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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
Garment Company Here Sold
To Apponatt0x Manufacturer

tons start. I'VE think the plant will
offer real opportunity for per-
sonnet who want to work and pro-
duce," he said.
Mitchell Garment Company has
employed an average force of about
IS persons. The new plant expects
to require approximately the same
number. although the finishing pro-
cess will be handled at Appomattox
The previous owner. w. w. Nit
chen, had manufacturing contracts
with Fashion Children's Dress Com
pany, Inc. Of NeY York City. They
have been liquidatng connections
with Virginia manufacturing plants
for some time past.
AnderSon'S plant at AppomattoX
manufactures women'S apparel.
The new owner announced today
that experienced machine and floor
operators Interested in employment
may place applications with the
Farmville office Of the Virginia
State Employment Service or at the
former office Of Mitchell Garment
Company
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
Growers Receipts Top $l,OO00OO
Tobacco Poundage Passes 3 Millions

Tobacco auctioned on the Farm
vile Tobacco Market this week is
expected to exceed 100000 pounds
Little change in prices has occurred
and a favorable factor this week
has been the strong bidding on
low and medium quality leaf.
The continued demands for better
quality tobacco, together with the
strength Of lower grades. is ex.
peCted TO hold the general average
for the week near its present $37
per 100 pounds level.
Fonndage Rises
The weeks offerings have push
ed the Farnville Market, auctions
past the 100000 pounds mark.
Growers take-hon.e also now has
exceeded the million dollar volume
as result Of added sales this week.
Sales by individual growers with
good quality tobacco continue to
average in the $5O's and high $4O's
as the sales totals appearing be-
low indicate.
Warehousemen now believe that
auctions will end about the first
week in February. After last week 5
auctions, the 1859 crop was more
than 60 per cent sold, and this
weeks offerings reduce what's left
to market considerably.
Top Sales
Among the. top sales reported
tbs week were:
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
C. H. Dowdy, Jr.
Sole Owner OF
Furniture Company

Charles II. Dowdy, Jr.. became
sole owner Of the former Hodges
aud Dowdy Furniture Company, il
was announced today. Dowdy will
continue TO operate the business IN
the same location on Second
Street, where II has been since
1850.
Jesse J. Hodges was. associated
for about 10 years IN business with
c. H. Matherly. who opersted the
furniture store in F,armville FOL
many years. Hodges and Dowdy
purchased the business from Mr.
Matherly. May 20. l948 and operat-
ed in the old building on Fourth
Street for two years before moving
to their pessent location.
Hodges said this morning, that he
was contemplating a trip to Florida
to see if it would improve bis
wife's health. She has been suffer,
ing from arthitis. he said. and il
the Florida climate will help, they
may move to Florida.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15

Anderson Coleman. Prospect, 954
pounds, $430.88 from SGT to SOS:
H. B. Phillips, Pamplin, 8l4
pounds. $432 from s34 to $62; Lloyd
Coleman, Prospect, 742 pounds,
$363.4S from $3a to $50;
r. L. Agee and MacFoster. Farm
vile, 1868 pounds, $487 40 from S2s
TO $50, r. v Moore. Charlotte G. II.
LIPS pounds s526as from s31 in
f54,
d j G nunnavant and Hodge.
l.2& pounds. s5sa42 from 9s4 To
f5i; s. 7. rugh and Clark. Cullen.
l.22o pounds, sscs Is from SAG t.
s.s.
J A. faule.t, Arpomattcx. Az
pounds. $685. from s27 to $50:
Wallace Shepard. 1852 rounsa.
$697.& from $36 to $54.
Last year. auctions at Farmvllle
reached 3,747, 628 pounds, and grow
erss realized 1891 800. The 1858
crop amounted to approximately
10 and one half million pounds.
There now exists a very good
possibility of sales this season ex-
ceeding the poundage of year
ago. The dollar receipts may be
lower unless the general average
holds tlrn1 during the final two
weeks c: sales.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15

of a very good year we're made to
stockholders, who reelected all pres
ent directors.
Savings deposits increased during
the year. it was reported, and earn
ings were substantial. The bank S
annual dividend rate was II per
cent.
Officers reelected at Planters
Bank by the directors are: J. w.
Huntington, chairman of the board;
j. c. Bondurant, president; j. N.
Carter, vice president; W. G. Whit
ter, cashier, and Mrs. Glenna Shep-
ard, assistant cashier.
Year-end statements by the banks
published last week showed their
combined assets, deposits and out
standing loans at record highs. Both
savings and checking accounts rose
to new highs, the former continuing
to be stimulated by the banks
higher interest rates.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
District Ruritan
Session Here Tuesday

