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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

HOUSE TRAILER-46 #. long,
with front and rear bedrooms.
Price $3.50. F. B. Coin, R 2,
Box 68A, Burkeville. Va.
3-21-3tp (T)
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

SERVICE DEPARTMENT: II II
can be fixed. We can fix 1t. All
work guaranteed. The only thing
cheap aboC' our service is our
price. Farmers Supply Co.,
phone Elk 2-3446, Farmville, Va
list
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

TO BUY corn. on cob or shelled.
Fred Jones. Route 1, Appomat-
tox. Va, phone 3525O5O. 12-9-tf
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28
CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE

REGISTERED HOL STEIN BULL
- Good Blood lines. Four years
Old $3.50. Elk 2-3480. 3-28-4p
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28
FOR SALE


HAY-Mixed hay, good quality,
$40 per ton. R. c. Goodwin, ST..
LY8-4422. Powhatan. Va. 3-14-tf
ADDING MACHINE Burroughs
full key, manual. Call Elk 2-5237.
SLIT
'ORTHO LIQUID ROSE FOOD
Contains chelate agents. Fast
acting. Feeds roots and foliage.
Makes more and larger blooms.
One quart makes 60 gallons.
$1.59. Pruning manual in pic
lures free with each quart. Regu-
lar $1.00 value. j. H. Whitfield
Co. 3-28-1t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28
FOR SALE

ORTHO HOME ORCH r D
SPRAY - Controls many fruit
insects and diseases IL gal. size.
$1.39. "a gal. size $2.49. J. H.
Whitfield Co. 3-28-1t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

FARM = 1918 acres. 5 room
house, water and lights, tobacco
acreage. 5 miles West of Farm
vile on Route Is. Phone Elk
2-51l6. 3-17-4t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

ADDING MACHINES and Type.
writer's. SOuthslje Business Ma.
chimes. Corner Of Main and High
Streets, Farmville. 8-8-tf
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28
HELP WANTED

TWO MEN wanted for local
franchise. No previous expert
ence or capital required. Apply
or write 216 Main Street, South
Boston, Va. 12-3O-tf
FEMALE - Assistant in general
practitioners office, state age,
qualifications and family status.
References required. Box 1903,
Burkeville, Va. 3-24-2t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

EARTHWORM CASTINGS = best
known manure for flowers and
vegetables, SIS per bushel; 10 lbs.
LIS; 5 lbs. $1.0O. Carriers Flower
Shop, Third and Buffalo Street,
Farmville. Phone Elk 2-315l.
3-17-4t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

SCRAM = Ortho Dog Repellent:
Keeps dogs away from shrubs.
flowers. porches and particularly
garbage cans. 8 OF. can powder,
SO cents. Easy to use bomb,
ST 40. j. H. Whitfield Co. 3-28-1t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

GLADIOLA BULBS - Our ship
ment from Holland just arrived.
We invite you to see the most
beautiful selection we have ever
had. All top size bulbs. 70 cents
per dozen. J. H. Whitfield Co.
3-28-lt
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

OR RENT - Wheel chairs hospi.
tai beds. clutches. canes, or sick
room needs. Gray Drug Store.
Farmville. SCOT
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

SHETLAND PONY colt or will
trade for calves. Yukon 1923,
Dillwyn. c. L. Hardiman.. 3-17-4p
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

SHRUBBERY - evergreens and
azalias. Mrs. Fielder Hubbard,
Rice, Va. Phone Elk 2-4550.
1O-11-u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28
SERVICES

SPENCER supports. bras. In
sureS better health, greater COM
fort. Exclusive guarantee, Annie
P utne y, registered corsetiere,
Phone Elk 2-4468. 3-28-1 Op
BEAUTY COUNSELOR - Ex-
elusive Cosmetics. Try them be-
fore you buy them. Annie v. Put
ney, Phone Eek 2-4468. 3-28-2p
SEPTIC TANKS AND DRAIN
FIELDS INSTALLED, ditching
and terracing. Ayers Building
Supply Co., phone Elk 2-39O6,
Farmville, located on old Cum
berland Road, Jackson Heights.
1-17-tf
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-28

