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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-27
Cats Etiquette
Leads To TV Fame

BoorSy Farmvilles now cele-
bFaIed televlsion actress, is liter
ally paving her way to fame
Like 50 many in her field She
cot her start because she is photo
Bootsy il the cat IN the v G
Newman family circle here that
disdains to chomp her food. be i
liquid or solid. Her notion Of feline
etiquette requires that it be soaked
or picked up by the paw and then
taken into the mouth theretrom
Anyway, a pet food manufacturer
needed cat picture for the central
figure in a teleyision commercial
about his product He put on CON
test.
Twelve entries we've received
and. naturally. Bootsy won paw
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-27
Chestnut Grove

The sick list this week includes
Miss Ann Cooke, Mrs. Aubrey Nor
ris, the Stiles family, Don Morris
and t. c. Beasley.
Mrs Calvin Morris, Billy, Carole
Jeanne and Linda Susan visited
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Agee, of Dillwyn
Ri. 3. Sunday afternoon. Othe +
callers there were Miss Mary and
Nora Agee. Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cole
man.
Since Mrs. Morris had seen none
Of these friends for some time
there was much talk Of old times
up to the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Morris and
family called OH Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Morris Sunday afternoon.
The Chestnut Grove HID Club
meeting was held Monday. March
% at the clubhouse. Plans were
discussed for the countrywide
achievement day to be held On
May Is. Mrs Helen McCraw. the
new assistant home agent. was in
troduced. 1t was announced h t
Mrs. Calvin Morris had been named
county delegate to the Institute of
Rural Affairs at Blacksburg in
July
The smut Grove Baptist
Church Is planning an an day SER
vice Easter Sunday. The morning
service will be conducted by the
pastor. Rev. Dott Byran After
lunch. Rev. Kenneth Clark. Of the
Gainesville field Of churches. Will
bring the sermon The purpose of
the all day services is to dedicate
the new basement Sunday School
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-27
Three Presbyterian
Churches Unite For
Easter Service

Keysville. Meherrin and Brierv
PRESBYTERIAN Churches Will unite
for an Easter service at Briery
Church on Easter Sunday
A pre-Easter worship service was
held in the Meherrin church Thurs
day evening and a similar service
Is planned al the Keysville church
FRIDAY at 730 pm. This service is
for the Brierv and keysville con
gregalons. The public IS invited
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-27

down. Now she appears regularly
on TV Station WSBA at York, Pa.
Even before her fame skyroc-
keted. Bootsy pretty much had the
run Of the Newman house. aided
and abetted by her owner. Mary
BALDWIN Newman.
Miss Bootsy may be even a
little more spoiled now. but they We
given her to understand one thing
there will be no chartered limou-
sine and no Las Vegas vacations
She Il still have to walk and Fourth
avenue. Farmville. VIII remain her
address the year round!
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-27

mittees. and to cooperate with
members of the landscape design
professions in planning the grounds
Of public buildings. parks and road
sides. etc. Mrs A. 3. Schad, Rich
mond is state chairman for the
program for the Federation
A detailed program Of the first
course is available from A. S
Beecher. Department Of Horticul-
ture, VPI, Blacksburg.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-27

FRANK THOMAS. right, Fritz
Cumberland last week Other Coyner
president; Coyner national and
Richardson international
fourth Herbert
Wynn. PRESIDENT vice commander MI
Steve Musun president B.
Mcconnell,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-01
Henry \. Womack, 81,
Of Cullen, Buried
Vt Jacksonville

Funeral services fer Henry New
.on Wonack, 81. Of Cullen. who
died Saturday April 8. en- route to
2 LvnchbtGg hospital. were held at
80 pm Monday at Madisonville
PRESBYTERIAN church Interment
Was in the church cemetery.
A retired farmer. he was a native
of Prince Edward county. where
AZ was born August l. 1877, the son
Of David Games and Matte Dillon
Wcmack Re wa the Hill band of
the late Eva Hamilton womack.
and q member Of jacksonville
Presbyterian Church
Surviving are a brother. James
Stuart Wonlack. Of Lvnchburg: five
sons. Wilson W Womacl, and Ham
Hon Wonack both Of Lynchburg,
Bernard Womaek. Of Norfolk. Clyde
Womack, Of Martina and Alfred
Womscg. q irwin, Pa. six daugh-
tiers, Mrs l. Panck, Mrs G. X
Thaeker Betty aid Ellen Womack,
al Of Lynchburg Mrs Harry Copp-
Ter OF Cullen. and Sally Womack,
Of Richmond, and nine grandchil
den
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-01
All Tractor Club
Organized In
Cumberland

