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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-10-14
.FarmuiUe Day. Liked

children. Of New York City. Mr..
and Mrs. P. o. Layne and chill
dren. and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Layne. all Of Lynchburg, were
Sunday visitors Of Mr.. ard Mrs.
S. H. Layne.
Deloris Finch missed several
days from school the past week
due to sprained ankle.
Mrs. Myrtle Scruggs, Mrs. E.
T. Elder. Mrs. Iva Scruggs and
Mrs. Bobby Tuggle visited Mrs.
Julia Roach in Hopewell on Sun
day. Mrs. Roach has returned to
the home Of her son, Edward
Roach. after stay in a Rich
mond hospital as a result OF a
fall.
Mrs. josie williams and Mrs. II
A. Sayler accompanied P. A.
Layne to Lyrchburg on Sunday
afternoon to visit Mrs. P. A.
Layne in St. Johns Nursing
Home there. Here's hoping Mrs
Layne will improve and be back
home again soon.
Farmers are busy sowin {
small grain. shocking corn and
getting in hay. 1t seems shame
we couldn't have had some OF
these nice showers this past
summer.
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Without Paetor
Jones Chapel
Sunday School
Still Going Good

TRENTS MILL, Oct. 10 Nm We
haven't any pastor at Jones
Chapel, but the Sunday School is
progressing very well under sup
erintendent Jean Ownby and a
staff of teachers and other Off
GERS.
We are sorry to hear that
Frank Ownby had to be taken to
the Farmville hospital for an OPP
Grafton. Several from the COM
munity have been to see him.
and reported he was recuperating
as well as could be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Jones and
Mr.. and Mrs. P. R. Jones called
to see Mrs. Vie Jones Sunday.
Her sons, Howard and Willie,
were with her but they had to
return home.
Recent callers in the Jones
home were c. D. Keller. Mr.. and
Mrs. C. D. Keller, Jr., and
daughters, Brenda and Lynn.
Rush Murphy is visiting his sis
ter and brother. Miss Lucy Muir
ply and Harold.
The farmers are seeding small
grain and getting up corn. Most
Of tobacco has already been
housed.
We are having dense fogs
every morning so l guess Jack
Frost is just around the corner.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-10-14

her m 1T her. Mrs. Sherman
while in Richmond. Sunday.
The Wendell Key family, Of
Bealeton, and Mrs. Pete Good
man and family, of Richmond.
were week end guests of the w.
c. Keys.
Supper guests Of the T. C.
Beasleys Thursday night we're
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Nash and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Dodson.
Miss Mary Lee Warmer was
home for the week end.
veral of the MooreS
church m m bers were busy
folks Sunday afternoon, taking a
church census of nearly 100
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Felts were
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey
Dodscn, Wednesday night. and
the Thomas F'ippen, on Satur-
day night.
Friday night, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. Nash, Mr.. and Mrs. T. c.
Beasley and Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey
Dodson were supper guests of
the A. NJ Dodsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Beasley
and children, Of Richmond, visit
ed his parents. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Dodson
were Sunday dinner guests of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
mer Felts.
Sunday guests Of the Muncie
Dodsons were the James Russell
family, Ramona Dodson and
Ronald Clopton of Richmond.
Guests Of Mrs. B. M. Hudgins
last week end we're Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Hudgins of Newport
News.
McSudiIleS d. M. duOSlNS, "A.
C. Nash and T. c. Beasley visit
ed Mrs. Emily Irons Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Nash
and Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Beasley
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon
Dlckerson at Amelia, Monday
night.
Mrs. Harold Eanes visited her
sister, Mrs. Mallory Denny, in
Colonial Heights this week.
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ton, Jr.
Surprises came double handed
for Mrs. l.. X. Ford. Mr.. and
Mrs. Woodfin and Donald with
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathews, of Buck
ingham came on Saturday to
take Mr.. and Mrs. Ford to visit
another daughter, Mrs Jack
Heller. in Fredericksburg. Not
until Mrs. Heller brought out the
birthday cake and neighbors be-
gan arriving with gifts did Mrs.
Ford remember that Saturday
was her birthday.
Sunday before this the doorbell
rang and there were Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Fisher acquaintance
who had not met for As years.
Mrs e. w. Sanderson and Miss
Ola Walton visited tie NJ. w.
Gracey family and Mrs. Penning-
ION at Blackstone on Saturday.
Mrs. e. w. Sanderson attended
the dinner Of the American AS
ISOLATION Of University Women III
Farmvllle Friday night.
Miss Carol Smith is recovering
in Johnston-Will Hospital from
an appendectomy.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-10-14

