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1955-01-11 PacketVIRG3NIAs At a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, held at the Courthouse on January 11,, 19559 nt 10:00 a.m. Present: Mr. Irvin G.Horner, Chairman Dr. Ro.bt. O.Gill Mr. He T. Coyne Mr. RoT.Britton Mr, T.P. Ginter Mr. Stanley Renegue, Tre This day Mr. Ball and dr. Shinock, both residents of Buchingham Street: which street runs southwestwardly from Riverside Drive, appeared before the Doord requesting the Boars', to improve $aid street. Upon consideration whereof and on motion of Mr. Guntert seconded by Dr.Gill, it is resolved that this Board request the State Hieftway Department to improve Buckingham Street tit a cost not to exceed 0650000. And be it further resolved that the foregoing resolution be submitted to the Highway Department upon the receipt of one-half of the stated cost from the residents living in this area. hire Goyne requested that the Resident Engineer and the Gb uaty Engineer submit to the Board n price on the improvement of Winfroo Street to a point 110 feet east of its intersection with Snead Street, Write usual resolutions on Warner Road and Bluff Drive in the subdivision of East Grandview; Chellowe Ro?d in the Stratford Hills areas and Waxford Road in the Nottingham Subdivision. On motion of Dr. Gill, seconded by Mr. Goyne, it is resolved that this Board request the Highway Department to improve RoaM Street in the =Rivermout Hills Subdivision, at a price not to exceed 0825#00. And ba it further resolved that the foregoing resolution be submitted to the Highway Department upon the receipt of one-half of the stated cost from the residents living in this area. On motion of Mr.Goynet seconded by Dr. Gill, it is resolved that this Board request the Virginia Department of Highways to improve 4th ,Avenue at a cost not to exceed $325.00. and be it further resolved th^t the foregoing resolution be submitted to the Highway Department upon the receipt of one -halt o:t the eteted cost from the residents living in this wren* �2- On motion of Mr.Goyne, seconded by Mr.Hagues it is resolved that the Resident Engineer and Cr-unty Road Engineer be requested to vi6w Third Avonuo in Patterson Park, and submit to the Board a price for improving sane. This day the Executive Secretary read n list of roa-A additions, which the Highway Dep urtment has included into its Secondary System. (Copy list into minutes). It was agreed that the Executive Secretary be requested to write the Hines Engineering Company yet another letter seeking some settlement date on the construction of roads in the Quail Oaks Subdivision. This day Mr. McCormick grad Mr. Woosley appenred before the Board seeking the rezoning from Residential-2 to General Business of the following described parcel of land: In Manchester Magisterial District, a parcel of land fronting on the Granite Road 80 feet and extending southwardly 200 feet being better known as Lot 5, Gravel Hill Subdivision, to be rezoned from Residential-2 to General 3usinoss. There appearing no one present opposed this request, and on motion of Mr•Gunter, seconded by `Dr. Gills it is resolved that the eforedeseribed parcel of land be and the acme is hereby rezoned from Residential-2 to General Business. This any Mr. James L. Saunders oppenred before the Board seeking the rezoning from Agriculture to Local 3usiness the following described parcel of lend: In Manchester Magisterial Districts a parcel of land fronting 218 feet on the Turner Road and 123 feet on the Belmont Road, skid pnreel being the northwest corner at the junction of said roads. There appearing no opposition, upon consideration whereof and on motion of 1dr. Gunter, secondod by Ur.Hague, it is resolved that the afmredeseribed parcel of land be and the same is hereby rezoned from ,Agriculture to Local Business. On motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by Dr. Gill# it is resolved that this nonrd request the Highway Department to investigate the ssibility 20b0 feet f eliminating the 90oturn on the 3elmont Road, approximately oast of its intersection with the Tossup Road, This any the +hoard discussed the possible appointees to a Committee to study Camp Biker, On motion of Mr. Gunter, seconded by Mr. Haguep it is resolves: that the following people be appointed to a *Committee To Study Camp 3oker FaeilitiG844 Mine Lille Spivey Chesterfield Health Department Mr. Fred Thompson Chesterfield Schools Mr. Louis Longest Chesterfield Lions Clubs M (List eontinued) Dr. Levering Evans Mrs. John Pearazll Dr. Harvey Maguigan 12r.Robort Bowe Mr, William Old, Lawyer Mr. Roy Fuqua Mrse T. D.Watkins Mr. Henry Blankenship -3- Chesterfield Kiwnais Club & Church Southampton Guild 4111ed Chemical Company DuPont Cbmpaay Dale District Clover Hill District Midlothian District Mat o non Di st ri ct This dV the Executive Secretary road a letter from the Forest View Fire Department which letter thanked the 'Bard for its coop: ration in furnishing n new truck to the Forest View Fire Department, and which letter is crdered to be received and filed with the Board's papers. It was generally agreed that the Commonwealths Attorney review the Proposed contract with E.Tuckor Carlton for the drawing of plans for the new School :3onrd Office and report to the Oonrd at n later date• Rhin cny the Executive Secretary made mention of the fact that extensive reports of the Homa Demonstration ',gent and the County „gent, a etting forth the activities of these departments during the year 1954 had been received. Those reports were ordered to be received and fildd with the Board's papers. This day the Exeeutivo Secretary road a report signed by V.R•Geyer, Grouad-Water Geologist, which report was sent to the State Water Control 73oard and concerned the possibility of pollution to the wells in the Midlothiaa nroa due to the dumping of garbage in the Black Heath mines, which report was ordered to be received and filed with the papers of this Board* Mr*H.T.Samuels requested by letter that a building permit be granted on .77 noes of land fronting on a 20-fto road loading eastwordly from the VIhitehead Road: Upon eonsiderntion whereof and on motion of Mr.Guntero seconder: by Mr. Goyno, it is resolved that this Board authorize the wilding Inspector to issue a building permit, provided 15 feet additional right-of-way be obtained from the Whitehead Road to the property in question, and provided further,thnt the citizens of the area pay for one-half the cost of the construction of a road on said right-ofway. On motion of Mr.Goyae,goconded by Mr.4untor, it is resolved that the County Engineer be authorized to work with the officials of the Eaon Presbyterian Church to effect some solution to the problem of getting water to said Church. This day the County ;.saossor presented a report of his work during 19549 which report is received and filed. On motion of Mre Gunter, seconded by Mrs Goyne,, it is resolved that " -4- all now buildings when substantially completo and fit for use- occupancy and enjoyment be assessed. And that the Commission of Revenue of such County shall enter ou the books the fair mIcket value of such buildings. It being furthe-= understood thit the tax on such new buildings shell be computed according