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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18

II approved by two-thirds Of the
growers voting. The allotments ard
marketing quotas will be in effect
for the 1883 1859 and 1860 crops.
Penalties f9r marketing excess To-
bacco viii also hc in effect, but
pl1ec supports wiz be used.
II daspproyod today, there Will
be no quotas, no allotmcnts and no
price supports. Polling places will
PC oren from 2 m.. TO Z pm. III
all producing cowlties IN the dark
fired belt.
Not involved in ioday's voting is
the coln'v's slln-curod acreage
which supplements that OF the
dwindline firc-cu'ed crop. For
Prince Edward Tho present acreage
allotment is 1914 and there are
287 allotmcnts averaging Just over
a ha1-acre each
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18
Ieenage Session Draws 1000
Foreign Students Dissertations On
Z. S. Impress FITS Forum Delegation

10 bo different ISN'T necessarily
% be wrong an American mistake
H in seeking 10 rcmaka tho world
~ the y S image rock i roll Is
not dance, il S d brawl
Those are observations made bv
foreign students which impressed
Farmviilc High School delegates
during tie recent Virginia High
School Forum at Richmond
-Four Of the delegates and a fifth
tn ent now at FHS, Juan
Arambmu, Of Mexico. who served
as ono Of the IL foreign Students
composing Forum speakers. re-
ported their impressions 10 the FHS
student body. during an assembly
program Friday afternoon.
Delegates Report
10 Leslie Andrews. Jeanne Viii
iakcr Betty Ann GRAHAM and Rich
ard Glenn were the impressed
students reporting on the Forum at
which more than 1000 American
feenagerS were politely, but firmly
helped to see themselves through
the eyes Of tcenagcrS from such
ccuniriS as Austria. China, Hun
gary Korea, Lebanon. Thalland
and Turkey
Juan. who is an exchange student
from Mexico and living with The
] f Glenn family at Prospect.
Participated With other foreign
students OIL tho panel on Social
Customs and Habits Differ.
Win } mastery Of English that
aa'onlsheS one considering he know
only few words when be arrived
~ Tho Y s. two months ago.
Juan WAS bit al the Forum.
Foreign Views
lic was also a hugh success DIR
ing Friday assembly describing to
his home audience the serious
things he had learned from in
innate contact with other foreign
students on the panel and whimsical
incidents about his roomnatcs from
Nolr1 4-1 Cuba.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18
Controls Voting Today
Controls Voting Today
Average County Fire-Cured Tobacco
Allotment IL Acres After New Slash

When Prince Edward county
fire cured tobacco farmers vote in
'odavs Tuesday referendum on
marketing quotas for the next three
crops. they'll have inst received
new acreage allotmcnts. that ave
rage Just over one acre per farm.
When the recent 10 per cent
acreage cut for 1888 Vas imposed
Prince Edward lost a4.b acres. or
2 cuf from ai1.oi TO 1864 acres
for the entire county.
Since there arc 763 separate
farm allotmcnts for dark fired to-
bacco n the county. the average
per farm is one and a tenth acres.
The county ASC office informed
each farmer Of the new acreagcs
50 that he would know how the
quotas being voted on would affect
operations for 1853.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18
One Of EIGHT II stote
Regional Cancer Crusade Planning
Workshop To Be Held Here Friday

Division headquarters offices at
Richmond Will conduct tho work
shop. which commences at 1880
a m. has 1870 pm, luncheon
intermisSion and closes at a.a0 pm,
Among topics for discussion Will
be. organizingS and conducting ..
Cancer Crusade; materials and their
proper NC; ANALYSIS .of the la51
Crusae and outlook for 1865, and
seeking public support through press
and radio.
County chapter leaders arc nov
contracting prospective workers SO
that they can be present for the
workshop discussions Other work
shops have been scheduled al Rich
mond. Luray. Tappahannock. Roa-
noke, Wytheville. Wise and Lexing-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18
3rd Washington's
Birthday Sale
Set Saturday

Farmville third annual wash
.ngtons Birthday Sale Will b held
Saturday Feb. %. with nearly 100
per cent participation by the
business community q - Morris,
sale chairman, announced today.
Because Of numerous bargains
and special sales planned, Morris
urged careful attention ID news
and advertising announcements
which will appear HI the Farmville
Herald FRIDAY
To inform the public ~ has had
10000 full-page flyers printed and
distributed. Careful reading Of
these TO study special promotions
will be rcwarding, the chairman
said.
For tho third annual event,
Morris committee Is particularly
pleased with the variety Of busi-
ncsscs participating Thes-e in-
clude. among others. department
hardware, furniture. appliance
and drug stores, service stations,
service establishments and restau-
rants
BY way Of special purchases
for the sale through closcolt val
ues, the disposal Of valuable odds
and ends, and through special pro-
motions. MA feel the third event
Will be bigger and better IN value
than ever before" Morris said.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18

