The Progress-Index from Petersburg, Virginia • Page 25

AL HEIGkrS; VIRGINIA, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1955 City Council Asked To tnlarge And Improve Library Facilities Second Free Salk ShotsTo BeGiven After January 1 City HeoWt Off ktr Says Only Half Of First Shipment Qf Serum Dr. C. J. Stuart, health officer, said yesterday the -Health Department Is making plans to begin giving second Around Injections of free Salk poflb vaccine after first of FBIG CENTER BECOMING rapidly a riality. above date April'1.

it drawback between now and the comptotibn date. Studio photo) ty Target Date For lefion Now Lis baling VotingGiven Target date for completion of the multiple-unit million-and-a half -dollar shopping center on W. Washington St. at Sycamore is April 1, according to a representative of Sommei; Brotteri Construction of. New York City.

"We were right on schedule until tht cold weather hit," he said yes- terday, "but all' material la here awaituig installation, and there should be no other delays-." Completion, date was set originally for March, 1, but construction was delayed weeks due to lack of began arriving about December 1 and the frame work has gone up rapidly. It was eported'that all steelwork -will be completed by Wednesday and the building-will be closed in entirely of-January. Atipresent per cent of the block-long building complete. 'of the stores are The Quortennatter Trainuig; Command underwent a change of command yesterday as Maj. Gen.

Frank C. Holbrook, left, relinquiahed his pbaiaon to Maj. Gen. Ira K. General Holbrook after more than 29 gervice, while General taket over the command after completion of a tour as Quartennatter of the Far East Command.

The two were honored at in which mare than 5,000 troopi) participated. CArmy Photo) Gen. Holbrook Retires; Gen. Evans Successor 'Maj. C.

Holbrook turned oyerithe command of Fort JUaj. K. in elaborate' ceremonies yesterday afternoon at the. post. change of command ceremonies at the Army's largest Quartermaster training marked the retirement of General Holbrook after 29 years With the in review," the largest and most colorful procession seen at Fort Lee in cent years was underway.

Three provisional'regiments the parade honoring General Holbrook and General Evans. Leading the parade was the 392d Army Band marching to the strains of "On the Square 1 and "Indiana State, followed by a dismounted regiment made up of i a Troops. Detachment 2. 9111 TU RD.FEA, and the 34th QM'Bn, This was followed by three battalions from the Quartermaster School Regiment.A mounted drawn from the 36th QM Battalion and 94th QM Battalion, ended the long line of troops; Colonel James D. Edgar, Third QM Group Command Officer, served- as commander of troops for the Imniediately after the parade the Honor Guard ceremonies were 'conducted.

The Guard drawn up into two ranks, some 30 feet apart, "presented under the command of Guard Commander Lt. David C. Lindsay "and 'passed through the ranks. Immediately to the rear, Capt William Hutt, General Evans aide-de-camp, Lt. Vuley General Holbrook's aide-de-camp and Captain Hardin brought up the procession, Mrs.

Holbrook was escorted from the stands by Captain Leroy Hardin, post protocol officer, Frank Wj. Roberts, Pos Adjutant General, read the Gen eral Orders, following which Gen eral 'Holbrook gave a short talk and then introduced a Evans. Following this Colonel Robert read a letter from the Quartcrmas tcr General Commanding Genera Holbrook. Lieutenant Vuley removed the eneral's flag one of the Army's ast tributes -to its departing gen erals. After the ceremonies, refresh raents were served in the Fort Open Mess to th id almost, finished, It 'was Tcported, the one to be occupied-by Colonial Stores, at the "Union St.

end of the being- 75, per cent ready the- one next to it, coming rtoward Sycamore, -to be occupied: the Edwards Shoe Is 50 -per cent' ready. The next, unit will be occupied by the Grant with the Three Sisters Dress Store betweea W. T. (rant and.Co", and the J. C.

Penney which will have an en trance on' weU as on W. Washuigton. Penney's will be-unit "No. 3 from Sycamore St. and 2 will be occupied by Suzy Hat Shop and No.

