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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02
Fall Convocation.
Symposium Close
Anniversary Year

DR.. You Chan Yang. Korean am
bassador to the United States. will
give the opening address at the
seventy-fifth anniversary Convoca-
ton service to be held in Jarman
Hall October 49, at 1l.l5 am.
A Symposium on teacher educa-
ton with DR.. Davis Y. Paschall,
state superintendent of public in
struction, serving as moderator, will
begin at 2:30 pm. and bring to a
close the yearlong program cele-
brating IS years Of teacher educa-
ton at Longwood College
Panel topics and speakers are
The History of Teacher Educa-
ton" DR.. Marguerite Roberts, dean,
Westhampton College Of the Uni
versity of Richmond; 1.-The Contri-
buttons of the Liberal Arts College
of Teacher Education" DR.. William
F. Quillian, Jr.. president, Ran
dolph-Macon Woman's College and
Current Trends in Teacher Edu-
cation" DR.. William H. Cartwright,
chairman, Department of Educa
ton, Duke University.
Interrogators of the panel are DR..
Edward Alvey, Jr., dean, Mary
Washington College Of the Uni
versity Of Virginia, and Mr.. Harold
w. R a m y, superintendent of
schools, Franklin County.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02
App0mattox Joins Scout District;
Years Troop, Training Plans Made

Edward county. and a first aldo
rec at Farmville November z. The
winning patrol here will compete in
the Council event in December
The annual training course for
adult leaders will be held on the
nights Of October 26 and November
2 and 9 with two-hour sessions
nightly A training course for patrol
and other troop boy leaders is
planned for the last week Of Oc-
tober.
50th Birthday
The 50th anniversary year of
Scouting is 1860 and appropriate
jubilee year events also were
planned. including jubilee campo
rees for Scouts, Cubs and Ex-
plorers. and a Council-wide "Citi-
zens Now" conference for Ex-
plorers.
National Boy Scout week will be
observed February Glib, and 5Oth
anniversary parade is being planned
to celebrate the event in Powhatan
Continued on page q
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02
Craddock-Terry Plant Safety Record
Brings Manufacturers Honor Award

the plaque. He told the little group
OF employees assembled for the &C.
casion. each representing one of the
plants working divisions.
Il feel a whole lot safer here in
your plant than did on the high
way coming down from Scottsviller'
He added This is not something
somebody's giving you: it's really
something you've earned and earn
ed we'll"
Manager Accepts
Robert Lee DAVIS. plant manager,
accepted the plaque on behalf of
the employees. while Robert S.
Lockridge. CT vice president in
charge of manufacturing. and A. v.
Weekley. CT treasurer. present for
the occasion. beamed approval.
Carroll summed up the situation
well with a final observation after
congratulating the employees: ITO
day the average industrial employee
is safer at work than he is off the
job
Better than three-quarters of
million of injury-free man-hours at
the plant here extending back to
November 2, 1857. is proof Of the
pudding.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02

It's hard to find adhesive tape,
iodine or splints at the Farmville
plant of Craddock-T Terry Shoe Cor
poration The employees got Vir-
ginia Manufacturers Association
Safety Award of Honor Wednesday
to prove there's not much need for
them
The Safety Award of Honor is a
hang-up plaque. and is the highest
award for safety performance given
by the statewide Manufacturers.
Association. The shoe plant workers
got it for no disabling injuries dur
ing 1858.
Safer Than Highway
That stretch covered sos 900 man
hours of labor at the plant. In fact.
the skein went to ,554 man-hours
until last week when machine
worker developed a skin allergy
Under industry's rigid code for
safety that went into the books as
a disabling affair and stopped the
fine record.
Donald Carroll. manager of the
U. S. Rubber Company plant at
Scottsville and a member of the
Manufacturers Association board of
directors, came down to present
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02
For Interstate Highway Projects
Gasoline Tax Tipped Cent By Uncle Sam

dollars for its interstate program
in the three year period, l960-62.
according to State Highway Com
missioner Samuel D. May. The
state will receive lO5 million dol
lars in the current fiscal year. end
ing June 80, 1860: rs million dol
lars in the year ending June 30.
1861, and about 81 million dollars
in the year ending June 80, 1862.
The state was scheduled to re-
ceive about los million dollars in
each of the three years until the
federal trust fund for financing of
the interstate construction pro-
fran incurred a deficit.
President Eisenhower signed the
bill to increase taxes September
q in order to avoid a serious dis
ruption of the highway program
Continued on page q
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02
District Commander
To Install Legion
Officers October 5

