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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22

Miss Jane Bruce Hillsman left
Friday for Averett College in
Danville.
Mrs. Mary Glenn, who has
been a patient at Southside Com
munity Hospital for some time,
is visiting in the home of Witt
Borum while recuperating.
Robert Bowman. Of boswell
and his mother, Mrs. Pearl Bow
man, called to see Mrs. Chum
Mann Saturday.
Edgar Wooten and Mrs. Robert
Wooten and children, of Jennings
Ordinary, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Garrett and Mrs. James Garrett
visited Mrs. Smithey Carter and
brothers Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Carter and
family, Of RidgeWay. spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Price.
Ed Handy, of Newport News
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Nash.
Little Debbie Cooley. Of Ports
mouth, is spending this week
with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. A. Talbert.
Mrs. Lillian Rucker left last
Saturday to spend the winter
with her son-in-laW and daugh
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Goode, ir
Richmond.
Mrs. Ruth Oliver and her son
in-law and daughter. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Leroy Carter. Of South
HILL visited Mrs. Stanley Gills
Thursday and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Estes. of Richmond, spent
Saturday night in the same
home.
Mrs. George Shpil and sons
and Mrs. Melvin jenkins ane
on, of Richmond, arrived Mon
lay to spend a week with Mrs
Alice Jenkins.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22
Fund Needs Explained
Fund Needs Explained
$67,055 Appeal For Boy Scout
Program Now In Planning Stage

Why does the Piedmont Area
Council, Inc, Boy Scouts of
America. need funds? Every
boy who belongs pays a mem
bership fee and dues, almost all
the adults who work with the
boys are volunteers. and par
ents pay for. uniforms, equip
ment and camping trips.
The Boy Scout organization is
a character building organiza-
ton. The Scouting program is
essentially an educational pro-
gram. giving young boys incen-
tive to achieve: it rewards
achievement: it teaches skills
and facts, it tests; it puts tangi-
BILE goals before curious and am
bilious young minds: it stresses
moral values.
The Budget Committee OF the
Piedmont Area Council, Inc,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22

of the Piedmont Area Council.
Under the leadership Of Paul
Crossan, the Councils Scout Elk
ecutive, the team includes, Frank
Shearin, Of Lynchburg, Central
District Scout Executive; Ed An
drews, Of Altavista. Seminole
District Scout Executive; Bob
Chappelle, Of Danville. Dan Riv-
er District Scout Executive; Ed
mund Hamilton, Of South Boston,
Occoneechee District Scout Elk
ecutive; Bill Quick, Of Farm
vile, Powhatan Arrow District
Scout Executive.
These six men, in addition to
a registrar. a receptionist, and
a secretary at the Council office,
and a Camp Ranger at the Boy
Scout Camp in Nelson County
are the only paid employees of
the Piedmont Area Council.
inc.
Where does the money go?
Each Cub, Scout, and Explorer
pays dues Of 5O-cents each year
and each adult member pays
81 per year. All Of this is sent on
for the operation of the National
office. In addition members of
Packs, Troops, and Explorer
Posts pay weekly dues to their
respective local units. This is re-
tanned in the unit for various
programs and activities.
All the operation expenses for
directing Council activities must
come from monies derived from
the United Fund and Commu-
nifty Chests drives, and the Coun-
Gil Independent Finance Cam
paign.
Council Functions
The Councils first function is
to interest as many sponsoring
organizations as possible. there
by making Scouting available to
as many boys as possible. In
each District, the respective ex-
ecutives are responsible for find
ing organization sponsors for
Scouting units.
The Councils second function
is to train the volunteer leaders.
Formal eight week courses for
leaders are offered twice year.
For example. starting in Octo-
Der a Scout and Cub leaders
training course will be given in
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22

as District commissioners as
District and Unit Committee
members, as members Of the
Councils Executive Board, as
advisors.
But a program so large that it
involves from 5000 to 5000 boys
can not be operated by volun-
GERS alone. The overall direction
of the Piedmont Area Council
program, the training of lead
ers, the scheduling and coOrdi-
nation of functions necessary in
keeping 2l9 Cub Packs, Scout
Troops, and Explorer Posts ac-
tive. well informed and Or
gained, requires the service Of
scouting professionals.
Six Professionals
Six such professionals men
who started out as Boy Scouts
themselves direct the activities
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22

