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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21

ABC board, will be open Mon
day as usual. but will observe
Dec. Is and 26 as holidays.
Farmville stores will be open
all day Monday, and some will
be open until 9 p. m. Christmas
eve. The closing time on Christ
mas eve is optional with each
store according to the schedule
adopted by the Retail Trade
Committee. Some stores will
close at their regular time, $50,
in order to give their employees
Christmas eve at home. Others
will observe longer hours to
help the last minute shoppers.
The post office will be open
all day Saturday, and will OBJ
serve regular working hours on
Monday. The regular hours will
find the service windows open
from $50 am. to 5 pm.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21
Pre-H0liday
Leaf Income
Here $S56,2O5

The Farmville Tobacco Mar
ket auctioned 800, 100 pounds of
leaf Monday and Tuesday to
bring the season sales total to
2.183 ,282 pounds as the market
closed for a 2O-day Christmas
holiday.
The fourth week average of
$38.48 was down Sc cents over
the previous week. but for the
season the general floor average
is $39 "a. That is high enough to
make the 1862 crop among the
highest in prices at this half
way point in the marketing sea-
son.
Pounds Lower
This years total poundage,
however, is 1876 ,348 pounds be-
low that marketed up to the
holiday closing a year ago. This
has led some experienced OBJ
servers to be confirmed in their
opinion that the 1862 crop, which
runs to the thin leaf variety,
will not have the anticipated 10
million pounds-plus total weight
of government forecasts.
A good many farmers are re-
porting that they just did not
get their accustomed pounds
per-acre production with this
crop.
IA Days Sale
The IA days of 1862 auctions
over the four-week sales period
have crossed farmers $685.. 205.
That is $50 .642 below a.. year
ago. despite a higher average.
because of the smaller weight
Of offerings.
The marketlngS have consist
ed Of 2.062. 1853 pounds of dark
fired leaf averaging $39. "a. and
an additional 100. 424 pounds of
sun : cured tobacco averaging
$31. 89. A year ago at the holi-
day closing, the sun-cured aver
age was $34. 81, or 1922 higher
than this years.
= Little change in prices for the
various grades was III evidence
this week OIL the market. De
mand weakened slightly. but
good quality Leaf continued to
hrns high averages.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21
$4,000 Required
To Give Police
Exclusive Band

The radio airways just about
match American highways for
congestion. and the critical point
is the Police frequency band.
That's why Farmville and
Prince Edward county must
soon spend A,40O as their share
in helping the nation untangle
the knot.
The Federal Communications
Commission, which regulates
and assigns use of the radio
megacycle spectrum has es-
tablished new procedures which
require localities to obtain new
sendirg and receiving equip
ment.
Essence c. the new regulation
is that henceforth separate fire.
Quencies will be assigned the
four major division of municipal
communications. These are pc
lice. fire, public works and To-
cal government.
Formerly All One
Heretofore, most all of the traf-
fic in the four divisions has been
sent out or received over one
frequency, the police band. This
has permitted localities to be
operational in communications
at the least cost. Farmville, for
example, had been able to
handle RADIO traffic over one
base control station with all po-
lice cars, fire trucks and pub
lie works trucks and vehicles US
ing the same frequency.
Now all the others must get
off the police band, leaving
what communications specialists
call the life and death ur-
gency in law enforcement on its
own exclusive frequency with
out being slowed by radio traf-
flee from other divisions.
The FEC set a deadline of
November 1868, for the changes
to be in effect across the ma
ton. Municipal and county au-
hQrities here decided to accom-
plish~the task now.
Change Next Month
The changeover here will be
accomplished next month.
The new regulations permit
smaller communities to operate
on two bands, the exclusive po-
lice band and all others operat-
ing on the frequency assigned
to local government. Thus here,
Continued on Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21

