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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-03
Statewide S. a,s:;i ID Fund
Established For
Private Schools

A statewide mechanism offering
opportunity TO contribute to Wiz
glnia y efforts to provide continuing
private schooling where public
schools are closed exists in the De
tenders Welfare and Education
Fund Inc. r. B. Crawford. Of
FarmVillc, announced today.
Crawford said he believes the Or
ganization is the first established
anywhere IN the nation to support
such movement.
He said that the fund is admin
stored at Richmond by a board Of
five. including T. Coleman Andrews
Howard H. Gordon. Lewis S. Pen
dleton. all Of Richmond, and Com
mander retired william A. Saund-
ers, Of Saluda.
r A. Hord. Richmond financier
IL treasurer and the corporation
in appealing for public support to-
day, announced that checks may
be mailed to Hord at Box 864l
Richmond &c. Va.
Crawford said that with only
several days Of operation, the fund
has received $4,000 in the Rich
mond area alone.
Among Virginians now assisting
in appeals on behalf Of the Fund
are former governor Thomas B..
Stanley. Congressman William M.
Tuck and Watkins M. Abbitt, Gen
cral Chesty Fuller. W. c. Daniel.
Of Danville, State Senator Garland
Gray. William Storey. Delegate
Frank Moncure and R. K. Brock,
Of Farmville and Hampden-Sydney
formerly a member Of the Virginia
Senate, Crawford said.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-03

Catherine Ozlnon and Dorothy Bos-
well, Longwood College students.
These series arc planned for fifth
grade teachers of the elementary
schools and will be of interest and
value to all elementary teachers.
Two Of the programs in each series
will present background subject
matter, materials, and demonstra-
tons for teachers.
The third program will include a
fifth-grade classroom study In
science, with Mrs. Joseph Goode.
supervising teacher in the Farm
vile Elementary School, as tele-
vision teacher.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-03
Longwood Elementary Science TV
Series,TO Be Beamed To Teachers

In two three-program series on
Electricity" and Machines" ele-
mentary science will be empha-
sized over Television Station
WXEX, Channel 8, on Sundays,
October 5, October II, October 10
and November 2. November 9, No
vember Is from II to 1890 pm.
These programs will be telecast
under Education Speak a
weekly public service feature Of the
Petersburg Station.
Miss Elizabeth Burger, associate
professor Of Natural Sciences Of
Longwood College, is planning and
directing these programs. She will
be assisted by Misses Betty Spiyey,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-03
Prospect p-T.A will
Meet Monday Night

The Prospect P-TA viii open its
meeting programs Monday night,
Oct. s. In the school auditorium al
z O'Clock. president Bernard Gar
rett has announced.
The association viii meet each
first Monday Of the month here
after hc said. Other l958-5a Of
iicers are John McFaddon, Vice
president, Mrs Shirley REYNOLDS.
secretary, and IT. w. Gillian.
trcasMNl
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-03
With Southsde Community HospitoI
Walking Blood Bank In Cumberland
Ready To Pay Off High Dividends

Cumberland County is rapidly be-
coming a walking blood bank :"
Under program sponsored by the
Cumberland American Legion Post
269 persons In the county are hay
ing their blood typed and recorded
at the Southside Community Hos
pital blood bank.
Cumberland Post Commander
Frank T. Thomas said the records
are Immediately available in case
a need for blood arises al the hos
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-03

In order 70 bring the latest posi-
bic news on the Farmville Day
sale. the first-Of- the-week edition Of
The Herald will be day later than
usual next week. This will mean
Tuesday afternoon del livery in
Farmville and Wednesday morning
delivery by mail.
A sample of just a few Of the
values being offered Is carried on
page &C Of today's paper A com
plete listing Of values and bargains
will be found in Tuesdays paper.
lucky winner having the privilege
Of buying first if he wishes.
Close-out merchandise, odds and
ends, white elephants. and regular
in-stock merchandise will be avail
able along with the special mer-
chandise offered at many stores.
Trade-lns, in many instances,
may be the big break for the
thrifty minded cons u m err, and
limited quantities per person and
no sales to dealers will be stipu-
lated IN other instances.
Regular opening hours will be OBJ
served by most stores. and the ma
jority Of the stores viii open at 9
m. Each business man offers the
advice Of early shopping. and some
are offering special merchandise
that viii be perfect for Christmas
savings Special menu items can
also be found for the all day shop
per. and many grocery items at low
prices will keep the shopper com
pany on the way home.
Parking facilities are adequate
and in good condition said Police
Chief o. S. Overton, and he urges
use Of the municipal parking lots for
persons planning to shop longer
than one hour For the brief shop
per, Main Street parking is recon-
mended. Overton said his force
would be at top strength 10 aid in
any way possible during the special
town-Wide event.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-03
Board Meet Tuesday

