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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
Amelia Lions Lay Groundwork For
Organization OF A Rescue Squad

we are expecting to get a fund
aising campaign started Just af
Ter the first OF the year Ragiand
old us it will take around 5000
worth Of equipment Just to start,
but we feel We can raise that W.
are selling fruit cakes nov for
Christmas and voted to order more
at our meeting. hoping to put the
money In a fund as a nucleus for
The ambulance. Eppes explained.
After the squad IS organized ana
equipped they hope 70 be approved
by Civilian Defense and can then
yet additional equipment from
them at lower cost In tho mean
tine. the club Is gong ahead with
lts organization plans and finding
nat about the availability Of eqlip-
ment from other nearby Squads.
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prefer ed it and main.al. "a a
tablishcd position ii Tile I'D
munity Most older people. th
study showed, want to conaia
living independently in Their Of
homes. a4oac if necessa y. ratt
than move in with their chlidge
OF make other living alrangemen
Interviews b oW d they have
strong fee,trg for self-sHft.clen
and independence
A study by Iowa State College =
searchers Of many people over ~
in eastern Iowa showed that
the majority wish to continue Il
livo ii their own homo 81 apa
mcnts ana ~ they wish TO k y
on Work,ng either II .a
sine as long 81 they can Mo
preferred cottage type hoa HI
with apartment hNs
Three fourths said they Wogl
llEe and expect d continue liv1
IN inc same communities WI
they now reside The study s.lo
cd that most Of this groups
come is from salaries or soc
security
A st DIV Of men 90 or older n
SIX rural counties n New Yof
State sAowed that farm operato'
both active and retired, were some
what older than nonfarmers yet
more satisfied with their Av I
situation. Farmers continued on Il
job long after nonfarners becaus
they could reduce their work. 4
hours and change the type OF work
they did gradually as aa a5
mcnt to increasing age. The fl
nancial situation ~ t1a rei
farm operators il this study vas
found to be better than that /.
most nonfarners.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
Baptist Church Sets
Special Week Of
Prayer Observance

The Farmville Baptist Church be
gins It's Week Of Prayer observance
for foreign missions Monday. Dec
/. with a PRAYER service at 3 80
pm
The Christmas Offering Advanc-
ing is the topic for the WINS gen
eral meeting Tuesday at 8 pm.
Another prayer service - set
Wednesday at 7.30 pm.
The Young peoples organizations
arc scheduled to present playlet,
Make His Name Glorious" Thurs
day At 8 pm. The Lottie Moon
Christmas offering will be observed.
An hour Of PRAYER will conclude the
observance Friday. at $3.50 pm.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28
'Oldsters' Study
Shows, Wish For
independent Living

Because the number Of people
over 80 has been increasing 50
rapidly, several State agricultural
experiment stations have been
studying this groups living situa
ton. especially In rural areas.
A survey IN a Pennsylvania rural
community showed that rural liz
ing was favorable for retired farm
people but less succc rstul for city
people who moved Ito the coun
try to retire. Older people ac
customed 70 rural lying generally
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28

William G. Ragland Of the CreWe
Emergency Squad, met with the
amelia Lions Club Monday night,
ovember "a, to explain how to
o about organizing an emergency
squad for Amelia.
The club feels they have enough
personnel promised now to go
.head with the project. Between
and 10 men have said I h G y
you'd serve There Is a fantastic
mount o. work 70 b. done until il
cts going" Tom Eppes. president
the Lions Chib said today.
Getting organized and buying
equipment are TIL next steps and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28

Research Council The Center Is
Al organization Of Virginia institu-
tons Of higher learning through
which they engage in cooperative
activities and conduct various pro
grams III common.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-28

University of Virginia, Nathaniel
Iacon A Biography
Dean Charles b VAN. Of Hamp-
nn-ydncy, and pr Francis 3
iiinkins. Of Lonewood. represent
heir institutions % the Cenfcr's
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-04-01
SERVICES