Officers OF the SIX Puritan clubs
in zone Three. Appon,a ttox district.
will convene Tuesday evening at
the Hotel Weyanoke for d planning
session. The meeting Is set tor
$50 pm.
Clubs from Buckingham. Burke
vile. Cumberland. Charlotte Court
House, Evergreen and Pamplin will
hear speech on Ruritan National
aims by Taylor Grizzard, of
Chesterfield, a former governor of
the district.
l.. A. Sterling. Of Keysvillc and
governor of the district: and Chan
ming H. Moon, Of Buckingham
lieutenant governor OF the district,
will be on hand to welcome Charlie
D. Mayer, Of Richmond, one Of the
Rus!tan National directors.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15

residents of Prince Edward County
According to figures recently re.
leased by the Social Security Ad
ministraton, local residents were
collecting at the rate of $679, 44O a
year. as of February %. 1859.
$57l Per Person
Per recipient. the amount was
SSH per year, which was full
1872 per cent greater than were
the annual payments Just about
three years earlier.
The cash payments 10 people in
The county have grown to such a
size that they have become a mat
ter ct no small economic i'm.
pcrtance. They are now equivalent
TO 81 par cant Of every dcllsr spent
at retail IN the county.
An important expansion Of the
benefits paid under the focal Sc
curity system is planned for 1866
an election year. 4 major drive
in that direction will be launched
next month, when Congress recon
venes. Not for two decades, it is
pointed out, as Congress failed tx
take such action during an electior
year.
The liberalization this time, con
Sldered sure Of passage, will affec
payments to disabled workers. tt
be eliminated is rule that says
a disabled worker may not draw
benefits until be reaches age SO
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15

The story of a new Prince Ed
ward county enterprise that will
have a payroll Of 81 300 in its
first so years was related to the
Farmville Chamber of Commerce
Monday night.
The enterprise is Buffalo Greek
Watershed. The payroll is an end
to losses of county crops. ! a n d,
roads and gain in agricultural pro-
ductivity and water conservation
A regional soil conservation tech
nician told the Chamber: it's that
simple. Under general provisions OF
the laws establishing them, water
shed benefits must exceed their
costs over a period of so years,
he explained.
1T has got to figure out that
way. or you can't get a watershed
project approved, H. M. Collins
conservationist for the Piedmont
and Southside Soil Conservation
Districts, declared in his guest talk.
Benefits Calculated
The $l,370,OOO payroll of bsne.
fits is calculated from cost est.
mates for the project. which have
been placed at that figure. Since
benefits must exceed costs in SO
years, that would make a return
of at least that sum, the speaker
reasoned.
Presumably after so years and
thence forward. returns would be
all profit since costs would have
been amortized by that time. The
speaker did not say that, however
Whether the Neutrality-suspicious.
ratio will apply here will be quickly
determined, since the watershed
plan is now awaiting final approval
in Washington. 1t has been okd'd in
all intermediate stops, where the
ratio has had to be proved.
The watershed costs of 81, $40, 900
are divieded between $840, 900 to be
borne by the federal government
and $530,000 in local costs. The To-
cal costs. however, are not COM
puted in the generally thought of
fashion.
Cost Sharing
The federal government bears the
entire cost Of all flood prevention
and stream channel improvement
work. Collins said. This is the ma
jor portion Of cost which provides
financing for the contracts on dam
construction and lake bed building
This also finances the Is miles OF
channel improvements which In.
clude. where necessary, enlarg:
ing. widening, deepening, and snag
removal.
! Local costs are computed as pri
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
Postal Receipts
Exceed 100000
First Time Here

