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The Farmville Herald - AND FARMER-LEADER. VOLUME 62 Hunor forAVlor P,"'n' FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA. TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1953 ~ \£T NO. 31

Prescription For Hearts of Hunters

Nick Land, of Buckingham county, shows oiT his dog, Blue, to his grandson. Wayne Plunkett, son of Mr. and Mrs Clyde Plunk ett, of Gordonsville. Blue recently killed a 156-pound buck in a tight to the end in Slate River.

Dojr Battles 20-Point Buck For The Kill In Slate River

Ignoring two big IFs the Blue Tick mongrel killed the 20-point buck m Slate River in Bucking ham county. Although hunters and out doorsmen in this area have heard similar stories aboul deer and dogs battling it out in water, it is one that attracts attentive ears and unbelieving looks. The two IP's surmised by the dog's owned. Nick Land, who lives two miles west of Buckingham Court House, help explain the creriioility of the story that is making the rounds m Buckingham these days. When Nick Land was working!' cn some post holes in a field near Slate River about two weeks ago. he heard his two dogs, one of them the two-and-half-ycar old Blue Tick mongre.. Blue, hot on the trail of some thing. But that wasn't unusual because he often heard his dogs trailing an animal while he was working on the farm. ’•ii'ht To End Tiie dogs ran the animal about a half mile down Slate River; and Mr. Land decided to take a look to see what it was all about. When lie arrived at the river. Rusco Window Co. Of Form vide Opens In Bloomfield Bid#. The Rusco Window Company of Farmville has been opened with offices in the Bloomfield Buiklrhg on West Third street It the 15th dealership organized under Rusco Corporation of Virginia at Richmond. J hn Maxey. of Rustburg. :s the rales manager and Dennis Cr:t zer. the Service manager M' Maxey will reside in Farmville at 20.3 Randolph street. Mr. Critzer has been engaged in business here for the past several years. Tiie Farmville office will con duct sales and service for Rusco combination windows and doors in an eight county area in Mecklenburg. Lunenburg. Bruns wick. Amelia. N ttoway, Bucking ham. Cumberland and Prince Ed ward counties.

about a quarter of a mile from 1 where the Slate and North Rivers fork, he saw Blue in the water waging a fight to the end with she 156-pound buck. Fighting in about two and a half feet of water. Blue would grab the deer's tail. The jerk would cause the deei to lose his balance, and his head would go under water. Losing his balance was one of the IF's of the story. After pulling the drowned deer from the water, Mr. Land found that he had been wounded in the right front leg several years ago. and although the leg had healed, ihe wound caused his leg and shoulder "to fade away." as Mr. Land said This fading away of leg and shoulder was’ apparently caused by the wound and disuse curing the healing period. Tired And Stiff Then. Mr Land ventured the ether IF. He noticed fur and /iesh caught in the 20-point rack on the deer's head, so he guessed that the buck had been chased the day before. For that reason, the deer might have been tired and stiff. Mr. Land said. If it hadn't been for these two seasons. Blue would never have laid a chance with ihe buck." lie said. But these circumstances were present, "and Blue did kill the deer—and that's the story. Third Peer According to the lack on that deer's head, he should have weighed about 250 pounds." Mr. Kind said. "But his leg and shoulder had faded away. He must have come from the moun tains. I don't think we have deer that large in this area. ’ John Whorley. one of Nick Lands neighbors, checked the deer in on his license. And the head of the deer is in the hands of taxidermist now. As rare as such a story about an animal's fight foi survival is, Nick Land's excitement had been tempered. Anri it wasn't because he didn't enjoy a good, hunting story, but this was 'lie third deer that he had seen caught in a river