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DEPARTMENT II II can
be fixed. we can fix 1t. All work
guaranteed. The only thing chear
about our service is our price.
Farmers Supply Co.. phone 2l3.
Farmville, Va. l-3l-n
WE GIVE prompt and efficient serv-
ice on any electrical appliance. II
its electrical. we fix it,. Farmville
Electric Appliance Co. l04 NJ Main
Street, Phone 20i. Farmville. Vir-
GINA. l-l0-tf
FOR prompt and efficient service
on radios and tclcvisions see US.
Our service the best in town.
Farmvillc Electric Appliance Co.
l04 NJ Main Street, Phone 204.
Farmville. Virginia. l-l0-tf
WELL DRILLING : We drill old
wells deeper Now equipped to
drill Az and 5 5l8 in. water wells.
We use galvenizcd steel casing
Three machines for better service
Terms can be arranged. Write or
call for free estimates. Phone
1895 Farmville Well Drilling
Company. 9-17-ti
IRtE SURGERY Topping land
scaplng. pruning. removing Of dead
WOOD, cic Phone dl3-M 4l-2tT
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powhoton News
Holy Week Services Scheduled For
st. Frances de Sales, St. EdlUards

Mr.. and Mrs. James Kornegay
will move soon to Belmcad, where
he Is presently employed. They will
live In the house formerly occupied
BY Frank Desert. who has moved
to Richmond We welcome James
and Doris, and family, to our com
munity.
Mr. and Mrs Guy Palmore
visited MI. and Mrs S. w. Pal
more AZ Yorktown Naval Base re-
Gently.
Mrs. Kenneth Haas. OF Bclmcad
has been on the sick list lately but
is improving Mrs Haas is the wife
of Brig. Gen. Kenneth Haas. who
is in charge Of military training at
81. Emma's School
Holy Week services at ST. Francis
az Sales will be as follows Holy
Thursday. pm; Good Friday.
3 pm. Holy turday Easter
Vigil II pm
Holy Week Services at ST. Ed
wards Chapel at Belmead viii be 4.
Holy Thursday. p m Good Fri
day. 3 hi MI, Holy Saturday Easter
Vigil II p m., Solemn High Mass
al a III.
/ Mr. and MIS- Cecil Dclingcr Of
Richmond. and Mr. and Mrs S w
Palmore. of Yorktown. were Sun
day dinner guests Of Mr. and Mrs
/ Guy Palmore Callers III The after.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-04-01

noon were Mr. and Mrs William
Cox. Of aFarmville Mr. and Mrs
j. r Burnett, Of Richmond, and
Miss Clara Lawson, Of PoWhatan.
Anne Arnold Boltc. daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs f. G Boltc. celc-
bratcd her ninth birthday with a
party at the home Of her aunt.
Mrs Walter Wood
Nh, and Mrs 4 + Janncy arc
III.
Mrs Gray Messenger was called
to West Virginia last week by tic
death Of her brother-inlaW. John
Born.
Week end guests OF MI and Mrs.
Leslie L. Mason. Jr were Mrs
Mason's brother and MS family.
Mr. and MIS- Earl Chilcs. J.. 81
Falls Church
Nh ana Mrs w r Parker And
Paul Cclla spent Sunday i'll Char.
lottesvlllc with the s. A Jessur
family
/ Mr. and Mrs G NJ Knabc. ant
f family, are moving to Florida
Mrs william r Maxcy and Mr.
n H Boet visited Mi and MIS-
Phil Boelt II WILLIAMSBURG las
Sunday
The condition Of Mrs d b
Worsham is unchanged She ha'
been patient at Stuart Circle Hos
pital for more than 4 month
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For RENT

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attractive furnished.
see 703 Oak street. Contact Eunice
Allen telephone, Milton 38llo. Rich
mond 3-2I-4p
APARTMENT Second floor un-
4 rooms bath. 302 Bridge
st Phone los SIS 3-25-4p
l-~~ ----~-
APARTMENT Furnished apart
11ent, heat and water furnished
Marshall Burger. Farmvillc.
1921 8p
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HOUSE 1 rooms 2o4 South Virginia
street r. r. Hawkins. phone 22a.
3-2l 4p
~
HOUSE : or bedrooms. oil hot
water heat. ~, miles south Farm
VILE on route - towards Hampden-
Sydney Available Immediately S.
W Putney, Jr., FaiInville. Phones
433 or 6O8 3-l4tf
49, -
OFFICE space. occupied By Dr..
PatteSon, available around April i.
Miss Elizabeth Burger, Farmville-
2-ll-tf
APARTMENTS one iwo-room,
furnished Phone Ialmyille 276
a-ll.tf
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-04-01
county were present.

