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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-11
Powha tan Judge
Comm ended For
-Accur: ate Records

ACotmty Judge George x Taylor
Jr. substitute jud ge Leslie L.
Mason, Jt. and Clerk Howard 4
Clark Weile commended in a re-
cent audit report from J. Gordon
Bennett auditor Of public accounts
ID Governor v Lindsay Almond
Jr
The report disclosed the Judge
made fun accounting If al re-
ceipis of record AND flvhcf state
the judge is ID By commended for
tie excellent manner III which his
records have been prepared
Clark bfcame clerk in January
1856 and the commentator was tol
the yeal fnding juno 30, las7
A three year comparison OF The
cases handled by the court s..s, 60
INC to!lj w.ag inserln.s cB 4
cases. 243 in 1855; 300 in 1866, And
oo2 ii 1851. criminal. 483 ii 1855
1911 IN 1851, and 33a III l951 JHen-
lIe ana domestic relations. = IN la3a
: II l95b - y l957 laaacy hear
ings. , iniA55. til ia56 and 4 i'll
1887 Thus to.al cases have HI.
creased M each If tha paAt three
years fro!l. 15G II la55 to 655 II
1857
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-11
Powhatan Legion
Post Hears Panel
Talks by Experts

The PoWhatan American Legion
Post POI and the American Legion
uxliiary were scheduled 10 hear
I, panel discussion at joint meet
ing Monday night at the PoWhatan
War Memorial Building. Subject u
be panel was Methods OF Treat
lnent Of the Juvenile Delinquent BY
ur bile Agencies.
William Il, Maxey, Jr.. county
clerk was to serve as moderator
l.. Julian Bowles is most com
mander of the Legion unit.
Members Of the panel include
Ms. l. Tibbs and Francis Hare
both probation officers Of the Rich
mond Juvenile Court; S. p Hair.
chief OF the Bureau Of Child Care
OF the State Department Of Welfare
and Institutions, and Paul S. Bland
ford. Jr. superintendent OF Beau
mont Training School.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-11

acres under contract which uses up
the S3O5l allotted for flue tobacco
under the soil bank progr m.
Phaup has requests from other
farmers in the county which would
take $36l6 to meet These names
are on 4 waiting list aud Phaup said
Il more money N available. they
viii be notified in the order ia
which thry applied
other types >iIn-tp
The county has total fue-cured
acreage allotment u 7B243. and
n 81 acres II already In the soil
bank. with another Is acres On the
waiting list This means that ap-
pfoxlmately 40 per centsOf the total
allotment would be taken out Of pro
diiction If money becomes avail
able
The sign-up date for other types
Of tobacco Will start February r.
Phaup reports the following money
ALLEGATIONS for the other tobacco
types. fire-cured. $237; sun-cured
80 1888. hurley, $3.50. and Maryland
$40
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-11
Dimes March In
Amelia Nets $726

4 The March of Dimes campaign In
Amelia has reached $726 SO. The
Amelia High School Honor society
has Dacked the I've and has been
Instrumental Tor the successful pro
motion There are stll several
county elementary schools to b.
heard from. and reports should b.
completed soon.
The Amelia school primary. Gle
mentaly and high school has do
mated the largest amount SSH So
individuals. clubs and a basketball
game sponsored by the Honor So
| cicty Melted an additional sl03 98.
While the coin collectors through
out the county contributed S9l "A.
Other schools have turned iii
Sl975 thus far, making the grand
total S72b 3d.
l, III the high school. Mi-s Anne
Hardys eighth grade class was top
contributor With $7l They will be
Ffteated 10 free tee cream this week
III the elementary building. Mrs
Stengels room Won FIRST prize and
Mfs Saunders room second prize
lop student was Alice Anderson
followed by Sam Morris. with the
following receiving honorable men
ton Blly Boyer, Ben Marshall.
Jane WmtFee Johnnie Watkins and
Sandy Lush
a ~ pl.maay oulldne Nh.
fenksnte f0Nrn loot, f'Y-e' pano'-#
followed by Mrs Wli9hts room
lnti,.dunl p.Aea vent Il .,tepha il
T. tarlai first place Itonnie
Bllnkky second place. and honor
able mention " Emily Hardy /.
Cynthia HARDY and Barbara An
man
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-11
Soil Bank Is PopuLa, With Fue-Lued Tobacco Gr0uers
Soil Bank Sign-l1p
ednesday; Quota
Voting February Is