to the ratio for the Portion of the building is fi far use, occupancy and enjoyment, b„Prs to the entire year. qhis day Mrs. Hillman and Mr. Per3,y Sexy, lawyer, representing the Schmidt Investments ibmpany, Inc., came before the Board requesting some variance In the Countyts policy of extend9ng water mains in subdivision. After much discussion it is apparent that the Schmidt Investment Company agree to Ottemtp to recover the cost of water lines installed in the Oxford• -on -the -James Subdivision by deed restrictions. Upon consideration Lf this ontire matter and on motion of MrAunter, seconded by Mr.Goyne, it is resolved that the County Engineer be requested to mail a now contract to the Schmidt Investment Company, which contract would be in keeping with our present water policy, Onmotion of Ur.Goyne, seconded by Mr.Britton, it is resolved that this Board request the State Corporation Commission to review the assessment of all public utility corporations in the County of Chesterfield# attempting to bring said assossments closer in line with its state-wide Policy of 40%. On motion of Mr4Goyne2 seconded by Mr.Gunter, it is resolved that the Executive Secrotnry be authorized to pay Mr* Earl Lutz, ^4tSh qo compensation for the boturn of the original document dated 1749 the Commission of Peace Document, which document establishes the County Of Chesterfield as a separate County. And be it further resolved that Mr. Lutz be requested to present the original document to the Tudgo of the Circuit Court and the Board of Supervisors at some joint meeting in the near future. On motion of Mr.Goyne, seconded by Mr.Britton, it is resolved that the Game claims as pxesontod by the Gnme Warden be paid as mended. On m otion of Mr.Goyne, seconded by Mr.B ritton, it is resolved that the minutes of December 14 and 28th be and the same are hereby approved. On motion, tihe meeting is adjourned until 8:00 p.m• Tnnuary 2191955• n O' ,►-xAnNWEALTR J. A. ANDERSON, COMMISSIONSR E. P. BARROW, LAWRENCEVILLS, VA. GED. P. DEHARDI T. GLOUCESTER, VA. BURGESS E. NELSON, MT, JACKSON, VA.. S. W. RAWLS, FRANKLIN, VA. HOWARD C. ROGERS, HAMILTON, VA. J, 8. WAMPLER, 810 STONE GAP, VA. TUCKER C. WATKINS, JR., SOUTH BOSTON, VA. J. F. WYSOR, PULASKI, VA. P. W. SNEAD DISTRICT ENGINEER OF 171iln DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS RICHMOND 19 January 4, 1955 Mr. M. W. Burnett, Executive Secretary Chesterfield C.H., Virginia Dear Mr. Burnett: IN IN C. S. MULLEN, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER e, CHIEF ENGINEER A. H. PETTIGREW, RIGHT OF WAY ENGINEER R. P. ELLISON, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT F. A. DAVIS, PURCHASING AGENT C. J. ALLARD, AUDITOR J. P. MILLS, JR,, TRAFFIC & PLANNING ENGINEER IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO ROUTE NO. PROJECT NO. OFFICE OF DISTRICT ENGINEER PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA RE: Estimated Cost of putting Roane Street in shape to be taken into the Secondary System - 30 Road Fund I am attaching herewith a sketch and estimated cost of putting Roane Street in shape to be taken into the secondary system. This cost may seem somewhat high to you, but on investigation it was found that the street has been graded to one side of the right-of- way and it will be necessary to move considerable dirt in order to put this road in proper shape. Also, I am calling your attention to the fact that the 36, of 120 pipe near Hudson Street will have to be installed to properly drain this road and it will be necessary to open up a drain ditch on the south side of the road to carry the water off. Since this work is to be done from the 3¢ road fund it will be necessary that we have a written easement from the property owner to dig this ditch for drainage. I will thank you to secure this easement, havin# same recorded and let me have a copy of it with the resolution requesting this work to be done. Yours very truly, C. F. Ke�11am, Resident Engineer CFK:mlc att. -'r ' ADS 4r AWVAWw,A ,AJAMIrmu U-0 St 1 PSTITIOW Dec ►er 15 1954 To the Beard of Supervisors Chesterfield Co-mty, Virginia. Gent l even : We the undersigned property owners residing on Weatherford Road in the development known as WOODSTOCK Road do hereby request that, whereas said Weatherford/is now almost 100% built up and occupied, this road be taken into secondary highway system for maintenance by the State. This road extends from 59th Street to Warwick Road. Signed , 4c-)NWEALT1+ Goy, J. A. ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER E. P. BARROW, LAWRENCEVILLE, VA. B. B. FLYTHE, MARTINSVILLE, VA, 8. D. MAY, TAZEWELL, VA. BURGESS E. NELSON, MT. JACKSON, VA. S. W. RAWLS, FRANKLIN, VA. HOWARD C. ROGERS, HAMILTON, VA. TUCKER C. WATKINS, JR., SOUTH BOSTON. VA. WILLIAM A. WRIGHT. TAPPAHANNOCK, VA. ►J OF,1NI DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS RICHMOND 19. VA. BURTON MARYE, JR.. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER 6 CHIEF ENGINEER R. P. ELLISON, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT WM. R. GLIDDEN, ASBIBTANT CHIEF ENGINEER H. H. HARRI8. ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER F. A. DAVIB, PURCHASING AGENT J. P. MILLS, JR., TRAFFIC B PLANNING ENGINEER G. D. FELIX, RIGHT OF WAY ENGINEER C. J. ALLARD. AUDITOR IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO December 23, 1954 ROUTE NO PROJECT NO. Additions to the Secondary S-;%stem - Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County Chesterfield, Virginia Gentlemen: As requested in resolution by your _3oard, the following; additions to the Secondary System of Chesterfield County are hereby approved - Effective December 23, 1954. Additions JFrom Rt. 794 14-orth Westerly direction to Arundel Ave. Length 0.03 171ile J From Int. Kedleston Ave. and ranninL in 'Northeasterly direction to Int. of Livingstone Avenue. Length 0.12 11ile J From Rt. 633 and running in a northwesterly direction N to Arundel Avenue. Lengtli 0.14 Mile From Int. Rt. 679 E. .04 Mile to Blithewood Road. Length 0.04 11ile From Sequoyah Road North East to Turn -Around Length 0.57 11ile / From Int. Rt. 644 Northeasterly direction 0.16 Mile to ,( Int. E. 59th Street, then 0.11 Mile N.E. Rt. 1247 Length 0.27 Extended from end of Rt. 725 0.14 Mile North to Turn -Around. Length 0.14 1,1ile Sincerely yours, Reso ution 9-14-54 9-1,�-54 9-14-54 9-14-54 9-14-54 9-14-54 9 14-54 i cc - Mr. G. D. Felix eputy Commissioner Mr . D. E. Fuddle 1Ir. S. D. Crute 11r. C. F. Kellam, Chesterfield, Va. it. P. W. Snead _ � nNVWEALT li- Go J. A. ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER E. P. BARROW, LAWRENCEVILLE, VA. S. S. FLYTHE. MARTINSVILLE. VA. S. D. MAY, TAZEWELL. VA. BURGESS E. NELSON, MT. JACKSON, VA. S. W. RAWLS, FRANKLIN, VA. HOWARD C. ROGERS, HAMILTON, VA. TUCKER C. WATKINS, JR., SOUTH BOSTON, VA. WILLIAM A. WRIGHT, TAPPAHANNOCK. VA. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS RICHMOND 19. VA. BURTON MARYE, Jw.. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER & CHIEF ENGINEER R. P. ELLISON, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT WM. R. GLIDDEN. ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER H. H. HARRIS. As 01STANT CHIEF ENGIN LLR F. A. DAVIS, PURCHALING AGENT J. P. MILLS. JR.. TRAFFIC 8 PLANNING ENGINEER G. D. PEL11, RIGHT OF WAY ENGINEER C. J. ALLARD. AUDITOR IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO 95 December 2^�, l�� = ROUTE NO -PROJECT No. Additions to the Secondary System - Chesterfield County 3oard of Supervisors of Chesterfield County Chesterfield, Virginia Gentlemen: As requested in resolution by your Board, the following additions to the Secondary System of Chesterfield County are hereby approved - Effective January 1, 1955. Additions Resolution Beginning at a point on 634 0.01 Miles N. Int. 11-9-54 Rt. 733 and running in an Easterly direction F �1�•,,( 0.18 miles to Int. Or Bliley Street at a point d 0.07 miles north of Rt. 683. Length 0.13 Mile Beginning at a point on Rt. 684 0.16 miles north 11-9-54 Int. Rt. 633 and running easterly direction 0.13 miles to Int. of Bliley Street at a point 0.13 mile north Rt. 683. Length 0.10 1-01e From Int. Rt. 683, 0.19 miles E. of Rt. 634 extuending 11-9-54 in a 11,2 direction to Int. of Rennie Ave. Length 0.13 I11ile Sincerely yours, r /3 p cc - IIr. G. D. Felix: Deputy Com-nissi fer I1r. D. 1i. I:uddle 11r . S . D . Crute 1.r. P. W. Snead i-1r. C. F. Kellam, Chesterfield, Va. j G7�ester `. zonittl9 of 'ld'p4 A w the County OftChes Lela perties h 1. In Manchester Magleterlal Dlstrlet, a Parcel of land front ouch t Road 8o feet d °n the known artily 2t10 feet ajngxtending Idivisio LOp�t avel Hill bSutbr aential 2 to Us ineea Resi. application Gener 2CI�X°f Woosley and Mc ee , a anohester Magisterial Die. feetOfthhe of land 'frontin on8 218 the Belmont R an4 108 At the the northwest Corner rezoned OAAOf said roads, to e amesBusiness 11 an �Plicationto Local All L- Saunders °f Mr, the Huffed appear og Of these se requ opposing Plaee herein stated, the time and 1 M W. BURNETT Boars of Sn Executive Seccretary, pnty, s of Chesterfield --=,_„_County. Vlrgfnia xraxMOND NEWSPAMRs, INC. Publisher Of THE RICHMOND TIMES -DISPATCH Richmond, Va,_____ Dec_ 24, 1954 This i$ to certify that the -------------- was publish attached------Le.&al Notj.0 the City of Reidchmond, State of d TLMe -Ms ----i shed -- Patch, anewspaper published in ----------------------- Dec._ 17Z_24:-19-54_---------------------- The first insertion being given ------------- Dec._- Bt 8;n ds M no, t 2rs� G ✓ •� d RECEIPT FOR REGISTERED ART LE Noe --------- Fee paid _ 3 __0 _ _ __C_L? __s - ____, 19 5 Class postage paid /rr/ /_ Return receipt fee -------7__________ Special delivery fee -------------------- Declared value, $---- _!lam !�----------- in Verson__ ----------- Restricted delivery Surcharge paid, $---------------------- (Accepting employee wilt glace or order --____----- initial in prolfer space) Fee geid ___________ From------------- ------------------"-•--------------------------- POSTMARX - - - - -- - t a aambsr) (P«t a .ad etaw Ad sed to _ ___ _ (ran ---------- � � 1 (Add ar._ _ Postmaster, per wtr«t ..a ) mvo oS1-18-12868-b ! . 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REGISTERED ART LE No. Fee paid ____ ___ Wet.) i9 S T �_ Class postage -paid ---- L___________ Declared value, $----- K-_(l------- Surcharge paid, $ ---------------------- From (gals anmbw) V-dmd,sad to _- g S/ (Street .ad at4bv) Return receipt fee _--_______-________ Special delivery fee ___________________ in Verson________--_ Restricted delivery (Accepting employee will place or order -___________ initials in proper space) Fee paid -- ------------------------------------------------ (Bender) - ----------- ------------------------- -------------- -- oaf« eaa Stay -- (Add,­)oa ------------ ---- --- - - -- apo _____ -- oG-16-12888-5 _ _______________________ (Peet ogee and State) POSTMARK Postmaster, per __- n Mr T„„ Y.'B NOT 1CL That the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County will take under consideration at its meeting room at Chesterfield Courthouse on January llt 19559 at 11%00 a.m., tho rezoning of the following Properties in the County of Chesterfields 14, In Manchester Magi anirtieaRoads801ctt YeetaParcel of and eatending d fronting on the Granite aouthwardly S10o feet ibdivision,nto be rezoned from er known as Lot sidential-2 Gravel Hill application of Woolley and to GeneralBusine6s on an McCormick. 2. in Manchester Magisterial Districts a parcel of land fronting 218 feet on the Turner Road and 123 feet thwest on the Belmont Roady said parcel being the corner at the Junco Local roads,ioa of said cal B siness,on an application from Agriculture t of Mr. Fames L. Saunders. All persons favoring or opposing the granting of these requests are invited to appear at the time and place herein stated. MJN.Burnett,Ezecutive secretary Board of Supervisors Yireiaia Chesterfield COAMOv ,. m old flood l.,xe Alo �fl A A �w P n A M d _ems s vp v 46 4 'PaQ d �, S M M Committee to Study Camp Baker Facilities: Miss Lilla Spivey Ndt. bred Thompson Mr. Louis Longest Dr. Levering Evans` Mrs. Tohn Pearsall - Dr. Harvey Maguigan, Mr.Robert Bowe -- Mr. William Old, Lawyert. Mr. Roy Fuqua Mrs. T.D.Watkins Mr. Henry Blankenship ✓ Chesterfield Health Department Chesterfield Schools Chesterfield Lions Club Chesterfield Kiwanis Club and Church Southampton Guild Allied Chemical Company DuPont Company Dale District Clover Hill District Midlothian District Matoaca District 1. Should the Camp Baker facilities be developed as a year -around project embracing numerous activities by County citizens? 2. Should the Camp Baker facilities be operated only in the summertime for the direct benefit of under -privileged children? 3. Should the Camp Baker facilities be developed by a local dAonomous Y.M , C . A. Organization? iy�.,: r��.•�+"r� P� ,e' ! ." r r^..Wa ,.�; �} � ,."' �.� _':'a 'A1 . �... .. r . o. ' ,r M n FOREST VIEW VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT MANCHESTER DISTRICT JAHNKE AND GERMAN SCHOOL ROADS December 27, 1954 Mr. Raymond J. Britton Supervisor, Manchester District Chesterfield County, Virginia Dear Mr. Britton, At our last business meeting on December 6, 1954, I was instructed by vote of all the members present to communicate to you our most sincere thanks and deepest gratitude for the wonderful way in which you have supported and aided our Fire Department. The new truck is a dream come true and we are thoroughly enjoying learning to operate it. The old truck has not lost any of its prestige with us, for it represents the beginning of our department. We trust that as volunteer firemen we can live up to all that is ex- pected of us, to prove that your efforts in our behalf have not been in vain. Your contribution to the fire protection of the Manchester District has been of inestimable value, and may we again extend to you our sincere thanks. Sincerely yours, William R. O'Brien, Secretary Forest View Volunteer Fire Department L 7 CONSULTANTS SIDNEY S. NEGUS RICHARD MESSER RICHMOND EXECUTIVE SECRETARY A. H. PAESSLER RICHMOND G,OMMO Mr. M. W. Burnett Executive Secretary County of Chesterfield Chesterfield, Virginia Dear Mr. Burnett: STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD 415 WEST FRANKLIN STREET RICHMOND 20 BOARD MEMBERS T. BRADY SAUNDERS RICHMOND THOMAS M. THORNHILL LYNCHBURG ROSS H. WALKER RICHMOND R. A. WEST COVINGTON E. BLACKBURN MOORE BERRYVILLE CHAIRMAN TELEPHONEI 7.2481 December 23, 1954 Enclosed is a copy of a memorandum report concerning the geological aspects of possible pollution of water supplies in the Midlothian area by the refuse dump located near the Blackheath Mine. This report was recently received from. the State Geologist and is transmitted to you for your information. Enclosure JIO/ma Very truly yours Eng#eer CLEAN STREAMS PROVIDE HEALTH. WEALTH AND RECREATION ;a TO: IliYtim. N. i memorandum Report o&~'B 4ckhesth GarbW DUMP chesterfield CORtr: F1 001% McGill, State Geologist IRS Gov Seane and Purpose of Se29U Up* the request of the State Water Control Board, a brief reconnaissance examintion was made on November. 