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Around thirty-five members and interested persons attended the Rappahannock Farm Bureau 1956 membership drive kick-off banquet Tuesday night, in the Flint Hill Fire House, i E. M. Jones, master of < ies, introduced the guests and told the members present of the; proposed sales tax (“The establishment of a retail consumers sales tjax as a source of revenue for schools, hospitals and other state services now below acceptable standards” is an objective of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.) . A. Pick Butler summerized the purpose and the aims of the farm Bureau organization stressing the merits of organization, and the awards it reaps the farmer, j
The 10 cents p<|r gallon Fcjderal tax on gasoline lor farm Use is fast on the way to be abolished, and has already passed the House
of Representatives, Mr. Ejutler stated. |
He told of the work of the committee in keeping in -daily touch with the legislation before the law making bodies, and in turn, jtheir methods of relaying their .i|a£o*> matron to the county farm bureaus and to the individual farmer]
Other legislation objectives] Mr. Butler discussed included: the enactment of a 10 cents per tort tax on commercial feed and fertilizers to supplement funds available for agricultural research; and icontinued support for the wort of the State Milk Commission With needed improvements in administration.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Flint Hill V. F. D. served a delicious turkey dinner With home made cake for dessert. An artistically arranged centerpiece of red and yellow apples, with yellow candles blended gracefully ijvith the color scheme.
Bingo Party
February 11
In Sperryville
The Sperryville Volunteer lire Department will sponsor a Bingo party at the Sperryville auditoriupi February 11 (Saturday night) at 8 p. m. i
Valuable prizes will be awarded to the winners. Only $1.00 for|12 games. It’s lots of fun. Plan to She there, and help your Fire pany. (Around 50 persons atti ed the Bingo party held by the Company last week.)
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