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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07
Final Chest
Appeal To Ask
81 Per Family

The Prince Edward Communi-
ty Chest. in an effort to reach
its $2l,69 goal, will enter a float
in the Jaycee Christmas parade
Friday night. with solicitors in
the crowd asking 81 from each
family present, C. H. Goodwin,
c h e 81 president, disclosed
Wednesday.
The float will emphasize this
years new phase of the Chest
tdrlve. the blood bank program.
Approximately 81, 100 is needed
by the Red Cross Chapter here
to set up an adequate blood bank
program in the County. This
program was taken under wings
by the 1862 Community Chest
Campaign and is the reason for
the high goal.
G. H. Goodwin. Chest president.
said, AT present we are about
$1,000 short Of our 1862 goal If
we are to have a blood bank
in the county. we must raise the
rest Of the money. We are ask
ing each family tc donate just
one dollar more to the C h c t
drive. We are also aware of
the fact that some families and
individuals in the county have
not been contacted for a gift this
year. and we urge you to make
your donations as soon as pos
sible. This blood bank program.
if successful. viii be one of the
biggest assets to the community
and county in years"
Goodwin also reminded citizens
Of this point Should We fall
short of our goal, each Of the
II agencies in the Chest cam
Npaign will suffer. These agencies
must have this money to operate
throughout the coming year and
this is their only means Of rails
ing money. They cannot solicit
money for themselves
Goodwin also said. If you
have not donated as yet to the
Chest drive. you may find it
convenient to do 50 when con-
tacted by a solicitor at the
parade"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07
Candy For Kids
Jaycee Parade
Down Main St.
At 8 O'clock

Children. Santa Claus is COM
ing to town!
Santa will be on hand at the
Court House lawn at $3.50 Fri
day afternoon, taking special or
ders for Santa gifts and giving
out candy to the youngsters.
Santa will also make an ap-
pearance Friday night, riding in
the first float Of the Jaycee pa
rade. Santa S visit is made pos
sible through the efforts of the
Jaycees.
Don c. Can't. project chair
man for the parade, said that
As units have signed up for the
Jaycee Christmas parade, which
will begin at 6 pm.
The parade will start at Os-
bornes Store. cross the Apo
mattox river bridge and con-
tinue down Main street to Madi-
son street. Spectators will have
to line the sidewalks of down
town Main street to see the pa
rade. since it will only come
down Main street to just beyond
the Farmville Shopping Center.
Highlight of the parade, be-
sides Santa Claus, will be the
Fork Union and Hargrave Mill
tary Academy's bands and honor
platoons; nine beauty queens
from Southside Virginia; five
Thalhimer floats. along with
about 20 other floats from vari-
Gus clubs, and several o Their
bands and majorette perform
ers.
Parade Judges
Judges for the parade will be
Herbert H. Bateman. Sta e
president of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce; DR.. j. D. Hagood,
State senator from Clover; John
H. Daniel, member of the
Virginia House Of Delegates
from Charlotte county, and the
honorable William F. Watkins,
Jr., mayor of Farmville. The
judges stand will be located in
front of the Court House.
This will be the second annual
Jaycee parade, which will be
held each year to mark the be-
ginning of the Christmas season
in Farmville.
Stores will De open following
the parade on Friday night and
will be open until 9 pm. Satur-
day night as we'll Beginning
Wednesday, Dec. IL. stores will
remain open each night until 8
pm. until Christmas Eve.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07
View Situation

