The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-29
POstmistress At
Tamw0rth Retires

MUS. Josephine Moon BIantOn,
poStmiStreSs at TamWOrth for
the past 81 years. seven and a
half months, retireS on March
81. Mrs. Blanton's father, An
drew F.. Moon, received his
commission on May 81, 1893. the
same year Mrs. Blanton wa
born. Her son. Elridge. viii fol
low in his grandfather's and
mothers footsteps, and will be
officially sworn in as postmast-
er on Saturday. March 80 Ell
ridge is a graduate of William
and Mary College and a veteran
of World War II.
Mrs. Ka t hi Robertson and
D. D. have flown to Texas to
be with her mother who is very
i'll.
Barbara Gray Martin is home
for her spring vacation from
LongWood College. Susan Beck
er, also a student there, has
gone to New York to spend the
vacation with her parents. Sun
day afternoon, MIR. and Mrs.
Martin, Barbara and Joyce
went to visit Raymond Carter in
Stuart Circle Hospital. They re-
port that he is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hunter
and children spent two weeks in
North Carolina. Mrs. Hunters
96-year-old grandmother suffer
ed at fall and is confined to bed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bran
nan, of Richmond. brought their
new daughter Tanlara Lynn, to
see her grandmother, Mrs. Alice
Bradbury. This is their frs t
child. Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. White
and children and Mrs. Ka t lie
White were also guests Of Mrs.
Bradbury.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Gainesville Fire Department
met at Mrs. Edith Martins
home Monday night. Before long
they will be selling the Dog
wood buttons for the Firemen's
Relief Fund.
Mrs. Nell BlantOn'S two broth
ers, B. w. and Robert Cloning-
er, Of Richmond, and their
families. spent Sunday with her
and her family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Barnett,
of Charlottesville, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Blan-
ton at Tamworth. Jack Blanton
was home from the university
for the week end, and returned
to Charlottesville with them. FL
Blanton has been transferred
from Hampton to Richmond by
the c & P Telephone Company.
Mrs. Claude Meinhard and
daughter. Tracy, have gone to
Florida to join her husband who
is in spring training there.
Last Saturday night Mrs. Irv-
ing Marshall Baker, of Rich
mond, gave a shower for her
soon to be sister-in-law, Miss
Mimi Grandjacquox. Mrs La
vone B aker, Marshall Baker
ard Joyce were there. Mis- S
Inez Baker, Of Arlington, was
also present The wedding will
take place Saturday in Rich
mond.
Mrs. Ted Flippen and Mrs.
Louise Burhlnan, of Richmond,
| spent a day with Mrs. ia e
Snead last week. Col. and Mrs.
Edward c. Snead and family, of
Newport News, arrived Saturday
for the week end. Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. R. P. Snead spent the
day with his mother. Their
daughter, Molly, is a junior at
the University of North Caro-
lima. She made the Deans List
this past semester.
The Home Demonstration Club
met Tuesday with Mrs. N ell !
Blanton. The demonstration this
month was the Identification
and Selection of Flowers"
The Rev. j. Kenneth CLARK
entered st. Luke's Hospital in
Richmond, Sunday. He was ex-
pected to undergo surgery Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Bruce, Jr.,
will move into Mrs. Mary
Moons home in the village Sat
urday.
Lakeside Village is coming to
life again. Many families We're
there last week end cleaning up
season. Admiral Redfield and
Andy PlOCt nave been tertlllZlng
the lake = with near-disastrous
results in their first attempt.
Their boat overt urned and
threw them into the icy water.
The life perservers stayed under
and preparing for the coming
the boat, which helped to keep
the boat afloat, but didn't help
them. Their calls for help went
unheard, but they did make it
to shore. Admiral Redfield col
lapsed and suffered a severe
chill. But he had no bad effects
from his ordeal and was back
at the job Saturday, but this