2,_ 1954, of Blackheath Pond and existing water wells in the immediate viinitY in the State Water ControlntBoard andeld Mr.cLpference B Andewra-s held with ltc. J. I. Otis o some resident of Midlothian. The purpose of the examination was to determine whether the quality of water obtainable from nearby wlodumpingwhich garbageainto Blackheath Porddug wells) would be adversely affected by the proposed Drainage and TnROdraAL The local watershed consists of approximately 100 feet. about 1700 acres and has a relief of Practically all of the area in question is drained by Falling Creek (a Under its tributaries) which pursues a southeasterly course across the section. natural conditions the movworkin s ofwater formerlygoperatedshould coalbe in a companiesmaltered di- rection unless subsurface 9 or affected the natural course of the ground -water. The immediate area surrounding Blackheath bearing Triassic rocks. Coal was mined in the the 16th and 19t1i centuries (1944 through about workings, data on quantity of tonnage removed, other man-made features are not now available. information on earlier operations was destroye d Pond is underlain mainly by coal - area for a number of years during 1900); however, exact dates of and maps of shafts, drifts, and It is reported that much of the about 1865. c'nnc-luslon After a brief examination of the Blackheath and Midlothian areas it is be- lieved that there is only a remote chance of contamination of some of the wells in question resulting from the garbage ulikelypandIthehfatesoforemainingf ones appears the wells, the chances of contamination seem unlikely problematical. It is believed that a detailed study of the existing conditions be madecan be (particularly subsurface) will have to examinationore be madeanyvbyia qualifiednconsult- reached. It is suggested that such an ing geologist or engineer. Respectfully submitted, Department of Conservation and Development Virginia Division of Geology Box 3667, University Station V. R. Geyer, Charlottesville, Virginia Ground -Water Geologist iovember 9, 1954 lb 4) -4- Pp H. T. SAMUEL AND COMPANY 4 BUILDER- REAL ESTATE # " , =r 207 E. BROAD ROCK RD. G .. � RICHMOND 24, VIRGINIA Telephone 82-1581 January 89 1955 Mr. M. . Burnett, Exec. Sealy* County of Chesterfield Chesterfield, Virginia Dear Sirs As requested )y you I am enclosing a plot plan showing .77 of an acre owned by us approximately 555 fte east of nihitshead mad that faces on a 20 fte road that apparently has no name. the Building Inspector has informed us that he cannot issue us a permit to build on this lot because of the 20 ft. road. You can see by the enclosed plot plan that there are four houses now facing on this 20 ft. road. We will gladly give a 15fto easement off the front of our .77 acre lot if you will see fit to issue us a building permit. We will thank you to return this plot plan to us when it has served its purpose. Yours truly, He 2* Samuel & Co. ASC:C ENC. �� v f . p � �v-,�a7a�� yM M M County Board Chesterfield Chesterfield Virginia Dear Sir: of Supervisors County Courthouse Rivermont Presbyterian Church R.F.D.2, Chester, Virginia January 5, 1955 Att: Bar. B urnette We, the undersigned representatives of the Rivermont Prneby- terian Church, respectfully request permission of the County Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County to tie in the water line at Enon School, which?is approximately forty feet from the church porperty line. Please accept our thanks for this consideration. Sincerely yours, hairman Board of Deacons F EWA, - —M E-N-1 AN MI-2570-Trustee - Trustee M M January 10, 1955 Mr. M. W. Burnett, Executive Secretary, Honorable Board of Supervisors, Chesterfield County, Virginia. Gentlemen: During the last quarter of 1954s property was assessed as -follows* Property assessed last quarter--------------- V29123,826.00 Tax Revenue---------------------------------- 46,724.00 Total Property assessed 1954----------------- 59010,213.00 Total 16ox Revenue 1954----------------------- 1109224,00 One hundred and fifty five, (155) new one family residential units were assessed this last quarter bringing the total for the year to six hundred and thirty six. t636.) We have on hand about nine hundred building permits to be checked by August 1, so that all buildings legally liable for assessment this year, may be put on the land book. Yours very truly, J. T. Rose, Sr. Real Estate Assessor JTR.' : nl m 3. f 1 c� V —en,,. n M COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK IN AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COOPERATING STATE OF VIRGINIA V. P. I. AGRICULTURAL BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA ErrENSION SERVICE C ties terf ie16. 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Jo County �,,, _.Olv An Educational Service of The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and the United States Department of Agriculture with County Governments Cooperating ANNUAL 'DEPORT OF EXTENSION WORK # # in # a� # CHESTERFMD COUNTY, VI-TGINIA # # # Anne R. Confer # Home Demonstration Agent # # # Elizabeth E. Thomas # Assistant home Demonstration Agent # # Marshall Jones # County Agent # # # a # # December 1, 1953 — Novemboi? 30, 1954 # # -1— INTRODUCTION Agricultural Extension is the largest adult education program in the world --more than 20p000jOOO people partici— pate in its activities. The major purpose of this program is to improve fardly living through the application of scientific knowledge on the farm and in the home. The throe phases of the extension program in Chester— field County are: (1) county agricultural agont wort: in charge of Mr. Marshall Janos, county agent; (2) county home demonstration work in chargo of Mrs. Anne R. Conf�rj home demonstration agent, assisted by Mrs. Elizabeth E. Thomas, assistant home demonstration agent; and (3) 4-11 work conducted by Iirs. Thomas and Mr. Jonos with Hrs. Confer cooperating. Those three phases of the extension program work in closo cooperation with one another. They function as a unit. Chesterfield County, because of its googrnphical location and comprising 465 square milos, is wall —situated for oithor agriculture or industry. Twenty yoars ago it was primarily agricultural; today it is primarily indus— trial. The population as of 1950 census, was 40,400. At the present time that figure is ostimOnd to be botween 60,000 and 65v000 people. HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK The 1954 home dononstration program was devoted to demonstrations and special interest noetin;s in the fields of foods and nutrition, family ocononics, home r.ana