The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-09
Building Plans Given Board
Sheriff Clark
Replies TO
Sugar Charge

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commonwealth attorneys office.
and the possibility Of new
county offIc buil di ny were
among the topics discussed at
Tuesdays meetmg of the Prince
Edward county board Of super
NlSorS
In an unanimous vote the
board save Frank NTt Watkirs.
Prince Edward county common
Wea!th's attorney, tie authority
to hire additional men in his of
flee n event that any of the sit
IN cases are taken into the fed
eral courts. Watkins stated that
ne could h an d lie the cases
through all Of the state courts
with his present staff but that
It would Be Necessary t. obtain
help if they were taken into the
federal courts.
Plans for proposed Health.
Education ard Welfare u'1ino
Werc submitted to the board
These plans were turned over to
q committee composed of super
vlsors Gates, j en- kins. and
Vaughan for further study. In
the event that such building is
constructed, it would house the
Agricultural Extension offices.
the Welfare Department, Z the
Scnool Superintendent s, office,
and the Health Department. The
committee is to make a thor
ough study of the plans, and the
Need for such a building, and is
to report their findings to the
entire board.
The board also approved the
following change in office space:
The space occupied by the home
demonstration agent is to DC
turned over to the commissioner
OF accounts, the old agricultural
offices are to be turned over to
the commissioner of revenue:
the basement Will be used for
civil defense Offices: the third
floor toilets will be designated
tor public use. and the pubic
toilets under the courthouse
steps have been turned over to
the sheriff S department.
Sheriff James T. Clark pre-
scnted the following letters to
the board III answer to charges
THAT too much sugar was being
used in the jail.
August ), 1863.
Board Of Supervisors
Prince Edward County y
Falmville, Virginia
Gentlemen:
1t having been brought to nv
attention that a complaint has
been made about the plrportad
waste Of sugar in the Prince Ed
ward County Jail, ! would like
70 report in this letter to YOU
members Of the Board.
While l was absent from the
Board meeting il March, 1869. l
understand that Mr.. Pickett
Drought up the question that too
much sugar had been used in
the jail during the months Of
January and February, 1868.
When This was brought to my
attention l instructed the Jailor,
Mr., Isaac P. Wilkerson, to cut
down and deny the prisoners as
much sugar as they had been
getting. This was done by me
although the Department of WI
fare and Institutions has com
plete control of the TAILS III the
State No complaint has ever
been made by them to me. but
on The contrary, there is attach
ed hereto a letter. dated August
;, 1868, from Mr.. w. S. Brent,
Supervisor Of Jalls for the State,
which is self explanatory.
wa cut dawn Oh TILL SUGAR
starting with March, 1868, by
disseminating the scrlIle c1
Kool Aid for lunch or supper
and tried apples for breakfast.
both Of which take a great deal
o sugar. W. cut down from an
average Of nine tabIcspoonsful
oi sugar PC. prisoner day III
January and February to six
tanl@spoonsful per prisoner day
IN March. OF course, this means
the sugar ustd for cooking also.
| reported this to your Board at
your April meeting. We Stopped
buying kool-Ald for the JAN on
Marcil IT. 1868. and We STONED
buying apples on March p. lah.3.
we nave not bought any Of these
two items since th2se dates. We
mad already changed from tea to
kool-Aid in January, 1863, be-
cause hoolAid is cheaper than
tea. One { ether thing that l
would hke-to point out is That
we depend on prisoner cooks IL
the Prince Edward County Jail
while most lails have hltcd
cooks. OF course, these prisoner
cooks are supervised by tire
Jailor and myself. The County
and State, Of course, save the
cost Of a cook S salary.
One item, which Mr.. Y. C.
Womack, Clerk Of the Board,
had no record of when he made
his 4 if i d a it concerning the
amount of sugar bought for the
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