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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
USDA Has New
Pay-To-Reduce
Feed Grain Plan

Agricultural Conservation and
/ Sterilization offices in counties
throughout the area are now re-
ceiving farm acreage reports in
a feed grain reduction program
proposed by the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Legislation is now in bill form
before Congress seeking to trans
late the proposal into law. It is
the first major farm legislation
recommended by the Kennedy
administration.
The proposed program provides
for payments in cash to all
farmers who voluntarily reduce
their 1861 acreages of corn, bar
ley. oats and other feed grain
crops by at least 20 per cent.
Other Payments
The present bill provides for
additional conservation practice
payments to farmers who cooper
ate by making these reductions.
Participation in the program
is entirely voluntary. However.
farmers who do not cooperate in
reducing acreages will not be eli
gible for price supports on corn,
barley, oats and grain sorghums
in 1861.
To carry out provisions of the
proposed program, the ASC Of
fees must obtain an acreage re-
port from each farm on which a
reduction is planned. The reports
must be submitted to the ASC no
later than March 81.
The ASC office managers are
hopeful that every farmer will
file a report, but point out that
filing one does not obligate the
farmer to participate if, and
when. the proposal is enacted
into law.
Report Details
The reports should cover the
two crop years, 1859 and 1850.
and should be on the basis of
the acreage planted and the use
made of the crops produced. AS
sistance in filing is provided at
the ASC offices.
Counties in this area, except
Charlotte. are classed as minor
feed grain producing areas and
CONTINUED on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
Adult Sc0uters
To Hear Abbitt

Congressman Watkins M. Alb
bitt will be the guest speaker at
a Recognition Dinner honoring
adult leaders in Powhatan Arrow
District. Boy Scouts of America,
at Crewe March II.
Robert E. Merritt, of Farm
vile. district chairman. says the
program will include recognition
of the leaders. or 'Scouters as
they are known in the Scout
movement. and presentation of
the Scouters Key award, and in
stallation Of the the District Com
mittee officers for the 1852
year. Merritt will review accom-
plishments ard future detectives.
The purpose of the dinner is
to strengthen Scouting in Powha-
tan Arrow District. to recognize
deserving Scouters who have
gone that extra mile for boys
and to encourage more adult par
ticipation in the district, accord
ing to Merritt. a professor at
LongWood College.
The dinner. for Scoutcrs aud
wives. or husbands in the case of
women Scouters. will be held At
the Southsidc Electric Coopora-
tive Annex, commencing at 6 30
pm. The Crewe kiwanls Club
will provide for tho dinner at a
minimum cost 10 each diner.
Merritt hopes that the adults
associated with every district
Boy Scout unit will attend to
"help make our first District
Recognition dinner a success"
The event was originally an
nounced for March II. but was
changed TO March Is in order to
secure Congressman Abbitt as
speaker.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10

UN CONTROL of the Congo
appeared weakened Wednesday
with the announcement that 800
Moroccan troops scheduled to be
transferred from Katanga prov
ince to Leopoldville were to be
flown home instead. A UN spokes-
man refused to comment on re-
ports that Morocco is withdraw
ing its troops in protest against
the UN's refusal to recognize the
Stanleyville regime of GiZenga,
a pro-Communist. as the legal
Congo government. Over the
week end Congolese troops seized
the seaports of Banana and Ma
tadi. which the UN was using as
supply bases, seriously weaken
ing its military position.
ELIZABETH TAYLOR seems
to be winning her fight for life
in an exclusive London hospital.
For the first time since she was
stricken Saturday, the 29-year-old
film star was sufficiently con-
scious to be able to assist in her
own treatment. doctors said
Wednesday. The actress, wife of
singer Eddie Fisher, is suffering
from double pneumonia compli-
Gated by a certain type of blood
poisoning.
PRIME MINISTER'S of the
British Commonwealth of Nations
met in London Wednesday amid
renewed protests against the
Union of South Africa's policy of
apartheid or strict racial Segre-
cation. Twelve nations. many of
them governed by native nom
whites. are represented. British
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan
has repeatedly worked behind
the scenes to persuade the group
not to GUST Hendrix VerWoerd. of
South Africa. but he told Yer
Woerd this is not an endorsement
of apartheid
THE AIR FORCE shipped II
million dollars worth of air navi-
eational equipment abroad to
f0rgin nations which couldn t
use it, Senator Harry F..
Byrd tD-Va.) charged Wednes-
day, and the U. S. now finds it.
self with a shortage of this same
equipment here at home. The air
force now faces the need to ne
gotiate with recipient countries
for the return of equipment re-
CURED for its own purposes, he
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
Former Minister
T0Lead March 1922
Evangelism Services

