World Prayer Day
Service Planned
At Powhatan Feb. 20
Powhatan churches will unite
for a World Day of Prayer Serv
ice on Friday. Feb. 20, in Km
roanuel Church, at 8 p. m. Mem
bers of all community churches
have been Invited to share in the
call to prayer.
As with similar sen ices on that
day throughout the nation, the
theme of the program will be
"Walk as Children of light." The
official program for the service
was written by Christian church
women 'n Africa.
Christians in 114 nations
around the world will unite for
World Day of Prayer.
Powhatan
John Taylor, of Randolph
Macon College, spent, last week
end with Sam Parker.
Mrs. Hippy, of Roanoke, attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Frayser
here on Wednesday and visited in
the home of Mrs. P. W. Simpson.
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Tlam attend
ed a dairy meeting in Richmond
Wednesday.
A large crowd attended Family
Night presented by the Das is
Merchant Equipment Co., in the
high school auditorium, Saturday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Parker
were dinner guests of Mr and
Mrs. R. E. Charlton, in Dillwyn.
Thursday night.
The Ruritan program on Wed
nesday night was especially in
teresting. The subject w as ‘ Eco
nomic Opportunity for Youth"
and was presented by Mrs. Horace
M. Franklin. Messrs. H. L. Fire
baugh and" E. C Bolte cf the
Powhatan High School faculty. A
delicious dinner v.as served by
Mrs. Madeline S. Crump in the
cafeteria of the school1?
Directors of the Bank of Pow
hatan met Wednesday afternoon
and voted to continue with build
ing plans. It is planned to build
on the lot just across the road
from the Tilman residence be
tween the present building and
the high school. A mule parkin:
loom will be established and n
modem air conditioned building
will be erected. The American
Furniture and Fixture Co., of
Richmond, are assisting with
plans.
Miss Lucy Anne Parker visited
in Washington last Sunday.
Born to Mr and Mr.- Charles
Duke, a son at M< lice.' College,
and to Mr and Mrs. Garland
Beloua
Robert Simpson, student minis
ter. conducted the service at
Providence Church. Sunday, at 11
a m. There was a very good con
gregation present, notwithstand
ing the unfavorable weather. Mr.
Simpson was the dinner guest of
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Webb Later,
he will preach at Genito Church.
The frequent rains that are
visiting this county are not con
ducive to good health, nor to fine
crops. Wheat and small grains are
not looking well. Possibly snow is
needed to pep them up some.
Mrs. B. E. Walthall went into
Richmond. Thursday, and return
ed Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Bell. Jr.,
of Richmond, were recent visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Bell.
Miss Lillie May Bell spent the
week end in Richmond with Mrs.
; G. M. Rudd.
Among those from a distance
attending the funeral service of
Mrs. Nannie Frayser. of Norfolk,
at Emmanuel P. E. Church. Feb.
‘11, at 2 p. m. were Mrs. Hippy,
of Lynchburg, and the Rev. and
Mrs. C. E. Stewart, of Kenbridge.
Mrs. Frayser was born and reared
in Powhatan county and was a
member of Emmanuel church. She
had been a resident of Norfolk
i for many years.
Spears Blankingship. of Mose
; ley. was a business visitor in the
! community. Saturday.
, Ploodmobile Visits
Powhatan Feb. 26
Mrs. Benjamin Johnson, chair
i man of the Blood Donor Service
of the Powhatan County Red
I Cross Chapter, has announced
! that the bloodmobtle will be in
| Powhatan. Thursday. Feb. 26. at
| the Powhatan War Memorial
: Building. Blood donors will be
■ welcomed from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
All county organizations are co
i operating to make this project a
i success. Each individual is urged
! to partiicpate in this very worthy
i cause.
TWIN SISTERS. 96
Helena. Mont. — Twin sisters.
iMrs. Margaret Whalen, of Helena,
'and Mrs. Jessie Hardey. of Palo
1 Alto. Cal., observed their ninety
sixth birthday on January 22nd.
. Meyey, a daught. -
The Buildi.vs Committee of
May Memorial Baptist Church
met last Sunday, and hopes to be
gin construction of the Education
al Building in tire early Spring.
| County Board Sends
iFive For February
February quota for the Prince ]
F.dw ard Selective Service Board
was four. Men who filled this J
quota were Alfred Knight Mott- ;
ley. Pearl A Rice. Martin M. Cov
ington. and Wardell Jackson.
These men were sent to Rich
mond for induction, Feb. 12.
The local board sent one 18
year-old volunteer. He was Alon
za Lewis Jackson. Jr., who was
inducted Fib. 13.
