davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-10
CAR BURNS

A 1852 Ford owned by Wilkie
Thompson, OF near Stafford, was
destroyed by fire on the road
between Malaga and Miltonsburg
early Sunday. Thompson said he
did not know how the fire
started. hMMI
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-10
Home Appliance Gift Will Pay
Huge Dividends In Use Daily
IS Christmas comes but once a year?

Who Christmas but a year?
be Christmas 366 if want to be
technical about the Year which looms ahead
ows that possible? Simple Make Christmas gift one
which will be appreciated every of the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11

hospital
The apparatus is used IN the
treatment Of breathing difficulties
IN which the patient cannot hrea the
sufficiently under his own efforts
7 hese conditions include acute
asthma, chronic bronchitis, rulmo-
nary edesna. and certain heart
conditions The apparatus Is ouch
that It can monitor the breathing
Of the patient II be attempts to
breathe, it helps hum. # he ceases
to breathe. then it will breathe for
him until natural rythym is es-
tablshed by the patient.
In the past gifts to the hospital
from the firm have been recovery
room streichers, groupeiie. A
cardiac monitor. d Stryher turning
frame alonh with other useful and
life saving equipment, according TO
James
James said, This is wonderful
way to help the hospital equip it.
self with much needed, but costly
equipment"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11
Heights Included
Heights Included
AppOmatt0X Unit
Assures Ph0neless
Areas Service

The Appomattox Telephone Com
pa1ys plans to offer phone service
In Ehonless areas of Prince Ed
ward. Charlotte ard Appomattox
counties are rapidly taking shape.
The expansion program includes
three areas south of the Pamplin
exchange and one north Of it.
Service in the area is not ex-
pected to be available until August
as a result Of a delay experienced
BY the company in obtaining cen
trail office equipment.
Phone company officials were
hopeful for an earlier completion.
and had contractors begin pole and
line construction sometime ago.
That phase Of the project is well
underway In the Darlin g t o n
Heights. Madlsonville. HiXbug and
Red House areas. as well as in por-
tons Of Appolnattox county hitherto
unServed
Roasting Areas
Keith E. Schiller. OF F'armville
and president Of the company, said
today. This delay in receiving the
equipment which has been on order
for some time is as disappointing TO
Us as it must be to those who were
anticipating earlier phone service. ;"
He referred to the newly con
structed lines as very expensive
roostlng spots for birds for at least
Six months.
The project covers an area Is
miles wide and % miles long in the
three counties where no telephones
have previously b C d installed
Schiller explained the expansion
would cost We'll over half million
dollars. and cover all area with a
population Of almost 10000. The
program Is being financed with the
help Of REA.
Excellent Sign-Ir
The expanded service area Is de-
signed to take care Of 500 custo-
mers within period Of five years.
Schiller said The sign-up III areas
ln which the company did not an
lcipate initial service was much
better than expected. L Original
plans Of expansion called for $50
miles Of new line. but additional
applications have pushed that total
np to 2a6 miles.
With the increase III lines, the
company now has applications for
il5 telephone customers for the
original program. Schiller said that
number Of customers was definitely
adequate to assure each Of the com
mnnities service.
SCHUYLER said letter ID key
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11
Closed Area Row
Robert L. Hurt
To Face State
Milk Commission

EGbart l. IfJ~t has aaeu dsfestcd
by the State Mix Commission to
appear before that agency for a
hAaflag relative 10 the sale Of Seal
test milk in the F'armwlle Mix
ia ket. The hearing u scledHled
for pm Tuesday at the Com
nisslcn's Richmond Office.
In a letter from r NJ Ragland
executive officer of the Conms-
sion Hun. V-aS informed 81 the ma
ture 81 the hearing I3e leftef lnfi-
Gated that al Interested parties
would be given an opportunity to
express then views regarding the
sale Of Sealtast milk II the closed
AREA Farnville market
r. b Crawford. chairman u the
local milk board received a copy Of
the letter sent Hurt Ha said TODAY
that The Farmrlio area board
would have representatives al TIC
hearing. bar declined 70 comment
IN detail He dill Say that the LOCAL
board had not talked With the State
Milk Commission an The matter be-
cause il had received lie applica-
ton from Southern Diaries u Hurt
Hurt first word ii ihe hearing
came ID a telephone can before fhe
deter Tfe phone cail from NJ III.
Parker 4 representative q tbe
Commission, informed him that the
agency had directed hlm 70 AK That
he stop sales of scaltest mix II
Inc area
Hunt said todav bis reply waS
that He would contlnae t8 sell tho
milk which BE bad already ordered
and was committed for but would
not order any additional mix until
after The hearing Hurt added II
don't think il would be fair to stop
suddenly because Of THE mothers
using the milk for children
The matter of al INVASION Of
the Farmville Creameryfs projected
area came before The Commission
Continued On page q
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11
of Such Is The kingdom'
Tiny Patient Is Big Teacher
At Heart Tu;gged Hospital