Amelia County's ASC. committee
set the following POLLING places III
the county for The dalk fired to-
hacco growers quota referendum
On Tuesday. February 10. Jackson
district Sydnor'S Store al Mann
boro, Giles district, ASC commit
tee room on the first floor Of the
office building and Leigh district
Hillsman's Store at Jefersville.
The growers will vote yes OF no
on marketing quotas tor tire-cured
tobacco for the next three years.
They last approved quotas in D..
cember, 1854. ioi II three year
period. The program will continue
ia effect II approved by two-thirds
q the growers voting in the refer
enduiu
Growers eligible to vote are those
who had interest III 1887 fire
cared tobacct crop.
J f.. Ford Amelia ASC office
iialiasei riu4u me CoIillIutlet tileFc
are 2a4 acres OF fire cured tobacco
allotment in Amelia county and
there are 299 farms growing the
tobacco. This is an average o.
less than one acre Of allotment per
farm
Soil bank applications for fire
cured. .snn-cured and other types OF
tobacco except fhel will be taken
starting Wednesday morning Feb.
II, Ford stated
The slgn-np Will be on h first
come, flrst7selWed basis Ford
said "a nd viii be continued
through March z"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-11

The annual Fireman's Dance at
Powhatan will be held Friday
night, February u at the powha-
tan War Memorial building. It vas
announced this week Music vii be
provided BY The Virginia Swing
STEERS.
The PoNhatan Ehgh school FLA
and FILA members WIll hold tAci
annual Y h lentine SWeftheafts
dance Friday night. February IA.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-11
POwhatan Growers
Make More Requests
Than Funds Allotted

fDWhatan County, like It's neigh
boring counties IN The tobacco bust
heSA. Viii see much lecs 'ahrc"e
planted this Year than last year
Not only that. but III the Powhatan
growers had their way, it would be
even less than IT'S going to BE-.
LLOYD phaup Asc office mana
ger. reported there are about twice
as many farmers wanting to take
their tobacco acreage out Of produc-
ton as there is money allotted to
pay them. In short. the soil bank
Is very popular with flue cured 10
bacco growers.
The county office has taken li.al
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-11

cured acreage than it does fire
cured There are 3l5 farms in the
county With total slin-cured allot-
ment OF 403.3i acres. as compared
With the Pa acres Of tlre-cured al
lotment
!. Flue-cufed tobacco il even more
I prevalent with | COG acres disttiib-
ated among COS farms.
! The soil bank ALLEGATIONS are as
follows nue-cured. S2T $50. tlhe-
cured 81 266 sun-eured. SO .lfo.
hurley >l5o. and Maryland. sl4
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-11

ms Ann Courier vas elected
president OF Amelia Birdie club at
the organization quarterly bust
ness meeting held earlier this
month
James Royal was elected vice
president, and Mrs. Eugenia Lee.
secrctary-treasurer Mrs Florence
3. Doyle Il The retiring president.
The clubs spring meeting viii NJ
held April ). at which time plans
vii! be made fol the annual spi9ng
horse show
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-11

W. T Chimney. ASC county
chairman. pointed out that fixed
money ALLEGATIONS for the tobacco
types may not be exceeded. and it
is entirely possible that the money
available may be exhausted before
the closing date.
Amelia county has more sun
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-11

Virginia leads in production Of
synthetic fibefs, chewing and smok-
ING tobaccos. marine animal oils,
natural tanning and dyeing materi-
ais and excelsior mills, and in
yield per acre Of peanuts. These
figures are OH file at the Virginia
State Chamber Of Commerce in
Richmond
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16
National DioIine
Work Blamed for
Phone Troubles

A Chesapeake a. Potomac
Telephone Co. spokesman said
yesterday occasional descriptions
Of phone service In suburban
areas might be due TO work
underway to provide nationwide
dialing service early next year
Some exchanges In the met
ropolitan area already have
Nationwide dialing service,
which permits placing calls to
distant points without going
through the long distance OPP
orator. All exchanges are ex-
pected TO have the service next
year.
Some trunk lines. the spokes-
man said. are being modified
to provide for the new system,
and this may be the cause Of
tenn porary descriptions. The
trouble should not last longer
than q few weeks.
Difiiculty In placing calls To
phones in Montgomery Coun-
TVS Potomac area was reported
by some persons yesterday.
Last Saturday C. e. p. placed
in service q new equipment
building on Seven Locks road
to serve the Potomac area
Poplar and Garden exchanges
in the Potomac area win be-
come the Administer exchange
Present Oliver numbers in Po-
tomac win be placed on the
Empire exchange.
The spokesman said the Sat-
exchange system in Potomac
has not caused any disruption
of service.
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Hotel 24OO
Braces for
Tex Dun