March quota for the Prince Ed- j
ward board will be foui men.
Ballsville
Mrs. Arnette Campbell and ;
Mrs. Agnes Laws motored to Roa
noke. this week, with W. R. Park
er. They visited relatives at the
Veterans’ Hospital.
John B Jones, of Tamworth,
was a visitor in the village, Satur
day.
Dr. R. E. Douglas was in Rich
mond. Friday.
Miss Shirley Dandridge. of
Richmond, spent the week end
with her parents Mi. and Mrs.
E. M. Dandridge.
Women of the Church held
their regular meeting at Provi
dence Church. Feb. 11, with a
full attendance and most inter
esting program.
Morris Yates spent Friday in
Richmond.
Wallace Garrett, of Richmond,
spent Sunday with hts parents
here.
The Rev. J. L. King filled his
pulpit at Hobson’s Chapel. Sun
day morning.
Trenholm
Mrs. G. B. Came, of Hampton,
who has been on an extended
visit to her nephew, J. Ivy De
noon. is improving after an ill
ness.
Mrs. Billie Hatcher and chil
dren were Monday callers on
Mrs. Eva Stokes.
Coes Into Service
Sidney Alan Stokes, who was
married on January 31 to Miss
Evelyn Jessup, of Ballsville. will
leave on February 12 for the
Armed Service.
Lemuel St. John, formerly of
Charlotte but n< w in the U. S.
Navy, and Miss Frances Smith, of
Wyllesburg. were Sunday guests of
her parents, Mr and Mrs. \V II
Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Cole, of
Richmond, spent, the week enci
with his mother.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson
Palmore were Mr. and Mrs. M. D.
One hundred seventy-five pints
of blood have been set as the
quota for collection when the
Red Cross Bloodmouile makes its
second annual visit to Powhatan.
Thursday, Feb. 26.
This means that 17a volunteers
have to be willing and eligible to
give a pint of blood on this date.
The hours are from 10 a. in. to
4 p. m. The place w ill be War Me
morial Building where physical
lacilities for carrying out this
project will be set up. This proj
ect is. of course, the responsibility
of the American Red Cross, but
in Powhatan it is being actively
sponsored by the American Legion
Auxiliary, with the co-operation
of many other organizations.
Mrs. Ben Johnson is county
chairman for this project. She is
being assisted by Mrs. E. P
Hicks, recruiting chairman; can
teen, Mrs. L. W. oaaggs; and
Mrs. W. R. Blaiidforu in charge of
registration. Also. Mrs. J. P.
Jervev. Jr., chairman of nurses
aids and Col. Leland W. Skaggs is
in charge of the committee to
equip the building for the days
activities. Mrs. Katherine Brent is
publicity chairman.
J. M. B. Carter, county chair
man of the Powhatan Chapter ol
ARC. is giving this oloodmobile
project his full co-operation. Co
operating also are civic, educa
tional and service oigunizations
in-the county—inc’uriing Ameri
can Legion Post No. 201. Runtan
Club. Home Demonsti.ition Clubs,
and the Parent-Teachers' Asso
ciation.
The American sc. viceman has
the best guns. tank... planes and
ammunition that ti.. high skill
of our workers can produce. But
the most important life-saving
weapon is human bolod that can
not be manufactm ed. It must be
given to our wounded men by
able-bodied men ana women.
Nunnally and daughter and Mrs.
Eulia Dandridge and Miss Eva
Palinore, of Richmond.
WMll To Meet
Tile February meeting of the
Muddy Creek W. M. S. was in the
home of Mrs. Bag by Jones with
the following members present.
Mesdames Dorothy Willis, Shiver
Swann. Maggie Palmore. Bertha
William^. Annie Gordon. Grace
Cosby. Nadine Cosby, Alma Wil
burn. Mildred Hatcher and Bessie
and Celeste Jones. The subject
discus-ed was "Winning the Mor
mons to the Right. Way."
iny person who v w.ls to volun
teer to give a pint o! blood—the
"?,rt pieeious gift no can make
;o our fighting men. because there
Is no substitute: plo.tae call or
.vrite Mrs. E. P. Hicks, Jefferson,
or tell one of me recruiting
workers in his community.
The Office of DcUnxt. Mobili
zation has asked tne Hod Crocs
to assume the responsibility of
providing Gamma Globulin,
which is that part of the human
blood containing antioodies which
can be separated from the whole
blood and concentrated for injec
tion into patients suilering with
certain diseases. One of thest
diseases is the dreaded Polio. I
takes a pint of bloo 1 to make an
average dose of Gamma Globulin,
as it is used to pi event Polio
paralysis.
