FOUR TRUR'SDAY,' DECEMBER 31, 1953THE SCOTTSVILLE SUN ~ ~~~~~:.:.-:~=-_~~=:-------_.:...--_- ._.. _- --~-----'-----~--

.The .Scottsville Sun He{p us that we wavier not on the pathway of the new year. In In And Around palmyra NewsThy Son's name we pray- Amen. -

b. B' 1l1l" .. s, ,George P. Smith, Jr.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY C.olum I,a y nu W M Robinson"Th Lo d h I I ,Mr and ·[Mrs. . .e r ,is my s epherd; shall not want." . d' Krump of M,arion, spent

an son, -r CK. D. Ib.il'vey (Ireland) d ith Mr and Mrs. C. .

F R be ts Sun ay WI .::============:;-~:-:~ By Jeane . o. r d "rs Maurice Oon-. . . C nrad Mr an uu' .Hueprecedent of last year in start- The main stem of ColumbIa! IS 0 . u Church are visiting

W ha'ppily humming with the voices -rad of F,a \s I 0

A S H I 1.1. (j TON tng no public works not definitely '. the Oonrad ~me a's,IlL of 'college students home for In R r McGoee ofgeared to the defense effort, we I • Mr and Mrs. oge

Christmas. Some, who are now m' h I'd gueste ofstill face the prospect of a technt- I • h d were 0 1 ay I U

the armed services, have come RIC mon, R I h P "'~hler Jrcat deficit of possibly three billion. Mr' and Mrs. a P ,LJC • •

dollars next year, from lo~g dlstamces at_great' ,:x~ Mr· 'McGee is Mrs. Zehler's broth-I have mentioned these prob- pense. Many of the Navy boys a '

lems only in general terms in this to retgnm to set-vice rig'hJt after er.. P H France and .first column but plan, to take :bh.e.m Christmas. Some were still aro~nd f M.~. an~ ~::'ndi~g 'the holidays

. as tate as Sund·ruY'night .atfending arm y ar r))~\...,..,.,.; up III mo'te detail later as the pic- the Baptist Memorial Church visiting relatives.,\tHIJ: '" ture on individual issues beoomes 0 W dnesd'ay night a lar.geI ' Christmas pageant. This was a n e ' ,

A WILLIS ROBERTSONc earer. . th d under the beauh-• . wonderful program, dIrected by group ga ere

l.- ~~ ~-=-~\ Miss Mary Alice Ankers of Gra;y],dfully lighted Christmas tree on theOONTROVERSIAL ISSUES Howardsville Oaks. Court Green to sing Chri.tm

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FACING NE'W CONGn;ESS In rthe choir were Miss Louise ,carols: From .there they went toiB V d H t . . t . . the,'Most of the major issues whkh y ernar u.r Boggs, Mrs. Otis Sheppard, Mrs. an the sIck and shu -ms In

face the Congt·ess convening this [M'1'. and Mrs. Jim Wyland and T. J. Proffitt and her daughters, neighborhood.weeh::,promise to be controversiaL children and Mrs. Annie Goolsby Jane, Mary Ellen and Mildred and Miss Bessie W. Hari6we of

were shoppers ilThCharlottesville h Cl 1 t '11 ·S" week endDisa,gl'eements already are appar- e~ son Tommy Jr.; Mayor and lar 0 tesvi e Wl1:<.I. •

ent, as to what should be done on Thu,rsday. Mrs. He;nry Berry, MiSS' Nancy guest in the home of Mr. and .(Mirs.about domestic problems a n do J. E. G~nter of Manteo spent Snoddy, -and others. George P. Smith, Jr.

Ohristmas eve and Christmas with '" . h d~foreign affairs and it ,isonly realis- Although we have had a mild Robellt Oampbell of RIC manhis daughter, Mrs. Annie Goolsby. E t h Itic to recognize that ,the Congres- winter so far. it is noticeable that visited his mother, Mrs. ,eMr. and Mrs. R~E,.Morgan andsional elections next faU will in- the wood piles in and around Co- Campbell, during the holidays.

, children of' Warv,llck Ci.tY'and Mr.. I W'Ifluence legislat,ive' action through~ . lumbla -are large-everyone seems On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs, 1 -and Mrs. Kenneth Carroll of ... .out the year.· \. to be prepared for bIg Win te I' ham Conrad were dmner ,guestsSchuyle-r spent the holidays With . .It is customary for the Presi- ,weather In Jrunuary and February; of their daughter and son-m·law,

dent to outline his program only ·Mrs. Goolsby. probably that big snow -is coming. Mr and Mrs. Ca.rrol Trainurn .. of'in a general way in his message Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Brown and Holida.y calls are being paid Ch,~.rlottesville.