Hotel 2l00. which has had its
money troubles before. was hav-
ing them again today.
District sales tax collectors
were slated TO appear for the
second straight day 10 impound
cash assets. And about 40 en-
ployes were calling for thru
and four weeks OF back pay.
In the middle Of the melee
was portiy Anthony corinna,
general manager OF the institu-
ton at 2400 Sixteenth street
NV. He was trying most Of
yesterday 10 keep workers on
the Job and satisfy demands Of
tax and bill collectors
Absent from the premises
was s. Prodis. who Mr.. Corinna
said bought the hotel in Febru-
airy.
II Just don't know where he
IS" Mr.. Corinna said.
"All we want Is for Mr.. Prodii
TO come In and tell the workers
what they can expect" declared
Harold Barclay. president and
business agent Of Hotel Service
Workers Local 80.
Although Mr.. Prodis failed TO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16
SCI, 900 CITY FUNDS VOTED
TO BUILD DOOMED GARAGE

BALTIMORE GF1-The Oh-Street Parking Commits
sion approved reluctantly yesterday 900 payment
toward construction of garage already listed for possible
destruction
The commission agreed last August to put UP
s450O0 equal IS per of the cost Of the garage
Since then plans have been made to rehabilitate down.
town Baltimore
The garage is in the and would be razed II the
large scale rebuilding plan is adopted.
Aware of this. the commission questioned whether it
should last months payment of SOL 083 toward the
garage which won't be finished for couple Of months.
Legal advisers said would have to unless the private
concern building the didn't want to continue. 1t
does with the feeling that the wholesale rebuilding OF
downtown Baltimore is many years in the ofine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16
Russion Students
Refuse to Room
With Americans

MIDDLEBURY, VT, July l6
P.-Ten Russian exchange
students demanded hospitality
on their own terms here yester-
day and refused to share quar-
tiers with American students.
The Russians attitude
prompted DR.. Stephen Freeman
vice president of Middlebury
College, to wonder If it's the
quarters or ideas they are afraid
of sharing"
Led by 3l-year-old Event.
Bugrov, the Russian students
informed college authorities
they would not share sleeping
accommodations with American
students at Middlebury's Sum-
mer Russian Language School
and Institute of Soviet Studies
The students are 10 Of e
Russian students currently
touring the United States un-
Ger the first Russian American
student exchange program.
College authorities hac
planned to house the Rus
slams with Middlebury student:
so that there would be an ex-
change Of ideas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16
Big Inn Project
Stirs BoItimore's
Urban Renewed

BALTIMORE. July 10 R1.--
Announcement Of plans foi
construction Of an ultra
modern hotel-inn In Baltimore
have given a shot in the arm
10 the cltys urban renewal
hopes.
Johns Hopkins Hospital and
the sheraton Corp. Of America
yesterday outlined plans foI
construction Of the t7.b MIL
lion building near the hospital
The first new hotel IN Balti-
more In 20 years. II win be {
split-level facility with i5t
rooms. Construction Il sched-
uled TO begin In December. and
occupancy Is slated for early
1850.
Construction OF the hoteI
win be part Of q $40 millior
investment In facilities In the
area by the Hopkins institu.
tions-the hospital and Johni
Hopkins University.
The site. about 20 block
east If the downtown section
once Tas one Of Baltimore'l
worst slum areas. Now cleared
It is.part Of the city's 40-acr'
Broadway Urban Renewal Area
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16
Polio Immunizution
Shots Set in CheverIy

A second polio immunization
clinic will be held from. 7 to Q
Thursday evening at the Ameri-
can Legion Hall in cheverly,
Nd.
All adults and children who
received their first shot at the
June 10 clinic may receive their
second shot then.
First and third NEGOTIATIONS
also will be given. A fee Of 81
per person will be charged,
with a maximum family fee
Of IS.
The clinic is arranged under
the sponsorship of the Joint
Health CO m mittees of the
Fourth Ward Citizens Associa-
ton of cheverly and the Che
verify Women's Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16

show up and the workers we're
not paid yesterday. Mr.. Barclay
and other union leaders urged
them 10 return 10 their jobs
temporarily.
what about tomorrow WIN
there be a walkout them"
someone asked Samuel Levine.
lawyer for the Joint Executive
Board OF Hotel and Restaurant
Employees Union.
Tomorrow" replied Mr.. Le-
vine. rs another day. And II
means another decision for us. I"
District collectors said the
hotel owes 5ls-months back
taxes. They declined 10 name
the amount. but said the sum
they impounded yesterday
would fall far short.
In January. before the change
Of owners. Internal Revenue
Service agents sealed the safe
and cash drawer TO satisfy a
sli.0es tax lien.
"And the income tax people
have been here at least once
since then" the union leaders
chorused.
Service at the hotel yesterday
was provided BY a skeleton
crew" OF employees. bolstered by
managerial aides who were
called TO duty.
"We1l stay in business" Mr..
corinna said. hopping his wet
brow. IF they'll only give us
10 chance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16
Confident on order
SNAKE IS USED
AS TOURNIQUET
AFTER BITING BOY

