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Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06

You belong to the largest family of
owners in the automotive world.
We hope you're proud of that. It
must give you great satisfaction to
know that your judgment in choosing
Chevrolet has been confirmed by so
many other people.
We know that we can hold your
preference and your loyalty only by
meeting our responsibilities to you
fully and completely from the day
you buy your Chevrolet to the day
you trade it in. And so we'd like to
talk with you about our response
bilities as we see them, and what
we are doing to meet them.
Our first responsibility, we think,
is clear: To design and build products
that satisfy your needs and your
wants to the highest possible degree.
To that end, we have done these
things for 1860:
Made the 1860 Chevrolet more eco
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06
NO EXCUSE

BALTIMORE (P)- The CONVEX
.tible parked illegally had a viola
ton ticket on its windshield de-
spite the fact that one front wheel
was missing and there was a jack
under the axle.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06

nomicdl, roomier, more quiet and COM
Portable, easier to handle and nsdneuUer.
Introduced the compact and revolu-
tiondry Corudir. Produced q nea0 line
of Chevrolet trucks with unprecedented
advances in efficiency, cargo handling,
driUer comfort and ability to get a job
done.
But it isn't enough to design and
build the kinds of products you want.
They must be built right. Solidly.
Carefully.
Let us assure you of this: Chez
roLet's fine reputation as q solid, aDelL-
built, dependable product is being safe
guarded By more checks and inspections
and tests, than eUer before.
Along with your Chevrolet dealer,
we want you to have available the
finest and most complete service
facilities. That is why we: Conduct
training schools for Chevrolet dealer
mechanics. Study and recommend irB-
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06
DOUBLE TROUBLE

NORMAN, Okla. (P)-Mrs. By
ron Amspacher stepped on a nail
in her garage. She tossed the nail
into the back yard. Later in the
day she stepped on the same nail.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06

proved serpice equipment and tech
Tiques. Maintain the industry's most
complete parts warehouse system.
Finally, neither Chevrolet nor your
Chevrolet dealer has any intention
of forgetting you after you buy. To
help keep you happy with your Chew
rolet, we have established a depart
ment new to us, and so far as we
know, new to the automobile indus
try. This is the Chevrolet Department
of Gunner Relations, a0hose only job is
the coordination Of Chevrolet and Chez
Tolet dealer activities so that yoa enjoy
utmost satisfaction during your entire
period of ownership. Through this
department, and through all the
other extraordinary steps we are
taking, Chevrolet and your Chew
rolet dealer hope to keep you happy
member of the Chevrolet owner
family.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06

The vara, a Latin American mea-
surement, is the equivalent of
32.874 inches in Honduras and
33.057 inches in neighboring Mica
ragua.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04
S37o.875 Reported
July Building
Outstrips First 6
Months Combined

Julys construction here of
$3.50. 875 exceeded the combined total
of the first six months of 1859 and
pushed the accumulated years total
we'll past the pace last year when
a new construction record was set.
Ten permits were issued through
town and county offices, three of
which we're chiefly responsible for
the unusual total for the 30-day
period.
Two permits for commercial con
struction totaled sl77 900. and the
third. issued to the Farmville Bap-
fist Church for major renoyations,
added s167 900.
Commercial Buildings
The commercial permits were
issued to Farmville Manufacturing
Company and C. F. Wilson. t h g
former obtaining one of 100000
for construction in connection with
the new shopping center Wilson's
permit was for 1000, for construc-
ton on N. South street.
Three permits issued for erection
Of residences added S21 900 to the
July total. These we're issued to:
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04
Tipped Insurance
Rates For Autos
Now In Effect

Higher automobile liability lnsur-
.ance rates filed in July with the
State Corporation Commission be-
came effective August l.
The sec granted a statewide
average 81 per cent increase for
private passenger cars, 1873 per
cent for commercial risks. and Is
per cent for garage or dealer-owned
cars.
The sec action came after a
hearing and review Of the new
rate structure by the commission $
insurance bureau. The National Blu
reau of Casualty Underwriters and
the Mutual Insurance Rating Blu
reau had requested an overall
statewide average increase OF l4.7
per cent for private passenger cars.
17.8 per cent for commercial We
hicles. and ll8 per cent for taxi
cabs. The part of the rate case
dealing with taXicabS is still pend
ing.
Increase by Classes
For the Herald area. the rate in
crease for private passenger ve-
hicles is somewhat lower than IN
urban areas of the state. The rate
is computed on a basis Of seven
different classes of insured drivers
beginning with the minimums re-
quired under the states Motor We
hicle Safety Responsibility Law
Rates shown below for the various
classes of insured persons are for
personal injury liability of $4,000
for one injury and a maximum Of
$50, 900 for one accident. plus $1,000
property damage liability
The annual rate of $24.32 for
class Ia (no male driver under Is
in the household; car not driven to
work or used in business went up
to S26.88, with cost Of property
Continued on page q
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04