Prince Edward county farm
ers will take $500 acres of
winter wheat out Of production
under the special 1868 voluntary
wheat program.
Donald c. CAN'T. manager of
the county Agricultural Stabili-
cation ard Conservation Serv-
ice office, announced today that
4l2 farms had signed up under
the program. part of a national
plan aimed at reducing surplus
production and storage costs.
The diverted acreage must be
devoted to an approved conser-
walton use. The sigr-up deadline
for 1868 participation was De-
cember IA.
CAN'T said that the program
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21

another farm surplus program
administered by the ASCS.
This program offers compen-
sating payments to farmers for
taking corn, barley and grain
sorghums out Of production. This
land, too, must be devoted to
nonprOductive conservation Use.
This will be the third annual
program TO reduce feed grain
SURPRISES. This year farmers di-
Verted d total Of 2,137 acres Of
corn; 355 acres of barley, and
Is acres of grain sorghum. The
1862 feed grain payments totaled
about $4,000.
The ACP Program in the
county, under which farmers are
provided partial federal pay
ments on the cost of starting
conservation practices, amount
ed to S3S.328. CAN'T also said.
There we're 36s farms getting
such assistance. Among the APP
proved practices this year was
forestry seeding planting. which
doubled its share of the total
program. Permanent pasture.
strips and ponds are other ap-
proved practices.
Last year. the combined total
OF payments to farmers under
the wheat and feed grain pro-
grams was S162. 280.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21
Bottles Groundhos
Crusader Finds Farm Price Squeeze
Has Unwanted Aid In Animal World

crafty invader.
Alert as Deer
I've never heard Of one be-
ing made a pet. and that says a
lot Dlckerson says. As game
for the hunter. he adds, the
grounding is a slick opponent.
too. Hes alert as a deer. and
100 yards is about as close as
you'll get to one" he says.
That's why the scope comes in
handy on his rifle.
Most people just don't have
the patience required to sue
cesSfully stalk the woodchuck.
but time and effort will repay
the farmer" he claims.
The 1856 graduate at Farm
vile High School has a pet
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21
Battles Groundhos
BY JOHN STICK

Like every farmer. RAYMOND
DlckerSon knows what the prlce
squeeze is. all about. Unlike
many Of them he Is doing some
thing about a ''crltter' he
claims is compromising the prob
lem the grounding.
The 25-year-cld Pamplln gen.
eral farmer has found the best
answer he knows for the willy
thief Who always picks the fat
test melon for his feast a
% rifle with a scope sight.
Dickerson as fair a sports
man as any true admrer Of ma
ture and the great out-of-doors.
believes he is right in a per-
sonal crusade to set more peo-
pie to rid themselves of tie
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21
B. V. Noble Wins
National Honor As
Insurance Agent

AMELIA, Dec. 20 The re-
election of B. Vaughan Noble OF
the B. Vaughan Noble Agency,
Richmond, to membership in the
Live Members Club has been
announced by N. c. Flanagan,
President of LumbermenS Mutu-
al Casualty Company. Mr.. Noble
is the son of c. I. Noble, OF
Amelia county.
The club is an honorary or
ganiZation Of Lumbermens rep
resentatives who have excelled
in sales. service to clients and
standards of professional
achievement.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21
Backside Of House
Burned Thursday

A fire Thursday morning at
Ills burned the kitchen and
hack side OF a residence at 400
N. Virginia street.
The fire seemed to have start
ed either III the kitchen or In a
small wood-storage room at the
rear of the house.
The F'armville Volunteer Fire
Department arrived shortly aft
er the blaze was reported and
had the fire under control within
a few minutes. Shingles had to
be torn from the rear of the
house as the fire was conferred
in the rafterS beneath the shin
giles.
Most Of the damage TO the in
side Of the house was caused
by smoke and water.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21
Watershed Dam
Sites 5, 6 And Z
Cleared For Work

The Buffalo Greek Watershed
project in Prince Edward
county was given a significant
step forward this week with the
obtaining Of all easements for
three more Of the nine dams
called for in the "a. 700-acre de-
velopment.
H. E. Lacy, county conser-
vationist, announced today that
the latest easements . legal
rights Of entry and maintenance
for government technicianS and
equipment on the private land
involved have cleared Dam
Sites 5, 6 and 7.
The dam and permanent pool
have already been constructed
at Dam Site No. 2. Two weeks
ago, all easements were obtain
ed for Site No. l.. Lacy de-
scribed the work of getting the
few remaining easements for
he last four sites as moving
right along, now
Dam Structures 5, 6 and 7
will be constructed On the three
branches that unite to form the
upper end Of Buffalo Creek
south Of Darlington Heights.
They are sometimes referred to
IS the North, Middle and South
Forks of Buffalo Creek.
They will have permanent
lakes, or excess water storage
pools, running between nine and
20 acres in size. Next major
step will be engineering surveys
at the three sites to gather the
data required for proper con
struction.
The current project on Prince
Edwards first watershed devel-
opment is STRENGTHENING work
on a five-mile stretch of Lockett
Creek 1eloW the one constructed
dam, No. 2. Gardiner Ditching
Co., Hllsvile, is doing the work
,nder a S30,710 contract.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21
Santa To Visit
Dillw yn Friday

