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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-11
Mrs. Lee Bitten By
.COpperheud Snake

The Rev. Bill Poindeyter. of
Winston-Salem. N. c., visited in
the homes of the Rev. and Mrs.
G. A. Harris and Mrs. Florence
Dickerson this past week.
The Rev. James Gouge was
dinner guest Sunday of Mrs.
Josie Williams and Mr.. and
Mrs. Win Viele and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Turns of
Roanoke spent the week end
here with Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Motley and Mrs. Fannie Turns
Mrs Fannie Turns is spending
several weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Turns in Hurt. She
accompanied them home on
Sunday night.
Mrs. Mccormick and daugh-
ter. Melody. and mother. Mrs
Water Jordan, Of Buri.eyllle, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lambertn.
of Darlington Heights, We're
Sunday guests in the Mansford
Jordan home.
Jessie Conner. Of RPI. Rich
mond, spent the week end here
with home folks.
Mrs. Lloyd Rosser and moth
er. Mrs. Alice Push. are spend
ing few days with Mrs Pugh's
son-in-law and daughter in Fay
et.aville. ~ c.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-11

company camped at Pickett
over the week end. We miss our
guard boys when they are
away.
May Day was observed at
Powhatan High. School, Wednes-
day afternoon with good at
tendance. 1t was held on the
War Memorial athletlc grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Parker
were guests Of the bank OF Vlr-
ginia for the dinner meeting at
the Commonwealth Club III Rich
mond, Thursday evening. At
this meeting the Telephone Com
pany Of Virginia received the
Bank of Virginia's citation for
the fifth annual salute to Vir-
GINA industry. Herbert Mosely,
president Of the bank. made the
presentation and j. Rhodes Nit
chell, president of the telephone
company. responded. Governor
Harrison made an address on
the frameWorks Of sound fiscal
policies.
Our community was sorry to
learn Of the death Of W. G.
Netherland at Ballsville. early
Friday. He was one of our old
est citizens and retired from a
general merchandise business
several years ago. Our sympa-
thy is extended to his family
who have resided at Ballsville
for many years and who are
very well known throughout this
and adjacent communities. His
son. W. c., Jr.. died only a few
weeks ago.
The Bank of PoWhatan was
represented at Group II meeting
Saturday afternoon and evening
at Hotel Jefferson by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. Parker, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Tribble. Mr.. and
Mrs. Max Harlan, and Mr. and
Mrs. James A. Hill.
So far as we know at this
time. Powhatan county will OBJ
serve daylight saving time when
Richmond goes on May 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. c aries F.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-11

CULLEN, May 10 = Friends
of Mrs. Percy Lee are sorry to
hear she was bitten by a copper
head snake last week and had
to be rushed to a hospital. She
is much improved at this writ
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Bryant
visited her mother, Mrs. Ed
Johnson, near Farmville on Sun
day.
Mrs. Lucy Barksdale, of Nor
folk. is spending some time in
the home of her sister, Mrs.
Jessie Weymouth.
Quite a few of the young gen
GRAFTON have chicken pox. Tom
my Scruggs and J. H. Layne
have been quite sick with it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rosha Layne
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Layne and
daughter. of Farmville, visited
Mrs. Grace Garrison on Sun
day Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Layne
and daughter moved last week
into their new trailer home near
DoWdy's Corner.
Tom Miller expects to pay a
visit to relatives in North Caro-
lima for week or two.
Everyone is excited over the
new superette opening i'll Cullen
May 9 to be. operated by two
sisters. Good luck, Edna and Jol
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-11
New May Memorial Baptist Church
TO Be Dedicated Sunday, June II

