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Evening star., 1960-12-29
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oTsSS S.S b.ssmbeF Sa sPMgNP Ig PloS :, On pHI. Men
Nd. DR.. EDMuNp a9'P''S B. OVENS Is sS'fSss. Se.
loved husband Of Mrs. Kathleen K,
Owens and devoted father Of Mrs.
gathering Schmidt. Mrs. Doris Z,
Paul r. Keller. He also Is sur. sur
yiyed By thirteen grandchildren and
several great.grandchildren Serv.
ICES At the HUNT Funeral Home,
Waldorf. Nd: on Friday. Decem-
per 30. at IL Am. Interment Ar.
lington National CemeterY %
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0MOHUNDRO, OLIVE. On Monday,

December Se, % 1890. al n wSitehsIi whSGniSi
Nursing Home. OLIVE OMoHUNDRo
Of 5i9 North Highland st., AriinS.
ton. Va, beloved mother Of Mrs
Helen z. Spurrief and Roland c
Omohundro. She also Is survived BY
saTss ea At g5SandssildEsn e. issi FEisnSs He
Wilson blvd. Arlington. Va, after
pm. Wednesday, December 2S,
where funeral services will be held
Friday. December 80, at . pm. In
terment Columbia Gardens Cemetery.
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CAPT. CHARLES HU.
@ BERT. In loving memory Of
S CAPT CHARLES HUBERT
OVERHAUL, who was killed
z-Is in. Italy December %, 1914.
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JOHN. Oficers and mem
oers OF Roma Lodge. No.
II. Order Of Sons OF Italy
n America, are requested
10 attend the lodge serv-
ceS for our departed broth
u, JOHN TOMASULO, on
Thursday. December 90,
3 pm. at the 8. H. Hines
u Home, 2901 14th st. NV.
n GnPHE UAnarahIa
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WOLFE. ARTHUR MELVILLE. Sud.
denly. on Wednesday. December 3S
1900. at the home Of his son, I0T04
TaIR atGRo HTiE WonFE SP5InE NV N wo0a As
late Harriet w. W woifs' ndfeanH fatHer Se '6i 81
Sfother SaR Of sna Ms RSss4 Robert L. vi puM%ts MSts
Mrs. Mabel McLane Hauser. vii.
liam O., John Locke and Lee H.
Wolfe. There also are two grand-
children, Mr.. Wolfe rests at the
Warner e Pumphrey Funeral Home,
S434 Georgia ave. Silver Spring,
Md, where service will be held on
Saturday, December 81. at pm,
lparking facilities). Interment Old
field Chapel Cemetery, Hughesviiie,
Md. Friends may visit at the above
funeral home after 7:30 pm. Thurs
day. 40
wYYILL, BARBARA EsrELLE
SCHULTZ. On Wednesday, Decem-
ber 2s. 1850. BARBARA EsTELLE
SCHULTZ WYVILL OF Upper Marl-
boro, Nd. beloved wife OF Samuel
A.. Wyvill, mother Of Frederick Sam
uel and Andrew Joseph Wyvill. Mrs.
Alice MaIgaret Ecclesine,. Mrs. Ce-
fS anSoEa Eii1sSfsh ,i.p RiDDlS and Mrs Emily
vived By q sister. Mrs. NaIde orton,
and thirty-six grandchildren, Friends
may call at the Richie Bros. Fu-
neral Home. Upper Marlboro, Nd.
REQUIEM mass will be celebrated in
81. Mary's CATHOLIC Church, Upper
Marlboro, Nd on Friday. December
Carmel Cemetery.
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MiETTE, WALDO c. On Wednesday

