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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
Southside Christian Boys Baseball
League Opens Season This Sunday

ly noncommercal. Rule 5 of the
league STATES. Commercial &C
tivities by anyone at the site Of
a game played on Sunday are
absolutely forbidden. Umpires
are instructed to halt Sunday
games until such commercial
ism is withdrawn if it should
make an appearance at the
game. Most sponsoring church
IS finds this program stimulating
to Sunday School attendance ana
other youth programs on Sunday
nights.
There are five teams in the
league this year an dleague Of
icials agree that other area
teams would be welcome, pro-
vided they supply the necessary
a d ul t supervision over their
teams. inquiries should be adj
dressed to the league president,
the Rev. c. E. Dixon, Burke
Vile before May "a.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
Po,Uiatan Wrapping Up ':Break-Euen -
Season, With An Eye On Next Year

cept Colonial Heights, which had
to cancel their return match,
and Fluvanna, which lost to the
Indians twice.
I'VE have young team"
Coach Guidon said. looking to
next year. I'VE will lose only
three players.
The three men that PoWhatan
will lose between now and next
spring are all mighty good men
% have around. Tommy Mann.
Freddie Jackson, and Charlie
Blankenship.
| Mann. first baseman. has
been the big Indian with the bat.
He is 400 hitter Coach
Guidon, says proudly. Guidon.
an enthusiastic baseball man,
then pointed into the field and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
ArvOnia Meets
L.ovingston Sunday

Arvonia dropped their second
game in the Tri-County League
Sunday to Stanardsville, 80.
GOWN. Bryant and Catlett were
on the mound for the losers.
with Gown being credited with
the loss.
G. shIfflett was the winning
pitcher.
Arvonia will play a practice
game Saturday night. May 20. at
7:3O pm. at Buckingham Cen
trail High School. Their regular
league game will be Sunday at
230 pm. when Arvonia will be
host to Lovingston.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
ApplicationsNow
Being Taken For
Girls SOftball

The girls sofbtall league will
have its first games Tuesday
night, June s, according to an
announcement from B. G. Balm,
commissioner of the softball
league.
The league will operate in a
similar manner to which it did
last year. with four teams and
approximately II Is girls per
team. The games will be played
on Tuesday nights.
Applications have been sent
out to many of the girls interest
ed in participating in the league.
Any girls who have not received
an application may obtain their
application from Balm or Oscar
Mcintosh. Applications must be
returned by May %, and no ap-
plications will be considered aft
er May 26
Girls softball Is primarily a
youth recreation program for
girls 1918 years of age" Balm
explained The games arc play
cd on scaled down diamond 10
meet the physical development
of the growing girls The Fur
. pose ht continued. lis to pro
vide a recreational outlet for as
many girls as possible with en-
phasis on craftsmanship, fair
play and team work"
Coaching the teams will be
Mrs. Robert B o b bitt. Mrs.
Harold Mathews, Oscar McIn-
tosh, and Eugene Weaver.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19

pal High School.
VERIFY added another 20
points. coming through in the
shot and discus events. He is
from Chat than, graduate of
st. Christopher's.
Coach Bill Franklin has suf-
fered this season from lack OF
depth. Even the meets in which
the Tigers captured a majority
of first place awards, the over
all point total has been against
them. since the other teams
piled up the score with the sec
ond. third and fourth place win
ners.
With a fine nucleus of lower
classmen returning for at least
three more years. the u u e
looks much brighter.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
GOOD FISHING.
Tiger Hackmen End Losing Season

pulled a muscle the last of April
and has been out of action. His
wins have been automatic in the
$40 and $50.
The three freshmen. who won
1873 points between them. were
Buddy Koch, john Parrot and
Buck overly. Koch was the
highest scoring individual with
SO points. He scored in many
different events. showing uD best
in the low and high hurdles. He
also ran the sprints. pole vault
ed and high jumped He is a grad
uate of Thomas Jefferson in
Richmond.
Parrot had 40 points during
the season. All were won in the
shot put and discus. He is from
Roanoke, a graduate of EpiSco-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19