BUCKINGHAM. Dec. 6 - The
Buckingham Board of Super
visors here this week at their
regular meeting discussed the
conduct of hunters who flock
into Buckingham each hunting
season. No action was taken on
the matter but instances were
reported of both danger and dis
courtesy SO far during the hunt
ing season.
Commemorative Attorney j.
r. Snoddy. Jr.. said Bucking
ham county has bee come a
mecca for deer hunters from
the entire state. He added that
they hunt all over the county,
regardless of whether or not
land is posted.
Snoddy told Of several cases
in which hunters trespassed on
posted land and "cussed out"
the landowners who protested to
the hunters.
Board Chairman Thomas B.
Hall. Sr, and Snoddy told Of
cases in which hunters crowded
the county'S roads. Hall said a
lady living on Ri 600 who start
ed to a nearby store was told
by a hunter, Lady. you drive
down that road at your own
risk"
Snoddy told of one section Of
highway on which hunters cars
blocked the road to an extent
that residents could not get into
or out Of their own drives.
Hall told the board he had
heard mofficially that about
I.1OO bucks and does had been
killed in the county since the
opening Of the hunting season
Nov. 10. He said this is approx
nately twice the number of deer
killed in the county during an
entire hunting season. The nor
NAL seasons kill is 500 to 600,
Hall explained. He said 3O1 deer
were reported at checking sta
tons the first day of this year S
season.
Fire Equipment
In other business. the super
,1SorS heard three representa-
tves of the Buckingham Vollm-
tcer Fire Compan ask for
money TO help maintain fire
fighting equipment.
E. j. LeSueur. president. r.
J. H. Grow. vice president. and
Abner Seay. chief. said they
needed cash to put the compa-
ny'S equipment in shape for a
weeks fire school to be held
Jan. 6-l2. The State Department
Of Education will send an in
Suuctor to conduct the school,
LeSueur said. The board an
propriated a 500 balance from
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07

fluence with Buffalo creek.
Project Phases
Stream clearing contracts call
for enlarging streams by eXca-
waiting and deepening bottoms.
cutting back and sloping banks;
clearing and snagging by re-
moving logs and fallen trees in
the stream. and cutting timber
on a so to 30-foot right Of way
back from the banks. This re-
moves the threat Of future clog
girg of streams by washed out
trees.
The contractor is required to
pile the removed silt and bot
tom material along one bank and
to cut and pile the cleared tim
Der. These remain the property
of landowners through whose
property the work progresses.
Stream clearing is a VltH. part
of the overall water and soil
conservation n h n t in a
watershed project. 1t takes from
the stream its flooding capacity
thus freeing rich bottom ] a n d
for useful agricultural purposes.
It also makes the stream a dis
clplined partner with the water
shed dams in containing an d
using all the water available by
ending dissipation by flooding.
300 Feet Daily
The company at work n c a L
Five Forks is accomplishing the
work at the rate of about 300
feet day. The contract allows
100 working days, 290 calendar
days for the five-mile project.
The work is begun at the
point fartherest away from the
dam and progresses toward the
dam, thus creating the least eX-
ira water pres sure. The stream 5
new power and ease Of move
ment thus is created below the
workers not ahead Of them.
Similar work will discipline all
Continued on page AZ
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07
Prospect Dam
Easements In

A second dam may soon
be d d e d in the Buffalo
Greek Watershed in Prince
Edward county. H. E. Lacy,
soil cOnservationiSt, said to-
day all easements have been
obtained for Dam Site No /
near Prospect.
The watershed plan calls
for a 32.4-fOOt dam breast at
Site No 1, and the creation
Of a 32-acre permanent pond
behind it. Survey crews will
map the area as the next
step.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07
Loekett Creek
Lockett Creek
Watershed Project Returns
Stream To Primeval State
BY JOHN STICK

Lockett creek Edward county filled with
with logs fallen
harborng penchan for flooding is being restored to
forest primeval condition.
Gardiner Ditchng Company, Hllsville at its
clearing the meanderng county creek
the first project in Prince Edwards 74700
acre Buffalo creek Watershed project
s307lO contract the five half
mile stretch of from dam Site No its
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07

The action translated permits
sive legislation enacted by the
last Legislature into local pro-
cedure. Womack said the new
procedure would accomplish as
much work as formerly bee ause
both deputies would be present
all week. heretofore, one deputy
was off Wednesday afternoons,
one on Saturday mornings. Now
both will oe on hand for the full
five-day week.
This fiveday week practice
follows procedure already effec-
tive for federal agencies here,
county agriculture and h 0 m e
agents, county health and vel
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
r
n. v. LANCASTER, R.
\ BYRD BLASTS RULING
} GUARD OVERHAUL
} STEVENSON DENIES

