The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-17
Brisk Election Returns Most
Incumbents To County Offices
Supervisor Vote Of
Confidence Shown
In Prince Edward

Incumbent supervisors in Prince
Edward county and other Herald
area counties. except in Amelia,
we're victorious in Tuesdays Demo-
cratic Primary election. although in
several counties new men will fill
seats where incumbents chose not
to seek reelection
Prince Edward voters returned to
the county governing board four in
cumbents to keep completely intact
Supervisors representing the six dis
tricts
Farmville gave John C. Steck his
first regular term on the board over
Walter Southall bv decisive mar
Gin of 1913 to 342 The voting in the
district was split into two precincts
for the first time to facilitate better
boiling operations for the ,l35 who
turned out to cast ballots. In the
town precinct, the vote was 573 for
Steck and 236 for Southall. In the
Farmville District precinct, Steck
polled 900 to Southall's log.
The closest contest in the county
occurred in Lockett district where
incumbent C. w. Gates turned back
the bid Of j Calvin Cook. 1874 to l2l.
In Leigh district, 223 voters cast
ballots with incumbent Hugh M. Jen
kins coming out on top 100 to SO
over his challenger. William T.
Cook W w. Vaughan defeated Dav
id Ct Rosser in Prospect district by
comfortable margin Of 238 to 1923.
Endorse Supervisors
The victory Of incumbent super
vlsors. tantamount to official return
10 office except for the Formally Of
a general election ballot, Is regard
ed BY political observers in Prince
Edward as an endorsement of the
board's decision not to appropriate
funds or levy taxes for public edu
cation purposes in the county during
the fiscal year begun July /. How
ever the school situation was not a
contested issue during the campaign.
Races for supervisor seats in 9th
er Herald area counties we're quiet
compared to the steam III Prince
Edward. with the exception Of Char
lotte where three Of six seats were
challenged.
Amelia county. the scene Of con
siderable unseating Of constitutional
officers, also had the one and only
incumbent not returned to the board
OF supervisors in the Herald area. J.
NJ. Borum defeated incumbent l.. NJ
Sanderson 293 to 1879 for the Leigh
district seat Ephriam Anderson out
distanced his challengers in Giles
district $50 to 375 BY j. w. McMl-
liam, and 26 polled by G. K Barden.
Buckingham Race
In Buckingham county, Hal T.
Pearson won the supervisor position
vacated BY Dr. w A. Pennington,
who resigned to run for the House
Of Delegates. The vote was ia for
Pearson over Charles N. Smith, who
had SO ballots cast for him,
The board of supervisors contest
in Cumberland was quiet in contrast
to the constitutional fight. There.
Marvin Jones was the only candl-
date for the Madison district seat
which was not sought again BY in
cumbent James E. Godsey.
Appomattox county citizens in
StoneWall district returned incum-
bent Ohio w. Martin to the board
over Irby Wheeler. The decisive vote
favored Martin. $50 to 266.
Charlotte Contests
In Charlotte county, Joe Canada
defeated Herbert C. Milton and
Flournoy Barksdale for the county
government seat in Roanoke district,
vacated by W. L. Hamersly's resig-
nation. Madison district incumbent,
Julius c. Dunnavant was returned
to office over James R. Bryant
George o. Pcttus. Jr.. incumbent
carried the vote over Hazel A. Mel
son in Walton district
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