The Rev. Charles 0. Kidd, OF
Virginia Beach, will return to
a former pastorate for sepcial
evangelistic services at Farm
vile Methodist Church, March
20, 81 and %.
Rev. Mr.. Kidd served the
Farmville Church for four years.
1926, succeeding DR.. John
Wynn Myers. He is a graduate
of Randolph Macon College and
Union Theological Seminary.
A forceful preacher, Rev. Mr..
Kidd was selected for the evan
gelistic services by the Commits
sion on Membership and Evan
gc!ism because of his popular
and well remembered ministry
here.
The services will be held on
successive nights, beginning
Monday, March 20, and contin-
uing Tuesday and Wednesday.
The services will commence at
8 O'Clock.
The congregation is inviting
the former pastors many friends
to attend the services. The WISH
ting minister has been at Vir-
glnla Beach Methodist Church
since leaving Farnville. He held
earlier pastorates at Rocky
Mount, Richmond and Chatham
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
las Inches Rain
Recorded March s

Farmville received l. As inches
of rain between 5 a M, and 6 pm.
Wednesday. according to the Of
fetal report Of Weatfrerman E.
F.. Striplin.
Combined with March's pre-
viouS "a Of an inch and Febru-
ary's above normal ST inch
eS. Wednesdays h eavy fall
caused some flooding of low
lands.
A new seasonal high tempera-
ture was established March 5
with thermometer reading of
"a egrees. On four of the
month first nine days. Wealth
erman Striplin has recorded
readings in the sos. Il think
we'd have to go back some years
| to beat it," he commented
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10

payments to individual welfare
cases established last year by
the State Department OF Wei
fare, and 90 state personnel
system merit salary increases
for those of the county welfare
staff eligible.
BY categories of welfare the
proposed budget would make
available the following sums for
the year:
Aid to the Blind, $500: Old
Age Assistance (present case
load 74, $3.50; Medical Assis-
lance to the Aged, $1,000 ;Aio
to Dependent Children (present
case load 6D, $14 $3.50; Aid to the
Permanently and Totally Dis
abled, $10,48O; General Relief
So ,280; Foster Care, (present
case load 49,, 81 800.
The budget is completed Will
the item of $l9,420 allotted tt
administrative supervision.
The budget has been approved
by the county Welfare Board anC
Tuesday won tentative approval
of supervisors. Unless changed al
the state level, to which it nov
goes, it will be incorporated into
the county's general revenue
budget when that is compiled
soon.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
BurkeuilIe Post Office Contract Let

Postmaster General j. Edward Day Wednesday
contract has been signed for the the
Post Office Department of Post Office Building
The successful bidder Construction Company of
Miami Fla Ground breaking and construction Of the
expected future with completion due about
July 1851 The lease will for with
This modern post office will be located the
Street It will 1920
loading PLATFORM and ample hardsuaced space parking
truck Specifications conditioning and new
modern lighting and equipment including patron
counter.
Postmaster General Day pointed that the facility
be built in Burevle will contain modern
counters and eyesaving uorescent lighting provision is made
tos patron service a.tes regular business hours.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
Byrd, Abbitt
Accept Buckingham
Bicentennial Parts

U. S. Senator Harry F..
Byrd and Congressman Wat
kinS NJ. A b b ii t consented
Wednesday to participate in
Buckingham County Day
May u, a highlight event in
the Count VS. bicentennial
celebration.
Senator Byrd will deliver
the featured address and
crown Miss Buckingham,
whose selection is scheduled
next Friday. Congressman
Abbitt will crown Little Miss
Buckingham
w. C. Sprouse, general
chairman for the bicenten-
NAL, and Charming H. Moon,
program chairman, received
the legislators acceptances
during a special visit to
Washington March 8.
Officials in all the coun-
ties surrounding Buckingham
have received invitations to
attend the May II celebra-
ton.
Buckingham b e c a m e a
county unit, separated from
Albemarle in May, 1851.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
Three Arrested
For. Theft Of Hub
Caps, Tires, Wheels

