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The Farmville Herald _ AND FARMER-LEADER _ ___ VOLUME 02 Ho0°, fuI H.«PfSj “."hSU1* Prc!f'“ FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 20, LOO '"^biuiSd NO. 44

Blackstone-FHS Game Saturday At H-S College Contest I* La ••♦ Obstacle To Undefeated Record Fans who want to • «••• Parm ville High's W o’.Trait's meet th” lan obstacle to an undefe..v I regular sea-on Raturdav ni■- ’11 , an be assured of a romfovt.iblr at The FarmvHle-Bl.u-kston •• eaii'e will be played at Haninden-Syci ney. high school authorities an nounced today The Wolverines v :11 meet in i' i High Friday n: lit n th" lur'i school floor here but are no*. ex pected to tie exte: it 1 4 Frida' victory will make their record 18 0. and set. the stage for the I'l-m finale Saturday against the .-trotr '16-2' Blarkstone K:inis Bov boss' and iris trains will plav Satnrilav night in the Farmville - Hlarlis*one contest Saturday night at llanipdeii Syduev. Tile girls -‘art at 7 p. m.. the boss following aoout 8. That game !. tires to be vlo » The Rams have compiled a . re ,t st ring of \ ict irie • earlier defeat by FUR a:1-40 r Blaekstne. and are fie tired ‘ b* much strong! now I i . : ! u ■ week they had lo : only twice the first Farmville tame and a 411-40 verdict to Rail dlrh-Hen - 'I’w!<■«■ Ill f j teals It the Wolverin ■- win Saturday it V'lll l'e t i.H'h Citlli'.e; 'ie.1'1 undefeated sat: el Ul !l> la year at the helm it FIIS The la-i team wa- life 1147 edi’rm which von 2b straight game :r. re ul .. sea son and ilistrict tournev lav. 1 irfnre falling ip R-eliorri B ’■ ■ eats 51 -36 ill the Ft ■ ’ ■ Grouj■ 11 tourney at VIM That was the '".t. a Graft Hudson, who won' on to 1 ■ •' collegiate career in basket ha 1 ■ Lynchburg College Ha! ' i I) tine, who scored 403 p rut .1. 16.3 pci game avera e in tl t. f lover score basket h.. 11 Re'' Wat son (ieorge CJarti Miki 1 foon. W'.ip-i-n • Keniodle. Gilliam. Bill Hvatl Snookey W son. Benny Klliott. Bobby Bra : shaw and Krne t Campbell. That 1947 tean fit 1 08 point in the 26 game ! i 4 •average Opponents . tile.- .1 ,8t point and a 31 ;■> a\ er i ■■■

Scores II.(.her The current Welve: nt h.. .>• collected 1.159 t»<-;ti* • m 11 . rcr for a per came average <>: ti8 2 Their averages ijannot" he com pared to the lim •earn i.c an c o! the change m th« a unit which has produced much hiehi : score Regardless of the outcome o Saturday night.' a f f a i r the Wolverines will 'eke the Distra I 3 t itle since a to - will :v e ' '.’our an 18-1 record, 'jvir.le the Ham.-' two losses will cue them a lower percentage Rams Big I earn Coach Gilmer and th< -qua I today aren't figuring on dr-tr, ' titles or tournaments: As far a they're figuring : Saturday night, and the came with the Rams. Black -tone lias the biggest club the Wolverines have met. with the possible excej ' ,-n ol Bedford BJiv Klmore. licnrv Irby .toe I oncrrv.re all tower above tContiniuxl an Vaye 8'

Farniville's (’ub Scouts Show First Public Exhibit

l ive members <>t the i’"u fob Seoul Pack in I arinville and their den chief. Bill Vaughan, stand I" thiir transporla'ion exhibit it I rida-. night's district Scout rally in the FarmvilU- Armory. SponAired by Hie fainmllo rb iiirpt.H y School P-TA. the Cub Scout Pack began its meetings, last November, with Paul stimpsmi as t ubmaster f ront to rear Cub Scouts are Paul Stimpson. Bobby (•ilnier Billy C lluhhard.' I riti !i lama-ter and * buck Dowdy Members of the pack not present for I lie picture \ieri frank Plott tob'i I argent and limin' Mkins. Airs. I Curtis llubbard is (t>c den mot lx r. assisted In Mrs t !l limiiil; . .Sr. About 100 citizens and scouts attended tlw> rail' which was made up of Scouting exhibits and Ucmoiislraions and held in observance of National Scout Week.

