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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Vances Return
From Trip
To Tennessee

GUINEA MILLS, July 12-Mr.
and Mrs. Baine Vance have
returned from Seiverville, Tenn,
after a weeks vacation there
visiting relatives. They also stop
ped in Bristol to visit the Ben
Smith family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Wilson are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of their first child, a son,
born July 6 at Southside Hos
pital. Roland Ford Wilson, Jr.,
and mother are doing nicely and
hope to be home soon.
Mrs. Paul Erwin returned
home Wednesday, after nearly
four weeks in the hospital as a
result Of a fall while painting in
her home.
John Wood is a patient in
Southside Community Hospital.
We hope he will soon be better
and home again.
Recent visitors of Miss Paul
inc Ccrson were Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Flippen. of Ashland.
Mr. and Mrs. Junior Jamerson
and daughter were accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Latham
and Mrs. Ami, Baldwin and
Buck, to Richmond, Sunday. The
BaldWins were guests of the Cal
vim Baldwin family. of Sands
ton, and the Latham's and jam
arSon's were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clay Latham.
Peggy Hedrick, oeth Blanton
and Jean Metzger re spending
the week at All Camp at Holt
day Lake in Appomattox.
Spending sometime with Mrs.
j. B. Blanton is her sister, Mrs.
w. A. Addleman. of New Or
leans, La. Also Mr.. and Mrs.
Eddie Smith called on Sunday.
Mrs. John Vance spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Goforth,
of Hampden-Sydney.
Robert ToWe, of Richmond.
spent a part of last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Rowe.
Mrs. Dennis Wallace and son.
of Kenbridge. spent a day re-
Gently with Mr.. and Mrs. H. H.
Moorefield.
Enjoying birthday dinner
Sunday, in honor of Mrs. Leslie
Love and Peggy Hedrick were
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Vance:
Mrs. Lee Moorefield, Penny,
Windy. Martha, and Jim and Mr..
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Miscellaneous Bridal Shower
HOnOrs Mrs Don deKrafft

AMELIA. July II = Mrs. w.
c. Draucker and Miss Beverley
Draucker honored Mrs. Don
Madison deKrafft, of Amelia,
with a miscellaneous brid a !
shower Thursday morning, July
S at their home in Crewe.
Several contests were enjoyed
by the guests. The winners in
the contests were Misses Bessie
Jean Williamson, Dallas de-
Kraft. of Amelia, and Jean
Gum.
The invited guests. including
the honoree and contest winners
were: Mrs. j. c. Wallace, Gail
Powers. Of Kenbridge; Mrs. M.
M. deKrafft. Carole deKrafft. of
Amelia; Misses Charlotte Dob
bins, Pat BEDFORD, Jewel Har-
per, Lane Shell. Linda Hay,
Peggy Puryear, Ida Joe Barnes,
Diane Horner. Barbara Vanas-
dali, Gail Milstead. Barbara Ash
more, Lou-Ann Schenck. AMY
Bass, Nancy LaNeave, Pat and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
BlOOdmObile Visits
brakes Branch First
Time In Decade

BRAKES BRANCH. July II =
The Red Cross bloodmobiel for
the Appalachian region will come
to the brakes Branch cafe
torium, Thursday. July 10, from
1876 pm. This is its first trip to
Charlotte county in ten years.
The quota for this visit is $50
pints of blood and $50 volunteers
between the ages of 10 and 50
are needed. Minors must have
parents CONSENT
Appointments to give blood can
be made at the Red Cross office
in Charlotte Court House on
Wednesdays. by phoning Mrs. j.
c. Rlepe, Jr.. in Charlotte Court
House, or leaving the donors
name at the Charlotte Gazette
office, brakes Branch.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13

and Mrs. w. C. Hedrick, j. c.,
and Ralph. Everyone also, en-
joyed the traditional cake and
ice cream in the afternoon. It
was Peggy's 18th birthday on
July 9 and Mrs. Lane is Satur-
day, July II.
Recent guests of Mrs. Annie
Baldwin and Buck were Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Baldwin and daugh-
ter and Leon Baldwin, of Sands
ton.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13

meet Friday at l pm. in the
home of Mrs. E. A. Charlton.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Webster
entertained with picnic supper
at their home on Saturday even
ing in honor Of their aunt, Miss
Sallie Steger's birthday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13