CULLEN. RID. Oct. 10 =
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. E. T.
Elder were pleasantly surprised
at seeing their pictures on the
front page of The Herald last
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Elder are
two beloved (young) folks of the
--,llen neighborhood. young in
pirit if rot in years. They both
snioyed shopping and sight-see-
ing ard meeting with old friends
n Farmville on 'Farmville Day
T. L. Young and daughter,
Mrs. Herman Scruggs. motored
Mart;nsville on Tuesday to
Il Mr.. Young's brother-in-law
- sister, Mr. and Mrs. Jake
Wright. Both are in bad health.
Mr.. Wright recently celebrated
his end birthday
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd LayEe and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-10-14
Ashby Fans Eagerly Await First
Cumberland Home Football Game

ASHBY, Oct. Is - The Ashby
folks are equal with the Culnber-
land football team in enthusiasm
for Friday nights first home
game of the season when Miller
School near Charlottesville will
be on hand at pm.
N~s. R. y. Adams spent sew
eral days last week at the bed
side of her brother L. L. Payne
in Louisa whose death came on
Friday. Besides the r. L. Adams
and F' L. Adams family those
attending the funeral from this
community included Mrs. Ehr-
hart and Robert Ehrhart. Mr..
and Mrs. M. H. Ehrlick, Charles
and c. r. Whit and a cousin of
Mrs. Adams from indianapolis,
Ind, who spent the week end
with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Enrich
and Charles and c. R. Whit
visited Mrs. Irene Bradbury at
the Culpeper Baptist Home dur
irg the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs Billy Rem, of
Portsmouth, spent the week end
with his sister, Mrs. E. G. Wal
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-10-14
Miss Connie Jane B0wlin Feted

RlATTOAX Oct. l3 Mrs.
Harold Jones, and her daugh-
tersl Mrs. Doris Barden and
Mrs. Emile Moore, entertained
at a miscellaneous bridal show
er at Mrs Jones home, on Sat
urday night. October 8, in honor
Of Miss Connie Jane Bowlin,
whose marriage to Mr.. Aubrey
Wells. will take place on October
Is.
The group took part in games,
after which the honor guest
opened her many lovely and use
full gifts. Punch and cake were
served
Mi. and Mrs, Byron Badgett
were in Washington last week.
They reported having a nice trip.
MI. and Mrs. Charles Dodson,
and children were guests Sunday
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-10-14

of Mrs. Dodson's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Easter.
Mrs. Robert Kerr and James
David have returned from John
ston-Willis Hospital. and are re-
ceiving neighbors and friends at
home.
Harold Weisner, a University
Of Richmond. student and also
a musician, was an honor guest
at a dinner party, in the home
of Mrs. Roy Saunders on Sat-
urday evening, October 8. Mr.
Weisner is an accomplished vio-
linist, as well as pianist. After
dinner. the group took part in
singing around the piano, and
was also entertained with sever
al violin selections. 1t was a
most unusual musical expert
ence. for all.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-10-14

CHESTNUT GROVE, Oct. l3-
The Laura McFadden Girls Aux
iliary of Chestnut Grove Baptist
Church had their initiation pro-
gram Wednesday, October y, at
pm. at Chestnut Grove Baptist
Church. Their regular meeting
was postponed until later date.
The girls met with their leader,
Mrs. Bob Bryan. and had Won
derful program.
The girls carried candles as
they were initiated. The new
members are: Shirley. Barbara
and Gloria Bryant, Carole Jeanne
and Linda Susan Morris. The
Laura McF adden girls and their
leader, Mrs. Bob Bryan. are very
proud to have the new members.
The James River Association
met Thursday, October 10. at
Gainesville Baptist Church.
The intermediate Training
Union elected officers Sunday.
October 8. Their leader is Mrs.
Maude Stiles. The officers are.
president. Edward Cook. secre-
tary, Anne Harris and group cap
tain. Betty Stiles.
Saturday, October 8. was Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Harris ami
versary so they spent the week
end with their son in Green Bay.
They had a wonderful time. They
arrived back home late SuEdav
evening and found notices OF
some people who had come t.
visit them.
And within a half-hour there
was company They were Mrs.
H. w. Hickman and Miss Ruth
Routen, from LyrchbTg; Mr..
and Mrs j. L. Harris and
daughters. and Johnny Harris:
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Blackwell. Mrs.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-10-14
Workers School
Attracts Six
From Chula