Santa Claus will be in Dill
wyn, Friday evening, Dec. q.
a. 7:30 pm. He will be escorted
through town on the fire truck.
After his appearance in Dill
wynn, there will be a carol sing
at the fire house.
Santa's visit is the result of a
special invitation from the
Buckingham County Volunteer
Fire Department.
DillWyn stores will be open
until 9 pm.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21

tai state income tax deducted
from your wage or salary by
him during the year preceding.
You will file a copy of this
statement with your state income
tax return to your commissioner
of the revenue as heretofore, be-
tween January l ard May /.
Continued on page u
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21
Stores Will Open All Day Monday,
But Most Offices Will Be Closed

Most Of the state. county and
town offices will be closed this
Monday, Dec. "a. Governor AL
bertis Harrison. by proclama-
ton, has declared this to be a
legal holiday.
The offices to be closed will
include such county offices as
the clerks office commissioner
Of the revenue. treasurer's Of
flee, etc.
The town office will also be
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21

closed all day by order of the
town council.
Although it is a legal state
holiday. all three of Farmville's
banks will be open Monday until
noon.
The state owned ABC stores,
operating under direction of the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21
New FEC Radio Regulations
To Bring Municipal Changes
4 CHRISTMAS CAROL

heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, fomiIior carols play,
And Wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, goodwill to men!
And thought how, as the day had come,
The beIfries Of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
OF peace on earth, goodwill to men!
Till, ringing, singing on its way
The world revoIved from night to doy,
A voice, q chime.
A chant sublime
OF peace on earth, goodwill to men!
by Henry Wodsworth LonefeIIow
From "Christmos Bell"
Nay All Our Readers Thrill
To the chant sublime this
Christmas, 1862.
The Herald Stoff
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21

Newcomb Auto Parts continued it's annual Christmas gift
donation in behalf of its patrons, to Southside Community
Hospital The substantial gift is made in behalf of the
customers OF Newcomb Auto Parts, rather than the company
sending out small gifts to each customer. Shown above. at left,
Is W. Earl Wills, administrator of the hospital, accepting a
Hi-Lo bed from Hunter E. Coffey. manager of Newcomb
AUTO farts. Inc hospital bed is complete with mattress and
sle rals and a bedside cabinet. 1t is adjustable from a low
OF IL inches to a high p inches. Gifts over the past years
have included many important and necessary items Of equip
ment for the hospital. I'VE appreciate the thoughtfulness Of
Newcomb Auto Parts" Willis said. these gifts are extremely
valuable to the hospital and the people we serve Throughout
S0uthside Virginia"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21
No Herald Tuesday

NJ HeTdIU ueSudy
To observe the Christmas hcli-
days, there will be no Herald
published the first If the week.
Tuesday, Dec. IS. However. the
Herald will be published as
usual starting with the regular
edition for Friday. Dec. 20.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-21
Withholding
State Tax Withholding
Tax Load Spread Seen Better

BY acts Of the General Assem-
bly, of the Commonwealth of Vir-
glnia, 1862. certain important
changes were made in the State
OF Virginia income tax law
which will affect. in one way
or another. every taxpayer of
Virginia income tax.
Principal among the changes
made are the adoption Of an in
come tax Withholding system,
and second, a requirement that
certain income taxpayers file
declarations of extimated tax.
This is the first OF three arti-
cles on Virginia's new state ill.,
come tax Withholding procedure.
Written by william j. ellis, Jr.,
commissioners Of revenue in
Prince Edward county. the Sc
rles Will include subsequent ar
tlcies on the required filing OF
declaration Of estimated tax by
some taxpayers, and how the
new law pertains to farmers.
Next issue: filing declarations.
Neither Of these innovations in
volve any increase in individual
income tax rates.
One desirable objective ex-
pected TO be achieved is a
spreading Of the tax load. many
t%ranSients will now participate
In the states tax program who
formerly, IN the same circurn-
stances. would not have taken
part simply because they moved
on. perhaps irnocelItly enough.
to addresses unknown in other
states.
This article will review fea-
lures of the new tax withhold
ing system as it will affect en-
plOyeeS. 1t is not Intended to be
in great. detail. and will leave
many questions TO be answered.
Tax Table Guide
Beginning January /. 1853, if
you are working for an EN-
ployer, unless you are Que Of
Evening star., 1962-12-25
Her Art Iphobet Ranges
From Ceramics to WeIdinq