Paraplegic. Native Of County, Designs Apparatus To Drive With Hands Only

A native of Tuggle in Prince Edward county and 1942 graduate of Farmville High School. Arthur Shultz, has made hand controls 1 r his automobile. The 29-year old paraplegic who lives in Ches terfield county now. believes hi < 'iitrols have several advantages over conventional hand control that cost $250 and take several days t,o install. The son or Frank C Shu!!/, of Tuggle, the young man was in an automobile accident, near Petersburg Pike ill 1947 His buck was broken and his spinal column smashed in the crash, paralyzing him from the waist down One Tuggle resident -aid. 'We thought Arthur was a hopeless ease after the accident, and we .,i-c so happy to know that lie is now able to work. Advantages Arthur finds that the hand con trols that ho made for hjs car have several advantages—simpler, easier to install, and cncJiX'i.

Standard type of hand controls requires several days to install. However. Arthur says he can switch his hand controls from one car to another in less than an hour About being cheaper, the stand ard type costs about $150. plus $100 to have the controls installed m a car. Arthur says that his set cost nothing for materials be cause he made it out of scrap metals and a friend did the labor ilrer aitoi he designed the appa ratus Basically, the controls designed by the former county man are this simple: To control the accelerator pedal, one end of a wooden stick, about a half inch in diameter, is clamped to the pedal. On the other end of the stick, which rests on the car seat, is a bicycle hand le grip. The stick, .resting on the seat, can be pushed down or let up by Arthur’s left hand. (Continued ok Pago 7)

Demand Remains High As Leaf Market Reopens Estimate First Day’s Sale 150,000 Pounds

An estimated 150,000 pounds of dark-fired tobacco were sold on the Farmville Market Monday as operations were resumed after the holiday shut-down. Although warehouses recorded light sales Monday, demand re mained at the level existing prior to the holiday closing, w-hen the general flo r average for the mar ket stood at $35.26. Good red and dark leaf brought numerous sales at $45 and upward to $58 during the first sale. All Ruvera Back The market's full complement of buyers was on hand as sales resumed, representing Dunning ton Tobacco Company, Putney Tobacco Company, Imperial To bacco Company and Export Leaf Tobacco Company. The crop has reached approxi mately the half-way point in marketing, tobaccomen estimated Monday. Sales were expected to increase in volume as the week progressed, with heavy offerings expected next week as selling starts into the high point. To date. 2.029,886 pounds of dark-fired tobacco have been sold Growers have received $715,893, to establish the season average at $35.26. Prize Program Sun-cured sales total 368.344 pounds as the market reopened. The current average is $30.69. Growers are showing continued interest in the Chamber of Com merce prize program, and none were passing up tickets given out with each sale. Chamber officials are now pointing to the Tobacco .Jubilee to be held before close of the market when prizes are to be awarded.

Parents. Leaders Invited To Meeting Of Scout District Parents and Boy Scout, leaders of this area are linvited to a dis trict meeting, which will be held at 7:30 p m . Tuesday, at Crewe Community Center. A 50-minute colored film about the 1950 Na tional Jamboree at Valley Forge. Pa., will be shown. A name for the new Scout d;s trict. which became effective Jan. 1. will be selected at this meeting. District officers will be elected, also. "All parents and Scjut leaders are urged to attend this meet ing." Lee B Short, field Scout executive, said.

County Boards Meet This Week Like most every one else, supervisors and school board members don't like to transact business on holidays. Since bath Prince Edward county bodies mjeet the first Thursday of the month, Janu ary's date fell on New Year’s day. the meeting was set back a week. Supervisors and school board will meet this Thursday, the former at 10:30 a. m., the latter, at night.