The side of this ditch caved
in Friday morning about 7:15
on Freddy Wilson. 48-year -old
Negro. burying him alive. Eel
low workers went to work and
dug him out in short order. His
head was uncovered in about ten
minutes and he was all the way
out in IS minutes. Wilson was
discharged from the hospital
Saturday, bruised and sore from
his near tragic experience, but
is expected to return to work
this week. The ditch was IL feet
deep here when it caved in. At
places it goes as deep as is feet.
Wilson was removing the jacks
that reinforce the dirt walls
when the cave-in occurred. This
picture was taken minutes after
Wilson left in the ambulance for
the hospital. The sewer line is
being installed BY J. HI. Wick
in the Putney subdivision west
Of Fourth Avenue extension.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04
LASS Apply For School
Applications OF Pupils Reach $3.50

Applications children schools Prince
Monday
viduay available that
the application deadlne Saturday
definitely secured will be
through when the school September
applications
school the figure available that
school The figure made April possible
pupils public schools:
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04
Arguments Will Be
Held For New Near
Trial In POWhatan

Arguments in support Of new
trial for Clyde R Near convicted
of murder, were to be heard today
Tuesday BY Circuit Court Judge
J Garland Jefferson. Jr. in Pow
hatan
Court appointed defense counsel
for Near, Robert R. Jones. of Rich
mond, has argued orally that a
series Of discrepancies took place
during his clients trial in May.
A jury found Near guilty Of first
degree murder in beating to death
Barry Steele Chapman. counselor
at Beaumont School for Boys. last
November n the May trial the
all-male jury recommended I h I
Near die IN the electric chair.
Judge jefferson did not pronounce
sentence when defense attorney
Jones said he proposed to file a
motion for a new trial, Jones was
opposed IN court by William R.
Blandford. Pow hatan Common
Wealth's attorney.
In the motion for new trial filed
by Jones in June, he contended at
least seven errors took place dur
ii the MAY trial. The errors cited
included failure to separate Wit
/. nesses, mingling Of the jury with a
crowd at the front door Of the
courthouse. repeated Use Of in
flamatorv exhibits with the idea Of
prejudicMg the Jury, and ignoring
Of court instructions and evidence
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04

Chittum was named superintend-
ent of Norfolk County Schools il
1949 and as such has been re-
sponsible for a building program OF
over S27 900 900 and administers an
annual operating budget Of APP
proximately s. 500 900. He has been
associated with the Norfolk County
schools since 1916 when he was
named principal of NorvieW High
School after leaving a principalship
in Augusta County
PIX Award
A new elementary school in Nor
folk County was named for him in
1858 and in 1855 the stadium at
the new Norview High School was
named Chittum Field in his honor
He was the recipient of the Phi
Delta Kappa DISTINGUISHED Service
Award in 1857 for his contributions
to education
He is past president Of both
the Augusta County and Norfolk
County Education Associations and
is a past president Of District e.
OF the Virginia Education Associa
ton. He is active in the American
Association Of School Administra
tors and holds life memberships in
the National Education Association
and the Virginia Congress Of Par
ents and Teachers
A member Of the Methodist church
he is superintendent of the church
school and a member of the board
of stewards Active in several civic
organizations. Mr. Chittum is a ma
tive Of Rockbridge county and holds
the M A. degree from George Pea
body College. Nashville, and the
B. A degree from Washington and
Lee University.
Degree Recipients
Among the 80 degree recipients
will be eight from the Herald area
seven earning a masters degree
the eighth. a bachelors degree
They are
MAS Mrs Florence Richard
son. Mrs. Adele Watkins. Miss Ma
linda Ayres. Mrs. Jean Smlt \
Lindsey and John Henry Stuart. Of
Farmville. Harold K. Magnusson.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04
State Income Tax
Assessment Here
Sets Record High
1887 Returns
Total $145-;S7S,
Womack Reports

