The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-29

so easy. to forget from year to year.
We become accustomed to the new and
forget the old. Events have moved
swiftly in this area during the past
year, and progress has been made de-
spite some drawbacks. Old buildings
have been razed, new buildings con-
structed; old faces have moved on, new
people have replaced them; new bust
nesses haye come, and plans made to at
tact even more business and industry
this area is on the move, whether or
not you realize it.
Farmville's business section is being
enlarged. Leggett's store added
second floor and general remodelling,
Hub Bootery has been added; several
new stores, Sherwin- Williams Paints,
a coin-operated laundry, w. T. Grant
variety store, Farmville Mfg, Co.'s
new store, Owen-Sanford Drug Store,
and others have been added to the Shop
ping Center. Beginning next year Bald
wins Department Store will include the
present stand of Versers. Farmville's
retail shopping area is not only the
largest in Southside Virginia, but has
more convenient free parking space in
the business section than any other town
its size we know
New replaces the old! Farmville
Manufacturing Company's store was
totally destroyed by fire in February
of last year, and possibly the oldest
business building at the corner of Main
and Second street were RACED during
the year.
HampdenrSydney College dedicated
its new Eggleston Library in October;
Prince Edward Academy was dedicated
in September; construction was begun
on an addition to Longwood College
library during the year A new post
office building was begun in October.
Other new buildings are under construc-
ton at Longwood College, and the Stu
dent Activities building at Hampden-
Sydney College will be completed this
year.
New faces have replaced others! Dr..
Thomas E. Gilmer was elected president
of Hampden-Sydney College; the Rev
j. Hoge Smith became the pastor of
Farmville Presbyterian Church; DR..
Charles Fishburn succeeded the Rev.
Jean Vache as rector Of Johns Memoir
al Church; Thomas W. Bloomfield be-
came town manager to succeed Ernest
Quisenberry; DR.. Ben Lacy retired as
pastor of College Chu~ch: Frank YER
ser, dean of merchants of Farmville re-
tired after 60 years in business, and
there are others. Farmville gives a
hearty welcome to all newcomers
A merger in October of Joseph Z.
Beach e. Company, tobacco dealers of
Blackstone, with Huntington Tobacco
Company of Farmvillc, changed the
name but not the personnel of Farm
ville's oldest and most widely known
business institution to become the Dun
nington-Beach Tobacco Company, Inc,
which will continue its far-flung sales
of Virginia's finest dark-fired tobacco.
Progress marches on! In nearby coun-
ties, Cumberland has underway a pro-
gram designed to attract industry to
supplement its agricultural economy;
Buckingham celebrated its 2OOth ami
versary in May, and continues to en-
large its timber and mining operations:
Charlotte opened its Briery Country
Club and golf course during the year;
Amelia voted sanitary system for the
town and dedicated its historical IL
brary.
Watershed projects designed TO con-
serve. the soil and the water are under
way in Charlotte, Amelia, Buckingham,
Prince Edward and Cumberland coun-
ties, with construction of structures in
Charlotte and Prince Edward.
Everybody loves parade! Thousands
of people from this and the contiguous
counties flocked to Farmville for the