TWenty-siX All club members and
five parents attended an organiza-
tional meeting of the Cumberland
County III Tractor Club Saturday,
April Is at the Union B a p S t
Church. Members of the new group
will learn how to care for tractors
and farm machinery
L. L. BlOWe, local farm agent Of
Prince Edward county, and r. u.
Scales, vocational agriculture in
structor in Cumberland county. as
sisted in the organization Of the
group.
Following organizational discus
sions, 81 All members enrolled for
the first-year tractor project Manu-
els and record books for the pro-
ject donated by the American Oil
Company were distributed Awards
prizes, and scholarships are avail
able for members who participate
in the tractor care project.
committee was appointed to
make arrangements and plan for
tractor meetings to be held in the
future. This committee consists Of
Mr.. and Mrs S. H. Richard; Mrs.
L. V. Marshall; Raymond ToWnes:
S. H. Richard, Jr,, Conrad Gil
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-01
colored News
Leaders Visit
Young Farmers Club
III Cumberland

The Cumberland Young Farmers
Club had G n Jtter. area super
visor vocational agriculture. Of
Richmond DR. NJ A Fields, state
advisor of the MIA. Of Virginia
State College: and w. H. Elan. Of
the Office Of Education. Washing
ton. as guests AZ q regent meeting
Members had shop demonstra
ton on using the electric Welder
and were given an opportunity to
do some welding under the super
vision Of the Vo-ag teacher.
The club voted to buy two pur-
bred Yorkshire pigs to be raised
for breeding purposes in the county.
Danville Langhorn agreed to raise
the male pig. and James Hatcher
agreed to raise the female pig. The
pigs will be kept for breeding for
at least IS months before they are
sold or butchered for home use.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-01
New Canton News

Mr.. and Mrs hester Jones have
returned from their vacation While
on vacation they attended Tho yam
kfe Rally II Richmond. horse rae
ing III Laurel Md and Visited rela-
tiTes in WASHINGTON, D. c. They
also visited Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Prndle'on il Richmond to see their
grandson. james Keith Pendleton.
Mr.. and Mis- F. f. Farrell, of
Canisteo- n y stopped by to see
MI and Mrs. W. I. Putney on their
way Fael. to New York after spend
inc five months in Florida.
Mrs. Perkins snoddy called on
har brother Nh. Bryant at SCOTS
vile Sunday.
Now Able To Get Out
Mrs. Harold Harvey is able to
st OFT a little now She spent a
Short while with har uncle and
aunt. MI and Mrs. Tom Ford. ri
Gently.
Mrs. r b Gilbert. Mrs A. l..
Jamerson and MIS-. j. r. Phillips
attended revival services at Buck
lneham Baptist Church.
The Rev r. r. Clemens. pas
tor Of Fork Union Baptist Church
Was the speaker. he always gives
his MESSAGES in a very simple form
50 that any school age child can
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-01

understand them. The pastor. the
Rev Carlton Mlsted. is very popu-
lar With the public. and is doing
GOOD work at the two churches.
Harold Brooks attended the Tap
scott funeral at Sharon Church. Sun
day.
Mrs. Il. B. Mahon. Of Richmond,
spent the week end With her sis
ter Mrs W. T. Putney. L. M
Phillips called Sunday morning.
Mrs. r. B. Gilbert spent the
week end in Richmond with Mr.
and Mrs. Grey Nelson.
Miss Frances Patterson spent the
week end with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. w. NJ. Patterson.
Harveys Have Guests
Mrs. Gene Hirshberg. of Chicago
and her mother. Mrs. Tom Ford
Of ArTonia, were guests of MI. and
Mrs. Harold Harvey.
l.. NJ. Phillips and Mrs. E. B.
Mahon Of Richmond, were dinner
guests Sunday Of the j. R. Phil
lips. Edward Whitlock; of Rich
mond, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. VIM,
Of Fork Union. Mr. and Mrs. A.
T. Fuqua and Albert. and Mrs. F.
B Gilbert called in the afternoon.
Mrs w NJ. Patterson. Mrs. Mary
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-01
Bill Designed TO Modernize Pensions
For Veterans introduced In Congress-