onont, clothing, house furnishings, ^.rid rural arts. The federation goal, hone and community dovolopru;nt, was, carried for the third year. A minor goal, health and safety was also carried. Four demonstrations were presented in the foods and nutrition phase. Two wore on the problor: of ovorwoight: (1) Ror.sons for aim D nzors of Ovorwoig'2t (2) MMJ Planning Usine Low -Caloric Foods. Two doLionstr^tions wore devotod to freezing foods: Freezing lothods and Freazin Pre -Cooked Foods. In tLndortaking the do;: onstrations on ovorwoight, the ^eribers were intarestod in i.:,proving far ."Ly roc filth, in to^.rning to use tho Basic Seven norc effectively in ply-u.ing zicals, and in learning to prepare nutritious non-fattonins, ::10nls. By loc.rning the nowoot approved freozing nothods and preparing pro-cookod or baked foorls for froozinry the wo.mon w_tntod to inprovo their frozen food products and they wanton to save tine and onorr, in real preparation. Thirty-si.: cloT-nntitrations were presented on this phase to a total of four hunc?re�, eighty -ono wo:ton. As n result of those dccT.1(-.,nstr-tti )ns, an �)vonioight a TOPS group (Take Off Pounds Safely) wns or;;a-.izod. Sixty -throe to mon joined the group and forty -throe ca.rri od through to the on(' . Of the forty-throo, 28 lost over ton pounds; 5 lost twomy or more pounds -ind 3 lost thirty or more pounds. A total of seven { o-Iionstrztia.i,- woro presontcct to those worien. Three of this group sta.rto,' a srx111 noighbcrhood grct:_o of thoir own. Five womn joined this group. In the home r:�:.ncz"e=.eilt phaso, demonstrations on C eanin� Kitchen EguiTrient and Cloaninn Room were gi.von. The purpose of t'=o (ioi-.v)nstra- tions was to teach tine any: oncrZy saving in cleaning, to develop good time nanagoncnt ant' work habits in cleaning. A total of forty-two c onon- strations gore prosonted to five hu:Zc?rod forty-six woman. Also, in the hone -rn!-igonont pl. aso, one do­_.;nstrati:��n and two special interest noting;s wcro hold on family oconordes. The doiaonstration was do- votocl to a study on Deeds. The objectives in prosonting this dononstration and these special intorost roatinCs wore: (1) to teach sotmd ma.naConont in rog^rd to business nzttors and (2) to develop an interest in ^nL an under- standing of song of the loyal technicalities in conducting family business. Twenty-two Oorionstrations on "Deeds" were presented to two hundred thirty- three woxion. The ra_oney manage_-ont meotings were conducted by Miss Holon Alverson, extension hone rxinagomont specialist and wore held in Docer.bor and March. Forty wonon attended those two nooting-s. They were taught that in ore or to make their honey buy tho thin;s they wantod and nooflod they 1-rid to: (1) find out how much rionoy they had to plan with and (2) in orc'or to find out how much ::ionoy they had to plan with, they !:lust outline fixed and flexible expensos. This necessitated a study of the whole financial set- up. It was a most off octivo means of showing the women where their rioney was going. Ono dononstration an•:! one special interest meeting wore held in the home furnishings field. The O.ori )nstrati -in "Arran ,anent of the SM11 Living Room" was prosont:;:1 to two huz.drod thirty-three woman in twonty-four clubs. The furniture refinishing was prosonto t:) ton worsen. The purpose of the work in this phase iras to (1) teach the application of ant principles to furniture arrangoirjnt and (2) help ma.ko h-.)nos more attractive. Work in the clothing field was als-) confined to two special interest workshops and one dor-_%nstrati-•n. T_o first special interest workshop was on Basic Sowin". It was presonto-1 in two areas to a total of twenty-two women. The purpose, of the workshop was to teach woven with little or no sowing experience to do sinplo hand anCl r chino sowing. A total of nine- toon neotings were hold and during this tine the woven constructed. a blouse and skirt. Trio second worksh sp was c?ov :tod to pattainn alterati gin. Ton wonon attondod this noeting ,in(! learned to altar corm-iorcial patterns. The clorionstrati.-n on "Clcthino Repairs" was presenter' to two hundred seventy women in twenty-one clubs. The purpose was to holp wonon to savo money by learning to make clothing ropairs. The honao ago.nt prosonta.l -the wc-rk.shops. Loaclors presented the denonstration. Loather work was selected as a snocial interest .activity in Rural farts. The objective of this activity was to torch simple leather lacing; in making articles of leather. Five mootings were held on leather la.cin and fifty, five worien attended. Loaders presented those do onstrr�ti­ns. In a( dition to the major fodoratic-n goal, Home anal Corr unity Develop- nont, a minor goal., Hoalth and Safety, was also carried. The hJno anc' con:iunity goal was seriously ha^pored by the drou"ht. Howovor, song work was possible. The Evargroen Church was paintaC. anc? the lawn reseeded. The Wagstaff Circle co--uziunity finished their fire stati M. Also in regard to safety, to^dors reported the ronaval of many safety hazards in homes of club nenbors. The 1954 prograr.. contributed very definitely to the long -tine foals of bettor health, sound hone nan^ enont, better use of fanily inconc, bettor citizenship through interest ih co.n_, unity affairs, and co,Er tuzity improvonont. Leadership is another ir.yportant ;product of the hono der.ion- stration progra-u. The one hundred twenty wonon organizational leaders guided their clubs ably in 1954. Those wonon comprised club officers, federation goal and proL,rasi dovelopnent lea(?ors. During 1954, one hundred forty-seven different women served as project leaders in their clubs. This is an increase of forty-five ovor last year. This fiLure does not include organizational leaders who, in many instances, also served as subjoct inter leaders. Ono hundred ninety-nine don.nstrations were presented by leaders without the o.gont being present. These woman gave most ,generously of their tine and ability. The pro - gran could not be carried on without than. Other activitioc in which hone dononstration clubs p^rticip�tcd -roe 1. Chostorfield County Fair- eleven clubs put up oduea.ti;nal booths. 2. Clubs cooper.ted with the Plant Virginia Program. 