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The Farmville Herald ___AND FARMER-LEADER_ VOLUME 62 H"“" l„ H.n>(ta a» p,™.. FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1932 s,tfibSK’.Si“ NO. 34

Council Moves For Closer Observance Of Fire Ordinance Traffic Studies Lead To Placing Of New Markers Town Council Tuesday night moved forward with its program seeking elimination of deficien cies in observance of the town's fire ordinance. Members of the Fire commit tee, Councilmen Bio ; m f i e 1 d. Forbes and Davis, reported <n their recent inspection of busi ness places and of deficiencies found which are detrimental to public safety. Council then directed Town Manager L. Z. Johnston Jr., to forward instructions to such firms :n means of complying with the ordinance. Such firms are to re ply on action taken by February 5. With these in hand the council will consider any additional ac tion if necessary during its Fc - ruary 10 meeting.

I'olwc tar Kids The council also authorized Town Manager Johnston to re ceive bids on a replacement for the present t;wn police car. A study by the Traffic and Safety committee was concluded at the session when instructions were given the Town Manager to place four additional traffic con trol signs at troublesome inter sections. Stop signs will be placed on the west side of Madison street at Pme. the west side of Beech street at St. Ge:rge. and the east and west sides of Chambers street at Ely, A "dangerous corner" sign will be placed at Vaughan street at the entrance to Second street.. The signs will be placed in the next week, the manager reports Licenses Garnted Applications for If! taxi licen ses. representing ten separate operating individuals or firms were given favorable action. The council declined a request by the Junior Chamber of Com merce for waiver of the usual license requirements in connec tion with the JC's proposed plac ing of chewing gum vending machines. Refusal was based on council's •stand of making no exceptions to this municipal requirement for either commercial or non-profit ventures.

Endorse Board Stand In a final action, the council pave favorable consideration to a resolution endorsing a request of the Cumberland county board of supervisors for improvements to Route 45. The Cumberland board has re quested the State Highway De partment tt eliminate the bad curves alone that section of Route 45 immediately north ot the new approach to Farmville.

Longwood Summer Session Announced June 15-Aug. 9

The 1953 ummer session at Long wood will begin June 15 and end Aug. 9 .according to an an nouncement by Mrs. Mary W. Watkins, executive secretary of the college. Pour week, five week, and eight week classes will be in icuded in the program. In addition to regular classes ! three workshops will be held dur ing the session. A dance workshop : will be directed by Mrs. Emily K. Landrum, associate professor of , physical education. Jur.e 29-. uly 11. From June 29 to July 27 Mrs. Dorothy S. Watson, director of the Roanoke Public School lib raries, will hold a workshop for 1 school librarians. Dr. Jihn P. Wynne, director of teacher edu cation. will conduct a workshop for teachers. Demonstration School A demonstration school will be o- crated in connection with the summer session for a six week period beginning June 22. Thi. schorl will be held in the Farm ville elementary school. Graduate courses as .well as undergraduate classes will be of fered during the session. The two ; graduate courses will be Advanced Educational Psychology and Spec ial Problems of Classroom Teach

! ers. Graduate work was first of* j fered at Lungwood last year and : Is carried on as an extension pro gram with the University of Vir ginia. ! Regular session students who wish to accelerate their program, make up credits.. or raise their average are urged to apply for admission to either the five week or eight week session. Graduate School Those who are graduating and wish to begin work on a Master of Education degree at the Uni versity of Virginia can complete six semester hours of graduate study toward this degree during I the summer session. Visiting members on the sum mer-school faculty will include Mr. M. H. Bittenger. Dean of Men at Hampden-Sydney College: Mrs. Mary P. Dupuy. a former mem ber of the summer school staff, and Miss Eleanor Weddle, a teacher of physical education at Jefferson High School in Roa noke. The catalog for the summer session is now at the printers. It should be ready for distribution some time in February. Anyone with questions about the summer session should see Mrs. Watkins.