The administrator of veterans af-
fairs. sumner G Whittier. has sub-
mttfd to Congfes a bill that is de-
signed to modernIze The system Of
pensions for veterans and feature y
graduated scale Of payments keyed
to needs of tie individual
The bill was referred to the Com
mittee On Veterans Affairs of the
House Of REPRESENTATIVES and its
chairman. Representative DIN z
league. said he expected hearings
on The bill would begin around MAY
III provided that was agreeable to
the veterans groups and govern
ment agencies concerned
Under the bill proposed. IS per
cent of the 223 900 veterans.
widows and children Who are now
on tie pension rolls Of VA would
received incre aSed pensions.
Va said approximately 800 million
would be added during just the first
year ID pension payments. which
currently total se93 million per
year. II the long rum however. i
is expected that the modernized
pension structure il enacted Into
law would reduce the total volume
OF annual pension payments con
siderably below the present levels
The proposed bill contains a say
ings provision 10 provide that no
beneficiary WHO is now on the VA
pension rolls would be cut eff and
would oife THESE beneficiaries then
choice between the old and the new
rates.
under the present pension law
veterans ef World war l, World
War II and Korea who meet the
leneth-of-saI1ice ana discharge re-
quirenents are eligible for pension
if they are considered pc manently
and totally disabled f9r reasons that
are not directly connected With
then military service. and if their
annual incomes do hot exceed 81 400
for those with no dependents) or
81 7Na for thdse with dependents
The present fit rates Of paa ions
are paid 10 veterans Oh an an or
nothing bass regadl n Ct differ
ences III the amount Of their other
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-01
Gail Lush Sets Pace
In Amelia HI Work

| Amelia county had only one win
ner in the 16 county east-central
district elimination demonstrations
at LongWood College on Saturday
April Is.
Gail Lush was a blue ribbon win
ner in food preparation and will
represent the district in that prof
ect at the state finals during the
All State Short Course at V.P.I the
week OF June y.
Besides food preparation, she has
worked in other phases of home
making: food preservation. house
keeping, clothing and room i'm
proyement; some general projects
and some in agriculture.
Mrs. Mary VILLA MS, Amelia
county home demonstration agent
says of Gail. 'She is a conscien-
tious, hard worker who will see
through whatever responsibility she
is asked to assume. She has won
the confidence and respect of her
teachers. club leaders, and extern
sion agents because OF her coopera-
ton. ability and high standards Of
personal conduct"
She has developed skills and ex-
cellent standards in her All prof
ects and was county girls public
speaking winner in 1858 and county
''Share the Fun winner in 1857.
Gail has encouraged and helped
other club members to gain the
'limelight," and she has done
great deal of hard work in organ
izing and planning county and All
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-01

income and without regard to
whether the veteran is single
married. or has more than one. de-
Under the proposed graduated
scale, pension payments would be
keyed in the future to both the
amount Of other income and the
number Of dependents Incraa sas
were proposed in income limitations
as well as maximum rates Of pen
sion.
The principle Of the graduated
scale. VA said. involves paying
higher pensions to veterans, widows
aud orphans who are most III need.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-01
Varied Vacation Ends For Jones Family

Pickett. and Robert Patterson
visited William Patterson. Sunday
He is patient in Medical College
Hospital. He expects to be home
in a few days.
Miss Harriette Patterson was
home. Sunday.
Takes A Position
Woody Davis has taken a posi-
ton with the A and P Dairy Com
pany at Fork Union
Mrs Jack Harris left Sunday for
Columbus, Ga She will visit her
son-in-law and daughter, 1t. and
Mrs. Maury Jones.
Mrs. Josie Oslon has returned
from a two weeks visit at Scots
vile with Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmy Os-
lin.
Sunday guests of Mrs. Nellie
Beach were Mr.. ard Mrs. Ebert
Wharam, E bert. Jr.. and girl
friend. and Mrs. Aubrey Snoddy,
Of Portsmouth; Mr.. and Mrs. Liber-
breast. Of Richmond, Mrs. Burly
Hudgin$ and Mrs. Garland Stinson.
Visitors At Baldwins
Mrs Sam Ragland and davgh-
ter. Alice. and son. Gilbert. Of
Farmville. called in the William
Baldwin home Sunday They also
visited other relatives near here.
j. O. Broyles. who has been i'll
for several months, passed away
morning He was a former
of VEPCO at Bremo.
is extended to the family
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-01
Cumberland MEAS
Stage Banquet

The Cumberland Young Farmers
Club recently held its sixth annual
banquet al Luther p Jackson High
NJ A. Fields. state advisor of the
School The guest speaker was Dr..
NJ. Al Fields. state advisor Of the
New Farmers Of America, from
Virginia State College.
Joe c. Washington. club presi-
dent. gave a report Of the club s
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-01

accomplishments and plans for the
year. James @. Ayers. local farm,
agent. presented the door prizes
to Ardee Booker and Joe Brooks
r. ~ Scales, vo-ag teacher and
advisor to the club served as toast
master for the affair attended by
20 persons.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-01