Farmville's first class Post Of
ice became a $l0O. 0O0-plus enter
rise for the first time during 1859
Postal receipts for the year we're
slO4,6l4, or 1874 per cent increase
yer 1858, according to the records
Of Postmaster D. w. Paulette.
The 1858 receipts amounted to
81, 1852, which although a new high
1t that time. were $l2,35l below the
1859 total.
The 1874 per cent rise got a big
boost from the first class rate in.
crease which went into effect
August /, 1858. That means thai
seven months Of the comparative
1858 period were calculated at the
lower rate.
Receipts, composed chiefly Of
money from the sale of stamps fol
all classes Of mailings, have main
tanned steady annual incease over
the past years. The only exceptions
were the depression years betwer
1880 and 1888.
Another increase through 1860 is
also anticipated. Second class rates
rose slightly on January 1. Parce
post rates insreased February /.
A $l0,813 holiday mailing bill rur
up by patrons helped push yearly
totals to a new high. That was
the total Of stamp sales between
December and the "a, inslud
ing $4,000 three-cent stamps.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
Foundation Wants To Buy High School
Building; Asks School Board To Sell
Stockholders Told Of Good Year
Business Leaders Added To Bank Board

The election of E. P Lancaster
and T. w. Bloomfield to the board
of directors of Peoples National
Bank were the only management
changes made by stockholders Of
Farmville's three banks in separate
annual sessions Tuesday.
Addition of two directors enlarges
the Peoples board to II. A lifelong
tobacconist. Lancaster is manager
of Dark Tobacco Sales Cooperative
here. He has held the post since the
cooperative organization in 1858. He
was associated with the British
American Tobacco Company for
many years, including Is years
service in India. He retired from
the company and foreign service in
1916, and has engaged in the to-
bacco sales field here since return
ing.
Bloomfield is president of w. j..
Bloomfield and Son, Inc. Farmville
heating and plumbing contracting
firm. He is member of the Farm
vile town council, and is an active
participant in numerous civic or
CARNATIONS and enterprises.
Peoples National Bank
In his report to stockholders
Peoples Bank executive vice presi-
dent I. c. Glenn said that 1859 earn
ings were the best in the history
Of the bank. The represented a re-
turn of $7.46 per share compared to
s6.1 year ago.
He reported substantial increases
N deposits, and said that returns
on loans and Investments, higher in
1859 than for some years. enabled
the bank to make gratifying ad-
ditions to undivided profits.
Peoples Bank officers reelected
by directors were j. L. Bugg, presi-
dent; F. G. Baldwin and w. S.
Weaver. vice presidents; l. G.
Glenn, executive vice president; J.
VI. Watkins, cashier. and S. P.
Glover and E. l.. Robinson, aSsis-
can't cashiers.
First National Bank
At First National Bank. r. E.
Garland. president, reported that
1859 earnings gave the institution
one of the most satisfactory years
in its history. There were substan-
tial increases in both total assets
and earnings" he said.
Garland in o r m d the stock
holders that the July sale of ad-
ditional stock was "most success
full" with demand far exceeding the
supply. More than 80 per cent of the
new issues were subscribed by
present stockholders.
The First National Bank officer
said that bank management now is
faced with the challenge of strong
competition for savings deposits.
The U. S. Treasury, savings and
loan associations and commercial
banks are all endeavoring to in
crease such deposits he pointed out.
His own bank had competed sue
cessfully in the past year, he added.
First National Banks dividend
for the year amounted to IS per
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
Epps And Mission
Schools Will Be
Sold At Auction

In addition to hearing a request
from the Prince Edward School
Foundation to sell Farmville High
School building, the county school
board devoted about half an hour
to routine problems at its regular
monthly meeting. Monday night.
A motion was made and carried
that the board advertise and offer
for sale at'public auction two sur
plus buildings in the county These
two buildings are the old Epps
School building located near h e
Amelia County line. and the Mis-
sion school building in Leigh dis
trict near Meherrin.
1t was noted in both cases that
more than Que person was interested
in the. sale Of the property. and
the proper way to sell the build
.ngs would be by public auction.
In the matter of insurance T. J..
McIlwaine, school superintendent,
reported that all buildings were
covered in regard to fire insurance
protection. But there is no surplus
left from refunds. In fact there is
not enough surplus left to pay for
windstorna Insurance. The question
Is still under consideration whether
or not to continue the windstorm
insurance.
The knotty problem of class funds
was continued under study. A full
and complete report was predicted
for the next regular meeting. Nc
llwaine said preliminary studies
were already made and sponsors
of the now defunct organizations
would be invited to give informa-
ton on the organizations the y
sponsored.
AS soon as proper ownership of
the funds can be determined, the
money will be distributed accord
ingly. All members of the school
board have expressed the desire to
return the money to the proper
persons. but the legal details have
not been completed.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
Firemen Seeking
Funds For New
Station Wagon

