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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-20
Apply Now 10
Premeasure 1859
Crop Allotments

PremeaSWCmcnt Of 1859 allotted
acres Of tobacco and cotton is now
under way III Prince Edward
County.
County ASC Chairman Thomas
C. Xix requests farmers who want
this service on any Of these crops
to make application AT the ASC
county office as quickly as possible
50 that the preneasurencnt pro
gram may be coordinated " t h
wheat performance To the maxi
mum extent possible Ihc sooner
farmers flu Applications tm y pre-
measurement, the sooner ulH com
mlttee can plan preneasurenlent
work. In order 10 do an orderly
job We must know how much the
workload Will be and hire and
train the necessary reporters to do
the JOB" Hl3 said.
The chairman pointed out that
there are certain advantages 20 a
farmer in awaiting himself Of
ASC's service. BY having the acre
age determined in advance which
is TO be planted TO an allotment
crop ihe farmer can confidently
plant his full allotment without
fear of overplantlng. thus fully us
ing but not wasting his time, la
Dor. and fertilizer.
The ASC charges farmers fer tic
premeasuremert service the actual
(Continued on page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-20
Joint P-TA Meeting
Thursday Evening
TO Feature Polio

A Joint meeting Of the Farmvllle
Elementary and Farmvllle High
School P-TAs will be held Thurs
day. January %, at g pm. at the
high school auditorium.
The program will feature stu
dents Of the fifth grade. Six Stu
dents will participate from the
classes Of Miss Agnes Watkins,
Mrs. Erma Lane, and Mrs. Fran
ces Brooks.
Kirk Baldwin. fifth grade stu
dent will give talk on his OK
perience as polio patient.
The principal speaker will be
Dr. F.. J. Clements, Southside dis
tlict health director. He will SHOW
FILM on polio.
Dr.. Clements Will also explain
the survey beng done l1y the health
department, Will the county
schools. backed by the Prince Ed
ward Polio Chapter.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-20
100000 Loan For
School Additions
In POWhatan OK'd

Approval OF 100000 loan for
school construction in PoWhatan
County was announced today BY
j. S. Caldwell, superintendent Of
the Powhatan county school sys-
tenn
The request for the loan from
the state Literary Fund was sub
mitted by the board Of supervisors
to the State Board of Education
in July Of 1857. Approval OF the
loan came sometime ago pending
approval Of plans.
In meeting Monday, January
Il, school board members and
supervisors discussed and conf
pleted the final arrangements for
the loan with tho Commonwealth s
attorney and the county COM
missioner Of revenue.
Caldwell said that the loan would
be used to carry out an expansion
program at Pocahontas Hig h
School. the colored high school IN
Powhatan. and for additions to tho
colored elementary school.
The proposed expansion calls for
the construction Of an agriculture
building at the high school. Ii
brary. science laboratory, an ele-
mentary school classroom and an
enlargement Of the cafeteria.
School officials hope to have the
faculties available Tor use u the
l95S60 term.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-20

But the night of work went unre-
Warded for the two e-crackers,
whose police records go back to
1925 Ind 1926. Police Chief Otto S.
Overton said apparently time ran
out on the thieves, and they gave
UP the Job. H. G. Kayton came to
the office about 5 IN. and dis
covered the mess. The thieves APP
parently had stopped work a short
time before that.
The lead to the case started with
Police Officers V. T. Hickman and
~ r. Hawkins. About l.3O Officer
Hickman noticed strange car
parked in the neighborhood, and
again about 2:30 Officer Hawkins
spotted the same car The next
morning they recalled the license
number and their alertness began to
pay off.
Investigation
1t was not as easy as it seemed.
however. Chief Oyerton and Deputy
Sheriff j A. Overton checked the
number with the division of motor
vehicles and found it registered in
the name of Ben Green with fic
titlous address in Alexandria,
Alexandria police were unable to
help with the identity of Ben
Green, 50 Chief Overton left orders
TO stop any car bearing the num-
Der he gave
The two Farmville investigators
continued their search = studying
possible leads from the Division of
Motor Vehicles and making another
| trip to Alexandria Saturday, as well
as other routine Investigations.
The big break came Sunday when
Alexandria police stopped the safe
crackers car, and found a 30-piece
set Of burglary tools neatly hidden
behind the seat. For the third time
I the two Farmville investigators
made the trip to Alexandria.
Continued on page ~
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-20
Town rotol is 50