Three youths have been ar
rested for petty larceny in the
theft of hub caps, wheels and
tires from cars parked in the
Farmville area, police Chief Otto
S. Overton said today.
Carl Edward Billmyer, 20, who
recently moved to Farmville
was found guilty and received a
II months probation sentence
and had his drivers license re-
voked for 80 days. A juvenile ar
rested and tried at the same
time also received IL months
probation.
A third young man. Gene Ed.
win Lyle. 10, of Charlotte. was
arrested on the above charges
and will be tried on March 81.
The entire police department
and sheriff's department have
been working the case, as many
thefts have been reported re.
Gently. Deputy Sheriff j. w
Overton. and town policeman. E
E. Overton received the leac
that led to the arrest
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10

uC lOCdA lullU Pal I4C1PdL JUL
Of $50, 1892 will require $l6,313.6O
from the county. and $4.078 40
from the Town of Farmville.
The welfare budget is higher
by "a ,662 than the SOS ,O08 outline
for the current year, but will re-
quire only $544 Of that increase
to be supplied by the county.
State and federal participation
rises to furnish the balance.
New Item
BY prior order of the State
Department of Welfare, the
county Welfare Board was re-
Quired to incorporate into the
proposed budget a new item of
$1,000 for medical assistance to
the aged. The county's share
Of this assistance has been set
at 10 per cent. or $3.50, which is
part of the $544 overall increase
in local funding for the year.
Mrs. Frances G. Moon. county
welfare superintendent, said this
new item will permit reduction
in the county's annual appro-
priation in State-Local Hospital
iZation, a dollar for dollar
matching account by which the
state and its counties provided
disqualification costs for those
unable to meet them, and not
qualifying for disqualification
under any welfare category.
For the 1862 f seal year,
county welfare boards will have
more federal funds for hospital
ization under the various cate
gories of welfare. This reduces
the need in the state-local match
ing program. which is entirely
separate from welfare, but is
administered by the Welfare De-
partment staff.
Mandatory Hikes
The new arrangement will re-
duce the matching fund from
5000 to $1,000, dropping the
county's half from $1,000 to
$500.
Mrs. Moon reports that 1861
81 budget increases are made
mandatory primarily by state
and federal regulations, and
arises from three sources: D
the new $1,000 aged hospitaliza-
ton item: ~ the new and higher
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10

The county total Of 1892 in
cludes $l,711.63 raised through
TB bond sales among Negro or
CARNATIONS such as churches,
P-TA's and civic clubs. Other
regular seal contributions of col
ored residents are included in the
county breakdown.
Local Share
In addition to the county gifts,
Mrs. Anthony listed $l29 received
from the Piedmont Negro Seal
Sale. and SO raised by bangle
sales among school children.
The Association retains 82l2
per cent Of the total raised for
its local program of service and
administration. Another 1872 per
cent is forwarded to the Virginia
tuberculosis Association and five
per cent is sent to the National
Association.
Services and assistance to To-
cal associations from state and
national levels is calculated to
equal the sums sent to them.
The annual appeal is now con
sidered completed for the year,
although the executive secretary
reports that experience indicates
that small sums will keep coming
in as late as April l.
Pilot Surveys
The Southside Association is
now assisting with a pilot x-ray
survey in Lunenburg county.
where saturation chest x-ray Of
the adult population will be at
tempted. All state health agen-
cies are cooperating in a massive
assault on tuberculosis. After
Lunerburg. the survey will move
into Charlotte county.
The huge state experiment will
also include pilot surveys in
Campbell. eene, Madison,
Orange and Tazeweu counties, a
representative cross section. The
pilot surveys will attempt to see
if such about efforts to locate
the disease ste feasible.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10

assered. Byrd said the multi
million dollar error was mcov-
cred by the Comptroller General.
POLIO VACCINE from the U.
S. is being supplied to the Cuban
children of Guantanamo City,
President Kennedy announced at
his news conference Wednesday.
The President said this demon
strates we are in sympathy with
the Cuban people. The U. S.
broke off diplomatic relations
with Fidel Castro's regime short
ly before Kennedy took office.
PRESIDENT KENNEDY reit-
Grated his belief that federal
Continued on page 2,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
Presidents 'Reinvigorate' !. S.
Plea Presented To Supervisors
Board To Hold
Annual Road
Hearing April 4