maham county were present.
Harding and Mrs. Booker con
duc'ed group singing They taught
he song leaders three new All
songs and rehearsed several old
ones
Election Of Officers was held.
rhoSo elected president. Marion l..
indcrson. VICE president. Rosa Lee
Brown secretary Charlotte CLARK:
assistant secretary. Helen Robin
oil reporter, Marion Gillian. and
haplam, Brenda Taylor
After The election of officers. the
Members we've grouped and Separ-
ited for training S l. Jeffress
aiAcd tho presidents and vice
presidents. and MIS- 4 ] Booker
aimed the secretaries, treasurers
nd reporters
Members discussed pl an s and
oals for 1853 Observation of rural
fe Sunday. the annual All picnic.
Clcgates to state short course and
Wiki INK Conference. All achieve
aaat day exhibits at the Cumber-
aAd county fair, and financial sup
Don't ware made part OF the All
county plan Of work
A summary Of the council meet
ing was given by Mrs Mary D.
Davenport, a Sugar Fork All club
leader
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-04-01

Judge Oliver Pollard who pre-
SIDES over the Petersburg hustingS
court. has been designated To hear
the cases Of three Amelia youths
charged with Il variety Of thefts
No dates have been set, for the
trials
Judge Pollard was appointed
when Circuit Court Judge j Gar
land Jefferson. Jr. Of Amelia. dis
qualified himself from hearing the
cases involving James Clements
Mundcn. II. James TAYLOR Warren
II. and Bernard Nelson Harris. 70
who were indicted last week by
the grand jury
During the March circuit court
term IN Amelia, a true bill was re-
turned against CraWley PoSSumt
Patterson charging HIM with feloni-
Gus assault and battery John Blair
Mason was appointed To defend
Patterson III trial SIT for April
II
not true bin was returned
against Bernard Lee Hill. q. who
had been charged with ieionious
assault and battery
Thomas n Darlington was fined
500 and given d 6o-day suspended
sentence for driving while under
the influence Of intoxlcantS.
IN appeals cases, Hcth Owen. %
Of Fine Greek Mills, vas found 4not
guilty Of reckless driving He had
been charged with crossing the
solid inc. and fined $40. plus costs
with half suspended. III the county
court
The fine 81 one man, william
Russell Bell, 20. Of Richmond. was
reduced He was found guilty Of
having an improper spcedometor
and fined 81 plus costs In county
court nc had been found guilty Of
doing 65 miles Alb hour III 81
miles ali hour zone. and was fined
$40 plus costs
william Francis Wright At. Of
Amelia was fined S.. plus costs,
for failure to stop for a stop sign
the same fine assessed BY the
county court
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-04-01
FOR SALE


