The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-08
Community Chest


scout executive. He said h a
plans call for the founding of a
Negro unit in Farmvile in the
very near future.
The Children's Home Society
of Virginia reported that a
year the society had a total of
449 babies and children in care
OF these. l59 were newly re-
ceiNd.
The years operating expenses
for the Society totaled $246, 1888 81
the largest expense incurred by
the Society in any one year. The
total income for the Society for
the year was only Sl.245. 33 less
than the expenses. United Funds
and Community Chests account
ed for $l04, 1893, and gifts from
individuals, businesses, founda-
tons, and county boards ac-
counted for S67 1850. Adaptive
fees paid by persons adopting
babies through the Socie y
amounted to $49,235, which is
approximately 20 per cent of the
operating budget. The Society
also received $23,394 in other in
come. mostly from its Memorial
Fund.
New Books
The Farmvllle Public Library
reported that a total of 1884
books had been charged out dur
ing the past year, and that $40
new books had been purchased
The Farmville Reading Room
reported that $3.50 had been
spent to purchase new books,
magazines. and papers. An adj
ditional 5000 was received from
the State. This amount could
only be used to purchase books.
T. j. McIlwaine reported that
the Salvation Army had 1854 81
with which to work.
Short of Goal
Special gifts accounted for
$l3,342 90 of the S2O.Ol5 SO col
lected, with area employees con
tributlng $2,814.9O: residential
drive, $829-85; and Colored,
$855.l9, Prospect District con
tributed s6O9.5O, taking first
place among the six districts.
Farmville, B uff alo. Lockett,
Hampden, and Leigh Districts
followed with S443.75, $3.50 SIS,
$274.50. $500, and SlO5.75, re-
spectively. The remaining Sl84.-
90 was left from last years
drive.
Total disbursements for 1862
63 amounted to $2O,280.47. The
American Red Cross received
&,693.O0; the Boy Scouts of
America. $3.50; the Children's
Home Society of Virginia. $500
90; the F'armville Public Ii
brary. $4,000; The Farmville
Reading Room, s525OO: tn e
Farmville Recreation Associa-
ton, $l,850.00; the R. R. Motion
Recreation Council, $925.OO: the
Salvation Army, 100000: til e
Southside Community Hospital
Sc, 10000; the Southside Com
Hospital Auxiliary. $500
90: the United Fund of Virginia.
$4,000; the United Service Or
ganization (USO>, $4,000: and
the United Funds and Councils
of Virginia, $500. Operating ex-
penses amounted to S84S.5l. Re
ports were heard from all of
the above agencies.
The balance due the agencies
in July Of 1868 is Sc, COS. 80. Out
standing pledges amount to
81 ,6846O.
Officers Elected
The following were reelected
Tor a three-year term on tn e
Board Of Directors: R. 7. Redd
Leigh District: Mrs. ard
S h ort 7. Darlington Heights.
Buffalo District; Mrs. MAZDA
Mcknight, Colored Division: and .
:. H. Goodwin, Jr., delegate at
large. DR.. j. A. Mcclellan was
elected a new member of the
BOARD. He will represent the,
Junior Chamber Of Commerce.
Officers for the 1963-64 Com
Chest Drive were eject
I'd. They are: j. H. Mahan,
president: E. M. Pairet, vice
p e s d e n t. and Mrs. H. 10.
Prtchett, secretary. E. j. Lord
was reelected as treasurer of
the organization