Farmville Lodge Names Johnson District Master Installs Officers District Deputy Grand Master T. W. Williams installed officers of the Farmville IOCF Lodge for their semi-annual term, Thursday night, in the lodge hall. L A. Johnson was installed as noble grand, and T. E. Harvey, vice-grand. Other officers who were in stalled with Mr. Johnson and Mr. Harvey were: R. E. Fischer, re cording secretary: V. C. Womack, financial secretary. M. G. Smith, ; treasurer: E. L. Morton, warden: G. F. Butcher, conductor: I. E. Wenger, inside guard: A. A. Rice, outside guard: A. S,. Williams, | right supporter to noble grand: E. j E. Kromer, left supporter to noble j grand; G. R. Dickerson, left sup- ’ porter to vice-grand. J. H. John- | son. right scene supporter: and j W E. Scruggs, left scene sup porter. New committees named were: Entertainment—B. L. Price. A. S. Williams, and E. H. Paulson. Publicity—R. E. Hscher and E. T. Forest r. Refreshment—T. W. Williams, G R. Dickerson, and T. G. Cof fey. Attendance—G. F. Butcher, W. IJ Southall, and Lewis Spurlock. • Continued on P"gc 5)

From Her Window—The Past

Mrs. Christiana Barber, 81, is the only living woman who made a home for her family in the old Farmville estate, Eongwood House. She kept house in the old home in 1011 for her husband, Alfred Barber, whose father purchased the home from heirs of Nathaniel E. Venable In 1873

Long wood House 'Too Big’ Last Housekeeper Believes

lemgwond House is loo bis to keep house m — that s the thoughtful opinion ot I hr only living woman who can speak from personal experience. From the bedroom of her apartment in the home of Lewis H. Trear. Route No. 3. Mrs. Chris tiana Barber. 84. can see stately Longwood House—built by Na ilianiel F. Venable .sometime bf fore 1833 on the site of Peter

Johnstons home. And while looking at the ol' home. Mrs. Barber can remember the time that she moved into Longwood house to make a home for her husband. Alfred Barber, and 'ds two bachelor brotheis. That was in 1911-12. From Scotland Mrs. Barber is the former Miss Christiana Stuart, daughter of tContinued on Page 3)

College Shortens Closing Exercises Commencement Will Be Mav 30 This year the usual activities of commencement week-end will be condensed into two days ac cording to an announcement by Dr. Dabney S. Lancaster, college president. The graduation activities will begin Saturday, May 30 with the traditional senior class day exer cises. During this program the class will and prophecy will be read. Immediately following the class day exercises the formation of the daisy chain will take place. Saturday evening Dr. Lancaster will entertain the graduates at his annual senior reception. The lantern parade will also take place that Evening. On Sunday morning at 11 the Baccalaureate service will be held in Jarman Hall. Commencement exercises will be Sunday after noon at 3:30. Baccalaureate and Commencement speakers will be announced at a later date. In past years the graduation activities have extended over three days with commencement taking place Monday morning. The administration Ls instigating the condensed program this year lor several reasons. Dr. Lancaster stated that a shortened graduation week end will enable more parents and friends to be present and will cut down on the expense involved.

Jaycees To Sponsor party For Benefit Of March Of Dimes Farniville Junior Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a skat nwtw nt, HUl yr.n Seating Rink. Monday night, Jan. 26, for •eneflt of the March of Dimes. Ml gate receipts will be given to the current money-raising effort. E. H. Poston, owner and man ager of the rink, will donate the use of the rink to the Jaycees. Employees and exhibition skaters will give their time, also. Jaycees will sell advanced tick ets for the party. C. H. Dowdy, Jr., and S. C Patteson are co - chairmen of the public service project. Grey Ladies Need Bowls For Pickett Farmvillc Grey Ladies need some flat bowls to plant bulbs in for camp Pickett Hospital. Money has been given for the bulbs, but now they need the bowls. ’ Citizens are asked to take their bowls to the Red Cross Office over Reds Barber Shop. Miss Claire Bone will see that the Grey Ladies receive them.