said, There's the man who is
going to have to take his place
next year. He was pointing to
billy Bolt, young freshman,
but Guidon has him picked as
a top hitter for the next couple
of years at PoWhatan.
Freddie jackson will vacate
the catching POSITION. Coach
Guidon also has a couple of fell
lows already picked to move in
to this spot too. FLOYD Palmer
and Floyd Bradbury will alter
nate at the catching spot next
year, is the way the Powhatan
mentor has it figured.
Charlie Bankenship will move
out from the shortstop position
ne holds SO securely. Chuck
Boggs will probably have to
move into that vacancy.
Boggs has figured heavily into
PoWhatan's winning games this
season. His relief pitching has
been excellent Even at short
/ stop he can be called upon to
relieve the pitcher if necessary.
He has played outfield this year
| to conserve his arm.
All of the regular pitching
staff will return next year, and
looking especially good are two
freshmen, Melvin Blankenship
and Billy Richter. Both of these
tWirlers are left handed and
have done a fine job this year.
Rounding out the PoWhatan in
field this spring are Hunter
Jones. a junior. on second base,
and Liston Rudd, a sophmore.
on third. In the outfield are
right fielders Floyd Bradbury
and Kenneth Carter, both fresh
men; center field, Floyd Pal
mer; and right field Chuck
Boggs and Ronnie Smith. All of
! these men will return next year.
and District 2 will have tough
time holding back the PoWhatan
Indians.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19

Hampden-Sydney had only
five men in the winning columns
Tuesday in a Little Eight track
and field meet at Death Valley
Norfolk Division won first place
in the event with SO points. fol-
lowed by Roanoke with 81 points
Lynchburg 26l2, Randolph-Mac-
con % and one fourth. Emory ana
Henry 9. and Hampdcn Sydney
5 and one fourth BrldgeWater
did not enter the meet.
The Tigers have had a small
track team this season. One
sophomore. and three freshmen
have accounted for more than 80
per cent of the teams points in
all the meets this year.
Co-Captain Bill Caperton. a
sophomore, collected AZ points
during the regular season. He
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19

set in 1852 by Shifty Myers, of
BridgeWater.
While it is encouraging to see
a new team arise in the Little
Eight, is equally dismaying to
see an old one go down. Bridge
water. long a real contender, did
not enter the meet.
The Tigers from Hampden-
sydney have never been long on
track. For the past Is years
they have had interesting track
meets. but are still in the pro-
cess CT developing. The main
point makers for the Tigers this
year are freshmen and sophie
mores, so perhpas the track pic
ture will get a bit brighter in
the next couple of years.
GOOD FISHING,
We predicted in this column
last week that Sunday would be
an excellent fishing day. From
all reports this was very true
We have consulted our chart
again and it says that this Fri
day will be good. but the re-
mainder of the week will be only
mediocre. In fact, the fishing
won't be good again until June |
TIE best hours this week will be
Az a m or pm.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19

PTTKFVILI u. Nav Is = The
Southside Christian Baseball
League team managers met in
Burkeville May IS to plan this
years league play. This will be
ne third year Of operation for
he league which is sponsored
oy churches and Sunday Schools
n this area for boys. aged II
through 16.
Opening games will be played
his Sunday at ZOO pm. est
with defending champions. the
Burkeville B aptis is playing
the Burkeville Presbyterians at
Burkeville and Green Bay play
ing Ward s Chapel at Green Bay.
Bethel is idle on this date.
The purpose of this league is
to provide wholesome recreation
for these young men under adult
supervision. Since most of the
games are played on Sunday
afternoons, the games are strict
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19

POWHATAN, May 18-PoWha-
tan wraps up its 1861 baseball
campaign Saturday nj at
Goochland. So far the Indians
have a Sc district record with
a ST overall mark.
Veteran Coach John Guidon
says he is a little disappointed
in the way the record stacks up,
but the team has done a fine
lob. They have not been beaten
badly in any game this year,
losing the seven games they did
by one. two and three run mar
gins. Two Of the losses came in
extra innings.
Midlothian is the only team
that has beaten. the Indians
vice. The rest Of the teams
have split with Powhatan, ex-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
Recent Scores