The number of automobile acct
dents i'll Farnlville diminished dur
ing 1858, Police Chief Otto S. Over
ton reported to the town council
Tuesday night. There were 80 acct
dents involving property damage
during 1858 compared to 81 during
1857. There were only two accidents
in 1858 involving personal injury.
while there were seven in 1857.
In addition to the written report
submitted to the council e RI year.
Chief Overton keeps running
record of the accidents by placing
blue pin on a town map where
each accident occurs. Rcd pins arc
placed on the map to mark per
sonal injury, and green pins mark
fatalities. There We're no green pins
on the map this year
Blue pins dot the map forming
cross IN the middle, where Main
and Third streets cross. Third
Street continues to be the greatest
offender III producing accidents.
but 1t also handles large volume
Of traffic, and has four lane traffic.
Off TO one side Of the map Is a
little cluster Of seven pins that
mark tho most accident prone
corner in town the intersection Of
Second and South streets Seven
accidents occurred there, compared
with five IN 1857 Thus Tor the sec
ond straight year. the corner Of
Second and South streets has
headed the accident list.
Cvsrton predicted that ths drrl-
dent rae at eecond ana South would
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-20
Gainesville Man Seriously Injured
III Single Car Accident Saturday

Russell Forrest Stout, y year old
Gainesville native, remained on the
critical list at Southside Community
Hospital Monday after a Single car
accident Saturday night.
The accident occurred between
II and 1920 on Route 10 several
miles east of Cumberland, accord
ing to State Trooper Steve Musulin
who investigated the accident
Stout apparently lost control Of
the 1855 Ford on the winding Route
l3. The car first went into a ditch
and was then thrown into tree,
which completely demolished the
car. Stout is a member Of the City
Of Richmond Police Force. He suf-
fered multiple decorations on the
head and possible brain INJURIES,
and had not regained consciousness
Monday.
Charles M Shores, l8, also Of
Gainesville. a passenger il the car,
was treated for head and neck in
Jurles at Southsldc Hospital and re
leased
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-20
Town, District Precinct Split
Asked During Public Meeting
Courts Strike Down School Laws

Nrgnia's massive resistance program legislation de-
signed public
almost simultaneously today Monday the Virginia
Court of Appeals special three judge federal
The State Court decision
Richmond ruled the school closure fund violate
the Virginia Constitution.
The law the Governor schools
when Indignation there federal
schools in a similar
Indignation ordered.
appellate court. at Norfol
specifically struck the school
That generally considered
migration.
Press dispatches Richmond following
The session as as neNm mon
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-20
For 4 New Reporter
Sauing 4 Life Or Taking
4 Picture Poses Problems

found his automobile out Of control,
straddling bridge rail, and split
seconds later bottom-side up in the
middle Of Nlbbs Creek after a
plunge Of from 10 to IS feet. The
one vehicle accident occurred al
$50 pm Friday. 3.3 miles out Of
Amelia Court House
This reporter had covered beat
in Powhatan and Amelia counties
and was headed in the direction
for home Oh Route 500 when two
things attracted his attention-one
a missing bridge rail it was defin-
itely INTACT earlier that afternoon
and the frantic waving Of a couple
who lived at the top Of the hill up
from the bridge. They, too. had just
Continued on page N
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-20
Basketball Mondoy
Dimes Campaign
Benefit Events
Planned For Week

A benefit Basketball game tonight
Monday at Memorial Armory and
Coffee Day tomorrow Tuesday in
Farmville are on the March Of
Dimes benefit calendar this week.
Tonight's basketball card includes
mems and girls games. with all
star teams from the Town Basket
ball League and the Girls Church
League meeting the Farmville High
School boys and girls squads. The
girls game begins at 7:30, with the
men playing aftcrWard.
The mems all-star roster includes
Ronald BoWles. Billy Franklin, Ran
dolph Lafoon. Quint Overton. Bob
CLANCY Buck Hartley, Earl Fore.
Ronnic hawthorne, John HUBBARD,
Jack Harrington, George Hickman
Edgar Brooks and Pete Oliver. All
arc former F'HS stars.
The Church League au-Star roster
is made ZIP Of Charlotte McClung.
Diane Harrington. Barbara Smith.
Betty Crenshaw, Janice Wood, Gin
ger Fshrner. Margaret McClary.
Lee Putney, Irene Hatchell, Sherry
Taylor. Brenda King. Nancy Lee
Webster. Caroline Ca on, Ellen
Knick. Helen Thomas, Valerie Leese
and Billie Dawn CrenshaW.
Robert McGahey and Mrs. Shir-
ley Eppard will serve as allstar
coaches.
During Tuesday Coffee Day.
some - Farmville eating place pro
prietorS are cooperating with the
March Of Dimes appeal BY con
tributng al proceeds tcm cciee
sales.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-20
Tobacco Price
Drop Follows
Demand Slack
Grower Receipts
For Season Climb
To $1,080,436