YEPCO Sends Alexandria Transfer Here as Manager

Andrew C Drown, Ji.. of Alex andria ha; oeen appointed man ager of the Virginia Electric and Power Company at Farmville, succeeding the late J. W. Shep herd. Jr., according to Walter J. Matthew:-, manager of Vcpco's Sotlithside district. A native of Portsmouth. Va.. Brow n . .1 graduate in electrical eniniieri mg and foi the past ti\l‘ yeai; has been supervisor of t. i iin.it ing foi the Potomac dis tin: of Vepco. He was employed b> tla company in 1938 in Har risonburg and shortly thereafter vu; transferred to Waynesboro a el<". trie serviceman. In 1940. he moved ! > Staunton and the fol low 1 it". year was transferred to V.iytuvioro as electric service man In 194o, he moved to Staun and tin following year was in.iish-red to Arlington as en .iit ■ . .a : ass/ tant. D own entered the Navy in 1943 and .'<'i'vi'd in the Aleutian Is ,.o:ds tor eighteen months, being ■ i.•■.charged in late 1945. He re joined 'vepco m Arlington follow ing his discharge and in 1947 was appointed supervisor of estimat ing in Alexandria. Brown is a membei of the Ar metoii Chambei ol Commerce and Wi,...urt". oi the Electrical Lein le of North! rn Virginia. Strict 1948 he has served as the emmet :ur: member of the Elec

ANDREW O. BROWN. JR. trical Board of the City of Alex andria. Married to the foimer Mary Jane Bush. of Waynesboro. Blown is the father of a daugh ter. Ann Terry, age five. The Browns are members of the I’rcs oyterian Church. The new manager will assume h.s new duties m Faimville next month.

Man \\ ho Stole { ar Here Taken Rea Captured M Hatesvillt* Earl Rea, 23. foi met ii vu !• : ■: ' . Butoavilk, who con i' ,. • . stealing ine tar of W, A W. ;s .m. . oi Farmville. fob. 1 and wlio escaped from He . Co uiiy >.i;i ,n Richmond. . .i w.i u*capti..ed Tuesday morning Bate;,vile by Albe marle county ofliet r.-., Kelt's conle.ssion aoout stealing Mi) Watson's eai was given to lii.net' Kiiuard County Sheriff ). Hint's T. Clark following his .tljt! a:: last Thursday, ill Alta visfa. Hi a a.- one of tour Henrico Col;:: .) .1 prisoners who escaped ■ i .e. . They mei powered then ruin,! wane being ic turned to tie,.: cells- alter Sunday dinner. rdbbihg Ins keys ana making u at tj-.iw ay. Yt m:.: Kr.i was captured at the iioii.e of f ina l G B.itti n after an u:si.cces.-ful attempt to get away He . rw tiie oil,eers coming and r.,n out the back door Wi : ho escaped from the jail, is v . - M'l'via.' a one - month t* foi possession t»f stolen tie :. After confessing to the then of Mr. Watsons tar. he was third bark to tile Hehi.co police l'.il • la i. wiu rant on all earlier ■ ..o.o -the posses... m of stolen r'{ >K)y i. Two otiu r of the escapees have otjen capantd. M“n’s Meeting About 30 men ol Farmville Fit byte, an Church attended then monthly dinner meeting, ■Whdnr.day mehi.

Minister of Musk* (’oncludes Work To Take Place In Lynchburg; Henri Emurian. minister of music of Farmvillc Methodist Church, has resigned in order to accept a similar position at West Lynchburg Baptist Church. Lynchburg, the first of March. Sunday will conclude Mr. Emur ian's work in the Farmvillc church. The minister of music came to Farmvillc from Park Place Meth odist Church. Norfolk, where lie studied piano with Bristow Har din and orchestra - conducting with Edgar Schenkman. con ductor of the Norfolk Symphony and Civic Chorus. “While it is with regret that I leave this fine cultural com munity. I am happy that my next destination is near en .ugh that I may renew old friendships from time to time,'' Mr. Emurian said today For his final worship services in Farmville. Mr Emurian has ar ranged for a trumpet solo. Braga's Angel Song, by Granville Bageant. and IjOUin Lewandowski's Hallelu jah. Praise Ye the Lord and James El lor's Diadem by the 115 voiced choir. Sunday mornin and a stirring setting of Onward Christian Soldiers by MacDougall. featuring the male voices of the choir, at t.'.e evening service. Of Armenian ancestry. Mr Emurian is a member of a family long prominent in work of Pro testant Christian denominations His father, tlrc Rev. S. K. Emur ian. a Presbyterian minister who will be 79 years old in May. is iContinued on Pune 8'