APARTMENT-heat and water
furnished. Marshall Burger,
Main Street. 3-1O-1Op
Evening star., 1961-11-17
CompbeII Soup
Plans Outlay
OF $40 Million

CAMDEN, N. j., Nov. IT
(AP). - Campbell Soup Co.
stockholders were told today
the firm will spend over $40
million for new plants, research
and development in the year
ending next July 80.
President w. B. Murphy at
the annual meeting here said
"over $40 million will go toward
capital projects designed to i'm
prove our products. In addition,
he said, there will be another
$40 million in capital projects
for increased capacity and for
improvements in productivity. "
The expenditures will be
about 20 per cent more than
this past year, Mr.. Murphy said.
He noted new plants now are
under construction at Paris,
Tex; Villagran, Mexico, and
Shepparton, Australia, with ex-
pansions at Listowel, Ontario,
Canada; Omaha, Nebr., and
Camden.
Mr.. Murphy said that a third
of the firms $572 million in
sales this year came from
items we did not make 10
years ago."
Evening star., 1961-11-17
10000 Swiss
Riot for Higher
Farm Prices

BERN, Switzerland, Nov. II
CAP).-Rioting Swiss farmers
beSieged the Parliament build
ing for more than two hours
today, repeatedly beating back
police.
Several persons were re-
ported injured before police fl
nally dispersed the rioters with
tear gas and fire hoses.
The farmers were demon
strating for higher food prices.
1t was the first violent demon
Stration in the Swiss capital
since general strike in 1918.
The demonstration began as
an orderly march on Bern by
more than 10000 farmers to
protest against government re-
strictions on increases in the
price of milk, wheat and other
food products.
The farmers came by train
and automobile from all parts
of the country to hear protest
speeches from leaders of the
Swiss Farmers Union on the
federal square, facing the Par
lament building.
The crowd completely filled
the square and roared ap-
piause as speaker after speaker
d enounce d the government
farm policies.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
Alexandra Seeks
To Trim Proposed
Bond Issue

The Alexandria City Council
is studying ways to trim a
proposed bond issue which calls
for $5.7 million to financeNcapi-
tai improvements next year.
City Manager Edward G.
Heatwole, who outlined the
proposal to the council
Wednesday night, said he con-
siderS the total too high.
Mr.. Heatwole plans to meet
with the council to discuss hold
ing the issue within more rea-
sonable limits" The council
hopes to take final action by
the end of the year.
AS it stands now, the bond
proposal allocates $2.4 million
for school Improvements.
New school construction work
would include a $1.3 million
high school in the Midtown re-
newal area, a $448,000 addition
to William Ramsey Elementary
and a $186,000 auditorium at
Parker-Gray High.
Among other items are:
Urban renewal, $400, 1000; street
improvements, $1.2 million;
city hall renovation, $50 900,
and a new fire station, $171 900.
Total cost for all the projects
listed was placed at $14.4 mil
lion. AS of November 3 the
city had on hand $1.2 million
left over from past bond issues.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
District Photo
Files for First
Stock 0fferinq