Farmvillc |. Ran. Henry 0
POWhatan 5. Louisa 4
Victoria 3. BlueStone 0
Kenbridge 3. Brunswick 2
Crewe 9, Blackstone Z
Cumberland 5. Amelia
Victoria 3. Blackstone 0
The District baseball season
is rapidly drawing to a close
with the Statesmen from Ran
dolph Henry in the drivers seat
for the District championship.
The Statesmen have, only one
more district game left on their
schedule. That Will be at Cum
oerland Tuesday night.
The Statesmen play independ-
ent Prince Edward Academy Fri
day night at the Farmville field.
The Academy dumped the league
leading Statesmen Tuesday night
at Charlotte c. H 10. behind the
pitching of Harold Tate. The
game won't count against the
Statesmen in their district race.
but they are sure to be seeking
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
Little Boys Baseball Briefs

and four walks. One Of the third
inning hits was a two run double
by Roger Yeats.
Jackson Chandler was the los
ing pitcher, and he was relieved
by David Harper in the first. The
JayceeS got nine runs on four hits
and six errors, while the Lions
got Is runs on IL hits and four
errors.
Jackie Womack was the win
ming pitcher. Tommy Bondurant
continued to pace the Lions with
five hits in five trips to the plate.
His season record SO far is nine
hits for nine trips to the plate, and
four of the nine hits have been
doubles That's batting 1000 in
any mans league.
In the nightcap, the Moose got
eight runs on eight hits. and
committed two errors to defeat
the Rotary, who got six runs on
four hits, while making two er-
rorS.
Carter Carson was the winning
pitcher, as he struck out seven
men in three innings, allowing
one run, three walks and three
hits. He also got a double and a
single in four trips to the plate
Alex Skidmore struck out five
men in two innings for the Moose
and also got a double and single
in four trips with two RIBS.
Billy Spillman, heavy hitting
lead-off man for the Moose got
two doubles in four trips TO bat
Wayne Hall was the losing
pitcher for the Rotary. He struck
out. six men in five innings. but
issued eight free trips and al
lowed seven hits.
Henry Brown got half Of the
Rotary hits with a double and a
single in three trips to the plate.
Games Scheduled Friday
Rotary VS.. Jaycees
Lions VS.. Moose
Standings
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19

Inc Tune was. when the Di-
VISION was considered a push
over in sporting circles. Now
they are in the game TO stay. 1t
takes time to bring a full fledged
athletic program up to standard,
and the Division has arrived.
There are many excellent ath-
letes in the TideWater area. The
Division has gone out and en-
rolled sGne of these fine stars,
and their efforts are bearing divi-
dends. Joe McDonough. former
CRANKY high school (of Norfolk
star, was the top man in the
Little Eight track meet Tuesday.
He personally ran up 20i2 points.
as he placed in five events. He
won the high hurdles. tied for
f'''~' in the hioh lump. was sec
ond in the broad jump and the
~ Low hurdles and was third in
the 100 yard dash. Not a bad
afternoon S work!
Roanoke had dominated the
track and field meets for the past
eight years. The Marorons came
in second to the Braves, scoring
only 81 points to Norfolk's 49,
It's a healthy thing to SEE the
old leaders bounced around a bit
The only meet record to be brok
en- was the 300 low hurdle, which
Bob James, of Norfolk. ran in
"a seconds. II broke the record
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
Pool Season
Tickets On Sale

The Farmvllle swimming pool
will open Saturday. June 3. @.
WAYNE Harper, pool chairman r.
minded today He urged all who
wish to obtain season tickets to
the pool TO do so as soon as pos
sible.
The price on the season tickets
advance the day the pool opens
SO there is considerable savings
in buying ahead of time, he said
The pool will operate the same
hours as it did last year.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19

revenge Friday night at Farm
Vile.
The Wolverines used Randolph
Henry's lone error to score the
only run of the game in the third
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
&h&ne Ne,u,
A New Star Arises In The East
By BILL WALL

new has Little Eight conference
Nook Division Of William and Mary away with the
track and field Tuesday afternoon
MOI only did the Norfolk Braves through track they
nave Just about done the
mas yet to be written baseball Braves apparently are
odds-on favoites to the Eight title
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
ESouthside =
Baseball League
Results
Wogsham g, Farmville 8

Results
WOrSham g, Farmville
Cumberland 3, Amelia ]
Cumberland topped Amelia 81
in an excellent game Saturday
night at Amelia. Worsham and
Farmvllle played to an 8-3 tie a.
Farmville before the game
was called on account Of dark
ness Farmville has curfew
time limit Oh the night games,
and Worsham and Farmville
were neck and neck when the
curfeW hour arrived.
Schedule
Saturday Night, May 20
Worsham at Cumberland
Amelia at BurkeVille
FarmVlllc has a bVc
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
Results