cHULA. Oct Is Those at
tending the Workers school held
at the P ow hatan Methodist
Church last week were Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Barnard and Nancy,
Mr. and Mrs. Murcie Dodson
and Mrs. George Robertson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Beasley
and Mrs. Muncie Dodson motor
ID to Charlotte Court House
thursday Of last week to the
horne Of Mr. Beasley's sister,
Mrs. A G. Nash, and Mr.. Nash.
They returned home with the
Beasleys to spend several days.
Mrs. Gladys Robertson visited
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-10-14
DOG HERO

Hot Springs, Ark. AS she
stepped firm her car near Hot
Springs, Mrs. J. D. Mcdowell
heard the warning buzz of a rat
tlesnake.
Her pet dog leaped in front Of
her, and the snake buried its
fangs in the dogs neck. Mrs. Nc
Dowell was uninjured. bu the dog
died before it could be taken to
a veterinarian.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-10-14
MAN LOSES BACK YARD

Los Angeles. Calf. A man
without back yard is Horace
Pena, of Los Angeles. He was
watering the lawn behind his
home when wide hole opened
to a depth Of ? feet. P5ena
scrambled out of the way. Later
he learned that the hole was an
old well.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-10-14
Laura McFadden Girls Auxiliary
Initiates Six New Members

Jessie Cheanault, Jimmy and
Clark, all Of APPROXIMATION. The
Sunday evering guests at the
Walter Morris home were Mrs.
II. w. Hickman and Miss Ruth
Routen. of Lynchburg.
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-04
Delaware Food Market
Report

AS March blows in, good news
comes along with the breeze. Not
only is there a long list of foods
expected to be plentiful this month,
according to the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, but there
are many new food products which
are being added to the grocery
shelf To keep the food budget in
line, it's good idea to look for
these currently plentiful foods.
On the March list are: pork,
eggs, shrimp, rice, almonds, FL
berts, cabbage, celery, carrots,
oranges and frozen orange concen-
trate, canned freestone peaches,
cranberry sauce, peanuts and pea
nut butter, raisins, milk and dairy
products, and lard.
Eggs are being spot lighted even
further than being a feature item
on the plentiful foods list March
is National Egg Month. The poul-
try industry is going about to
make this month one to long re-
member. With good size laying
f1ocks, and bountiful feed supplies,
we are assured of an abundance of
eggs for an outstanding Egg
Month
The American Meat Institute es-
Inmates about 1870 more beef than
year ago will be coming to mar
ket this month. This beef will be
high quality, including lots of juicy
roasts and steaks. Look for good
buys for your freezer during the
weeks ahead.
Good supplies of fish are on hand
for the Lenten season, reports the
National Fisheries Institute. Shrimp
and scallops are in especially good
supply. Fillets of cod, haddock,
ocean perch and other white meat
ed fish are also plentiful
There are quite a few new pro-
ducts on the market that will help
you plan your Lenten menus with
greater ease. A new frozen dinner
is out now, this one offers fish
f1llets in a white wine sauce with
potato puffs and buttered green
beans on the side. New also are g.
portion fish fillets Dreaded and
ready to cook. right from the pack
age into the pan while still frozen
and in minutes this delicious fish
is ready. for the family to enjoy.
Other gems from the sea are clam
chips, already Dreaded, fried and
frozen. These are good both for
main course eating and for snack
ing.
Also for snacking are some crisp
new crackers with bacon baked
right into them. These crackers
are especially tasty with hot soup,
or vegetable salad, or for any
quick meal. For dessert, whether
the meal is quick or an elaborate
company meal, there is a new cake
mix to fill the bill. 1t is a double
chocolate cake mix.
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-04