County Officers* Salaries Are Set State Board Lists Amounts For 1953 Salary and expense allowances for Virginia's c institutional of ficers were announced last week as set for 1953 by the State Com pensation Board. Tor countie; in the Herald area they are: (Commissioners of Revenue) County Salary Fxncnsc Amelia . $3 900 ,$1,260 Buckingham 2.500 2 410 Chari-tte 3.300 2.810.50 Cumberland 2.700 1.180 Nottoway . 5,000 5.588.75 Powhatan 2.400 800 Pr. Edward 4,800 3,505 County Treasurers Amelia . 4 620 2 950 Buckingham 3.300 2.700 Charlotte . 4,400 4 455 Cumberland 3.010 1.303 Nrttoway 4 800 6 430 Powhatan 3.740 1 480 Pr. Edward 4.800 3.090 County Sheriffs Amelia. 2,700 165 Buckingham 3 450 2,765 Charlotte 3,500 6.355 Cumberland 2.400 1.900 Nottoway 3.8n0 6,535 Powhatan 2.400 565 Pr. Edward 4.000 6.390 Com monwealth’s Attorney Amelia 2.160 Buckingham 2,750 800 Charlotte 2.800 Cumberland 1.980 350 Nottoway 3.600 1.500 Powhatan 2,160 390 Pr. Edward . 3.600 720

Keysville Private Arrives In Japan Pvt. Reginald R. Dixon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Dixon, Route 2. Keysville, Va , recently arrived in Japan and is serving, with the 24th Infantry Division. Now receiving intensive field training, his unit is part of the security forces in Japan. Before being rotated out of the line effrly in 1952, the 24th spent 19 months in Korea. Private Dixon entered the Army in May 1952.

Lions Enjoy 28-Year Look At History In The Making

Farmville Lions Friday looked at themselves down through the 'ears to 1924 and <he club's founding - and enjoyed the pro cess hugely. Secretary Robert Burger read highlights of club minutes through tho.-e 28 years, and the historic perspective of joy. sor row. accomplishment, short-com ings. honor and community serv ice. seen with today's eyes, was followed with keen interest. President Curtis Hubbard ap pointed a committee, with W. C. Fitzpatrick chairman, to prepare resolutions to make permanent the record f the club's high es teem and respect for the late J.

W. Shepherd. Jr , who two years ; ago concluded a successful year as president. The club will have a delegation present at the new Blackstone Lions Club's charter presentation festivities January 16, at the Blackstone USO building, it was announced, Wallace M. LaPrade. a new resi dent of Farmvilte. was a guest fir the dinner meeting Secretary Burger's reading of the minutes disclosed a signal honor which has been the Farm ville club's, in having had three district g’vernors since organiza tion, R. K. Brock. W, C. Fitz patrick and W. E. Smith.

$29,861 Is Granted For Conservation To County PM A Program Stresses Permanent Type Of Improvements

An allocation of $29,801 for the Agricultural Conservation Pro gram of the Production Market ing Administration in Prince Ed ward county has been granted bv the government for 1953. Donald Morris, county PMA clerk, an nounced the figure. C rrptred to the last tvo years, the 1953 figure shows a slight dr op. Last vear, the government granted $29,981 to farmers of the county, and $36,196 in 1951. "Washington officials are stres- i sing the permanent t.yne of con- i servation practices, this year," j Mr. Morris said. Among the permanent type! practices, lie listed forestry, j permanent pastures, and water-, wavs, and strip-cropping. The ACP program is carried out' on a share-the-ccst basis, through | the County PMA Committee, which is responsible for keeping i the total guaranteed assistance and actual payments for the county within the alotted figure i T. C. Hix is chairman of the County PMA Committee. Limited conservation practices included in the program are lime, winter cover crops, summer legumes, summer non-legumes, and phosphate. This is the part, of the program that will receive less emphasis in 1953. according to Mr. Morris.