National Guard Unit Conducting Recruiting Drive Commander Asks Parents, Youths To Study Facts Company G. Farmville National Guard Unit of the 116th Infantry 2Pth Division, has launched on a recruiting campaign which will extend through March Captain H. ilian Bradshaw, companv commander, today said the unit hr-, enlisted five men of its qu ta of 13 i >r the < iTnpaigri The newest Guards,mn are; Winiam H Young, of Prospect; Will W Sullivan. Chailes R. Bryant end Clifton K G/.r;". of Cumberland. and lliroki I, Rowers, of Cha.-e City Capt. Bradshaw belif-e.- that many young men and their par ent ;. atixioe m the iron iesorne time faeinr. the ropi-v. ■!■(> una ware nf tlv opportunet • and ad vantage. c f service in the National Guard.

Draft Deferment Young men who enlist in the National Guard before re.r bins 181 > years of ace are given dr.i:’ exemption, he said, so long as they remain in good standing in the company and attend drill legularly They are required to serve an enlistment of eiclit years Those over 181.. who have be gun draft board pr-cessuv; are also eligible for Guard enlidmeir but are not deferred 1! ivvever. if they enter the Guard while wait ing and are promoted within en listed ranks, they may volunteer for Arm" service and retain what ever rank they have attained in the Guard Capt Bradsh uv twill!s out that the company hen has manv ad vanced non-eommissione 1 ratings open, which are easily attainable by yorng men wh i work seriously to discharge their service obliga tion through the National Guard Commission Possible For those who desire :! 'he Guard offers the opportunity for commissif n as an officer, courses of study are open to all Guards men. which if successfully com pleted. qualify them for commis sions 11. Madison f’ MeChli’lc. now taking a course a* the In fantry School Ft Henning at tained his commission m this manner. C'apt Bradshaw aid. National Guard service also provides pay for the one-n'cht per-week drill and full pay f <:■ two weeks of summer camp. A pri vate earns $2.50 per drill, raised to $2.75 after four months. A cor coral earns $410 each drill, while a sergeant, first class earn $5.86 The National Guard also :s incorporated into the U S. Armv's career plan, and twenty '■ear service qualifies Guardsmen for retirement benefits after the a-e of 60 A master sergeant v ah fua years active service and 15 year Guard service qualihe- for 1 monthly retirement of $55.88 Capt Bradshaw points out that a civilian savings of $35,000 in vested at two per cent, would he required to enable a retired work er to have an income of that murh. Capt Bradshaw alio ■ aid that many fi rmer Guardsmen visit the unit here during Armv leaves. Most of them tel! of the great benefits Guard training ha meant to them, he reports The commander here had one other V 'i d for young men in tlrs area, who may be turning over opii'-tmint m their minds. "Na tional Guard service is a most fit ting iin-l proper wi" of disehar'l fng one's service obligation. The Arroy. the govertunent and active Guardsmen kivnv that Guard j service is in no nv an rvt of I evading the draft, wo work hard land earnestly at military pvofi I cieney. and the Guard's meat re cord is attested to by the draft ] status it gives young men who get in early enough."

