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The Farmville Herald __ AND FARMER - LEADER VOLUME 62 h'r/lw Vj.” «‘ P'”tn' FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1953 NO. 42

New Sidewalk On 2nd Street OK’d By Council w Appropriation Made For Cemetery Improvements Street improvements and de velopment of West view cemetery were authorized by the Town Council in meeting Tuesday night The use of the Armory w a s granted the Boy Scouts for a dem onstration on Friday, Feb. 13. Construction of a sidewalk on the south side of West Second street from the corner Of Mam street east. 120 feet was authoriz ed. Town manager Johnston ex pects to complete tlie work lim ing the spring season. An appropriation of $1,000 was made to improve West view ceme tery. A road will be built m the northern section, some grading will be done, and additional lot marked. This area will provide 125 lots. Adopt Service 1'olicy A policy for extension of wa'er and sewer services to property outside the corporate limits was adopted requiring applicants to furnish the town manager grade lines and plans, indicatin', the size of services proposed, convex necessary easements, and righi.s of-wa.v. The usual charges Un making water and sewer taps would be made by the town, when plans are ap trover. The policy has been in effect f<v. some tune and was restated in one policy statement. Town Manager Johnston was authorized to visit factory dem onstrations in Illinois to inspect at least two makes o! fire engines, with a view ol submitting specifi cations for a new fire engine to replace the present 750-gallon Seagrave engine It was pointed out that eight to nine months wen required for delivei \ after an or der is placed for a fire engine 11 this type The information will be needed for future planning

•■’ire Precautions In response to an inspect am o', fire precautions in building- :i the business section, the muna. er reported that cooperation of all property owners had been serum! and work begun on replacin'.: win dows in the Morris building a: Third and North street- He also reported the intention of 1 I Irving to raze the iron-clad build ing near the underpass on Wi : Second street. Other minor im provements and fire precaution: are underway, he reported. The purchase of a new car for the police department was auth orized from Whitlock-Zimmerman Motor Company, which submitted the lowest of four bids Parking restrictions were Hite i on Depot street between Main and. South street- to allow parkin: on the south side between the hour of 7 p m. and 7 a. m. Water Improvements A proposal to leave for gra/in cattle a portion of tire airpor property, not now in ice ma ir by Glenn B ell. was referred 1 ■ the Town Property coninu'ti c with power to act. New machines to dispen e dry chemicals for the treatment and purification of the water supply were authorized to be bought at a price of SI.000 The installation at the water, plant will repl-u r equipment in use for the pa i 15 years or more. BASKKTB 11 1 Tonight's games Pannvi’lc a Kmporia. Buckingham at Vic toria. Powhatan at Rockville, an ; Amelia at I,awrencevi!le

Tigers May Have Surprise For Jackets llaniprfrn - Sydney s Tigers, with Jerry Adams on a scoring spree as (*>e top performer in the M-D Conference, and with a court resurgence following victories over Washington Col lege and Johns Hopkins, meet I’andolph - M a e o n tonight 'Thursday i ;•* Death Valley. Game t:*iie ;s 8 p. in. Friday night, Farmville High, pits its l.'i-gamc undefeated streak against tfie strong Km poria squad at Fmporia. The Tigers meet Towson here Satur day night. Supervisors Open Budget Studies Fubiie Highway Session March a Prince Edward county super visors have turned to the annual • ask of budget figures and .statis tics Chairman Edward Carter and I? B. Wilson Jr . will present a tentative budget for considera tion of tlie whole board March 5 The Budget committee will con fer throughout the month with officers in the county depart ment'. schorl officials and Wel fare Department supervisors while whipping up a budget for the period July 1 1953-June 30. 1954 The board's March meeting has also been de-'cnuied that for the annual coniercncc of citizens, the Highway I) ; artmrni resident engineer and supervisors about the r;."i3-54 Secondary highway program ol maintenance, im provement and coma ruction Sup,a vis', ; . after hearing re tains by W w Vaughan and Chairman (.'arte on the meeting with tlie S: a * c Compensation Commission, relative to a salary ca'.o for co, it:> officers, approved Ena! a 1 :: v and expense allow aiua . to: :. i ■ runty ol I ice ■ Tilt ae are treasurer, salary $4,800. expenses $3,090. total to: i! s',-.890. c mmissioner of ret enui salary 1.800 expenses $3,505, tal S8.305 icrifl tlari Sf non ex ponses, 58 390,. U al sj0.390. ana Commonwealth's at torney'. salary $3,000. expenses 3?20 ' ' 1.320