Captain Robert j Bradshaw Unit
commander. announced today that
the company Will mark Muster
Day with recruiting booth at
Western Auto Store. Main street.
The Memorial Armolv will be open
that day from A am 70 lib m-,
10 permit young men VI parents 10
obtain complete information about
current military obligations
Ttc COMPANY commander alSo an-
nounccd tina, Company q viii be
called out IN state practice alert
some time this week. between to-
day and Friday
PRACTICE Alert
When the unit is notified for the
alert assembly. N will engage III a
tactical exercise similar 10 that
which might be required during a
real emergency According 10 pres
ent plans. mon Of thc unit wilt
occupy guard ositions about
several vital community public
service installations
Other members viii be dispatched
10 highway check points at critical
locations on tho towns north-south
and eastwcst arteries. These would
be q simulated roadblocks acting
on simulated orders to check traf-
IA by municipal OF state direct
iyes.
II a message 10 open The recruit
inc drive, Captain Bradshaw re
minded youths that they all face
obligation Tho National
Guard offers opportunity to young
men between Il and to and ia
Years Of age 10 reduce their active
service obligation to Six months
After the six months training they
return 10 homo communities for
three years service III the com
munity National Guard service.
Advantage To Students
High school youths can ioin the
unit. but postpone the. six months
active duty for as long as one
Year ID order % graduate at school.
Meanwhile. the time counts toward
the three years reserve service.
Since all men to the age Of 26
afc subject 10 draft action, the
Guard also offers the six months
opportunity to those beyond the 10
and ~ agc bracket. Such men may
enlist in the Guard and take but
SIX months active duty. After that
they remain active in the home
Guard unit for four and one-half
years
The great advantages TO both age
groups are that AN there is but
six months Interruption to lob Oh
legations, ~ the six months ar
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18

around. back and forth. see who We
can find
They work off their restlessness
lust driving around !"
Yet 1t was Just such driving
around that led TO the downfall Of
II youths III Amelia They Just
drove around" looking for. some
thing to do. until one suggested
that they so list COW
Thought The Influences ii maya
zines and telcvsion. their dress Is
the same as that Of tecn-agcrs
everywhere Dirty shoes. white
anklets worn straight up to mid
calf. sweaters and skirts are stand
ard fa The girls
Not Everything i Accepted
But they look Win dsfavor upon
the apparel Worn BY some tcon-
ayers M tbe American Bandstand
Nv program the jakey halrcuts
that look like hoodhnms tight skirts
makeup and earrings
As MI the dancing Itself. even
some OF Their parents ike rock Il
roll They ~ used TO Il
"Its rather DaaToW-intnded M
people 10 criticize It. How can aHv-
thing bad come out Of dancing IT
asked one senior girl
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18
National News Summary
France Offers To
Pay Raid Damage;
Economy Studied

Democratic and Republican lead
ers are working separately on plans
to bolster the nations economy
should the present business slump
continue President Eisenhower has
expressed deep concern Oyer thc re-
cent rise in Unemployment but be
expects conditions 70 improve in
March Latest figures show that.
nearly ia million workers were Idle
IN The month Of Jansary
Sen I.>ndon y. Johnson ID mex
Senate majority leader. has asked
ms Democratic COLLEAGUES 10 draft
bills as part Of a lGpoint plan to
pump new l.fe intq thc economy
This plan Would include measures
calling for more federal housing pro
lects. loans to small businesses, post
office construction. speeding lib of
the federal interstate highway pro
gram, and taN~cuts. The Eisenhower
administration has already asked
Congress fol- authority ID bHild more
post offices
France has offered 10 pan dam
ages suffered BIZ the clIilian pOpu-
laion in its air raid on a Tunlsian
I frontier village Feb. 3. Latest Tunis-
ian estimates say y persons We're
! KILLED, including 81 women and chill
( ffrp34 and i2H ,+oitf,ficd IN. ti,o
ing and strafine in Timisia. The q.
\ N. Security Council Is scheduled to
/ take up the matter TINS week bit
the Y S. lis working behind the
scenes to set a French Tunisian SGT
Element A fulisscalc o. N. debate
could be very embarrassing to The
/ Y. s. bccanse the U. S. and France
are tradtonally allies. Furthermore
Russia could exploit French oppres-
sion Of Tunisia for propaganda pur-
poses.
Harold Stasscn resigned Saturday
as disarmament adviser to President
Eisenhower TO run for the governor
ship OF PENNSYLVANIA The move has
been expected for several weeks be-
cause OF disagreement between him
and Secretary Of State Dulles over
y. s. foreign policy N 1856 Stassen
led an unsuccessful drive to replace
Vice President Nixon with Chris
'ian Herter now Under Secretary If
State on the Republican, ticket.
Stassen was elected three times as
Continued On page "a
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18
Revised Budget Bill Restores
Most OF Longwood Funds Cuts
Teacher Salaries
Due $3.50 Boost
During Biennium
Hx .IoHN STICK