Prince Edward county residents
paid sl45 1878 in state income taxes
through June 80 TO establish a
record high in such tax payments
during one fiscal year.
There we're 1913 separate tax
returns through June 3d. according
to the records of Commissioner Of
Recenue v. c. Womack. The com
missioner offices assesses the tax
which is paid locally to county
treasurers and forwarded to Rich
mond
The tax on 1858 incomes was
1880 more than the SAL .0lS col
lected for the previous fiscal year
on 1857 incomes.
Returns Drop
The number of persons filing re-
turns dropped. however. this year
compared to the 1857 tax year
Through June 80. the commissioner
had received 1913, while for the
corresponding period a year ago the
number was 3.02l.
Womack attributed the drop in re-
turns to work layoffs during the
1853 business recession This was
particular heavy in railroading. he
said. The increased tax payment.
however. offset the reduced num-
Der of returns indicating continued
business and employment vigor.
Record tax dollar volume also
was noted last week on the state
level. with State Comptroller Sid
ney C. Day reporting collection Of
S7I 900. 900. also through June 3d.
New State High
That is $40 millions higher than
for the previous year Day said
The comptroller pointed out that
about 50 millions of the total rep
resented payments of deferred taxes
from the 1857 year last IN
which the state permitted split pay
mentS
Deducting that from the ST. 900
nOO gives sea. 600. 900 attributable to
an all-time high for one years state
collection. Day said.
In Prince Edward, Womack said
more persons filed returns by the
Nav /. 1859 payment deadline than
previously. but that he also had to
resort to the summons process TO
a greater extent against dellnQuentS
Summons Used
The commissioner issued 81 sum-
mons. requiring delinquent taxpay-
ers to report to his office. Com
nlssioners are authorized by Sec
ton $1,000 of the Code Of Virginia
to use the summons procedure.
Virginia raised but pittance
through the state tax compared to
what Virginians paid to the federal
income tax bureau s6l3 .o35 -ob3
during the last fiscal year
In all forms Of federal taxes. Vir-
gianians paid federal sources a TO-
tai of 81 23O.420. So for the u
months ending June 80. 1889!
Prince Edwards assessment OF
sl45. 1873 against total state income
tax assessment of $50. 900 900 rep
resents less than fourth OF one
percent of the state total. In
dustrialized counties where the pro-
ductive and tax-paying wealth is,
provide the big bulk of the state
total, Womack pointed out.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04

poets Patrick Henry School is about
80. There arc 88 pupil applications
received by the Prince Edward
School Foundation for instruction at
Patrick Henry School starting this
fall, making the applications SO per
cent complete
The 80 by 20 cinderblock build
ing will be added to the rear of the
sparkling. white weatherboard
church that will be 100 years old
this year The new fellowship room
will include two large classrooms.
two lavatories. and kitchen The
classrooms will be separated by a
removable partition, so the two
rooms may be quickly converted to
one large room to be used for as
sembly. a game room. etc.
The new building will have a title
floor and acoustic tile ceiling. Glenn
explained Other members of the
building committee are Mrs. B. T.
Taylor. J. V. Lewis. Albert Brisen-
Need Rooms
The elementary grades dover
school at Prospect will need four
classrooms. Roy R. Pearson. Foun-
dalton administrator estimates.
With the completion Of the new
building at Prospect Methodist
Church, there will be 10 classrooms
available there Several of tn e e
rooms are small. so it is antici-
pated that only four of the larger
rooms will be used One of the
rooms to be used is in the base
ment. two in the new building and
one in the small building behind
the new structure. This beginners
classroom building is being moved
back several feet to make room for
the expansion, but will probably be
used as one of the classrooms.
This leaves one room in the base
ment unused, two rooms in the
front. and three rooms at the
present rear of the church that will
llOC VIC ilCCQtO 1Ul WCCh-ddy SAllOOl-
ing. These other rooms will prob
ably be used as cloak rooms, read
ing rooms. study halls. etc.
The church building was con-
structed in 1859. and the church
was organized in 1880. Mrs. B. T.
Taylor, who has done considerable
research on the history of the Pros
pect Church, said the church is the
mother of Methodisism in Prince
Edward County Prospect itself is
named for this church When the
railway came through this section.
and built the station house at Pros
pect. railway officials wanted to
name the town for r. A. Davis.
who owned the farm land in the i'm
mediate area. Mr. Davis said. mo.
name the town for my Church,
hich is Prospect Methodist
Church
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04
Four Youths Seized Here For Truck Theft

Four Salem youths we're arrested
here early Monday morning for
stealing truck in Petersburg
Town officer E. S. Crowder made
the arrests at las, Is minutes af-
ter the stolen vehicle was first dis
covered some 200 yards east of city
limits on Route 400.
The stolen vehicle, a truck be-
longing to English Construction
Company, was spotted by Crowder
on routine patrol Out Of gas, the
truck was stalled and drew atten-
ton of the officer. because it was
not there when he passed through
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04

the area short time before.
A check Of the truck, which had
broken glass. showed the switch
on the floor and the wires crossed.
The four. ranging in age from IA
to II. were caught near Carl
Heifner's place e. They admitted
stealing the truck.
For one of the four it was a Sec
ond round with the Farmville Po-
lice Department. Eighteen months
ago. the older Of two brothers in
volved in the theft Monday, was
arrested here for stealing an auto
mobile II Roanoke.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04

