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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-06
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Miss Patsy Sanford and Miss Viz
ginia Berry have returned Il
Churchland after spending the weel
end with Miss Sanfords parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Sanford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Thalmal
and four children were guests o
Mr.. and Hrs. Louis Miller in Lex
ington for the week end and at
tended the Washington and Lee
Dickinson game, Saturday
DR.. and Mrs. F. j. Clements are
in Roanoke where they are attend
ing the annual convention of the
State Medical Society. DR.. Clements
is the delegate from Prince Edward
County.
Claude Milan attended the Yves
tern Maryland-Penn Military Col
lege game in Westminster. Md
Saturday.
Miss 10 Hillsman, of Chapel Hill
N. c., visited her mother. Mrs. W
J. Hillsman. recently
Stokeley Fulton was in Jackson
Miss, for the week end where he
saw the Milsap-Sewanee game.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. p Rowland OF
Hartford, Conn. will arrive this
week for a visit with their daugh-
ter Mrs. James Wat son. and
family.
Miss Pauline Womack. of Mary
Washington College in Fredericks-
burg, was the guest Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Womack, for
the week end and attended the VPI-
William and Mary game in Roa-
noke
Sgt. First Glass and Mrs. Emmett
Ransom and son, Billy. Of Fort
Bragg, ~ c.. are visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. c. T.. Noble. Jr.. and
family
Mont Linkenauger spent the week
end in Lancaster. Pa, where he
attended the Franklin-Marshall :
Johns Hopkins game, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. j. Cosby and
family. Of Richmond. we're week
end guests Of her mother. Mrs. M.
M. Layne. and attended the Bel
cher-Clark wedding. Saturday.
Dick Nelson is spending a few
days in Charlottesville on business.
Miss Irene Hatchell viited her
mother. Mrs. Charles Blanchard, in
Woodbridge during the week end.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-06

included Mrs. S. Gordon Wells,
Miss Willie Louise Wells and Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Crowder, Of Black
stone; Mrs. Henry Clay Smith, Mrs.
Thelina Craddock, Granville Grad
dock and Joseph r. NJ. Organ, Of
Burkeville, Mrs N. H. Wooding and
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E Wooding, of
Halifax, Mr. and Mrs. r. G. Glover,
Of Norfolk Mr. and Mrs. j. r.
Belcher, Of Chester. Mr. and Mrs
R. E. l.. Arlington. Of Amelia, Miss
Mary Manning Lantz and Norvin
Stevens, Of Arlington,
Mrs. A. T. Tilley. Mrs. H M Jen-
nines. Mrs, j. H Skiles. Mrs o.
M. Butler Miss Hazel Murphy. Mr.
and MIS-. H E. McCraw Mrs c.
D, Saund ers and Mrs Hettie
Weatherford, all Of Crewe. were
here for the wedding
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-06

I Mr.. and Mrs. D. G.. Hatcher and
Mr.. and Mrs. Houston Hatcher and
son. Garland, visited Mr.. and Mrs
F. E. Hatcher in Lynchburg, Sun.
day.
| Mr.. and Mrs Leroy Chapman
and family. of Harrisonburg. were
week end guests Of his mother. Mrs
W. a. Chapman.
w. A. Watson, III. was in Rich
mond. Sunday where he participat-
ed in the Willow Oak Golf tourna-
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. C. w. hawthorne,
Jr., and family. Of Lynchburg
visited his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
hawthorne, during the week end
Mr. and Mrs. Lester E. Andrews
and Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Martin
spent the week end in Richmond
where Mr.. Martin participated in
the Willow Oaks Country Club golf
tournament.
Mr. and Mrs. David Hodges and
family and their house guest. Miss
Dorothy Mays, attended the State
Fair in Richmond, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Glass had as
their week end guests their son, S.
G. Glass. Jr., and son, Dean, Of
Washington. D. c.
Miss Mary c. Womack and her
mother, Mrs. Elto Schroeder, visited
Mrs. Mary S. Carwile in Lynch
burg last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest fowler and
daughter. Cary Walton, Of Rich
mond. were guests in the home OF
his sister, Miss Josephine fowler,
for the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Blanks. Of
Lynchburg. and Mr. and Mrs. nv
ing Woodbridge and Raymond Wool
ridge, of Richmond, were Sunday
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Mitchell and family.
Mrs. R. c. Cunningham will en-
.tertain her bridge club Tuesday
evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Pritchard
and family visited Mrs. Pritchard's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Pullen,
in Danville recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy crenshaw Of
Richmond, visited his mother, Mrs.
J. A. CrenshaW, and brother. Eric
Crenshaw. and family during the
week end.
Miss Dorothy Mays has returned
TO Lynchburg after a visit with her
sister Mrs. David Hodges. and
family.
Mrs. Willie Elan and Mrs. vii
liam Ferguson. of Richmond. we're
Sunday guests in the Marvin Wash
home.
Mr.. and Mrs J NJ Wilson. of
Charlottesville, we're guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. VI M. Pairct last week.
Miss Sally Ann Clark. Of West
hampton College in Richmond.
spent the week end with her mother
Mrs. J. H. Clark.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Pendleton,
Of Richmond. visited in the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. c. W. Glenn last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Duncan
and son. Gerald Duncan, left Sun
day for visit with their son-in-law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Garrett. Jr.. in Selma, Ala Gerald
Duncan. who has been on furlough,
will return to Fort Sam Houston,
Texas. this week.
Mr.. Mildred Doll. of Richmond,
has been the guest OF her mother,
Mrs. Mary Solomon.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-06