3. Red Cross- one club spons:,roc', a courso in First Aid. 4. County Wolfaro Doi�artnont- contribute,'. sifts, food, any; clothing, to noddy fanili .s. 5. Contributed food to Sholtering, Hos,)ital. 6. Cancer Society a nunber ,:f clubs rude cancer lads or articles for cancer patients. The hone don;nstration pro�;ran has contributed to bottor honor inking, in a nui bor of vrays. Thr )ugh its nutrition derionstrati )ns, people have boon mdo conscious of the )vorwoig,ht problon and how it can be conbatod. And loarnin- how to ovorcomo the problem of overwei;ht 'ras rosultoc' in better hoalth for nuribcrs of fanilios. Better practices, newer Imowlodgo have boon adoptoc! in food proparn- tian, hone and hors; furnishin,•s thrnu.,,?h r:,o: onstrati:-)ns on freezing,; nothok s, house cloanine and furniture arran,, eon:. nt and refinishing,. Moro people than the five hunc?rcd on roll havc boon roa,choc I curing,; the year. Newslxa?ors, radio, -nc' other contacts rn?co this possible. -5- 4-H WORK IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY Four-H Club work is not new in Chesterfield County. It was here, back in 1909, that the late F. Southall Farrar began club work in Virginia. He began with 75 boys from Chesterfield and Dinwiddie Counties; selecting and carrying out project demonstrations. The 4 H program in Chesterfield County has grown in the past year. There are about 2630 boys and 2780 girls in Chesterfield County between the ages of 10 and 21 (4-11 Club age). During 1954 there were 182 boys and 327 girls enrolled in the 22 4-H clubs. Fourteen clubs had boys enrolled in 254 agricultural pro- jocts and 20 had girls enrolled in 415 homemaking projocts. The 4-II prograri is centered around the individuals needs and ability. Thirty-six volunteer loaders (men and womon) have holpcd in tho capacity of sponsobs, club leaders, and project leaders. The junior leaders ,.:,re assuming leadership roles in car:ip and recreational activities, helping to not records, assisting; youngor memb:,.,s at the fairs and helping with club council and the 4-H project planning committee. The Chesterfiold 4-Hters took part in a number of other activities which are related to 4-II club work and which help to s trongthon the 4-H program. The activities were carriod out, on the county, state, and national levels. The activities in which they participat d cro: CAMPS The district camp was hold at 4-H Camp Farrar, Virginia Beach. Chesterfield had eighty-two boys and girls, six junior leaders, sight adult loaders and the extension agents attending camp, :Tong with the Dinwiddie and Greonsville Countiest 4-111 Clubs, for one weak during August. The county civic clubs and home demonstration clubs contributed tovard holpirg to send dosorving 4-111ors to camp. Fourteen older 4-H boys and girls and one adult leader attendo,L the State 4-H Short Course hold on the V.P.I. Crrqlus in Juno. While attondin- those stato meetings the boys and girls were givon lo<.odorship training which will help them to become bettor world citizens. Two boys and three girls attended the State Conservation Camp nt 4-H Camp Farrar, Virginia Beach, as representatives of the Chosterfield 4-II Clubs. NATIONAL 4-11 I M tional 4-11 Club Week w.,s obsorvod by all of the twenty-two 4-H clubs in the county. The Clubs publicized /+-H work by -decorating store windows and bullo- tin bogrds throughout the county. Fivo clubs hold special 4H progriris in their communities. Four-Htors and leaders discussed 4-H work on four rndio programs. The General Outdoor Advertising Company of Richmond donated a 1/,, x S foot sign announcing National 4-H Club Weak and recognizing the members of the Chesterfield 4 H Clubs. This w-ts placed on a billboard on U. S. Routo 1 near DuPont, where it attracted the attention of thousands of motorists daily. The Colonial heights Journal allotted a special section of their weekly paper to 4-H nows and pictures. Twenty county merchants also cooperated by sponsoring a 4H pago. in the Colonial Heights Journal, recognizing /,.-Ii work. During National 4-H tJeok, tho Riely and News Loader also navo about threo-fourths of its wookly Youth Page to 4-H work in Chesterfield County. -6- la H-SUNDAY Four-H Sunday is observed by all 4-H clubs in the nation during 1,11y. With the cooporation of the local ninistcrs who prepared the services, seven- teon clubs observed 4-H Sunday in the local churches throughout Chesterfield County. CONTESTS The contest for honarkthing projects was hole' on the club and Bounty basis for all who wanted to enter. Scvon of the county winners went one stop highor to the district contest which is Bold in coripetition with sixteen other counti©s of the Southoastorn Extension District. Chestorfield had one district winner who continued on to the State 4-H Contest which bras hold in Blacksburg in Juno. Here she received State Honors. Beryl Joan Robertson was named a stnto winnor in the canning; contost for which she received a Silvor Dish. Cloontino Sadlor was named a winner of the Stato Public Speaking Contest for which sho rocoivod a sot :)f silver sohvico for eight. Clorontine was also fourth in the National Girls Public Speaking Contest. Chesterfiold boys participated in tractor contest and livestock judging contests on the county and district level. 4-H ACHIEVELNT PROGR:'',✓ The annual 4-H Achievor:ont Program wl s 'field in October with a total of 275 4-H'ors, loaders, parents and friends present. Harry Knabe served as master of corononies for the prograiz. Mrs. R. L. Cook, a 4-H len(7or, furl* nishod piano rmsic and Bcvcrly Iiarsha.11 led tho group singing. Awards trcro nado by 1.irs. Jacob Bulifant, c1mirman of tho homc c?e ionstrntion count; corardttoo. Ton pins wero g;ivon to voluntoor loaders who havo just cc:riplctod their first year. Clonontino Sadler introduco_' the speaker, Miss Evolyn Barker, associate State 4-H club agent, who spoke on 114-01I 11oves Fomrard.'t 2,Iiss Plarg<a.rot Hailoy presented the 4-H Honor Club invitations. RALLY DAY The Annual 4-H Bally Day is sot asi o as a day of Recreation whoa the 4-H nor._bers along i•dth thoir parents and friends joined together at Lakeview Park for swi!-ming, s.�ft ball , anos., other planned recroati m, and a big picnic lunch. The 4-H leaders for the past throo years have boon rosponsiblo for planning and carrying; on the Rally Day pro_7,ran. This day has served as moans for holp- ing a nuriber of parents t ; take an active interest in 4-H clubs arts. the county 4 H program. RECREATION Recreation Recreation iris carried ns a club project by :Bost of the clubs. This stix.ulatc•_' intorest in riciabersrip in the clubs. The obj octivos set up on n county -wide basis were to have each club n,articin to in rccroati,)nal activities under the guidance of the local londors. Miss Lucillo Grav--s fron trio State 4-H Club Donartrnent assistod in train- ing leaders and junior loaders for this work. The junior leaders took charge of a follow-up misting to train the ner.bors of the county council, they in turn took it back to their clubs. The county home demonstration club committee helped nreate more interest in recreation and music appreciation by providing funds for the purchase of a record player and microphone. It was used at camp and is used almost every weak by clubs throughout the county. FAIRS The county fair is one of the largest and most outstanding events of tho year for Chesterfield County. More than 19,000 people attended the fair during the three days it was open. The 4-H clubs nado ton educational booth exhibits this year. These ox- hibits were judged using tho Danish system. Seven clubs received bluo awards and three, red awards. The total monoy 7�wardod the ten clubs was P142.50. Fifty sovon girls entered 133-3 oxhibits in the 4-H homemaking projects. Twenty club ri -ibors antercd a; ric??ltu ral exhibits in bocf, dairy, swine, and poultry projects. These entries i-livolvod 48 animals. The fair booths and in,"dvidual exhibits made by the 4-H ma-mbers woro far better than those in past years. I,oro i.,t3rest wc:s shown in the fair by the members and leaders. Seven club members ontorod exhibits in the State Fair and taro in the Petersburg Fair. Ono cow, belonging to 4-11 member , David EcXosoon, was selected to represent the