Betty spent Wednesday nieiht amd. . .during the first weelc of a Con- . . . >=> Judgmg from the callmg cards and Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Cornrad, Jr ..Thurs€lay Wlth Mr. 'and Mrs. N C. h' k' . .gressional session and to foUow B" .' w lte Id gloves In tihe foyers. of Newport News spent the Ohrist-Iown. C. N. Brown IS on vaca- Ch'ld . t'll th '11 . hthat up with a later. '~~dg~t mes- tion this week. . t. ren are. 's r 1'1 ed Wlt mas with his parenrts, Mr. and Mrs.

sao-e and possiblly additlOnal mes~ theIr toys from Santa Claus. Garnet Conrad Sr.>=> • .' lMTS.A. L. Thacker of Warren - \ .

sages covering speclflC subJects of . 't M J h H t F'd Though mamy people have had to Mr. and Mrs. W. N. iHla,nnahVISIed rs., a n ur rI aymajor importance. Controversies . po back to work, the homes are were week-end guests of -t h e i revemllng. - UI r ht d ·th th· Ch' 'will develop as the executive re- Mr. and Mrs William Goodman s 1 Ig' e up WI . ell' rIsot- daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and

commendations are put into the .. d mas tree decor,atlOns and the Mrs. William Lloyd ,of Chesterand Maxline,Mrs. Emma Cobbs an . . ' , .

form of bills and resolutions. . . candles m the wmdows, and the Mrs. C. C. Conrad's music classtwo chIldren and Mrs. BeSSIeNulty. .. ,...MAmong the most knotty prob- . /. wreathes and brIght hgfuts' over gave a vnristmas music programwere shoppers m CharlottesvIlle onlems will be t:Jh;oseinvolving tax. the entrance doorways. at the Dickinson C011valesceptMonday mght. Th -n b dh' .

revision, forei@n aid and foreign Jam.es McFadden of Norfolk . ere WI e mu gatet;v m Hom.e December 17. .trade defense programs, changes t h h I'd.th many of the homes 'of ColumbIa to- On Wednesday evening Mr and" spen teo 1 ays WI hi,s wife ., .in\the Tart-Hartley Labor Act, low d h'l h nlg'ht on New Year s Eve 1953. Mrs. James R. Hughes ,and Mr. amd

an 0 1,do ere. 'I1h J h G,cost housing, social security and M . d 1M V L W d J eon and Moses randstaff Mrs. Geor:ge P. Smith, Jr., werer. am TS. . . 00, r. f '1' all . ffarm legislation d fWd' . t M d amI les were home ill ull force guests in the home of Mr and Mrs: an ,son 0 00 s Sore, r. an. . . , .

The decision on farm price SUPR 1M dd B' kh d d ht for ChrIstmas. Mrs. Grace LeWIS Jdhn S Tyng. . _, rs. E Irc ead an aug er ' . .ports Will be especially. dIffIcult. f Ch [tt' ·ll M d M B Grandstaff has a new grand-, We are sorry tha't C. C. COTIllad

Th 1954 M h f D" Under the present law crops now ; W'~~ 0 ~~u;~s r. ~nCh .rts. a' daughter experiencing. her first ,continues to be sick 'at h1s horne

e arc 0 Imes e:mtitled to sup'port will be ,covered "th eMSan d 1MpenH' E"'SFmS Christmas-the little daughter of here and wish for him a speedy. Next. week marks ~he b~ginning of ~he local ~arch of aB 90 'Percent of par1ty for the :~'Ck. r. an.' rs. : . en~ IMT. and Mrs. G'eorge Grandstaff. recovery.

~imes ~nve. The campa1gn Will be one ot the most 1mportant c.~\endar year 1954 but ~Congre.ss Eady Carron of SchuY'ler visited ~r. and Mr~. How~ll Lewis and ---~--111 the hIstory of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, w~ll have t? provide this year for the Clemenrtses ,on Sunday. theIr three ~hddren w~re .at horne J.ames,E. Norcrossf· k h l'; h' f I" ~h' t . to b done in 1955 The ,aroun.d theIr O'Wll fIreSIde and'or It mar s t e aunc 109 0 a po 10 prevention program: ',.'.' w' a I,s e : . Mrs. C. W. Morris is spending . . ' ...

I_1·'··· . Commodity Credit CorporatIOn IS t" R· h . d ChrIstmas tree--viS1Jtmg them dur-

n years past the fOlln.uatlOn has had to limit its work to h' d t f· I f some nge III IC mono / ilng the week were Mr and Mrs.. f . k . d f· . . aut onze . 0 mfillce remova 0 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bryant of .car1l1g or stnc en~patlents an. 1l1ancmg research. The latter farm surp·ruses up to the value of HId M' D th Hamp Lewis and daughter, Arveda. .. . . . ~ opewe I ,an ISS 01'0 Y Brown 'has paid off hanc:somely '111the past fIve years. SCience for the six billion, seven hundred million of Richmond spent the holidays Mrs ..Molly Lewis, .and Mrs. Vernafirst time has in its hands both a limited, temporary preventive_ dollars under the present law but with Mr. amd lM'1'S.C. N. Brown. LeWIS Lang of Richmond.

d. 1 'h' l . 0' h . of that total ·close to five billion M' D ' B d . A.. few hunters were around add-agent an a tna vaCC1l1ew tC 1 may prOVlcle t e answer to l11~ " ISS oras ragg of Alexan na . . .,

. . already has been obligated and the spent th holidays ·th Mr and mg partrIdges to theIr breakfastfantlle paralYSIS e w,.. . '. . .,. Department of A,griculture believes Mrs. Russell Bragg. memus.