Al Johnston, formerly Of Fort Sill,
Okla, spent the week end with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Erby John
ston. while en- route to Aberdeen
Proving Grounds, Md. Miss jeanne
Maitland, Of Wilson's, was also
week end guest in the same home.
MI and Mrs. w W. Watson and
family and s. R. Geyer visited Mr.,
Geyers brother and sister n-law.
M. and Mrs. Vernon R. Geyer, in
Chatham, Sunday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-06

First avenue.
Mrs. w. J. Hillsman and Miss
Halle McCraw assisted.
Guests were Mike Fore, David
Harper. Charles Simonini. Charles
Carter, Mike Quisenberry. Chuck
Noble, Bill Putney. Bobby Burger,
Jackie Martin. Jimmy Ennis, Ricky
Dunlap and Tommy Garrett.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-06
lack Fleetwood
Given Birthday Party

lack Fleetwood celebrated his
ninth birthday Saturday with
party given by his mother, Mrs.
James Fleetwood, at their home on
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-06

THE FOURTH DISTRICT American Legion Auxiliary
Instruction
number of state officers of the organization other district
leaders Among those from
Mrs Cumberland district Airing
tom Mrs Murray York child welfare
Springfield Mrs HI Of
Big and Mrs John Bright
Suffolk assistant chanlain Of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-06

Farmvie and front left Mrs Charles Hueher
finance chairman
vice president AppomattOx Saterfied,
senting the Patrick Arlington;
j. ~ Mansha state president Arington
president Norfolk
president Norfolk
Sdent, Cumbe
Arizona tribune., 1959-06-05
RIDER TRIAL BEGINS

The first.degree murder trial
for Vera Whipple, 23-year-old
mother, and Honor Robinson, AZ,
opened today in superior court
and a deputy prosecutor, Howard
Leibow, announced that the state
would ask the death penalty ii the
two are convicted.
Robinson and Mrs. Whipple are
charged with the December slay-
ing of William H. Bischoff, r.
year-old former convict from
Washington state.
BISCHOFF'S BODY, with two
pistol wounds in the back, was
Arizona tribune., 1959-06-05

found'in lonely section Of Papago
Park by Tempe police.
Robinson has consistently placed
the blame for the shooting on Mrs.
Whipple while she steadfastly
maintained that she was home
alone the night Bischoff was slain.
The victim and the two defend
ants met in Washington and came
to Phoenix together, police said.
None has Phoenix address.
SELECTION OF a jury is ex.
pected to take most of today.
Judge R. c. Stanford is presid-
ing;
Arizona tribune., 1959-06-05
Golden State Mutual
Reports Growth In '58

Los Angeles Marked increa-
ses in insurance in force, assets
and benefits paid to policyown-
ers were registered by Golden
State Mutual Life Insurance Co.
during 1858, Norman o. Hous-
ton, president of GSM, announ-
ced.
Insurance in force at GSM
rose by 1863 to $l26.3Sl.3l2,
during the year. Assets at the
end of the year stood at
SIS, 900. 648, an increase of neare
ly $l.3 million.
Payments to policyowners and
beneficiaries during lo48 reached
$l,857 $50, bringing the COM
pany's total benefit payments
since organization to SIC, ,005, 465.
Dividends to policyowners total
ed $l5S, 2l3.
Mortgage loan investments by
GSM were up o% in 1858, with
$6,3o8,S57 outstanding at the
years end. most of this amount
represents financing for homes.
The company also reported the
addition of five new offices to its
organization, bringing its six
state total to 90. With its home
office situated in Los Angeles,
GSM now operates in California,
Illinois. Texas. Oregon, Wash
ington and Arizona.
Arizona tribune., 1959-06-05
RACE AMTTY DAY
PLANNED

