas. Boiling SIS, and
Edward Herbert Brown. ST, Ne
groes, after he had delivered a
Christmas gift Of money to an Ell
derby Negro woman Christmas
night.
The State Chief Medical Exami-
ner reported that death was caus-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01
Clayville ST udent
Injured In Crash

A Powhatan county man was
injured in a one-car crash on U.
s. Ri. so. about IS miles wewst Of
Richmond Saturday Paul w An
derson. Is. Of Clayville suffered
a fractured elbow and severe
multiple cuts when his car went
out of control and struck a tree
Anderson. a University Of Rich
mond student had been injured
last March in a Richmond acct
dent In thai crash two Mary
Washington College stu d e II + s,
Harriet Ann Cosby, 2lg Of PoWha-
tan and Willie Christine Catlett
20. Of Scottsyille. were killed
Anderson was admitted to Med
ical COLLEGE Of Virginia Hospital
His condition was reported salts
factory.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01
PresbyteriansP Plan
Fund Campaign
For Enlarggements
Removing Portion
Of Warehouse
To Provide Room

/ A campaign to raise S65 900 for
financing an addition to the Sunday
School plant, improvements to the
present Church school and other
altrst'ons he's been authorized by the
the Farmville Presbyterian Church
congregation
The Defect by 55-feet addition to
the Sunday School will be erected
s an extension Ct the church's east
wing. To provide space the church
has contracted for removal of a
! portion of the former Morris Ware
house
w. W. Dickerson the demolition
contractor, has started tearing down
the northwest section of the ware
house. acquired bv the CONGREGATION
after a successful $50, 900 campaign
in 1858.
3-S.o,y Extension
Removal of a portion of the ware
house is the first move on the part
Of the congregation to make use Of
the huge warehouse property, oc-
cupyine the Third and North streets
corner.
The church school addition is
planned as a three-stoly extension
providing an additional seven class
rooms and rest room facilities The
plans also provide for new social
han in the present building and a
new kitchen
Interior alterations Of some of the
present Sunday School classrooms
are to be completed simultaneously
with the wing addition
Committees Working
Y. C. Womack Is chairman Of the
Financial committee directing the
Embarrassing effort among members
Of the congregation. The campaign
is planned for February SIG. Wom-
ack reports.
The plan is to receive cash and
pledges to be redeemed over a
three-year period Serving wit h
Womack are F. H Hamburg, J. K
Butler o. W Mcintosh, r L. Hurt,
and S. P. Glover, treasurer. r. B
Crawford and NJ L. Davis who dl'
rected the successful campaign for
purchase Of the Moyris warehouse.
are advisory members
A Building committee, headed by
J Monroe Johns. has been making
plans for the construction for sew
eral weeks. Serving with him are
s W. Putney, Jr,. S, L. Graham,
E W Hoppe, A. M. DeMuth, B. L.
Price and T J Fulcher, il.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01

ed by a severe beating and kick
ing. An autopsy showed that
Dowdy suffered a broken bone in
the neck and several Jaw frac-
lures. The two aSsailants have
been charged With murder and
highway robbery, and will face a
preliminary hearing next WedneS-
day in Buckingham County Court.
Dowdy is survived by two bro
theirs. Frederick DoWdy, Of Glen
Rogers, w. Va. and Greed DoWdy
Of Dillwyn, and two sisters, Mrs.
Emmett Wooten, of Knoxville, and
Mrs. Raymond Brooklng. of Rich
mond. A native Of Buckingham.
he was the son of the late Thomas
Z. and Minnie Coleman Dovdv
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01