ThiS new and costly operatIOn marks a histone tlltmng the entire autlhor1z.:ationwill be ob- 1M J h W K't h J f A few turkey s!!lOOtSwere heldrs. 0 n . 1J C ~n, 1'., 0point in the fight against polio. If the new weapons of science ligated by next March. That raises Richmond spent the holidays with jhere and there.can blunt the destructive force of the virus, polio will be con~ 'the problem as to how much more' her parents, Mr. and· Mrs. C. E.l· ------ueredi. money will be made aV~ilable for Clements. , IWant To Buy?q .." this program and, 'lUore Important, Miss Courtney Irving of Rich· II W T S II?

B.ut to do th.IS the National FoundatIOn needs the help of h t should be done with the hu~e d t ~ . t ·t h ' ant 0 e .. , .. . w a.· b 'man spen vurIS nlas Wil h er I F Q.the natIOn s C!:lzens mo~ethan ever. Y?ur dH~le;and dolJ~rs are 'Stocks of food ~d fibres which brother, J. T. Irving. or ulckest Results.necced to strIke the f1l1al blows agalOst thIS dreaded disease. are being accumulated undeT con- M~ss Sally Brady spent~ a few useGive more in '54! 'trol of the. Federal Government. days in Riehmond last week.. I' the Classified Ad Section

Larger exports of farm proc1ucts J. T. Irving, Vernard Hurt rond GET THE AD READING HABITwould help ,to handle our surplus HJ. P. Lewis were shoppers in j-----------::..--- . .$d this· involves anot!h:er·contro- Scottsville Wednesday evening. !versial problem-what we are go- Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Adcock and i

ing to do about continuation of family of Scottsville were dinnertlle Reciprocal Trade Agreemoolts guests of the Goodmans, Cobbseswhich I expire this year: That, in and Mrs. Bess-ie Nulbyl on Satur·turn, is tied in with questions of day night.what ~id we shall ,give to other Mrs. Early Carroll and daughter,democratic nations, because a large Peggy, of Schuyler visited' M'l'S.pqrthm of our foreign trade in C. E. Clements Saturday evening.re'cent years has been. financed Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Bell and twowith dollars we gave aw3JY ary.dchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Willi3Jmthat pI'wctice cannot go on indefi~ Connelly of Richmond :and Mis s

'" nitely. ... Ethel Cobbs of Cartersville spentMilitary foreign aid also is clnse- Sunday wi t'11 the Goodmans,

ly related to the question of how Cobbses, and >Mrs. Nulty. Robertmuch we shall spend for our 0.0- BeU of Richmond is spendingmestic defen:se programs and the-some time iitllthe same home.Congrei;is will Ihave to decide, The Rev. and Mrs. John Garrettamong other things, whether we and children of Hopewell spentshould strengthen our airforce as Sunday evening with the Browns.a deterrent to Russian aggressionor whether to c-ut all brandh.es ofour military servi!ce to the, extell1.tneeded to permit the tax reduc-tions which individuals and corporR

anons are demanding.What can be d01,1eanout taxes

will de.pend largely on the sizeof our total defense budget, sincelfuat constitutes such a 'large por-tion o'f total Fede'ral spending, butit already Is obviOUJ:ithat rigideconomy in nOln~defensespendingwill be required t-oavoid pUing upa huge additional d-eficit. Assum-ing that no' tax cuts are made ex-cept the elimination of the excesS.profits tax amd the ten percent cuton personal incqmes which a:tready.nre l;c!h'ecluled'nnd that we follow

EDITOR ·..-.-· i -- · Jo Bernard McDearmonManaging Editor Elizabeth F. WimerNews Editor ,., - Mrs, John P, Dorrier$2.50 a year in Albemarle, F'Iuvanna, Buckingiham and Nelson Counties.

$3.~O a year outside of these counties.Publ'eoed weekly every Thursday of the year

En tercel, as second-class matter at the post office at Scottsville,Virginla, October 5, 1951.

5ERVING THE PEOPLE OF TIlE TOWN OF SCOTTSVILLEAND THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES IN ADBE-MARLE, FLUVANNA AND BU~KINGlL4.M -COUNTIES

HAIL AND FAREWELL

l:1)t/Jlp1)¢r'Ro~m~© THE ueVHt ROOM. NASHVillE. TENNESSH,

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31I' am the ligiht of tlhe world: he that fuUoweth me slhaH not walk

in darkness, but shaJ] have .the light 0:( life. (John 8:12.) Read II

Corinth'ians 5:17-21.

When the year ends, we looI-\:back over the path we 'have traveled;Vo-ice'sdeep within us call out, "We ~re your lost opportun1ties. Weare the love and the piby and the kindness you locked wilthil11 your

heart."At this milestone we als'o look forwa.rd. We try to look tili!Cad

into the future. We do not know w[hat it will hold for us of joy orsorrow, friend or foe, succesS' or failure, life or dea,th. We..face thischallenge of c~hta;n.ge.As we do so, we need faith and power.

We look up. We 'come to the place where stam-ds' the cross ,onwhich the Rrifiice of glory died. We see that "love divine, all lovesexcelling." There only do we' hear thart sure word of forgiveness for

pa-st failures. In Chri'st only we CaJThfind.! power thSJt will hotl ourspirits strong and ~teady. In HifTl is our hope for the future as He

has be'enl our salvation in the pa:st.PRAYER

..0 Lord God, lead us onw,ard into the Inewyear. May Thy Ih.;a,ndever,gUideus, the H01y Spirit abide with us to strengthen smd susljain US'.