versity was intrigued with
the thought Of having his
first and only woman pupil
in the Welding class, I was
allowed to participate in a
seminar intended for stu
dents of physics and engi-
neering."
Since 1t was impossible to
do sculpture or ceramics in
their apartment she started
on tapestries and rya rugs.
For more than a year she
worked on q stitchery called
"Mardrom," creating three
dimensional effects by using
as many as five layers Of lin
en-, black tulle or stitching.
This was selected for the
Smithsonian show, and was
one of 286 entries chosen
from nearly 5000 submitted
to appear in the national
Evening star., 1962-12-25

and her maternal GRANDPA
ther was a painter.
She studied at the Charles
University in Prague, had
had several years Of painting
study and some training in
sculpture at the Sorbonne be-
fore she came to Washing
ton in 1946. At that time she
was a member Of a Czech
UNRRA mission, but was
transferred to the office Of
the Commercial Attache at
the Czechoslovakian EN-
baSSy.
In 1948, after the Commu-
mist coup in .Czechoslovakia,
she was granted political asy-
lum here, and later became
an American citizen.
While in Washington, she
and q young computer spe-
cialist, Raymond Wishner.
we're married in 1851. Short
ly after their marriage they
moved to his home town of
Chicago and lived there for
seven years. She studied ce-
ramics and sculpture at the
Chicago Art Institute and be-
came a practising" or pro-
Evening star., 1962-12-25

fessional craftsman in the
area.
Many Of her imaginative
abstract stoneware reliefs and
sculptures are represented in
private collections. She
taught and exhibited widely
- presenting q one-man
show at the Chicago Main
Library, winning honor
awards, having her work Sc
lected for the annual sum-
mer art exhibit at the Ra-
vinia Casino Concerts, the
Chicago Art Institute, Evan
ston Art Center, various art
galleries, and participation in
numerous group shows.
She belongs to the Ameri-
can CraftSmen's Council and
is also q professional men,
Der Of Designer Craftsmen.
Broaden Scope
Believing that "if a person
works in one or two related
media, 1t is necessary to try
others to broaden the scope,
Maria Wishner has many
current projects. They in
clude the rather recently de-
Evening star., 1962-12-25
Embassy
Hero

For the first time since its
establishment, the Philippine
Embassy here win present a
play about the life and death
of DR.. Jose Rizal, who died
in martyrdom, at the age Of
35 on December 30, 1895.
The play, ITO Perish That
You May Live" Of Manuel
A. viray, First Secretary and
Cultural Affairs Officer Of
the Embassy, will be per-
formed at Trinity Colleges
Notre Dame Auditorium at
$3.50 pm. on the 30th, the
seth anniversary of the death
Of the Philippine national
hero,
Evening star., 1962-12-25

veloped solder sculpture. d.
rect carving in stone and
wood, and gathering hard
ware from a wrecked house
for a welded Junk sculp-
ture," plus work on abstract
stoneware panels for use in
architecture.
With dark eyes sparkling,
dynamic brunette Maria
Wishner admits she enjoys q
challenge, and fills her days
with a whirlwind artistic pace
which might leave many
breathless.
Evening star., 1962-12-25

For about five months we
were mute, walking around
with a dictionary in hand to
supplement our sign Ian
guage. Finally we managed to
break the sound barrier -
the children acquired their
first playmates and we began
to get around in the commu-
nifty without using our Ian
guage-props. BY the time we
left, our Marc, now almost
seven, and Joseph, nine, had
a true Swedish accent while
their parents spoke Swedish
fluently with q true Ameri-
can accent"
Learned Welding
"I thought 1t would be
helpful to my sculpture to
know welding and since the
Welding Master at the uni
Evening star., 1962-12-25
BY JOAN TIMBERLAKE
Contributing Writer