Rsssilsi RRsssRsfF WSSLDRo9 S DRo909: MvAATTIPpE AATIPEIG9 3
1901 S. Goth ST.. Arlington, Va.
beloved husband Of Edith II, Ny
ette and father Of Mrs. Mary Mar
tin Of Cambridge, Mas. and
Thomas Myette OF Arlington, va.
Murphy Funeral Home. 1924 Co.
lumbia pike (parking In rear),
Arlington, Va. between the hours
Of ! to 10 pm. on Thursday and
70 m. TO. 10 pm. on Friday. Mr..
O'Brien Funeral Home. Hancock
and Massachusetts aves., Cam
bridge. Mass. for service and In
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MORGAN. CORA tBOYD) In spof-
MORGAN. widow Of Dr. William
Gerry Morgan Of 47Ol connecticut
ave. Washington, D. c.. m her ed
held At 2i The Ridrieh. ISie .HuRsiey Funersi M Si
Home in Keene, N. H., on Friday,
December 80. 1860. at 1880 am.
Interment services will be In Rock
Creek Cemetery. washington. b. C.,
pm. In lieu Of flowers contribu.
tons may be sent to the Crochet
Mountain Rehabilitation Center,
0feenfield. N II or the HeaYt Fund
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Hospital. CATHERiNE s. PETER.
son son Of e Elmira st. s.w.. beloved
Of Robert. Edward and Norris p,
r., daughter Of Mrs Alice Strobei
and Leslie L. Willoughby. sister OF
Mrs. Frances Strobei OF washing.
ton; D. C, and Mrs. Mary Macy
call at the Lee Funeral Home. 4th
81. and Mass, ave. ne. where serv-
Ices will be held on Saturday, De-
cember 81, at l1:30 am, inter-
ment Cedar Hill CemeterV 3n
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NORRIS, LOUISE KREY. On Tuesday,
December 81. 1860. ct the Andrews
E9 Gsss MoRRRss RS Of tHsiRisa entcn hS hLS3u1ss e:
beloved wife Of Capt, Stephen j.
Morris. USAF (retired), sister Oh
Carrie A. Krey and Albert L. Krey,
aunt. Of Mrs. Edwin Talbot and
the Simmons Bros Funeral Home
1851 Good Hope I'd. Sc. (parklnR
facilitiesl. where services Will be
held Friday. December 80. at 10 q. m. .
lnterment Arlington National Gene
terry 90
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on Tuesday. December %. 1860
beloved daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Garner William DuvaIi OF 604 Alden
ave. Gaithersburg, Md; sister Of
Garner William. jr.. and Barbara
Carole Duvall. Miss Duvall rests 81
Gartner,s Funeral Home. 316 East
Diamond ave. Gaithersburg, Md
Funeral services on Friday. Decem-
Der 30, at 1870 pm at the Grace
Methodist Church. GaitherSburg. In
terment PaFklawn Cemetery.
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ENGLISH, JESSIE MURIEL On Tues.
day, December ~ 1860. at Be
MURiEL ENdLIsH. wife Of the S'Sia iste
George H. English and mother Of
and Mrs. Maxwell Murphy. serv-
ices will be held at Gawlers Chapel.
1855 Pa. ave. NV. on Friday. De-
eemoer 80. at $40 pm. Interment
private.
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Itt MPntnrian1

T. WESTON SCOTT. secy. 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18

That Russia will overtake the
United States industrially in the
next seven years is ridiculous. !"
w. c. Dan" Daniel told mem
bers of the Jack Garland Post 80
American Legion and the Legion
Auxiliary at Cedarbrook Restaru-
ant Tuesday evening. The two
groups and a number Of invited
guests were celebrating the And
anniversary CT the founding of
the American Legion in 1918.
Daniel, a Danville Textile eX-
ecutlve. was a member of the
people to-people committee which
visited the Middle East. the
NATO nations and the Soviet
Union during the past three
years. He is the immediate past
commander of the Nat ion |
American Legion.
Russians are hard working, but
an unhappy people. Women are
seen doing hard labor, working
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18
Is More Take
Census Counter
Tests Wednesday