Lomvw< md R ejri s 1 e rs ?! New Students For Second Term F.li t en new .students including three imums. three In -imien and one sophomore regi..ierod for the wound sciiu -ter at l.ongwtMid Oalego according to Miss Vir gil a. f Bitue. re istr.tr. Jn addition to the e new board iri: students, four new day stu dents also have registered for classes. The juniot:. are Mr- Vila D. Hill from Broadnax I’aula Dovel. from Cristobal. Cantu Zone; and riitneiu Loving from Hi emerge. Paula and Patricia arc both lOriiu r st talent s. Newt fresluncn students are Shirley Ann Adams of Blairs, transferring from Mar. Washing ton Margaret Millet Horn Ports mouth; and Winnie Hope I.auhoff lrom Greensboro. Filtering the sophomore class. Nancy Dawn lrom Slaton Island. New York has tsanslerred from Greensboro Woman a College. North Carolina. New town students are Fiances l-.il/abetli Armi.xlead, Mrs. Mary Scott Harwood. Mis. Kathryn Newman Bagrant. and Mrs. Billie Htebbms Hubavd

Barters Presentation of 'The Virginian9 Brings Old West to Stage of Jarman Hall

On Friday, February 20 at 8:15 in Jarman Auditorium, the Ixing wood Players will present the Barter Theatre in its production of Owen Wister s famous novel. "The Virginian." The granddaddy" oi the "hoise opears". "The Virginian." is essen tially the old West -where men are men and women love ’em, and no villain is ever going to get to tir.st base. One of America's most outstanding novels, actually it is more than a best seller. When Mr. Robert Porterfield, as "The Vir ginian." says, "When you call me 'that, smile." he will be repeating the mcst famous line in American) romantic literature. And v.ho could be more appro piste for the lead than Robert Porterfield, somewhat of a Vir ginian himself. With exactly one dollar and twenty-two actors plus the kind of courage that Wister admired. Mr. Porterfield hatched his famous Barter Theatre down Abingdon way. In choosing young actors and actresses for training in his inimitable theatre. Mr. Por terfield has become a patron saint for many young hopefuls. Tickets may be obtained in the home office, at the box office which will be opened every after noon from four until six. and at the door Evaluation Report Shows Satisfactory Lonorwood Gets A ATE Summary The official, written evaluation report of the visitation committee of the American’ Association of Teacher Education has been rc-i reived by Dr Dabney S. Lan caster. college president. From December 8-11 the com mittee was at Ixmgwood to exam-, me and evaluate phases of this educational institution All their opinions have been compiled and '.ongwcod has been rated on the basis of a pre-set up schedule of standard-. The committee found that the general objects and organization.-' of the college and the preparation of the faculty had "more aspects satisfactory than unsatisfactory " Their rating of the student per s mud services, the teaching load of the faculty and the curriculum instructional pattern was "mo t aspects satisfactory." "In general satisfactory" was ’.lie committee's rating of I om roods professional laboratory tx nerience. The phase receivin': th" highest rating was the library ■'inch has "all aspects practically satisfactory " Di Florence Stratemeya : . chair man ef the committee, vas most complimentary in her letter of evaluation She stated. "Two fea tures of the college will lone re main in the thinking of the com mittee as outstanding First the -pint of general friendliness per vading the institution, and second the uuerc. objective, forthright approach of the staff and admin n : ward self evaluation md t!u .r veneral inter*' -t in pro : am improt enient " The evaluation is a verj com - nil ic and lengthy document. Faculty committees will study the recommendations it contains and make reports trom time to time. JETTEKSVIIXK MEN CAIXfll Two inductees left Amelia county for service in the Armed Force.- February 5. an announce ment from Amelia Board No G to day slates The men arc: Horsley W Taylor md Andrew !’ Monroe, both of Jc.tersville.