Race Amity Day will be OBJ
served with a program sponsored
by the Baha'i Club of Arizona
State University, at 2 o'clock,
Sunday afternoon, June IA, at the
Memorial Union building in Tenn
pc. The hour Long program will
include a talk by Serrita Cam
argo of Los Angeles on The
Oneness of Mankind" and a mar
rative presentation dramatizing
the contributions of various ra-
cial and national groups to the
culture of our country. The
narrative will have musical ac-
accompaniment which will in
clude a Negro mems choir and
a group of Mexican singers.
According to Roceila Powers,
program chairman, Race Amity
Day is a national Baha'i event,
observed annually the second
Sunday in June. Its purpose
Is to pay tribute to the accom-
plishment of our country'S ra-
cial groups and to demonstrate
the national harmony which ex-
lists between them. The recog-
milton of the unity between all
peoples of the world. a basic
Baha'i ideal, is the animating
principle of Race Amity Day
and another national event, World
Religion Day, held each year
during the month of January.
Sundays event, as in the case
of all Baha'i sponsored programs
will be open to the public without
charge or collection, and men,
bers of all races and faiths are
cordially invited to attend.
Arizona tribune., 1959-06-05
Mrs. Sonia Williams Mccoy follows in her
mothers footsteps. Mrs. Mccoy graduated
from Phoenix Union High School in 1854.

were held at First Methodist
Church, $50 N. Central, Sunday
evening, May "a, 8 pm. A
reception followed at Sexson Hall
Mrs. Mccoy plans to enter
School Nursing or Public Health
in California. She is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Rosa j. Williams,
school nurse at Percy Julian
Elementary School.
Arizona tribune., 1959-06-05

She attended Hampton Institute
in Hampton, Va. After returning
to Phoenix, she entered the Good
Samaritan Hospital School of
Nursing. Although her training
was interrupted by marriage and
motherhood, she completed her
studies in the upper third of her
class.
Commencement exercises
Arizona tribune., 1959-06-05

JOHN l. EDWARDS recently appointed sales repre-
sentative of the Arizona Land Corporation He is the first
Negro with the firm and also is the first dealing prima
rily in stock sales in the entire state of Arizona.
Mr. Edwards has been teacher the Percy l.. Julian
School for the past three years.
He is graduate Ball State Teachers College and he
granted masters degree from Arizona State University
weeks ago.
Mr. Edwards and his wife Mavs reside 1880 E. Adams
Street, #3.
Arizona tribune., 1959-06-05

beautiful Negro girls beauty titles competing with
fnaiss In the Midwest Nancy Street, 49, sophomore,
voted Miss Indiana University Bloomington She said
prayer speech theater
will the Left similar feat
happened California Stunning secretara student
Pat Williams l8, numb with delight she announced
for the Miss America
title if they hurdle their rivals
Arizona tribune., 1959-06-05

ssTIy sxtusoQd
.0pIa Toa rdso
.qrr-esATVoIv s4e4S
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-09-03

short sleeved floor length
gown of candle light peau de
sole and a small white hat
with waist length veil. She
carried a bouquet of garden
las and foliage.
The maid of honor was Miss
Betsy Raymond, sister o I
the bride, while the brides
maid was Miss Polly r a y
mond, also sister of the
bride. Both sisters wore gre
en- and white silk organza
gowns, with full skirts a n d
cap sleeves. They carried
white daisy NUNS.
David Douglass, brother of
the groom, was best m a n !.
The brides mother wore a
mocha brown French silk
taffeta gown, with brown ac-
cessories. She wore a corsage
OF phalinopsis. The bride :
groom's mother wore a navy
blue taffeta dress with large
white collar and cuffs. with
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-09-03

wore yellow taffeta, with ov-
erlay of white organdy. They
carried bouquets of yellow
daiseS with trailing ivy. The
best man was Burten Maxim
and the usherS were Guy
Buell. and Donald Beck. The
brides mother wore a pink
embroidered nylon over taf-
feta, and her corsage was
orchids.
A reception following the
ceremony for about 200
guests was held at w a d e
Park Manor. The brie a t.
tended Kent State University
and Western Reserve Univer-
sity and is employed at The
Cleveland Museum of Art
MIR. Beck attended Dyke and
is empllyed at Spencerian
College; he is a veteran of
the Korean War. After a
weeks trip to Canada, t h e
couple will reside after Sep
tember !, at 15453 Terrace
Rd., E. Cleveland, o.
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G2,n,lRssk