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James Edwa,rd Norcross,' 1,3 yearold son of Mr. and· Mrs. James F.Nrorceoss, died at his h om.,e in'iVilrnington, Fluvanna County onDecBmber 28.Besides his parents, he is sur-

vived by two sisters, Dorothy andJean'lletJte, ·and three brothers,Robert, Will'iam and Wmyne, all ofWilmington, and 'his grandmother,Mrs_ James Roobertson of stuartsDraft.IFuneral services were held at

2 p.m. Wednes-da:9"in the cemeteryof the Cunningham MethodistChurch. I

1914-195440 Years of Serving Scottsville and

Surrounding Countiesthe

NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS.As 1953 draws to a close and we be' .

forty-first year in the buildino' rnatenOals bgll~ our, S tts '11 b usmessIII co VI e, we pause to express totome d f' d our cus-ors an nen s our deep appreciation f th .confIdence and cooperation th h 0 elryearso roug out the

'I. For your contributions to ouare truly grateful and hope that in r success, wehave added to yours. a measure we

We hop~, too, that the year 1954willyou all the Important blessings of 1"fhealth, good friends, and good f~rtu~ee!

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Ramblin1{sFIVEf THE SCOTTSVILLE SUN

Cooperative WarehouseHaving Good Season

Postmaster ApplicationsDeadline Is January 5

/ . IOn the brink of the n w By Richard C. Payne, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1954 is the last

a lot of noble tln'OuO'hts e d year, The Sun Cured Tobacco Market- day appltcattons will be accepted1 ti a • an reso- ins- C by the U. S. Civil Service Commts-U ons roll off the presses and off ~ ooperative operating- thebhe tongues of people who bel Growers Warehouse on Strawberry sian for the rpostmaster position inhuman, for.....ret them ,emg Hill just outside of Richmond city Fork Urvlon.

6< ... during the li it '. tyear that follows. IJ!1l1 S, has operated three weeks According to an announcemenInstead of mak! of its third marketing season. by the Commission in washington,

Whole year who~ng. plans for a The success, of thta Association D. C., the number of applications, lU,L~ IS amn T 'but unsound it I 10US, due to the loyalty of its members received so far has not been, suf-

, 1 seems to me a d t.,.resolution t ' an 'g rowers has 'been, nothing ficient for adequate compe mon.repea ed each QaJY t 11... • • ibspend th ',.. 0 s"~'Ortof miraculous, o~DiC'ialssay. The current examinati n was an-b t e next day III the very To date, a total of 998022 'Pounds nounced under new qualifications~s manner Po~sible under the has been ~old on the I 'market. Of standards recently agreed arpori byCIrcumstances WOUIQ.be

tl a more this total, the Growers warehouse the Post -Office Department 'andprac teal Idea Plannt f 2 ., ..h . mg Or 4: has sold 716,176 pound'S, or 71.76 Oivil Service CommlsslOn. OffiCIalsours ahead demands t· . h

ac 1O~, percent of the total sales, for an of both of tJhese agenCIes operather than procrastination, Rnd 'average of $3395 per hundred. that the new examinations will at-"I'll do it next weekI, b . " '. f 11

can e saId ~.his IS 80 cents above the market tract :a larger number 0 we-fO~ 52 weeks With a soft ~on- average. qualified applicants than has beenSCIence. The Ig:mwers of Type ,37 'Sun obtained in the past.

It has been 'said' that each day is Cured tobacco deser,ve the iCommen- Applri!C'1ltionforms and' furtherlike a golden coin that can be dation of everyone fol" their far- information on the examinationspent for good vaJue., or squander_ sightedness and in bunding these are availa.ble in the post office. Theed in \ll will, boredom, misdeeds 'Or" facUities and their lo~alty in sup'" forms must be filed' by the dead-failure to Use the opportunities 'porting same after the opening for line with the Civil Service Com-which arise· to add happiness to business. mission, ,in Wa,shington, D. C.the day either for oneself or some-.one else. Every day of 1953 isgone, as of tonight. Looking back.it \vould be best to ,think of thegOOd ones, ,g,nd let the bad :.IT!esbe discarded with t'he dried-upChristmas tree.There was time after Christmas

this year to pause before the rou"1Fne ot another week began, andt~1.ere will be :;l~other pause tlli.;:;week·end after the celebration ofthe New Year. Let us hope that weall fin.d: time to be thankfUl not Ionly for gifts, at Christmas, but ifor the blessings 'Wlhich are aU iaround us that we take for 'granted I

the devotion 'and kindness ofour Javed, ones, the privilege o-f liv-ing in the peace and beauty ofthe country, the strengt:lru to face. the problems we have had, and will' ,have, and for the efforts made inaur Icommunities toward makingthem better places in wh\ch tobring up our children.Irving Berlin on~e 'said, "Life is

two per cent what you m&ke it•.........._t floW' ~_ Jt."Let us see things this year withthe belief tJhat they are ,good, ln~stead of with ,condemnation.And to close with another quo~

taUon while we're on the subject,Dr. Ralph Sock,man !hJassaid, "Aswe enter the New Y.ear let usthink gratefully of what othersare doing for us, rather than dwellfretfully on wthat others may do,to us.Let's be lamplighters of faith

and not firebrands of fear."Hruppy New Year!