SEN. HARR YBYRD (D-Va.)
criticized last weeks + e d e r a
court decision declaring Vir-
ginia's 1852 rcdistricting law I'M
constitutional. In a telephone in
terview Wednesday. he said,
They try to take away prach-
cally the last re m ma ants Of
states rights when they tell us
how to elect our officials" He
contrasted this ruling with one
in New York which upheld that
states reapportlonment law. In
New York. he said, there was
an ID to l differential in some
areas while Virginia ranks
among the eight states with the
least reason to complain about
redistyicting. The New York de-
cision was upheld by the U. S.
Supreme Court. Byrd has just
returned from a tour of coun-
tries behind the Iron Curtain.
THE DEFENSE DEPART
MENT Tuesday announced a
long-awai:ed. drastic overhaul of
army reserves and the national
guard. These changes are de-
signed to bring these auxiliary
units up-to-date and en- a b l e
them to mobilize more quickly
The new rules fer the reserves,
which go into effect immediate
", will eliminate eight divisions
and about 700 smaller units. but
other units will be expanded
and new ones created. keeping
the total strength at about 7OO.-
600 men. The rules affecting the
national guard must be approx.
ed by the so state governors
and some opposition is expected.
ADLAI STEVENSON, U. S
ambassador to the UN, said
Wednesday he approved Of the
U. S. blockade of Cuba three
days before the government de-
cided to impose it. He was in.
terviewed On the NBC televisior
TODAY" SHOW. Stevenson had
previously denied charges made
in a Saturday Evening Post arti-
Gle that he advocated a soft line
on Cuba. The article. co-author.
ed by a close friend of Presi.
dent Kennedy, said Stevenson
wanted TO try political negotia-
tons instead Of blockade and
favored trading U. S. bases in
Western Europe for Soviet mis-
Sile sites in Cuba. Stevenson
said, II was emphatically in ia
vor" of the blockade. The White
Continued on page A.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-12-07

Saturday Closing
Saturday Closing
Policy, Appropriations
Fill Supervisors Session,

The Prince county supervisors devoted their De-
cember session Tuesday to policy matters including Saturday
morning closing the county and authorizing
special appropriations efghtng communications
lions, disqualification.
Approval Of the closing Of the office the county
Circuit Court Clerk which previously open
on Saturday made after pointed
out the half days work load office justify open
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-16
All Star Games Due
Tomorrow Evening

The Milford Junior Basketball
League closes out its 1862 season
tomorrow Saturday night W h
an All Star Game against the Jun
ior Basketball Alumni at the High
School Field House with the game
starting at 700 o'clock. The junior
basketball team will be coached by
Bob Shevock, while the alumni will
be coached by Chuck Titus.
The players for the All S a S
are: From the League Champions,
Hammond Rambler Billy Kenton,
Harvey Marvel, from the V. F. w.
Coolies Wayne Banning and Jim
Willis, from Rumpstitch Machine :
Lance Clark, Sudler Lofland, and
Jack Allen, from Jacobs n d
Krauss Gary McNatt, from the
E. NJ. Club Danny LeBright and
Roy Erdman and from Marvels ms.
Richard Mohr.
The team for the Alumni is made
up with Ray Lynch, Bobby Masten,
Johnny Davis, Jim Wilkerson, Ron
ME Craft, Jim Wroten, Steve Hall,
Randy Holland. Wayne Davis,
Doug Phillips. Bobby Harrington
and Bob Lingo.
continued on page SiX)
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-16
Red Mems Safety
Week March 1925