District Photo, Inc, has filed
a registration statement with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission covering proposed
public offering of 100000 COM
mon shares, its first public
financing.
Terms and price for the
offering will be supplied by
later amendment. 1t includes
10000 shares being sold by the
company and 10000 to be sold
by a principal stockholder.
Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath
is listed as underwater.
District Photo, Inc, is a Dis
trict corporation organized in
July, 1859, as successor to a
photofinishing and wholesale
Photographic supply business
operated by Melvin S. Cohen
as a sole proprietorship from
1949 to 1859. Mr.. Cohen is
president and sole stockholder
Of the company.
Two Firms Merged
In 1859 operations were di-
vided between two corpora
tions, District Photo Service,
Inc, and District Photo Supply
Co. The stock of both were
100 per cent owned by Mr..
Cohen. Last September 80, the
two firms were merged under
the name of District Photo, Inc.
The company processes and
prints black and white and
color Photographic film and is
wholesale distributor for pho
tographic equipment and sup
plies. 1t also operates leased
camera departments in G. E. M.
department stores.
Around $4,000 of the COM
pany'S proceeds will be used
for additional equipment and
plant improvements, and ST.
900 to repay a note issued to
Melvin S. Cohen in September
for his assumption of company
debt to various individuals, the
prospectus said. The balance
will be added to working cap
ital.
No Dividends Paid
/ Up to now the company has
retained earnings in the busi-
ness and has paid no dividends.
Future dividends will be de-
termined in the light of earn
ings, working capital require
ments and other factors, the
prospectus added.
Company sales in three
months ended September 80
totaled $478, 1892, compared with
$404, ,566 a year earlier. Net
income transferred to retained
earnings amounted to $23,190
or IL cents a share on a con-
solidated basis, compared with
I$14,052 or 7 cents a share.
Sales in IL months ended
June 80 amounted to $1,634, 1877
VS.. 81, 1,244,525 in the preceding
year. Net income was $47,129
or "a cents a share VS.. $27, 7,255
or 13 cents a share.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
Dart Drug Profit
Double Year Aoo

Dart Drug had net income of
$76,264 or 1877 cents a share in
six months ended September
80. compared with 1897 or
Sc cents a share in the same
1860 period, President Herbert
H. Haft announced.
While earnings were more
than doubling, sales for the
latest six months expanded to
$3,335.814 from $2,646,98O a
year earlier. Net income before
taxes was $121, Ala VS.. $67,897.
Mr.. Haft said the coming
second period Of the firms fis-
cal year will, as in former
years, produce a still higher net
income than in the first half.
He pointed out the company
now is negotiating for leases of
1000 to $500 square feet,
which is more than double the
average size Of present stores
He also announced the COM
pany has established a new
wholly owned leased depart
ment division. 1t is negotiating
for leased departments in de-
partment stores, transportation
terminals, hospitals, etc.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
Visitors Unit
Pushes Drive
For BONANZA

The Washington Convention
and Visitors Bureau is putting
on a final burst of effort to win
a $4,000 bonanza from Con-
gress.
If the Bureau makes its
$250,000 fund goal this year in
contributions for attracting
more Washington visitors, Con-
gress has promised to kick in
an extra $4,000 as a reward.
the first such appropriation in
history.
Clarence Arata, executive di-
rector of the Bureau, said today
that contributions from Wash
ington area business and indus
try now total about S236,000.
That's why we're stepping up
canvassing. We want TO get it
all wrapped up before middle
cember," he explained.
The Bureau is an arm of the
Washington Board of Trade and
uses the money for films, Etera-
ture, and personal contact with
associations and industry to
attract visitors.
Officials have found a direct
relationship between the bu-
reau's spending and the people
visiting the Capital. In 1851
the bureaus budget was $115.-
900 and more than 3 million
persons visited Washington.
Last year $230,000 was spent
on promotion of the area, and
more than 7 million visitors
were counted. Visitor services
rank as Washington's second
largest industry, exceeded only
by Government spending.
Washington is up against
some stiff competition for the
tourist and convention dollar,
Mr.. Arata noted. Miami and
New York budget about $780,
900 a year apiece for promo
ton, Atlantic City about $780,
600 and even secondary cities
such as Las Vegas and st. Louis
are in the tug-of-war.
The bureau has enlisted VOL
unteer help from a number of
organizations such as Florence
Sanders Associates, sales pro-
motion firm. in its push for
the $250,000 mark.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
PEOPLE
BUSINESS