MOOSE DANCE SET Moose and their guests will dance Saturday night during a mid-winter social function at the lodge ball. {Maying: Cards Needed Gray Ladies Report Farmville Gray Ladies have found a place; for spare old or new playing lards. Mrs. E. M. Whitlock said today. The V. 8. Army hospital at Camp Pickett was practically devoid of cards when the Gray ladles visited there yesterday. Those wishing to help fill the hospital need may eall Mrs. Whitlock. 443| Mrs. It. W. Cat lin. 639. or Mrs. S. V. Collins, 19

Record Assets Told To Bank Stockholders L. E. Andrews Named Director Of Peonies Bank I All present officers and direc tors were re-elected, one new di rector was added, and unanimous verdicts of “a good year and strong positions" rendered, during annual meetings of stockholders of Farmville’s three banks Tues day. Lester E. Andrews was named as director by stockholders of the Peoples National Bank. President J. E. Garland's report to First National Bank stock holders. given by R. E. Garland in the absence of the president, disclosed payment of $15 dividend per share on capital stock during 1952. Also that $7,382.86 were added to the undivided profit account. Taxes Color Finances The report also disclosed that earnings before taxes during 1952 were largest in the history of the bank, but that present rates of taxation severely limited the actual earnings accruing to capi tal accounts. Dr. W. E. Sm.th presided as First National stockholders con j ierred. Officers, re-elected there are: J. E. Garland, president: R. | E. Garland, first vice president, Walter G. Putney, second vice i president: E. W Sanford Jr., cashier and trust officer: W. K. Carter, assistant cashier and assistant trust officer: S. Bruce Spencer and Mrs. F. T. Wootton,. assistant cashiers. President J. Luckin Bugg de scribed the Peoples National Bank operations the past year as ‘‘very satisfactory" in his report to stockholders. Robeson Portrait He pointed out to stockholders an oil portrait of the late G. M. Robeson which had been hung in the directors' room during the year. Mr. Robeson was president of the bank from 1908 to 1941. Re-elected officers of the Peo ple's were President Bugg, F. G. Baldwin, vice president, I. C Glenn, cashier, and J. M. Wat kins and S. P. Glover, assistant cashiers.

P. T. Atkinson presided as stockholders of Planters Bank qnd Trust company conferred in annual session and re-elected all present officers. These are J. W. Dunnington. president of the board: C. W. Hart, president. J. N. Carter, vice president, and J. C. Bondurant. cashier. Assets All-Time High Bank officers reported total assets at all-time highs as of the close of the year. Combined Statements of the three show total assets of $12,614,574. De mand deposits totaled $5,921,693. while time deposits, mostly sav ings. had reached $5,250,287. Remaining assets consisted of loans, real estate holdings, cor porate and state obligations and .bank premises. Together, those closely con nected with bank operation all agreed, the facts presented to stockholders convert 1952 into a strong and satisfactory operating year. Community Service To Offer Prayers For New President A community service, to offer prayers for the new president of the United States, will be held in John Memorial Episcopal Church here January 20. The service jointly arranged by the Parmville Council of Church Women and the Ministerial Asso ciation. will commence at 11:55 a. m. Dwight D. Eisenhower will be inaugurated as president on the day of the service m ceremonies in the National Capital. Members of the Council of Church Women will meet prior to the service, at 11:30 a. m.. for a brief business meeting, which will include installation of new offi cers.

Brush Fire Tuesday Brings General Alarm A field fire at. the home of T. A. Hubbard, at Rice Tuesday morning about 10:30. brought a general alarm to (l.e Farniville Fire Department. Quick volunteer assistance by Rice neighbors ana fire lanes hastily raked arouna the home and out-buildings uy Mr. Hub bard prevented property damage as a stiff morning wind drove the burning brush towara the build | ings. Mr. Hubbard and ms volunteer assistants had the fiie extin guished when tbo county truck arrived from FaruiviLe.