Eighteen candidates for the
position of census enumerator
in Prince Edward and Cumber-
land counties took the qualifica-
ton tests at Farmville Armory
Tuesday morning conducted by
Mrs. Hilda H. Mahan, ere W
leader for the tWo-county area.
Nine persons qualified for the
positions during the first tests on
February 10, six in Prince Ed
ward and three in Cumberland
There are 81 enumerators need
ed for the census taking job
which commences April l..
Mrs. Mahan said Wednesday
that those selected for the q
positions as generators, IS in
Prince Edward and six in Cumb-
erland. will be notified about
March "a A training course for
those qualifying will be con
Quoted here March $780,
The vast job of counting
every man, woman and child in
the U. S., is expected to re-
qulre about two weeks. Stimuli
taneously with enumerators
here, others all across the land
will start making calls in as
signed territories.
The two-county crew. leader
is now becoming acquainted with
every nook and corner of hel
area since it will be her re
/ sponsibility to see that cover
age is complete by her enumera-
tors 7 h e decennial census
tonce every ten years. de-
termineS many important things
including such matters as rep
resentation in Congress and al
location of funds and materials
made on a population basis. The
census facts are also the basis
for local, state and national
planning
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18
BY BEN BOWERS

Snow has a way of pushing its
weight around. In Rice this
morning it toppled a warehouse
and last night it barely missed
taking a mans life when the
porch in front Of his store came
tumbling down.
P. E. Trear, operator of a gen.
eral merchandise store, said this
morning, I feel pretty good to-
day" And he has every right to
feel that way because he almost
lost his life at store closing time
last night.
Missed by Seconds
Trear started out of the store
little after 8 pm, had turned
off the lights, and was locking
the door when he remembered
he had left his radio on. He went
back inside. and the proch, which
ran the luIl length OF the store
front. fell down with a crash. The
margin of a fatal tragedy was
bare seconds.
Trapped in the store, he made
his way out through a side en-
trance. Asked about the dam
ages Thursday morning. he said
he hadn't even thought about
them. he was SO thankful TO be
alive However, by a m. he had
hauled the intact porch roof to
the side of the building with a
tractor.
The warehouse came crashing
down like the walls of Jericho
between q and 5 am. today
Thursday. Mrs. Clayton Fallen
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18

as hod-carriers for bricklayerS,
digging bitches, and doing other
tasks generally done by men in
this country. he said. Generally.
the Russians are poorly dressed
and sad looking people. On the
highways are a limited number
Of older model cars.
Daniel, a member Of the State
Senate. said that Stain is held in
great respect by the Russian
people Sixty thousand Russians
visit the tombS of Stain and
Lenin on Red Square daily. indi-
eating the continuing respect for
these leaders. Pictures of Stain
are to be seen in every city. vii
lage and hamlet. There are Is
to 20 pictures of Stain seen to
one of Khrushchev, he observed
Friendly and Curious
The speaker found the Russian
people friendly to Americans and
obSessed with curiosity. Il made
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18

The visiting transportation ex-
ccutivc said that the merger had
given the widest possible pub
Lefty to the area il industrial
financial and commercial cen
tfrs. Never has the NEW had
as many inquiries as we re get
ting right now. This means that
more industry is looking closely
at this area than ever before. :
Scott declared.
Up TO You
The youngish, University of
Virginia educated executive told
the large dinner crowd Of bust
nessmen fatty: 1.-THE direct local
effect can be just about what you
as businessmen of this COM
munity want it to be-"
The division superintendent ex-
planned that. contrary 10 the sup
position Of sons, the merger ~
Of this date has res,il.ed y tbs
a1ploymAnt u mere people ttan
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18

were working for the two roads
combined prior tn The merger
last summer
He added that there Will be
some places where some work
ers Will be moved, but the over
all result Will be more stabilized
employment opportunities with
the upgradng Of the vlrglnlan
Inc and the higher traffic vol
mle from the combined lines.
Numerous indirect benefits Of
the merger will accrue to Farm
vile and localities all along the
line and to Virginia in general,
Scott said. Chief of these. he
said. are more efficient and eco
nomical rail service: improved
service to business shippers; ad-
vanta gca To the coal industry
a.1d ctnaeqaea. benefit U EN-
ployraent and tax resources, and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18