and Mrs. Louis Buarque were host
to the class and served delicious
refreshments of home made cake,
potato chips, nuts, mints, and COT
fee. The next meeting will be a
special one in the Fire Hall on
wednesday, March Is.
we are very glad to learn Mrs.
Carl Prentice, a patient in Milford
Memorial Hospital, is slowly i'm
proving. We surely hope she makes
a speedy recovery for her husband
and children need her.
We are glad to report Miss Ros-
anna Messick returned to her home
from Milford Memorial Hospital, on
Tuesday. She is still quite i'll, but
so very glad to be home again.
Some folks would close the
churches because there still is
sin-would they stop medical re-
search because there still are dis
eases?"
Mr.. and Mrs Franklin Slaugh-
ter, daughter Sandra, of Townsend,
spent the weekend with their SON.
Dl-1dW duQ uduSulGIs 1OcllAdctCA
and Mrs Richard Yost
Miss Nancy Thistlewood, a stu
dent at the Wilmington Memorial
Hospital School of Nursing, spent
the weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George B. Thistlewood
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bennett,
Mrs. Helen Dufendach and Mr.. and
Mrs. Obey Sapp attended the Testi-
monial Dinner given in honor of
j. G. Messner on Monday night,
Feb. 29th in Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Morgan
had as dinner guests on Sunday,
Mrs. Minnie Armour, Mrs. Amanda
Williams and Mr.. and Mrs Edward
Williams and sons of Milford.
We are sorry to report Carl, the
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Snyder, is still in the hospital with
pneumonia. We sure do hope he
makes speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmert Harrington
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Caldwell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Thompson of Wilmington
Mrs. Anna T. Hawkins and Mr.
Raymond Bunting spent the week
end in Washington, D. c., with Mrs
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-04
HOUSTON
Mrs. Viola ThistIewO0d
Phone: Milford 1914

A Thought :-"Ope your mouth,
Judge righteousE, maintain the
rights of the poor and needy.
Proverbs 31-9.
"The happiness of love is in act.
ion; its test is in what one is will
ing to do for others"
Church news for Sunday, March
S, 1860, Sunday school at 1000 a.
M, with Robert H. Yerkes, Sr.,
General Sup't.; Alvin Brown, jun
ior Sup't-; Mrs. Donald Clifton,
Cradle Roll Sup't.; Mrs. VIM Scott,
Missionary Sup't. This being the
first of the month, it will be Miss
ionary Sunday. Let's try to give
willingly and generously, it's for
a great good cause.
The worship service begins at
II a. M, with the organ prelude,
Mrs. Emory Webb at the organ, as
sisted by John Clark at the piano.
Call to worship by the pastor, Rev.
Ray w. Kirwan. The Senior and
ChanceI choirs will present special
numbers and the minister will de-
liver the message.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship
will meet at its usual time, 6:45 p.
m.
The Adult Fellowship monthly
meeting will be held in the Fell
lowship Hall, Saturday, March 5,
at $50 p. m. The hostesses are
Mrs. Doris Clifton, Mrs. Edith Pur-
cell and Mrs. Frances Snyder.
The OUR Sunday School Glass
will hold a chicken salad, ham and
dumping supper in the Libby Cafe
terra, Houston, on Saturday, March
10, beginning at p. m. Tickets
$1.50 for adults and 75c for child
rem under IL. Chicken sal
ad, ham, dumplings, white potatoes,
sweet potatoes, peas, tossed salad,
applesauce, pickles, rolls, coffee,
milk, ice cream. Only 500 tickets
will be sold, so please get your tic
kets before the night of the supper.
Contact any member of the class
or call Garden 2-4000 for tickets.
The Woman's Society of Christ
ian Service will meet on Thursday
evening, March 10, in the Fellow
ship Hall beginning at p. m. Host
esses for the occasion will be Mrs.
Francis Simpson, Mrs. Eugene
Sharp and Mrs. Amanda Lofland.
A good attendance is urged by the
president, Mrs. Robert Yerkes.
Flower Committee for March,
Mrs. Harvey Marvel and Mrs. John
Lennon.
The parking lot back Of the
church is ready for use 1t will be
a help in packing the ground if
people will begin to use it for park
ing. 1t is our hope to be able to
finish it with a hard surface at a
later time.
The annual PTA Auction was
held last Friday evening in the Fire
Hall with a good attendance and
loads of articles to be auctioned
off. The net proceeds were $317. ST.
The amount received in the Mem
bership Drive. was added to this,
making total of $384.57.
The OUR Sunday School Glass
met on Wednesday evening of last
week with % members present and
one visitor Plans were continued
for the supper to be held on
March 18th. The class has purch-
ased glass water pitchers for the
Fellowship Hail. They have also
purchased a new folding cot with
pad and a First Aid Kit for the
church in case of emergency. Mr..
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-04