Sponsors Volunteer Firemen at Pamplin

Members of the sponsoring Ruritan Club and of the Pamplin Fire Department get a first ride j on Pamplin's new fire truck. Standing, left to right, Percy Lucado, H. J. St. John, lire chief. T L. i Wood, Richard Williams, asst, chief, Lynford Cumbcy, William and John Ilix. On truck. Carlton Canada. Ruritan and Fire Company president, J. A. Williams, Junius Davis, Wilson FuMier. Jim Inge, Elbert Davis, Howard Johnson, Bernard Nash, truck operator, and C. W. Slayton.

Area’s Fire Fighting Armor Girded \ With Arrival of New Pamplin Truck

Authorities Raid Buckingham Still One Of Three Escapes In Dark Two men were arrested Wed nesday for manufacturing illegal whiskey in a large Buckingham comity still. State and federal authorities made the arrests after waiting at the still, six miles east of Scottville in Buckingham, for seveji and a half hours. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Di vision Investigator Stephen K. . Hughes. identified the two men arrested as William Dyer Bishop. 43. of Amelia, and Ol’.ie Earl ; Goines. 39. of Dillwyn. Hughes said the raiding mem bers arrived at the scene of tire still about 8 p. in. but did not make their arrests until 3:3ft a. it.. He said the still was in opera tion when they arrived but n.i one was around Then early in tlie morning, a l'j ton truck with three men in it arrived and the men proceeded to unload 117 fruit-jar cases. The agents moved in and cap tured the two non but the third escaped in the darkness. Hughes said Goines, who was carrying a loaded 32 caliber revolver, has two previous convictions f o r manufacture of illegal whiskey. Seized were 23ft gallons of il legal! whiskey. C.300 gallons of mash and a 3ft0-gallon still, which was dcstoyed by dynamite. The two men were taken be fore it. s. Commissioner C. Shep herd Nowlin, where the',' waived examination and were held on $1,000 bind each. Besides Hughes, members of the raiding party included ABC in vestigators H. C Matthews and It Pugh. Buckingham Countv . Sherriff Herbert Adams and, ATTD Investigator Marion A. King.

District Manager installs Modern Woodmen Officers New officers of Farmville Cartjip. Modern Woodmen of America, were installed during ceremonies Tuesday night at the Woodmen hall. District manager W. B. Wells, of Crewe, conducted , tlie installation. Taking over leadership of the ; camp arc these officers: H. L. Brinkley Jr., consul: F. G. Lynn, advisor: Edward Leu. bankers: A. N. Daulton. escort. It. S. Book er, watchman: N. P. Johnson, sentry: J. C. Coilins. P. F. Gay I and S. A. Dunevant, trustees. AJso. Miss Annie Torrence, sec retary, and Miss Frances E. Beer, assistant secretary. Stanley Worsham, escort of the Creive Camp assisted District Manager Wells in the installation ceremony. Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Worsham were guests for the oc casion. with their husbands. Juiuor Modern Woodmen, for ages 6 (o 16. will meet tonight (Friday! at 8 o'clock, it was an nounced. Adults arc welcomed for (he junior programs, officers state.

Dog Tags Due I>og owners have about three weeks to buy tags for their j ; dogs. Lin wood Cox. Prince Ed* ward Game Warden, reminds citizens. New tags are due Feb. I. After that date, owners will be liable for a fhie.

Ruritan Club I^eads Sponsors Another chink in the fire fight ing armor in this area was filled last week with arrival of Pamp lin's new 600-gallen capacity, super-fog fire fuck. Purchased from the American Fire Apparatus Company, the up tj-the-minute truck represents an outlay of approximately $7,000. The streamlined fire - fighting machine is mounted on a Ford F-6 chassis. On arrival, the red beauty drove majestically into new quarters in the Municipal Building at Pamp lin. recently enlarged by the town council for the purpose. Company Formed