OF Cumberland, served as sponsors
for the first meeting of the HI
Tractor Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12

garden-good green peas, fluffy mashed
potatoes and rich gravy. Yummm! And
there are five other popular Swanson TV
Dinners to choose from all ready in Is
minutes or less. Only Swanson has the
secret of these oven-quick meals with the
home-cooled taste, so try them all, soon.
ok Meat Loaf Chopped SirIoin Beef
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12

Wish fulfilled for you and your family:
Extra hours of fun together, topped with
everybody's favorite dinner, superbly
cooked by Swanson. Like turkey, for ex-
ample? You get big, tender slices of the
royal bird in Swanson TV Turkey Dinners
:. along with real cornbread dressing,
Turkey Chicken Beef FiIet Of H;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
EIGHT PAGES
BY WILLIAM GLOVER

BY WILLIAM GLOVER
Associated Press Drama Writer
NEW YORK.-Songs and
stars dominate Broadway's
new show season lineup.
The twin lures are paying
on already with boxofice
stampede to some glamor en-
tries.
Seven musicals are set to
bow by early December, an
unusual number that soon.
The name array is extra rich
with notables from TV and
cinema as well as stage.
Among the distaff per-
formers are Lauren Bacall,
Anne Bancroft, Katharine
Cornell, Janet Gaynor, Julie
Harris, Eileen Herlie, Mar
garet Leighton, Mary Martin.
Ginger Rogers, Kim Stanley
and Nancy Walker.
The stellar males include
Melvin Douglas, Maurice
Evans, Henry Fonda, Sir
John Gielgud, Jackie Glea-
son, Rex Harrison, Bert Lair,
Walter Pidgeon and Tom
Poston.
And Art as Well
Although most of the bills
seem tailored to the specif1-
cations Of glamor entertain
ment, the producers aren't
ignoring art completely.
The season launches with
the DISQUALIFICATION combi-
nation in Sir Johns renowned
version of ShakeSpeare's
Much Ado About Nothing"
for a limited seven-week en-
gagement.
Another classic, Shaw's'
"Heartbreak House." comes
in soon after with an oddly
assorted stellar pair, the bell
voiced Evans and Sam
Levene, a performer best
known for idiomatic comedy.
Whimsical entries include
"Moonbirds," adapted from
the French of Marcel Ayme
and concerned with a teacher
CWally Cox who can trans
form people into birds; and
1.-THE Happy Town." a musi-
cal about the only town in
Texas without a millionaire.
Here, in opening night
sequence, is a rundown of the
definite production schedule:
September 17-"Much Ado
About Nothing" Gunt-Fon-
tame Theater).
October 1.-THE Gangs All
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
SCREEN

AAfBASSADOR-"The Nuns Story" Audrey Hepburn
nursing sister in Africa 110, $780, 6:35 and 9:25 pm.
CAPITOL-"Holiday for Lovers romantic comedy; 1885.
3:40 $40, 7:45 and 9:45 pm. E5f
COLUMBIA-"The Big Operators" Mickey Rooney imper-
sonates villainouS labor boss in timely flm 1855,
$685. 5:55. 1850 and $50 pm.
DUPONT-"No Escape" French import with a seazy
side of life with routine realism; ITO. ESQ., 435.
6:15 and GAS pm.
KEITHS-"Darby OGin and the Little People; Disney
visits the leprechauns /, $780, $50, 735 and GAS pm.
MacARTHUR-"Carry On. Sergeant" English film that
makes the point that sergeans the most frustrated
of men; O. $3.50, Sos 6:45, 1925 and 10 pm.
INTERCOLLEGIATE Nuns Story" Audrey Hepburn
nursing sister in Africa 1880. 4:05, $50 and 9:25
ONTARIOTosca opera brought exquisitely packaged
wildly to the SCREEN 1O5, 3:l5. $40, 1880 and
$40 pm. -.
PALACE-"North by Northwest" suspense in Htchcock's
best manner; lis, 4. 645 and $50 pm.
PLAYHOUSE-"Middle of the Night" Fredric March and
Kim Novak in Paddy Chayefskys May-September love
story; l:55, AIS, $50 and 9:20 pm.
PIAzA-"Lady Chatterleys Lover; not-very shocking
film of the novel; 1:10 BIS, SOS. 1885 and 9:45 pm
TOWN-"Monka"; $780, BIS. $685. $50, 8:40 1890 pm.
and 1915
TRANS-LUX-"Anatomy of Murder; suspenseful court
room drama; /, $40. $40 and pm.
WARNER-"South Sea Adventure: the Cinerama
are well used on Pacific isles; and $3.50 pm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
THE PASSING SHOW
Outdoor Theoter's
Just Great, but

