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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-09-14

schools employ 1T teachers
and 65 non-teaching employ
ees a total staff of 1872.
Change in Mail Service
Starting October l there will
be a change in the mail SER
vic e at the CheSterland
Office. The Ohio Sectional
Center Plan will be in effect.
There will be three dispatch
es and three incoming mails
each day. These hours are
TOO am, 1910 am. and 6:05
pm.
All mail received at the
CheSterland will be process
ed as far as possible and re-
sidue will go to Chardon.
Chardon will be a Central
Distributing Center. From
there it will be sent to trains
in Painesville or Cleveland
and other Star trucking rout-
eS. Glenn Evans, Postmaster
states that this improved SER
vice is the result of survey
to better service in this area.
Unhappy Experience
On Wednesday evening 3
children who live on Walnut
Ridge Drive in Chester, de-
cided to do some tree climb
ing. Laurie bennington aged
seven; Robert bennington ag-
ed six, children Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert bennington and
Barbara Joe Adie, aged sew
en-, daughter Of Mr., and Mrs.
John Adie.
They climbed out on the
limb Of a large tree which
was ten feet from the ground.
They did not realize that the
limb was dead. AS Barbara
and Robert got out on the
limb, it broke off and crash
ed to the ground. Barbara re-
ceived back injuries and was
badly shaken up. Robert suS-
tanned severe cuts on his face
and lips. It was necessary to
take sixteen stitches to close
the wounds. Laurie, who was
last to climb out on the limb,
was able to cling to the tree
truck and did not fall.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-09-14
Happy Birthday


Mrs. E. G.. Pursiful, 1855
Mulberry Road, gave a six
o'clock dinner at her home on
September 8 in honor of her
cousin, Mrs. Bruce Nichols
birthday. Besides the honor
guest and her husband from
East Lake, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Heidenreich { Mrs. Heiden-
rich is Mrs. Nichols sister,
and Mrs. John Crossen, all Of
Flint, Michigan were guests.
Sharon Runyon, 155 Gran
wood Drive, reached her min
tn birthday on Sept. 9. She
celebrated with a party in
cluding II guests. The re-
freShmentS featured a lovely
birthday cake and games
were played.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-09-14
West Geauga Nurses
Association

Association
DR.. Mary M. Ford a pedia-
trician from the Curtis Clin-
ic, Chagrin Falls will speak
at the first meeting of the
season of the West Geauga
Nurses Association. This will
be held on Thursday, Sept. ID,
at 8:15 at the home of Mrs.
John Mcneil, East Hill DR..
DR.. Ford will speak on, Cur
rent Trends in Medicine" A
nominating committee will
present a slate of officers for
consideration.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-09-14
Grange won First

Chester Grange No. 2479
won first place in the Geaga
County Grange displays. The
Chester exhibit had a very
high r a tt ing Mrs. Albert
Freshley was chairman and
planned the display. She was
assisted by many other Ches-
ter Changers.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-09-14
BY Lennah b. Bond
Celebrate Silver Wedding

Celebrate Silver Wedding
Mr.. and Mrs. James Null
len, 95 Harold Drive, reach
ed their 25 wedding anniver-
sary on August 25. They cele-
brated the event on Septem-
ber 3. A celebration and fam
lily reunion was planned by
the Mullen's sons and daught-
er, James, Patrick, Pau, Mar
tin and Mary at their home.
Guests came from various pl-
aces in northeastern Ohio.
James Mullen and Agnes
McDonough were married in
YOUNGSTOWN on August 25,
1886 They have lived in CheS-
ter for four years where they
operate Mullen's I.G.A. Food
liner, 1875 Mayfield road.
On Monday Sept. 4 they re-
neWed their marriage vows
at Holy Name church where
Mrs. Mullen'S uncle is pastor.
4
West Geauga School
Enrolment
September 1861 West Gea-
uga schools have a total en-
rollment Of 1851. This includ-
es kindergarten and through
18th grade. September 1860
there was an enrolment of 2,
572. This is an increase of 239
pupils. September 1851 the to-
tai enrolment was 618. An in
crease of 463 percent. West
Geauga school district is one
of the fastest glowing dist
riots in Ohio. West Geauga
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22