When the special bird dog com
mitiee ~ the General Assembly
found an additional So millions for
appropriations above that recon-
mended by Governor Stanley, it
paved the way for greater teacher
salary increases and restoration Of
requested funds for Longwood Cpl
legc
The House preparations Com
mittce FRIDAY approved a 1880
BUDGET bin with spending recon-
mended for s4O8 783 900 from the
general fund
Special fund appropriations raise
the state budget to total Of
81 ,062, 702 900. or about IL millions
more than recommended by Cover
nor Stanley
with the additional funds the
Committees budget. which Will BIZ
The center Of General Assembly at
tCntion this week. found 81 1893 900
more for operating funds for stat
institutions Of higher learning and
81 1867 600 more fol buildings
Longwood Funds
For Longwood College. the funds
restored amounted 10. $50 900 more
for operations and for capital out
lays A4,750 for a home manage
ment house. s25 900 for library
addition and $50 600 more for equip
ment -
pr r 6 Landlord Jr.. preSi-
dent Of Longwood College. said
after studying the Assembly com
mittee s new budget recommended
lions that the college is quite salts
fed We feel that we have been
given most Of the funds We needed
and as We originally requested
Shifting and adding more funds
to state appropriations for teacher
salaries resulted in the addition of
SO to the $500 provided in the
original appropriations.
The salary funds will be anpliad
in the amount of $50 for 1853 and
500 In 1860, bringing the state
nalnlmum-n1aXimum scale from its
present 81 i00-S3 500 to S2.6j0-S3 $50
Prince Edward Salaries
Superintendent r. ~ McIlwame
said Saturday that with its expected
funds. Prince Edward will have all
degree teachers on the state scale
for both wears Of the hiennium.
This year, Prince Edwards scale
Is s. o-$3, $50
Since the majority Of county
teachers hold professional degree
certificates, the new salary scales
sxill apply to most faculty members
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18

4 workshop meeting for local
Cancer Crusade workers, under
direction Of the Virginia Division,
Inc, Of the American Cancer So
cleiv Will be conducted at Long
wood House. Farmyillc. Friday
Tho session is ono Of eight the
Division has scheduled at central
points throughout the state il Pre-
para'ion for forthcoming fun
drives. Workers in the counties
surrounding Prince Edward Will at
tend tho one here.
Purpose Of the meeting Is TO pro
vide a training opportunity for To-
cal Crusade workers, especially
those who will Be responsible for
supervising and executing activities
during the Crusade month of April.
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18
Area Shivers In
Degree Weather,
1916 Inches Snow

The worst spell Since 1870, said
II r Snlpln. local weather OBJ
server THE official recording of
the snowfall measured 1916 inches
after an all-day attack Saturday BY
overloaded snow clouds.
A low temperature Of one degree
above zero was recorded Monday
morning and II served only TO make
highways ana streets more slip
perry than ever after 4 light thaW-
ing was done on exposed sunny
areas or On heavily travelled roads
treated with chemicals
= There have been several days iof
lover temperatures since 1910 ilut
this is the worst snow and longest
cold snap since that time The
average temperature for January
was 81 degrees on the averaRe
for The first l6 DAYS 81 February
has been 81 degrees
The low temperatures have shown
up IN another quarter also. as fNel
dealers ssy that consumption Of loil
ahu eoai = running ABOUT - pef
.eiii aooSe normal n spie q ihe
mr. n consumption w fleaiefS 'e-
POI ! 40 S''o' eaee % is''' si''io''s, !, \
'l''s 'f' ''o4,e' ~ SN aii'' 4 1i'
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. =, 10y l nt''fl'o ~ =,
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tor " I'LL III, s lin I p, po''us
lii p l'. ., T+'''qi
Hill ~ '''''' " Y r Y ''''''@ I Y
NJ iaSt nialoi shoN recorded ~
affh'lil' NaS hihe ihcleS N i''f
II waS colder ~ lAa- hitting seven
degrees oelo~ zero on January -
aha FIJI aegfees peio" ri January
li MIMI
But the record Snow anu cold Of
loi0 Sill has everyone talking
III that vear therc was snow IN
UNIV ground for 56 davs from the first
IF January 10 FEBRUARY =. II
showed JANUARY Il. !. 4. g. III. IA
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18