Chevrolet Dealers Make Ready To Show New Models Of Car Record breaking crowds are ex pected to throng Chevrolet dealer showrooms next week end for the debut of 1953 passenger car and truck models. Scheduled for public display for the first time. Friday* Jan. 9, the new line embraces the most far reaching improvements in Chev rolet history. W. E. Fish, general sales man ager of the company, bases a forecast of a record turnout on three significant factors. "First, reports of Chevrolet development work around Detroit have kindled more interest than ,n any previous model,” said Mr. Fish. "Secondly, dealers are ex pending more money and effort to make the event a success. "A third reason for anticipating large crowds is that dealers are extending their introductory per iod over two days. Traditionally, Chevrolet has displayed new models. Saturday. By unveiling the 1953 cars, Friday, dealers will have two days to be hosts to the public before the Sunday closing." Mr. Fish added that highway demonstrations will play a more important part than in former announceemnts because of the number of added performance features in the new cars. Cullen Airman Wins Philippine Promotion Floyd A Layne. son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Layne. RFD 1. Cullen, lias been promoted recently to airman third class n the U. S. Air Force on Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. Stationed on the Phillippinc base for the past tnree months, A 3C Layne currently performs photolithographer duties for the 581st Reproduction Squadron. Thirteenth Air Force.

NEWS SUMMARY

83rd CONGRESS STARTS CiOP ERA The Eighty-third Congress con vened Saturday, maiking the end of 20 years of Democratic "New Deal-Fair Deal" administrations. Transfer of the government from Democratic to Republican hands will become complete on January 20 when General Dwight D Eis enhower becomes the first Repub lican President since Herbert Hoover. The Senate will have 48 Repub licans. 47 Democrats and one in dependent. Wayne Morse of Ore gon. In the House the line-up is 221 Republicans. 211 Democrats, one independent, two vacancies. The big foreseeable issues fac ing the new Congress, under the leadership of Robert A. Taft in i lie Senate and Speaker Joseph W Martin. Jr., in the House, deal ! with taxes. Federal spending, labor, foreign aid. the war in Korea, price-w age-rent controls, immigration and tidt lands oil. to name a few. INQUIRY UNCOVERS MORE “RED" AMERICANS The State Depai tment has named 11 Uiuttd States cili_em>

on the United Nations payroll as persons it believes are "Com munists or under Communist discipline.” The Senate Internal Security subcommittee made pub lic the list, along with the names of 27 others who have been drop tied from the UN payrolls on similar security charges. 1952 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING U. S. RECORD The nation spent more for con struction in 1952 than ever before, but got slightly less for its money than in recent years, the govern ment reports. Outlays for con struction in the year just ended leached a total of $32,300,000,000. a 5 per cent increase over 1951. This included all types of con struction, from private homes to highways and atomic energy plants. FINDS U. S. WORKERS ABROAD LN "LUXURY" Half the United States govern ment workers abroad, who "never had it so good." should be fired, thinks Senator Olin D. Johnston i D-S. C>. The Senator said he and a special inquiry committee lie Leaded during seven-week

study found: Stenographers drawing $6,000 a year, counting cost-of-living and quarters allowances, and employ ing their own personal maids. ' Government workers »living in expensive apartments and hiring three or four servants. ____ j ATOMIC SPY DEATH SET JANUARY 15 The sentencing judge refused to spare the Rosenberg husband wife atom spy team and their lives now rest in White House hands. Julius Rosenberg. 34. and his tiny. 5-foot wife. Ethel. 37, are scheduled to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison within two weeks—probably the night of : Jan. 15. Judge Kaufman said the pair chose "martyrdom and to keep their lips sealed." implying Ihcy could save their lives any time they admit their guilt and name the others involved with them in a wartime Soviet spy ring. , Total population ojf the earth is estimated to be 2.44)0.000.000, or 42.9 persons per square mile. Oklahoma has the largest num ber of Indian tribes.

Stokes Building Gutted Friday, Colonial Store Stock Fixtures Total Loss in $125,000 Blaze

Familiar Doorway Closed!