That is the opinion Of
Chamber Of Commerce leaders
after anslyzlng official sta te
Department of Agriculture re
ports OH sales at the three Viz
gina dark tobacco markets at
I.ynchburg, Blackstone AM
F'armv1lle.
The figures show that Farm
vile auctioned 1876 per cent of
the 1859 crop. That is the high
est percentage recorded, at least
since 1913 the earliest year to
which the Chamber of Com
merce study went back.
Markets Compared
Lyncbburg continued as the
heaviest market for THE past
ssasoc. accounting fer 49.5 per
cent Ct the 1859 crop. Blackstone
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18

auctloned III per cent the past
season
tarnluue may have lniensl-
fed its market support program
at a. strategic time, TOO, the
Chamber survey indicates. The
past season tobacco production
increased since the soil bank
excluded tobacco acreage re-
serves, and 1913 million pounds
were grown compared to 9.5
millions a year ago.
Farmville's increase between
the 1858 and 1859 crops was %
per cent. from 37.8 per cent of
the 1858 crop to 1876 per cent
Of the 1859 crop Significantly.
u rchbusg gained only three
Continued On 1ase s.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18
BY National Standards
Hospital Is Fully Accredited

Southside Community Hospital
has again been issued a certifi-
cate of generalization by the Joint
Commission on generalization,
Joseph H. James, Jr., hospital
administrator, said today. The
official notice was received in
the mail this week.
The Accreditation Commission
is a Joint commission sponsored
by the American College of Ply
sicians. American College of Sur
geons, American Medical As
ISOLATION, and the American Hos
pltal Association
The Commission inspected the
local hospital on February IL.
The inspections are held every
three years. and the accrcdltation
will last for three years unless
otherwise revoked.
The accreditatlon is not re-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18
Unhappy, ad-Looking People
Daniel Relates Dissertations On Visit
TO Soviet Union For Legion Banqueters

the mistake of wearing a pair of
tWo-tone shoes on the street and
became the center of attraction,
as those people had never seen
such Shoes he said. CroWding
around, these people asked many
questions about America and
American foreign policy. In
many cases the questions were
the same Why is the United
States a captive nation? When
are you going to give up the air
bases and stop threatening the
Soviet? These were among the
questions asked and. of course.
they were given appropriate an
SWerS.
The Russian people are slaves
to propaganda, Daniel said. 1t
is impossible to get away from
government-fed radio broadcaStS,
constantly piped into the streets,
parks. and stores and transpor-
tation facilities. Pravda, IzveStia
and Red Star, newspapers own
ed and operated by the Soviet
government, print propaganda
constantly.
Opinions Of U. S.
What are the Russians idea
Of life in the U. S.? There is
no middle class, either people
are very rich or very poor.
Working people sleep on park
benches Negro people are hung
daily, etc. So Daniel described
their opinions.
Russians could not believe that
the $13,500 house shown at the
American exhibition in Moscow
could be true. but, said the
speaker, it was a typical Ameri-
can house in that range class.
In contrast, Russian families
live in cramped quarters. Daniel
visited a tWo-family apartment,
one room 1920 feet, where a
young couple and in-laWs shared
kitchen privileges with five other
families ard the bath with ten
families.
Children are taken in custody
by the government nursery at 3
months old. released to spcn d
week ends with their families.
At three years of age their lives
are taken in complete charge.
At the end Of high school. the
future is determined by b E
state, and The youngster finds
his or her slot in the economic
system.
Religion will not be eliminat
cd IN Russia. concluded h G
spea k e r. Religious tendencies
are strong despite efforts to
thwart them. Fear of retaliation
controls the people. and with
Continued on page q
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18

quired but the inspection service
is available to those hospitals
that wish to be listed in the Of
fetal book of accredited hos
pitfalls, according to administra-
tor James.
The objective Of the commits
sion is to improve the medical
service Of the hospitals they in
Spect, James explained. Nat
urally we are pleased that our
hospital is fully accredited by
this outstanding group" he said.
The Commission has the re-
SponSibility of inspecting and re-
viewing the procedures and rec
ordS of hospital in the United
States and Canada to determine
their acceptability,
SouthSide Community Hospital
was last accredited in March of
1857.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18
Route COG Overpass
Bids Are Requested