NEWS SUMMARY

< on ant hi: parts FOR GERMAN JOB Dr. James B Conant flea "it Monday for his new post as U. s. high commissioner for Gormunv with "a feeling of heavy responsi bility." Before leaving loi Frankfurt, the former president ol Harvard University told newsmen at Idle wild Airport: "I feel the heavy responsibility resting on the shoulders of anyone undertaking to represent the President and tlie people in Ger many in this crucial period in world history." reports tioo.oou TROOPS ON FORMOs ' Tlii' commander in clue! "i the Chinese Nationalist naw Vice Adm. Ma Chi-Chaung. said this week the Nationalists have 000. ooo troops on Formosa "continu ously preparing for the olfcnsive against the mainland " Ma told a meeting ol civic leaders ill New York s Chinatown that the Nationalists also have ] 1-12 million guerillas in China who would support a Nationalist attack on the niainiap'*

Generalissimo Chiaivu Kai-shek lias iold him. said Ma. that ho expects tin support o{ Formosa's population of riulu million and of If! million other Chinese in for eiun land:, m prepa: ma for ihe eounler-offensive auainst C0111 mjunisi China from Formosa. Itn'Oltis MOli! MIMS GOING I O I (tinuts.x Gen. Omar N. Bradley n - port edly told Connies,s this week that C S. arms shipments to Formosa aie beinn stepped up" President Fisenhower last week look the wraps oil Clnanu Kai shek's Nationalist.- on Formosa, fieemu them lo laid lied China if 11lev call I . -I lfyiiv I't land closed doors. Bradley »;i also quoted as -savini: that 11•• riii'Cme: -ial question of a naval hloe.kadr auauvst Com munis! China is -i luuli policy matter winch must lie determined bv (he President JifL DEMANDS II1G1IKU \\ At.I S The American Federation of i.abor ,tlu.s week demanded a hi. her ware ’we! for p.::!!ie;ii ef

workers and predicted a cut in production, a drop m business and a heavy rise in unemploy ment if "present trends are per mitted to continue ' In a report titled ‘Wages and Future Economic Stability," the API, Executive Council said wages ;,ie not keeping pace with produc tivity Ii called this "a most sig nificant fact confronting our lountry." VAN I I.MET SAYS REDS! CAN BE SMASHED (icn. James A Van Fleet laid down his Korean command this week with a ringing affirmation that the Communists can be mashed now by an Allied general of tensive With one sweeping word, "certainly." lie answered the question ‘T>o you think a general offensive in Korea can be successful at this time"" Speaking with a frankness he never was able to use as com manding general, the graying field soldier said opportunities for victory were lost twice while lie commanded and called for a Republic of Korea army with 20 combat divisions ul now lias 14' and a million men.

Koixrl Owen Phillips. Koberl Porterfield and Lucy in the Barter Theater's production of "The Virginian”.

Scouts Will Learn About Government Bv Taking Over Town, County Offices

Farmvillc Boy Scoots, members of Troops 116 and 118, will go to work Saturday morning their job will be finding out just what town and county officers do. Johnny Cumby. member of Troop 118. will take Mayor W. C. Fitzpatrick's place. Otlur mem bers of the troops will fill in on such jobs as town treasurer, town manager, fire department, police department, water plant, trial justice, commonwealth attorney. Business Must Save OPS Records, Director Reminds George N. Adams. Acting Re gion -1 OPS Director, with head quarters at Richmond, today called to the attention o! all mer chants and other businessmen dealing in commodities or serv ices exempted or decontrolled and formerly operating under ceiling price or distribution regulations of tlie Office of Price Stabiliza tion. the fact that certain re cords must be kept for the length of time stipulated in the original Defense Production Act. Mr. Adams added that, although OPS no longer lias jurisdiction over such business elements, this re minder is intended as a coopera tive service on the part of the Office of Price Stabilization. Invoices, menus, a»d other data on which ceiling prices and selling prices were computed must be kept for a period 'usually two years* after the suspension tf re location of 'he specific ceiling price regulation oi distribution regulation under which various busine ses an 1 industries operat ed. OPS Region I embraces Mary land. North Carolina. Virginia. West Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the five eastern most counties cf Tennessee. Townspeople Invited To I,on&wood Business Machine Showing Business men and office per sonnel of Fannville are invited to attend an office machines demon stration in the Business educa tion Department of Long wood College Friday night. Twenty-four members of the office machines are currently un dergoing instruction m Rhythm Add. a scientifically developed system of touch addition designed to give a high degtee of skiil in elective adding machine opera tion. The course consists of a minimum of twelve hours instruc tion. at the end of which time individual efficiency and figure production can be expected to rise to as high as 160 per cent. The system has met with tre mendous approval by office man agers all over the country, and has been described by educators as one of the greatest single con tributions to office skills since the introduction of vouch typing. The demonstration will take place Friday evening. Feb. 13. from 7:80 to 8:80. m Room 88. West Wing, the entrance to which is located at the corner of Pine and High Streets Prof Norman Myers invites all interested per sons.