enterprise, Is less OF q prop. .
lem, but only less. The round
trip from home portal to;
portal is 20 miles. But the
big Rock Creek park bowl Is;
roofiess and without walls.
This means that it keeps
letting in light. especially
early in the summer, until
far after the curtain time
to which reviewers are ac-
customed. Audiences are even
more casual in arrival, then,
than at Olney where a roof
and walls create an earlier.
if not early, illusion of dark
ness and time for the play,
or whatever, to begin.
Right Unchallengable
Even the Self-consciouS
monster among reviewers
as if there were such a thing
could not challenge the
audiences right to behave as
it does on this score.
Nevertheless, it is harrow
ing to the clock-watching
aisle-sitter in the third or
fourth row who hears the
seconds ticking off toward q
deadline. If the entertain-
ment doesn't start, it can't
finish and there are all those
miles between him and tbs
Office.
Because summer is a time
for relaxing, the operator a.
a June-September theater is
in the business of selling re-
taxation. This should be q
happy business. Actually, it
is until the twitchy critic ar
riveS on the scene. Instantly.
against the will of both, this
sets up an eStrangement
between humans who are
normally the best of friends,
often in spite of the worst OF
reviews.
EverybOdy's Nice
Sum mer entertainment
producers do their best. to
smooth the flight path of
this nettlesome minority
among their patrons. They
provide special parking
places and, where the police
are on duty, enlist the lat-l
ter'S ready cooperation in
getting the reviewer the -.
out of there. !
Everyone, including the
man in flight, is nice about
it all but the undercurrenti
of fretfulness is ever pres
ent, a sense of time and dis.
lance which are the unrea-
sonable dissonanceS of a.
lovely summer night.
The truth that cannot be-
escaped is that neither Of
Washington's regular season
theaters, the National and
Arena, is more than five to
seven minutes away from
the city's critical type
writer's.
1t is all very silly, and in
significant to the community
at large, but it remains an
element of the delight that
the National will open to-
morrow night with an ALL
star production of a classic.
At the end of which, three
of the rudest seeming
humans will dash up the left
center aisle. enchanted to
find themselves in town
again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
: BY JAY CARMODY
Drama Editor Of The Star


Summer entertainment has
been fine around here but
the honest reviewer must
confess to sheer delight that
the regular, season will open
tomorrow night with Heart
break House" at the National.
The emotion is a complex
of elements. one of these as
base as human lazineSs,
another as exalted as a
yearning to see the most
highly polished, or profess
Sional, in art.
AS to the laziness, today's
theme. it relates to the cir
cumStance that everybody
else's fun" Of driving out
into the country to see a spot
of entertainment is sheer
work to the critic. Olney, for
instance, is one of the coun-
try's most attractive summer
theaters. It's plays are select
ed with discriminating taste,
produced with such excel
lence that four out of five Of
this summers offerings were
18-karat hits.
All, That Distance
Well, the round trip from
home to Olney, to office, to
home is so miles. This is no
distance at all to the true
drama lover but to the re-
viewer whose typewriter sits
there waiting at the end of
the 43d mile, it can seem as
far away as Betelgeuse.
Moreover, as they have
every right to be, summer
audiences are casual. They
have all the time in the
world, and some of it they
use to dawdle on their way
to the play. This can mean
an 8:45 or $50 curtain
which, in turn. can mean an
11:15 or 1880 "break" for
the play.
There are two possible
solutions for the problem
thus presented, both nettle-
some. For one, if he has
seen the play before-as he
so often haS-the reviewer
can leave at the end Of the
second act, trusting a faith
full spy, say a wife, to report
on how the third act went.
Yet, for all his years of
conditioned embarrassment
in racing up aisles at the end
of plays, this second-act
take-off always seems here
tical to the critic.
Alternative GOading
The alternative is to re-
main, see the entire pro-
duction, and write the re-
view on the second day
instead of the logical next
one. This works only until
the reviewer starts leisurely
like every normal human
being-for home, at which
time conscience begins to
goad him with the question:
So you call yourself a NEWS
paperman? Under this cir
cumstance, he might better
have used the next few
sleepless hours to have gone
to the Office and written the
review.
Carter Barron Amphithe-
ater. Washington's other
senior summer entertainment