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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17
.VPI Concert Band
To Play In Jarman
Hall February 81

The Concert Band of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute Reglmental
Band will perform at LongWood
College Saturday. Feb. 81. at 7:3O
pm. in Jarman Hall The concert
is oren to the public free OF charge
The Concert Band consists Of APP
rroximately 90 student musicians
from the famed Regimental Band.
They receive no MONETARY benefits
but play for the pleasure Of rrovld-
ing good concert band music Well
known throughout the state. they
perform during the spring on the
campuses Of the various women s
colleges.
Some Of the selections that will
be heard at the Longwood College
Concert are Offenback's "Orpheus
and the Underworld, numbers
from George Gershwin's "Porgy
and Bess" and Lerners and Lowe S
MY Fair Lady. Aslo included in
the concert will be medley OF
college songs. "All American Cam
pus', arranged By Johnny War.
5tugton.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17
Started Four Years Ago
TOlU1 Set For Washington s
Birthday Sale, Saturday

The Farmville business COM
munity-more than so. cooperating
merchants and service proprietors
offers its fourth annual George
Washington Birthday Sale this
Saturday
7 he tOWn-Wide, one-day sales
event is the highlight Of the bust
ness year, as an about effort Is
made to present bargains galore.
This sale started in Farmville four
years ago, and the public response
was so terrific that the Washington
Birthday Sale has become the
Number One townWide promotion in
Farmyille.
Planning and buying for this
event started several months ago.
The sale will be held on Saturday,
February 81, this year, although
Washington Birthday actually
falls on Sunday.
A special 16-page advertising sup
plement has been printed by the
Farmville merchants A copy Of
this supplement viii be included in
the Friday edition of The Herald,
and IA 900 additional copies of the
supplement will be mailed out in
nearby areas. This will give a cir
culation of 10000 copies of this
supplement.
Additional radio and newspaper
advertising will furnish buyers with
more information ION bargains
for this one big day in Farmville.
Monroe Evans, chairman Of the
Birthday Promotion. said he was
particularly pleased with the num-
Der of stores participating in the
event. He said cooperation has been
excellent on this promotion and the
variety of merchandise on sale is
unusually good.
All of the wants of the shoppers
may be filled at bargain rates,
from clothing, furniture, sundry
items, jewelry, etc, to a midday
meal at bargain prices, and auto
mobile services, special buys on the
weeks groceries and pleasant
trip home after the sale event.
Some items will be one of a kind
and early shopping will pay off
Other items are Special purchase
merchandise and will be offered on
a basis as long as it lasts. Some
! special items will be sold only at
specific periods during the day
Evans recommends close reading
of the special l6-page supplement
He also pointed out that many
stores would have special items or
sale that are arriving after the sup
plement was printed. Therefore, il
will pay to. shop around" he said
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17
Delegate Daniel
Heads VALC Forestry
Study Subcommittee

Delegate John H. Daniel, of Char
lotte c. H.. has been named chair
man of Virginia Advisory Legi-
slative Council subcommittee es-
tablished last week to study for
est management practices and the
need for possible additional foreS-
try training in Virginia colleges.
The 1858 General Assembly
adopted two study resolutions
which the subcommittee will I'M
dertake. One, ordered by April |.
asked a review of forestry training
now provided by the state sup
ported colleges. and possible need
for expansion
vPIs already has sought authority
to expand its forestry training
courses into a department Of for
eStry.
The other resolution requested a
review Of existing laws on timber
harvesting and reforestation and
for recommendations as to the
need for possible changes in exist
ing laws. The VALC was also asked
to study existing measurement SyS-
TENS for timber to see if they
need improving.
DR.. Dabney S. Lancaster, of Mill.
borO Springs. and w. H. King. Of
Burkeville. are among the sub
committees lay members. who joir
With four members Of the Genera,
Assembly for the study.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17
Fire Sale Benefits
Little Boys League