Governor Elbert n. Carvel this
week commended members of the
Red Men and Pocahontas organi-
cations upon their efforts in behalf
of highway safety and urged all
Delawareans to cooperate in the
observance of Red Mems Safety
Week, March 1926.
The text of Governor Carvels
statement is as follows:
while our State Police and
Highway Department and organi-
cations such as the Delaware Safe
ty Council played prominent roles
in helping our State reduce its
traffic death rate last year, it was
the attitude and the interest of our
citizens that, in the final analysis,
made possible our exemplary safe
ty record.
1T is always a source of great
satisfaction to see civic and service
organizations voluntarily partici-
pate in safety programs. 1t is vital
that we alert motorists and pc
destrians to the need for the ex-
ercise of caution and good COM
mon sense in the use of our streets
and highways
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-16
Fabric Center Opens
In Salisbury, Md.

THE tremendous amount OF
business that came to us from all
over Delaware, down in Virginia.
and all through the Eastern Shore
of Maryland" says Mr. Arnold w.
Hurt. owner of the fabric center.
lied us TO draw the conclusion that
we could more centraliZe our shop
ping position. and at the same time
better our business. by opening
our Salisbury Fabric Center in this
great shopping town" With that
thinking. Mr. Hurt concluded that
Salisbury would be the ideal town
TO move his fabric center from a
very happy. and very successful op-
Grafton in Selbyville.
1T was with considerable reluc-
tance that we made the decision TO
move our fabric center to Sails
bury" Mr.. Hurt explained in his
plans for the grand opening OF his
new store at 123 Camden Street in
Salisbury. "but the shopping traf-
fie. and our studies OF the sales
continued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-16
Group Hopes To
Change S. S. Law

Steadily spreading across the ma
tiOn. SIXTY NOW has enlisted
members in 81 states in support of
the program TO amend Social Sc
curity
When il was first chartered in
Ohio in May. 1861. the SIXTY
NOW members centered in Toledo
and Northwestern Ohio. with ss
functiOning Chapters. and members
in 2s5 separate cities and towns.
Bur by the first of the year. sew
eral thousands who had read about
the campaign TO lower the retire
ment age 10 so and boost Social
Security benefits to $500 a month.
plus Sl00 for each dependent. had
sent in applications for themselves
and requests FOR literature 10 dis
tribute.
For the first few months. new
members were usually or nearing
retirement age. Their interest. as
several hundred letters indicate.
was in raising retirement benefits
so that they could look forward 10
an adequate income. In mid-sum-
mer OF 1861. average Social Secur-
ity retirement benefits were about
Continued on ns--a si.v-n)
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-16
Red Cross Has
.Set-up Relief
Headquarters
In Milford
Frank Reeves, Veteran
Red Cross Disaster
Worker from st. Louis,
Mo-, Will Direct The
Effort.

Central relief headquarters for
floods of the last week, have been
set up in the Milford Grange Hall
by the American Red Cross.
Director of this office is Frank
Reeves, veteran Red Cross disaster
worker from the organization's S
Midwestern Area Headquarters in
st. Louis, Mo.
He said that applications for as
sistance from householders whose
homes were damaged or destroyed
by the high winds and water, will
be received at his office and at
sub offices until every family is
cared for"
The office will take care of ap-
plicants from Slaughter Beach and
its immediate vicinity.
Sub-offices will be set up in the
Lewes Town Hall for RehobOth
and Dewey Beach home owners; in
Millsboro Town Hall for the Beth
any Beach and Oak Orchard areas,
and in Dover, on State Street, di-
rectly across the street from the
Red Cross Chapter there for the
beach area near that city.
All Red Cross disaster assistance
is an outright gift, not loan, Mr..
Reeves emphasized. 1t is made pos
sible by the generosity of the A
merican people in the annual Red
Cross fund campaign now is pro-
gress across the nation.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-16
M ur rderkill
Lions Club
To Give Show
Third Annual Variety
Fete Will Be Presented
By The Frederica Ser
vice Club March 1917.