FOWHATAN. May 10 MN Dedi-
cation Of the new sanctuary at
May Memorial Baptist Church
will he held on Sunday. June II.
at 2 pm. with DR.. CARTS, T.
Long. pastor Of Grace Baptist
Church in Richmond as the
main speaker. Sunday School
will begin at l0:45 followed by
The regular Sunday service, then
lunch at 1890 Former mem
bers, pastors. and friends are
cordially invited.
Revival services will follow
the dedication and will run from
June II through June . with
the Rev. Paul ). Hopkins, pas
tor Of Calvary Baptist Church
near Granite Falls, N. G., as
the visiting minister. He will
preach on Sunday morning.
June Is, at II am. and also
Sunday evening at pm.
The annual vacation Bible
school will begin on Monday.
June 25, and continue each
morning through June 80.
Fern NJ Bonifant was a re-
cent guest in the Sam and Steve
Bonifant home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Nichols
and their aunt. Mrs. Moseley, of
Richmond. were Saturday visi-
tors here en- route to visit his
brother. George, in Roanoke. He
has been quite i'll for some
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Fuller
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Brockman
in Roanoke. Friday night and
continued to Grundy on Satur-
day. returning home Sunday.
Colonel Leland w. Skaggs has
not been well recently. He will
60 to Walter Reed Hospital in
Washington. D. c., in the near
future for treatment. Stop in to
see the colonel when you have
a chance as he is glad to have
visitors. He has long been a fine
worker for the good of our
county and community.
The PoWhatan National Guard
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-11

Annie Bodie. of Powhatan. Ma
ternal grandparents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde O. Bodie, ST.. Pow
hatan. Paternal grandparents
are Mr.. and Mrs. W. Tate
Sweeney, of Marshall, Mo.
1t. Sweeney is to be trans
ferred to Dallas. Tex. in June.
Mrs. Clyde Bodie, ST., has
been spending the past month
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-11

Meyer, of Jones Lake. have an
nounced the arrival Of a son at
St. Lukes Hospital on May 8.
A daughter was born to Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Smith Sweeney,
Monday. April %. at the Naval
Hospital, Oceanside, Calf. The
baby weighed seven pounds, 10
ounces and was named, Sonya.
Mrs. Sweeney is the former
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-11
THE LONG AND THE SHORT

Two Of three girls who had
grown up together married, and
thereafter they continually an
noyed their spinster friend with
tactless remarks about her I'M
happy condition.
She laughed off their COM
ments good-naturedly until one
day they went a bit too far.
Nov tell us truthfully." they
twitted her. have you ever
really had a chance to marry?"
With whitening glance. she re-
torted, Suppose you ask your
husbands"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-11

with her daughter. Mrs. Swee-'
ney. and returned by jet on
May 3.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05

heat five minutes.
Yield: IL portions.
Note: You may use an cleo
trio fry pan.
Ground Beef In Foil Or
Hobo Meal
2 pounds lean ground beef
Salt and pepper to taste
A potatoes, cut in strips
6 carrots, split and quarter
ed
4 onions, cut in thick slices
3 stalks celery, cut in four
inch pieces
" cup ketchup
2 tablespoons Worcester
shire sauce
2 tablespoons butter or mar
garine
l teaspoon prepared mus
tard
Juice Of one lemon
~ cup vinegar
Season ground beef to taste
with salt and pepper; shape
into six or eight thick cakes.
Place each cake in center of
square of heavy aluminium
foil. Divide prepared vege-
tables between the squares so
that each portion is more or
less equal. Pull foil up to form
a cup. Compine remaining in
gradients in saucepan, a n q
bring to a rapid boil. Spoon
about one tablespoon of hot
sauce into each cup, then
twist the cup edges together
tightly.
Place foil packets in shall
low baking dish or pan. Bake
in moderate oven $3.50 de-
grees) for one hour. Reheat
remaining sauce and serve
with meat.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05
Home A9enA No1e4
By MARY HARPOLE

but there is less in the pack
age.
What can you do about this
situation? The first thing to
do is pay close attention to
the net contents statement on
the food packages you buy.
Do the necessary figuring to
find out which package act
ually gives you the most for
your money. Another thing
you can do is let your Con-
gresham know your feelings
about the packaging practices
of today. There have been
hearings held on deceptive
packaging and there is apt to
be legislation proposed. Let
your representatives in Con-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05
FARMING TODAY
COTTON YIELDS
INSURANCE 1862

Boil weevils, boil worms
and plant bugs are stealing
cotton squares all over Mis-
sissippi. What are you doing
to insure a large profitable
yield from your cotton? The
best insurance is to poison
every five to seven days for
three to four applications.
All farmers averaged 493
pounds of lint cotton per acre
in 1861. This week is the time
to be sure that you will up
this average in 1862. Poison
now! Look! You may be late!
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05
Al CLAIMS q
MILLION ALUMNI,
HONORS MANY
Awards Program
liz 10th Year