New officers of Jack Garland
Post 80. American Legion, at Farm
vile. will be installed by Steve
Musulin, Jr.. commander Of the
Fourth District. Department of
Virginia. at a post meeting Mon
day. Oct ).
E. E. Riddleberger. Post 80 conf
mander, has designated October S
for the annual membership cam
paign kickoff. He expressed hope
that the district commanders visit
and the start of the membership
effort would bring out good attend
ance
W. L. Judd. chairman of the post
membership committee. asked that
members be prepared to pay dues
on October 5.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02

cured in the barn. An acre and
2 half of tobacco was in the barn.
The fire came and spread SO
that Benny Randolph,
colored man who was firing the to-
bacco, could not even move wa
gon load Of wood he had just put
next TO the barn
The Farmville fire department.
could not save the building which
was a complete loss.
Fire Chief Phillip F Gay said
next week October 40 would be OBJ
served locally as Fire Prevention
week. AS part Of the local obser-
vance. parade Of fire equipment
will be held during the first of the
week. and Mayor William F. Wat
kins. will make an official procla-
nation on the national observance.
Chief Gay said school children
will be given check list of items
to check on in their homes. When
the list are completed they are to
be returned.
Each person is urged to get
their stoves ready for the coming
winter season. Check your flues
for holes. and be sure to clean
your flues out" Gay urged. AS the
fall season progresses there is
greater danger Of home owners
starting fires without first checking
their stoves and flues.
Many fires are started annually
because Of defective flues- Some of
the fires cause only smoke damage
but some result in a major loss.
including loss of life
Gay also urged everyone to
check Easements and attics for fire
hazards in obervance of the Fire
Persecution Week.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02

Two and one half billion dollars
Of other highway-user taxes are to
be diverted to highway construc-
ton for three years when the
temporary increased tax expires.
These other taxes at present are
going into general government
users.
The total extra revenue Of three
and half billions is expected to
keep the interstate highway pro
gram going for the next five years.
although at a slower pace than
originally scheduled. Presumably,
interstate route 81, the link that
would pass near Farmville if the
southern route is finally adopted,
would be built with some Of these
funds.
Interstate Share
Virginia will receive 265 million
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02
Months Building
Pace Slow; Not
Low As Month Ago

Construction here in September
barely passed the light building eff
fort of a month ago, $22 1895 to
Sl9.5O0. In July. the peak of the
current year was attained when
commercial and other construction
called for building permits totaling
$3.50. 875.
September normally ranks as one
of the most active months in local
construction In 1858. Is permits
were issued in the month for S231.-
$50. October was light month in
1858. comparatively speaking. with
permits totaling slightly over Sil :
600. With September building the
lowest in some time, the two
months may be switched in activity
which means the pace will probably
liven up in October.
Six permits were issued in Sep
TENDER to bring the years total up
to 70 as compared with lO2 for the
same period year ago. One per-
NIT in the Farmville district &C
counted for SIS 900 of the s22 1895
total for the month It was issued
to William S. and Elizabeth D.
Hamilton for construction of a resi-
dence.
, Two OF h er Farmville permits
were issued. L. G. Atkins obtained
a permit to construct a storage
building. $500 Everett A. and
Lucy Trent acquired a permit for
construction of a residential build
ing. $685..
One permit was issued in Pros
pect district to John Stiff. He plans
to move a three-room house at
cost of 81 900. A permit to build
$1,000 milk house was issued to
Thomas S. Schmidt in Lockett dis
trict. The final permit went to
Susie Eunice Chernault, a 81 900 adj
dition to dwelling.
The September permits brought
the years total up to S752 .814. This
figure falls short of the record total
of 1882 in 1858 by only s45. 1853.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02