of the church was made by Tom
Merchant, Of Richmond, and OF
an original pew of the church.
Old PoWhatan and Red Lane
Baptist Churches remain on a
field together. A parsonage was
built by these churches which
was first occupied by the pres
ent pastor Sept l. 1859. Red
Lane recently had a note burn
ing service for her part of the
debt. Old PoWhatan completed
payment of her share of the debt
in December, 1860, but decided
to burn the note at the home
coming service this year. Both
of these churches are now free
of debt.
Future Of Church
The future of Old POWhatan
looks bright. The congregation
has now OutgroWn many of the
facilities there. New housing de-
velOpments in the lower end of
the county opens up an avenue
for enlargement and SO a num-
Der Of plans are being formula
ted for new sanctuary with
full basement in the not too dis
tant future.
The planning committee has
already started a savings fund
for this purpose: a fund for an
electric organ has already been
started by the Willing Workers
Class of Young Adult ladies with
about third Of the amount
already raised A we'll has been
dug this year and running
water in use; a kitchen in the
basement under the educational
building has been completed just
recently ard a number of trees
have been removed to enlarge
and landscape additional GENE
terry space making it twice as
large as it is at the present time.
In the words of Vernon Win
free. chairman of the board of
deacOns and chairman of the
building committee as he closed
his message on cid Powhatan
in the Future The history of
this church will 60 on and on.
Special music was brought by
a quartet Of young people.
Franklin Hall. Betty Walday.
Nancy Hudson and Liston Rudd.
Two selections were sung by
the Rose sisters of Hatcher Me
mortal Baptist Church known as
The Little Angels" The choir
brought a message in song d.
rected by Mrs Mildred Strife.
Representing the Middle Dis
trict Baptist Association and
bringing greetings were the Rev.
John Edens. superintendent of
Missions, and Wales B. Ingram.
Moderator, who were present for
the afternoon service.
Approximately 1886 persons
were present during the day.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22
Historic Old Powhatan Baptist
Church Marks Tooth Anniversary
By CARRIE HICKS

Historic Old Pownatan Bap-
fist Church celebrated its l9Oth
a niversary with homecoming,
history. and note burning SER
vices on Sunday. September II.
The day began with Sunday
School at 10 am. Worship ser
vices were held at l1:15 am.
with a sermon by the pastor,
Rev. John G. Garrett.
A b0undful dinner was served
at 1890 pm. on the tables pro-
vided in the lunch area on the
lawn.
A highlight of the afternoon
program at las pm. was the
unique presenta ion Of the his
tory Of the church by Mrs. Betsy
WO0ds0n Weaver, Of Richmond
Organized in l77l with 81
members, there were manv his
tOrical factors of the church. re-
lated by her. but one Of the most
outstanding was a meeting in
1873 of Virginia Baptisls at the
church which resulted in he
establishment o. a school O. high
er education. This was a school
for religious education known as
DunlOra in Pcwhatan County. La
ter moved to Richmond, it be-
came Richmond College. and is
now known as the University of
Richmond.
Former pastors present were
the Rev. H. D. Anderson, and
Rev. J. Robert Caller. Letters
OF greetings were read from Rev.
Edward w. Eanes. and Rev.
John Robert Stiff. former pas
tors who could not be present.
Oldest Member
The ok e st member of the
church now living and attending
services was recognized, Abner
Z. Winfree, who became a men,
Der in 1886. He was 80 years old
in January. He is a deacon and
has been most active in all ac-
tivitieS of his church.
Richard Reams, a former
member from 1890 to 1909, was
also recognized. He moved to
Richmond in 1909 and is a mem
Der of Oak Grove Baptist
Church.
Other friends were recognized
Mrs. Lyon. IS years of age,
and Mrs. Mcclure Morris, ST..
relative of the Tinsley family
long associated with the history
OF the church and Rev. David
Tinsley, having been the first
pastor.
The original communion SER
vice used in the church has been
restored and was on display.
The communion table upon
which it was placed at the front
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22
THE FARv1LLE (va) HERALD FRIDAY SEPTEMBER e. 1861

Georgia continues to be the
Souths leading producer OF pulp
wood for the pulp and paper in
dustry. the states 1860 harvest
totaling. 40 million cords. Ala
bama cut three million cords,
while North Carolina, South Caro-
lima and Florida each cut more
than two million.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07
Hayes Gets Award;
King To Head State
Forestry Unit