The All Clubs of America
can claim the largest alumni Of
any co-educational youth organ
ization in the world.
Today's former All members
number nearly % million men
and women, according to the
Federal Extension Service. They
can be found in virtually every
rural community and in cities
as we'll.
Within the next decade, an
even larger number will reside
in suburban towns and big cities
because Al is rapidly extending
into these areas as the farm
population continues to shrink.
The latest u. S. census reports
the smallest farm population in
history in proportion to the en-
tire population. About one per-
son in IL resides on a farm.
Awards Given
The national All Alumni Rec
ignition program was launched
just 10 years ago when All
grads numbered around Is mil
lion. It's purpose is t. inspire
today's youth by citing men and
women who credit All with
making a valuable contribution
to the success and satisfaction
they now enjoy.
Award sponsorship of this
unique All program was under.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05
Dr.. n. 1. Buffers
States Milk Grade

The grades of milk supplies
for Holmes County are being
announced on July End by
DR.. H. l.. Buffers, County
Health Officer, in accordance
with the grade specifications
of the local milk ordinance
and the u. S. Pubic Health
Service Milk Ordinance and
Code, and the State Regula-
tons governing the produc-
ton and sale of milk.
The following pasteuriza-
lion plants distributing Grade
A milk and milk products in
Holmes County are:
A & M Dairy, Greenwood:
Grenada Farms, Inc, Grena-
da; LuVel Dairy Products,
Inc, Kosciusko; Madison
County Diaries, Inc, Canton;
and Walker Farms, Inc, Stone
vile.
The six producers Of Holmes
County supplying Grade A
raw-to-plant milk to pasteuri-
sZation plants are also produc-
ing milk in accordance with
the grade specifications are:
Clay Aldy, Durant: w. E.
Diggs, Jr, Rt. 3, Lexington;
Charles Donald, Goodman;
David Mitchell, Lexington; j.
B. Watson, Rt. 4, Lexington
and John E. Word, Ri. 5, Lex
ington.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05
LAYBY CHEMICAL
IN COTTON

Clean fields of cotton plants
Is to "a inches tall may be
sprayed with a layby chemi-
cal from drill to drill in the
middle. Do not add surfactant
.(X7D unless at time Of layby
the. middles are covered with
very small grass and weeds.
Do not cultivate after layby
chemical has been applied.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05

taken at its inception by Olin
Mathieson Chemical Corpora
ton, Chemicals Division Agri-
cultural, of Little Rock, Ark.
The Cooperative Extension
Service s%upervises selection of
award nominees.
Since 1858, the national gold
alumni key has been presented
to 80 men and women from IS
states. Several thousand have
gained county and state recog-
milton and awards. They repre-
sent occupations or professions
ranging from homemaker to
astrOnaut.
Candidates may be nominated
by anyone. Nomination forms
can be obtained at the County
Extension Office. A judging COM
mittee then selects two individ-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05
FOOD MARKETING
INFORMATION
Packaging Practices -

Have you ever wondered
why coins have grooves a
round the edge? A long, long
time ago when coins were
made from gold and silver,
some people would shave a
little metal from the outside
of the coin. The coin looked
about the same but it con-
tanned less of the precious
metal. To counterfeit this
practice, little grooves were
put on the edge of the coins
SO that anyone could tell if
the coin had been shaved.
There is another kind Of
shaving" going on these
days. 1t is occurring in super
markets and other stores a.
cross the country. Most often
it is not the stores but the
product manufacturers that
are the culprits. The 'shav-
ing" is done on he packages.
The common pint bottle is be-
ing replaced by one that holds
IS, Ia, or Is ounces. The
quart bottle now appears as
27, %, or 80 ounces. Many
times the bottle looks the
same. And almost invariably
the price remains the same.
But the customer is payisg
more money per onuce than
she did before. Of course the
net contents is stated on the
label, but it will be a small
print, in different locations.
and may be expressed in frac-
tons of an ounce making il
even more confusing to the
homemaker trying to figure
cost per ounce.
Bo.tes are not the only Gull
prit. Can sizes have grown
smaller. The No. 2 size can
that used to be the most COM
mon held 20 ounces Then the
No. 303 became the favorite
size holding Is ounces. Now
the No. 800 size holding lax
ounces is being seen more and
more.
Boxes are about the easiest
of all packages to manipulate,
By changing fhe dimension Of
the box, or just by changing
the color and design a reduc-
ton in the size can be masked.
One breakfast cereal recently
went from a IL ounce size to
1OR ounces and the front
panel of the smaller box was
actually larger than the old
box. The answer was a mar
rover box.
Then there is the problem
of boxes being larger than
they need to be to hold the
contents. Some of this is due
to modern box filling equip
ment. 1t is normal for some
products, cookies for instance.
to be a little slack-filled when
you buy them because of set
ting of the contents during
Shipment. Blu. some boxes are
little more than half filled
That is a lot of settling. There
are also boxes on the shelf
which contain smaller pack
ages inside. Sometimes these
mailer packages fit the out
side box, but other times they
rattle around, there is SO
much extra room.
There are several reasons
for this trickery in packaging.
The manufacturer has to bat
tie to get space on the SUPER
market shelves. BY making
his package as large as pos
slble, particularly the front
label, he gets more space on
the shelves. More often the
smaller package is an attemp.
on the part of the manufac-
turer to hide a price increase
for his product. The price per
package remains the same
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05