Gay Mason, Brenda Arendan,
Patsy Wilson, Carolyn WidginS,
Nancy Trum mp, Ann Hunter,
Joanie Slaw. and Mrs. Kay Hill
Flowers and Mrs. Jesse Tanner,
of CreWe.
Mrs. deKrafft was the recipi-
ent of many lovely gifts.
After the opening of the gifts,
de licious refreshments were
served by the hoSteSses.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Army HeHcopter Lands In
Mac Coleman s HayEeld

daughter and son-in-laW, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mitchell Houch, and Bobby,
Of Mount Ulla. N. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Martin,
Luella, Eloise Rosser, and Mrs.
Jennie Young spent the day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rucker at
Elon, Sunday.
Sharon Rosser, Of Lynchburg.
is spending this week with Pa
triCia Covington.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Car
son and Sandra Long, of Pros
pect. attended the preaching SER
vices at Walkers Presbyterian
Church. at Hixburg, on Sunday.
Sandra was guest organist.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Well Water

Mrs. Rolfe Rush enjoyed hav-
ing seven of her eight children
at home on Monday night.
The WINS and BWC of Sharon
Church. met in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Patteson. on
Wednesday evening. at 8 pm.
The Well Water HID Club will
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13

When you pass another car,
look in the mirror to be sure
you're not taking his left front
fender with you! Don't cut
back in until you are clear.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13

On July 3rd we we're Rob-
bed Of $1,000 Gosh and
$4,000 IL checks. We
must sell to replace this
Gosh.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

upholstered in fine fabrics
perhaps TO match the bed
room draperies.
AS children outgrow the
crib and are moved into their
first real bed-usually twin
size - the readily cleanable
plastic headboard Is q fire.
Quent choice.
But at the master bed
room level. the swing g-head-
board which accommodates
two twin-beds is growing In
Importance. The beds fit
together at night, yet each
has its own bedding. They
readily swing out for making
up and vscuuming under
meath In the daytime.
King Size
King-size Cor extra-size)
bedding are only two terms
used for bedding that Is
larger either in length, width
Cor BOTH than the conven-
tional (or so-called standard)
The latter are twin width
80 inches, double size 81
inches-and both rs inches
However, the most up-to-
the-minute news is that
recognizing the growing de-
mand for both wider and
longer bedding that the
shopper can readily find in
the stores they shop the Ma
tional Association Of Bedding
Manufacturers is well along
in the establishment Of a
new. wider range Of size
standards than before.
Included in the standards
are three king-size inner
spring mattresses that are
72. rs and rs inches wide.
Standard length is 80 inches,
but the extra long length of
"a inches is also available.
Health Aspect
Also the standard width
twin and double-size mat
tresses are available in 80
and 84-inch lengths. These
are Of particular value to
consider where you need full
sleep-comfort longer length.
Since you need o mattress
at least 6 inches longer than
Evening star., 1962-09-09

you are, you need extra
length II you're over 5'8".
The use Of individual occu-
pancy (twin) beds and Of the
wider two-perSon occupancy
bed has another plus" angle.
All Of Us are subject from
time-to-time to colds. and
other contagious illnesses.
These bigger individual.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bedding
units certainly both minimize
the danger of contagion. and
permit better rest by the
illness-free member, while
the affected has greater free
dom to toss-and-turn without
worry that the other Is being
unduly disturbed.
Evening star., 1962-09-09
Children Like
Own Furniture

The old adage that chill
dren should be seen but not
heard doesn't apply to fur
nishing their rooms. The big
ger a child's role In decorat-
ing his room, the more likely
1t Is that he'll like 1t and take
pride in 1t, to the extent Of
keeping 1t tidy.
Children, just as adults,
have very definite preferences
in furniture and colors, as
parents quickly find out Just
by asking. Both boys and
girls seem to like simple, di-
rect furniture designs without
much detail Of ornament.
Perhaps childhood imagi-
nation has more latitude In
simple forms and bold COL
ors. Subtle or coy painted
decoration and delicate
curves and shapes are more
often than not skipped over
in children's preferences"
commented Virginia Pegram,
director Of the Home Fur
nishings Industry Committee.
The desire Of children to be
grown up, or to pretend to
be, has guided designers In
creating furniture for the
youngsters which they can
live with happily for many
years, she added. These two
reactions Of children to fur
nishings for their own rooms
can be a boon to parents in
a budget way, and in house
keeping.
Furniture pleasing to the
8-year-old until he Is l8
means furniture is q good in
vestment. New groups offer
double-duty pieces Of many
types.
Evening star., 1962-09-09
27 INCHES
!. Sleeping Space
!: Matches Crib