Dark-fired tobacco sales on the
Farmville Market last week totaled
548, 1873 pounds. Offerings were
81 1896 pounds greater than the pre-
vious week. and provided the third
busiest week Of the season.
The general average. however,
fell $l.O9 over the previous week
to SIG. 38. It was the lowest weekly
average for the five weeks Of
marketing.
The weeks auctions lowered the
general average for the season to
S37 80 per hundred pounds. A year
ago it was 80 cents hundred
weight higher at $3.50
Demand Lowers
Weakening of demand was ex-
perienced throughout Virginia dark
fired markets. the state Agricul-
tural Marketing Service reports.
Imperial Tobacco Company. ma
jor foreign buyer withdrew from
all markets at the end Of the week ;
auctions having completed season
purchases
The lowering Of demand brought
a corresponding increase in de-
liveries to the government pool with
buyers failing to bid above the peg
price. 1t is estimated that the pool
receipts constituted more than a
fourth Of all leaf auctioned last
week, OF about 81 per cent.
The Marketing Service now lists
the seasons pool receipts at APP
proximately 10 per cent Of the to-
tai volume offered for auction.
Quality Of offerings was Just
about like that of the previous
week. Bulk Of tobacco again con
sisted of fair and good heavy leaf,
low and fair thin leaf, low Tugs
and nondescript.
Pcundage Figures
Dark fired tobacco offerings for
the season rose to 2,735 $50 pounds
through last week. For both dark
fired and sun-cured leaf. the mar
ket this year has auctloned about
40 900 pounds less than a season
ago.
Sun-cured offerings last week
amounted to 26972 pounds, also
the third highest weight Of the sea-
son. 1t brought sS,347 for a general
average of $685. higher than the
previous week by 81 cents a hun
dredWeight.
The sun cured average for the
season on l29 1853 pounds auctioned
here is S3l83. or just 10 cents I'M
der the average year ago.
With an estimated Is per cent Of
the crop now sold, farmers offer
ing tobacco at Farmvllle have re-
ceived 81 ,039 ,23l for dark fired leaf
Added to the Sal ,205 received for
sun-cured leaf. growers have re-
ceived a total Of $1,000, 436 this
season.
Growers receipts now are S44 800
below a wear ago when they had
sold about 10000 pounds more leaf
at the corresponding time.
Belt Report
Throughout the Virginia belt, last
week auctions totaled I,i4l ,693
pounds for an average Of S36.60 per
hundred TIE average was off II
cents over the previous week.
Season sales rose to 7,220,6l0
pounds averaging 1899.
Leaf grades dropped from so
cents to s4 with the heavier bodied
leaf showing the greatest losses.
Lugs held firm while some monde
script increased a little.
Some Of the TOP sales reported
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-20
Local Police Alertness Nabs
Two For Attempted Safe Job
Kayton Safe Cracked Early Friday;
Burglars Arrested In Alexandria

Alert Fafnvile police slight
weekend
Sunday The
tempted breakn Of Kayton
safe Company
the least pretty
Thursday night
opened
burning irritation
md
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-20
Board Requested
To Keep Polling
Place Close In