A fire sale will be an added
feature of the WashingtOn's Birth
day Sale Saturday, X. +. McGahey,
chairman of the retail trade COM
mittee announced today.
All proceeds from the fire sale
will be used toward establishing a
little boys baseball league for
FarmvilIe and the surrounding
area. The fire sale will be held
Friday and Saturday in the build
ing next TO Taylor Forbes Company
on West Third Street. The build
ing is located across the street
from the Farmville Presbyterian
Church, McGahey said.
The little boys league committee.
headed by Richard G. Nelson, has
already started work on the base
ball diamond for the youngsters.
Nelson said he expected to have
teams in the league, and already
there are three clubs that have
volunteered to sponsor team in
the little boys league. Nelson said
he hoped TO have four teams in
FarmviIIe, plus four teams in the
area around Farmville.
The merchandise for the fire sale
was purchased last week in Chase
City, where a variety store
burned Included in the fire sale
will be ladies clothes, garbage cans
radios. diapers. baby clothes. shoes
dresses, etc.
Handling The sale will be the
wives Of the men who are working
on the little boys league.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17
Roy lesson Piano
Recital Tuesday

Roy lesson, pianist. viii present
a recital at the Longwood College
assembly program today Tuesday,
at 40 pm in Jarman Hall The
public is invited free of charge,
His program VIII consist Of three
arias from j. S. Bach's italian
Concerto Opus 80, No. ! IN G 4
and opus 80, Ne. in G" from
Chopin's Two Maz,rkas,' h d
Fantasia Polonaisc, Opus 81 ny
Chopin Concluding the program
Will b. Two Concert Studies" BY
List. They are WaldeSrauschen
Forest NIurnlurs and -Gnomen-
! reigen Dance oi the Gnomcs''t
Dr. lesson formally taught al
LongWood College. He is presently
an associate professor at the Uni
versity of Richmond.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17
Recession Aftermath
J0bIess Tax Increase Seen
7enporaryM Chamber Talk

taxes this year because the state
had to pay out s23 SOC, 900 in bene-
fits during recession 1858.
A one step increase would add
one-quarter Of one per cent to the
employers present experience rat
ing In Virginia these ratings vary
for particular types of industry
from a tenth Of one per cent to
2.7 per cent OF taxable payrolls.
T he Richmond administrator
pointed out that Virginia laws es-
tabllshing the Commission require
tax increases when the state re-
serve fund for unemployment bene-
fits falls below five per cent of
total taxable wages. Also under the
Law, he said. the reserve may not
accumulate beyond seven per cent.
In Red in 1858
Last year. when the Commission
paid out more unemployment com
pensation benefits than ever before
in its relatively brief existence, it
operated SIS million in the red. 1t
paid out s23.5 millions in benefits,
but received but ST. millions in
taxes, S23 millions in interest on
invested reserve and a $500 900 re-
turn from the federal government.
That is why the tax increase is
likely Purser said I'VE trust
and believe it is a temporary situa-
ton and that after several quar-
ters. experience ratings will return
to their normal level" he said
Virginia. which has paid back
employers as much as 81 800 900
IN the past when the reserve eX-
ceeded seven per cent. has all ave
rage industrial unemployment tax
experience rating Of four tenth Of
one per cent . lowest in the
nation. Purser said. Texas. with a
sixteenth per cent average is next,
he added.
Local Figures
The seven-county Farmvllle Of
flee OF the Virginia Employment
Service had an IS per cent increase
n new claims between 1857 and
1888, Purser said The latter year
these totalled 2,272 against 1924 in
1877. Continued claims carried over
fol- the 1858 year were $3.50 as
against 2,742 ii 1857.
4 Paid out on claims processcd at
the Farnlvillc office last year was
Sl84, 4a4 tho visitor said. This was
unemployment benefits. but never
I theless | think this sum was felt
in local stores and businesses
where benefits were converted to
i purchases" Purser said.
/ He closed with the advice to
employers to inform the Employ
ment office if any unemployed
worker refuses a job offer. The
law provides penalties Of from
seven to II weeks of benefits for
such refusal. Purser said.
Unemployment benefits vary ac-
cordlng to workers wage rate
but the annual maximum III Wiz
ginia is S28 a week for Is weeks
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17
Row Over Lengthy
Dog Tie-Up Splits
Sexes In POwhatan