Overton is leaving for the Vir-
ginia Baptist Home at Culpeper.
Miss Mary Shorter, of Cullen,
visited the j. L. Metcalfs Fri
day and Saturday.
Misses Nancy and Judy Bailey,
of Richmond, spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Oxford, of
Appomattox, were guests Sunday
afternoon.
Revival services will begin at
Spring Greek Church Sunday
September "a. with the Rev. R.
P. WEIGH in charge Of the morn
ing and evening services and a
visiting pastor, the Rev. r. E.
Mcdowell, will conduct worship
services the following week.
Week end visitors in the D. C.
Morris and A. B. Gillian home
were Mr. and Mrs C. j. Sher-
rim, Mrs. c. F. Baptist, Mrs. D.
R Turns, Mrs. Bertha Keezer,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Harris. Mrs.
J. S. Harris. Miss Emma Burke,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Gillian and
Mrs. Walker Gillian and chill
dren. Mr.. Gillian is improving
after being i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey Higgins
and son, Jimmy, were Mr.. and
Mrs S. P. Bailey's guests Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Ham
let's guests Sunday were MIR.
and Mrs. Willard Slayton, Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie Brandon and
children. all of Farmville, and
Clyde Bailey, of Danville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22

Boy Scouts Of America, has set
a value Of SGT .O55 on next years
Boy Scout program. OF this,
SAT .055 is to be derived from
the United Funds and Commu-
nifty Chests Of the Council area,
and the rest, $4,000 from the
Piedmont Area Councils hide
pendent Finance Campaign.
Where Funds Used
Why does Scouting need this
money? It is true, that the over
whelming majority of persons
responsible for m a king the
Scouting program work are vol
unteerS either fathers of boys
IN Scouting or men who were
once Scouts themselves and who
are still interested in aiding the
program.
These $500 volunteers serve
as Scout leaders and assistants,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22

other three young people have al
ready BEGUN new year OF
studies at Medical College of Vir-
GINA and Richmond College.
The E. L. Nearhood family
and Miss Clarice Dale enjoyed
visiting in Tennessee and the
Smoky Mountains last week.
Mrs. Thomas Beasley returned
home Sunday after a week in
Richmond with her son, John
Beasley. his wife and children,
and also visiting her daughter.
Mrs. Wilson Wiley. who was a
patient in Grace Hospital all last
week.
I'm glad to report F. j. Ruder-
shausen is now home after a
bout with pneumonia in Rich
mond hospital.
Miss Mary Lee Warmer re-
turned to her studies at Long
wood College Saturday. She will
be a senior this year
Miss Ramona Dodson was a
week end guest of her parents.
Mrs. J. A. Lawrence and Mrs.
Wayne Bollinger visited Miss
Mary Sheppard Saturday. It's
nice to have her home again
after several days spent in the
Richmond Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Archie Major spent Satur-
day at her home and store in
Chula. 1t was nice knowing she
was able to come back even for
one day after having been sick
for so long.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Dodson
visited her parents, the E. c.
Felts, Sunday night
Little Ann Brandon Beasley
celebrated her seventh birthday
4 few days ahead of time Sum
day SO her maternal grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs E. B. Bran
don, Jr. of Mannboro. and her
paternal grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. c. Beasley of Chula,
could be present. Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac Davis, of Hopewell, visited
the J. w. Beasleys on Sunday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22

the Powhatan Arrow District. An
other Scout and Cub leaders
course will start in January. The
Council offers informal training
to volunteer leaders at all times
when regular classes are not in
session.
Another of the Councils major
function is to provide and super
wise suitable camping areas for
the units in each Of its districts.
To this end, the Council owns
480-acre Camp in Nelson Coun-
ty known as Camp Monocan.
This camp is operated on year
round basis for any and all units
that desire to use it. The Conucil
also operates a Camp at Kerr
Lake known as Eagle Point EX-
plorer Camp.
Constant Planning
An organization which is not
constantly doing things and plan
ming things will fast Wither and
die. and for his reason, the
Piedmont Area Council is con
stantly scheduling new activi-
ties. A few Of such activities for
next year are, Camporees, Scout
Circus, Boy Scout Week pro-
grams, Eagle Scout Dinner, Cub
Pinning program, Patrick Henry
program, Show an-do. Cub Pow
wow. Council and District Ex-
plorer Cabinets, Order of the
Arrow activities, and many 9th
ers.
The Boy Scout program also
call for organization of new units
in all areas Of the Council. This
year the Powhatan Arrow Dis
trlct in organizing IL new
units which will increase the
number of boys in Scouting in
this district to 1920.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22
Deatonville