The Prince Edward County board
OF supervisors will meet Tuesday Oc-
tober Z, under its new plan Of meet
Ing on the first Tuesday Of the
month.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-03

special close outs buys and special
shopping
Many Of the items offered for sale
will be on first-come, first-served
basis. However. some Of the stores
will take the names Of persons
wanting to buy large item and
have an impartial drawing with the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-25
Nine-County Meeting Soturdo,
Nine County Meeting Saturday
Federal Land Bank Head To Address
Farm Loan Association Stockholders

Stockholders Of h c Farmville
Production Credit Association and
National Farm Loan Association Of
Farmville will meet Saturday.
March 90 at the Farmville High
School Auditorium at 1000 am.
for their annual sessions.
j. Thomas Vandenburg. president
Of the Federal Land Bank Of Balti-
more. will be the guest speaker for
the occasion. Visitors as wei AS
stockholders arc invited TO Tie
meeting
Financial reports covering the
operations Of the associations for
the year will be given by j. Il.
Glenn. sccretarytreasurer Direc-
tors reports will be given by w. G..
Harvie, Of Amelia county, and H.
E. Boswell, Jr., Of Burkeville.
w. w. Vaughan. OF Prospect. who
will preside. is one Of four noml-
nees to fill two vacancies OH the
PEA board Of directors. r. T..
Hubard's term also expires. Both
haze Deel nominated fgr auo.Ae,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-25

Growers who applledA for 1858
dark-fircd and sun-cuged tobacco
soil bank agreements after Prince
Edward coqnty's fund ALLEGATION
was exhausted and were placed on
waiting lists have now boon served
through additional funds
Forty dark fired and % sun
cured producers completed acreage
reserve agreements recently taking
them from the waiting lists Nov
only group Of 80 flue-cured pro
ducers are on the waiting list. and
action at Washington indicates they
may be provided for later
The new agreements were made
possible through funds which had
allocated originally to other produc-
ing counties. When such funds we're
unused In those phases. the State
SEA office allocated them to coun-
ties with waiting lists. Donald C.
CAN'T. ASC office manager reports.
Extra Funds
Additional funds required here
amounted to S4.373 for dark fired
tobacco agreements. and 81 ,688 for
the extra sun-cured sign-up Bnrley
and Maryland type producers de-
String to place acreage il the soil
bank had been previously served
Thus. 252 more acres Of dark
fired land and ll.9 acres OF sun
cured land have been added to tho
totals from tho original ALLEGATION.
Both the Senate and House have
approved a supplemental national
appropriation Of go million dol
lars to provide for additional soil
bank participation III is from this
money, when IT completes Congress
sional action that additional fMc-
cured growers. now Oh county wait
ing lists. MAY be served.
To qualify for An agreement
u II d en- the new appropriations.
growers must have been registered
on waiting lists. or must give evil
dencc that they made an attempt
to participate during the sign-up
period.
The new appropriation Will bring
the total 1858 soil bank ALLEGATION to
$3.50 millions nationally. CAN'T said
Ill 1u.-G-la-t Viii. u IL j i t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-25
National News Summary
u. S. Economy
Seen Sound;Cu
Revolt Growing