E. F. W.

J. H. Hatckett

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ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. S.Baber Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. ReeveNldmlas and Mrs. Nicholas' father. .The three circles which comprise !Mil'. Alvarez, were visitors in the

the, Woman's ~ssionary Society same home Sunday eve-eng.of .the Baptist Church will hold Mr. and Mrs. Everette Ranson _...... 'their meetings Thursday, January andvdaughter, Kay, Mrs. Douglas ~_'-:_--- ~7, at 8 p.m. Anthony and daughter, Carol Ann, '.-::"::;:-':::;-The Annie Bell circle will meet Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Maxey. of ~ _:::"ta~. 7Il

at the home of Mrs. W. T. Mil- ~ ~"-~_ ...,~Ier. the Lottie MOOTh circle will I f,1f;f<=--;'\ ;.-c ~~ ,hold it,S meeting at tlhe home., a:heBi&le ~of M,rs. John Williamson, and Mrs.William Davidson will be nosteseto the members of the Nanny B.David circle in her home.

Circles To Meet Ridlffiond, Mr. and 'Mrs. GordonC'antt-y and family of neal' ForkUnion spent Sunday with Mr. endMrs. Nelson Tindall.

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By Mrs. N. Gretme Dav\s IMr. and Mrs. V. ft.. TapS<j0tt

,and children, SandI'!a and Tappy, of ISi.lver Springs, l:M:d.,spent Satur- . ...;.. ,day night wit!hJMr. and Mrs. L. C.Bra.nsford. The Bransfords accom-panied them back to Silver SpringsSundalj" afternoon to spend the re,stof the Iholidays tllere.Mrs. H. E! Winfrey of Colum!bia

visited in the Ihome of L. C. Brans-ford, Joe Steger, Greene Davis andAllan Tapscott for the ,holidayweek-end.Mr, woo Mn;. Randol'ph Marshall

-ofOha.rlottesville ,and Mr. and Mrs.r Wiley Beat of Scottsville were din-

John Henry H3Jckett, 67, died I : -:-_

at his home in Buckingham Coun-:ty near Scottsville on !Monday, De'-!cember 21. . l, Mr. Hackett, a farmer, was a i

native of Buckingham Coumy, andis sUr\Olived'by his wife. Mrs. Em~rna Taylor Hackett; three sons,

d Otis and Henl'Y' HackettRayman,of scottsvMle; three da:U~hters, Mrs.'Lillian Ragland, Mrs. Dorothy

......,.,tie HaJckettMawyer and Mrs. <n-w •

of Scottsville; :a brother, Jef~lSHackett, of Washin~to'I1J; ..three iSIS-

M Norah Bragg of Es'mont,ters, rs. hKJ t· Carter of Falls Ohurc ,

Mrs. a le of Char-and' Mrs. Hester Goode .

th urandchUdren.,lottesv.ule .and' ree ~ ld De-Funeral servtces were he.b 23 at the chapel In the

cem er I HomeThacker Brothers' Ftlllera .

d' the Goshen BaP-Burial followe . In . Bucking-tist ChUrch cemetery Inham County.

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Tibet has about 500,000t·tute one-eighthwho cons l'

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You want the same dependable performance in a waterheater ... so let electricity do that task, too!

It makes sense. People who use electric water heaterssay it does-and there are more of them every day.You couldn't pay 'em to go back to old-timemethods.

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In And Around Columbia of Richmond .and Greenwood.ByJ Jeane F. Roberts 1M'!'. and Mrs: R. B. Holberton

Among-those entertabning guests are spending the winter with rela- By Betty M. Pearsonduring the holidays were Mr. and ttvea in West Vir,ginia and Dela- Home Economist I By, Mrs. T. H. GriffinMrs. Obis Sheppard who gave a ware. Appalc.chian Electric Power Oo, Lyles Baptist Church presenteddinner par-ty for Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Figg, Jr. LIDARNRIGHT WAY TO TREAT a Chrtetrnas 'program on SundayClyde WiUiam and daughter Re- were guests pf Rev . and Mrs. J. STAINS BEFORE LAUNDERIING evening, December 20.becca of ~ic!hmond, Mil'. and Mrs. Alfred Figg during Christmas. HOLIDAY LINEJNS. College students who are homeJ' R" f Ch l' tt '11 D I Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Potts ofim ramg' 0 ar 0 esvr e, r Let's face it. for the holidays are- Misses MaryJ M Rlstn d B f Richmond were holiday guests of y. . lSI g an son arry 0 ' our best linens Loving Bell, Hazel Bell, Betty Jane, the P. N. Stonemans of UpperDanville, Mr. and M,rs. J. M. take a beating Griffin and Billy Holland.. d Jh By'rd. \Hoover an son 0 nte of weynee- I \ during the festive Miss Harriet Ben of Johnston-bora, and Mrs. John Poindexter Included in the list of gueetse.t .oliday s e e-s c n ' .of Charlottesville. • Howard's Neck on Christmas Day when the entire WHlis Hospital in Richmond' spent

were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Suyd- Christmas ion the horne of her par-Among the many guests of Mr. family is home ents. ' I

and Mrs. T. J. Proffi~t during narn. Mr. Suydham is a brother of and guests arrive \,Cltrist:r.nas week were Rev. amd Mrs. Wenden Flynn, hostess of the to share the most Mr. and IMrs. J;. L. Folkes w~re