Mistaken Ideas Of Registration Bring Selective Service Board Clarification

Selective Set vice Boards in this area have become concerned about misconceptions in registra j tion. Calling attention to tbo fact ■that failure to registc. is a viola tion of law aild makes the delin quent liable to ,<enalty. area draft boards outlined registration | requirements under ilie Universal Military Training and Service Act The obligation to ,c;:i'icr i, a continuing obligation and iniisl lie fulfilled The obligation to register is imposed by the act on every male citig.cn and every other male person in the United States between the aj.es of IS and JH. with the general exception of members of the armed forces on active duty and certain aliens. Scut To Home A young man who becomes IS ii required to •'

board office within li\c days af ter the date of his 13th birthday. Ii he happens to be away from home, he need not return, he may icgister at the neatest local board convenient to h.m, and the lecord will be sent to the local board having juiisaictton. even luougli it is m anr.ittin stale. If lie is in a foreign country when he becomes IK. pc reggters with any United Unites u.ploniatie or consular office. After lie registers, it is required that a registrant keep hi.> local board .nlormed of any change in his address or change in status. Tliis applies af ter In’ becomes 26, as veil as be fore. Registrants, generally speak ing. who arc deferred after June lit.19al. are liable until they are Penalties Importance of the registrant . r'( , J Or U< *C f.»

Farmville Jaycees Present March Of Dimes Check

>. C ihuicrsun. 5i*f t. represent in si tin* larmville Jm or < 1: amber of (’n/r.imTee, presents a $553.50 cheek to k. 1 Cook prrsi<C'tii of the Farm ville ltolar> Clrb. i;td l :i«l .• s nu.nt. fie check will he .tilth (I C» the Mar< h of Himes ( ampa*srn which Kol.ir* Club members conducted last month. .Pieces raised the mone> b*. sponsoring a recent sk.iHnft part*. Ja>- c II ( . I r*•:-»»*i Jr. and J. IV Ma^b> srcrrlarv of the Kotar> Club. *• ated. watch the oresenCitis* of Mi* check.

Abilene Farmer Dies Alter Fall Wife Survives F. L. ('ovinfiton A funeral service for Flo.vd I. C viru.ton. (il. of Abilene was held yesterdav lit Mt. Nebo B.ip ti;t Church. Burial took piece m the church cemeterv Mr Covington died Tuesday Feb 17. in a Richmond hospital, where tit' was taken Monday after he fell from a barn which he was pullin': down on Route 688. abort* four miles w« -t of Abdeii" He was found injured late Monday afteriron by Allen Cah’oun H<' was working on the barn which was lot a ted cii piopt sty of C I! Bollingejr Mr Covington was brought to Soot hade Community Hospital anti. then, transferred to Mo<i. a! College of Yu dnia H ■- — pitul The on of Mr and Mrs. Martin Luther Covington, who survive him. he was born Dfec 2, 1891. ill Lunenburg county. A farmer by occupation, he was a tnembe: of Mt Nebo Chur. ii. He : survived liv ms wife Mrs Lillian Barbv Covmcton. of Abi lene twto daughter Mrs. Thcno Bruce, of Farmville. and Mr Harmon Cortes, of Charlotte Courthouse; three sisters. Mr A F Cov in'Pm of Beima Vista Mrs " ft Ipriskilh of Neysville, and Mr Canto Phillips of Chester. Pa , one brother. M B Coving ton rf Farmville: and two grand -hildren

Bt. 360. Powhatan Sidewalk Bids Opened The State Ilmhway Department today announced the low bids on two hie iway projects in this area, which will soon yet underway They are: Route 3GO. O.'r.' pule of 24-foot concrete pavement west of Burke vilie. i 1 -sin:; cap between the new Rykcvilie btidge and the Prince ■ Toward countv line \V 11 Scott. K: inklill SI Hi.GOO. Route 13. Powhatan countv. 0.17 mile of concrete sidewalk at Pow hatan C H .iahn P Harvey. I.ynchhurr. S3.fill TTie bids will be cheeked fot possible errors and I lien reviewed by the State Hiuhway Commis sion before decisions on awards ef contracts arc made

Holiday Several offices, laxmvlHc hanks, an.I post o‘l’cc w 11 he closed Monday in observance ot W ashington s hinhday. I eh. 22. S'nce the holiday lulls on Stmdav. Monday v.»h ho sub stituted for the holiday. However, stores \ I armville and eount\ offices ws*I he open ed as usual. Office of Internal Revenue and Virginia Fniploymcnt Serv ice off’ecs will ' '"r '*d for the d*- . Driver Is Injured In Accident At Klani Joseph A. Murray. 34. was brouniit to South adt Community Hospital, early Thu: ••day mominc. alter las truck rail olf ihe lc.til and turned over near Elam nr, Route 4t>0 It :s reported Ilia* he went to sleep at the wp.el of tlit truck he drivinn for Pollard Oil Company. Roanoke. Mi Murray refer, it fir. : an! treatment and Xravs t ;r possiblt luiure-s at the hospital and was di.scharred. He was brought to »!■«' hospital bet wet n 0 and 6 a m. and the accident happened about 45 m: nutes earlier.