September
Nearly 1000 students enrolled in
Fa,mv1le's four public schools
A $31, $40 program Of street sl'fac-
ing smoothed out rough spots Gre
ated hv two years Of calculated
nerlecf" DR. A Nj DeMuth was
elected president Of the Chamber Of
Commerce local petitions help
ed place the nama Of T Coleman
Andrews on the ballot as the State 5
piphts n7~uon1n~t Gained momen-
tum Mrs. Matthew Lyle was
nfnotod the first president of the
Southside tuberculosis p ST C i a.
ton Hurricane Flossy closed
DOWN the Five-Countv fai~ for two
DAYS and POSTPONED the Farmville
High School Homecoming.
October
D. and Mss C LlJSd Arehart
were welcomed by Farnville Pres
bytarian church members at re
ccpton Farmville Town council
approved the use of the new Ma
ticnal Guard armory for 53-event
sports and recreation program
j Saear Gravatt spoke to 1000
PEOPLE al States rights rally in
Jalman Hall The Virginia Ad-
VlsotN Hospital council allocated
$l0A 500 for a .3l-bed addition to
Soa.hsidc Community Hospital
November
Prince Edward ranked G c n d
amcag the l3c Virginia counties and
cities in the payment Of taxes
TIE States Rights party carried
Prince Edward County in the presi-
dental election. with Amelia, Buck
ingham. Cumberland and Powhatan
joining Virginia in going for Eisen-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01

GINA tuberculosis Association has
received $10033 As from its seal
mailing, with additional collections
made but unreported
In the nine-comty area included
il. the association. Prince Edward
led in contributions, with 81 839 60
Next in line were Nottoway, 81 1872
IS, Charlotte, $l.652.87, Lunenburg,
$1,12120. Appomattox. S799; Buck
ineham. S7l990 Amelia $582 04;
Cumberland. $52035; and PoWha-
tan, $50875. Incomplete returns
from the colored solicitation in Lun-
enbqre added S45678 to the total
Seals were mailed in November
to about $1,000 people in the nine
county area, Of these. about 500
have sent in contributions to the
Southside Association,
This is the first time that the
seal sales campaign has been car
ried on on an area-Wide basis Prev
iously, county chapters have made
their own solicitations, with most of
the actual work being done on a
district level within the counties.
/ A total Of $l2, 443 was collected in
the nine counties during the 1865
seal sales campaign. with Charlotte
county accounting for nearly Is per
cent Of the total
! FonoW-up letters are being sent
this week to a portion Of the original
mailing list.
I The current Christmas seal
+ sales drive will continue through
February. Reminders will BE- sent
to those who have neither return
ed THEN seals nor made a contri-
button. SO that they may send in
their contributions now.
To date only a small number Of
the sheets Of seals have been re-
turned. Shomo reports, A number
of local organizations have added
their support to the campaign by
/ buying special bonds issued by the
/ TB Association
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01

20 New / homes
Among Y ears
1902 Permits

December's st'.dng vear-end push
Of S74.l25 BROUGHT the total of
building construction here for 1856
10 s783. ia a eai b Of $40 CD over
that Of the preceding IL months.
That total c0v4rs work in both
Farmville and Prince L war d
county for which M building Pc
Inits We're issued The number of
permits also gain ed by seven over
)S5's o5. f.
Permits for fbur new h m S
helped the December total reach
its healthy proportion These were
issued. to C. Il. Snuriock. Jr.,
Charles NJ. Carter. T. L. Lancaster,
Jr.. and Willis T. Spencer, all for
work al Farmvillt and the immedi-
ate vicinity. Theke permits We're
valued at 1858 ,025
New Record SET
Other December permits We
issued for residential alterations; a
shop-residence to i. E. Wenger. and
to W w. Dickerson on contract
with. the PRESBYTERIAN Church for
tearing down small northwest
( corner Of the old Morris warehouse.
A review of 1855 construction indi-
Gates that the total investment rep
resents new high in dollars for a
l2-mcnth< period That insures for
the construction business. as indi
Gated in other commercial lines, a
suu higher notch in the level of
activity and volume
The 50 new homes contracted for
during 1856 is the same number for
which permits were issued in 1855.
The popularity Of the Farmville Vi
Clnitv residential subdivisions con
tinued strong. the past year.
Home Boanl Goes On
For the past year no month had
less than two permits for new
homes: IN two others, four permits
were secured iar residences: five
months saw five new homes going
up. whne one had six, and last
January's seven was the high 80
CAV period
Commercial obstruction played a
major role in pushing 1856 totals to
the record high Sueh work " a s.
topped by the alterations to First
National Bank renovahops to the
former Farmvilla Grocery Company
Building row occupied by spotless
Store. and to Roses the Masonic
Buldinp the Old armory property
and Planters Bank
Business Additions
Auctions to commercial proper
ties were made at Buffalo Shook
Con.panv. the 4 and P Store. Put
nev Tobacco Company and to the
Modern Woodlnen Center 7 " 0
service stations were erected by A.
Y. Bnscaine and the McNallys, the
former IN confirmation with a res
tauran. on Rou4e Is and 400 west.
the latter in Leigh district
Two months surpassed 100000 in
work Januaryls Sl43425 being best
Of the wear. With MARGINS S110,855
next Third best month was May
with $93,9 300 in new construction.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01
Strong Sales Squirt
Seen on Leaf Market
At January 7 Opening