Christmas home party. dinner guests on Sunday in theMrs. L. B. Crowder and son, Rev. exciting days of\ home of -Mr. and Mrs. Crockettand Mrs. Charlton' and son Billly Th the year. Hicks of Goochland.from Goldsboro, N." C., Billy Keck e Meanderer When. the feast is over, the

1950 0 0 d e W yf . r . Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lovimg-, Mr.. g a are, and Mr. Hicks on leave from their -,-- homemaker faces the problem ofCI 0 Ow S I k thi I and Mrs. T. Kent Loving and Lt.ean- ne ner . U. S. Naval stenons.In addition evera wee s ago In IS iCO - haw I to remove spots and stains

, tl d th hi Richa.rd Loving attended' the mar-, to Miss Jane Proffitt, other Prof- umn we men ione .at t IS year fr th 'zed Itnens she brought

1949 Ch I 2 d S u . om e pri . I 'riage of Miss Sara Beth Sadler toevro' et - r. e- fut ,children at home eluring woul~ in all probability bring a out for the occasion.

d F II E . d . t· f 0 d William Thacker at the Universityan.. u y qUlppe Ch",'stmas week "'ere Thomas J"., rrpgra IOn 0 Snowy' wls own It's best ,to treat all linen stainsw'., , ' Baptist Churdh, Charlottesv-ille, onlike new. One Own- from V. P. I., Mildred' who is fro,m the Archcj We were not sur- individually before washing rather Saturday.

, . prised 'to) hear that one of these th t bl eh the ent,"'e cloth says- teaching at Pamplin, and Mar.y ,a,n a ea '0 W d dt. I n e .nes ay evening, 'Decem-

Ellen who teaches at Highland beau Ifu birds was found l,ast the General Electric Consumers, k bel' 23, Mrs. W. W. Ber:caw gave19490Chevrolet 4-dr. Sta- Springs. wee .down in Bedford County. Ap- Institute. a party in he,' horne for members

tion Wag,on- Clean Mr. and Mrs. Otis Williams en- parentliy the bird's eye was injured Here's a list of instructions for of the Young People's ~Class of

O 0 tertained for Mr:j'l.Williams' moth- and it was in rather a ~eakened removing stains common at 'holida); Lyles Church. Mrs. 'Bercaw is thene wner state, for the report was that the time from washable Unens. (A teache,' of th,·s class.

er, Mrs. Cora Kayser, te8Jcher at . d th h d W1948 Chevrolet 2-dr. Se- Chester, and home for the holi- !lb~ wthastgadered Up~! OwanI' .101word of !caution: because cleaning Guests in the home of Mr. and

• d : ope " a, u;n er care 'lAl'e WI fluids tend to be toxic, be sure you Mrs. T. H. Griffin on Christmasdan- FuHy EqUIp- ays. recover and be turned loose. These are in a well-ventilated room whenped Mrs, I. S. Woods entertained Mr. visitors from the far north are using them.) ~ Day were Mr. and !Mrs. A. M.

and Mrs Hugh Wood and family of t t" b f d I I f h Smith and Tim of Richmond.. pro ec- eu y e era ·aw rom Cand'1ewax-Scrape off as mUc . " . .Coupe- Richmond, Miss Tessie Snoddy, ,and shooting' or trapping. If anyone' Mrs. BessIe S"atterwhlte wnd Mr.

Miss Dorothy Wood of Rrohmond. f th SOls as possIble. Remove the grease and Mrs. Francis White of Fork. ,sees one 0 ese now y ,w with carbon tetradhJ.oride. If color U . d M' F t f R'

Ml.SS. Wood, .a nurse. at Johnston around the County, we would like stailn persists, use m.ild chlorine or' mo;, an d' ISS as ert

0 slcn-WIllIs Hospital, RIchmOnd has to Ih.avoa re.port of ,·t. . t bl h W h mon were 'mner gues s on at-sodmm perbora e eac. as. d' th h f W W h .b.een s~ending three weeks' vaca~ 'On the recent very cold mornings lice cream-Sponge \with cold ur ay me. orne 0 • . W He.bon With (her mother t . Mrs. CharlIe McGuinn is a pa- Pam, from the train 'and brought

. when. the; wat'er was frozen in the water. If grease spo remams" . .1947 Ford 2-dr .. Seda1,1- Mr. and' Mrs. B. T. Cowherd re- birdbath, we went out with boiling sponge with cleaning fluid. ~len~~n lMar~~ Jefferson Hospital ltdhem hom,e. The~two of them.<:ame

Fully Equipped ,tu~ned from Richmond 'afte'j:-spend- wiater to melt the ice. Before we Milk and cream-First soak in m . ar ottesvllle. own from HolllS, N. Y. to spendiug. the Christmas holidays with took the f.atal step of getting up lukewarm water, then wash in hot. Bobby La~e of V.P.I. is sPlend- the remainder of the holidays. A.