Tlie summer monins will bring
the usual epidemics of Po.io.
failure to donate blood for Pow
hatan's extra quota, this year,
may result in the paralysis of a
child for life. No more vital home
front activities is being carried
[out today than the blood donor
! program, through the Ped Cross.
If the national blood program
| should fail, there wouici oe couni
! less unnecessary deaths among
our combat troops, as well as
among civilians at home
Powhatan Red Cross
Drive Opens With
Workers’ Conference
The Powhatan 1953 Red Cross
Fund campaign was opened of
ficially by T. Cl. West, fund chair- '
man, when he presided at dinner !
for Red Cross workers February ;
16. at 6 p. m , in the high school
cafeteria.
Mr. West thanked his co
workers for helpme to make the
1952 campaign a success in which
Powhatan exceeded its quota ana
asked workers to strive for that
same goal for 1953 He reminded
his workers to ask people "to help
their fellow man through the Red
Cross” instead of asking people
"to give to the Red Cross.”
Mr West introduced his guest.
Julian Brooks. Red Cross Field
Representative, who gave an in
spiring talk on the work carried
on by the Ri d Cross J B Carter,
chairman of the Powhatan Red
Cross Chapter, made an enthusi
astic talk.
The meeting was adjourned
after a film cn Red Crass Volun
teer work.
Powhatan Court
Teams Score Double
Win Over Amelia
Powhatan High School s Indi
ans overpowered Amelia High
Schools Orioles 56-.0 Tuesday
night a! the War Memorial Build
ing. Milas McCrackan led the
Indians with -a 17-point scoring
performance Doug Manley added
11 for the only other double fig
ure performance of the night.
Harry Warren was the Orioles'
top scorer with five markers.
McCracken brougi.t his sea
son's pom!, total to _’77 in the
contest. That gives him a per
•pune r.vciage cf la this season,
with two regular season contests
remaining.
Friday night the Indians arc
hosts ip Midlot!- .,n. now engaged
in a tight scrap for a place in the
Distr -'t 2, Group II tournament.
The Indians wind up regular
season piny next. Tuesday night
with a trip to Fiuvaniia.
In the preliminary game, Ruth
Stokes' 21 points led the Pow
hatan girls to a 4.1-28 victory
over the Amelia lassies.
Boy’s Box .'tore
Powhatan -'(■ FT TP
McCracken rf 7 3 i.
Worsham lg 113
Layne If 1
Green If 1
Spencer c 15 7
Manley rg 5 111
Lee rg 1
Perkins lg 2
Totals U 17 5o
Amelia
Kidd rf 1 1 3
Vance rf 0 1 1
Warren. C . If 10 2
Barr If o 1 1
Warren. He. 2 1 5
Adams rg Oil
Sanderson rg 10 2
Hill lg 10 2
Stoeskcrt. lg 113
Totals. 3 6 20
P-TA Celebrate?
Date Of Founding
At Amelia School
Amelia P - T. A. celebrated
Founder's Day. Feb. 10. in the
high school auditorium at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Beverly Farrar, president,
presided at the meeting.
They Are Worth
Protecting—
Your bonds, insurance policies, deeds and papers that
can't be replaced, should be in a Safe Deposit Hox.
\Ye have a few for rent and would be .clad to have
you call by to see us about renting one. Use our Nijrht
Depository for money and checks taken in at ter Irink
inj? hours. Drop by and let us tell you about it.
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TRUST COMPANY
ESTABLISHED 1887
FarmviUe, Virginia
MEMBER F'deral Reserve Sustcvi
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Charlie Moyer, Clarence Wci
siccr. O A. Norton, Mrs William
White. S. S. Watkins. Mrs. Lush
and Roy Saunders heid a panel
discussion on ' Looking Into the
Future." Mr. Norton acted a:;
moderator.
After, the program a beautiful
birthday cake and punch was
served, celebrating the 56 birth
day of the P-T.A. work, which
was started by Mrs. Alice M Mc
Lellan and Mrs. Photue A. Hearst
This is the suit whose name stands for both surefire
fit and great good taste. For that famous crispness and
grooming that’s still there at the end of the day, and at
the end of the season. And of course, that’s why more
/
^ women come back for a second Weathervane than any
other suit. At an unforgettable price... the biggest
success suit in history still costs only $25 or $30.
}><• sure and attend the Karmviile lliyh School vs. Illack
stone llich School, l>oy.s' and "iris’ hasketha.il yame Sht
urday niylit at llampdcn-Sydney. (iame time 7 did.