Oh wheels Win no placs particular
10 20 nothing definite to do
Better Or Morse
Are FarmYllc Young people bet
ter OF worse than those in SIM
lar areas across The nation
Me- say several Farmrlllc HIGH
School students
They resent the bad impression
created bv juvenile Law breakers
anG Mso many narrow. mined people
who think were all delinqucnts be-
cause Of rock II roll and the dirty
shoes wr wear
AGThey want someplacc ID 20, some
place where they can dance some.
place Where yfleres 10 drinking.
THcy Madt ID wofk and Darn some
ma.er on their own
bad crowd Gone
DESPITE what adults III town
might Say. tho seniors Themselves
don't think that there is Bad
crowd at The high school although
they agreed that when they VERT
III the eigh; grade there had been
such a group
Thcv cnpsasl7ed that II II poa.
sible for a yeune person 10 pe
in'o a wrong crowd al school.
cyon M he comes from 4 good
shanic. siace M iS<1norc subject III
ne Influences af people ghiS OWL
age. H
They discount theories that broken
homes ara working parents wea{
major factors behind youngaors
who go wrong
Heck nv mother Rarks .aaal
I'm not d delinquent. SAID 6nf
boy We're no angels but WE'RE
aot bad
Mobility Creates Problems
Maav Of thc problems associated
%7ih juveniles ihog say. steni from
increased mobility ard standardt-
1ation through such mass media als
ie'eyslon and moves
ManT tceh-aaefs cnher own Dir
haVc access to cars
What do VIZ do2 w just ride
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18

tinguiShed the flames The fire was
under control by the time the local
unit arrived with the county pumper
and tank truck
Friday night at midnight. fire
caused extensive damage in the
home Of Albert Trent, a colored
man who lives on Watkins Street,
lust off High Street
A defective flue is blamed for the
fire. and quick action by the local
unit prevented destruction Of the
home The fire was confined to the
rear of the house in the dining
room, kitchen and bath. The front
section was saved and one room
unchanged.
P f. Gay, assistant fire chief.
said three trucks answered the call
and were hampered somewhat by
the long distance The hose had to
be run 10 got water. He said al.
though tho fire was handled quickly.
the the house would probably re-
quirc renovation
Gay said. We have been holding
our breath during this snow and
cold snap. With the poor condition
Of the roads, We would have been
At terrible disadvantage if We had
to fight a large fire
However Gay pointed ont that
all was ready as best the firemen
could make preparations. The trucks
arc equipped With chains, and the
town force cleaned tho snow from
III front Of the firehouse to aid in
!, rt,isk tako.on
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18

Kyanitc Mining corporations Gu
len and Pamplln plants received
the National Safety Council award
for the prevention Of falls
The plants had no injuries last
year. The mines, owned and operated
BY Gene DIXON. arc ranked oath III
the nation for their safety records,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18

films But here I've seen that every
one works hard and that not an
Americans Are rich
Hungarian Balnt Roma 81 Han
gary was surprise to find
Americas living standard 50 high
IT'D heard that every family here
had a car. but | always though it
WAS inst propaganda Roma also
was tbe author on The comment III
rock n roll. not 4 dance 4
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18

Other reports BY The EIls dclc-
JAG WIN Song a Korean student
~ tho host John Marshall HIGH
School at Richmond, SAID many
Americans know too little about
other peoples Many Of You think
that If our customs and attitudes
are different. they're wrong
Out Sala. Of Finland, said. BE
lore came here all knew Vas
what ! had found III magazines and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18

rangement permits fun planning
and orderly discharge Of the mill
tasy obligations while remaining IN
home communities and at work or
IN school except for the weekly
two-hour drill and l5-day summer
encampment
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18
Damage From Two
'Pre-Sn0w' Fires
Held To Minimum