Joseph c Hayes, superinten-
dent of state forests, of Cumber-
land. has been named Virginia s
1860 Man of the Year in Fores-
try"
The presentation was made at
a banquet in Richmond conclud-
ing the state groups 18th annual
meeting Hayes is the 18th re-
clpient Of the award
w. H. King, president of Burke
vile V re er Company, was
elected president Of the organi-
cation.
Hayes. in his position as sup
erlntendent, is responsible for
handling the three state forest
units in AppomattoX, Bucking-
ham. Cumberland and Prince
Edward counties. which comprise
in excess of 10000 acres THE
outstanding work of Hayes will
be the subject of a feature in
the Friday Herald
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07
Tobacco Market
Begins Final
Week OF Sales

The Farmville Tobacco Market
began its final regular week of
auctions Monday morning, with
clean UP sale seen certain after
this weeks seventh week of auc-
tons.
A weakening price trend and
the lightest volume of the season
characterized last weeks auc-
tons. Growers offered 900. 1856
pounds of dark-fired leaf, which
averaged $3.50, a drop of $1.O5
over the previous week, The
price drop followed two straight
weeks of advances.
Sun-cured sales amounted to
24,552 pounds and averaged $33 .93
per humdredWeight. also a drop OF
$3.50 over the sixth weeks aver
age.
Season sales after last week
auctions here totalled SSH 1862
pounds averaging S39 43. With a
week and an extra clean up sale
remaining, the market now is
1922 pounds under last years
total of 4.210.736 pounds. This
years average, however, is S2.77
ahead of that received for the
crop a year ago.
Continued on page "
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07
District Legion
Chief Speaks
Here Tonight

Joseph B. HalloWoy, Of Peters
burg. new commaner Of the
fourth district of the American
Legion. Department Of Virginia,
will be the guest speaker tonight
Tuesday, at the 8 O'Clock of
Farmville's Jack Garland Post
80.
John Bub, post commander,
urges members to hear the new
district leader, whose visit coin
cides with Post 32's 1861 mem
bership drive. To date. liz mem
bers have associated with the
post for the new year.
Holloway is associated with
the Holloway Corporation at
Petersburg, builders, developers
and realtors.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07

acreage 3.02 acres from 1860 S
1917 acres to 52.20 acres. In this
day of the agricultural squeeze
even that advance is significant.
however. particularly in view Of
the high price hurley tobacco has
been bringing in recent years.
SIS Millions
The 1861 acreages projected on
the basis of 1860 yields and
prices will mean roughly about
> ) million pounds Of all kinds of
tobacco raised here. The income
will exceed SIS millions.
Dark fired growers will vote
this month or whether they want
the national quota system con
tlnued. The quota system pro
videS stiff penalties for produc
ton in excess of the farm allot2
ment, but guarantees price sup
ports The referendum Is SEIZED
uled for February "A
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07

ute Of Presbyterian College and
Columbia Theological Seminary
i'll Georgia. During a three-year
interval between college and
seminary, he served as princi-
pal of the Hortense Junior High
School in Brantley County, Ga.
Served in Brazil
Following his graduation from
Columbia Theological Seminary
in 1912, he was ordained by
Piedmont Presbytery as pastor
of the Pendleton, S. C. Presby-
terrain Church, and in Septem-
Der of that year was married to
Edna Louise Russell of Mary
vile, Tennessee. Mrs. Smith was
educated at Maryville College
and The Presbyterian School of
Christian Education in Rich
mond. The Smiths have four
children: James Hoge III, l6;
Virginia, IA; Evelyn 10; and Ed
gar. 5.
After serving pastorateS in
this country, Rev. and Mrs.
Continued on page 2,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07
Presbyt1erians
To Welcome
Pastor Sunday
Church Members
Plan Reception
February Is