stato at the National Dairy Cattle Congross at Waterloo, Iowa. OTHER 4-H ORGANIZATIONS Five other imT)ortant 4-H organizaticns oth.::r than tho regular clubs arc mado up of 4-I1 members and lenders. Those organizations help plait, organize, and promote 4 H club work and special 4-H county wido activities. X ,. -" Laadora Or,�uizatioa, The County 4-H Leaders Organization serves as the advisory corUdttoo for the county 4-H clubs. this organization is mdo up of all 4 11 adult volun- teer leaders. Those leaders help to plan and carry on club activitios both in their coro.unity and special county wide groups. This year t'.oy planned and carried out the folloiring special activities: 6 club recreational programs, National 4-H Club Woek, 4-I1 Sunday, County Contest, Rally Day;, County Fair and two county -?aide recreational programs. They holpod to plan for and conduct 4-H Carip, Sh_.irt Course, Annual Achievement Prograr , County Council 14oetings, honor Club Activit-ios ano, the County Proj.:ct Planning looting. Tho leaders organiza- tion held five ia;etings this yoar for the purpose of planning and working together to furthor develop 4-H Club Work in Chesterfield County. It is felt that this organization had made a most outstanding contribution toward improving the quality of the 4111 club progran in the county. II County 4-H Prgjoct Planning Cor.Tmittoe This cogs:- ttco meets once a yo,^r to plan and set up the 4-H homemaking projects. The group consists of 4-H leaders and ^fficors. Projects planned for 1955 were: Health, Sewing, Ale.al Prepar^tion and Hone I.iprovoment. III County All -Star Chapter The All -Stars Chapter is a 4 H honor society of members who have done out- standing 4-H work. One boy and one girl is taken into the All -Stars from each county (who has deserving members) at the Annual Conference held on the V.P.I. Campus in June. The Chestorfiold All -Stars reorganizod in November with a total of nine members attending. Officers elected for 1955 wore: Big Chief, Mrs. Margaret Burgess; Lesser Chief, Clemontino Sadler; Scribo, Beryl Jean Robertson; Reporter, 1L.-s. Elizabeth Thomas; and advisors, Mrs. iiinerva Walters and Mr. George McKesson. The 4 H All -Stars plan to sponsor the 4-H public speaking contest for the junior and senior groups. Seven All -Stars attendod the District All- Star Bancuot in Petacsburg where Beryl Joan Robertson an_?, Harry Knabo, the 1954 All -Stars, received the Koy Awards. I-irs. Burgess, the Chesterfield Big Chief, gavo a tali: on "What Being a 4-H All -Star Moans to 1.4o", at tho banquet. IV County 4-H Council Tho County Council is mado up of the officers and leaders of the 22 local clubs. The cotuacil hold four rogular moetings this year. The attendance averaged well over a hundred at each m:-�o ting. Tho officoru and mer:,,bers of the county council have shown more intorost in tho cvtir-all county 4-II program this year and have been very helpful in carrying out tho yob's program. The January meeting was devoted to the eloction of officers and to National 4-11 Club Weoh. The 4-I1 Yo�.rbooks were also distributed and discussed during the mooting. The officers oloctod were: president, Buddy ,§iankla; vico-presidont, Ann Tomlinson.; secretary, Frances Smith; treasurer, Billy Seward; song loss?ors, Beryl Joan_ Robortson ,and Jonnie Middra; and pledge leader, Patsy Sheffiold. In April the business mooting was devoted to discussing and plaiuiing 4-H Camps, Rally Day Program, Cow ty Contest and the County Fair. Plans wore also made for a county -wide rocroatienal training program to be hold in April. The July moeting was devoted to nal-ing awards to county homezkaking contest winncrs,and rocreation, with one hundrod- cightoon pc,rsons particip^.ting th the prorrran, which included gamos, folk dancing, and singing. This program was conclucted by two leaders and eight junior loaders who had been trainor'. in the county and at the State 4-II Short Course. In October, final plains wero made for the Annual Achievoriont Program and the 1955 Yearbook. The attondanco at the county council neetinr;s lr n ,',frown so largo that the council docidod to reduce the nunbor of doloCatos in order to do a bettor job of prolrari plannin . The council in 1955 will be reduced to presidents, vico-prosidonts, socrotaries, and reporters frog: each club. ion officer training school was held by tho let.dors f ollowint the October council noting. The officers were groupod and given instructions on the duties of their res?aectivo officoB. -9— Y• 4-H Honor Club The 4-H Honor Club which consists of the outstanding 4-H members, 14 years old and older, who have done outstanding work for three or more years and still are active, hold four meetings during the year. Several additional committee meetings were held. One meeting was an outing at Moore's Lake where a p$cnic and swimming was enjoyed. In October, the group mot to elect now officers and to plan the Annual Invitation and the initiation programs. The invitations were given at the 4-H Achievement Program; the initiation was held Novombor 16th. The club also decided to take in not moro than two honorary members per year. For this year they selected Mrs. Floyd Bowman, known to the 4-111ors o.' the county and state for the past 30 years, as "Hiss Badio". She is still very active as a 4-H leader. The officers of the Chestcrfiold 4-H Honor Club for 1955 are: president, Kargarot Hailey; vice-president, Billy Seward; socrotary, Frances Snith; treasurer, Earl McKesson; reporter, Harry Knabe; and song leader, Beryl Joan Robertson. The Honor Club has been one of the most active organizations sorving the older 4-H club members. Each #Lembcr took as his or her goal to help a younger member with some phase of project work. STAT�OF 4-11 PLANS FOR 1955 In the 1953-54 club year a majority of the 4-H club work was carried on with clubs mooting during school hours, thus making it possible for more boys and girls to partidipato because there was no problom of transportation. The agents fool this systom was gyito successful, in as much as the national average of 4-H project completions is 79% and in Chesterfield they were 94.5% which is the highost average of record for Chesterfield County. The goal selected for 1955 is to provide positive development experiendos for 200 boys and 300 girls through 4-H club work. This is less than 1954, duo to the fact that the Chostorfiold school officials have asked that clubs not moot during school tirze and many of the children do not have transportation of their own availablo for mootings after school hours. All of the projects and activities of 1954 will be continued with a public sppaking contest and possibly a talent show. -10- AGRICULTURE IN UFMTERFIELD ALTiculturo in tho county is most divorsifioJ duo to clirkatic con; itions, varied soil typos, CeograPhic J.ocatL:n a.t the broaking point of the tidewater and piodziont and having ready narkots noarby for a wide variety of ^.