hospital has continued to do help
full stlnts there in her free time and
on week ends. She soon caught the
contagion over the little patient
from the nurses.
Teenagers Enter
With teenage exuberance and
with church-school inspired zeal,
Nancy and the members Of her
class planned and carried out the
idea Of a Christmas party for Jo-
sephine Marie
They wanted to do it Christmas
eve, but on learning that the child
would be discharged this week. they
held the party Monday.
As Josephine Marie watched,
Nancy and her classmates, Nancy
Webster. Kay Goodwin, Charlotte
McClung. Carolyn Dickerson and
Betty Mae Flippen, assisted by the
nurses. decorated the tree. Under
IT were placed their presents and
those Of Dolores Dunkley, Virginia
Kate Alternately and Miss Frances
Arn1istead. class teacher. who could
not be present
The early Christmas on Deem
Der 4, 1859. on the sun porch at
Southslde Hospital won't soon be
forgotten by the little patient. the
glistenlng tree. the gaily-wrapped
presents; new things to squeeze and
press and love, and grownups to
care
And The Daughters Of the King
B-ale Glass members won't soon
forget either. Long ago, a humble.
auI wise Galilean had said, "E,x-
cert We become as little children,
We shall in no wise enter into the
| Kingdom of heaven
Josephine Marie Dolly helped The
Daughters Of the King get a freSher
INSIGHT into the Galilean's meaning.
The nurses and hospital staff
went forget either. Nancy Brooks
and her classmates revealed the
cultivated teenage character. Rock
and roll, giggly defiance and giddy
uhconceln lust don't iibe with them.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11
Game Warden Catches ESCAPED
Prisoner After Fight Over Gun
Vassar Injuries His
Hand In Struggle,
But Subdues Man

While the entire state of Virginia
kept guarded lookout for 20 es~
capped convicts, Farmville had its
own private little convict scare"
Wednesday.
/. H. Vassar, supervising game
warden for this district (Patrick
Henry district is credited with the
capture Of an escaped prisoner
within the town limits Of Farmville.
Two deputy sheriffs from Chester
field County were taking prisoner
back to Chester Wednesday. The
white man. Kenneth Donald Nc
Cart, about Is years old. was
charged with a felony. armed rob
berry. He was not one Of the 20
armed criminals who escaped ear
lier in the week from a North Caro-
lima prison.
Mozart who is a small man,
fast, and weighs about $50 pounds
asked to stop at service station
to 60 to the rest room. The depu-
ties stopped at Ned Johnson's and
waited for McCart. The prisoner es-
capped out Of a back window and
made his way toward Farmville
Vassar Approaches
III the meantime. T. H Vassar
vas heading from Sprouses Corner
to Farmville, where he was to meet
Llnwood Cox. local game warden.
1t was about pm. 50 Mr.. Vassar
stopped at Jack DoWdy's restaur-
ant for bite to eat. He was aware
Of the escaped convict thanks to his
radio, which is on the same fire.
ouency as the local police network
As he finished his lunch, he and
DoWdy noticed man flag down a
truck and climb aboard. That
looks like the escaped prisoner, Z
Vassar said to Dowdy. and gave
chase in his car
When the truck reached the inter-
section 10 front Of the hospital, Nc
Cart got off.
When Mozart saw the car ap-
preaching. with long antenna wav-
ing behind, he knew it was some
body he didn't want to see. Mozart
ran.
Foot Race
Vassar too off on foot and caught
Mozart lust behind Dr.. S. c. Pate
sons home.
What cha running FORE" qulzzed
Vassar.
oh, | dunno replied Mozart, a
| little out Of breath.
Vassar then put the young man
under arrest. He was as nice as
could be- Vassar relates. Il
searched him, and told him to climb
i'll the car
Vassar kept his gun In left hand
and steered the car with his right
hand. Vassar decided to call the po-
lice dispatcher and report his cap
tll'e. That is the point he needed
three hands.
When he attempted to call. the
car sWerved a little. and Mozart
Continued on page s.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11