Did you tank up last night? If
YOU didn't, you missed out on the
federal governments last special
on gasoline. because today October
y the federal gasoline tax went up
one cent, from three to four cents
a gallon
The additional tax penny will help
pay for the al .0O0-mile interstate
highway system. The increase is ex-
pected to bring in billion dollars
from the nations motorists before
its scheduled expiration, July l.
1861. AT that time the gas tax is
to revert to three cents a gallon.
State Totals 10 Cents
The federal tax increase boosted
total gasoline taxes to ten cents
gallon in Virginia. The state levies
a tax Of six cents on each gallon
of gas sold to motorists.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02


nectlon with the new bridge con-
structlon across the river.
The broken main was reported
by town police officer Carl Kelsey,
who spotted the water on a routine
patrol BY the time town workmen
hurried to the scene. the spray was
a gushing stream Of water rs to
100 feet high The valve. controlling
the flow Of water north Of the rail
way tracks on the north end of
Main Street, was cut off. This in
terrupted water service to several
business places and residences on
both sides Of the river
A temporary lookup with fire
hoses furnished water to the Grad
dockTerry Shoe Corp. Thursday
morning Town Workmen were
busily installing a substitute two
inch line Thursday. which will be
used temporarily to furnish water
across the Appomattox River.
The broken line is one that would
have soon been replaced as work
on the new bridge progressed. H.
W. Derey, superintendent Of public
works, specialized that work on the
bridge, plus the heavy rainfall, may
have influenced the break.
The line broke near the new
bridge foundation. 1t is possible that
fill dirt. packed by the heavy rains
Of the past two days. brought pres
sure to bear on a portion Of the
line causing it to crack
No other major damage was done
to town property in the three inch
rainfall that came with hurricane
Gracie's visit to Farmville The
town crews were kept busy clean
ing out catch basins as the rainfall
poured down. bringing leaves. paper
and debris into the drain systems.
Most Of the catch basins had
been cleaned ahead Of time. but
the heavy winds with the rain
brought more and more debr isinto
the town drainage system. No
damage was noted
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02
Out On Bail
Two More Arrests
Follow Whiskey
And Drug Raids

Two more warrants have been
issued following the week end crack
down on the illegal sale o. whiskey
and drugs in the Farmville area.
D. w. Quinn was arrested on
harge of selling illegal and
dangerous drugs. and illegal sale Of
whiskey Quinn was not caught in
the raid on his restaurant Satur-
day afternoon, but was arrested on
the basis of undercover work done
by State ABC investigators during
the past two months. Quinn was
released Tue day on $4,000
property bond.
Jack D. Quinn. who was arrested
in the raid Saturday afternoon. and
who received similar charges. was
released on $1,000 cash bond
Both cases will be heard in the
Prince Edward County Court
October q.
The exact type Of illegal and
dangerous drug involved in the
arrests was not Immediately known.
The confiscated drugs were sent to
the State Laboratory for analysis,
and Sheriff James T. Clark, said a
complete report would be available
later.
The other warrant issued in con
nection with the breakdown over
the week end was for the arrest
Of Virginia Smith Negro, Of Bridge
Street. She was under a court order
not to have possession Of any
whiskey. A surprise raid Saturday
by police officials uncovered
whiskey in the house. which was
the basis for the arresting warrant
Others arrested in the raid on
Guinn's Restaurant. Saturday, were
Nevada Tweed Quinn. and Negro.
Donald Frazier.
Others arrested in the breakdown
on illegal sale Of whiskey, were
Jesse Jones. of Farmville: Freddie
D. Flippen and Walter Robertson.
of Rice. and James Ernest Lee and
Myrest Lee, Of Route 6. Farmville,
! all colored
Deputy Sheriff j. w. Overton. Jr..
also made arrest of Benjamin DIV
err. Negro, Of Burkeville, who is
charged with raping col6red wom-
an in the Green Bay community.
Sunday night
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02
Station WRVA To Air
Program On LC

A program featuring Longwood
College and its 18th Anniversary
convocation and symposium on
teacher education. to be held on
October l3. will be broadcast over
Radio Station WRVA, Richmond, on
Saturday. Oct. 3. at $50 pm.
The progra am is known as
"Kemp's Conversations and the in
terviewer is Vernon X. Kemp. ex-
ecutive secretary of the Virginia
Chamber of Commerce. Longwood
president, DR.. F. G. Landlord, Jr..
Miss Elizabeth Burger and Ray
Merchent will participate in the in
terview
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02
shodow. OF Creole
Shadows Of Creole
Hour-Long Squau
Drops Two Inches
OF Rain Here

