The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-09-05

the Labor Day dish for hundreds
counties. Approximately 1000 PEI
three nearby celebrations. Cumb,
Amelia and the Powhatan Annua
Ea~mvillc Activity
Labor Day IN ,'armvillc was
quietly observed in most instances
However. activities at the Fam
vile Swimming Pool hit its sum
mcr peak with creased water
melon contest and an all ,ut effort
TO catch a goldfish turned loose in
the pool
Iii thu creased watermelon con
test. the group under II years o.
age went all ont co. that melon Tn
contest was Failed tic and every
ono who participated got a slice
IN the over Is acc grNrn John
Garner. who is home after com
plotting his army service. scooped
one arm around the melon. placed
his other arm over the pool rim
and lifted the prize out to be the
winner
In the chase for the goldfish. that
was open to everyone. Tubbt Rey
nolds had just about given up the
fruitless chase. when he spied the
little fish resting near the surface
With one skillful swoop. Tubby
grabbed the fish and a two dollar
prize
The swimming pool will be Open
week day afternoons from 30 $50
pm. and on the regular schedule
during the week end. which is as
follows. Saturday. $50 am. 10 10
pm. and Sunday. l 80 TO $50 pm.
o. W. Harper said a teen-agc sock
hop is being planned at the pool
Saturday night. and the dance area
will be open until II pm The pool
will be closed in bad weather.
Cumberland County DAY Success
Sponsored by the local American
Legion Auxiliary at the high school.
Cumberland County Day featured
Miss Anna Dickhon. Of Hampden-
Sydney as the principal speaker
A softball game between the high
school age girls and the young
married 20 m en-, sack races,
bubble blowing contests and mum
Der OF other activities were packed
into the days schedule.
Some 300 persons were on hand
to enjoy the Brunswick stew al
Cumberland.
Eventful Day at Powhatan
In Powhatan. the present Powha-
tan baseball team defeated an
aggregation at oldtimers by a 81
tally Bicycle races. a creased pole
climbing contest and other events
such as a concert by the combined
PoWhatan and Goochland High
School bands helped round out the
festivlty
Exhibitions Of skill by the Pow
hatan fi.emen and rescue squad
members followed the bount.ful
luncheon Of Brunswick stew ard
other picnic items.
The estimated $50 people N at
tendance helped raise from 81 .2m
10 ST 800 toward the S6a 900 PoWha-
tan War Memorial building, accord
ing to w f Maxey Jr. court
clerk and chairman Of the Labor
Day celebration.
800 at Amelia Festiyity
Amelia connty's Rally Day with
more than 800 in attendance saw
william Stengel win shotgun IN a
special drawing and l3 year Ole
4 Shirley Falls crowned Miss Rally
Day.
Competition for the beauty title
of Amelia's fourth annual Labor
Day observance numbered 10 con
4 testants. Judy Smith placed scconf
/ in the contest which was staged il
the War Memorial building JUS
prior to the dance, the final even
Of the day
Earlier in the day ii Little
League baseball games Amelia de
feated Little Patrick 1872 ant
Jetersville downed Pine Grove
100.
The sponsoring committee saif
thal about $500 was realized from
the days activities. The money viii
b. applied to the $40 900 debt OF
tho Amelia War Memorial building