The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-04
Watershed Help
Request To Be
Made To Assembly

Prince Edward county super
visors took action Tuesday to re
leve the jam Of people and papers
that has mounted with the recent
heavy registration of Negro resi-
dents.
They authorized General Regis
trar j. H. Allen an additional half
day per week to his present office
schedule of a day per week The
COMPENSATION was raised from $40
to $50 per month
j. B. Wall, Jr., secretary of the
county electoral board, informed the
board that about 20 persons have
been registering each Monday. The
registrars office has been filled
from the morning opening to 5 pm.
He urged relieving action.
The extra time authorized the
registrar, the board ordered. should
be devoted to preparation and COM
pletion of voter records. not for "
terviewing applicants. This will
serve, however, to make the flow Of
people easier since the administra-
tive portion of the job may now be
done on separate days.
Result of Project
The Virginia Conference of the
NAACP voted recently at Danvllle
to make voter registration of Ne
groes in Prince Edward county a
major project. The heavy traffic on
the top floor of the Court House
building is the result
commemorative Attorney Frank
N Watkins also urged the board to
broaden the registrars services He
said registration records should be
kept up to date and complete as
much as other records open to pub
lie inspection.
That can't be done with the pres
ent load on the registrar Watkins
told the board.
The supervisors also Initiated
action they hope may relieve fl
nanciaI jam involving county funds
and the Buffalo Creek Watershed
Local funds have been requested
for legal fees for preparation Of
easements, and for approximately
$40, 900 payable over a three to five
year period for road bank stabili-
cation in the watershed area.
Ask Assembly Action
After a lengthy session with Dele
gate John H. Daniel Tuesday. the
board passed resolution request
ing the county's General Assembly
representatives to secure legislation
authorizing the county to appropri-
ate funds up to 81 500 for inclden-
tails fund requirements TO support
watershed projects.
The Commonwealth attorney has
advised the board that it does not
now have authority TO appropriate
funds for such purposes. Federal
funds provide the great bulk Of fl
nancing, but not for incidental ex
penses.
Delegate Daniel also told the
board that he intends to request the
State Highway Commission to allo-
cate special funds, not to be de-
Quoted from Secondary road funds,
for such county watershed projects
as road bank Sterilization. Such
work keeps roadsldes from wash
ing, eroding and otherwise serve
useful highway purposes as well as
conservation purposes.
Hospital Grant
Supervisors also authorized an APP
preparation of 81 500 for Southslde
Community HOSPITAL. The board has
been making this sum available 70
the hospital On a once-a-year basis
for some years now.
Another appropriation OF $3.50 was
authorized for the Farmville Fire
Department as token Of apprecla-
tkon for services of fTemen 10
county property and citizens.
Resident Highway Engineer John
l.. Parker was requested to have a
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