1 by, A. ''JSeyefity-five per cent of the 140- footramp Union-'St. to the roof; where vtbere will be parking for some -SO-to-SS autos has completed and 'the concrete on the roof has been powred over the to be occupied by Colonial Stores and- Edwards 3o. and a portion of. the one to be used by Grant's.

In addition: to -roof-top parking acilities, a large parking lot is eing. constructed on the adjacent block and Market site of the: old Atlantic Coast line.passenger station. GEN. TAYLOR SPEAKS TO FORT LEE CLASS Geaeral. Maxwell D.

Taylor, Amir Chief of Staff, Friday praised the support gir- ea by Army supply organizations to the nation's secwity. He keynoted the graduation ex- erclsea Friday morning when the Army Sapply Management Coarse, senior serrice school here, haaded diplomas to 98 civilians. General Taylor said he draws his of the importance Of To- gtatics from his experience Eighth Army Commander in Korea. "From tte soldier eating fried OH the main battle posi ttou to'the -general- supported by ever-replenished depots in the rear, every member of the, 8th Army had reason to be eternally gratefBl to the logisttciajis," he Mid. Voters residing in 'the area tf Tince George County to be annexed to Petersburg January 1 will ic entitled to vote in the special lection January 9 at.

the precinct where they, are now registered, 'Lindsay Almond general, has ruled. The question 'of where, these vot- srs would cast their ballots, was dsed to E. Wyatt, secretary Petersburg Electoral Board, who "in turn asked 'the opinion of the State of Elections. Wyatt has received a letter from Levin Nock secretary of the state enclosing the opinion of the attorney general, which" follows: "The voters brought into the City annexation effective January 1, 1956, will have no opportunity to transfer because January 1'; falls on Sunday and January 2 will be a statutory holiday. Under the Drovisions of the -regis- books of tie county and city must remain closed on 'January 3, 1956, and through January 9.

"Because- of that': this transf erringi'irbm the coun-" 1 ty- registration books to the city registration books prior spe-. clal Selection to be held on January 9, they will continue, as of ranuary 9, to be registered on he registration books of precinct or precincts thei county. "For the set out herein, I am of the opinion that the group of voters affected by the annexation are entitled to vote. in the special election of 9, 1956, at the precinct where they a registered;" ir. Mason Romaliie 1 state health officer, announced that the second allotment of the state-supplied serum -will go out to health departments across the state early in Here In Petersburg, Dr.

Stuart 'revealed 'that about half the vaccine', allotted to the city on basis' of population -under the government's appropriation of $30,000,000, still is available at the Health Center. first- round of inoculations only about half of the children in the 1-10 age group has received the serum despite pleas by the Health Department and local physicians. "I earnestly urge parents who have not given their the opportunity to get these injections to do, so as soon. -as possible. It is for their own good and affords them a chance "to be vaccinated as a precaution against polio," Dr.

Stuart said. added that he -was displeased with the response of parents who would not have "their children inoculated with 'the serum. "The vaccine can be procured- between 9 a. cm. arid.

5 'p. m. Monday through Friday." "We have been lucky this Dr. Stuart said, "we have not had any polio cases reported." He added, "The law of average will be against us next summer, that's one of the reasons we want all children in the 1-10 age group inoculated." The Chamber nf Commerce reqijwcted the City Council to have an architect's study made of sible improvement of the'Petersburg Public Llv brary and' to Investigate the possibility of acquiring property to permit expansion. The request was- made following a study by a special -committee which found that the present facilities are Inadequate and the library cannot continue to function properly unless improvements are made.

The library, committee, In a report of its findings, to 'the city- Council, said: 'The need for additional space was found Ho be far greater than members of the committee had realized. It Is evident the public library ha? reached a saturation point in its present quarters and has insufficient space for proper storage and use of its materials; space could be obtained only by sacrificing space occupied by and chain which are needed for.the accommodation pf Specific needs are too -to- be itemizec in a brief an especially acute one. is for additional, space for the children's department" The report members of the committee -are -not unmind ful of the (demands facing city; "however, their feeling that what-they supposed might be a long-range problem is a critica need calling for immediate: atten The committee feels-that the 11 brarian has done an 'excellent jol with' the resources at her com mand but doubts that adequate ser vice can continue to be provided without early of th physical "Members of the committe wish to add that they have a-con tinuing interest in the are. deeply concerned over it, anc are ready to cooperate ia'any pos sible way in improving it." 'The special' committee was ere ated by the Civic Affairs Commit tee of the Chamber to consider the' mI expanding the of the library and in- tructed to communicate any ommentt or to the Coun. composed Edward A.

chairman; MM. William L. Mrs. Charles N. Romaine.