CHESTER Miss Marcia
Lynn Maxim, and Girard Ar
thur Beck exchanged marri-
age vows at TOO pm. Sat-
urday, Aug. %, at the Forest
Hill Church. Rev. Daniel De
Arment, pastor of chris t
Presbyterian church. Chest
erland, performed the cere-
mony.
The bride is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
Maxim, 2245 Cedar Rd., Ches
terland, asd the groom is the
son of Mr., and Mrs. Harry
E. Beck (both deceased
For her wedding the bride
selected a princess style floor
length dress of lace over taf-
feta, scooped neck. and cath
edral sleeves. Her corsage
was white roses and steph-
anotis with ivy. Miss Patri-
cia Maxim was m a d of
honor and Miss Marilyn Ma
kim and Miss Karen Erick-
son were bridesmaids. All
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-09-03

of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph L.
Taylor, 1875 Chillicothe Rd.,
Mr.. Steinfurth is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Stein
furth of Vero Beach. Fla.
Rev. Francis Curran. assis-
tant, performed the double
ring ceremony before an al
tar decorated with white
chrysanthemums and white
roses, with a large Candida
bra on each side furnishing
candlelight.
Mrs. Mcdonald of May
field was organist and solo
list. She played traditional
wedding music on the organ
and sang Ave Maria, and
when the bridal bouquet was
presested on the altar, ION
This Day, 0 Beautiful Mo :
ther. .
Given in marriage by her
father. the bride was attired
in a waltz length white peau
de soieg gown of lace and net
a crown of lace trimmed with
seed pearls held the finger
tip veil in place. She carri-
ed a bouquet of white roses.
The matron of honor
was Mrs. Mary Lou Weber of
e. Cleveland. She wore a
dress of pink lace net over
taffeta and carried pink ros-
es. The bridesmaid was Miss
Beatrice Trushel. She wore a
pink lace net dress over taf-
feta and carried red roses !.
Both attendants wore large
picture hats with pink satin
bows.
Robert Taylor, brother of
the bride, was best man, and
Donald Richmond was usher.
The brides mother wore a
rose lace dress with white ac-
ceSsories. The groom's moth
er chose a blue dress with
white accessories. Both mo-
theirs wore white carnations.
A wedding breakfast for the
immediate families was held
at Lutz's Dining Room, Pain
esville. Open house and a re-
ception from 4 pm. on was
held at the brides parents
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-09-03
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CHESTER - Miss Nancy
Dee Raymond and James
Chester Douglass Jr., were
united in marriage at 2.30 d.
m. Sunday, Aug. %, at the
brides home in Chesterland
The bride Is the daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ray
mond, $50 Chillicothe Rd. Mr..
Douglass is the son OF Mr..
and Mrs. James c. Douglas
ST., r. F. D. 2, Chagrin
Falls.
Rev. Daniel DeArment, pas
tor of Christ Presbyteria n
church of Chesterland, off
ciated before a huge fire :
place, decorated with two
large containers of white
gladioli, snapdragons and as
ters.
MVRS. Chales Seufer was
the ortanist and played ira
ditional wedding music on
the organ.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a
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home at night on the lawn.
Approximately $50 guests at
tending. The bridal table was
decorated with containers of
assorted garden flowers,
Both the bride and bride
groom are graduates of West
Geauga high school. T h e
bride es employed at Gener-
al Electric at Nela P a r k !.
The groom is employed at
Condit Bros, Painesville.
No trip is planned at pre-
sent, but a honeymoon trip
will be taken later. The cou-
pie are residing at t h e i r.
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philinopsis corsage

a philinopsis corsage.
Approximately 200 wedding
guests attended the reeep :
ton held at the home imme-
diately following the wed :
ding ceremony. The receiv-
ing line was composed of the
bridal party and the parents.
The bride was graduated
from West Geauga hig h
school 1857. she was tw o
We ars on the cadet program
at Otterbein College. Wester-
vile, O. She will teach the
second grade at East Colum-
bus Elementary school t h S
school year. Her husband, a
graduate of Auburn h i e h
chool, 1851, is now a stu :
dent at Ohio State Univers-
ity.
After a weeks trip to Fin
ger Lakes, N. Y. State, the
couple viii reside at 283, D.
N. Chesterfield, Columbus :.
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home, $50 Ward Dr., Cheess-
terland.
Out of town guests, besid-
es Mr.. Steinfurth's parents,
are his brother, willie a m
Steinfurth of Medina. NJ r
and Mrs. William MIntosh
and three daughters of Nun
Gle, Ind. Mrs. Lewis Taylor
grandmother, Elyria Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Garrett and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Timms
and daughter, Christine An .
ne, all from Elyria and Miss
Rose Walchli of Rocky Riv.
er.
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of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis G.
Mcdonald, Sperry Rd., Ches-
terland.
Following the ceremony,
there was a family dinner al
Hellriegel's Inn, Mentor Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Messmer +,
Jr., will live on Sperry Rd.,
Novelty.
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day, Sept. IL at 8 pm.
Immediately following the
ceremony there will be a re-
ception for relatives at the
home of the bride.
An evening reception will
be held at 8 pm. at Veterans
Memorial Hall.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-09-03