Waiting to answer the alarm and fling themselves on the | bright brass supports about the truck is a recently formed Pamp lin Volunteer Fire Department of 49 members, headed by Fire Chief Harry J. St, John. Nov organizing volunteer sup port units in communities where the truck may be summoned are assistant chiefs: Richard Wil liams. at Pamplin. and at Ever green, Hixburc and Madisonville. Their job will be to have fire fighting techniques mapped upon arrival of the truck from the base at Pamplin. The Pamplin volunteer com pany will provide for the opera tion and maintenai.ee of the truck. Its officers are: Carlton Canada, president: T. Cecil Ligon. j secretary, and Tom C Wood, treasurer. Ruritan Project Acquisition and arrival of the truck culminates a long year's effort spear-headed by the Pamp lin Ruritan Club, which char acteristically saw a need and set about to fill it. In the point of the spearhead, Pamplin folks will tell you. was Tom Wood. His .eadership in the early and tough financial going produced somewhere near the first $4,000 in cash and pledges. With such a start, there could he no turning back and—some 12 to 14 months later—there's a shiny new fire fighting machine to re pay for the Ruritan effort and that of friends and thoughtful

folks in tne community. The Pamplin town- council ap propriated $1,000: Burruss Land and Lumber Company came in with a $500 eift: the Prince Ed ward county board of supervisors invested $250, the bo'ard of Ap pomattov countv another $200.

Need More Funds There's more financial struggle ahead to work off the balance, and thP Ruritan Club admits there isn't room for back-down on pledges and that more supporters must be found. But they will be. they declare, with a proud look at the red beauty in the Municipal Building. Mb. Canada, president of the Fire company, has announced the area in which the truck and volunteers will be available: west ward to Appomattox and Ever green; south to Darlington Heights and Abilene, in between to Madisoimllc. Hixburg and Hurtsvillc. and eastward to l-'arm ville, if necessarv. Ruritan Officers Naturally, the Pamplin Ruritan Club is proud of the community's new possession and the helpful service it will mean to the sur rounding country. Fire Depart ment President Carlton Canada is also president of the Ruritan Club. Other club officers are Richard F. Williams, vice presi dent. Edward Ranson. secretary, and Austin C Ooodc. treasurer. <Continued on Paye 5)

Chamber Assigns u Committee Tasks ‘Cleaner Town’ Effort Started Tlie Chamber of Commerce Monday night organized a new committee and empowered several standing committees to act on some area and community pro jects discussed during the month ly dinner meeting. President S. W. Putney Jr., named a committee to work with the Farmville Town Council in seeking ways to make Farmville a cleaner, neater community. Larkin M. Pairct was named chairman of the group which in cludes C. L. Tench. J. C. Von Canon and U. B Morris. The Publicity and Travel com mitter was asked to confer with State Highway Department of ficials to see what, can be done about improving Route 460 west at Burkeville "here it leaves 360. Ask Better Road

Numerous motorists have mis sed the poorly lighted, narrow 460 r rad wav toward Farmville and have fou id themselves head ing south on the Route 360 over nas Several have gone as far as Green Bay and Kevsville before becoming aware of the error. W. A. Watson Jr.'s Tobacco Market committee was given nower to act in connection with f-emulating a program for the fo-thcominn annual Tobacco Jub ilee, which will climax the Chamber's support program this season for the tobacco market. With t lie market likely to close in early February, the committee will plan lire event for about that time, or .just prior to the closing date. Mr. Watson s*id. Mr. Wats n. who was named chairman of the Chamber's In dustrial Development and Re sources committee to fill the ulace of the late J. W. Shepherd Jr., reported to the membership that efforts to secure additional "small industries' 'are continuing and that several "feelers" have been made by perspective firms More arc expected, he said. Some complaint was registered against violations rf the Cham ber's advertising solicitation plan in which solicitors must show a Chamber permit when approach

me merchants. President Putiiey asked full co operation t.- maintain the ef fectiveness of the solicitation pro gram. which, members agreed has had a favorable effect on the n imber and kinds of "requests” made alone Main street. Pome merchants, it was reported are not asking 10 see permits. V. V. Gordon. Membership com mittee chairman, reported 07 on the Chamber rolls, and John Redd, C. L. Tench and P. F. Gav were announced as new members. The latter two previously had Chamber memberships. Mr. Redd represents Newman Tire Com pany. Inquiries concerning Hie nos-! . ibililv nt community advertising in the Ann! is; up < f the New York Times, which wU! devote a section to Virginia industry, will Iso he marie through the State Chamber of Commerce. NEW HERALD COLUMN The Herald today begins a new column. Business and Industry, devoted to news of events and in dividuals in community and area businesses The initial column apt, peara ou Pa as 10.