The best time to sec the tobacco
will be between 2 and IN M. ac-
cording 10 G. r. Mathews. extern
sion agronomist The sale will be
gin as soon as light permits.
The markets normal complement
Of buyers will be on hand to ex-
anime the tobacco and special rep
resentatlves from one or two for
eign countries are expected to be
present.
Variety entries in the 1859 tests
were grown by ". NJ Dlckerson
Prince Edward County, r H. Tan
neg, Appomattox county; $. I.
F1gh, Charlotte county; Prentiss
Scott, B d ford county, j. w.
Adams and son, Amelia county.
and John r. Cardwell, Campbell
county
The entries will be place or the
warehouse floor under a number 50
TIE buyers and others examining
the tobacco will not know the va
rleties until after the sale. Dudley
L. Peery. county agent. said today
we are taking this precaution to
avoid the suggestion 81 that some
buyers might be prejudiced against
Of for given variety" He noted
there had been comment that some
growers tobacco sells better than
athpt-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11
rom Newcomb Auto Parts Inc.
True Spirit Gift Comes TO Hospital

SouthSlde Community Hospital re-
.eived valuable addition 10 It's
equipment this week when New
;onh AUTH Parts Inc, presented
its Christmas gift TO the institution
Breathing apparatus Ia Bennet
Intermittent ncstine pressure in
strusalent} was presented IN honor
Of customers # the firm
Hunter E Cotfev, manager cs the
business. explained that the gift
is In lieu of q token sit 10 Gus
toners at Christmas. We feel our
customers will enjoy sharing the
hospital S gratitude much more than
they enjoy q small personal gift.
he said. We offer the gift IN the
true spirit Of Christmas, and We
know oln customers are pleased To
have 2 part II giving to the hcspl-
tai which serves SO many people
Ill this area" added Coftev
Hospital Administrator Joseph
James said today, This wonderful
way of saying Merry Christmas
to its customers has been followed
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11
Annual Lonswood Concert

The annual Christmas Concer'
will be presented by the Depart
n1ent OF Music of LongWood Colleg
on Sunday Dec. IS, in Jarnan Hall
at $3.50 in the afternoon.
The Longwood Choir. Madllgal
Singers. and Band will be joined b
the Glee Club Of Virginia Military
Institute in varied program. fea-
tured by the singing Of carols by
the entire group and the audience.
The public is cordially invited tf
the concert. for which there is no
charge.
The program will include carol
selections by the Longwood Band
and then the performances in order
by the Longwood Choir. the VNII
Glee Club and the LongWood Madrl-
gal Singers
There will be an lnterlude Of
group singing OF familiar carols
with audience participation
C0ncludlng the concert, AL tne
singing groups will Join for the rem
dition OF the Hallelujah chorus from
Handel's Messiah
The numbers by the various
choral groups will be works center
ing iii the Nativity theme, includ-
ing carols from many nations and
the carol compositions Of the great
masters Of music.
Jean Helms and Frances Harms
berger will provide flute accom-
panlrnent for number by the
LongWood Choir. ard Jean Dancy.
Madeline MacNeil. Melissa Rowe
and Nancy Evans will sing solo
passages. 10 Ann Garner will be
organist, and Miss Garner and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11
Post Office Extra
Hours Schedule
Begins Saturday

The EarmviIle Post Office
will beg'n its extewded CHRIST
mas hours schedule Saturday,
Postmaster p. w. Pauiette an
nounced today.
Tomorrow's Saturday first
ey'evs on provides for the nor
NAL $3.50 am, opening, hut
calls fer a ) pm, closing be-
yond the normal noon hour.
Starting Monday, Dec. IA, a
uniform daily schedule Of 8
pm, TO $50 pm, will be in ef-
feet, the Postmaster said. That
schedule will continue through
Wednesday, Dec. % after which
the office will revert to normal
schedule.
The holiday change does not
affect the normal Sunday clos
ing.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11
$50 Grower Averages
Frequent In Tobacco
Markets Second Week
Auctions Will
Close December IL
For Holidays