Results Of recent studies
show that there have been
many and vital changes
which have taken place in
! people, their way Of life,
and their sleep needs and
comfort demands for such in
the span Of Q generation or
Mess. These findings break
down this way:
Too many persons are still
sleeping In two-person beds
Of the out-of-date double
Asize (54-inch width which
ssallots only AZ inches-or the
same widths Is o crib for an
s infant-for each sleeper.
lone survey said 80 per cent
sof married couples still use
Such.)
Armed Forces studies show
That men have grown both
taller and broader in the
last 80 years (Army Quarter
master says average mems
suits are almost four sizes
iarger). Women have
certainly kept relative growth
pace in height and stature
30 So. how can two Of today's
average adults get adequate
nightly rest sleeping on an
old width 81 = inch double
bed? Obviously they can't.
y Solutions to Problem
The bedding industry has
had one solution in stores
for years-the 39-inch So
= called twin bed. Apparently
It bears this name because
: it is usually purchased In
pairs, or identical twins.
a. For years the furniture
= people have been making
twin-size bedsteads as well
= as double-size ones, to match
other bedroom furniture. But
y increasingly. the upholstered
or wood headboard, with an
sssattached steel frame to sup
= port the bedding. has come
spsinto use. These are available
= in your stores bedding de-
partment in a wide range Of
n prices from the plastic COW
cred ones, up through open
= carving wood ones, wrought
iron, and wood-frame designs
Evening star., 1962-09-09

you want family have sleeping comfort consider attress
should be at least inches longer than sleeper should enough
too Because oay people bigger makers making
bigger peopsze mattresses This month"; everywhere are featuring
bedding promotions with the theme Measure Your Buy Bigger
Sleep Better and the best values the year erpng
tesses and box springs nnerspng keep
their shape last longer stand world of lying down. They offer solid
comfort without Jumps They just right hahfu
reseny nneng mattresses breathe they cool and sh
Measure mattresses Measure your family Then bigger sleep
Milford chronicle., 1962-02-16
BABsoN DISCUSSES BUSINESS AND THE HOME

may well be heading into social
anarchy or to a heart attack,
Is "Big Business" To Blame.
1t is a bad sign when a business
executive says he does not want
his kids to work as hard as he
worked. 1t means, first, that he
must have worn himself to a
frazzle to get where he is, or he
would not be so vehement about
that he is giving his youngsters
fat allowances, a fancy education
and each an automobile He feels
better that way; it salves his con-
science He can then say that he
has given his children every
hing" But ask the children. They
will tell you that he has not given
them what they want most,-un-
lerstanding and companionship.
He has, in fact, paid somebody
else to do what he should have
done himself, with the loving help
of his wife And this wet-nursing
can develop a whole generation of
Young people who are emotionally
lndeveloped and self-centered, and
who think the world owes them a
living. Who is to blame? 1t is my
honest feeling that the pace of to-
lays business has something to do
with the situation. | would like to
start a move that may prevent
high-tension business from wreck
ing home life. Unless evenings,
week ends, holidays, and vacations
are devoted, in large measure, to
family responsibilities and pleas
ures, we may yet see real busl-
ness depression as people give up
the struggle.
Milford chronicle., 1962-02-16
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY eiuine townsend Dickerson

while Captain Hoggatt has been
assigned at Dover Air Base. It
seems indicative of Hayes life in
the service that he should recog-
nize Ralph and remember that
the two of them were together at
Squadron Officers School in Max
well, Alabama several years ago.
Another unusual coincidence.
occurred when 1 heard Craig men
ton something about a Colonel
Yeager. l quickly asked where he
had known such person and he
said they were stationed together
in Germany and now the Yeager
family lives in Virginia some
where near Mount Vernon. Candy
Yeager is twelve years old and
had spent the night before this
conversation developed, in our
house. She and Dawn are very
close friends. The Yeagers live
only one block away from us
and the Robertsons visited them
year before we became resi-
dents of Northern Virginia.
Mother Dickerson is with US
this week and in a few minutes
we are driving to 10th and Penn
sylvania, Washington DC. an d
will be searching for helicop-
ter in that vicinity. King Saud
arrives at Andrews AFB this af-
ternoon and from there will take
a "whirleybird" to the White
House President Kennedy will
escort him across the street to
Blair House where he will stay
during his short visit to DC.
The King is not permitted to eat
from sunup to sundown and a
stag dinner will take place long
after twilight hours Will let you
know if we catch a glimpse. Am
curious about the Kings luggage.
Surely it will never FIT into
that helicopter You know when
he left Boston, after his eye sur
gerry, it took a large size van to
transport his wardrobe luggage.
Blue skies to you and Colonel
Glenn,
Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1962-02-16
1924 Bound Brook
Alexandria, Va.
February II, 1862