Bids for construction of an
overpass of the Norfolk n d
and ives tern Railway tracks
on Route COG northeast Of Moran
Station in Lockett District of
Prince Edward county were re-
quested Wednesday by the State
Highway Department.
Route COG connects with U. S.
Route $50 southeast of Rice and
with the road from Burkeville
to Worsham.
The bids are for opening on
April IL.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18
Man Barely Misses Falling Porch;
Warehouse Tumbles Both In Rice

was the first to report the fall
to owners of the building, j. w.
and R. NJ. Bradshaw. One nearby
resident said he heard the crash
about 5. He said. 1T sounded
like a lot of guns being fired at
one time
Attributed To Hail
r. M. Bradshaw. one of the
owners, said the hail that fell
Wednesday afternoon buried it
self ir the snow on the roof to
cause it to give away. He said
he had seen more snow on the
building in 1910. and also during
early snow falls this year, which
led him to believe the extra
weight of the hail was RESPONSE
bic.
The building collapsed from
one end to the other and appears
a total less. 1t was partially
covered by insurance. Bradshaw
said the building was used for a
little of everything, but primari-
~ as a place to construct to-
bacco flues and for storage.
Inside the building at the time
it collapsed were 200 bushels of
corn, 100 ushelS of wheat, about
$1,000 worth of flue making
equipment. $500 bales Of hay, and
all kinds of farm machinery and
general merchandise.
The Bradshaw brothers. who
operate a general merchandise
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18
Chamber Speaker Sees Industrial
Development Following Rail Merger

Increased opportunity for industrial development
chief local benefit from the the Norfolk
Railway the Vrginan Railroad, superin-
tendent told members the Fanvile Chamber
Monday night.
lines Norfolk Division added that
the Norfolk and Western stand ready
to help you
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18

1OIdl UuSlIltSS VOluIUe III fdrIQ-
vile also was up for 1859, as
compared with 1857. The total
dollar turnover in Farmville
last year was S26 .080.813. This
includes retail sales, profession
al income, service agencies. and
manufacturers and mills. T h e
total shows an increase of more
than one million dollars.
Autos and Food
One Of the major retail groups
showing increases was food. This
cate CORY increased from
$685. 1897 in 1857 to $2,958, 047
in 1889 This is an increase of
approximately one-half million
dollars.
Included in the food category
are all food and grocery
stores. as well as restaurants.
but not hotels or food sold
through drug or Sundry stores.
Food and automobiles &C
counted for almost one-half of
the total retail sales in Farm
vile. Automobile sales showed
an increase of only about 81 900
over 1857. In 1857 the total
figure was 1855, $50, which in
creased to 1857 1862 in 1859. The
automotlve figure includes auto
sales, service. gasoline, farm
equipment. etc.
Other Businesses
Not included in the retail sales
picture, but definitely contribut-
ing to the dollar turnover in
Farmville are several other
business categories which did
volume Of $l3,O58 1868 in 1859.
This figure is almost identical
to the 1857 figure.
Income for professional men
showed healthy increase over
1857. The total income in 1859
was $870,4l6 compared with
$693, 729 in 1857. This includes
such professions as attorneys,
funeral directors. medical doc
tors, dentists, realtors, optone-
triSts, surveyors, etc.
Wholesale merchants, includ-
ing junk dealers. continued with
a volume almost the same. but
slight down from 1857. The total
for 1859 was 81 ,539 300 compar-
ed with 81 ,558,242 in 1857.
Contractors also came up with
figure almost Identical with
1857 The 1859 figure was
ST .838,07l compared with the
1857 figure of $1,90O.457. Urea
surer ellis pointed out that this
is a very conservative figure for
the contractors since they are
not required to report figures to
the town for contracts done out
OF town. Many of the Farmville
contractors operate on an ex-
tensive1 statewide basis.
Manufacturers, mills, and pro-
cesSors, including dealers in leaf
tobacco contributed the largest
amount to the total dollar turn
over In 1859 this group did
81 1927 in business volume.
compared with So, 1873, 974 in 1857.
Services, which In this report
includes. public utilities, moving
and hauling, beauty and barber
shops, printing, sign painters,
cleaners. etc. reported a total
of 1887 for 1859 which is
aCnrtip,,od ~ pooo ~
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18