George d. Lamont has been
named vice president and a
director of H. L. Smith Co.,
investment securities and fl
nancial counsel, with offices in
College Park, Md.
Charles P. Rouse has been
appointed as a registered rep
resentative of Switzer g. Co.,
Silver Spring securities dealer
Earl w. Allen of Silver
Spring has been named gen.
eral manager for Dental Corp
of America. He has been as
sistant manager of the Wash
ington firm.
COmdr. Paul ]. Kidding
USN retired, who was assigned
to this area before his recent
retirement, has been named
to the long-range military
planning staff of Bendix Corp.
with offices in Detroit.
Robert F. Coll, former Wash
ington news reporter, has
joined the staff of Henry j
Kaufman & Associates, Wash
ington advertising and public
relations firm.
Prince Georges Plaza, SUBJ
urban shopping center, has
named Impact Advertising
Agency, Inc, to handle its
radio and television ads.
Evening star., 1961-11-17

an increase of 2.4 per cent
from $72, ,7O3. .083 a year earlier.
The profits picture showed
further improvement from the
50 weeks ended July 20, for
which Mr.. McBrier reported a
decrease in profits amounting
to 6.3 per cent, compared with
a year ago. For So weeks ended
April 90, net profit was down
10 per cent.
A factor in the lower earn
ings so far this year has been
the heavy winter of December,
January and February when
sales Jagged far behind and
costs continued as usual.
The interim figures are un-
audited and are subject to
change or adjustment, Mr.. Nc
Brier emphasized.
Speaking at the Harvard
Graduate School of Business
Administration in Cambridge,
Mass, yesterday. Mr.. Brier pre-
dicted staggering changes" in
retailing efficiency as a result
of electronic computer tech
niques.
Computers will multiply the
effectiveness of store manage
ment many times, he declared.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
Radio Corp. Head
Sells Shares

NEW YORK, Nov. II (AP)
John L. Burns, president of
Radio Corp, of America, has
sold l7,443 shares of common
stock in the company, the New
York Stock Exchange reported.
This left him with 1000
shares.
The information was con-
tained in reports of changes in
the share-holdings of officers,
directors and large shareholders
as required by the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Bush Terminal Co. sold all of
its 521 900 common shares of
General Cigar Co.
Gibralter Enterprises, Inc.
bought 2,400 common shares of
Seiberling Rubber Co., increas-
ing its holdings to 126,985
shares.
John L. Wilson, chairman
and president of Universal
Match Corp, sold $4,000 COM
mon shares of the company,
reducing his holdings to 22,250
shares. Ernest Oliver, jr., a di-
rector, sold 10000 shares, reduc-
ing his holdings to 40,039
shares.
Evening star., 1961-11-17

a tactical error. He tried to
speed the bill by asking unani-
nous consent on the House
floor, and a lone opponent,
Representative Gross, Repub-
lican of Iowa, a confirmed
budget-cutter, objected to the
$500.000 price tag.
Mr.. Miller, who is author
of the bill, has some blue
chip scientists and soldiers
backing him. DR.. Edward Tel
Ter warned last year that Rus
sia, which adopted the system
in 1927, is talking a common
language of measures with neu-
trails while we still must trans
late our inches and yards.
The Army decided 10 years
ago to abandon its dual sys-
tenn of describing weapons in
inches and millimeters and be-
gan applying metric units to
all weapons. 1t will complete
the changeover for all phases
including fire direction by jan
uary !, 1866.
los Easier Than l2S
Actually, American have
been accustomed to metric
terms in some fields for a long
time. Camera film, for exam
pie, comes in 8, 16 and 35
millimeter sizes. When Rafer
johnson won the Olympic de-
cathlon, running in the 100,
Evening star., 1961-11-17
By TRUMAN r. TEMPLE
Star staff Writer