Mans best friend backed the
supervisors up against a wall when
the PoWhatan Board staged a pub
lie heading Feb 8, on a proposed or
dlnance that would make it unlawful
for any dog Of dogs to run at large
in the county during the period
March | to May 30 inclusive Of each
year.
An estimated % persons showed
up at the meeting to protest the
dog tie-up law sought by the Pow
hatan County Game Conservation
Club. The supervisors heard argu-
ments from both sides. then de-
cided to postpone action on the mat
ter until the regular March meet
ing at which time another public
hearing will be held
Spokesman for proponents Of the
resolution were Robert j. Lester
and Robert G. Yates. Howard Clark
president Of the game conservation
unit, said today the resolution wa
offered from a conservation stand
point. He pointed out that the Board
goes along with the tractor prof
ect' planting feed pate h e s for
game-by appropriating $500 annu-
ally 10 maintain upkeep on the trac-
tor purchased by the county. and
to carry out the program of food
provision for game in the county
Seeks Protection
The county furnishes food for
game. but what We want IS protec-
ton, said Clark Citing the fact
Continued On page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17
Club Admits %
FIIS Beta Club Admits %
Students Character, Achievement Cited

out the . s. and Is. a. rrlne1pal
: 2 Colley pointed out IL cere-
lnonlal remarks. Of considerable
weight with employers and deans
when added to the transcript Of y
student seeking employment az ad-
mission
4 Henry Rlttlnger. hlstor
teacher at Longwood College, ad-
dressed the student assemblage,
advising the new initiates to ac-
cept their honor with humility
that will encourage furth r
achievement. and not abandon it as
an end attained
The history professor urged the
students to continue their emphasis
on classroom achievement. but to
work and study creatiyely and with
4 determination 10 make intelligent
use q lea--..-cs.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17

The one best thing employers
can do to hold down unemployment
taxes is to make sure that all work
openings are listed with local en-
ployment offices. Chamber Of Com
merce members were advised Mon
day night
william B Purser, assistant com
missioner Of the Virginia Unem-
ployment compensation Commits
sion, offered the advice in his guest
talk OH unemployment taxes dur
ing the after-dinner program.
Such llstings enable local Of
fees to expose the unemployed
worker to work opportunities, and
weed out the unemployed " h Q
would rather have benefits than a
job, the Richmond state executive
said
Likely Increase
Purser the assistant commits
sioner for the Virginia State En-
ployment Service. said Virginia
employers likely will get a one
step increase in unemployment
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17
Start Fox Trapping Program County
Citizens Decide At Meeting Friday
Pros And Cons
Discussed At
Public H earring

A fox trapping program in Prince
Edward county will be started as
quickly as possible. supervisors
agreed Friday night following a
public hearing during which state
ments Of fox overpopulation, dam
age and destruction far outnum-
bered fox-hunters pleas for fair
treatment and reports Of scarcity.
Well over hundred sportsmen
and sprinkling of ladies were
nresent for the session which began
with both sides testifying spiritedly,
but ended with a heavy majority
agreeing that controlled. prop
erly directed program would be
beneficial and likely to minimum
work hardship on fox hunters.
When Edward Carter, board Of
supervisor chairman, who presided.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17

Principal Collev presented each
gowned initiate with certificate Of
membership as the new members
were recognized and walked across
the .tage to Mn|
The two senior initiates are
Emma Garrett Hin and Pat Lane
Junior class members admitted are
Virginia Alternately, John Arehart.
Betty Ayres, William Brown,
Rockye Bruce. Eric Crenshaw, De
lores Dunkley, Elaine Falls, w. j.
Farley, Jimmy Gates.
Also, Walker Glenn, Kay Goodwin,
Jay Harper, Alex Holmes John
Molnar, George Plunkett, Mary C.
Lancaster. c rlottc McClung
Jeanne Whitaker Nancy Webster
a-1 -a--15 Vr3oa.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17
NotionoI News Summary
CancerRecurrence
May Knock Dulles
From Cabinet Post