Hawkins son and family. While
there they attended wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Lennon,
Sr. of Wilmington, were guests of
their son, John p. Lennon and
family on Saturday.
Reports from Linda Manlove.
granddaughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Manlove. are encouraging.
Linda is slowly improving. but viii
be a patient in the hospital for a
while yet. Her address is Arlington
Hospital, 5129-16th St., N. Airing
ton, Va. 1t would be real nice IL
some of the folks who know Linda
would remember her birthday,
Wednesday, March 3, with card
am sure these cards would help to
pass the time for a little girl who
is not allowed to have any exer-
else as yet.
The Houston Home Demonstra-
ton club will have a class on hat
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-04

bage out of the garbage can. My
father cleaned the garbage up. This
raccoon must like tea, too. My
father found tea bag on our
barn roof.
John Rogers, III
Beavers
The beavers use sticks and mud
to make their lodges. Their lodges
have two doors, one for going into
the water and one for coming out
Beavers build dams SO they can
build their homes. They gnaw
down trees and use them for build
ing dams and homes. The beavers
are related to all rodents. Some
beavers are found in Delaware. The
Game Warden brought a stuffed
beaver for us to see.
Charles Pettyjohn
The Great Horned Owl
Nancy's father brought us
great horned owl. Crows were
chasing the owl when Nancy's ia
ther shot it. 1t is big. 1t is stuff
ed. 1t has a sharp bill and sharp
claws. 1t eats mice and other rod
ents.
If you think that the things on
its head are ears, you are wrong.
They are feathers.
Douglas Kutz
Nancy's father, Mr.. Murray,
brought us a great horned owl, that
is stuffed His eyes are yellow.
Around the inside Of his eye is
black. He has a sharp bill. And
his claws are sharp, too. His tail
is long and his wings are long
and yellow. He does not have any
horns at all They are feather
He is sitting on branch. The
bird is very pretty.
Joyce Griffin
Ny father has a great horned
owl. My mother brought it to
school. 1t is a stuffed owl. 1t has
soft feathers. 1t has glass eyes.
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-04
Our Pragram

Our Program
We had program in the audi
torium. Billy Miller was our mar
rator. Paul read the Bible. was
the mother in the play. Lea was
Betsy, Douglas was father. Mich
ael was Ben. Gary was George
Washington.
In the play mother and father
and Ben went away. Betsy stayed
home. George Washington came
and Betsy did not know him.
We had a lot of fun doing this
program for our friends.
Lucy Bontrager
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-04

making at the Houston Fire Hall on
Friday, March II, from 1880 to
400 D. m. All members please
have the necessary supplies and be
at the workshop on time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reube Bennett of
Yorklyn, Del. were callers at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Passwaters on Sunday. when Mr..
Passwaters celebrated his S0th
birthday anniversary. Mrs. Pass
waters celebrated her S0th birthday
anniversary on Thursday Of this
week.
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-04
Lakeview Elementary
School News

TRADE 8-Sectf0n
Mrs. Marjorie Jewell, Teacher
Since the beginning of 1860 we
have been very busy for we have
been so curious about so many
things. We have done much read
ing to find out what we wanted to
know The following stories will
give you an idea OF some of our
activities:
The Dewitt Clinton
In January we studied a lot
about travel on land. Gary L.ofland
brought in the Dewitt Clinton. 1t
was the second train built. II was
like stage coaches. Gary LOfland
made the model Of the Dewitt Clin-
ton. After the engine came car
that carries wood.
drew the Dewitt Clinton on our
mural.
Paul Duphily
RaccOOn
In our room we have stuffed
raccoon. We have studied much
about the raccOon. Here are some
OF the things we have learned. The
raccoon is identified by his black
mask and ringed tail. He is one Of
the best-known eastern mammals.
It's foods are rodents, insects, frogs,
wild fruit, and corn. It washes it's
food when there is water. The den
often is in a hollow tree. Raccoons
are blind for about three weeks.
They remain in the den for two
months. They stay with their par
ents for one year. They are cur
ious and mischievous but make
good pets
Frank Brooke Clendaniel
We have a raccoon in our barn.
We saw his teeth marks. We saw
his claw marks, too. This raccoon
must like garbage. He gets gar
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-04

Helpers on electric or motor en-
gine driving locomotives have been
identified as ''firemen" since 1910
on contracts signed by the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen with railroads.