In the tentative budget for 1957 58 for Buckingham county, the .board of supervisors at their March meeting, estimated revenues and expenditures at approximately S600.000 each.' Actually they esti mated a deficit of $6,951 05 but this is termed a ''casual deficit". The supervisors will meet Monday. April ! to bear cit.i'-vns for or aeainst the budget as the case may be M o n r h l y apprepriat'nns " ' i' made f«r the operation of the Health department. Welfare department, and public schools. Rass Newsome, from the Exten sion department, appeared before the board and introduced Stanley L Jeffries, who began his work as colored county a vent on March 1 P H Moss appeared before the board and requested a donation for •he American Red Cross. A $50 do nation was authorized. J I. Jones. C. J. Cox and J. H Jsraes requested the board to make an appropriation to assist in the operation of the Souths:de Commun >ty Hospital, The had approved the contem ulated move of the Department of Conserve Hon and Development to 'ease retain mineral rights on the i land held as the State Forest The supervisors requested that any hinds derived from the lease be di '■•.ded on the same basis as the pro ceeds of the sale if timber, which s approximately 2.5 per cent for the countv. Th's act!an war taken because of ••enow d mining and exploratory "ion on the part: of the Virgtn'a Minmi; Company operating in Buck ingham county. Robert C Lee made a request concerning the improvement of the secondary rd system in the county. Notice was g von that a represen tative of the highway department will meet with the supervisors and 1 interested cr.i/' iis April 1 to discuss

54.9%