OF COTTON QUARE

If your cotton begins to
shed squares in the absence
of insects, you may need boz
ron. Pre-mix ~ pound Solu-
Dor per acre and pour into
insecticide tank and spray at
once. Repeat weekly during
extended drouth periods. Stop
boron when it rains.
Four to five sprayings at
(.1 pound) on tenth pound
boron (from u pound Solu-
bor) per acre should help hold
squares. See your county
agent if in doubt about boron
needs.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05
French Bread

| package yeast
2 cups luke warm water
4 cups flour
| Tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
Dissolve yeast in one cup
Of water. Sift dry ingredients
in large bowl. Add yeast and
then second cup water. Cover
and let rise GA hours. Divide
dough and let rise to top.
Brush with butter and bake
at 400 degrees. Bake in two
one-quart baking dishes.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05
SHALLOW
TO CONTROL GRASS

Cultivate cotton shallow to
control young grass and
weeds. Do not cultivate un-
less there is vegetation. Deep
cultivation will injure roots
and cause shedding. Cultivate
shallow or deep enough to
break crust and uproot gras-
.SeS and weeds.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05
CANOPY
IN

Early planted soybeans in
tested with cockleburs may be
sprayed with a material (But-
yrac 175) or a similar chemi-
cal. Be sure to read and fol-
low instructions on label.
Just as the cockleburs par
TALLY cover the soybeans the
chemical may be sprayed
broadcast. The soybeans may
wilt a little yet the yield is
not reduced. The cockleburS
will die. Do not use the same
sprayer in cotton.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05
County A9esA Ao1sa

By w. R. SULLIVAN

Livestock -
| am sure a number of you
have heard or seen in the pa
pers and over the radio con-
corning the outbreak of an
thrax in counties surrounding
Holmes County. Anthrax is a
disease Of livestock that is
very detrimental to cattle,
horses, mules, sheep and hogs.
If you live in an area or with
in three miles of an area
that has had an outbreak of
mules. anthrax in the past it
would be well to have all of
your livestock vaccinated for
anthrax including horses and
mules. But if you are in an
area outside the three mile
limit,it is not advisable to vac
cinate for anthrax but keep
a close watch on your live
stock for sick animals and
have a veterinarian examine
them if one should die or APP
pear sick.
Malignant Edema - We
have had a number of COWS to
ole during the pas. week with
malignant edema and a few
calves to die with blackleg.
All cattle regardless of age
should be vaccinated annual
ly for malignant edema. All
calves should be v~accinated
for blackleg and malignant
edema. If a calf is under three
months of age when vaccinat-
ed and you are going to keep
the animal on the farm long
er than 6 months it is advis-
able to vaccinate any animal
that was vaccinated before he
or she was three months of
age.
Vaccination is a preventative
program and it costs much
less to prevent the disease
than it does to cure. Don't al
low your livestock to die from
the lack of protection.
49,
Cotton -
At this time cotton seems
to be growing and fruiting as
we'll as could be expected. In
sect damages ranging from
very little in the fields that
have been poisoned regularly
with the right dosage, to fields
that are running as high as
60-70% infestation. On April
planted cotton we are having
our first hatch out from early
punctured squares. 1t would
be we'll to keep an insecticide
on your cotton in order to get
through the hatch out on the
first generation of weevils.
Preferably a long lasting in
secticide such as guthion
should be used at this time
provided it is not threatening
rain within the next few days.
If you are scared to gamble
with guthion during the
threatening rainy period then
you should certainly use me-
thyl parathion on 3-day inter
walls in order that you will not
have new squares punctured
from weevils Matching out.
This is the critical period
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05

between flaming is short e.
nough intervals to give good
results. You can safely flame
cotton as long as the machine
can move through the fields
without damaging the plant.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05
A DEDICATION HELD