GENERAL Electric. automatic, iii
dercounter dlsh-washer. Excellent
condition Mrs Harry Y. Lancaster.
Farmvillc. 3-l9-tf
GARLAND Estate has three Iron
safes of different sizes for sale Bar
gains. Contact @ II Written.
3-lA-tf
SHRUBBERY cycrypreenS. and
pink doaWood Fielder Hubbard
Phone 300l-W. Rice. va. 3-ll-tf
~~~~~~~~~~~- 49,
GOODRICH NEW THREADS. $40 X
Is 50 95. plus recapablc casing. B q
B Tire Co., Rts. Is and 400 West,
Farmvlllc. 2a-f
HOUSE rooms, baths, oil heat.
large lot. reasonable Contact T W
Brooks. Jr., Phone 952 or 2o55-J
2-25-tf
GOODRICH MUD AND SNOW RE
( TRFADS $50 \ Is $l2oa and Is,
capable casing B & B Tire CO.
/ Rts IS and AGO West. FarnVille. va
24.t
I 1850 BUICK Sedan sood condition
reasonable. Cal oa5. falu
LUMBER from the old Gillian
place Oh South Main Street thai
am dcmolishlna Wide board floor
ing. framing, doors. windows, beau
i tiful old mantcl with mirrors Porch
and stairway railing. electric fuse
boxes and wire. brick. pipe Of all
sizes, bath tubs, wash basins and
conlmodcs. w " DlckclSon. Farm
\ Vile. 3-23 If
WORK HORSE Mare With On
without harness and collar Frank
Babcr, Jr.. CarterSVlle 413t
~
HAY Alfalfa. s54 90 per ton Les
pedeza and barley siubble mixed $40
per ton Delivered S j. Lackcy,
Route 10. Box u. Roanoke. Virginia
Phone EN- 6-6289 i-l-2tp
1 APARTMENT HOUSE Ia Jackson
Heights. three five rooms each with
bath. one -four rooms with bath
I S. 500 cash or terms w G Canada
Dn1,,lps panl- RID ifn
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CLASSIFIEDS
For SALE

A~~p~~r->~~-~->->-<~-s-ss-
WHY worry about troublesome
skin infection. Try V-J-O Grays
Drugs l2l726p lT)
MAGAZINE subscriptions Special
on combination offers Get Saturday
Evening Post, Ladies Home Jurnal.
and Holiday for one year only $40,
OF Post and Journal for $3.50 Limit
cd time. Contact Harry Lancaster.
il, Farmville. Phone 3l9R
1884 r. p
DWELLING four rooms in Pros
pect. Former owner gave this prop
erty up because Of need for more
room Will lot interested party take
over on monthly payment basis for
almost the \ alancc due ms Is a
bargain @. II Written. Phone s..
3-2S-2p
:
CHEAP: Good extra large Home
Freezer, restaurant gas range. one
cas- and one electric deep fat fryer.
large gas heater with far, electric
grill toaster, ) gallon coffee urn, ;
gallon coffee drlpulator. stainless
steel coffee table. two large refrig-
orators, electric ice cracker, 100 gal
lon Jars, cheap Jack Keeling, The
College Shoppe. Farmyllle. Va.
3-2S-5p
TYPEWRITERs, adding machines,
Sales and Service. All work euaran-
teed. New and used adding machines
and typewriters. Mccoy Business
Machines, Box >. BurkeNllle, Va
3-25-8t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-04-01
OPPORTI MITES

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OLD FASHIONED company II a s
opening for ambitious man between
Nc ages Of q and A. Prefer mar
ried men High school education Of
equivalent Some business On selling
experience helpful but not necessary
We VIII train YOU, must b sober
neat appearance, have good morals
own car. We especially want man
who is interested in advancement
We offer sick leave. vacation. re-
tircment benefits. group bospitaliza
'ion insurance, and unlimited oppor-
tunltlcs. # interested write Box a57.
hynchblne va All replies confIdcn-
tial- 4l-2t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-04-01
Joseph NJ. Jenkins
Buried ut Green Bay

Joseph Walker jenkins. y died
March 81 at Southside Community
Hospital Funeral services were
held Saturday IN Nleherrln Mctho
DIST church Dith burial M Libeft,
Christian church cemetery Green
Bay
Surviving are hla widow Mrs
Eleanor Coleman jenkins and two
sisters Mrs Wade Owen, q Rich
mond and Mrs. Ernest oven. Of
Halifax
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-04-01
soUTHsIDE INSURANCE
g. REALTY COMPANY
CIorksviIIe, Virginia
WANTED


SAFE fire proof from "a to 30
high Q H Written, Farmvillc. Va.
Phones S. OF l58. 3-28-2p
HOUSE Want to rent house. 4 or )
rooms. not more than miles out.
j L. Webb. Phone 273M. Farmville.
3-28-3tp
NICE FAT HEAVY Hens. top mark
ct prices paid Will pick up. C. H.
Franklin. phone 2OO4-J. Farmville.
Va. l-3-u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-04-01
Thomas Harris. IA,
Buried At MI. Zion

Funeral services we're held RI
day at Mt Hloa Methods chLrcf
cemetery for Thomas 4 Harms
"a Who dlcd March IN NJ w Char-
lottesvile hospital
Tx Is survived bN thlce daH4h
teis Mls Mary Oliver " scotts