Lions Is. Jaycees 9
Moose 8, Rotary 6
The Lions jumped on the Jay
Gees in the first inning Friday
night to push across IA runs. on
six hits. three errors and six
walks. The Lions added nine more
in the third inning on five hits
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19
Exciting Games On Tap For Area Fans

inning. The error combined, with
a walk, and feeders choice,
proved to be all important as
both teams played excellent de-
fenslve ball.
Cumberland topped A m e Ii a
Tuesday night 81 behind the
pitching of Buck Ogle. Steve
Sanderson smacked a home run
in the fourth with nobody on
base. to lead the nine-hit Cum
berland attack. Franklin Hart
man started on the mound for
Amelia, and Was~relieved by Jer-
ry, Hammer in the third inning.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19

Lon.se sugss Day sponsored ny the Dora
thy Nav enioyed by u lad, golfers Tuesday
PLAYING in three flights. Mrs. Clara Baldwin
standing second from right. was the champion.
ship winner with Mrs. Kathryn Sydnor stand
ing at right, the rilnnerup. They had to battle
out extra hole for the championship, after
they tied for the top honor at SO each. First
flight winner was Mrs. Frances Andrews, with
Mrs Leah Finch, runner up. Mrs. Rose Brooks
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-19

GAMES SCHEDULED
Friday, April 10
Ran. Henry at Farmville
Cumberland at Amelia
Saturday. May 20
POWhatan at GOOchland
Monday, May %
Amelia at Farmville
Tuesday, May %
Ran. Henry at Cumberland
Friday. May rs
Farmville at Cumberland
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-09
Charlton Gives
Up Buckingham
Welfare Position

BUCKINGHAM, June - Ed
gar A. Charlton. for "a years
superintendent of the Bucking-
ham County Welfare Depart
ment, this week resigned as
authorizing agent for the State
and Local disqualification pro-
gram, effective July l.
He requested the supervisors
to appoint another agent as of
July /.
Mrs. Louise SWartz, social
worker in the department for II
years, was intended to be APP
pointed by the board as author
izing Agent for the State and
Local disqualification program.
Through an error action was
taken on the experimentation
action which can only be ham
died by the local welfare board.
In other business j. L. Park
err, resident highway engineer.
said $432,6 is available in the
1852 budget for highway pro-
jects in the county.
Parker said $751; of this is
matched federal funds and
SCI, 726 is the county's share Of
the one-cent gasoline tax passed
by the last General Assembly.
The supervisors requested the
State Highway Department to
construct new bridge across the
! James River at Scottsville.
This was "a renewal of a long
standing plea from Buckingham
County along with Albermarle
and Fluvanna counties.
The present bridge which is
765 feet long was built in 1907.
1t carries less than 900 vehicles
on State Route 20 daily.
The supervisors passed a res
olutlon expressing appreciation
to all those who planned and
carried out the county's bicen-
tennial celebration May IL.
The board drafted a resolution
requesting the State Commits
sion of Game and Inland Fish
cries to stock trout in Alabama
Creek in the Spears Mountain
neighborhood. About three years
ago the state stocked this creek
with trout.
Richard C. Dimes of the Vir-
ginia Industrial Planning Com
mission met with the SUPER
visors to discuss formation of a
county planning commission. The
supervisors said that the county
is seeking industries and would
study the material Dimes pre-
sented to them before taking any
positive action.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-09

Mrs. John Gillian spent several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Hughes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Temple jenkins
visited Mrs. Pauline Thompson
and daughter in Burkeville and
Lewis Redford in Crewe Sunday
afternoon.
Jimmy Gates returned home
Thursday after completing his
freshman year at N. c. State
E. j. Smith was the luncheon
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Dun
navant in Farmville Sunday.
j. W. Hughes attended the state
ASC convention at Hotel Roanoke
last week.
Donnie Gates spent the week
end at Virginia Beach.
Mrs. E. j. RaifOrd arrived
Monday for a visit in the home OF
W. B. Bass.
Misses Betty and Virginia
Gates are spending the summer
months in the home Of Mrs. w
B. Gates.
Jimmy Gates was an overnight
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. C.. M
Daniel in Danville, Friday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-09
Weather Bureau
Honors Reporter
In Buckingham

BUCKINGHAM, June 8-The
Rev. F.. Plummer Jones, of New
Canton has been awarded the
John Campanius Holm Award
for outstanding achievement as
a volunteer weather observer.
He began eping local
records for the Weather Bureau
in 1905 and has never missed a
single day.
His duties are to record the
minimum maximum tempera-
ture levels at sunset each day,
precipitation. and to note any
miscellaneous phenomena.
Jones, who is IS, recalls the
most unusual weather. the "a
inch snow fall of 1910 which
stayed on the ground for two
months and the bitter cold Of
l9l7-l9l8.
The only other rarity is an &C.
cassionaly earth tremor usually
centered around the Arvonia
slate quarries, which are not
severe.
Jones says that the weather is
about the same as it was when
he first started Sc years ago.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-09
John A. Gates, Jr.
Completes Study
For MA Degree

