The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-05
Board Approves
Dudley L. Peery
As Successor

The Prince Edward county board
Of supervisors Tuesday accepted
with deepest regret" the reslg-
nation Of County Agent E F. Strip
lin. who has served here for 81
years
The county agent said Ne was
retiring and that il was time thi,
vigorous Job should be turned over
10 younger hands Its Young
mans game. III tell you. Striplln
said
The resignation is effective De
cember 81 and with Striplin al the
board meeting was f. w Carson
Of Appomattox District Extension
Agent. with recommendation on a
successor.
Successor Named
Supervisors approved Dudley l..
Perry. 80. nov working III Lunen-
burg county on special Extension
Service rural development program.
after Carson recommendation.
native Virgiman with VPI de-
gree in agricultural economies and
a master degree in the same field
at Iowa State. Pecry will assume
the duties Of agent here January |
Carson told the board that Peerv
comes with the Extension Service s
highest recommendation
In another action. supervisors
voted to begin working for The split
ting Of Farmville voting precinct
The board voted to back the cleo
toral board request for such
action. after the suggestion was
made by j. B. Wall. Jr.. electoral
board secretary
Precinct Petition
Supervisors Will request Circuit
Court Judge Joel W Flood 10 order
the change after public hearing
has been held TO determine the best
method of making the split
The public meeting viii give
voters opportunity 10 state their
preference on precinct location ard
name and how the splitting should
take place
The board also voted unanimously
TO underwrite cost Of preparing
easements on land to be used for
doms and ponds in the Buffalo
watershed development project The
board directed Commonwealth Is At
torney F.. N Watkins 70 secure an
opinion Of the Attorney General on
the legality Of such public fund OK
penditure. however
The tentative appropriation. set at
about $500 TO pay for legal fees in
connection with preparation Of the
easement rights, was made subject
TO the opinion Of the Attorney Gen
eral
The board Of supervisors is CO..
sponsor Of the watershed develop
nlent project. and easements must
be secured to move the develop
nent forward.
Highway Request
An appropriation Of SIS was made
Is part of a Prince Edward county
contribution TO establish central
headquarters TO work for securing
the east-west Interstate Highway
link along the southern route follow
ing Routes 360460 through the
F'armvlle Lynchburg Roanoke
area.
State Senator Mosby PerroW Jr.
OF Lynchburg, active In the work for
the southern route. had requested
the county appropriate Similar
requests are being made Of counties
throughout the route
Stiff opposition TO the Route $50
selection in favor OF the northern
Route $50 link requires the flll-tlme
office. the SUPERVISORS We're told
They had previously endorsed the
southern route as proper and most
beneficial for Virginia
In a final action, The board ap-
proved two petitions seeking con
structlon Of improved roads at two
industrial sites in the county from
special State Highway funds for
such purpose.
The roads arc access roads into
and out Of the new egg grading
plant at Farinyille and the kyanite
mine al Baker Mountain Super
,isors had drawn I'D data on traffic.
employees. truck weights and other
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