vile Mrs Ruth White Of Bren.
Bluff, and Mrs Maggie Conrad oi
Palmyra son Bernard Htmis
of scottsvllle, nine grandchildren
ana H great grandchildrrn
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-04-01
Petersburg Judge TO Hear Cases OF
3 Amelia Youths; No Trial Dates Set

Lewis Teddy Rogers 81 of
Crcwe was found guilty IF having
improper equipment. ana fined $40
plus costs III county court he had
been charged with doing ~ miles
All hour N a j. mikes Ar hour
zone. and was fined SO plus costs
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-04-01
WANTED.

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CONFEDERATE MONEY. stamps.
letters. Charles Affleck. Pcyton St.
Winchester, Va. 3-l4-9p
HEAVY HOGS $50 to $50 lbs. for
sausage. also beef cattle. Osborn !
Grocery 3-l4-tf
WANTED so PIANOS: Turn your
pianos into cash. Discount New
and Used Furniture Co.. phone
1888. 5-l4-tf
STRAW 200 BALES barley OF oats.
H. n Hamburg, Farmvillc 328-4t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-04-01
BABY CHICKS

Hidden secrets of Progressive Bal
anced Breeding for 80 years. pro
duces healthy profit-makers 800
TO 95eo layers. Imperial White
Leghorns. Super Hampshire Reds
truly great layers Of our time. Re
solve not to let anything keep you
from buying these great layers Of
our time Wholesale and retail low
baby chick prices. Write for free
picture literature.
Trolls End Poultry Farm
Gordonsville, Va.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-04-01
REAL ESTATE

! Modern Dwelling 3 bedrooms.
2 miles from Falmyllle on
hard surface road
2 Modern Brick Dwelling. IL
rooms, ? baths, nov used as
two apartments.
3 Residence III rooms. . baths.
IN good section. close ill.,
4 6-Room Bungalow. 2 acres. I8
miles from Farmvlle on Char
lotte County line
4 department House extra
large lot on main highway III
Crewe
6 , Apartment House IN center
OF Crcwe
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-14
Double Check

Having just gotten into this place
Richmond Eye Hospital and while
Bob Hope and Bing are appearing
for the Heart Fund, I'm appearing
for the Eye fund
rye met 4 lot Of people i've
known of and who have lived in
Cumberland and Buckingham Oh
boy they put up sign on the foot
70 my bed what says in big letters
DOUBLE CHECK The Farm.
vile Herald, Virginia I'm real
proud Of it,
My roommate is Mi Timberlake,
merchant. It's good time for
every taxpayer to be in some hos
pital Congress and the State Legs
latnre are just getting set to plaster
us again
My wonderful daughters are look
ing after me. The registrar here IS
from Buckingham and has always
read Double Check \ may not get
\ out Of here alive
I Subscribe TO the Farmville Her
aid, the editor needs your subscllp-
ton.
\ Thanks for reading Yours
i j Marvin Brown
/ Double Check Is in Richmond
Eye Hospital Room lo3. Richmond
va. III case his readers want 70
drop him card Editor
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-14
After Christmas Thought

CHRISTMAS has been gone for \ few
" weeks now, but we ran across a news
item which brought it to mind again the
other day This news item concerned The
custom OF giving presents at Christmas.
The news item concerned James Hous-
ley Houslev is IS wears old and is retired
farmer
lie and his wife had Is children. and to-
day ne counts 46 grandchildren and 1902
Observation-Disclosures
housley faced quite problem in trying
to decide what 10 give his grandchildren
and grandchildren, and even chill
dren' at Christmastime. In addition, If he
remembered each OF their BIRTHDAYS he
"ouid be presenting one Of them with a
present every other dav throughout the
year, on an average
Like many others, we can't helm hut fool
mat once a year is enough Christmas. for
people like Housley, once is quite BIT
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-14
Winfred p. Wood, 63,
Restauranteur Here
Dies, Services Today

Winfred Pemberton Wood, G3.
Farmville outdoor restaurant pro
prietor died Saturday. Jan II, at
Mcclure Hospital for veterans at
Richmond
He was member Of Jack Gar
land Pos, 30. American Legion a,
Farmville and OF the Farmville
Moose Lodge.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs Viz
I gle d. Wood. Of Farmville; his
stepmother. Mrs /. s Wood. Of
Columbia. a brother, the Rev. IT.
vim q. Wood. Of Idaho. a sister.
Mrs. Mary H. Lewis. Of Richmond
/ two half brothers, Hugh Wood. OF
Columbia. and Irwin S. Wood. Of
TT Monmouth. N. j., two half Sis