A heavy squirt in poundage is
expected when the FarmVille To-
bacco Market reopens next Mon
day, January 7, after the extra
ordinary closing period Of three
weeks.
The relatively light poundaee
already sold and the excellent
season for preparing tobacco
which has existed since the De-
cember 10 closing are reasons for
the optimism
Another factor is the favorable
price situation which reached re-
cord proportions in the brief per-
lod of marketing before the hol-
iday closing With an expected
5000 coo pounds waiting for sell
ling and a strong $40 40 average
existing, tobaccomen look for an
extremely busy period through
January.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01

r R Motion High School
club representatives assisting
with the March Of Dimes drive in
clude Mrs T ] Fulcher. Jr,
Junior Wcnlan's club; Charles H
Newman. Jr, American Legion
George B Kelsey, Modern Wood
men Of America: Mrs. Ida w
Southau Women of the Moose; MS
II c. jenkins and MS E. W
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01

alle name Of Charlotte Court
House servceman, S-Sat, William
A. Taylor, was among nine listed
Saturday by the Defense Depart
men who were killed in the crash
OF an Air Force weather recon
Nuisance plane Friday Is miles
from Yokoto Air Base in Japan.
Taylor was listed as the son Of
Mr.. and MIS-. john A Taylor, of
Charlotte G Y
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01
College, FHS Court
Squads Play
This Week

Basketball competition gets UNI
derway again this week with the
lreopening of college and public
school ciasSroomS.
Hampden Sydneys Tigers.
fresh from their victory III the first
annual Little Eight Invitational.
viii be hosts to. RPI IN a game in
Cannon Gymnasium Saturday
night.
Farmville Highs squad at pres
ent sharing the leadership in Dist
triet 3 with Buckingham and
Park View. takes to the road Fri
day night for a clash with the
Dragons Of Park View High
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01
Colleges, Schools
Reconvene This Week

It's the. end of the schools year
biggest holiday as college and
secondary school students return
TO classes here this week.
The public schools commence at
the normal opening hour We'd
nesday Lonewood ana Hampden-
Sydney students will have day
for returning after the New
Years holiday, with classe $
scheduled to commence at the
regular morning hours on Thurs
dav.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-01
Goodwin Announces Leaders, Special Events
March Of Dimes Organization Completed

Foupe, Womans club. and Wills N.
Warner and R. Lauck Crawford
Moose
The ladies auxiliary Of the Farm
Vile fire department will serve
coffee following the ina OF h c + s.
March on Polio and John Wilson,
Of radio station WFLO, is also lend
ing his support to the drive Mem
be1,s Of the Junior Chamber Of Com
merce will also take part in the
4five to raise funds for the care Of
polio victims, the rehabilitation Of
polio patients and Salk Vaccinations
for those who cannot afford them