Vice President Nixon declared
Saturday that the American econ
omy is basically sound He told
reporters that President Essen
hover has not vet decided whether
TO propose tax cuts or increase pub
lie spending If the business slump
continues but. he added, the tad
minishation Is On top Of the eco
homie situation" Nixon said that
il the decision has to DC made he
still favors a broad based tax re-
duction.
The West seems to be making
progress in its efforts to delay a
summit meeting until preliminary
talks lay the groundwork for agree
mcnt Officials III Washington said
Saturday the Soviet propaganda
drive for quick. SNOWY. ill-pre
pared summit talk seems to be
running out Of gas. They pointed to
reported comment BY Soviet
Foreign Minister Gromyko that the
only important consideration was
that meetings Of some sort be held
soon and a statement by Commun-
Isl party boss khrushchev that
talks ION any level could 20 into
East-West problems as evidence
supporting these views
President Eisenhower spent the
week end in Augusta, Ga He re-
Taxed in the sun and played golf
at the Augusta National Golf Club
Other guests at the club we're
former Gov. Thomas e. Dewey and
his wife Of New York
Mike Todd. noted movie producer
and husband Of actress Elizabeth
Taylor. is believed dead, along with
three others. following the crash OF
his private plane early Saturday In
the mountains Of western New
Mexico, Searchers found what they
believed to be the remains of three
bodies. The condition Of the bodies
made immediate identification inn
possible Elizabeth Taylor had
planned to accompany her husband
on the trip to testimonial dinner
in New York but stayed home with
a cold
A plot to get rid Of King Saud Of
Saudi Arabia has been reported BY
British diplomatic sources. II is
said to be backed BY Camel Abdel
Nasser Of Egypt. president Of the
new United Arab Republic, and
American m m b c + S OF the
kings family Egypt and Syria have
Continued on page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-25
Cumberland Negroes
Plead Guilty In
Hit Death

Column bus Scott. 44-year old
Cumberland Negro. pleader guilty
in the Cumberland Circuit Court
last week TO charges of hit and
run, lodged against him in the ac-
cident December "a. 1857 that re-
suited in the death Of Melvin Ray
Hamlet, 80. Of Route ! Farmyille
Scott received a five year sen
tence pending five years good be-
havlor.
Charges Of nlanslaughter made
originally were dropped n a
charge Of careless and reckless
driving was dismissed in q lower
court.
William Lipscomb. Negro. Route
! Farmville pleaded guilty to
charges Of aiding and abetting the
crime He received a u months SEN
tence to the State penitentiary.
which was suspended pending two
years Of good behavior.
1t was brought out that Scott was
driving Lipscomb's car 10 Farm
vile when the accident occurred
After the accident Scott abandoned
the car and Lipscomb went back
and picked II up and repaired it.
thus being charged with aiding and
abetting
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-25
Viii TotoI S4,4oo,ooo
Blue Cross, Blue Shield Granted
Rate Increases Effective June |

benefits from 10 GAYS care \ Year
te 6o aays cafe pcr confinement.
.preFided the confIncments arc
separated by ~ DAYS
Lengthy hospital Stays caused IN
complications Of maternity delivery
viii alSo b more fully covered
Rlae shield viii increase its al-
lowanccs for physician and surgeon
payments II viii also cover up To
$40 VT The cost Of ancsthcsia. where
none was covered before.
Ihe rate Increases will become
effective juno ! on all contracts
now III effect. New contracts sold
between now and then Will contain
tho ncW rates
During 1857 expenditures BIZ tic
Blue Cross organization exceeded
income b. Sl3a zoo, ana for Blue
Shield II was $322 800 more than I'LL
como Blue Cross used o87 pcr cent
oi iis income tot members hospi
IN care. while Blue Shield paid
PAW per cent ~ its lncom To
doctors f0r professional services
rendered members.
During tho year tic two organi-
cations paid out 1925 million dollars
for medical ard hospital services.
An increase in the number Of
members receiving benefits. plus
rising health care costs, caused the
organization to dip into their re-
serves during the year. and it was
ths unbalanced budget" that
caused the rate increase request
" L-Il 6aa g-aattd.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-25
Shomo Resigns
AS Director OF
TB Association

Esten H Shomo, executive dacc-
tor Of the nine county Southside
tuberculosis Association with vi
fees at Farmville. has resigned VIII
fective April Mrs Matthew Lyie
of Kcysville Association president
announced today
Mis-. Emma Anthony. of Farm
rille, secretary in the headquarters
office since its organization. haS
been appointed acting executive
director, Mrs Lyle SAID
Shomo who has returned III hlS
home at Richmond. had served Wal
director since the Association was
launched in August. 1856 Thc of-
ganization combined Under M
ordinating central office the WORK
done BY nine separate county lB
associations.
The decision to resign Wa an
nounced to the Association IS cXecu-
tive committee last week. Shomo
odli AlttH IN ItlI lilt otNdtfiad llQl
had been successfully launched aad
was fmciionlns satisfactorily NJ
that his leaving would not cansc
any interruption 70 The work
He did not state what Dew Work
be intended 70 eneaee III.
Shomo attended Tho Richmond
public schools graduated al Tfai
vcrsity of Richmond and rcc@fcd
bis MA degree III public health at
the University ~ North cafoinn
Prior to coming hcre, Slomo had
bcen \ bactcriologist With TIE Stat-
Department Of Health III THO Ltuay
regional laboratory.
Mrs Lyle SAID the executive
committee received the resignation
announcement With keenest reeret
Members accepted it With The same
spirit. noting the able direction
Shomo had provided during TIE III
months Of expanding effort ii lhe
---1 regional tUW-a. served.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-25
Will Totol So, 400, 600