ters. Mrs, Dorothy Waterman. OF
Richmond and Mrs. Jean Schlater
fot Roanoke, and several nieces and
nephewS.
| The remains rest at Collins Fun
eral Home at Farmville and ser.
vices will be held Tuesday after
moon at three O'Clock AT Joseph
W. Blley Funeral Home, at Rich.
mond. Interment will be in Holly.
wood Cemetery IN the same city
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-14
TUESDAY. JANUARY Ia. 1858
A Course TO Follow

vacuum caused BY the May II, 1854 deci-
sion of the Z. s. Supreme Court. Virgnia's
position should be kept flexible, 50 as to
meet such contingencies which may de-
velop. 70 fill vacuum not foreseen two
wears ago, the incoming Governor recon-
mended to the Assembly the enactment Of !;
law expressly authorizing the Governor to
order the suspension of the operation Of
any public school, whenever and wherever
military forces may DC employed BY Fed
eral authority to police its operation No
doubt the law will be enacted.
Plcdging support to public education, the
Governor, promised his "unremitting eff
forts toward the end that educational OPP
portunities be maintained for all OF the
people regardless Of race. on a separate
basis.
10 this end he recommended:
ca Increase in the Literary Fund to Sl5
million with an attendent decrease in in
terest rate This Fund would be available to
construct public school buildings.
GU Modification Of school construction
frills and appendages. with more authority
a. q construction at the local level
CD Increase in teachers salaries Sd as
to attract more and better teachers into the
educational institutions
(4) Recruitment and training Of more
teachers
90 Development Of science education to
meet the threat Of technology iii the era
ahead.
These are responsibilities Of the State,
and they must be met Virginia must not be
satisfied with minimum program Of edu-
cation
Governor Almond has set a course a Sane
sensible course. which Nirginians can fol
low. knowing full well that attacks Mill
come from many sources, but its stand is
fundamentally sound and the basis for flu
ture progress in the State and the nation
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-14
Letters To Editor
a Bit OF Nostalgia
For Saturday Mite

Editor, The Herald.
You can't live in yesterday. Adam
probably gave this excellent advice
TO wistful Eve as she sewed a frill
on a fiP leaf. But 1t is as apt today
as IT was In the worlds beginning
And the consequences Of such
yearning just as foolish.
As I pass through Farmville now
on Saturday night. 1t Is very APP
parent that Saturday night Is on
It's way out. And this. although
progress. II progress OF a sad sort.
for II means the ending Of a ira.
dition. Friday night can only be
Friday NJ light. But SATURDAY
night Of, say, 30 years ago. was
something.
TO the boy on farm, who had
been working II and IA hours per
day and living in intimacy all week
with timothy teds and gnats, the
odors Of livestock and dung, Satur-
day night was like stepping through
a magic mirror.
The children got their weekly al
lOWanccs Saturday evening, and
every one INCLUDING Fido had a
bath. the wagon or car was given
a quick rundown The only fly in
the ointment was pulling sweet po-
tato vines for the family milk COW
and getting in the night wood and
drawing half-dozen Sbuckets OF
water
A store was regularly the farm
tamily's first port Of call The
family entered as group. the
women holding a businesslke list
the man carrying crate OF her
| pin money eggs. the children full
Of qnivering expectation 81 candy
corn or those marshallow confec-
tons shaped like peanuts and tast
ing like bananas. also gum drops
4 AlN hiieNi
Soon the country folk would be
standing around on the street II
groups and clots and singles, OF
drifting from one spot to another
for the groups we're as imperman
ent as a cloud The older girl,
gigsled among themselves near The
curbing the young men, sinewy ane
burned mahogany by the sun. walk
Cd in tWos and threes, casting sd
perlor but interested eyes at tn,
I females.
Sometimes a boy ana girl woulC
pair up and 20 into the drugstor,
for chocolate soda or. darn tht
expense. banana split, as som,
OF the younger girls giggled ant
watched from the door.
Main street held the places o
feminine and family interest, bu
the lower street was for men. On i
\ stood the masculine magnets. the
blacksmith shop. the feed stores anC
farm equipment CO.. the barbershoT
and the pool hall.
The towns full-time barber usu