Sept. p : Mrs. Robert Bell
and Miss Gladys Perrin, Of
Washington, D. c., visited Mrs.
Vester jenkins and Mrs. Chum
Mann and were dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Bell. Satur-
day they went to Burkeville to
spend the night with Mrs. Maude
Orange.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22
Mrs. Florence DOYLE
Gets A Big Surprise

CHULA, Sept. q Mr..
and Mrs. Glen Barnard
Florence and Billy, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Barnard and Caro-
lyn surprise d Mrs. Florence
Doyle on Sunday with a picnic
dinner at THE Oaks" after
which the Glen Barnards took
Florence to Farmville to begin
her junior year at LongWood. The
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22
Helena RubinStein Announces
New Fast Help For Acne Pimples
New Medically Tested
Treatment with Bio. Clear
Drug Discovery
Is Instantly Active

Now you can have fast help
to clear up oiliness, blackheads,
acne pimples with Helena
Rubinstein's s minute medi-
cally tested treatment.
You will see acne pimples
shrink away with instantly &C.
tive io-Clear drug discovery.
You will tone and refine pores
with indications containing
ingredients widely prescribed
by doctors. You can remove un-
slightly oils and blackheads
with a new indicated wash.
You see an improvement even
after just one treatment. You
are guaranteed a clearer,
healthier look in a few short
weeks or your money back.
Helena Rubinstein's new
treatment is such an important
scientific stride, that she offers
you a big LBS savings, so you
can face the coming school
year with new confidence.
Bears Medically Approved Shield
The Medically Approved
Shield on each preparation in
this treatment shows that it
has been medically tested on
girls. boys, men and women
with acne skin.
Helena Rubinstein has spe-
cialized in problem skins since
her early scientific studies.
Her complete Medicated Treat
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medical concept takes just 5
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l. Wash aaOay excess oil and
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This gentle but thorough medi-
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22

Now you take the single most
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BIO-CLEAR is skin-toned for
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22
Miss Singleton
HOnOrs Mrs.
S. A. Overton

DARLINGTON HTS, Sept. 81
Miss Bessie Singleton enter
tanned in honor of Mrs. S. A.
Overton Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-09-22

round the clock use. And even
problem skins sensitive to
some other acne preparations
can use and benefit from BIO
CLEAR and are therefore able
to have the day-in, LAYOUT
treatment so vital in acne care.
Helena RubinStein
Guarantees Results
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The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1961-04-01

to handle problems dealing with
women and children" There
is no reason" emphasized Mrs.
Lisalx, why one of the four
candidates for Constable should
not be a woman" "A woman
brings understanding and con-
sideration to many situations
that male Constables simply can
not cope with successfully" she
continued.
"a great many of the prob
lens which find their way into
our local courts are rooted In
social situations and concern
the welfare of women and chill
dren," she pointed out, land
who has a better comprehen-
sion of these matters than a
woman police officer"
81 am proud, indeed, SAID
candidate Catherine Lisak that
my party, The Progressive Dem
ocrats had the courage and fore
sight to slate a. woman for this
post-and I am especially hon
red that the party selected me
Il.
Townships first Woman Con-
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1961-04-01
Notice Of
Public
Disclosure

The Housing Authority of the
County of Cook is considering
the proposal of Allen L. Wright
and Julius C. Thomas, Jr., a
partnership, doing business as
DR.. Allen L. Wright's Medical
Associates, of 343 S. Dearborn
St., Chicago, Illinois, to enter
into a contract for the sale OF
223 acres of land at the .nter-
section of both and Lydia ave-.
in Urban Renewal Project UR
Ill. II, in Robbins, Illinois.
In accordance with Federal
law, the Redevelopment has fl
ed with the Housing Authority
of the County Of Cook a state
ment identifying its principal
parties and investors. Said state
ment and the proposed rex.e-
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1961-04-01

velopEnent agreement are avail
able for public examination at
the offices of the Housing Au-
thor.ty of the County of Cook
during regular office hours,
which are from $50 am. until
500 PM, Monday thru Friday,
at Suite 1922, 6O8 S. Dearborn
st. Chicago, Illinois. The Hous-
ing Authority of the County of
Cook proposes to consider au-
thorization of the execution of
the proposed agreement on or
after April II, 1861.
Housing Authority of
The County of Cook
Suite 1922 = SOB South
Dea born Street
Chicago 5, Illinois
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Page Il
THE ROBBINS EAGLE
Saturday, April l, 1861