4Spi 1850 ioi tt4N iAN rs il4Alis p,
according to Virginia weather sta
tistics a. reported BY Weatherman
E. F. Striplln
The past 80 days, however. ran
well ahead of July 1858. in precipi-
tation. That month only 1.19 inches
fell at the Farmville station.
Areas Vary
The Weatherman records give
readings only at Farmville. and he
points out that conditions have
varied greatly according to the
whims Of the rain clouds which
have passed overhead daily. T E
southeast section Of the county has
had nearly double the Farmville
N cunt while other sections
haven't had as much. Stripln said.
All Of July's rain fell in gentle
showers here, the heaviest amount
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04

On any one day being the half
inch which dropped on July 9. On
IS other occasions. the showers fell
in amounts under that figure.
The weatherman said his in
quiries reveal that damage from
the June drought was Ii m t d
chiefly to earl" corn. With the July
rains. things have come along all
right he reports. Barring any sub
sequent dryness, the recovery
should provide good harvests he
believes.
Peach Harvest
A major agricultural activity noN
in the county's eastern periphery
in the Green Bay area is the har
vest. sale and shipment Of peaches.
The 1889 main crop is described as
Continued on page ID
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04

Of Green Bay. and Mrs. Georgia
'Putney Goodman. of Cumberland.
Mrs Marie Thomas Anderson. of
New Canton, VIII receive t h e
bachelor degree.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04
80 Prospective Graduates
80 Prospective Graduates
Norfolk County School Official To
Give l4C Summer Commencement Talk


delivered Hall
the will Chttmn superintendent Norfolk
County
prospective a pm II
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04
Peach Harvest Booms
3.37 Inches July Rain Put
Farmers Back In Business

rainfall July 337 inches the normal
. months
effects Of the spell through
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04
Maximum

The the
reached
reported
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04

SCORES OF JUBILEE Bellies and Brothers of
the Bush paid visit to Farmville Saturday morn
ing to announce the 5Oth anniversary celebration
of Victoria and issue an invitation to the week
long schedule of special events. Mayor William
f. Watkins, Jr., and other town officials
hand for brief ceremony in front of the court
house Bearded Mayor w. G. Brame. Of Victoria,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04
Prospect Church AddsBuilding
To Be Used AS Private School
SO Per Cent Of
Possible Pupils
Apply At Prospect

Well be ready when school
starts. y E. Glenn predicted con
tldently as he watched Jesse
Franklin and bulldozer 60 to
work on several large oak trees be-
hind the Prospect Methodist Church.
Glenn. who is chairman of the
building committee of the church.
said 80 by TO- Fellowship Room
was being added to the church,
which would be available for pri-
vate school instruction this fall.
The potential enrolment at Pros
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-08-04

Members of the Prospect P-TA
are meeting Monday night to dis
cuss and develop the latest plans
for the Patrick Henry School. Mrs.
Bertha Brisentine said a report will
be received from the school bus
committee; opening hours will be
discussed, as we'll as the cafeteria,
and items of general interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-27

women do stick together!
There is nothing that keeps
these pregnant women work.
ing in public except their I'M
willingness to let go Of the
almighty dollar, I noted also
that you approve of pregnant
women on the dance floor.
You are doing your best to
push good taste further into
limbo. Please stopl
Sincerely,
CARL
Come out Of the dark ages.
The days when pregnant
women had to hide until
nightfall have long gone.
II a pregnant woman must
work, let her work. II she
feels like dancing, let her
dance. NATURALIZATION" is
nothing to be ashmed Of.
How do you think you got
here?
4 X + 4
DEAR ABBY: There APP
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M. "A. L.: Your John Millions
Poems, &c. upon Several Oc-
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scarce book and the second
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LIP: Your first edition Of
Theodore Dreiser's Sister
Carrie" New York, 1900 is
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who knows the books value.
J.M.A.: The first edition of
Henry James Daisy Miller"
New York, 1879 was bound
both in paper covers and in
cloth. Either way, a good. copy
is worth 500 or so.
Selected reader questions
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umn. Address them to Van
Allen Bradley in care of The
Evening Starr
(Copyright 1859, General Features
Corp
Next Monday: Treasure Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-27

worth up to $500 or more in
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Western Pilot" 1892 is a re-
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worth around $50 to $35 at
retail.
jet, CAL, TL.W. and
others: Your limited edition
sets Of the works of Cooper,
Poe, etc. are not of much
commercial value. Most such
clothbound sets of standard
authors are worth very little
rs cents to 50 a volume on
the secondhand market.
Limited editions of such items
in fine leather bindings are a
different story, of course,
provided they are in good
condition.
Miss MR.: The best ref
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volume, Private Book Col
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the reference rooms of the
larger public libraries.
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