After ITO years of mulling
it over, Uncle Sam is begin
ming to think seriously about
dropping inches and yards in
favor of the metric system.
The cost of the switch will
be staggering, engineers say.
But a body of scientists and
businessmen have gathered i'm
preSsive arguments in favor.
The most immediate fact is
the success of the European
Common Market and our de-
sire to sell more goods there.
Most of Europe has been on
meters more than a century,
and the headaches of convert
ing millimeters to thousandths
of an inch in handling YAM
kee products has long plagued
importers, to say nothing of
repairmen.
More than this. the future of
our trade around the globe is
affected. Today go per cent Of
the worlds population either
uses the metric system or is
in the process of changing over
to it, according to a recent re-
port by the House Science and
AstronauticS Committee.
Japan, one of our best Gus
toners, adopted it in 1853.
After breaking away from the
British Empire, India switched
to it three years ago. Tiny
Liechtenstein has used it since
1876.
Move Slated in Congress
When Congress reconvenes
in January, supporters plan to
push for a House vote on the
monumental change.
The committee enthusiastic
ally indorSed a bill this year
calling for a three-year study
of how the new weights and
measures system could be put
into general use. But Repre-
sentative George P. Miller,
Democrat of California, made
Evening star., 1961-11-17
Earnings

American Motors in year
lended September 80 earned
S23,578,894 or $l.31 a share VS..
$48,243,361 or $2.68 in 1860.
Metro GOldwyn Mayer in
year ended August 81 earned
$12,676.516 or $500 a share VS..
| I$9,594,908 or 1888 a share in
1860.
Chi. g. N. w. Rwy. in 10
months ended October 81
earned $3,653,783 VS.. a loss of
$2,336,295 in 1860 period.
wabash Railroad in 10
months ended October 81
earned $3,174,925 or S1O.2l a
share VS.. $3,279,857 or $1O.55
in 1860 period.
Kaiser Industries in 8 months
ended September 80 earned
$2,377.000 or five cents a share
VS.. $4,366,000 or 13 cents in
1860 period.
NatOmas Co. 8 months ended
September 80 earned $1,746,7 ,718
or SIS cents a share VS.. $1,741,-
229 or SIS cents in 1860 period.
First National Stores in "A
weeks ended September 30
earned $1,976,144 or $1.21 a
share VS.. $1,785,387 or $1.09
in 1860 period.
Delaware g. Hudson Co. in
10 months ended October 81
earned $1,136,179 or 70 cents
a share VS.. $886,844 or 54 cents
in 1860 period.
Cont. Vending Machine in
8 months ended June 80 earned
$1,382,536 or "a cents a share
VS.. a loss of $838,585 in 1860
period.
Atlantic Refining Co. in 9
months ended September 80
earned $31, ,699 or 1888 a share
VS.. $27, ,405 or 1922 in 1860
period.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
Dividend Declared
By First Yirdinin

Directors Of First Virginia
Corp. have declared a dividend
of 7 cents a share on Glass A
and Glass B stock, it was an
nounced by Edwin T. Holland,
president and board chairman.
The dividend will be paid
January 2. 1862, to holders of
record at the close December 5.
A dividend Of the same amount
was declared a year ago.
This raised First Virginia's S
declarations for 1861 to IL cents
a share as a payment of 5
cents a share was made August
1e. In 1860, the corporation
declared a 2 per cent stock divi-
dend at midyear and 7 cents a
share cash at the year end.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
Emertron Shares
Will Be Offered

Stockholders of Emerson Ra-
dio are being offered rights to
subscribe for $4,000 shares of
Emertron, Inc, common stock.
The subscription price is IS
a share for each seven Emerson
shares of record on November
Is. F. EberStadt & Co. heads
the group underwriting the
offering. Rights expire Novem-
Der 80.
After the rights offering is
completed. Emerson Radio will
still hold about 86 per cent of
the outstanding two million
Emertron shares.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
D. c. Bank Debts
Well Above 1860

Washington bank debts to-
tailed $40. $4,000 in the
first ten months of this year,
a gain of IL per cent from
$18, ,583, ,089,000 in the same
1860 period. the Federal Re-
serve Board reported.
October debts Of $2,264, $780,
900 were up 18 per cent from
81, 300, ,748,000 in October last
year.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
Financial General Net
Jumps 35.3 Per Cent