stable"
women have proven" she
continued, that they can do
outstanding jobs in Public Of
flee from the ~. S. Senate to
the Township level. Most city
and states as well as the Fed
eral Government employ women
on police stats = the reco DIS
achieved by women in law en-
forcement work has been ac-
claimed throughout the nation"
sale Mrs. Catherine Lisak in
conclusion.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1961-04-01
TOWNSHIP NEEDS A
WOMAN CONSTABLE

Catherine E. Lisak, candidate
for Constable on the Progress
sive Democrat ticket in the
April Township elections, told
a capacity audience in Oak
Lawn this week that 1.-THE Town
ship needed a woman Constable
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1961-04-01
THANKS

THANKS
Thanks to all who sponsored
the Adline Green Day Dinner
helG Saturday, March Is, 1861:
Mrs. Carrie Overton
Mrs. Suka Martin
Mrs. Sarah Harris
To all of my friends I hope
God will bless you. Thanks to
all of you again.
Evening star., 1961-12-17
Let S Keep Merry
Out Of This, Now!
;8s8sszssz
By ANNE CHRISTMAS
Star Staff Writer

With gritted teeth and fixed smile, members of our
family head into the Joyous Yuetde season with the hope
that maybe our name won't come up
1t is of course futile hope because when ones last
name is Christmas there is small chance of remaining
incognto.
And is from November is until after the January
sales that little brood skulks about urvely attempt
Ing to avoid the simple of ordering delivery
of a package or cashing a check.
"Look" the salespeople squeal at each other "The
name is Christmas! Can you imagne?"
Gee" says the check-out man at the grocery store,
"is that your real name?"
"Well, WELL" the bank telers, you certainly
right in the spirit of the season, aren't you?"
~ Just know you have little girl named Merry"
chuckle the people to whom we are introduced.
We have learned to survive the routine
that little girl named Merry has been dragged just about
far she'll go, insofar family (al boys even
the cat is concerned Now we try to think up answers
the tone growing sharper with each holiday
"Humph" of number snorted recently to
Mrs Burns who made with the inevitable remark, well
children Merry if you'll Red Pepper"
1t is challenge to change this dialogue suit the
naE'e involved but we keep working on it, In the absence
of cutting rejonder have trained ourselves to curl
our upper lips in the semblance of smile.
ones family is apt to participate in the fun
which an alleged part OF having Christmas for name
"Aw. go on and tell them your real name" male
relative advised within easy hearing distance
clerk who was recording charged item felt fortunate
to be allowed to leave the store without platoon of de-
tectives. Ne
Our tribulations limited to the Christmas
When the temperature hits 80 in mid-July people
say to us:
you're certainly out of season today, aren't you?"
Or:
"Its little early for you, isn't t?" ~
We just smile that fixed smile wish could think
up an extremely clever answer. t..t
minor pfall is that lots of people abbreviate the
name Xmas" and then packages what-have
you wind up in file labeled instead of c.
noteworthy, however, that is not readily
forgotten who could forget Christmas-wel he
would be likely to forget home and mother too
To the many questioners who eye suspiciousy and
demand to know where got like that.
anyhow we have one simple. meek reply:
Everybody has to be named SOMEthing"
Evening star., 1961-12-17

from London where Mr..
Hornbeck had Joined them a
year earlier in exile when
newly appointed as our Am
bassador to the Netherlands.
Mrs. Hornbeck received her
summons to join him and
started packing.
NGgTrees
About the same time she
noted a newspaper item
which said that the trees
in Holland had been so deci-
mated by the war there
weren't even enough for kin
dling-an exaggeration she
later learned.
Recalling the artificial
Christmas tree she'd seen in
Woodward & Lothrop the
previous December, she hied
herself to the store and
sought out its decorator, She
identified herself and said
she would like to purchase
one of the 6-foot trees for
the Embassy in the Hague
Evening star., 1961-12-17
DRAMATIC AND FUNNY
Ambassadors Wives Tell
Unique Yu|e Experiences