1946 Ford 2..dr. - Fully theIr daughter. from our breakfast to go out into t mg the holtda,ys in the home of telephone call a day or 'So in ad-soapy wa er. F h .j t' d his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. v.ance had advised Mr. Tanner tha.tEquipped Mr. and Mrs. Ball enteI"tained t!h'e cold, we 'Could see the birds Grease - or eaVl y same I .

M BaU' S d S h 1 1 'th I . fl'd and Mrs. Kent Loving. '(he had won a l'adio-cloc~ j combi-r. s, urn.ay c 00 c ass tryin.g to chip the ice around the areas treat WI c eamng U1 or. '1946 Ch 1 t 4 d Se S d 'ht ' th h . -Rommle Ryals, of the U S. Navy nation at Gleason's for his guess~- evro e • r. - 1m a,y mg· . edges. In no time at all, after we a-soapless shampoo; en was m, ." .' .

dIM d M Fr k B b J t IS spendmg some lIme With his mg of the number of ,corn 'kefinelsan ,1'. an rs. an a er, r. got the ice melted, all the regula.r warm soa.py wa er. '.

and family visited the home of Mr. inhabitants of our bird Icommunity Fruit _ Pour boiling w:a t e r pa»ents, Mr. and Mrs, Gordon In a. bowl, so, they also pickedd M k B S h th t· f h . "t 'f Ryals. , that up! St. Nick and the lucky,an rs. Fran abel', r. appeared for their morning drink, trough e s ,am rom a elg.lll 0 D. . .Mr. and Mirs. Curtis Palmore en- and some even took baths. And tJh'is 3 or 4 feet Do not use soap. (For ~vld Berca.w of the Theological fairy were good to the Tan,ners, .

. d M R I I . . b th t' 11 ·th Semmany at Qrozier, Pa., and lMiissRosa Gibbs and the boys.tertamed Dr. ,an ra.' 'Ussel mnd of weather they really con- 0 d stams, ru e s am we· WI .Snead. su.me the food. I' pless sh mpoo' Peter Bercaw of the Medical PerCiY'and Jarne,s Beverly, spentg ycerme or a soa a. , .

,Lovingston Motor Sales 'Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Parrish. Jr. The recent finding of the pack- let stand for several hours, then S:~ol of the Umverslty of Vlr- the ChrIstmas holldays wlb!l MISS- \ t t ·tl b ·1' ter above) gmla are spending the holiday in Rosa's sister, Mrs. Elizabethhave been holding ,a New Year's ,age of four drowned puppies in a rea. WI 1 01 ling wa as. " ,. .. I

Jnve old fas!hioned party Mth'local lake brings 'up the whole Cocoa, Chocolate, coffee, tea -;- th~ ~me';f~he; parents, Mr. 0Bnen, ~ RiChmond.~he: wentsquare dalIlcing for many, maJ1lYprobleJrl of unwanted dogs. In re- Wash in soapy water(. If stain per- an rs: . . ercaw. .down on esday and dldn t come

s,'sls, ble.'."h w,·th a m,··ldbleach. We WIsh to extend our deepest back 'til the following Monday.years, and all ,the countryside for cent years tJhe number of these "-miles around attend. animals has increaS€d to tremend- Lipstick-Work soap or vase- symp.athy to ,the family of Ed

Mr. and Mrs. Dupertuis of Elk ous proportions, The general pUb- line into the stain to loosen it. Norcross, who passed a wayanHill spent Christmas at the home lic seems to have a complete lack Then launder as usual If staiLnIMonday of this week.

Va. Dr..710 of Mrs. Dupertuis' mother, Mrs. of understanding of the prOblem persists, blea.c'nwith a mild blea.Ch,,;-----,..--------- L. Heinz of Earlyville. The Du- and it is so !Commonfor un~anted I

LIST YOUR FARM, business or pertuises were down in Ala:bama puppies and kittens to be turned Surveytimber land witlh me. I sell -pri- last week delivering an Arabian loose in the woods that such a (Contilnlled irvtn page onp.) )1'

vately and at public auction. Lan- filly. method is taken for granted. Wlh'at is forthcoming!den Atkins, Realtor, Planter's The annual Ohristmas pageant can be done? The ultimate solu- As a climax. to this survey, weBank Bldg., :ki'armville, Va. at tlhe, Memorial Baptist Church tion of course is with the ;individual asked John DorrieI' to .give us a

up on tlhe hill from the crossroads dog owner. Until he realizes that few words, ane::pool shooter habit-rendered', a beautiful musical pro- in ac'cepting a pet he also accepts ue that he is, he said ... " "1 shall,gram along with ,the dramatic pre- responsibility for it, then tJhe prob- foreve-r forego shooting pool." (Ed. [sentation of the nativity. lMliss lem will continue to grow worse. note: Hasn't been inSIde a pool IMary Alice Ankers who directed Home$ should be found for un- room for 8 years. That's what we 1

the entire program was assisted wanted dogs, or they should be ihu- call true s3Jcnfice. Cary Walsh is Iat tlhe piano by Miss Mildred Prof· manely destroyed, not turned loose bound to go brol).e WIthout John's I

fitt; soloists were Miss Louise in the nearest. woods to f~nd for patl"ona,ge.)Boggs and Mrs. ,T. J. Proff'itt; themselves. It.iS because of 'human... It seems that the true spirit ofmembers of the choir were Mvs. negligence tlhat the problem of resolve lies dormant in some of