Financial General Corp,
which owns control of five area
banks and many other proper
ties, had net earnings of $2,516,-
426 in the first nine months of
this year, a jump of 35.3 per
cent from 81 1850, ,3o3 in the same
1860 period, it was announced
last night by President George
Olmstead and Board Chairman
Arthur j. Morris.
The larger earnings were
equal to "a cents a share, COM
pared with II cents a share a
year ago, after adjustment to
reflect the S per cent stock
dividend in December, 1860.
In addition to consolidated
Evening star., 1961-11-17
TALKING OF BUSINESS
US. Studies Shift to Metric System
AS Aid in Common Market Ties

400 and 1,500-meter races, the
terms needed no explanation.
The House Committee report
noted that a number of Ameri-
can industries, such as makers
OF pharmaceuticals, have con-
verted and others including the
chemical industry, are planning
a changeover.
People have been arguing a
long time for abandoning our
duodecimal system, meaning
multiples of IL as in IL inches
to the foot, SO to the yard,
on the ground that los are
so much easier to handle.
"a meter is a bit longer than
1887 inches. 1t also is intended
to be, and very nearly is, one
ten-millionth of the distance
from the equator to the North
Pole.)
AS early as 1890, Thomas JET
ferson as Secretary of State,
suggested putting measure
ments on the same easy deci-
NAL scheme governing our cur
rency. But remedial bills have
lost repeatedly.
Opponents often argued that
the effective date followed toe
close on the heels of the pro-
posed law, working a hardship
on industry. The current bill
would avoid that by merely
calling for a study.
England Studies Shift
The time-honored inch is not
the only Anglo-Saxon meas
urement currently under pres
sure. Only a few days ago Eng
land was reported studying q
switch to a decimal coinage like
ours. The reason is the same,
Britain wants to share Com
mon Market prosperity, ever
if 1t means giving up the pound
($2.80), half-crown (35c) anC
shilling (14c)-not to mention
the siXpence piece (7c) and the
farthing, the last now so small
and irregular it's just a figure
of speech.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Nov. II (APl. CUSDA).
Hogs $500; active, butchers steady
to 25 higher; sows strong to 25
higher: good shipping demand and
early clearance; mixed 1-2 19O-225
lb. butchers 16.50-l6.6O; around 40
head 1-2 PA. lbs. at 1875: mixed
1-3 and % 100000 lbs. 15-75-1625;
% 240-2SO lbs. l5.50-16.00; mixed
1-3 and 2-3 34O-60O ID. sows 1866
1880. a few loads around 500 lbs.
1900; shippers took 1000.
Cattle 300; calves none; fresh
receipts include three loads slaughter
steers. balance of supply mostly cows
a few sales slaughter steers and COWS
mostly steady: not enough Of any
other class on offer to test market;
three loads mixed choice and prime
1,15O-1.3OO b. steers $500; a few
cutter and utility cows 13.50-16.75;
Gamers 11.75-13.50.
Evening star., 1961-11-17

net earnings, Financial General
had a gain from sale of =
curities amounting to 81 ,096, 1886
or Al cents a share, the quar-
terly report said. This con-
trasted with a nominal loss
from sale of securities a year
earlier.
Net assets on September 80
were equivalent to $17.43 a
share, compared with S14.78 a
share at the end Of 1860. an
increase of $2.65 a share in the
nine months, the report pointed
0I1t
Evening star., 1961-11-17
Arlington Trust
To Distribute Bonus

Directors Of Arlington Trust
Co. yesterday approved distri-
button of a bonus of one
months salary to all active
officers and employees who have
been with the institution one
year or more, President Ernest
D. Wilt announced.
The amount to be given an
employe with service of less
than one year will be deter
mined on a prorated basis. AS
in past years, the bonus will be
distributed in December.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
Litton Buys Firm
NEW YORK, Nov. /

NEW YORK, Nov. II (AP)
-Litton Industries has ar
ranged to buy Aero Service
Corp, a Philadelphia aerial
survey concern, in a stock
transaction, the two companies
jointly announced. Terms were
not disclosed.