Health District Holds TB C onference Here Ur W !■' Wagner. dtrrrtor of tlir Division of Tuberculosis Con trol of the Stale Health Depart ment. addressed a conference of officials, nurses and clerks in the Southside Health District here Tuesday. The conference fot workers in the three-county health district was part of the Health Depart ment's continuing personnel training and information pro gram The conference was held m the Southside District head quarters in the Court hour0

sheriff, commissioner of revenue, county agent, anti clerk of the Circuit Court. To conclude their aay in town and county ofifces. the Scouts will arrest a traffic violator and try him in Circuit Court at noon. Everyone is invited to attend the mock trial. Town and county officials have been co-operative in organizing this practical study of town and county government, according to Scout leaders. Among the Scouts who will take part in the day will be Herbie Vaughn. Allen Dahl. Johnny Southall. Monroe Morris. Bill Ire land. Charles Martin. Baxter Car ter, William Burger. M McClary. W L Overton., Krnt Lacy, Kent Carter, Wayne Wengt r. Roy Pear son. Victor Harper. Wayne Mor ris. Roy Plunkett. E. A Weinberg, it. Cook. Dickie McDonald, Cabell Fitzpatrick. Bill Vaughan. Sammy Dowdy. Howard Noel. Steve Mar tin. Jimmie Johns, Aubrey Collins. Robert Mottley. and Monroe M >r. ris. Annual World Day Of Prayer Service Planned February 20 The annual World Day of Pray er service will be held February 20 m Johns Memorial Episcopal Church at (5 p. m. It. will again be sponsored by the Farmville Coucil of Church Women. Mrs. E. W. Houpe. Council presi dent, will be leader for the meet ing. which will include a film strip depicting the celebration of the day around the world, as well as the regular service ol prayer and worship. The 1953 program, in which church women throughout the Christian world unite in leader ship. will have the theme. "Walk as Children of Light." The service’s formal program has been prepared this year by Christian women in Africa.

1-H Tractor Club Will Start Lessons At Tire Company A Prince Kdward County 1-H Tractor Club was organized at Worsham School. Tuesday after noon. Ralph Hines was elected president of the club. Members of this club will study eight lessons about tractor care and maintenance during the next six weeks. The first lesson will be held Tuesday afternoon at the Newman Tile Com pain- in Farm ville. At the conclusion of the pro met directed by Reginald .Spier, assistant county agent, a tractor operator's contest will be held to select a representative for the dis- ; trict contest. Other officers of the club arc Walton Anderson, vice-president;, Jack Recce, secretary: and I.. L. Irving, treasurer. About 15 boys and girls met to organize the club However, offi cer surge other 4-H Club mem bers who are interested in a trac tor project to come to the first meeting at Newmans.

Area Citizens Have Chance To See Work Of Scouts

Citizens ”1 tins area are invited to come to tilir* Farmvillc Armory. Friday night at 8. to view Seoul - inc exhibits and demonstrations. This program will be a part of the observance of National Scout Week. Feb. 7-18 Scouts from Buckingham. Cum berland. Prince Edward. Notto way. Lunenbcrg and Charlotte counties will take part in the Dis trict VI program. I.ee B Short, field Scout executive, has an nounced. Included in the exhibits and

demonstrations "ill be handi craft. first aid. communications, cooking gear, investiture service, aerobatics and tumbling, fire building contest, knot-tying con test. and compass comNe. This will lie an opportunity for citizens of this area to see what the Scout program lias accomp lished and the kind of training that Scouts, working under volun teer leaders, may receive. Kvcr.v one is urged to attend the Friday program at the Farmvillc Armory. Mr. Short said.