MIDDLEFIELD - Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert T.. Moore of Mid
dlefield announce the forth :
coming marriage of their
daughter, Miss Sandra Kay
Moore, to Robert L. 10th !,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
10th of Middlefield.
The wedding will take
place at the First Methodist
Church of Middlefield Satur.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-09-03
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la,k, Slsiuk.,A

CHESTER = Miss jeanne
Frances Taylor and Charles
Robert Steinfurth. were mar
ried Saturday, Aug. %, at 10
am, at st. Francis Of Asst
Church. Gates Mills.
The bride is the daughter
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-09-03
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smer exchanged weddingg
vows Saturday.
The First Brethren church
of Shaker Heights was the
scene of the double r in G
ceremony at 4 pm. Satur-
day, Aug. %.
The bride is the daughter
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-09-03

CHESTER - Airline d
Douglas and Harry A. Mes
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-28

Highway Commissioner w. F.
Dearman Wednesday qualified as
a candidate for reelection to the
office of Highway Commissioner
for the central district.
MIR. Dearman, now completing
his second term in the important
district highway post. said he
would base his campaign for re-
election on his record of service.
He said if reelected, he would
continue the policy of building and
maintaining to the limit of the
states financial ability the high
ways serving both rural and urban
sections of Mississippi.
Mississippi is now engaged In
the largest highway program in
history with an accelerated rate
Of construction on primary, secon-
Diary and urban highways as well
as the big new federal interstate
system. Mr.. Dearman said he would
make a more detailed statement
regarding this important program,
along with his formal announce
ment in the near future.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-28
r.. r. Truitt


To the voters of District /:
I am now publicly announcing
my candidacy for reelection to
the office of Constable of District
One of Holmes County.
I have served as your constable
for the past four years, and during
that time I undertook to discharge
the duties of the office to the best
of my ability and according to my
understanding of the duties of the
office. I can honestly say this
much; I have sought at all times
Ito deal fairly with every one, and
have known no partially.
Upon the record of the past
four years and upon my desire to
continue to serve you, 7 am asking
for your support on August A for
this office, assuring you that your
vote and influence will be appre-
ciated.
I am old enough to know, and
young enough to 60.
Your friend,
Rob Roy Truitt
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-28
Delta Council President
Raps Price Support Program

tract. We therefore urge that the
department take a firm stand il
opposition to the adoption of the
Taber Amendment or any similar
proposal"
Pointing out the great need for
action to correct false impressions
and misinformation that many
members of Congress and the gen
eral public have regarding the
farm program, MIR. Holmes urged
the Secretary of Agriculture to
use the facilities of the depart
ment to set the record straight.
Evidently, many congressman
and most city consumers think
that a Commodity Credit Corpora.
ton loan is a direct subsidy. They
do not understand that the loar
is primarily an orderly marketing
tool, that commodities placed in
the loan r most often redeemed
and sold on the market at no cost
to the government, that the gov
eminent receives interest and car
rying charges on the amount of the
loan that is advanced to the farm
er, and that commodities not re
deemed and sold by the farmer
can be sold by the government,
thereby greatly reducing the ac-
tual loss," MI. Holmes concluded.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-28

Proposed limitations on CCC
loan participation represents a
grave threat to agriculture and to
the nation, Delta Council PreSi-
dent Miller P. Holmes of Yazoo
City said recently in a night let
ter to Secretary of Agriculture En-
"a Taft Benson.
Referring to an amendment to
the agricultural appropriation bill
passed by the House of Represen-
tatives which would limit Commo-
dity Credit Corporation loans to
$50, 900, Mr.. Holmes stated, while
proponents of this measure may
have acted because of their desire
TO reduce the cost of the farm pro-
gram, the effect of such limita-
tons will disrupt orderly market
ing for all farmers and will result
in market gluts, distress selling
and heavy losses to producers"
ALSO, farmers have already
voted acreage allotments and mar
keting quotas for the current
year" the Delta Council president
continued. Crops have been
planted based on these allotments
which constitute a contract between
the farmer and the government.
To deny any farmer full partici-
patton in the loan this year will
represent a clear breach of con-