Countie* In Virginia Rank High At reages Charlotte county holds the tank of 80 antotm counties with tobr.ee > aere.tee in the United S'M.t. . ac cord me to a recent report bated on the 1950 census of agriculture of the United States Department of Commerce. Other local counties Included in the tobacco acreage list and the ranks among the first one hun dred in the United States ir dude! Halifax. 10. Mecklenburg. :.*(> and Lunenburg. 70 MOOS!, IOtX.i 1 I \\S s V I 1 !t!) W I) \\t ' The Farm villa Moo Lod-e v. 11 meet Monday Feb. a* K pm wh'it a drawing for : ■ in mb r sltip will be conducted. Moose and Guests will dance Hu Saturday n :ht at the Loriue Hall. b. giuitc at nine o'clock.

Forester Decries Idle Acres Here Offers Landowners Technical Help With tree plant in;. simon here, District Forester It. P. Bnerley has iigain offered me assistance ol technicians in his office with planting or harvesting problems facing woodland owners in this area. Coupled with the oiler of ns st' tance was the advice that, land owners seriously con.-,det planting idle or unproductive acres in pines "Delay means loss of finan cial benefits, and unproductive land is a luxury no landowner '"..n tffo’"d any Ion. ei the cb - triot forester pointed out. Timberland owners or land owners wishing assistance with planting may secure help by con tacting I? P Bnerley. Box 386. Farmville. Va 1952 Progress In tire past vrar ttaie was con siderable progress iccorded by foresters in the office here A survfv of timber management activities during 135*. compiled by Forester William I, Pierce, sh.ows the following Seventeen tracts of timber covering 2 897 acres examined by foresters: 473,000 board feet of sautimbrr. 396 cords of pulpwood and 1.026 seed trees marked for trmbeilnnd owners and 169.000 loblo'.iy pine seedlings planted on ;and that had been unproductive ■‘There are still hundreds of acres of unproductive acres in tins forestry district.' Mr. Pierce's survey shows. "Brought back to production ova , the years, ia-se acres would add greatly to the income of the owners. Now is '•he time to take action.' Mr. Ficrci concludes I if.1 Its ilOtv N 1 Ml 1 s 87 -79 i OK 7 i ■ I si It Ml.il 1 I f.impdepiSydney''. Tejt i s <i< - fraud Bride vivniter Wednesday na’l’t :;7_79 foi their fifth straight vagi'. ■'eii’v Adams dumped in 32 p< ; ■ pare tin Bengal*. I •• •• pro hosts in Newport Nov Ajiprentici Frida'

Education Studies Warn Of School Enrollment Flood Thinning’ Teacher Ranks Seen As Pressing1 Problem Despite an unprecedented up surge in public school enrollments, Virginia counties including those in this area, are losing teachers faster than qualified replacements can be found That informal!- n is gleaned 'rom studies recently published by •he Researc.i Service of the Vir ginia Education Association Enrollment increases, stem ming from the stepped up birth ■ate of the war years and since vill reach a peak in ten years hen it is estimat'd bv Robert F Williams, executive director of Uie VEA that 225.000 additional children will be enrolled in Vir ■ insa's oublie schools. Eeavht" Profession Mr. Williams cites the both rate of two years covering a ten vear span to illustrate his point. TTe list; 80.771 In o births in Vir ginia during 1951. the largest number in her history, as com pared with 50,658 in 1940. lie estimates that teachers arc leaving Virginia schools at a rate of 1.500 annually, while colleges are providing about 1 ooo yearly at present. This number is only suf ficient. Mr Williams belieies. to care for the increased numbers of teachers needed by increased en rollments. with the consequent thinning of teacher ranks ronsti tuting one of Virginia's most pressing problems laical Effect County-by-county figures com titled bv the YEA show that fo* the 1952-53 session Amelin. Buck ingham. Charlotte. Cumberland. P.'whatan and Prince Edward counties had 71 teachers who did not return to their positions Of that number. 43 left the teaching profession permanently, while the remainder moved about, pre sumably to higher paying school systems, or for more convenient • locations. For the 1953-54 term, it is esti mated the same counties will re quire 72 new teachers, some re quiring as high as one - fourth more as presently teaching The research figures klso show these statistics: Ten per cent of Virginia's teachers in 1952-53 had sub standard certificates