MUHts m ilui.Mi i* iKr. brings mm.us onlookers to a familiar spot on Main street. The outside appearance belies the devastation and havoc inside on two floors, the first used by Colon ial Stores, the second as storage space electrical appliances and hardware equipment by the building owner Fmanuel Weinberg. The picture shows the compactness of buildings along Main street and the proportions the fire m^ht have taken

National Red Cross Leader Vi ill Address Chapter Delegates Here

J. W. Clement, Danville attor ney and national vice chairman of the 1953 American Red Cross fund drive, will address a meet ing of delegates from nine county Red Cross chapters here Wed nesday. Chapter chairmen, board mem bers, publicity chairmen and executive secretaries of chapters in Fluvanna. Lunenourg. Meck lenburg. Charlotte, Cumberland, Buckingham. Nottoway and Ap pomattox counties will attend. E. J. Andrews, 71. Dies At Hospital

Superintendent Of Farmville Plant Funeral services for Everett J. Andrews, 74, who died at South side Community Hospital, Sun day. Jan. 4. will be held at the Farmville Baptist Church today 'Tuesday* Jan. 6, at 2 p. m., with interment in Westview Cemetery. Prior to his death. Mr. Andrews was plant superintendent at the Farmville Manufacturing Com pany. He was an active member of the Farmville Baptist Church and was a life deacon in the church. Born in Chesterfield county, he moved to Farmville m 1925, and has made his home here since that time. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Cora Bowman Andrews: four daughters and four sons. Mrs. J. A. Whitt. Mrs. J. E. Rodgers. Mrs. .J. H. Hurt, all of Farmville, Mrs. R. T. Jones, of Greensboro. N. C.; Everett J Andrews, Jr.. Lester E. Andrews, Maurice C. Andrews, all of Farmville. and Earl W. An drews, of Petersburg: one sister, Mrs. W. J. Allen, Petersburg: and two brothers. W. T. Andrews, Colonial Heights, and W. O. An drews, of New York City; and ten grandchildren.

Worsham P-TA Will Meet January 6 The Worsham P-TA will hold its regular meeting at 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening. Jan. 6. in the Worsham High School auditori um All patrons and other friends of the school are urged to be present. Prospect Soldier Promoted In Korea _ Willie II. Hix. son of Mr. and MTs. Garfield Hix. Route 1. Pres elect, recently was promoted to corporal while serving in Korea with the 3d Infantry Division. A field wireman in Headquar ters Company of the loth Infan try Regiments's 2d Battalion, Hix entered the Army in October 1351, arriving m Korean last Hay. i 1

Prince Edward county chapter delegates will”be hosts. The meeting will map a cam paign for the March fund drives, and information on the needs and programs of the national organ ization will be presented, by Glen Wkusler, assistant manager of Red Cross Eastern Area head quarters, at Alexandria. Va. The Rev. Benjamin R. Bruner, chairman of the Prince Edward county chapter, will preside at the meeting to be held at Hotel Weyanoke at noon. Among chapter representatives who will participate in the pro gram are Morris Smith. Jr., and John Steek. Prince Edward; Cur ry Harvey. Appomattox: Dr. Edgar M. Johnson. Buckingham: Mrs. Hazel Ransom Fluvanna: Davis Watkins, Charlotte, and the Rev. William Lyons. Lunen burg.

Emory Prolessor Will Speak Tuesday Dr William R Cannon, pro fessor of church lU tory and his torical the -logy. Emory Univer sity, Atlanta, Ga., will speak to Methodist students of Longwood and Hampden-Sydney Colleges, Tuesday night The occasion vull be a Wesley Foundation banquet at the high school cafeteria at 5 :30 p. m. Tins banquet will be the second that the Wesley Foundation has sponsored this schod year. Miss Malinda Ayres is director of the foundation . . Farmers Reminded To File A CP Reports Farmers of Prince_Edward county have only until January 15 to report practices carried out under the 1952 Agricultural Con servation Program. Chairman T. C. H:x of the PMA county com mittee. reminded today. A cut-off date of Thursday. Jan. 15, has been set for making these reports. Tiie PMA office will be open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a. in., to 5 |). in., for taking farmers1 reports. Those who bought lime, fertilizer, or seed for use under 1952 ACP should bring receipts or tags as evidence of such purchases.