THE State Corporation Conmis-
son recently apploHed rate HI.
.creases tor Blue Cross and Bile
Shield disqualification aAd medical
insurance policies Blue CrasS MAJ
allowed Tx raise rates about 3a per
cent II had requested \ III per
Gent increase Bme ShIcld WAS
granted \ Az WIT cent increase TIN
requested.
Expanded coNcrage HI contracts
of b q XIII ORGANIZATIONS v VI u an op-
tional S5o dcductlble Blue cross
policy were alSo approved BY thc
sec Tho SCG approval Mn unani-
moua by The three Judge conn1s-
sion. WHO handed down their dc-
icison only one daN after public
hearing were held on tile increase
requests M ihc Virginia Hospital
Service Association Blue Cross
Iand Virena Medical Service As-
HSociatian Blle Shield
+ The rA ic increases Mill lntal
nearly Si iol nM. IN iha mdpidtal
subscriber and family uuder thc
Group contract Bhle Cross Will i'll
crease from SAno N S6.ao pcr
month With the $50 dcductiblc
policy available N 81 90 instead Of
ithe $40 III fha same category
Blue Shield wsIl ao from 81 10 to
iS5.88 per month Rates for persons
Inot under group contracts are ap-
IploXiaately Sl 10 higher than fol-
those WIN group contracts
Thc expanded BlHe Gross cover
Na75 W- l4l4u sll4 4--Alt4--4t-4- \
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-25

term. together with Frank Baber
Jr.. OF Cumberland county. and
Aubrey Terrell Of Charlotte county
George O. Pettus. Jr., OF Char
lotte county. and r. r. Hubbard Of
Buckingham county. retiring direc-
tors Of the NFLA. are nominees for
another term. together with John
l. Harrison. Of Appomattox county.
and W. B. Arnold, Of Nottoway
county
Eligible members to participate
~ the session here include 100 in
Pea and 300 ID NF'LA III the
counties Of Amelia, Amherst. Ap-
ponattox, Cam bell, Charlotte,
Cumberland. Buckingham, Motto
way, and Prince Edward.
The associations viii provide
lunch for those attending the meet
ing. Members of the Social Hour
Home Demonstration Club Of Prince
Edward County will prepare it. A
number Of door prizes will be
4.arusl
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-25
No Voter Shortage
March Still Below
Normal Rainfall,
With Q nc Week Left

March Is below normal for ram
fall 70 thofe Who axe fed7lp Wnh
overcast dfeary days and cold.
bitter nights. such a Statement Is
likely to evoke an oath Or more
E. r, Striplin. local weather oh
server, said the rainfall for the
month thus far Is still less than two
inches. compared with the normal
Of about four inches.
He does 40 further and SAY that
the gronnd lis full Of water and If
more rain fails. there viii be danger
Of flooding and most Of what falls
will runoif and be of ITO value
As areas 10 The northeast have
been battling for life itself against
devastating snoWStorins, thus 41vea
has experienced colder than usual
March weather But Stripla says
calmly that 10 records have been
broken
Continued on page III
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-25
LC Student Recital
Planned Thursday

The Music Department Of Long
wood College will present another
student recital Thursday afternoon
at four O'Clock in Jarman Audi
forum.
The program will include num-
bers sung by Ann Barnes, eontralto.
Joann Fivel. mezzo soprano, Kay
Hudgins. contralto and Jean Helms,
soprano. Accompanies will be Hide
garde Wagner. Pianists performing
will be Justine Blount, Adair Camp
and Margaret Moore.
There will be no admission charge
and the public is cordially invited TO
attend
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-25

ovn bv dint N rcadna aad ~als
directed study 4 habit he rt
tains N this day AID business
school
Typlcally readings III psychology
AMI craftsmanship aided his insui
ancc WORK and IA qualified fnr set
cral safes award trlps through
California Meanwhile ia had hc
gun thc study ot law. through La
Sale Extension University. and iar
l8 months n every spare mo-
ment hc studied law
Law Degree
HIS oaly formal Jaw education
came at the UNIVERSITY III Vrem5a
prep course tor the bar eNamaa-
tom which hc successfully eou
pletcd H 1924 the date Oil which IT,
launched the practice Of law.
Eleven Years LATER III la35 5he
WaS named postmaster Al Prospect
serving unal March / ths ycar
All ri that time hc continued M
do limited I'M practice. ada Fl
Continued Oh pace
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-25
Highway Construction
In Herald Area May
Be 81, 245, 900 For 1853
AppomattoN River
Bridge at Farmvine
Allotted 100000