The congregation of Farm
vile Presbyterian Church will
welcome a new pastor, the Rev.
James Hoge Smith. Jr., for his
first formal service as minister
Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Smith, Mrs. Smith
and their four children are eX-
pected to move into the Second
avenue nlanSe late this week in
preparation for start of the new
ministry here. A congregational
reception Wednesday, Feb. IS,
will formally welcome the pas
toral family from st. Peters
burg, Fla.
A Homecoming
Coming to Virginia will be
something of a Homecoming for
Rev. Mr.. Smith. who spent his
childhood in the State while
his father held pastorates in
Prince Edward, Amherst and
Frederick counties. While Rev.
Mr.. Smith. Sr., was pastor Of
Elon Church, Amherst county,
the new minister graduated at
Madison Heights High School.
The new pastor, 46, is a grad
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07

ing on LOS acres at the
recommended rate of about 800
seedlings per acre. The actual
re-planted acreage amounted to
onlw about 495 acres.
In looking critically at this
heavy excess Of cutting over
planting. Brierley recently told
the county board or supervisors,
"thc seeding program and the
regeneration Of the timber
stand has not caught on III
Prince Edward as it should "
leo Acre Deficit
Don Morton. watershed tore5-
ter III tne District " headouar-
tiers Of the Virginia DIVISION Of
Forestry here. points out that
about 4 fourth Of the seedlings
planted did not. or will not. live
because Of poor planting meth
DDS and improper care Of seed
llngS before planting.
That means that i'll addition to
the l.200-acre deficit in cut over
planting I,705 acres cut; 1876
acres re-plantedA. the lc- plant
Ing rate must further be re-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07

The top event on the program
will be awarding the first prize
which will consist of $3.50 in mer-
chandise certificates. S n d
prize will be worth 500 and
third prize $50. The other prizes,
Is in all. will be valued down
ward from $50 each, with a total
of 5000 in merchandise prizes.
The Jubilee, sponsored by the
Farmville Chamber of Com
merce, is the Chambers way of
saying a tangible Thank You"
to the tobacco growers who sold
their tobacco on the Farmville
market this season.
E. F. Striplin. chairman of the
committee, said a string band
will be on hand to provide music
for the event. Other items will be
brief welcoming talks by Farm
vile Mayor William F.. Watkins,
Jr.. and John D. Wilson, presi-
dent of the Chamber of Com
merce. Recognition of tobacco
warehousemen, buyers and out
standing growers will also be an
interesting part of the program
The main attraction will be the
awarding of prizes. The winning
stubs will be drawn from the big
barrel, and the lucky winners will
come forward to claim their
prizes. Each grower is reminded
to bring his tobacco sales stubs
with him.
The Tobacco Jubilee committee
started the season off this year
by giving away SIS on opening
day, with SIS going to each of
three growers who sold on the
Farmville market on the opening
day of the tobacco season.
Last year a crowd of 500 to-
bacco growers attended the an
nual Jubilee, sharing an after
noon of fun, talking with neigh
bors. music and prizes. Marshall
Taylor, of Charlotte C. H., went
home with the top prize. while
Hoover johnson. of Buckingham
took second prize and Margie
Beale. of Pamplin, won the third
prize. Interest and excitement
will be at its height when the
first number comes out Of the
barrel, the lucky stub from hun
dreds of tobacco tickets.
This will be an excellent eli
max to a good tobacco season,
said Striplin, whose committee
has worked hard to make the
promotion a success.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07

Virginia dark fired tobacco
growers had urged the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture to auth
orize 10 per cent increase. but
the final Washington decision
was to hold the line for another
year.
Virginia Type q industry
spokesman based their request
for more acrege on the small
amount of tobacco being taken
this year by the government
pool. plus a disappearance rate
they CLAIM is now exceeding an
nual production. They also con
tended that exporters cannot
meet all their orders from pres
ent national production quotas.
1861 Figures
Flue cured, dark fired, sun
cured and Maryland types will
all have approximately the same
acreage and INDIVIDUAL farm 81
lotments as for 1850. BY kinds Of
tobacco, Prince Edwards 19el
allotment5 and aCreages will be
Dark fired tobacco - 762 farm,
and 995 % acres.
Flue cured tobacco 444 farms
and 833.76 acres.
Burley tobacco 10l farms
and $3.50 acres.
Sun-cured tobacco - 81 farms
and q .26 acres.
Maryland tobacco % farms
and GIG acres.
The six per cent increase for
hurley raises the ctal county
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07
FomiIy Average, S1,375 ,
FomiIy Average, $1,375s
Combined Tax Load Here Over S.
Millions, Or Fourth OF Earnings