The present ponderous Farmville
voting precinct should be split in
two with one serving Farnville
proper, the other Farmville Magi-
sterial District.
The one serving the town should
be called 'Farmville Precinct, the
one serving the outlying are a
should be called .Farmville District
Precinct
In brief. that is the sum Of
opinion expressed here Thursday
night at public meeting called
to air the question Of how to divide
the pres sent overloaded polling
place.
Only handful of persons at
tended, and most of these. were
public officials or election judges
interested because. whatever the
method devised, they will have to
work with the new precinct situa-
ton.
Registrars Views
There was general agreement.
which included the opinion of ]. H.
Allen. county general registrar.
that a split following present town
and district lines would be the
best. This would be the easiest sys-
tenn to administer, record-wise and
would probably cause less voter
confusion, the meeting agreed
Commonwealth Attorney F. N.
Watkins. however. expressed t h e
view that the division should be
made so that any new precinct
polling place would be located
whiting the town and preferably
downtown.
Since the majority Of Farmville
District residents work in Farm
vile, it would serve their interests.
and the voting process IL general.
if they could continue TO vote con
venlently during lunch time. or
during a brief work interruption.
Watkins said. Anything else might
discourage voting, he believes
Since a polling place must be To-
Gated within the precinct served.
Watkins plan would require a
special realigning to make that
part of the town in which the poll
ing place lies a part Of Farlnville
District for voting purposes.
To Make Study
Those present agreed that this
4 thx, pf
and it was suggested that the cleo
toral board make the study and
then confer with the board of super
vlsors concerning the proper pc
titlon to present the Circuit Court
to effect division
Voters present agreed that i
downtown polling place cannot be
worked out legally, then one 10
Gated as close to the town as pos
sible should be selected.
J. Barrye Wall, Jr., secretary OF
the electoral board, presided. He
informed the gathering that Farm
vile town council had joined the
boaid of supervisors in endorsing
the move to split the precinct.
Mayor w. F. Watkins. Jr.. IN
formed the group that he under
stands, on reliable advice, that the
present F'armville Precinct is the
largest precinct in the Fourth Con
gressional District without voting
machines.
n,orIa.,diu0 litad
~. A. Harper, chief election
judge for the precinct. said that
the top vote ever cast III the polling
place was l,645. and that a vote
Of 1900 is becoming common
when you vote 200 at one pre-
cinct, you are giving officials a
very difficult job" Harper pointed
out
The Commonwealth attorney
said that, ideally. polling places
should not serve more than 800
Continued on page y
Evening star., 1959-11-15

ButALKA.SELTZERc considers all ofyou
makes you feel better all over. When
you take cold, take care of yourself
and take ALKA-sELTZER, quick liquid
relief for cold discomforts.
Evening star., 1959-11-15

When cold strikes, your head and
stomach feel upset. You feel fever
ish, you ache and feel bad all over
There are cold remedies for your
head, remedies for other parts of you.
Arkansas State press., 1959-05-01
Shrinks HeInorrhoids
Without Surgery
Stops ItCh-Relieves Pain

For the first time science has found
a new healing substance with the as
tonishing ability to shrink hemor-
rhoids and to relieve pain = without
surgery. In case after case, while
gently relieving pain, actual reduc-
tion (shrinkage) took place. Most
amazing of all results were so thor
ough that sufferers made astonishing
statements like "Piqes have ceased to
be a probleml" The secret is a new
healing substance (Bio-Dyne+ - dis
covery of a world-famous research
institute. This substance is now avail
able in suppository or ointment form
called Preparation HI At all drug
counters money back guarantee. s0
Arkansas State press., 1959-05-01

Acts.
Act permitted the governor
to close the Little Rock high
school to prevent carrying out
court order to admit Negro child
rem. Act permitted disbursement
of the school, districts fund to
maintain children who entered
other schools while the seoools in
their district were closed.
The governments brief claims
that both Acts discriminate a.
gains the plaintiffs by reason of
race and constitute scheme to
evade the orders of the court
The three-judge court has set
Monday to rule on the suit.
Arkansas State press., 1959-05-01
Declare School
Acts Void" j. 5.
Petitions Court

In a 29-page brief filed Thurs
day signed by William P. Rogers,
U. S. Attorney General and
others, the United States urged
the three-iudge court that is sche-
duled to render decision on the
Little Rock school indignation suit
Monday, to declare Acts 4 and 5
Unconstitutional.
A supplemental complaint
brought by attorneys for Negro
children seeking to enter the To-
cal schools challenges the two
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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-03-19

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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-01-15
MIDDLEBURG News NOTES

callers at Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Estadt, Saturday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hartman
and children were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hartman
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. James McCune,
of GAINESVILLE, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Nor
rison and boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Junior Mitchell
and children, of Ava, visited Sat-
urday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Roehrig
and children, of Fulda, We're
Sunday evening guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Mitchell
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe. PARCEL, of
Beverly, spent last Friday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mitchell.
Charles Mitchell spent Friday
at GAINESVILLE.
Rev. and Mrs. Lenley Adds
and sons attended grange at Car
Isle Thursday evening.
Bede Arnold was a caller in
Caldwell, Monday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-01-15
Keithtown