F. Robinson, Malt E. Gilliam. RuMMtlVB. LouU, Ginsberg Colonel Alter JUVCI li some length dividual contact! wjtn tne'pwKic mittee asked MlM librarian, library building ber, might and mem- ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED--A Chamber study of the Petersburg Public Library present facility has reached saturation point, with insufficient proper storage.

A request for an investigation of the potiibil- ity of acquiring adjacent property has been sent to City. NATIVES OF GERMANY, ITALY MARRIED HERE; 2 OTHERS GET LICENSE A sergeant stationed at Fort Lee, who was bom in. Italy, and a -woman native of Germany, were dssued a marriage license last week from the office of Richard Wilson HI, clerk of Hustings Two other couples, both; Negroes, were granted licenses to wed. The three WHITE: Jim Placa, of Fort Lee, and Sofie of Petersburg. NEGRO; Ernest Lee Robinson; of Richmond, and Minnie Betty Anderson, of Pittsburgh, Donald Eugene Munford and Bernice Lenora Williams, bofli of Orange, J.

Police Here Form New Association Officers and mensof the Petersburg police department met at police and organized the Police Recreation Association to take over, on a much smaller 'scale, the, work: of'the Police Welfare Association, dissolved because of financial-difficulties. -The. new organization undertake to promote social rand activities 4 within-ItheS de? partment, and will handle an dona-1 tions and rewards coming into the department for services in the 1 line of. duty. No membership fee will be.

charged and all members of the department, retired and others coming into, the department are eligible, be the rolls. Chief W. E. Traylor was elected president of the. new association; Sergeant R.W.

Wells, vice president and Mrs. Lucille 0- Kidd, secretary-treasurer. Chief Traylor appointed '-the following, officers and men to the recreation committee: Captain R. Blick, Captain G.Gecsey, Captain G. Slatei Captain Stewart, Sergeant C.

H. Slate, Sergeant W. B. Lockett, -Sergeant A. -V.

Bowen, Patrolmen Slate, R. M. Burton and Anthony Spano. The Recreation Association will not be allowed to solicit donations or sell tickets of any kind for activities within the department, Chief Traylor said. Di widd ie Ch urch Grows Tobacco To Raise Funds For New Building By TREWETT MATTHEWS i Progress-Index Staff Writer Want to'make money? All you need is a- tobacco allotment, a churchfull of hard-working, donation-conscious members and luck enough for good weather.

That is how Manson Methodist Church made 53,323.93 this year'; The money, tax free going -into the church- building fund. Fund raising is always' a problem- in a rural community whereisources.of are limited in small church can be hard put to raise the thousands of --VcIiBlJajw a to'Mve solved'the tobacco. J. G. Snead, a member whose health permit him to farm all his property, joined with church, a project of farming 4.3 -acres of his tobacco land on a quarter-share basis.

netted before taxes naturally, and was satisfactory to both partners, who plan the same operation for next year. Having the. use of land, even tobacco allotment, does-not make money. The cnurch also has some' 40 working members '-who donated and these were considerable, according to Rennie Bridgman, who was treasurer of the project. S.

L. Cliborne, who as chairman of the project, was the force "behind tae effort, which had all' men afcl' in. the church One member saidy "had it not been for Mr. Cliborne, the project wouldn't have been successful." NOBLES AND BLACKER IN RPI PRODUCTION Gerald Nobles and Edwin Blacker, both of this city, have parts in Richmond Professional Institute play Othello, directed by Raymond The play runs January 18, 19, 20, at the Shaffer Street Playhouse in Richmond. CHURCH TOBACCO--Manson Methodist Church, in Dmwid- die County, raised more than $3,000 growing tobacco this season.