The Farmville Volunteer Fire De-
partment is raising money for a
new station wagon, O. B. Blair said
today. The station wagon will be
used in conjunction with the other
fire equipment to give Farmville
one of the finest fire departments
in the state for this size town.
Blair explained that the new sta
tior wagon would be equipped with
a portable power plant for auxiliary
electrical use. smoke ejector. gas
masks, respirators, and other small
equipment.
Members of the Fire Department
have made a number of house-to-
house calls to ask donations for the
project. The department is also 60
ing to give away new Simca auto
mobile on Tobacco Jubilee day.
Donations received by the Fire
Department are about 81 200 toward
the goal of $1,000, which Blair esti-
mates the new equipment will cost.
The flremen will make additional
calls this Friday night in an effort
to raise additional funds.
I'VE would like TO take this oppor-
tunity to express our thanks to the
people Of the Farmville area for
their generous support of the fire
department. Blair added. I'VE are
strictly volunteer group. who arc
interested only in offering the finest
protection possible to everyone in
the community. and the support by
the people OF the community is
most Welcomed
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15

Proctor Carwilc and W. E. Car
vile, 976 pounds for $5l5 from $28 to
$50 averaging $52.76; L. E. Evans.
468 pounds for $24lO7. from $27 to
$50 averaging $5l.64;
j. H. Sydnor and Brown. 978
pounds. $494.58 from $3l to $40
averaging $50.57; W. H. and F.. D.
Jennings and Ledbetter. / 500
pounds. $722 40 from $3a to $62
averaging $500:
Walter Carwile. Jr. 956 pounds,
f4sl 80 from s2S to S57 averaging
ss0.S7:: Howard Simpson. 1.4ss
pounds for $72l02 from $Ss to $50.
Booker Cunningham. Prospect
es4 pounds. 1851. 10 frcm $50 to ses:
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
Average Per Person SSH
Annual Social Security Income Here
Exceeds $679, 900 For |, 189 REGIMENTS

More and more men. women and
children in Prince Edward County
are beginning to reap the benefits
Of money that was collected from
payrolls during the past 20 years
and set aside to provide for future
needs.
Today, 1889 of them are receiv.
ing monthly checks, as a result,
from the Social Security Admin.
stration. Some of them are retired
workers. some are disabled work
ers and some are the dependents
wives. children or parents - Of
these people.
The rate at witch the system Is
rnushroonning may be cleaned
from the tact that, q mere three
years ago. the number Of county
residents who were collecting
checks was only 5S7.
los Per Cest Rise
The rise In number since then
amounts to l03 per cent.
Elsewhere in the United States
the average increase in bene-
ficiaries in the three years was Sc
per cent and, In the South Atlantic
States. u per cent.
The growth has been the result
in great measure, of continual
liberalization of the program. Each
change made it possible for more
and more groups to be covered
Equally impressive has been the
rise n the dollar amount paid tc
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
Ten Seniors Prepare
For Early Graduation

Ten seniors VIII be taking their
leave Of tongwood after the end OF
the examination period on January
%.
Having completed the require
ments for graduation, these stu
dents will be going into their chosen
fields Of work. Those graduating
Sue Ann Blair. Sylvia V. Cog
vile, Mary Ruth Flowers. Jean
Campbell Gordon. and Frances
Thacker Harvey.
Also. Nancie K. Morton. Linda 10
Saunders. Mrs. Hylda Shannon, and
20 Am sG.th.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
Longwood G. oup To
Appear On Television