The store obliged, freshening
up the tree which had COL
lapslble branches. packed it
neatly into a long, narrow
box and presented it to her as
its gift to the Embassy.
A dock strike held up her
sailing so that their belong
ings arrived before she did.
At the end of the long inven-
tory appeared an item, Il
box, 6 feet"
I'D no sooner gotten off
the ship than Stanley Horn
beck asked me, Whatever
do you have in that coffin?',"
recalled Mrs. Hornbeck with
a laugh. "He still loves to
tease me about it."
Mrs. Hornbeck brought her
Evening star., 1961-12-17

own decorations with her
including six crystal reindeer
which she said miraculously
survived the voyage without
getting broken. Not so for
tunate as to have any tree
decorations their first Christ
mas in London were Peru
Wan Ambassador and Mrs.
Berckemeyer.
"1n Peru you know we
don't have a tree; we have
a crib instead. But I love to
have a tree myself" says
California born Mrs. Bercke-
meyer. However, it was 1912
in Britain. You couldn't
find any Christmas tree
decorations in wartime Lon
don," recalled the ENJOYS
wife, so I made my own
from strips of silver paper
and ribbon, and strung col
ored popcorn through the
branches. Yes, I guess it was
a real old-fashioned Christ
mas!"
Unusual Christmas decora-
Evening star., 1961-12-17

day rescuing stranded fami-
lies from a bush fire.
Christmas is usually a hot
summer day Down Under, so
the Beales like most of their
countrymen took to cooler
climes. They were out on
their 35-foot motor cruiser
in Pittwater Bay (Australia'S
Palm Beach, when suddenly
fires broke out in the wood
land all around them. II
guess we evacuated two or
three families to the main
land" recalled Mrs. Beale,
"for they we're on the shore
to which there was no access
Evening star., 1961-12-17

breath, especially when he
reprimanded them for their
sins of the past year"
mo, we haven't attempted
to be so authentic here in
Washington" Mrs. van Roijen
added with a laugh. I'm
afraid if we had st. Nick
come on a horse, he'd get
stuck in a traffic jam before
he ever saw the Embassy"
Our former United States
Ambassador to the Neither
lands and Mrs. Stanley Horn
beck still laugh about what
happened to them their
first Christmas overseas.
World War II was just over
and the Dutch government
had moved back to The Hague
Evening star., 1961-12-17

lights for an outdoor Christ
mas tree at the Embassy.
only after it was lit on
Christmas eve did we dis
cover we were a tourist at
traction" Mrs. Buchanan
recalled. THE only other
outdoor tree was the one in
the city square. Luxem-
bourgers must conserve elec-
tricity as it is much more
precious than it is here.
Every night motorists drove
by to see the tree at the
American Embassy"
Sometimes the urge to pre-
serve Christmas food customs
has led ambassadors wives
into some interesting stu
ations.
When Finnish Ambassador
and Mrs. Seppala came here
three years ago, Mrs. Seppala
had some difficulty in obtain
ing the "lutfisk" which is an
essential part of a Finnish
Christmas dinner. You see
we don't have turkey" ex-
planned Mrs. Seppala. I'VE
have ham baked in rye dough,
and before that a smorgas-
bord which includes the lut-
fisk" The lutfisk is a kind
of Goldfish, dried and treated
in lye (from which it gets its
name) until it becomes white
and jelly-like.
tits very special and very
nice when you get used to it.
said Mrs. Seppala. But when
she first went to the market
to order it, they told her
they'd heard of it but didn't
Chlnk anyone wanted IL. MIS-.
Seppala must have started a
run on lutfisk, because since
then she's learned there's a
demand for it for special
Scandinavian affairs here.
Missing
Most amusing experience
the Jefferson Pattersons had
was in Egypt when he was
United States Charge DAT
faires in Cairo in the late '40s.
Mrs. Patterson invited 100 Of
the Embassy staff to a Christ.
mas turkey dinner with all
the trimmings. But only five
of the six turkeys she'd or
dered arrived on the dinner
table, and about 40 or so of
the $50 individual mince pies
were missing.
Evening star., 1961-12-17

by road. It was exciting but
strenuous"
Explaining that in Aus
tralia when bush fires break
out in scrub country, there
is no attempt to put them out
unless they endanger lives
and property. Lady Beale
added that "at night the
sight of the fire on the hills,
vivid with, flame. was one Of
the loveliest things I've ever
seen. ~.
I'VE may not have had a
white Christmas that day."
she exclaimed, but it GER
tainly was white-hot!"