Keysville Private Arrives In Korea Army Pvt. John K. Stanley, son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Stanley. Houle 2. Keysville, recently ar rived in Korea and is now serving ■ ith the 25th Infantry Division. His unit has been in Korea longer than any other American division. It entered (he fighting in July. 1950. shortly after the Communist attack on South Ko rea. Pvt. Stanley, who entered the Army last March, has been as signed as an ammunition bearer in Company- K of the division's , 27tii Infantry Ronnn.cnt. i V

Rebuilding Will Start Quickly, Owner Says S3 The Stokes Building, which burned here early Friday morn ing with complete loss of stock and fixtures of the Colonial Store on the first floor, will be rebuilt as quickly as possible. Owner Emanuel Weinberg said. General Superintendent J. Reid Mercer, of Colonial Stores. Inc., said Friday a decision will be leached within several days as to the chain store s future plans at Farmville. “We don't like to leave a town after we once open there, however." Mr. Mercer said by way of comment on this ques tion. The 4 a. m. blaze, discovered by Policemen Otto Overtoft and Walter Morton during an early morning che<?k, gutted the build ing. With the roof destroyed, the two floors charred and water logged. and the rear wall burned out, Mr. Weinberg estimated only 25 per cent of the structure salvageable—front and brick side walls.

i.osses estimated He estimated tire replacement value of the building at about $75,000. In addition, he estimated worth of electrical appliances and oil heaters stored in the base ment and second floor at "ap proximately $30,000. ' Mr. Mercer, Colonial Stores superintendent in Viiginia, said loss estimates had not been com pleted Friday. He said stores of the size of the one here normally require stock and fixtures ap proaching $60,000, and that the loss was complete iir Doth. Combining losses, the fire's total destruction may reach $125,000. Cause Not Known Cause of the fire nas not been determined. There had been no one in the building for 24 hours since the fire followed the New Year's holiday. Firemen said it may have been smoldering for some time before bursting into discoverable flame and smoke. Three trucks kept a flood of w ater from seven bases pouring into the building from 4 a. m., until it was put under control about 6:30 a. m. Walls and tim bers continue to smolder through out Friday, once breaking into flame, about 2 p. m., when help was summoned, by the little band of firemen left ot guard against an outbreak. Colonial Stores opened here in August, 1951. after complete in terior renovations and installa tion of new fixtures. Lawrence J. Davis has been manager since the opening. Firemen Praised Firemen, who were highly com mended for their prompt and ef ficient work, confined the fire damage to the Stokes building. The Economy Store, in the ad joining Wall Building to the north sustained some merchan dise damage, smoke and fumes. The two buildings have separate walls between an inch of air space. Davidson's Department Store, which is next to the Stokes Building south, but separated by a 10-f6ot walkway also was pene trated by the acrid smoke fumes to some extent. No member of the Farmvillc Fire Department was injured dur ing the stubborn blaze. No assis tance from adjoining communi ties was summoned.

Soldier of Red Oak Promoted In Korea Albert L. Dejarnette. son of Mrs. Gold -n Smith, of Red Oak. was recently promoted to sergeant while serving in Korea. Sgt Dejaniette arrived in Ko rea in February of last, year and is now assigned as a radio ope rator In headquarters company of the 17th Infantry Regiment. He has been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Ko rean and UN Service Ribbons. Before entering the Army in March. 1951. he was employed as a b.okkcepcr and clerk for the Virginia Trust Co.. Richmond. Moose Give Up Edgewood Plans Farmullc Moose have given up plans for purchase of Edgewood. estate near town, as a lodge and country club, at least for the pre- . sent. J. Nat Wilkerson, lodge ' president, has announced. Plans fer such a permanent home, however, are continuing, he said, and committees are now studying other possible sites. Es tablishment of a Moose home is Lho lodge'., chief aim at tins thue.