Auctions this week on the Farm
vile Tobacco Market, second week
Of sales for the 1859 crop, con
tinued strong. The weeks pound
age is expected to be close to
500, 900, and the general floor aver
age was holding firm
All three warehouses could re-
port frequent grower averages at
$50 and higher as prices for top
quality thin leaf and brown heavy
leaf held up.
Lugs. in strong demand. continue
to lead advances over a season
ago. and for the week were bring
inc from 81 to $40 above the peg
The average above The govern
ment support was between IS and
S.
Heavy Week Seen
About lis 600 pounds were i'd
ported Tuesday and lbs 900 more
Wednesday and Thursday. With the
annual holiday closing set after the
auctions next THURSDAY, Dec, II.
a heasy week is anticipated start
ing next Monday.
The markets VIII reopen on Mon
day. Jan 4
The graders found a sizeable
number ef baskets of green. mixed
and nondescript leaf this week, but
in general the report Gil excessive
moisture was favorable While
some leaf was marked wet and
was rejected, growers are continu-
ing their cooperation with the new
water-reduction program here
Prize Winners
A market high Of $40 for thin
red loaf remained high during the
week. First quality c leaf and p
tobacco were leading in the 500
and s60's.
The warehouses have announced
winners Of the So Chamber Of
Commerce opening week prizes.
The lucky Jubilee ticket holders
We're:
Planters Warehouse f S Cum
hey and James Scott. Of Panlnlin
Middle Warehouse. Leigh Wonack.
IF Route J. Farnyille. and Old
Warehouse, James Wilson, OF Cill-
len.
Top sales reported BY the three
Warehouses this week were
Top Sales
B. II. Cunningham. r a IN plin,
| 1876 pounds for 1895 ~ from >{T
to $40 averaging S5992. M T.
Adams, Phenlx. 20l5 pounds for
sl07716 from $50 TO sos averaging
S53.4s.
Sydney Marae. .Jr.. Arlington.
l.7l6 pounds for 1888 80 from SEP
10 $50 averaging Sai.59; j c. Dun
natant, Charlotte c. H.. 6l6 pounds
for s3I7o4 from $50 TO sos. aVeras-
ing S5f .i6.
W II and F. y Jennings and
Leadbetter. MadisonVllle, Isl
pounds for 1893 50 from $2s to $40
averaging S5491; Paul Cunningham
Phenia. TO pounds for s55542 from
SIG to s62 averaging $5o05,
j. Z. Layne and Harley Gobole
Panplln 554 pounds for s2T4.42
from s33 to $50 averaging $40 So.
Proctor Carwile and William Won
ack, Charlotte c. H.. 1913 pounds
for s6l3.36 averaging Siaii.
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11
Academy Gridiron
Banqueters TO Hear
Coach Marvin Bass

Marvin sass, line coach at the
University Of South Carolina, will
be guest Speaker during the Prince
Edward Academy Athletic Assoeia-
tion'S football banquet Tuesday
night. Dec. Is.
The banquet will be held III the
Fellowship Room at Farmvllle
Methodist Church at $50 pm.
Pass, one Of the finest linemen
ever to perform for William aud
Marv's indians. formerly coached
At the Williamsburg Reservation
He i popular on the grldlron ban
guet trail IS . speaker.
The banquet viii also be high
lighted by the presentation Of per-
Torrance and craftsmanship award
To- tie past seaso..
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11
Route Cos N&W
Overpass Planned

A railroad os-errass project to
relieve q bad traffic ondition in
Prince Edward. and another pro-
vdlng p new bridge in Amelia
county are included in tentative
highway construction plans.
They were included in Depart
nent Of highways schedule Of In
terataG. primary and secondary
projects planned for The first six
months Of 1860
The Prince Edward nverrass will
he constructed across the Norfolk
and Western line Oh Route eos near
Moran in Lockett District. The
Amelia project will construct a new
bridge and approaches over Part
ridge Creek o. State Route &C..
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11
BY JOHN STICK

1t was warm, kindly and happy
thing. That's as good as any way to
describe the Christmas party this
week at Southside Community Hos
pital for four-year- old Josephine
Marie Dolly.
The central figure was little
Gainesville girl whose dress caught
on fire as she put wood ID the
stove at home. She came to the
hospital with third degree burns on
the right leg and thigh.
Surrounding Josephine Marie
with spontaneous warmth and af
lection were the nurses and b
little band Of teensgers. members
Of The Daughters Of the King Sun
day Glass at Farn1ville Baptist
Church.
Trusting Obedience
The child hospital admission
was routine. All the start this was
merely another patient requiring
specialized attention. But Josephine
Marie was no ordinary patient
No Wimpers from her lips ever
sounded in the hospital corridors.
She isn't . complalner. IT. was her
trusting, obedient cooperation that
first impressed the nurses That and
that smile Of herSi
Josephine Mares outgoing per
sonality, her lmcomplalnlng serenity
despite the handsges on her lower
limb impressed Nancy Brooks, too.
Nancy. member Of last sum
mer S nursing prev1ew class at the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11
Stores Open Every
Night Til Christmas