Permits Issued For Seven Homes During January $528,5.10 Value For 1952 Building, Survey Rev eals I Building permits foi seven new homes in Farmville and Prince Edward county were issued in January to open the local building year. Estimated value of the 12 permits issued, which included seven new homes, two new barns, and repairs and alterations to I homes, was $69,900 Two new homes ynder con struction in Farmville belong to M. Y Dugger. West Third Street, and Irving and Leona Jackson, 406 Park Ave. Building permits for new homes in tire county were issued to L. H. LaFoon. J Wiley Putney. Louis Phelps. Catherine and Earl Lane, and W. M. Mc Christian. A survey of building permits is sued in Farmville and the county in 1952 shows a drop compared to the building year of 1951. Last year’s permits for commercial and residential construction total ed $528,555. compared to the $649,172 of 1951. Permits for homes and repairs and additions to homes in the county, last year, amounted to $121,885. while commercial and farm building permits totaled $120,200. Commercial permits in the town were valued at $68,000. last year, and permits for new homes and repairs to homes were $216,867. This grand total of $528,555 in building permits for 1952 was is sued in 92 separate i>ermits A building permit must be se cured in Prince Edward county lor any construction or repair work to home or business which amounts to more than $500. High School Drama, Forensic C ouncil To Meet At College A drama council tor Virginia high school teachers who sponsor forensic events will be hold Feb ruary 18. in Jarman Hall. The clinic will begin at 4:.10 p m.. and again at 7:20 p. m.. after dinner. This clinic sponsored by the speech and drama departments of the University of Virginia, will be divided into three sections. The subjects to be discussed are drama, reading, and speaking. The program is bring planned by Dr. Jeffrey Aver of the Univer sity department of speech and drama. Dr. C L. S. Earley, profer sor of speech and drama at Long wood w ill participate as- a leader for the drama group. Board Authorizes Sale Of Old Jail In Amelia County Amelia c o u n t y supervisors authorized the sale of the 102 vear old county jail m the court house square at their meeting, this week Commonwealth's At torney V W. Southall will sell the tail at. public auction sometime next month. The building will have to be removed from the square within 30 days The supervisors also authorized J. A Lawrence, fire warden of Amelia county, to purchase a tank for his truck, including necessary hose and fittings, at a cost of $225 This truck will be used for fighting fires. The board approved an appro priation of $11,549 to the welfare budget from county funds for the fiscal year beginning .Ally 1 High School To Give Program Of Music The Farmville High School Band and Glee Club will present a musical program m assembly next Tuesday. According to Mr. Hassell Hoier. director of the 28 piece band and the 40 member glee club, both groups will present a program pf varied numbers. The band has piayed in con certs for assembly piograms at the high school this year.

Chamber Endorses Plan Seeking New Industrial Plant For Farmville

Tobacco Market Closes Thursday Volume Income Kelow Last Year Sales of the 1952 dark tobacco crop ended this week with a two day extension concluded Thurs day morning. Considering below-, normal quality of leaf and yields, the closing verdict was one of satisfaction. With Thursday's final sale in cluded. t tal poundage for the season, which opened December 1. reached 4.891.794 pounds. That is 481,000 pounds under last year's near-record results. The general average for dark fired leaf closed at $34.96, which is S3 54 per hundred pounds be low last year's closing average of $38 50. Sun-cured leaf, of which 730. 924 pounds were sold on the Farmville Market, closed with a general average of S29 65. That also is under last year by $4.20. A total of 4.160 870 pounds of dark-fired tobacco was auctioned in the market's three warehouses this season. Last year the dark fired poundage total was 4.669.980. Cash receipts for growers amounted to $1,454.820 82 for dark-fin d sales, and $216,729.02 for sun-c ned leaf. Together they total $1,671.549 84 That is $364. 320.10 below last year's total sales income. F,nd of the selling period is but a ripple in the busy routine of the tobacco fanner. The endless chores now turns to plant, beds and nurture of t’.ie 1953 crop. That's a considerable task and. viewed from the results this year, can be hurt considerably by un favorable v rather. Students Of Colleges To Conduct Service For Day Of Prayer World's Student Christian Fed erations Universal Day of Prayer for Students will be observed at the Sunday night scivice of the Farmville Methodist Church. The service will be held ot 8 p. m. in Jarman Hall. Longwood College and Hamp den-Sydney College students will present talks and special music. The Wesley Foundation Choir will sing The World's Student Christian Federation is made up of college students of all denominations throughout the world. This Uni versal Day of Prayer for Students has been an annual service of the federation since 1898. Students lrom 50 countries will take part in the observance, which will be based upon the idea of the unity m spirit of students throughout the world.