Man Arrested After Cun Battle In Bank At Phenix Carter Captures Would-Be Robber At Charlotte Line State Trooper T. W. Carter, Jr., of Worsham, arrested a man who tried to hold up the Phenix Bank in Charlotte coun ty, about 2 p. m., Wednesday. He arrested-a Negro identified as Martin Lewis Jennings. 34, at the intersect.on of Routes 594 and 26, near the Appomattox-Char lotte ccunty line. The attempted bank robbery failed after a gun battle inside the bank between the would-be robber and an assistant cashier. XTo rr>r>nov was t«icen and no one was injured, although the two ~en exchanged nearly a dozen shots.

Jennings anmutea me a item pi ed robbery, Thursday morning, at Charlotte Court House. According to Carter, who had a description of the color of the car only, he followed the man into a service station on Route 26. He called for the Negro to halt as he headed for a small building across the road from the station. .Jennings tried to pull his gun, but it hung in his shirt. By that time. Carter had him covered. Carter said-that he radioed the license number of the car to head quarters when he started the chase just in case any thing happened to him. Cashier's Account Cashier Sam D. Eggleston gave 1 this account of the attempted robbery. "We had iust closed the bank when a tall Negro buzzed the door to get in. We were expect ing another Negro man on some business, so we opened the door and let this man in. "When I saw he was a stranger. I told him the bank was closed but he said he wanted to have a conference' with me. He didn't look just right and I thought he looked as though he had been drinking so I asked him to leave. "After he left, one of the other cashiers said he remembered the man coming in to change a dollar bill about 1:45 and then hanging around the bank for a few min utes. Since the whole thing looked suspicious, we called for Clifton Jones, the town noliceman. Nerro Returns "When the policeman came to the door and walked in the bank, we noticed that the Negro man was with him and that he held a gun on Jones. When he got in side. he made Jones line up

against the wall. "He shouted ‘this is a hold-up’ and started shooting. He appar ently didn't shoot at Jones or he would have certainly hit him, but he did start shooting at us. "Since the whole building has bullet-proof glass, the bullets just oinged off the glass. Then Prank worter, an assistant cashier, grab bed a gun and started shooting back at the man. ‘ The Negro shot seven or eight Mr"cs, and Prank shot four or five times but when the robber's gun was empty he turned and ran out the door. Jumped in a car and drove off." Jennings was stopped and ar rested by Trooper Carter about 1 30 d. m.. and Jennings was taken 'o Charlotte Court House for luestionine. State Police Lieutenant C. W. '"arr said that a pistol had been found cn Jennings but he refused *o ad—it having had anything to do with the hold-up at first. Carr said that besides local and "tate officials, an agent of the federal Bureau of Investigation questioned the accused man. ^edan Stolen After v Sundav Break-In At Taylor-Forbes Co. A steel-nerved thief Monday nicht drove off with a 1950 Dodge sedan from Taylor-Porbes Com "■’’•"ee. aonarentlv after un successful attempts to uncover enev. The thief left a trail of a broken window, two broken door locks, ransacked desks and cash register, and scattered tools borrowed to work his mischief. Owner J. H. Forbes figured, after discovering the break-in and loss of the car Tuesday morning, that the thief was after cash and. on finding none, cooly settled for a nirc. light blue sedan. The sedan was in the garage, the doors of wtuch tbe thief open ed. then carefully closed before driving off. There was no loss of funds in volved. Mr. Forbes having thoughtfully deposited the days receipts at the close of the busi ness day. FHS PLAVS FRIDAT FHS court fives face a strong District 3 test here Friday night, with the invasion of the Eagles of linporii H:gla School.