Third Annual Variety Show will
be presented by the Frederick Ser
vice Club March 16 and II.
The Murderkill Lions Club of
Frederica, Magnolia and Bowers,
will present it's third annual va
riety show Friday and Saturday
evening, March 10th and 18th,
Frederica School s pm. The show
this year is titled Through The
Years"
AS previous attenders know,
these annual shows are not from
The entire show has been compos-
ed and directed by a member of the
Murderkill Lions Club, Lion Twin
Mastin. The cast is not profession
ais. 1t is Lions members, their
wives, their children and friends.
For an enjoyable and inexpen-
sive evening, see your friends and
neighbOrs perform on stage. Tick
cts are S1.00 for adults and S so
for children. Tickets may be pur-
chased from any member of the
Murderkill Lions Club or at the
door both evenings.
This annual show is one of the
Lions major Embarrassing activities
of the year. The entire proceeds
will be used to help finance the
Clubs many various activities, such
as work for the blind, glasses,
fapac nr coaipo avadOuc if poa1a1
or wherever there is a family or
individual in need. Lions" is a SER
vice club of devoted men serving
fellowmen whenever and wherever
the need arises.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-16
Christopher
Chosen VFW
Com m ander
Local Merchant And
World War II Veteran
Was UnoppOsed For
Blue Hen Leader.

James S. Christopher, Jr. local
merchant and World War III veter
an, was the lone nominee for post
commander as Blue Hen Post No.
64S3, V. F. W., opened nomination
of officers for the 1962-63 term here
Tuesday evening. Christopher sery-
ed as senior vice commander and
membership chairman during the
past year.
Charles Baxendale, who served
as junior vice commander the past
year, was the only nominee for Sc
nior vice commander, and Court
lani Clarke was nominated for a
second term as post chaplain.
James G. Sullivan, recently
named as post Americanism chair
man and patriotic instructor, was
the only nominee for trustee, three
year term, and Past Post Comman-
der James G. Holland was the lone
nominee for member-at-large to
corporate board. three-year term.
That there will. be at least one
contest at the March q election
was indicated by the fact that there
were two nominees Tuesday eve
ming for the office of junior vice
commander; nominated were Rob-
ert Currie, president of the cor
continued on page nveD
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-16
Delaware's Loss Is
$42.8 Million, The
Early Figures Show
BOWLING LANES GIVE
OUT $3.50" AWARDS

This week the M ill ord
Bowling Lanes gave out "a
wards to the winners of the
Mems $3.50" Club, the Wo-
mems $3.50" Club and 1920"
Club.
The following men quail
fled for the $3.50" Club a.
ward by rolling a game of
$50 or more in league play:
j. Black, Paul Wootten, R.
Kennedy, G. Birmingham,
Cecil Wyatt, H. Killen, Russ
Messick, G. Neeman, H. Ey-
pei, l.. Davidson, R. Rey-
nolds, R. Land, R. Howell,
Cecil Emory, Russ Nc
eady, R. Annette, G.
Tough, R. Field, c. Lurwick,
j. Frampton, F. Lynch, R.
Smith, F. Crank, S. Roberts,
T. Livingood, Bob Jacobs, r..
Yerkes, c. Titus, c Ney, r.
Wilkie, Odus Moore, and Al
Schmick.
Women's $3.50" club,
Bl'a n h Will; .Women's
1920" Club, Jane Rocco,
Grace Grogan, Madolyn
Warrington, Janet Boltz,
Doris G. Fry, Lois Redden,
Beverly Saunders, Mary
Steen, Martha Little and
Beatrice Orendorf.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-16
Storm Estimate Does
Not, However, Include
Land Lost To Sea,
Elisha Dukes Says In
Report.