1924 Bound Brook
Alexandria, Va.
February II, 1862
Dear Friends:
Our two school children were
quite chagrined this morning be-
cause this day was not a holiday
too. They felt that if the man on
whose estate we live deserved a
national holiday, the 22nd of this
month, old Abe should have the
same recognition. Think a lot of
this reverence for Mr.. Lincoln
had its embryonic period in New
Salem, Illinois as we walked thru
the village where Lincoln lived
as a young boy. Here is where
he read by fire light, where he
clerked at store, where he OBJ
tanned lye from the ash pits in
the back yard to make his soap,
where he met the OK carts that
carried news to this village from
the outside world
Such an austere beginning for
the President of the United
OIdleS uIdue quite du lllpIeSSlOu
on our two young ladies and
they felt school should be dis
missed today as well in recogni-
ton of the tall, lean man in the
high silk hat.
And since this is LincoIn's
birthday, did you know that the
statue in the Capitol Retunda is
incomplete and has been for
some twenty years? A represen-
tative from Iowa was the first
to request that something be
done to right the situation From
photographs of the standing"
Lincoln it is obvious that van
dals at some time have relieved
the 10Th President of the marble
Emancipation Proclamation h e.,
held in his hand
Saturday evening last, we sat
by the fireside at the Craig Rob-
ertson's home on North West
Front in Milford. There for the
evening also were Captain and
Mrs. Ralph Hoggatt who have
lived in Milford for five years,
Milford chronicle., 1962-02-16
Dept. Store Sales In December
Third Federal Reserve District

By the close of 1861 department
stores in the District had rung up
2 per cent more sales than during
the recession year of 1860 Business
was better this past year in Phila-
delphia, Lancaster, and Whining
ton. Scranton, Trenton and York
stores maintained the same volume
of sales as in the previous year, but
Reading and Wilkes-Barre expert
enced declines of l per cent. A
per cent loss Of business at central
Philadelphia stores was more than
offset by 9 per cent gain in busi-
ness at suburban stores.
Stocks of goods on hand at the
end of December were 2 per cent
greater than a month earlier, after
adjustment for seasonal change
Compared with December a year
ago, the dollar value of inventories
was Z per cent larger.
Milford chronicle., 1962-02-16

Babson Park, Mass, February
Is. Competition is the big word in
our business world today This is
natural, since healthy and unfett-
cred rivalry is the cornerstone on
which our system of free enter
prise has been built With the en-
ergence of super automated produ-
ction and super-retailing there is
! little hope for a company unless
it is willing and ready to compete
with rivals Today, however, /
want to talk to you about the per-
sonal dangers for workers and
their families that can arise from
cut throat competition.
Home and Business Equally
Important
First of all, you should never
forget that it is all too easy for
business to damage the home life
of those who think of absolutely
nothing but how to make a bun
die. One of the chief causes of
juvenile delinquency is the father
who devotes his evenings and
Weekends to his work instead OF
to his family. This can easily lead
also, to a kind of "women's aux
illary' of wives who give far more
thought to entertaining their hus-
Dands' business associates than to
tending to their children's physi-
cal and emotional needs.
There is no sadder home in
America than the one in which
the father realizes too late that his
son is practically a grown man.
and that he (the father) has miss
ed the fun and fury of the whole
process. The frenzied pursuit of
company business, at the expense
Milford chronicle., 1962-02-16
S0(S
YOUR NEWSPAPER

Probably the best buy in the world today
is an American newspaper-or its counter
part in other Western countries. Perhaps
you receive your newspaper regularly with
out giving much thought to its value, and
the things you get for its small price.
First of all, you are buying the cover
age of thousands of reporters all over the
world. They cover governments, wars, dis
asters, feature items, strange events and
all the news they can find.
Second, your newspaper is a community
bulletin board, with the things for sale that
might be available cheaply to those who
need them. 1t is vehicle to sell things you
no longer need. And it brings you, in de-
tail, the various merchandise of local mer-
chants available to you at local stores.
Then, too, the newspaper brings you a
commentary by the editor, and columnists,
on the events of the day-the more import
ant issues. The editorials and columns are
the only part of the American newspaper
which contains opinion.
No reader will agree with everything
in any papers editorials. This is not the
purpose of the editorial. 1t is designed to
stimulate thought, to interest citizens in
the merits of the issues of the day, to en-
courage them to form an opinion and to
provide background for the formation of
that opinion.
Our greatest strength in this Republic
lies in having strong and well-informed
public. Newspapers, long acknowledged to
be the best advertising medium, do more to
inform the public on current events and the
issues of the day, than any other medium in
American life. They bring the story of
government Washington and from
state capitals and from other states, other
countries tells how public officers
are handling the public's affairs.
Milford chronicle., 1962-02-16