Recently returned from
two and one-half years in
Sweden is ceramist-sculptor
Maria zakova Wishner. There
she added to her art talents
such varied abilities as weld
ing and tapestry-making.
The Wishners were one Of
four families sent there by
RCA while Raymond Wishner
did computer research. 1--WE
wanted to see how well our
family could adjust to Swe-
dish life. so decided to live as
much as possible like q ma
tive family"
"In spite Of the housing
shortage we were lucky to
find an apartment in Valling-
by, a modern suburb Of
Stockholm, where we were
the only American family"
Evening star., 1962-12-25

competition show. Fiber,
Clay, Metal, U. s. A." - now
embarked on a Nationwide
museum tour.
When the Wishners re-
turned to Washington they
wanted to find a home in
quiet surroundings with a bit
of untouched nature around
to remind them of the way
they lived in Sweden. They
found it in Glen Echo
Heights on one of the hills
overlooking the Potomac. The
outside of the house is dec
GRATED with several of Maria
Wishner's free-standing ter
ra Gotta sculptures and q re-
lief in metal mounted on q
weathered board made from
railroad ties.
Art Interest
A native Of Prague, Czech
oslovakia, she comes from q
family where interest in art
was a part Of everyday living.
Her mother was a collector
Of painting and sculpture;
her close relative the famed
Czech sculptor, Jan Stursa,
Evening star., 1962-12-25

Boys handsome cotton pop
lin suit with Teddy Bear and
Wagon" knit trim. Lined in
Orion oeNlic. Pants ocetote
quilt lined. Matching helmet.
2-3-4.
Girls Black Wotch suit In
Galley lord cotton plaid.
eleor color points. Orion
oeYlie lining; novelty knit
yoke; bonnet. 2-3-4, also
other styles in the group.
Evening star., 1962-12-25

80
12.ss
Wonderful TO snuggle into, this
MoIden coot' toilored in wool,
lined with cozy ocndie pile. Huge
collar forms hood; wooden but
tons. Loden or eroy. 8-l4.
slacks for sporty look
ass
Topered style shown in redIgreen
plaid, all wool. Other choices
labeled for fobrie content. a-l4.
Evening star., 1962-12-25

Ass

Ambassador Stripe" motif
briehtens little boys 3-piece
snow suits in cotton popIin,
snvely lined with OrIon0
ocfylic pile. BY Tidykins.
Handsome cop trimmed red
and white. Navy. 4-6x, Also
Others.
Evening star., 1962-12-25
cozy Eskimo jacket

Girls will love Il. rs warm oS
toost light In weight Of long,
weotins orlon0 . .oeYIle pile with
authentic trim. lomb fur fromes
hood; oeetoie lining. When wet
hang TO dry. Blue. beige. red in
group. 7-l4.
Evening star., 1962-12-25
the boy coat for little girls
loss

Little girls classic in s5ss
WOOL 1917 comeI hair. DoU-
ble-breosted, half belt in
back and kick pIeot. For in
between Temperatures, Or
lonS ocYlic lining zips out.
Camel, navy. 4-6x.
Evening star., 1962-12-25
14.ss
snug snow suit for girls

14'Ss
"Snowfloke", little girls: q
piece style with convertible
split collar hood. BY Tidykins.
All nyIon with OrIon0 ocyIic
pile lining, lustre stretch
ski points. Blue or red. 4
Ok. Other styles in group.
Evening star., 1962-02-11

ROADWAY can be a bright,
X colorful, melodious world
IL filled with opportunity, re-
wards and adulation.
Viewers will discover that anew
Sunday night when NBC presents an
hour-long special, 1.-The Broadway of
Lerner and Loewe."
It stars Robert Goulet, Maurice
Chevalier, Richard Burton, Julie An
drews, Stanley Holloway and the
composing team of Alan Jay Lerner
and Frederick Loewe.
But success can be a two-edge
sword as Goulet, the Sir Lancelot of
"Camelot," has come to realize.
The handsome 2S-year-old baritone
with the twinkling blue eyes has
gained overnight fame in America.
It has brought him tempting offers
from movies, television, supper clubs
and other Broadway producers.
For the most part, he has not had
the time to accept them.
my two-year contract ends on Oct.
g." Goulet explains. when it's up,
l leave the show. Then I'll be free to
do some of these other things. l open
at the Persian Room in the Plaza on
Nov. 2. After that my manager wants
me to do Las Vegas, then maybe
movie.
but if had it to do all over again
I'd sign a lO2-year contract for Cam
elot.' That, after all, was my big
break, my first Broadway show.
When you face opportunity you say
Hello a bit nervously, then you
realize what you have and you en-
brace it,
Some of his more enthusiastic ad-