President Kennedy's Well-publ-
cized efforts to ''reinvigorate'
the American economy reached
all the way down to the Prince
Edward county board of super
visors Tuesday.
His effort here came in the
form of an executive memoran-
dunn from the White House, a
form letter addressed to City
and County Officers" doubtless
mailed across the length and
breadth Of the land.
The president wrote to appeal
for a speed up in any constuc-
ton or purchasing program coun-
ties or municipalities may have
in mind. The Presidents letter
in full:
II am taking the liberty of
writing to you to urge that your
community make every effort to
accelerate essential building and
expenditure programs that will
help reinvigorate our economy.
Local Role Vital
Local construction provides
approximately forty per cent of
the total Federal, State and local
construction outlay of the United
States, including that for the
military. have already directed
executive agencies of the Fed
eral government to speed their
work to provide jobs and bust
ness support for the country. The
key role of local government in
our national life can now most
tangibly be demonstrated by ac-
celebrating its construction. pur-
chasing and other needed pro-
| grams.
Il know that I can count on
your about effort on behalf of
the economic vigor of our indi-
vidual communities and through
them. the entire nation
John F. Kennedy.
The members noted the con-
tents. but took no specific action
in relation to the request.
Road Hearing
/ The boards formal session
Tuesday was devoted principally
! to conference with visitors and
| officials. With John L. Parker,
resident highway engineer, sup
ervisors set April 4, the next
regular meeting date, for the an
nual public hearing on roads.
The board will meet then at II
am, with persons presenting re-
quests in connection with new
roads or improvements to exist
ing roads.
Parker had an encouraging
word about winter damage to
| county roads. Il believe we're
going to be pretty well off, and
we probably won't have to divert
funds from construction, he said
in assessing the situation. Last
year was the first time in three
years funds did not have to be
diverted.
In other road matters, super
Visors adopted a policy that
calls for 40-foot rights of way on
all new or improved roads, and
a 50-foot right of way or federal
aid construction. All must be
clear of encumbrances They also
initiated a request for patrol of
old Route 460 at the Farmville
CONTINUED on page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
Girls Scouts Plan
Church Attendance

Brownies and intermediate
Girl Scouts will climax their OBJ
servance Of Girl Scout Week Sun
day with attendance in a body at
Farmville Presbyterian Church.
Adult leaders will accompany
the group for the morning wor-
ship service at IL O'Clock. ac-
cording to the announcement by
Mrs. J. A. Vache, chairman Of
the Farnville Community troop
committee.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10

In a public report this week.
Mrs. Emma Anthony, executive
secretary of the nine county
association, gave the following
breakdown of giving by coun-
ties:
Amelia, $1,l77.05; Appomattox,
81 .0o2 %; Buckingham, 81 POI 80:
Charlotte. $2,O97.70 Cumberland.
S728.O7; Lunenburg. $1,8OO.21;
Nottoway. S2,539.24; Powhatan,
$816.40, and Prince Edward,
50. 53O.O5.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
New Shoe Store
10 Be Opened
Soon By The Hub
Western Auto
Now Settled In
New Location

A new shoe store will be in,
stalled by the Hub as part of an
$4,000 expansion and remodel
ing program, according to 10.
seph A, Weinberg, general
manager of the store.
The new shoe store will be
located in the building being va
Gated by the Western Auto AS
Sociate Store, which is relocating
three doors down the street.
James B. Clark, owner of the
Western Auto store, said he has
completed the move to his new
location and the new quarters
are open for business. The West
en Auto store is now located
in the building that formerly was
occupied by the ABC outlet.
Clark said he was pleased to
make the move to a new loca-
ton, which gives him more room
to display his goods, and a rear
entrance to provide better and
more convenient service to his
automotive customers. The new
location is three doors closer to
the intersection of Third and
Main streets than his former 10.
cation.
In the building being vacated
by Clark, The Hub will install
their new shoe outlet. The build
ing adjoins The Hub, and extern
sive changes will be made to
connect the two buildings on the
inside. The shoe store will be
supervised, stocked and planned
by Brown Shoe Company.
Paul Lugger. store planning
conSultants of Columbus. Ohio
are handling the overall plan
ming for the expanded Hub De-
partment Store. Graland Gay
Associates. Lynchburg archi-
tects, are designing the new
structure.
1T will be completely mod
ern." Weinberg said. with air
conditioning. 100 per cent visual
merchandising, and lighting. F"
The shoe store will have Wall-to-
wall carpeting. and each depart
ment will be in different colors
The expansion of The Hub will
give the store a 70 foot front on
Main Street, with 235 feet deep.
I'VE plan to have the new
store ready by fall" Weinberg
said.
The Weinberg family has been
in the mercantile business in
Farmville since about 1910, when
the late j. A. Weinberg opened
his first store here. Emanuel
Weinberg owner of the Hub,
first started in Farmville in 1919,
in the place where Patterson S
Drug Co. operated, now a part
of Baldwin's.
In 1926. The Hub opened at its
present location on the west side
of Main Street. In 1871. another
major expansion of The Hub
took place.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
Harrison Will Be
Post Dinner Speaker