The large increase between Nov
ember and December in Depart
ment store sales in the Third Fed
eral Reserve District fell short by l
per cent of reaching seasonal ex-
pectations. However, the seasonally
adjusted index for December was
148 per cent of the 1947-1949 aver
age, representing the best Christ
mas business on record.
Actual sales were substantially
higher in all of the areas for which
information is available. but after
adjustment for seasonal variation
only Lancaster, Reading, and
Wilkes-Barre showed more than
seasonal gains.
District sales this past December
were per cent ahead of December
1860. Every area contributed to the
gains, with increases ranging from
10 per cent in Wilmington to 2 per
cent in Scranton.
Milford chronicle., 1962-02-16
A GREAT NEW AND CRY

TAMPA, Fla. (AP)-Of all the
ungrateful cats.
All of one recent night there
was hearty howl from a cat
which got stranded on the steep1e
roof of the Hyde Park Presbyter-
ian Church. Early next day, two
employees of the Humane Society
reached the scene.
One shinnied up the first roof,
then a second, and finally the
third. He inched along toward the
cat. When he was within inches
of it, that perverse animal sudden
ly scurried down the roof and in a
series of graceful leaps reached
the ground.
Milford chronicle., 1962-02-16
DR.. A. J. KopIovsky
Is Invited To Speak

Mr.. Harold l.. Jacobs, Chairman
of the Delaware Water Pollution
! Commission, recently announced
that Dr.. A. Joel Kaplovsky, Di-
rector of the Commission, has been
invited to discuss a paper and pre-
sent related research before the
first International Conference on
Water Pollution Research to be
held in Westminster, L n o n,
England, September thru 7th,
1862.
DR.. Kaplovsky has directed poll
ution control surveys since 1850,
throughout the State and has con-
Quoted extensive research on the
present and future quality of the
Delaware River Estuary. The data
accumulated as a result of the
Delaware River study was invalu-
able in the preparation of the Del
aware Intrastate Water ResOurc-
es Survey to which DR.. Kaplovsky
was a major contributor and CO.
editor In turn the Delaware In
trastate Water Resources Survey
has been accepted nationally as an
authoritative document and is pre-
sently serving as a principal bas-
is for planning for the conservat-
ion of water resources by the
states of New York, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, and Delaware.
DR.. Kaplovsky's presentation
will be primarily on the subject
Of "Photosynthetic Oxygenation Of
Polluted Estuaries" and will be one
of forty-eight papers presented by
scientists from all over the world
DR.. Kaplovsky has also been invit-
ed to visit and inspect several
water pollution research facilities
in England and Western Europe.
At the time he announced DIR.
Kaplovsky's invitation, Mr. Jacobs
stated that members of the Com
mission were highly pleased that
DR.. Kaplovsky had been honored
by this new international group.
He further commented that the
magnitude of DR.. Kaplovsky's con-
tributiOns to the future progress
and welfare of the State would be
impossible to access.
Milford chronicle., 1962-02-16
ALIKE ON THREE COUNTS


RIPLEY, NY. (AP)-The tw c
young men were charged with be-
ing pedestrians on the New York
State Thruway, where hitch-hik-
ing is not allowed When Peace
Justice Willism Saunders asked
their names, they both replied
Richard j. Nc Carthy."
To the question on age, each
said he was 10.
The two youths had to produce
identification papers to convince
Saunders. They said they had met
while hitch-hiking. one Dick Nc
Carthy from Pennington, Mass
and the other from Winchester
Mass.
Saunders fined them each $5.
Milford chronicle., 1962-02-16
GIFT FOR BUILDING

NEW YORK (AP)-The Episco-
pal Church said it received a $25,-
900 check from the diocese of
Maryland as first payment on its
SIS, 600 gift for the new u story
Episcopal Church Center to be
built in midtown Manhattan.