How wonderful life would be
for the Prince Edward County
worked If he had no such prob
lem as taxes to face.
To maintain his current scale
of living he would need to work
no more than five and one-hslf
hours a day, for one thing. The
remaining two hours or so. of
his present working day. is the
time he is putting III to pay his
taxes-Federal, state and local
That is one of the facts turn
ed up by the Tax Foundation,
a nonprofit organization. in d
yoluminous study it completed
recently TO show the impact of
the multiplicity of taxes lmpoS-
ed on people throughout the
country.
Taken into account were all
income, property, sales and OK
else taxes. as we'll as the many
miscellaneous and hidden taxes
that are collected by the three
levels Of government, directly or
indirectly All Of them arc ultl-
11,atelv passed on to the con-
Stunning public,
81 as Average
In Prince Edward County, on
the basis Of the Tax Founda-
tons findings and separately
reported income levels locally,
the average family has a tax
burden that amounts to $l.375 a
year.
OF this sum, $3.50 goes to the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07
Mothers March
Success Hailed

Mrs B a n C h e Fulcher,
chairman of the 1861 New
March of Dimes appeal in
Prince Ed ard county,
couldn't find enough nice
things, to say about Farmville
club women after Thursdays
Mothers March.
Calling in pairs throughout
the community. the volun-
teers returned to Fire De-
partment headquarters with
$50 after two hours of visits
in 18 degree weather.
"All of us are gladdened
by this demonstration of the
generosity of our people and
the willing labors of the vol
unteers of the Woman's
Club and J un Tor Woman's
Club" Mrs. Fulcher said.
THE effort advanced our
total contributions for 1861
within reach of where our
people would want it to be"
The campaign leader said
Mrs. Fulcher also had a
word of thanks to another
part Of the Mothers March
team ladies of the Fire
Department Auxiliary. When
the workers came back with
weather-nipped fingers and
faces. the Auxiliary members
were ready with hot coffee
and doughnuts, which they
contributed.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07
Science Students
To Tour Power
Plant Wednesday

Twenty-Five science students
representing Prince Edward
Academy and Cumberland High
School will tour the B,'emo power
station as guests of Virginia Elec-
trio and Power Company on Feb
ruary 8.
They will be among 400 stu
dents from high schools in Vir-
GINA and North Carolina touring
Vepco stations during the week
of February sill, observing the
Hath anniversary of the birth of
Thomas Alva Edison.
Edisons birthday has been des-
lgnated as Science Youth Day
throughout the nation.
Engineers and company Of
ficials will conduct the tours and
explain production procedures.
Students will be luncheon guests
at the plants and a panel dis
cuSSion will be held after the tour
to answer questions about the
operation. To be inspected will
be such facilities as giant coal
corveyor belts, furnaces, boilers,
central control rooms, chemical
laboratories and closed circuit
teleVision sets. The TV sets re-
veal the water level in the boiler
drums and the flame pattern in
the furnaces to station operators.
Vepco President A. H. Mellow
ell, Jf., said that 1.-The tours were
designed to make high school stu
dents aware of the growing need
for engineers in industry today,
and to tell the story of the free
enterprise system which has
made this country what it is to-
day
This is the fifth consecutive
year that Vepco has participated
in the program. Open to the stu
dents will be six of the COM
panys principal generating sta
tons: Bremo Bluff, Chesterfield,
Portsmouth. Postum Point, Roa-
noke Rapids and Yorktown.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-07

Federal government and $435
goes into state and local Golfers.
Included in the figures are So
cial security and unemployment
taxes.
The combined tax collections
from all the families in Prince
Edward County, add up TO a
huge $5,376 900 year, or about
one-fourth of total earnings.
Examined in the study was
the question of fairness in the
distribution of the tax burden
and its relative severity on diff
ferent income groups.
Takes One-FOurth
1t found that TIE Federal in
come tax takes a higher and
higher percentage as the in
come level rises but that a num-
Der Of state and local taxes work
JUST the OLtlef way. Inc property
tax. As well as excise and sales
taxes, become lower. percent
agewlse, Ill the higher income
brackets.
Roughly, one balances off the
effects Of the other. the study
shows
In Prince Edward County. OF
the basis Of, average per family
earnings locally. the tax loao
amounts to some PSI per cent
Of total income.
This was slightly lower thar
the average rate for all income
groups throughout the country,
ga per cent.