"SIDEWALK SUPERINTBNDENTS" their hands full
here Monday the first
bridge to the Appomatox River between Famve
Cumberland County
The job complicated by the bad weather, the
phone wires long cumbersome
pieces of steel The left getting
first steel piece from the
cement abutments of the bridge There will be
of steel supports This weighs
$4,000 pounds
W. W. Warsing bridge contractor said there will
$4,000 worth of steel in the bridge which
have ready for before September
all summer" he added phiIosophicaIIy
The work the bridge delayed fall when
the steel strike forced halt to the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-18
School Board
Adopts Budget
Required By Law
Student Funds
Disbursed; Two
Buildings Sold

A public school budget of
1903. 700 for the coming fiscal
year was adopted by the Prince
Edward School Board, Monday
evening.
The chief item of new bust
ness to come before school
board members, the new budget
was adopted in compliance with
the Code of Virginia for pre-
sentation to the board of super
visors prior to April /. State
law sets that deadline for
agency or department budgets
to be presented to the proper
local governing body.
School Superintendent T. j.
McIlwaine brought up the bud
get matter. He said. 1T h
board should go through the
motions of presenting a formal
budget to the board of super
visors." He then read from the
Code of Virginia sections
22.120.3, 22.120.4, and 22.l20.5)
the requirement that two esti-
mates of expenditures be sub
nitted to the county governing
bOdy-one STATING the amount Of
funds needed for the operation
of public schools, and one stat
ing the amount needed for edu-
cational purposes.
Increased BOO
After drawn out discussion
of each particular item on the
budget. it was adopted unani-
mously with both the long and
the abbreviated forms asking
for the same amount of money
Each item drew careful at
tention. and some were increas-
ed while others were dropped
The overall budget represents
an increase of $23. 100 as COM
pared with the $3.50, 800 request
ed. but not granted when the
supervisors turned it down last
year rather than submit tn e
system to a federal court in
torro flor, ordor
Three factors account for the
incre ase in expenditures Il
$1,000 for the teacher pay
hikes authorized by the General
Assembly. additional funds for
transportation and for operation
of the school plants. 1t was
generally agreed among mem
bers the costs of placing the
buildings and buses back into
operation would run higher than
for normal school year.
Census Provision
One new expenditure included
on the budget was ST $50 to con-
duct a school census. The super
intendent said the census should
be taken regardless of whether
supervisors operate schools or
not.
And there was some slashing
Of the budget. Coordinate ac=
tivities which in previous years
required $500 for work with the
Health Department was not in
cluded in the new list of ex-
penses. In commenting on the
coordinate activity item, L. E.
Andrews, board chairman, said,
Lets drop 1.-THE quicker we
return to the operation Of
schools. not canneries, the
h e a t h department the
better off we will be-"
In other business, a report on
the disbursement of class and
club funds at Farmville High
School showed that checking
accounts totaling $3.6l8 had
been turned over to the right
full owners. A motion to return
a savings account of almost
$1,000 to the Student Coopera-
tive Association at Farnlville
High School was approved. The
next step in the knotty problem
Of determining proper owner
ship of funds in other schools
Continued on Page .