Secretary of State Elisha Dukes,
coordinator of disaster relief, Tues
day estimated Delaware property
damage from last weeks storm at
$42,S12,650.
Dukes announced the official
damage estimate at joint press
with Gov Ebert n. Car
vel, Tuesday morning.
Dukes emphasized that the dam
age figure did not include land lost
to the sea or general business loss
to merchants.
The loss was divided into $685.
411,985 to public property and S17,-
400,665 to private property.
God only knows what the figure
would be if we included the entire
lots washed into the sea-" Dukes
said
The damage breakdown included
$22,050,000 in Highway Department
losses, consisting of s1,05O,000 to
highways, $20,000,00O to public
lands and beaches, and s1,Q00,00G
in mosquito control projects.
municipalities, Dukes estimate
disclosed, lost $2,701,S5 in public
property and s1,941,400 in private
property.
Housing losses in unincorporated
areas added up to s4.310,000 in
Sussex County, and S4.620,000 n
Kent and New Castle Counties, for
a total of SS,930,000.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-16
OLD FASHIONED
MINSTREL SHOW

The Red Men and POca-
hontas present their f r t
minstrel show Thursday.
Marc %, at the New
Milford Theatre. Program
Chairman, Marvin Lightcap
states that outstanding local
talent will be a part of the
show. Below is a partial list
of the show; John and Har-
vey Williams, vocal; Susan
Rogers, Accordian solo; Re-
nee Walls, toe and tap dance,
Everett Bennett, organ Sc
lections; Jerry Mcpherson
and his Combo, Eddie Fassel
and Cindy Endress, T wi S
Champions; and George Will
ley, Military Drum taps and
soft shoe dance. Director of
this all girl minstrel show
is Mrs. Nell Barr assisted by
Mrs. Jean West.
The minstrel show COM
mittee has worked to give
the residents of our commu-
nifty A wonderful show and a
very good time. The tickets
are available through the
box office at the theatre, or
Call Marvin Lightcap GA q
5631, or Ed Jester GA 2-4202
or through members of the
Red Men or PocahOntas.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-16
5 Directors Named To
County DHIA Group

Five new directors were elected
10 the Board of the Sussex County
Dairy Herd Improvement Associa-
tiOn Al their annual meeting held
al COOlspring this week. They are
Robert A Short. Georg town:
Carl Vincent. Milton: j. Edward
Bailey. Bridgeyille Edward Ockels.
SeafOrd. and Howard +. wilkins.
Milford. Other members OF h e
Board include Homer Bryan. Lew
es: Eldred Cress. Frankford: VIM.
~ Hopkins. Lewes. and Timothy
Schlabach. Greenwood.
DR. Wilbur r. Hesseltine. Ex-
tension Dairyman al the Uniyer-
sify Of Delaware. reported on the
State Dairy Tour 10 Wisconsin last
August and showed number OF
cOlored slides taken on the trip.
lie announced that this years State
Tour would be held on August 7.
\. and = 70 New York State.
Oryllle Wheatley. Milford. an d
Frank Searis. Harrington. super
yisOrs for the association. were
recognized for their outstanding
service 70 the dairymen Of the
county.
leoutinnsd on page slsyenJ
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-16
All Members OF Local
Organization Have Re-
ceived Comprehensive
Report OF Activities.

The following is a copy of the
Progress Report for 1861 which
was mailed last week to the men,
bers of the Women's Auxiliary of
the Milford Memorial Hospital :
Gift Shop and Cart These con-
tinue to be the major projects of
the Auxiliary. Many women, both
members and nOn-memberS, con-
tribute thousands of volunteer
hours to maintain these two SER
vices. A special project is the
Christmas Shop which was open
daily from November "a until
Christmas. Receipts $9,433.81; dis
bursements S7,50107 leaving
net balance of $1,93274.
Hospital Fair The 4th Annual
Hospital Fair held on May 20 was
our largest and most successful
The profit realized was $3,44934
An Operating Room Table was pur-
chased for $2,S2000 from these
proceeds. Please mark your caien-
dar. May 10 is Fair Day this
year
Harvest Ball This was a new
project Our First Annual Har-
vest Bail held in Inc Milford Ar
mory on October 20 and 21 1t was
a lovely affair and netted $3S8.12
fcOntinue1 on page eleven