School Costs The average instructional ex penditure for schools per child in Virginia in 1951-52 was 3155.61. up from $144 40 for the 1950-51 term. These costs do not include debt .serv ice or capital outlays. Virginia counties varied in the tier-child, per year cost from Buchanan county, at $85.00 to Arlington county, the highest, of $276.34 The national average for 1951-52 was $217.45 per child The average classroom salary m Virginia in 1951-52 was $2,527. also utv $136 over 1950-51. The elementary school salary average was $2,389; for high school teach ers. $2,689. and for vocational teachers $3,181 The U. S. average per teacher was $3,167 Harter Play Long wood Players will pre sent the Barter Theater's pro duction of Owen VVister's novel. "The Virginian." Friday night at 8:15 in lurman Auditorium. Students and citizens of the area are invited to attend the play, which will star Robert Porterfield. founder of Vir ginias state theater.

NSW S SUM MARY

v. s. < \si \i.tii:s IN KOKI A 139,819 Announced U n battle ca.utalr ties in Korea reached 129.819 tl week, an increase of 395 from tl " previous week. The totals show: killed 20.499 wounoi t! 90.293. and missing 13.025. By services the cast.a t.es hav ' been divided: Ann.’.. j©1.437; Air Force. 1.417: Navy. 1.303. and Marines. 25.112. Cl OB \\ AK ‘PLANNING’ (.ITS M W ( 1111 I Tri-idenl Fisenhovvet has nani i ti C. D. Jackson, N< a York magav.uic publisher and wai I tine psychological w ;u e\p<rt. 1«* a new post ot spei ,ai a ....tali’ 111 charge ot Americas cold wal planning Jackson, an aide to Fiscnhover in the Noilh African and Furopeau campaigns < f World War II will serve as the White House link unit the scat tered departments and agencies now seeking to counter the global propaganda and other pressure of live Soviet ofoc. Announcing Mic appointmei 1 Sherman Adams, chid: assistant to the President, said Jackson will • • v< p« _ '■*0'.'": t : ■:

lie •cold war' planning of tins admin ua ion.' GJ V. TWI.OK HINTS Of KOKK.V Sini’KISI,' 1.' Gen. Maxwell I) Taylor hinted Sunday ins Kiglith Army would have r.oin<> unpleasant surprises m store for the Com lnunis's and declarer* he asked nothing better than a Red offen sive m Korea 'We're ready to take him on any time lie coni";,' the ilea commander of Allied ground Inters told his first news con ference He calk'd the Lir.iitli Army a !o: inidabir military force w hich has accomplished giv.U things in the pa.-' an ] s eup.i:,i' of further nch"-'. '•lilt nt ;■ in 1 he future MH s tt (>NS \N SII«.I Nftt t S. If!.(OKI* Un.ted Nations warships and naval planes this wick opened the third year of siege of the Communist east roast port of Wiui; an - a battered hulk of rnb bH: and death. Once the hub of North Korea's transport at mti sys tem along the east coast with a 100 000 !'ouu!atic»:i. ' :■ city has

boon i educed to a few civilians and 30.000 Red Soldiers by the U. S. Navy's longest siege ui his tory. Night heckler planes from the carriers of Rear Adm. Apollo Souccks Carrier Division 3 open ed the third year of incessant attack with bombing and strafing raids. SEN. BY HI) AGAIN SEEKS END OF RF( Senator Harry F. hyrd is co patron of a bill mtioQiiced in the Senate this week to abolish the Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion. Under the bill me Secretary ol the Treasury would begin next January 1 liquidating the 31 year-old "temporalv" depression agency which has outstanding: loans totaling upwards of $700 million. The agency this year is costing more than $H.5 million in administrative overhead, and it, is employing mere than 3.000 people—about half of them in Washington and the oth r half in five branches and 33 loan of I ices scattered throughout the country and m Pue rto Rico and Alaska This bill would direct that the net proceeds from the liquidation shall be applied exclusively to ieduction of the national debt. I