The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-02-23

hPluIldttOA ADMIN ldtlOli VIII Dt'
held on March | at Cullen Bap-
list Church. This meeting should
go down in history as it is The.
last meeting before the churches
regrOup. We're hoping for a
large crowd. Visitors are always
welcome. There will be some in
teresting missionary speakers
from foreign fields.
The Rev. and Mrs. James
Dunn. of Blackstone. were at
Cullen Baptist Church on Sun
day. Mr.. Dunn preached a most
inspiring sermon. Afterwards
Mr.. and Mrs Dunn were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
H. St. John and son. Warren.
P A. Layne visited his wife in
St. Johns Nursing Home in
Lynchburg on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Jennings.
OF Gladys. were visitors one day
this past week OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen Jennings.
Howard Hancock returned for
his usual check-up by his doctor
in Lynctbulg last week. How
ard is the two-month-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Hancock
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Jennings
visited Charlie Grafton, of Me-
herrin, in Southside Community
Hospital on Wednesday evening
Tommy Shorter, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Byron Shorter, is sick
with the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Bryant
visited his brother-in-law and
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Larney
Scruggs. Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. F.. B. Newcomb,
OF SAKE, visited her grandpar-
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Dixon,
Sunday. 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. frankie Met
calf and son, of Richmond, were
week end visitors of their par
entS. Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.. Met
calf and Mr.. and Mrs. GLAND
Harris, of Phenix.
G. A. Dixon visited his broth
er. Steve Dixon, who is a pa
tent in Baptist Hospital in Win
ston Salem. N. c., on Sunday
My sympathy is extended the
Dixon family in the loss of their
sister-inlaW. Mrs. Steve Dixon.
who died in Winston-Salem,
N. c.. about two weeks ago.
Mrs. James Elder and daugh-
ter. Mrs Thomas Green, of
Amelia. visited the A. O.
ocIuSBS sunday.
Friends of little Jimmy Fer
guson are happy to have him
home again after staying a week
in a Richmond hospital.
Mrs. Grace Garrison spent
Wednesday in the home of her
brother and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hatcher Layne.
Barbara Freeman, of Airing.
ton. is spending some time in
the home of her great-grand-
mother. Mrs. Nan Davis.
Mike Capperl spent Saturday
with Bobbie Finch.
Farmers Are Busy
Farmers are busy getting ur
plant beds, dragging their roads
filling up mud holes and saving
wood. One farmer who was saw
ing wood had colored mar
helping him. When something
black and white ran from under
the pile of wood the colOred
man picked up a short stick
thinking it was a black-legged
ground hog, struck it. Your
guess is as good as mine or
what happened as it was a
skunk.
There's a lot of sickness in
this vicinity. One day the past
week the school bus had only
one passenger when it is usu-
ally about half full.
Mrs. j. F. Metcalf and daugll-
ter. Mrs. VILLA m Mann. of
Chase City, motored to Rich
mond on Thursday to visit Mr..
and Mrs. Frankie Metcalf and
see their new baby. Frankie,
III.
Mrs. A. o. Scruggs has a
most unusual birthday. Valen-
tine day. 1t was well celebrated
on Wednesday night. Supper
guests in the Scruggs' home
were Mr. and Mrs. James Elder.
of Charlotte C. H., Mr.. and
Mrs. Bill Elder and Brenda and
Billy. Mr.. and Mrs. Buddie
Elder and sons. Mike and
David, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Scrrggs and sons, Tommy and
Eddie, and Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Tharp and daughter, Brenda.
The best part for Mrs. Scruggs
was opening the many lovely
and useful presents.
Mrs. Clifford Cooter visited
Mrs. Frank Metcalf on Monday.
Mrs. Blanch Scruggs visited
her father and stepmother in the
neighborhood Tues
day evening.
Quilting is getting to be a
very popular paStime in this vi