KEITHTOWN - Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Salters and sons, of Cam
bridge, were Sunday visitors at
the home of Jonas Stack and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bigley and
son, of Columbus, were Satur-
day visitors at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
SWank.
Sunday callers at the home of
Ard Chandler and family were
Emmett Caplinger and Linda, Of
Beverly, Hanford Chandler, of
Macksburg, and Bob Chandler
and son, Jeffery and Jerry
Mincks.
James McMannis left Satur-
day to return to his army base
in Mass, after spending l2-day
furlough with his parents. He
will be discharged on Jan. 26
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kelby and
family, of Waterford, were Sun
day afternoon callers at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. McMannis and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Land
aker and family spent a few
days recently with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton Landak-
er and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Groves
visited their daughter, Jessie at
Cambridge recently.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-01-15
WiIIstreek

WILLSCREEK - We are still
having cold weather. l noticed
as | went to Quaker City last
Saturday they had plenty Of
snow.
Erwin Stallings took a load of
stock to the Barnesville sales last
Saturday. They was a lot of
stock there.
Franklin Brown, of near Bates
vile, was a business caller here
last week.
Glen Bates and wife, Mary
were visitors here and on Glady
Valley last week. Glen works at
West Lafayette.
Roy Leach and William Gregg
and son were callers here last
Saturday evening.
We hear that Sylvia Roe is
getting along alright and will
probably be home soon. She has
been in the hospital seven weeks.
This is a long time
We hear that Archie VanFos-
sen will be our new road super
intendent. He takes the place of
Kenneth Kearns.
Several of our boys will be
laid off. These are democrat
times.
Noble county is republican,
about 500 still the republicans,
have two republicans in the
court house and six democrats.
Clyde Teeters, our fur buyer,
was here Monday.
Guy Oliver and Ralph Denius
were grading No. l6 last week,
didn't do much good.
We hear that Leslie Long will
soon be out of the hospital.
We hear of some cases of scar
let fever around here.
Fred Bates, wife and daughter
of Gladys Valley, were pleasure
visitors here last Sunday.
Jerene Roe, of Cambridge, was
weekend visitor at Grace Han
nahs.
Robert Moore's and family
were visitors at Alva Carpenters
Sunday.
Mickey Branchick, of Caldwell,
was on the creek last Sunday.
Charles Hannahs and Ruth
Bates, of Columbus, were visitors
at John Bates over the weekend.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-01-15
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC SALE

The undersigned will offer for sale.
at public auction on the 23rd day of
January, 1859, at the late residence of
Benjamin B. Wheeler, deceased, in
Noble County, Ohio, beginning at 100
o'clock P. M, the following personal
property belonging to the estate OF
Benjamin 3. Wheeler, deceased. con-
sisting in part of:
3-piece Bed Room Suite; Dressers;
Day Bed; 3 Beds; 9 Chests; Victrola
and Records; Couch; 2 Utility Racks
Antiques; Living Room Suites; 2
Stands; Rugs wool Rugs, 9x12;
Sweeper; l China Closet and contents;
/ Buffet.
2 Tables; Rockers; Cabinet Radio:
Table Radio; l Book Rack; 2 Book
Cases Library Tables; Window Fan;
New Platform Rocker; Stove, electric;
Brass Sets: Refrigerator; Brass Set;
Gas Stoves; / Lawn Chair.
Utility Table; Floor Lamps; Utility
Stool; Table Lamps; Washer; ! Porch
Seat; Tubs; ! End Table: Pictures;
Dishes; Collection of Salt and Pepper
Shakes; Typewriter: Desk; Miscellan-
eous Items.
Terms: Cash in hand at time of sale.
RAYMOND WHEELER,
Administrator with Will
Annexed.
December 81, 1858
BY Fred F. Fox. Attorney
% 20 80
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-01-15

and Mrs. Everett Cunningham
were calling at the Bill Everly's
home Sunday.
Mrs. Blanche Feldner and chill
dren, of East Union, were visit
ing with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elvin Bates, Sunday.
Mrs. Phyllis Everly and mez
Everly attended Bible class at
Lila Hicks, Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Brown were
visiting at the Athel Moore's
Hugh Eddy Cox, of Roseville,
spent the weekend with his gar
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Cox,
Sr. of Sarahsville route.
Lorin Sanford was in Penn
sylvania last week.
Mrs. M. NJ. Goodwill, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Goodwill and chill
dren and Paul Kirkbride and
family, of Mansfield, spent
Sunday at the Goodwill home.