Needed rain, almost two inches Of
it, fell within an hour Wednesday
to bring more relief from dry
spell that ended Tuesday when al
most an inch Of precipitation was
measured in Farmville.
The rain came in a hurry, accom-
panied by gusts Of winds estimated
to be as high as IS to 40 miles per
hour. The rainfall and the wind
which came with it was attributed
to the denoted hurricane, Oracle,
as 1t wheeled soggily through south
west Virginia yesterday. spawning
tornadoes, causing floods and
threatening more Of them. At least
ten persons lost their lives when
a tornado struck near Charlottes-
vile.
The month-ending squat put Sep
TENDER in the wet-month class, and
above its average of 379 inches.
But, for the most part the final
figure for the month is not a true
picture because with the exception
Of two rainy days early in the
month, it was dry. Rainfall for the
month was computed at 3.99 inches
by E. F. Striplin, official weather
observer in Farmville. However. his
official records will show part of
Wednesdays fall in Octobers re-
port.
Almost an inch, 80, fell on the
first two days of the month. and it
was that moisture which had to
carry the farmer and the dairyman
through to relief on Tuesday. Pas
lures had begun to decline sharply
for the second consecutive week.
and fell to the poorest condition
for this date since 1854.
Dry soils have retarded land
preparation and planting of small
grains and winter cover crops. For
dairymen. who had seeded alfalfa.
the rain was a welcome sight be-
cause adequate moisture was not
available for termination Of the
seed.
Tobacco harvesting in the area is
practically completed, and the rains
are expected, to make the task Of
conditioning the leaf for sale an
easier one.
Temperatures averaging in the
sos throughout the month added
to the woe of the farmer, as we'll
as the lawn keeper. The high for
the month came fon September "a
when Striplin recorded 80 degrees
Thermometer wise. September
had its downs too-dropping to a
chilly 80 on the 10th. The official
weatherman placed the average
low for the month at between IS
and 60 degrees.
The Weather Bureau in Rich
mond said the unusual change in
the climate brought about BY the
hurricane should be normal today
Thursday. and remain that way
for a couple Of days. The forecast
called for considerable cloudiness,
with a good chance of rain in the
extreme southeast section of the
state
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02
College Boards

All new applicants for admis-
sion to Longwood College for the
l960-61 session and thereafter will
be required to take the Scholastic
Aptitude Test of the College En-
trance Examination Board. The
\ results of this test are needed,
in addition to the regular en-
trance requirements as stated in
the current Longwood College
Catalogue. before students APP
plication will be considered for
admission.
The Scholastic Aptitude Test is
given in December, January,
February, March, May and Au-
gust. Further information may be
obtained from high school guild
ance counselors or principals,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02
Speaks At College

Paul b. Saunders. Of Richmond.
editor OF 1.-The Southern Planter.
addressed Hampden-Sydney College
students and faculty Thursday
morning during a convocation in
Johns Auditorium.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02
Agee Sees $4,000 Loss
Agee Sees $4,000 Loss
Full Tobacco Barn Is Lost
On Fee Of Prevention Week

Fire prevention weeks comes a
few days too late this year for
c. T. Agee A barn full Of tobacco
burned up on his farm Thursday
morning
Mr. Agee estimates the loss at
approximately $4,000, including the
value Of the barn. some hay.
and the dark-fired tobacco. being
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02