By Mary Jackson T. G.. seay, Mrs. Lois Sheppard, free-running, homeless' dogs has the persons interviewed, but atThe Rev. She,gog, music teacliler Charles N~wtO'Th,Mayor Henry arisen., and the solution, either ,vol- least, there mRlY'be hope for -im~

of Jackson P. Burley School in Berry, Thomas Proffitt, Jr., Miss untary or legal, goes ba'Ck to 'ire provement.Charlottesville, willpreachr at the Nanc¥ Snoddy, Misses Mary Ellen owner.Union Baptist t)f Scottsville on and Jane Proffitt, Mrs. Henry ------=--==-" -=====--=--=-=-:,.----- ,---Sunday, January 3. Service will Berry. Children taking par,t in the O. K.· USED CARSbegin a"t 11:45 a.m. pageant were \Sonny' Pace, Bi:lly

Henrietta Jennigan of Washing- Lewis, Betty and Peggy FJerning, 1951 Chevrolet Styleline 4 Dr. P. G.-- Heater-ton spent the Christmas, h~lidays Nancy Walton, Ann Carter Wal- Good Conditionhere, wLth relatives. ton Helen Johnson, Carter !M:orris, 1950 Chevrolet Styleline 4 Dr. P. G.-Heater &

Mr. a:nd I¥1rs-.Robet\t Elliott of He~ry Berry, Freddy Berry, Tom- Seat Covers-Motor Just Overhauled-Ex-Washington spent the !holidays my Fleming and Douglas F.leming.here with relatives. Mrs. J. C Bowles and her 'Son cellent Condition I

Renna Russell and Lawrence James .pent Christmas with her 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline 2 Dr. Heater & SeatRussell left ·,Mond8JYIto" visit their daughter Mr.s. R. F, Vander Covers (rel<>tivestn,Pul"skt. Aarde in Richmond. • 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline 2 Dr. Radio, Heater &

Lucy Louden of Stevenson, Md. Mr. 'and Mrs. P. N. Stoneman Ad Seat Covers - Excellent Condition -spent Sun1ay wi,th her sister ~n entert8Jined Mrs. Stoneman'~ moth-

brother-in-law, Mr. and M,rs. Juhan er Mrs John Pearce and famiLY'of Good Buy.Jack<on. ,i A;voni~ ·and her 'brother, John 1949 Ford Custom 2 Dr.-Radio, Hater, & Over·

Mr. and Mrs. 91inton Harrison pearce,' Jr. and family of Sand- drive, With New Seat Covers. A Real Buy..of Maryland spent tile week-end ston during the holidays. 1949 Chevrolet Coupe ~ Heater - Motor Over·hcre. I The Pembroke-Dover Volunteer h

Mr. and"M,:~.cn.arl~s Hi~rris left Fire IDep~rtment ga.ve their Christ. \ auled"Monday to v's,t rel",t,ves m Wash-, mas party 011 Tuesday at the Mon-II 1939 Chevrolet 4 Dr. Sedan - Extra Clean -mgton.. II ocan Hills Country ClUb. The P. Good Transportation

Mr. 'and M,rs. Art'hur Burr~ , N. Stonemans bf Lower Byrd, andLM·rs.Lindsay Wood, Mrs. J.u~'lantlhe Wendell Flynn's ~f lE-fuwardsJacksO'll :and Donald Wood VISItedN k th;f;t d'

in Charlottesville ec were among ese Qi en mg.Mrs. C. S~earce The Flynns and Stonemans 'also at-on Mond~y. tended the Wilmington <??mmurnit)' I

Christma.s party.The Monacan Hills Country Club

will hold its annual New Year'sEve ball tonight. Included in thestoneman party attending are Mr.and Mrs. Wm. J. Dunn of Elk' Hill,and Mr. mndMrs. Ronald Cocke In

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mentses for onry- a day or two.The Haro~d Parr's had a house

full of relatives for Christmasdinner-14 in all, and too numer-ous to-mention, according to Ruby.Week-end guests iJn the same homewere Mrs. j'osepndne Burkett and, 'Claude Johnson of Roanoke, MTS •

Louise M~lton 'and son, Bobby, :Wf\OMiss Ann Gosnell of Washington,D. C.

Marie and Ellis Jones plan tohave a party on New Year's Eve,too .... there seems to be an epi-demic ~f parties for this year ... 'times are going to be real quiet onJanuary I!

Margaret Syme (nee Pitts) ar-rived at Hdlbtop for several daysvisit on Tuesda.y. She brought hertwo childre,n, Bud and Julie, wi thher. Poor Bernard, spouse, had tostay in Petersburg and mal,{e thedaH)" bI'ead for them.

Thin.gs have been bUZZing atWoodlam.d, !home of Mr. and Mrs,R: E. Tanner, ever since Sunday.On t hat day, Mrs. Elizabe~hDempke, mother of Mrs. W. R.J"Ones, came and spent the daywith Mrs. Tanner ,arndher mother.They 'had an all day confab. muchto the joy and satisfaction of allcOll'Cerned.On Monday, though, thebest of aU thimgs happened. TheTanners went to Oharlottesville·and picked up their daughter, Mrs.Rallph DeGroat, and her little girl,

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