Secretary Of State Dulles has can
GER, doctors at Walter Reed Army
Hospital reported Saturday. They
said he would undergo radiation
therapy Dulles, 70. underwent a
successful hernia operation Friday
During the operation, tissue was re-
moved for tie t 5 to determine
whether a 1856 operation had elimi-
mated all cancerous tissue. Satur-
days report indicated Dulles has
adenocarcinoma or cancer of the
glands, probably of the glands along
the intestine. This type of cancer
can be kept under control for sew
eral years in many cases, but the
ultimate outlook is grave.
Christian A. Herter, acting secre-
tary of state. said Saturday he
would replace his ailing chief per-
manently if the President asked
him. He is now the under secretary
or No. 2 man in the State Depart
ment. John Foster Dulles has been
in charge of the foreign affairs Of
this nation for six years. ever since
President Eisenhower took office
He repeatedly has had freer hand
in shaping foreign policy than any
other Secretary of State.
The danger of a surprise attack
on the U. S. by Russian submarines
&c 10
Navy much concern. Adm. Arleigh
A. Burke told the Senate diSarma-
ment subcommittee Jan. 80. A cen
Sored version Of the secret testl-
mony was released Saturday. We
have forces at sea all the time.
searching up and down both coasts 7
for enemy subs, the chief of naval
operations said. but there is no way
you can guarantee that an attack
will not get through
Fidel Castro became prime minis
ter of Cuba Monday The 32-year- old
hero of the recent revolt which I'M
seated the Batista regime is ex-
pected to push through the reforms
he has promised. One Of these is to
recover money and property stoler
by members Of the old regime
Another is to distribute government
land to the peasants. He is also ex
pected to reorganized the govern
n,ent and the army along more
democratic lines.
Pravda. the official Soviet Com
munist party newspaper. Saturday
Continued on page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17

aolelnnly declare that shall
alravs strive to hold fast 10 the
principles q honesty, = constantly
endeavor u maintain 4 credltable
record q cultivate in nv life and
conduct the principles ot achieve
ment- character and leadership. \
Il1llsly vowlng, - F'armvllle High
School students accepted member
ship in the school chapter Of The
National Beta Club during a stu
dent assembly Friday morning.
Donald Houpe, FHS senior who
is the club president. administered
the initiation oath admitting the q
juniors and two seniors into this
nationwide scholastic group.
Valuable Title
Membership is limited to proven
activity and scholarship leader
IS recognized as an hon5r through
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17
Bad Checks And
Stealing Lead To
Two Arrests Here

Another breaking and entering
case Was solved III Farmyllle over
the week end. an police arrested a
l5-Nearold Negro youth on tW .
counts Of breaking and entering at
Farmers Cooperative Oh West Third
Street
The juvenile Is charged With
breaking into the building week
ago Saturday and again Wednesday
night. Police officer Carl Kelsey
recalled seeing the boy near the
Firestone buildln Wednesday
night. as Kelsey made a routine III
spectlon Of that building Further
investigation led ID the boys con
fession, and the arrest was made
Saturday. The boy was already Oh
parole
Andrew Ross, al-Ncarold Negro
was arrested Saturday ipI obtain
ing money under false pretenSe
Chief o. 81 Oyerton said Ross
CdSncQ Two llCuclOuS CncthA Garner
in the week, ono at Farmers Co
operative and the other at Farm
vile Furniture Company. Ross at
tempted to cash another ono at
Ennis Radio and TV Service Sat
rday- Unfortunately for Ross. he
tried to pass the check on Wyatt
Lee overton Younger brother Of
chief Overton. Becoming sus-
picious. Wyatt Lee telephoned the
police and Chief Overton made the
arrest seconds later
Ross was Oh parole for conviction
in similar case.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17

requested a standing vote on the
issue only two persons rose to pro-
test the trapping program. No count
was obtained when the trapping
proponents stood, but. save for a
few who abstalned from taking
either side. they represented the
great majority of those present.
Trapping Legal
It appeared that some opposition
to a program to reduce fox num-
bers melted when the testimony
brought out that Virginia game law
already permits landowners to trap
foxes on their own properties, and
that the proposed program was
chiefly one to enable landowners
who wish to do so to learn proper
trapping techniques with modified
traps that are reputed to not do
permanent injury to dogs.
Supervisors pointed out that trap
ping is not to be permitted promis-
cuously. and that trapping demon
STATIONS would be conducted
throughout the county by Game
Commission technicians. The land
owners will be permitted to obtain
special traps at cost through the
backing Of the board of supervisors.
The Rev. H. N. Soyars told super
visors he felt their action in spon-
soring the trapping program was
too hurried and that m ch
more statistical information should
be secured before proper decision
could be made He said he doesn
believe anyone has authoritative
figures on the fox population. which
he considers scarce
The minister also said the abb
sence of reported cases of rabies
in the county shows that the dis
ease does not pose a threat to
livestock This was view shared
generally by the fox hunter spokes-
men.
Last year We had the Central
Virginia Foxhmters field trials
here. We couldn't even have
hunt. there we're no foxes. That's
pretty disappointing to hunters who
have a heavy investment in dogs
he said
Fox Hunting Hurt
L. D. Jacobs said where we
hunt, we can ride a whole after
noon and not see a fox. Highways.
which We have to avoid to keep
dogs from being killed. and deer
are breaking up foxhunting as a
sport. We wouldn't mind the pro
gram where foxes are plentiful, but
We don't think there are enough
fox in the county to make them a
problem
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17
Mass Meeting Set
rst-Of-Next-W