SANDY RIVER. June 8 = John
A. Gates, DR.. is at home after
completing study for his master S
degree at the University Of Della
ware.
K. A. Bass will hold services
for the deaf at 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon, June Ii. at Ash Camp
Church in Keysville.
Luncheon guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Gates Sunday were
Miss CarOle Terrell, of Danville,
and Bobby Fowlkes. Miss Terrell
served as little sister for Miss
Jean Gates at graduation eXer-
cises at Longwood College during
the week end.
r. A. Bass attended the COM
mencement ercis e at the
School for the Deaf and Blind in
Siaunton Friday. He attended a
wedding in GalaX Saturday. Both
the bride and the groom were
former students Of Mr.. Bass.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bass and
Dudley spent the week end visit
ing her parents. Mr.. ard Mrs.
Hugh Ussery, in Blacksburg
Mrs. Bass and Dudley stayed for
a weeks visit.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-09

Association will continue working
this summer.
The project: to set up a cen
trail library system for the grade
school.
At present, each room has its
own library unit. At a recent
P-TA meeting, Miss Mary Banks
dale, the Randolph-Henry High
School librarian, spoke in favor
of central library and offered
helpful suggestions as to how to
get it started.
A committee was appointed by
David Payne, president of the
Keysville PTA, and after meet
ing with GO. McGhee, superin-
tendent of schools, and Mr.. Pay
ton, supervisor, the committee
began it's work under the guild
ance of the principal, Mrs. Betty
Frye.
Their work for the summer will
consist of checking books against
state approved catalogues. dis
carding Outdated textbooks and
learning the art of bookbinding
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-09
Mills Are Among Group
Touring Insurance Firm

/ alton exercises Of Allen Reynolds
at Prince Edward Academy. Mrs
Cline and son stayed on for a
short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Lane
Jr.. and sons and Hal Smelcer
are spending this week in Ten
nesSee. The Lanes are visiting
relatives in and around Sewer
vile. Mr.. Smelcer is visiting in
Knoxville, cambridge and Oak
Ridge.
| Miss Eunice Chernault, of Gov
ington. was a week end guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Cher
nault. She attended the gradua
ton exercises Of her nephew
Johnny Chernault, at Prince Ed
ward Academy.
Week end guests of the DeHarts
and Throckmortons were Mr.. and
Mrs. Billy Redd and family, Of
West Point.
Archer Southall, of vPI, is
spending this week at his home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Mills
spent the week end with his
mother, Mrs. j. NJ. Mills, in
| GAINESVILLE.
Little Peggy and Emily AL
friend are spending a few days
with Miss Mary and r. w. Du-
/ puy.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-06-09
Mrs.M.A.French
Honored With
Birthday Party

SUNNY SIDE, June 8 Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. w. French enter
tanned at a birthday dinner for
Mrs. M. A. French on Sunday.
In addition to the French fami-
lies, the guests were Mrs. South
all Farrar and Miss Mabel
Vaughan, of Rice.
Sympathy is extended to the
family Of the late r. w. Fleming
whose death occurred at South
side Community Hospital on Sum-
day.
Mrs. Lily Woodson and B. B.
Woodson, of Charlottesville, visit
ed Mrs. Alice Foster. Mrs. Mary
Woodson and Miss Katie Garnett.
Saturday evening.
| MIR. and Mrs. Garrett Woodson
and sons were dinner guests Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Ber-
ger. Irving Berger, of Richmond,
spent several days with his rela-
tives here last week.
The picnic held at Grove Sat
urday evening was well attended.
the food delicious and the fellow
ship delightful.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison were
delighted to have their daughters
home for visit last week. Mrs.
Martin Kunkle, of Fl. Campbell.
KY, was here for the week; Mrs.
Lucy Horst and Miss Florence
Morrison, of Richmond, came
for few days. Miss Morrison re-
turned with Mrs. Kunkle for three
weeks visit at Fort Campbell.
The Cumberland Youth Fellow
! ship will have a lawn party Sat
urday, May 10, beginning at s
pm. at Center Presbyterian
Church. There will be games,
food and fellowship for all.