Members Of the Longwood Col
lege Speech Department will pre-
sent haH-hour program over
WXEX-TV, Channel 5, in Peters
burg. Saturday morning at $3.50
am.
The program. under the direction
of Miss Lucy Ann Dunlap. will fea-
ture a sldt depicting certain areas
Of life at L,ongwood and include a
group from the Modern Dance De-
partment: an art student and stu
dents from several other depart
mentS.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
Hospital Auxiliary
Meeting Janaury 20

The annual meeting of the South
side Community Hospital Auxiliary
will be held Wednesday, Jan. 20, at
pm, ir the Staff Room Of the hos
pital basement. Mrs. F. II. Han
bury, Jr., president. has announced.
A report of 1859 activities and ac~
complishments will be included on
the agenda. We've done. a great
deal the past year." Mrs. Hamburg
states in urging membeA. TO be
r-eser. u hea. the s,uAary.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15

Anderson will continue the opera
ton in its present location in the
Taylor Building on East Third
street. He plans program of reno
walton and modernization before re-
opening February /.
Industry Veteran
The new owner has been con-
nected with the children's garment
industry for the past Is years. He
has owned and operated the Vir-
ginia Novelty Company at Appomat-
tox for the last 10 years. That plant
is now operating seven days weekly,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
Patrick-Henry P-TA
To Discuss School Sale

w. Bernard Garrett, Jr. presi-
dent of the Patrick Henry P-TA
has called a special meeting of the
P-TA for 7:30 pm. Friday. Janu-
airy Is at the Patrick Henry
School.
Garrett urged parents. teachers
and friends to attend the meeting
and join in a discussion on the
requested sale of the Farmville
High School building.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15

You have the basis to sell it"
Hamburg stated The people of
the county don't want integrated
schools
Hamburg said the School Founda-
ton would like to purchase the
building, but was only asking that
the building be Offered for sale at
the discretion of the school board"
He pointed to a need for a central
building for use by the upper
school classes of the private school,
to keep the children from chang
ing from building to building when
they change classes.
I'VE need your answer to help
us make our plans for next year"
Hamburg said we can't proceed
with financial ARRANGEMENTS until
this matter is settled"
To Answer Monday
The school board heard the re-
quest and asked many questions
before retiring into executive Ses-
sion to discuss the request. Shortly
before midnight. the school board
informed the waiting delegation that
they had not arrived at a decision.
and they had several additional
questions they wished to study be-
fore giving an answer. They will
meet again Monday night. January
49, to consider the question again
That meeting will also be conducted
in executive session. However, a
definite answer was promised at
that meeting.
School Board Position
| In opening the discussion Board
Chairman L. e. Andrews told the
delegation that the school board is
in most unenviable position when
faced with such a. proposition.
We are also still very conscious
of the fact that the federal courts
are viewing our actions and that the
suit which was entered against us
some T or 8 years ago has not been
brought to final decision" he
| said.
This board has never believed
that mixing of the races in schools
would do anything to promote edu-
cation or progress, but only to
slow it,, Chairman Andrews con-
tinued. I'VE do not believe that our
public schools should be integrated,
but that they should be operated
separate but equal
II might, at the beginning, re-
mind all Of us that the school
board acts as trustees for all the
people of the county, both white
and colored," he stated. Being
school trustee places great re-
aponslbilities on our every action,
Such question as you present TO
us must be weighed most care
fully. know that our board is
somewhat acquainted with your
plan, but we do not now know how
the citizens of Prince Edward feel
about the sale of the school build
lngs. This we must find out"
Segregation Wanted
In citing the feeling Of the people
Of the county Hamburg pointed to
an affirmation signed by cover
1000 white citizens in 1856 declar-
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
Answer To Request Expected At
Special Meeting Monday Night

appeared
before the school
Farmvle High School building
Blanton
following building being
the built money
the foeeabe
the building
available public school, the building
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15

and Anderson reported today that
there is more contract work avail
able than can be handled now.
Anderson said that there are good
reasons for anticipating full week
work at the new plant after opera
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15

cent. Officers reelected there, in
addition to Garland as president,
were w. G. Putney and Horace
Adams, vice presidents: E. w. San
ford. Jr.. executive vice president;
S. B. Spencer, cashier and trust
officer, and John H. Warner, assis-
tant cashier.
Planters Bank
At Planters Bank and Trust Com
,any of Farmville. similar reports