I'VE stlll have not set the date
for our mass meeting" G. W.
Glenn. president Of the Prince Ed
ward County Defenders said today.
The date has been tentatively
set for the first Of next week but
We can make no definite announce
ment until We hear from our main
speaker Glenn explained. we
arc planning to hold the meeting III
the Farmvllle Armory, he said
80 we Will have room to accommo-
date all those who wish to attend
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17
$l,39l,3O9 / eaf
Income Tops Year
Ago By $4,000

| The one-day clean up sale last
| Thursday ended auctions Of the
1858 crop Of tobacco here with the
weight reaching 3.747 ,628 pounds, or
Just 376 pounds under the previous
4 season.
4 Despite 10 per cent 1858 acreage
! cut for dark-flred tobacco, growers
received this year a total 81 ,39l ,3O9
which tops the amount earned last
! season by $35 ,277.
The general floor average for
dark-fled leaf this season ended at
s37 40. or just l6 cents a hundred
pounds lower than for the 1857 crop.
The sun-cured tobacco general
floor average for the season was
s3l .26 an improvement Of 80 cents
a hundredweight over the previous
marketing season.
More Dark Tobacco
Auction of dark-fired tobacco at
FarmVille exceeded the 1857 crop
10 per cent acreage cut However,
sun-cured sales this year were
594 .l76 pounds less than a year ago.
Since the loss in sun-cured pound
age was made UP almost entirely
in heavier dark-fned sales this year,
the dollar gain to farmers
haolthy- 0n0 onn
tributed chiefly to the conversion
last spring Of sJm-cured acreage to
dark-fmed allotments
That sWltch-oyer was permitted
BY the Department 81 Agriculture
% clear up the jumbled marketing
procedure " ere farmers were
marketing tobacco from both kinds
Of allotments. This season. as for
all future seasons, a farm had only
one type of allotmentS. and most
farmers here chose last spring to
change to dark tobacco acreage ex-
clusively.
However. some of the money gain
this season is accounted for by the
Improvement in the sun-cured gen
eral average 1t vas S3O.93 for 1857,
but l.26 this season. The 1858
dark-fired crop also was heavier in
leaf than the 1857 crop, although
as the slight loss in average lndi-
Gates, it was not better quality
crop.
Money Gain
The money gain this year is a
one-shot proposition experienced. of
course, IN the first marketing sea
son following the conversion of sun
cured acreage to dark-fired.
The net result of the swltch-over
was that about 500 .o0O-plus pounds
Of tobacco sold at dark-flred sup
port prices this year instead Of the
lower sun-cured supports 1t sold for
a season ago
Had sun-cured acreage not been
converted. that amount Of tobacco
would have been anctloned at the
sun-cured general average Of s3l 26.
Instead, however, il sold as dark
fired tobacco at the S3742 average
ior S6.l6 hundredwelght more.
It is generally conceded that the
1888 crop left much to be desired
quallty-Wlse There was a minimum
Of choice leaf, it ran to the heavy
side and considerable tobacco was
off-color from that most suitable for
the trade. 1t was a crop that looked
we'll in the field, bit cured in IN
practicable Ways Many farmers re-
ported during tho season they
couldn. figure out jPst how their
crop ought to be cured.
AS with qualiiy problem crops.
middle grades felt the slackenine
OF demand most
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-17
SPONSORSHIP DENIED

E. Louis Dahl, president OF the
Prince Edward County Wildlife
Club, told the public hearing audi
ence Friday that his group did not
sponsor the fox trapping program,
nor has it urged the supervisors to
conduct one.
1--WE have no axe to grind, and we
want sportsman of all kinds in our
club. We all have our own views on
this matter, but the Wildlife Club is
not sponsoring the project, despite
reports to the contrary carried in
the press" Dahl said. I'VE did hold
a meeting at which a Game Com
mission technician explained such a
program" he added.