Amelia Announces Tobacco Acreaere Premeasurement Plan The Amelia County Agricul tural Committee lias announced authorization of official pre measurement of tobacco acreage in the county for litoJ. The service is provided to en able growers to plant up to their lull allotment without the penalty of overpianting Application for such service should be made at tiie Amelia County PMA office. Cost of premeasurement is borne by the grower and a deposit is required with applications for the service. Filial determined acreage for any farm depends on whether planting is made witnin the premeasured area. and whether the full premeasured area is planted. A charge of five dollars per farm or two dollars pel farm plus one dollar foi acrco or fraction thereof to be premeasured, whiyh ever is larger, will oe charged. Closing date for accepting ap plications for premeasurement is March 31. Growers are asked to place requests prior to ttiat date.

To Attend State Jayeees Sessions W Henry Hubbard. Verio V. Cionlon, William F Watkins. .Jr . Pave Seobo, Thomas Bondurant and .Julian Bradshaw will leave Friday for Bristol, where they will attend the State convention of the Junior Chamber of Com merce. They expect to return Sunday ARRIVES AT CAMP Pvt Jack C. Mams, son of P. A Mams. Farmville..has arrived at Camp Rucker. Ala., to undergo initial military training.

Rubber Mould Shows Interest In This Locality Farmville Chamber of Com merce endorsed a program to in terest manufacturers in the facili ties of the community, and in structed the industrial committee, headed by W A. W-tson. Jr . to negotiate with a firm now seek ing a location. A special commit tee was appointed to seek local investment of $50 000: form a de velopment corporation and secure financial backing of .$150,000, with which a building and site would be made available. The committee met Wednesday night and mapped out a campaign to follow out instructions of the Chamber of Commerce The company seeking a location casts rubber parts for many arti cles sold on the national market,, such as mountings for automobile and airplane engines, typewriter platens, gaskets, and many other moulded rubber pioducts large and small. Mr Watson stated that a pro )>osal would be made to furnish a 40.000 square foot building, to be amortized over a period of ten to twenty years bv a rental agreement with the manufactur ing company. It was estimated that the building and a site would cost $200,000, and that outside financial aid had been secured for $150,000, leaving $50 000 to be invested locally. Kmploymrnt Nerds It is understood that the ope ration would furnish employment, to 75 or 100 pccple, men and wo men. Other proposals of manufactur ers seeking location are under consideration by the industrial committee. Mr. Watson said Stock amounting to $30,000 was subscribed Wednesday night to form a development corporation to attract industry to Farmville. Members of the Furniville Cham ber of Commerce and business in terests made the subscriptions and committees were appointed to raise at least $20,000 more for a total of $50,000.

CHOOSES ANOTHER SITE The rubber mould company has selected another Virginia town as the location for its manufacturing plant according to information received Thurs day by Mayor Fitzpatrick. "This information Is a defin ite disappointment to the Chamber of Commerce commit tee," W. A. Watson, chairman said, "Rut it does not dampen our enthusiasm and determina tion to bring at least one more good industry to Farmville. We have other irons in the fire and I hope the development corpo ration will be formed so that we will be in a position to talk business fast when the nest opportunity comes.'' ’ Members appointed on the spec ial committee were J. W. Dun nington. C. J. Cox. K. J. Martin. Jr. V V. Gord n. George New man. A. N. Fore. L. M Pariet. C. A. Dowdy, Jv.. W J. Sydnor. H. C. Kayton. R. E. Withers. Jr . J. B Wall. W. W. McClintic. W. S. Weaver. G. W. Palmer. W. C. Fitzpatrick. Philip Gay. Robert Taylor. M. R. Large. E. Weinberg. Albert Brisentine and Nat Wilk erton. Clean Cp Program 'Hie Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Clean Up campaign during the month of April. The. entire town will be given a face lifting when plans of the com mittee are carried into effect. The cooperation of every citizen will be solicited in one concentrated drive to remove debris and beauti fy the town. Tile program will he continuing with efforts to keep Farmville attractive. M. R. Large is chairman of flic Clean Up committee, which in cludes O. B. Blair. H E. Coffey. Joe Wilck. Paul Stimpson. Gcoreo Newman. J. H Whitfield, and L. M. Pairet. W. W McClintic was named a. member of the board of directors to succeed the late J. W. Shep herd.

380-480 Intersection The publicity committee report ed progress in negotiations with the State Highway department to improve the intersection and di rectional signs of Route:, 380 and 480 on the western outskirts of Burkeville. A number of motorists on Route 180 have been reported to be confused at tills intersection and failed to follow Route 480 at, this point. District highway engi neers have conferred with the committee and forwarded recom mendations to the State Highway office. Membership Drive A campaign to .secure addition al members for the chamber of i Continued un I’ayc 8>