Cancer Tag Day

Cancer Tag Day Planned Saturday By Local Girl Scouts Farmville Girl Scouts will con duct a cancer tag day Saturday downtown and in their own neighborhoods. They will solicit funds for the American Cancer Society from 10 a. m. to 1 30 p. m. Prince Edward's goal for the cancer crusade is $1600, to be used for local, state and national cancer cure and prevention pro grams. Members of local women's org anizations are working on the drive. William P. Hay, Jr , is chairman of the special gifts di vision, Mrs. Mabel Jones, tire res idential solicitations, and R. A. Wdmoth. the employees. Magisterial district chairmen are Miss Mary Dupuy, Hampden; Mis. Tucker Doyne. Farmville; Nelson Hix, Prospect; Mrs. W. A. Odom. Lockett, and William Dick erson. Buffalo. Cancer claimed 16 lives in Prince Edward county in 1956. Hospital Campaign In Full Swing; Reports Next Week A drive to raise $45,000 for completion of the Southside Hos pital building is now in full swing. Members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce are con ducting solicitations in and around Farmville. Returns are coming on each mail from friends of the hospital in the five-county area, and the special gifts com mittee is concluding its work. The final reports are expected next week. The first report meet ing of the Junior Chamber of Commerce members will be made on Friday night The special gifts eomr'j'tee will report again on Monday night. “Returns on the solicitations are gratifying, and with the re ports to be made in the next few days, we expect to reach at least 75 per cent of our goal. Friends in the outlying territory are urged to post, their gifts promptly as we wrh to close our campaign with in the coming week. " said W C. Fitzpatrick, general chairman. "I commend the voluntary work of the Jaycee members to you and trust that those upon whom they call will respond promptly and generously." he added.