In addition to construction of a
new office for the Southern Virginia
District Of Virginia Telephone and
Telegraph Company and the in
stallation of the dial central office
equipment 2,940 conductor miles of
wire have been placed in cable and
25,764 duct feet Of underground con
duit installed.
StOnger System
The preparation and construction
Of outside plant has required about
Ii 900 man-hours alone.
Heart Of this milestone in the
growth and development Of tele-
phone service by Virginia Tel and
Tel in Farmville and Prince Ed
ward county is the modern Strow-
ger automatic dial system 1t was
manufactured by Automatic Elec-
trio Company. Northlake, III. one
Of the worlds largest producers Of
dial telephone equipment.
Designed especially for installa-
ton here. the new system has 1,50o
subscriber lines and $500 terminals.
together with associated equipment
to provide complete local and long
distance service of the most modern
and efficient type.
Your Ring Only
The new equipment con tains
syncromonic ringing giving selec-
tive ringing on two, four and eight
party lines This means that sub
scribers to all classes of service
will hear only their own ring. The
equipment contains all features re-
quired for the ultimate provision Of
direct distance dialing subscriber
to subscriber, of station to station
long distance calls when this serv-
ice is available
Calls to non-existent numbers or
those which have been discontinued
will be automatically intercepted
and routed to the operator for in
formation
The new telephone building on S.
Main street was designed by Stain
back and Scribner. Charlottesville
architects. and was constructed by
Kenbridge Construction Company,
Inc. The building consists of one
floor and full basement and has
7,773 square feet of floor space.
Adequate space is provided for flu
ture expansion. and equipment in
cludes an emergency power plant
to ensure continuous service if COM
mercial power is disrupted.
Dialing Long Distance
The Farmville exchange will be
connected to the nationwide long
distance dialing network by direct
long distance circuits connected to
the Lynchburg toll center. Long dis
lance calls to all point will be
made by dialing operator" and
giving her the details.
Calls for information, dialing as
sistance and for repair service after
business hours will also be accom-
plished by dlaling operator" When
reporting trouble during bushes
hours. dial "a" The new phone
number for the business office,
where all transactions are now cen
tered is Export 2-3122."
The Farmville ephone ex-
change has grown continuously
since it was first established with
the greatest squirt over the last IL
years. The current company plant
investment is in excess of 1859. 600.
Manager Explains
Commenting on the cut over to
dial service. S. Fenton Collins.
manager of the Southern Virginia
District. said "A lot of hard work
and large sums of money have
gone into the program to bring to
Farmville and Prince Edward
county the most modern of tele~
phone systems. 1t could not have
Continued on page o
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02
Water Main Breaks; Spurts Water
100 Feet Up; Repairs Being Rushed

An eight inch water main near
the Appomattox River bridge broke
Wednesday night, adding TO t h
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-02
H-Hour For Cut Over To $495, 900 Dial
Telephone System Is 2:0l A. NJ. Sunday

Complete Modern System Climaxes 2
Years OF Engineering, Construction
At precisely please"
finger
dial telephone
days hence will cumi-
requiring expenditures Of $459
Smyrna times., 1959-01-22
Kent All Council
Elects John Clark

Eighty Alters attended the
Junior Council dance and cleo
tions where they elected John
Clark for their Junior Council
president. John, a member of
the Clayton Clodhoppers for
nine years, has been an active
member. He is a junior at the
University of Delaware. He has
been a Junior Leader for four
years.
A Westville 4-H'er, Wayne
Currey, was elected to the vice
presidents position. Wayne at
tended National All Congress
this year as our state tractor
maintenance winner. Wayne, an
accomplished musician with the
accordian and drums, has re-
presented Kent County in the
State Talent Show on several
occasions.
The 1859 treasurer will be
Josephine Moore, five-year
member of the Chestnut Grove
All Club. Josephine has carried
foods and clothing projects
along with dairy.
The council secretary will be
Joan Dempsey, a member of
Chestnut Grove for six years.
Joan has carried a variety of
projects such as clothing, en-
tomology, home Identification
and foods. She assisted with the
writing and narrated the Coun-
ty Dress Revue last year.
The dance, under the chair
manship of Becky Nickerson,
was held at the Capital Grange
Hall. Alters and their friends
danced to records.
Smyrna times., 1959-01-22
Tots Breakfasts
Lack Vitanlins

Mix and citrus. or other
fruits or juices hieh in vitanin
c, were the foods most often
short or missing in breakfasts
of 1924 Utah school children
studied by the Utah Experiment
Station, according to home DEM
onstration agent Florence Smith.
To get a picture of what the
different age groups of the gen.
Grafton in school were eating
for breakfast, the survey includ-
ed breakfast records of kinder
garten children on up to college
students.
The Utah nutritionists de-
scribe an adequate breakfast as