Coles Bishop 13, his cousin Robert Bishop, 12, and Rennie Bndgman 11 (from left) were among the boys -who helped the men of the church the crop, and S. Cliborne, nght, was chairman of the project (Staff Photo) Work by the men and, boys well as" some of the womeriof 7 church was productive(enou gh. The crop brought a good price, $62.67 per IpO pounds, when it was marketed. This was equivalent-, to per acre --not a bad crop. Expenses of -the -crop were kept" to a minimum, $147.85, to.

be exact. This was accomplished by means, of Morris Elder insured, the crop his, commissign for the underwriting and Joseph Townsend gave cord leaves were strung for 'curing. "7.OIZ curing ftad to, cliased but some of" the curing was done by fires of -wood which members gave. Thus only money that Bridgman spent -was for-fuel oil and'oE used to combat suckers on the plants. The building fund has come into being without having; a specific object.

The congregation to build a new church, but'has not decided on just what, sort. Meanwhile, until it makes definite plans It is accumulating funds for whatever type building decided on. Although Manson Church as a congregation may data from the early part of the 19th ceritry and be one of the oldest in the state, the building is relatively recent. Not much over 50-years it is at least the second" one the congregation has used. The church, with "Rocky Run and Asbury Memorial, in McKenney, is part of the McKenney Charge of tbe Rev.

T-. Cassell.v He places the likely origin of the' Manson Church as the earljr 1800s when Methodist history says Bishop Asbury conducted a servica "at Mansons" In Southside Virginia. The Rev. Mr. Cassell, who came from the Cap'ron Charge in June, said the congregation's work on the tobacco project has been "remarkable." With a few more good seasons the old congregation will have a new church building.

ublic Hearing On To Be Held Tuesday NigKt which BrewingCa, on th. as: standing at tht far tnd oi bridgt i- The public hearing on the proposed record city budget of 44 for 1956 to be held Tuesday, night in the Council Chamber at City Hall is not ejected to draw a large attendance Usually few persons appear, last year's hearing being an exception when the -large number of real estate dealers appeared in protest to increase of 25 cents per flOO valuation on real estate and personal property. No increase in the $2.75 levy Is proposed "this year, The only group which has Indicated it would attend the hearing is one headed by James C. Davie, commander of Petersburg's Legion Post No. 2 which will renew a plea for: a $50 minimum pay raise for Petersburg police officers.

The proposed budget provides an increase in salaries and wages for city employes of from $10 to $25 a on salaries of $4,200 and under. For-police and firemen the increase basically amounts to S20 per little higher for officers. 'Legion members, by unanimous vote, approved the pay raise request of $J50 obtained signatures of some 500 residents which were prt-sented on a petition. Davie said the Legion still feels the quality of protection in Petersburg warrants the increase in pay and pointed out that the petition for pay raise was based on a study of salary scales of cities of similar size. He has declared the increase recommended for po- lice officers in the 19o6 budget to be "totally inadequate." Included in the school budget is a salary sale increase for.

teachers of $100 per yean Teachers got an increase in this year's budget, also; Principal differences in the 1956 budget relate to schools and the Department of Public Welfare. The School Board: appropriation Is for $67,000 more than, this year's, with assurance of another it falls short in its; budget receipts. IRS OFFICIAL ISSUES FARM HELP REMINDER District Directdr of Internal Re venue C. W. Glotzbach has Issued the following statement to remind employers that social security taxes apply to cash wages paid to every farm worker to whom the employer pays $100 or more cash; wages during the year 1955.

The taxes (2 per cent employer tax and 2 per cent employe tax) apply only to cash wages paid to covered farm workers. Every farm employer who owes these taxes'must file a return on Form 943, 'and pay the taxes, on or before January 31, 1956. Farm employers should file their returns on time in order to avoid the penalty which may be charged- for late filing. Any employer of covered farm workers who has not already registered with th" district director'! office should do so At onca..