The tentative ALLEGATION Of State
funds for interstate and primary
highway construction for the year
beginning July /. 1853. includes
81 PAS 0OOeto be spent In the Herald
area counties Of Buckingham. Char
lotte. Cumberland and Prince Ed
ward
Included in this amount Is a
partial ALLEGATION Of $780, 600 for a
new bridge over the Appomattox
River going from Farmville 10
Cumberland County
Public hearings on the ALLEGATIONS
for the Lynchburg District Will be
held Thursday May Is at Roanoke.
Route Is in Buckingham County
is allotted s2o0.Oo0 which is a sup
Elemental ALLEGATION for reconstrnc-
ton Of the road from Sprouses
Corner to Sheppards. This project
was allowed $50. 494 last year
A supple en- / a ALLEGATION
Of SIS 900 was made for improve
ments at Cumberland G H.. which
will include Strengthening out the
bad curve on the west end OF the
village. This Improvement Of Route
so was allowed SIS 900 last year
Route 307 east of Farmville can
expect to receive a $500. 900 recon
struction effort if the tentative bud
get holds up.
Continues Route 800
Work has progressed we'll on
Route $50 west from Meherrln. This
project rode along last year with
S475,00 and is earmarked for
$4,000 this year. This work will
extend into Charlotte county. and
is the largest single ALLEGATION in
the entire budget for the Lynch
burg district.
Charlotte County will benefit from
four other projects totaling $500. 900
These will include supplemental al
locations of 100000 for reconstruc-
ton of the highway between Barnes
Junction and Mecklenbure County
line, $4,000 for continued recon
struction between BRAKES Branch
and Route 800: So 900 to continue
curbs and cutters at Charlotte
c. H. south Of Route 40. and
500 900 for reconstruction between
Keysville and brakes Branch.
The total rural primary system
construction III the district Will be
s3.403 046 and the district total will
be S5.2l422 Money for the work
will come from State funds. fed
cral-ald primary funds. federal-aid
secondary funds. federalaid inter
state funds. and federal-ald urban
funds
The Lynchburg district has one
Of the smallest total expenditures Of
any district Its s52l4227 is about
one-thlrd Of the SIS e02 73l allotted
to the Culpeper district
The total funds set for the on
tire State equal s86 .245 1877. with
only s33, SIS ,622 coming from State
funds.
Herald area projects during the
current year totaled 81 .030 .494
which compares with the 81 PAS 900
scheduled for the coming year.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-25
,specs Postmaster Retiring
Prospect Postmaster Retiring
Wise Use OF Free Hours A Bedrock
lii SeIf-Nladc Success. ]. Y. Lewis StyIc
By JOHN STICK

The gained HE
attorney and retains useful citizen VINO
fishing ana visiting places
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-25

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Arizona sun. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1942-196?, 1958-06-26
VETERANS
NEWS
VETERANS NEWS

VETERANS NEWS ---+--
The right to reinstate lapsed
G.. I. insurance has not been al
tered by the Survivor Benefits
Act which ended the issuance
of virtually all new CT insurance
except for those disabled in SER
vice.
Veterans Administration said
reinstatement rights still apply
to both term and permanent
plans of CT insurance.
Lapsed term policies general
ly may be reinstated only dur
ing the term period with the
payment of two monthly premi-
ums and by meeting health re-
quirements.
Lapsed permanent plan poll
cies may be reinstated at any
time with the payment Of all
back premiums with interest
and by meeting nealCn require
ments.
Special reinstatement or re-
ans whose National Service In
newal privileges apply to veter-
surance (NSLD five-year term
policies lapsed on or after July
%, 1858, through failure to pay
timely either or both Of the last
two monthly premiums Of the
term period.
These veterans may apply for
reinstatement or. renewal Of
their term policies any time
within the succeeding five-year
period, but must meet premium
and health requirements.
Full information concerning
reinstatement is available at
any VA Office.