CAMPToN, KY. R.-A
tourniquet made from the
snake that bit him may
have saved the life of Curt
Akers. Is.
Curt was bitten by a
rattlesnake while moving
weeds yesterday. His father
killed the snake and knot
ted 1t around the boys leg
as a makeshift tourniquet.
The boy then walked a
mile to get help from a
physician.
He was reported in fair
condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16
AIexundriun
Sentenced
InCorChose

A 20 year old Alexandra
auto repalrman was sentenced
10 ak months In Jail and fined
. total Of o2t0 yesterday on
franc violations growing out
|of q chase which resulted IN
serious injuries 10 an Alex
andria motorcycle policeman.
Police Court Judge Neville
Hall also revoked Terry A
Morgan's driving permit for aiz
|monthg
Morgan. OF 325 wesmond
drive. Alexandria was convicted
OF reckless driving. driving on
q revoked permit. running fouI
stop signs. failing TO obey Z
policeman, disregarding q red
light. and failure 10 stop before
entering a street from an alley
Morgan. who was convictet
Just last Friday In Corporation
Court on two previous counts
OF driving on . revoked permit
also was ordered held by Judge
Hall on a charge Of leaving
the scene Of an accident. TIT
Friday convictions brought
him q sentence Of $50 day
in jail.
Injured In the auto chase ir
May near the Shirley Duk.
apartments when police SAID
Morgan reached speeds up "
100 miles per hour was Pvt
william A. Evans. He wa,
thrown mere than so feet
when his motorcycle struck
pole as he swerved to avoic
hitting two pedestrians In hi;
pursuit Of the repairmar
through Sunday trafie.
Pvt. Evans suffered two
broken arms. a broken right
hand, and head and back in.
juries. He has not yet returned
to duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16

completed by December. 1859.
The cost = estimated at SAT
million.
Planners explained earlier
that the shopping center road
actually would be an extension
OF county road. running
through Seat Pleasant 70 the
north. On the south. past new
Route 4, the firms road was
seen connecting with Sixty
ninth avenue. which would In
tersect with Suitland road and
open q large area for develop
ment.
Maryland avenue. about 10
feet wide and with no prospects
for additional lanes. connects
with Silver Hill road Just south
of Marlboro pike and viii run
only q few blocks across new
Route 4 before dead-ending,
There are no immediate pros
poets for It's further extention
southwark. according TO q
county public works spokesman
Rejection Of the recon-
mended alternate crossings was
announced by the Commission
ers yesterday in view Of objec-
tons at two public hearings In
the spring. Residents COM
planned that the alternates
would either divert more traf-
nc into their neighborhoods. or
make It more difficult for them
to get to new Route 4.
Also advocating the Mary
land avenue access 10 new
Route 4 were businessmen with
stores around the intersection
Of Silver Hill road and Marl-
boro pike.
Ruling In their favor. the
Democratic Commits 81 onerS
spurned q written request Of. T
Howard Duckett. an influential
county organization Democrat
and counsel to The Great East
ern Plaza.
The four other intersections
with new Route 4 reaffirmed by
the Commissioners:
| Spauding lane. in Bradbury
Park, west of District Heights
Recommended was Brook road
to the south, seen by planners
as q more direct link between
Silver Hill road and Marlboro
pike.
Walters lane. a l5-foot road
in Berkshire. east Of District
Heights. Recommended wa'
nearby Seventy-flfth avenue
now q dual-lane road.
The present Stewart road. In
Forestville, instead Of q re-
located Stewart road to the
east which would have eHmi-
mated q dangerous curve al
Leona street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16
7. A. Shelton Heuds
Eostover Optimists

