The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28
Annual Agency Report Given
At Community Chest Meeting
United Action On
Community Chest
Urged By Allen

Annual reports Of participating
agencies were featured at the meet
ing Of the Prince Edward County
Community Chest Tuesday evening
at the court house.
Detailed accounts were rendered
Of how and what purposes the $4,000
oadget Of the Community Chest was
used Representatives OF the yari-
GUS agencies gave the individual
reports
Drive chairman T. A. Allen said
he was disappointed in the results
IF the campaign. but happy in tho
work /" The drive fell short Of the
sls.5oo goal, by approximately
| 81, 200.
Allen said. The Community
Chest belongs to al OF us. but We
are complaccnt in our efforts and
attitude He strongly urged that
III agencies be included in the
Community Chest 50 1t will be a
united fund AT the present time
there arc several large community
groups that operate independently
Of the Community Chest
j Wall. Jr. chest president,
said the past year was an unusual
one In view Of several other major
campaigns 10 raise money.
Rev. Phillip W Thomas. Of Pros
pect. opened the meeting with
prayer
Treasury Very Low
Keith l. Schuler. treasurer, rc-
ported cash on hand Of So 1886 Of
with additional pledges Of 81 ,099.50
He said appropriations through
June 30 1858, amounted to $3.50.
which means the chest will have
1886 So on hand to start next year.
assuming that all Of the remaining
pledges are paid in full
Wall noted approximately II
pet cent cut IN agency ALLEGATIONS
was made because Of the unsuc
ceSstul fund drive and the low
status of the treasury.
The - participating agencies ~
porting at the meeting were United
Defense Fund. Ftarmvllle Memorial
Recreation Association. Farmyille
Reading Rom. r ros pee Girl
Scouts. Hospital Auxiliary, Farm
, villc Public Library Association
, Southside Community Hospital VIII
Z ginia Childrens II m Society.
Piedmont Area Boy Scouts. Sal
walton Army r r Notion Recrea-
ton Center and Farmville Girl
Scouts
United Defense Fund-roport by
MIS-. L R Huckstep This group
represents the USO organizations
which serve the personnel Of the
| Armed Forces. Mrs Huckstep re-
ported that a portion Of the funds
h received mas used In tho Virginia
y chapter and the rest forwarded for
G pSc through the nation. She said
4 moro than q million scryicemen
Y attended use functions in the past
: year
n FarmyiIle Memorial Recreation
Asscciation--rcport by w B Wall.
S Activities Of this group we're pointed
t in five directions. Wall said They
! arc basketball, baseball, swimming
! the Grove Street Park and the
a Main Street Recreation Center. Tho
: Grove Street Park and an expanded
: SWIMMING program received most
Of the emphasis in The report.
! Farmvillc Reading Room-report
! by Mrs. Lancaster Brown. This
Y group has set up as its ideal for
! tho Farnvillc Reading Room to be-
I come a cultural and educational
| center for the coloYed citizens Of
town. II was organized in 1915. Be-
SIDES being a reading center. Scy-
craf civic groups use the room as
z meeting place. A party is held
~ Christmas, and art and reading
contests arc sponsored by I il G
j., group. Books arc lent to I n a
schools as well as 10 tho public
, and tho magazines are shared with
, patients in the hospitals No charcc
| Is made for the library services. Al
, total Of 1858, books arc available in
the library and 200 were added this
| year
Prospect Girl ScoutS-report by
Rev. Mr.. Thomas in absence of Mrs.
Thomas, scout leader, A new
organization added to the Com.
munity Chest in 1857. There arc %
N (C'Onti nned on maze u