"rrarmvllle stores will he open
every night until 8 until Christmas, =
Monroe Evans, chairman Of the re-
tail trade committee, reminded to-
day.
The night shopping period has
been more popular this year than
ever before Evans estimated
commenting on. the night hours for
the past two Friday nights OF
course as Christmas approaches,
more and more people will find it
convenient 70 do their shopping
'fanaily-style' at night il Farm
vile. " Evans said.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11

seven varieties and tvo black
shank breeding lines Will be on dis
PLAY They are. Virginia BIZ, Lizard
Tail Orinoco. Walkers Broad Leaf,
Nance, Brown Leaf, Hastings. 1891
black shank breeding line plus one
closely related black shank breed
ing line. Tobacco from two fertility
experiments will also be sold at the
special sale, The variety used III
Continued on page p
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11
Annual Longwood Concert
Visiting Cadets, College VocaIists
And Instrumentalists To Join Sunday

Doris Webster VIII divide piano &C
Compartment.
Dr. John w Molnar will direct
he Longwood Choir. Capt. j. g.
'aarce will conduct for the VIM
Ilee Club and James K. McConlhs
Will direct the Madriaal Singers.
clifford Smith will direct lie Long.
wood Band
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11
H-sC Glee Clubs
Concert Tuesday

The 60-voice Hanpden Sydney
College Glee Club Will present a
Christmas cert III College
Church on the campus next Tues
day night at $50 o'clock
T. Edward CraWley Will direct the
vocalists in the candlelight per-
formance. Ronnie Davis. Of Hope
well, will return to the campus for
the performance as accompanies.
Davis will also be soloiSt in several
organ numbers.
The college invites the public ID
the annual musical event, which
concludes state tour by the glee
club
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11
Sale OF Experimental Fire-Cured
Leaf Varieties Set Here FRIDAY

Of experimental recred tobacco will be displayed
The Old Warehouse The special
officials will
breeding line tests conducted growers
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-11

by Newcorlbs for the past six years,
and n truly appreciated hy Iii c
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-21

and IA; Kenneth Henry, three
tagged trout numbers 3S, 100
and 1OO; Harold Kohl, two;
Lawrence Hosafros, two.
Other Bluffton anglers checking
in tagged trout include: Tommy.
Augsburger, Janette Benroth.
Howard Amstutz, Mrs. Pete
Steiner, Thomas Neidemeyer,
Kenneth Woodward, Bob Logan,
Wilbur Barcy, Waldo Greiner, r.
V. Althauser, Forest Basinger,
Wayne Matter, Austin Holmes.
Lima anglers have checked in
a whoppin' total of q tagged
trout so far; Findlay anglers,
six; Toledo anglers, six.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-21
WGlleyes Start To Bite in Derby;
-Four SIS Trout Hooked by Anglers

The big walleyes, which until
last week have played hard to
get in the Bluffton fishing derby,
have started to hit at Buckeye
quarry lake.
Robert Althauser, Route l,
Bluffton, landed a five-pounder
Sunday afternoon while trolling a
large club minnow. 1t was fur.
ther reported that he brought tc
gaff the grandaddy of them all
on Saturday, big lunker weigh.
ing nine pounds.
Roger Johns, $40 N. jackson
Lima, brought to bank big wall.
eye a week ago at the Buckeye.
The fish exceeded 26 inches in
length and weighted over five
pounds. In addition he has caught
three others, the smallest weigh
ing 21a pounds. All were taken on
small daredevils. None were tag
ged.
Fred Tschantz caught a AZ
pound walleye at the quarry last
week and number of others
were taken measuring up to u
inches long. -
Thus far only eight tagged wall
eyes, 81 per cent, have been
checked in at Niswander's News
stand, derby headquarters, r. ".
Althauser, Route 1, Bluffton,
caught three. Other tagged wall
eyes were caught by Raymond
Marvin, Findlay; Robert jaime
kos, Toledo; Fred Tschantz,
Bluffton; Eldon Moffatt, Findlay,
and Tom Zurflugh, Lima.
The Rainbow trout have been
hitting freely with SO tagged
trout, or 66 per cent, having been
checked by Monday night.
All four of the big money fish
worth SIS each have been caught.
Trout No. l was caught by Ralph
Garrett, Bluffton; No. 2, George
v. Williams, Toledo; No. 3, Ted
Kohl, Bluffton, and No. A, Merle
Michel, Lima. .r
A number of anglers have
caught several tagged trout.
Top honors go to Robert jaime
kos, Toledo, who checked in six
tagged trout so far; Milan Gilica,
Lima, hooked three tagged trout;
Merle Michel, Lima, three tagged
trout; AL Blakesley, Ft. Wayne,
Ind. three tagged trout.
Blutfton anglers have also
scored high in the derby. Roscoe
Holmes has checked in 4 tagged
trout so far numbers IS, So, 19