Attorney General Albertis S.
Harrison. Jr., will address the
annual joint dinner meeting of
t'armville's Jack Garland Post
81. American Legion and the
Posts Auxiliary March 81.
The $50 pm, dinner will be
held at Cedar Brook.
Reservations by members of
the two organizations should be
made with Mrs. Morris G. Smith,
Elk 2-5403. Members may bring
guests.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
Association Grotified
Nine-C0unty tuberculosis Seal
Sale Campaign Tops $4,000

The 1860 Christmas Seal Campaign tuberculosis
Association has raised $4l2l slightly higher
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10

MISS VIVIAN FRANCES CALLAHAN a senior from Colonial
Beach the LOngwood College student bodys selection for May
Queen The annual festivities will be held the Longwood Dell
May Others elected to the May Day Betty Jane ALL
good Boydton maid Beverly
Warng Spcer Of Richmond Sandra Little Josephine Oop and
Brenda Lee Smith, of Norfolk Belle Mckay
Susan Mayfed GOsnel Of Arlington
port r. L. Nancy Harrison Mclaughlin Woodberry Forest
Vaneta Mango Rename Roanoke Savage
vile, and Zee Tapp, Of Versailles, Ky.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
FederoI Part 50 Per Cent
Federal Port 50 Per Cent
County's Share OF $99,670 Welfare
Budget For 1861 81 To Be $20,392

proposed $9967O Prince Edward public welfare budget
for the fiscal beginning July 1861 will require 0392 20
per cent of the total in local tax funds
Federal grants will provide the largest by far $50 8o
60 cent The States participation will be s2oo cent
like the couny'S share.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
NATIONALLY Summary
BY H. v. LANCASTER. JR,

0 UN CONTROL IN CONGO is WEAKENED
} ACTRESS STILL ILL PROTEST ON APARTHE
Evening star., 1961-08-19
B-47 Jet Crash
Kills z Airmen

HASTY. Colo, Aug. 19 (AP).
An Air Force BAT Jet bomber
crashed in a pasture on the
Southeastern Colorado Plains
just after midnight, killing two
airmen.
The two other occupants Of
the So million four-engined Jet
parachuted from the plane and
landed with minor injuries in
wheatfields near the John Mar
tin Reservoir on the Arkansas
River.
Names of the four were not
released Immediately.
The plane was from Davis
Monthan Air Force Base at
Tucson. Ariz. 1t left there at
9:45 pm. (MST) and crashed
at 1915 am. just after COM
pleting a high altitude simu-
lated bomb release.
Residents in the area near
the Colorado-Kansas border
said they saw three brilliant
flashes just before the crash.
Lowry AFB in Denver said it
had received no information
the plane was in difficulty prior
to the accident.
One of the survivors walked
through the darkness to a
farmhouse. The other was
picked up by motorists on a
nearby dirt road.
Evening star., 1961-08-19
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Vari-
able cloudiness tonight and to-
morrow. Low tonight in the
upper COS. Not much change
In temperature tomorrow.
Maryland-Variable cloudi-
ness tonight and tomorrow.
Low tonight 60-65, except in
the mountains. High tomorrow
1884.
Virginia-Mostly cloudy to-
night and tomorrow with a few
showers in the extreme south
west tonight and over the south
tomorrow. Low tonight in the
Sos, except near 10 along the
coast. High 1852 tomorrow.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-WindS easterly at
5-10 knots over the north and
1920 over the south tonight
and tomorrow. Variable cloudi-
ness with chance OF showers
over the south tomorrow. Visi-
bility 4-8 miles in haze.
Resort Forecasts Tomorrow
New Jersey Beaches-Mostly
sunny, high near 80.
Delaware and Maryland
Beaches-Afternoon thunder
showers, high 80.
Cape Hatteras and Virginia
BeacheS-Afternoon thunder
showers, high "a.