Abbitt Speaks Fourth District Congressman Watkins M. Abbitt saw the Jubi lee as concrete expitssion of the cooperation of rural-urban peo ples "that has made America great." Stating that efforts are now underway in Washington seeking larger tobacco acreages. Mr. Ab bitt reminded the farmers that dark-fired growers will receive nearly $4.500.000 from leaf sales. "That's 48 per cent ol the income from everything sold off the farms in Southside Virginia,'” he declared. Reminding that much has been done to benefit tobacco farmers. Mr. Abbitt said that one out of every six dollars the Southside Virginia farmers has to spend for himself is a tobacco dollar. Mayor W. C. Fitzpatrick, who iomed the Chamber of Commerce President S. W. Putney Jr., in welcoming tobacco growers for tiie day. declared that the Jubi lee is the community's way of expressing appreciation for selec tion of Farmville as the market at which to sell tobacco. "Without you Faimville would n't be the metropolitan city of Southside Virginia," lie declared. "Your help and coopeiation in spire us to perspire a little more for your bencffC" the mayor con cluded. Others making brief expressions of welcome were J. W. Dunning ton. Walter Putney, oenators O. W Palmer. T. R. Hall. Joel Wat kins Jr., and W. A Watson Jr.. Jubilee chairman ana master of ceremonies. Prize Winners Prize winners were jubilant, of course. Mrs. Sam Tiaylor. who won the $250 first prize after one number went by without a claim ant. was the center of the little coterie of prize winners who were asembled to streak a piece over WFLO. "Shaking like a leaf at. my luck." was the typical com ment.. Mrs. Traylor, whose husband has been selling line all his life, nearly didn't make it to the Jubi lee. Despite premonitions that the odds were too great, she hurried off at the last moment, "just in case it would be different this time." It was. $250 worth.

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