Normandie Mills, Inc, in
operation in Coffeeville since
July 1861, held a formal open
ing June %. A tour of the
plant and barbecue highlight-
ed the event. Governor Bar
nett and other dignitaries par
ticipated in the dedication.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05

Oh TlQulIlS your lIelCS VI Doll
weevils in order that you will
not be bothered with a heavy
population Of weevils until
migration starts which is US
ually around August 10th.
$50
Bollworms -
For the past few days we
have not found any new laid
bollworm eggs. We are seeing
quite a bit of old bollworm
signs from hatch out IL to 15
days ago. We are certain we
will have another lay of boil
worm eggs within thte next
couple of weeks. Be on the
wa Oh out for them and add
an insecticide such as DOT Or
endrin or use SEWN in order
to control bollworms when
they are present.
DOT and toxaphene will do
an excellent job on control
ling bollworms. DOT or en-
drin mixed with methyl para
thion will do an excellent job
of controlling bollwoIms and
DOLL Weevils.
SEWN will do an excellent
job of controlling boil wee
wills and bollworms if you APP
ply al least IL pounds of Sc.
vim per acre and can keep it
on the plant several days be-
lore rains come.
If you heve used SEWN more
than 2 or 3 times running it
would be wise to check your
fields for red spiders as SEWN
has a tendency to create a
build up of red spiders in the
cotton fields. By applying two
applications of methyl para
thion you can knock out most
of the red spiders.
If you have used several
applications of toxaphene and
DOT in succession it would
be we'll to check your fields
for aphids or lice as toxa-
phene and DOT have a ten
dency to bring on lice in cot
ton fields treated regularly
with the material.
There again l or 2 good
applications of methyl para
thion or guthion will kill out
lice present in the field.
Flame Cultivation -
Practically all cotton in the
county is large enough to
flame at this writing and
flaming can save money In
getting grass and weeds out
of cotton. Flame cultivators
can be adjusted for all row
widths of cotton commonly
grown on. For successful
flaming the speed of the trac-
tor is vital. Speed should be
kept above 8 miles per hour.
Most flame cultivation is done
at a speed from 3 to 5 miles
per hour. The smaller the
weeds and grass the better
job you can do with your
flame cultivator. Try to get
to the job before weeds are
more than 2-3 inches tall.
J Generally 4-day intervals
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05

uals who best measure up to
standards set for meriting
county Al alumni certificates.
Plaque to Four
From all those receiving
county recognition, as many as
four can be chosen for the state
award. The winners receive a
handsome, engraved, FURNISHED
copper and walnut plaque.
Eight national award recipi-
ents are invited to Chicago to
attend the National All Club
Congress as guests of Olin
Mathieson. Each is presented
with the 4-H alumni key during
the annual alumni banquet at
tended by 500 national and state
All leaders, educators, business
officials and other friends of All.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05

group of weevils into a major infesta-
ton. To stay ahead of boil weevils, use
toxaphene-DDT on a planned, system
attic program. Apply toxaphene-DDT
every five to seven days depending on
local conditions) and keep this schedule
up until bolls are mature and out of
danger. These applications will also
knock out bollworms that may be
Matching Toxaphene DOT in
this thoroughly proved program -.
costs less, helps produce earlier, higher
yielding, quality cotton.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05

Give Meals New Interest -.
Skillet Cabbage
4 cups shredded cabbage
l green pepper, shredded
2 cups diced celery
2 large onions, sliced
2 tomatoes, chopped
IA cup bacon drippings or
vegetable oil
2 teaspoons sugar
Salt and pepper to taste.
Combine ingredients N
large skillet.
Cover. Cook over medium
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05

gress know your feelings.
A quote from Senate Hear
ings on packaging: "The old
fashioned butcher was ac-
cused of weighing his thumb.
We want to be sure that to-
days consumer isn't still buy
ing that thumb, but in a fancy
package"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-07-05

on Kidding your fields of boil
weevils in order that you will
not be bothered with a heavy
population of weevils until
migration starts which is US
ually around August 10th.