Two fires. both Of which occurred
before the snow, were held to a
minimum Of damage by prompt
action
Friday morning about 2 a I'm.
fire caught from stove ii the Jen-
6ins Brothers Store on the Green
Bay Road The Farmville unit was.
notified Immediately. but those OH
the scene did not wait for the truck
They quickly cut the floor away
from around the stove and threw
the burning section outside and ex
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18
MONDAY FIRE

IS tho publication deadline Of
the Herald closed in two county
fire tricks were battling snow
drifts on an unbroken road trying
to reach an unidentified house re
ported to be on fire IL miles north
Of Farmville on the River Road.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18
BY SALLY RYAN
Where did you go27

What did yoa do2'
Nothing
Parents Of tcen-aeefs know that
that is more than The title 81 one
Of the best sellers On the nation
bookstandS.
It's standard morning after pat
ter between nc parents and their
restless offspring
It's the indefinite drge Of youth
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-18
Juvenile Delinquency: No.
7eenagers Problems accented By Free
1ccess To Cars, Sfanlnr di5afion Trend

On wheels Win no pIaY particular
10 20. nothing definite 10 do
neffe, ~. Wor..o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-05
|Brucker Terms Man
Prime Military Foctor

preserve the peace is an in
fluence upon public thinking
which could work irreparable
havoc with our defense.
"In the final analysis, no
weapon is better or more effec-
tive than the men who use 1t. "
he continued. 1T is Of signifi-
canoe only so far as it extends
their capabilities.
mo weapon can replace the
trained combat soldier-the
man Of decision-as the most
important element Of our abilA
ity not only to prevent war but
also to win any war which
might be thrust upon US"
The Secretary went on to
say that in contributing to the
we'll being Of men and women
in uniform the USO was carry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-05
Ambulance
Patient Dies
'AfterCrush.

A former United States
Coast Guardsman died early
today. eight hours after an
ambulance carrying him to a
hospital collided with an ice
truck half a block from his
home. ~
An autopsy was to be per-
formed on George Kraft, Sc,
Of SIS Seward square Sc, to
determine the cause of death.
There was no indication he was,
injured In the accident
Mr.. Kraft had been Ill for
some time and at 5 pm. ysster.
day an ambulance called at his
home to take him to Mount
Alto Hospital. AS the ambu-
lance made a turn at North
Carolina and Pennsylvania
avenues Sc. it collided with
the truck driven by Temple
White. 81, Of 1856 Seventeenth
street NE.
The attendant Of the Cham
bers funeral home ambulance,
Harvey P. Walker. "a. Of 1852
Chaplin street NV, was stand
ing by in the rear. about to
give the patient oxygen. Mr..
Walker suffered a brain con-
cussion and facial cuts and
was admitted to Casualty Hos
|pital.
The. ambulance driver, Del
bert ]. Scott, 48, Of 1440 Co
lumbia road NV, suffered a
hip injury. The two injured
men and Mr.. Kraft were picked
up by another ambulance and
taken to Casualty.
Mr.. Kraft died at 1855 am.
today. Because Of his medical
history, which included hos
pitalization in the South, an
autopsy was ordered to fix the
cause Of death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-05

Spectacular advances in air
power and missiles have ''in
no measure diminished the
paramount Importance Of man
himself as the indispensable
factor in military strength, !"
Army Secretary Brucker
warned today.
Mr.. Brucker spoke at the
third annual meeting Of the
National Council of the United
Service Organizations at the
Hotel Statler. Vice President
Nixon will be the principal
speaker at a banquet tonight.
1T would be tragic II we
failed to understand the lirnita-
tons Of technology in provid-
ing security" Mr.. Brucker said.
THE dearly held hope and
perennial fallacy that machines
Of any kind can win a war or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-05
Elliot Paul Joins
Greek Church

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Mar. 5
B.-Elliot Paul, SO. author of
the best seller 1.-THE Last Time
I Saw Paris" and numerous
other books and a lifelong
agnostic. became a member of
the Greek Eastern Orthodox
Church yesterday in bedside
ceremonies at the Veterans
Administration hospital here.
Mr.. Paul is seriously i'll from
arteriosclerosis and heart dis
ease and his name is on the
danger list.
When he entered the hospital
q few weeks ago, he listed his
religion as ''agnostic." He was
born in a Congregational family
in Maiden, Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-05

ing out q mission Of inestimable
importance.
Harvey s. Firestone, jr..
chairman Of the Firestone Tire
8 Rubber Co.. is presiding at
the sessions which continue
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-05

You'll save time and money
by con- pleting your own Fed
eral Income Tax Return for
1857. But when stuck on q
particular tax problem. a
telephone call might be your
salvation. Simply cali your