Thomas A. Shelton was
elected president Of the newly
organized Optimist Club Of
Eastover last night at the
Boiling officers Club.
Other officers are Jack w
Wiley and Raymond C. Char
ron, vice presidents. AM
Richard Higham, secretary
treasurer.
Elected to the board OF
directors were Gray Dawson
James Goulden. Kenneth Cal
der. Carl Catero and Leo Nc
Donald.
The new group is composed
of business and professional
men from the EaStover and
oxen Hill areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16

voice vote IN the House Mon
day. But some Of the words
were misspelled and misplaced.
The Senate version carried the
word Commissioners" as
Commissioner" and the word
each" for SUCH" for ex-
ample.
So, the Senate made correc-
tons In the form Of q techni-
cal amendment and sent the
proposal back TO the House.
This amended bill. unchanged
in substance from the House.
passed version. will require
unanimous consent 10 be con-
sidered today. Quick passage
is expected since floor op-
ponents on the first vote had
made no concerted attempt 10
block the stadium bill.
Deficit Fears Discounted
They were economy-minded
Republicans Gross. Of Iowa,
and Schneck. Of Ohio. The
stadium might fail TO be self
sustaining and grow into a
drain on the Federal Treasury,
they feared.
These fears were discounted
today by the major Senate
sponsors-Bible. Democrat OF
Nevada. who heads the Senate
District Committee. and Frear,
Democrat Of Delaware.
IT am convinced the stadium
will be able to sustain itself
financially" Senator Bible said
Senate and House committees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16

along the west boundary Of the
center and connect Marlboro
pike gpresent Route ~ with
proposed new Route 4 Penn
sylvania avenue extended. a
limited access road.
Instead. the county heads
again chose 70 keep sinele-lane
Maryland avenue as the access
10 new Route 4. The narrower
road lies Just west Of the pro-
posed four-lane road.
In reafirming the -four
access roads. the Commission
ers rejected four alternate
crossings recommended by the
Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commits
sion and approved BY the
Maryland Roads Commission
and the county department Of
public works.
New Route 4 Is expected 10 b
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16

meeting In Joint session on the
stadium measure were advised
BY many responsible leaders OF
the District that the project Is
sound"
He said ne assumed no
further question would be
raised In the House.
Senator Frear told the Sem
ate he had been assured the
House would accept the
Amendment. This action would
mean final passage and send
tie bill 10 President Elsen-
hover 10 sign into law.
Bonds Authorized Z
The bill permits the District
Armory Board to issue bonds
to the. public to finance the
stadium, estimated 10 cost be-
tween SIS and SIS million
IA s6-million ceiling on costs
also Is lifted by the Legislation
from q 1857 stadium authori-
zation act.
Plans call for q circular
open-air stadium with stands
that rotate on steel girders
Thus football rooters could
have seats on the 50-yard line,
and baseball fans could watch
games from along the foul
lines.
The stadium is to be set on
a grassy hollow bounded BY
Constitution and Independence
avenues beside the Anacostis
River.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16
Both Conventions
Sought for Florida

Gov. Leroy Collins, Florida
Democrat, wants both Repub-
lican and Democratic National
Conventions in 1860 to be held
in Miami Beach.
Gov. Collins has an appoint
ment to see COP. Chairman
Meade Alcorn today and will
meet with Democratic Chair
man Paul M. Butler tomorrow
to put in a pitch for the Flor
ida city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16
Summer Opening Held
Test of School Lows

straining order or an injunc-
ton against school closings."
IF an appropriate action
we're brought. the schools could
be kept OPEN" Mr.. Cox pre-
dicted. The government at
torney was one of a delegation
from the Committee to Pre-
serve Public Schools which, dis
cussed Arlington's educational
problems with Gov. Almond
last week.
Gov. Almond has the option
Of permitting the reopening Of
schools without State aid after
Virginia's massive resistance
laws close them. But Mr.. Cos
said he interpreted the Cover
nor's remarks at last weeks
conference to mean that there
was very grave doubt on
whether he would reopen
schools"
Sees Funds Available
Mr.. Cox, q leader Of Arling-
tons liberal element, also said
that operating funds for at least
the first part Of the next school
year could ''be obtained with
out any Inconvenience" The
massive resistance laws pro-
vide for cutting of State aid to
integrated schools.
In Arlington's case. this
amounts to is per cent Of the
school budget.
OF the massive resistance
statues in general, Mr.. Cox said.
attorneys with whom ! have
been working are unanimous IN
the opinion that school closing
laws are unconstitutional. He
added after the meeting that
speedy Federal court action to
support this view could be ex-
lpected.
Second speaker was Airing
tons Police Chief, william @,
Fawver. Mai. Fawver pledged
that his men would do every
thing possible to preserve the
peace and protect life and lib
erty."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-16
Corrected Stadium Bill
Goes to House Again

stadium bill cleared by both houses OF Congress goes
before Of Representatives again today copead
FOR typographical
The Senate yesterday unanimously approved eelsaton
TO speed construction Of Sooooseat sports arena east Of
the ness. IN the bill was Identical TO tina. passed Dy