-ricultural comoditios. Another important factor is the heterocenity of the people. They have cone froLi al nost all ovor the country and have brou ght with thee., many social and nSTicultural ideas. Sovonty-fivo percent of the people of the county arc classified as rural and living on 1422 farms. The total area is 465 square miles with 34.2% in Parris. The avorn ;o size of the farms have incronsod fron 51.5 acres in 1945 when there wore 2255 fangs to 71.7 acres in 1950. Chesterfield County Ms a dosirable and healthful clirA to and one suited to agriculture. Both sure aor and wintor are rnild and oxtrer o heat and cold arc seldon exporiencod. The rural population is nade up of two major elerionts, farm and. lion -fare. The rural non-farn population is ratio up of people who live in the rural areas but who do not produce quantities of agricultural products for sale. Auton:�biles, good roads, better couL unication facilities and electricity are naking it prac- tical for people to live in rural areas and work regularly in urban centers. This rapid increase in rural non -farm and part -tine farming is caasinC many cha.n[;os in our rural cormiunitios and it poses the need for constant ro-study of pro;rans do - signed to serve rural areas. The people in the rural urban frin;e occupy more than o00 of the 11.22 farms. Of the 1422 fzrr_s, 1099 are classified as part-tir:e or residential 10-lWinC less than $250 value of products sold. They arc prir,.rily intorootod in production for hone use. Many of these people have .love« fron the cities and arc tryin[ to supploriont their income by the produce of the fare.:. Sinco they have had no opportunity to learn about a.griculturo an' fares life thr,aulh vocational agri- culture classes nor through folk knowlo`Co rlany tines the a`ont "has to give a brief course in rmny phasos of a~riculturo when he visits a farm. Thoro is a wonderful opportunity in Chestorfioi.d to help those people to holy themselves and to help the youth through 4-H clubs in loa.rning by doing. In 1954, as well as 1953, the agriculture of Chostorfield was hit pretty hard by sovoro drou,;hts following; a vary cosy season in 1952, Host of t,ie crop yields were off 50 to 75 percent. Also t'_ioso who did not have leer or crop yiold had extra expenses in provirling water ancOl irrigating faeilitios, Durin the hay fooding season of Noveibor 1, 1953 through April 15, 1954, there were nore than a thousand tons (2,0001000 pounds) of hay brought into the county un:'.or Drought Enort;ency FMKI Pro^rani to holy stockmen to rknintain thoir basic herds of brooding anirkals and work stock. This cost the farrier of the county between ''�l,OpOOO and w50,000 for hay alone. The county was approved for Drought Enorgoncy F hd again in late Novor.iber, 1954. During the year 1954, farmers --)f the county have built . noro than fifty farm ponds for livestock wa.torin and for irrigation. On top of the drought, prices received by farriers wore off generally as much five per cent from 1953 qnd poultry and eggs even more. Faced with high capital requirements, proclucti.-)n controls on cotton, ,shoat, peanuts and tobacco, and a tight cost-prico squcezo, today,s Chesterfield farmers have very different and much more complicated probloris than their fathers and grandfathers had. Thoy also have a host of scientific advantages hardly dreaned of fifty years ago. _U_ 4 To solve these business problems and utilizo this mechanical, chemical and electrical know-how, the rural fa-Mily needs all the help it own eat, I,[ Wing business decisions for themselves, adapting wiser and better methods and advaao- ing toward security are the rights and duties of all farm families. But the extension agents have been actively engaged in helping farm families roach business decisions. The agent acts as counselor and provides scientific informa- tion as background to discuss tho farm management problems the family faces in their daily work. This work cannot be carried out by the "mass" approach. There is a necessity, a need for personal contact on the advisory or counsolor level. This cuts down on the number of persons contacted and increases the need for additional county personnel. Major attention was given in 1954 to helping farm families make needed produc- tion and :narkoting adjustments. In bringing latest information to the people of the county, 88 nows stories were prepared, over 21000 telephone calls made and received, 10 radicb programs, almost 2,000 bulletins distributed, 47 result demonstrations eonductod, 283 farm and home visits made and ;almost 1200 office calls, and 356 meetings were hold or participatod in involving 8,438 man and women and 4-H club boys and girls. In coordinating the activities of other agricultural :and rural agencies the agent met with and Particip!ztod as a meriber of the County Cormaitteo of the Agrieulturrl Stabilization and Conservation Service, the James River Soil Con- servation District Supervisors, the Drought Ca rdtteo, Chestcrf.iold County Fair Association, and special cornittees of organizations like the Kiwanis, Ruritans, Rabbit BrooOors, Grange :and others. Special schools or institutes were hold in the county or nearby Petersburg or Richmond for tobacco growers, dairy on, poultrymen., livestock men, Also a forestry de:onstrnticn and tour, a land appreciation school, an agronomy mooting on fertilizers and a clinic on plant diseases and insects, woro held. Chosterfiold County, locatod in an area su_rrounJod by three urban areas, offers a vory attractive opportunity for prirt-tiro and subsistanee farming. The people working in those cities, or industries located in tlio county, demand many of tlno urban services thus pushing taxos higher. This puts tho coimaorcial farnero in a less f^vcrablo position than far;ors in neighboring counties. It was recently reports by a Federal Lane; Bank represent;,tive th­t most of the available farm l nc? of tho county is solling for from two to throe times its cagricaaltura.l value. Those factors contirbute to the fact t1v_at liore than sixty per cent of the l')opul°ati-)n is ClassifiaC as rural non-f:,xrn while less than fifteen percont rural farm. Since many of the people have .purchased tho frry�s and rural resit onces compa.rativoly recently thcy arc still carry'int; pretty heavy financial obligations thereby prevon -in`; their a7nking many c''ianges even though they real izo that in the long rain they uoa,ld be improvel.onts. Anothor clr..: racteristic of t1.10 people is that they havo acquir oC tho habit of calling a specialist for service and in- forriation arlaich is :not used practically Ivory day. This has coric about pri- narily because nany of those se. -vices are available through 60=10reial cilm-,nols. They got a' lot of general i�;fornatiSn throu4ii the nowspapors and the like, but •- they aro not too interested in buil,"ing u > a backlog of information by attending meetings, tours, denonstrations, etc., when they can call the 8ctension Agent and ;et the same information at a very little inconvenience. -12- 4 There aro nore than thirty different tyros of organizations active in a gri- cultural and rural lifo activities in the county. Those include tho Grdngo, Farmers Union, Farriers Clubs, Ruritans, Horticultural Club.. Rabbit Brooders, 4 H Clubs, County Fair Associ Ai:mt Home Bomonstraticn Clubs and others. Prac- tically ovary one of these pri nizati-mo hold nonthly mootin-s. Since it would be alnost inpossible to Man L'rtmnsi rn noetings that would not conflict with sono group, the ^.,,,ent has hold the, . clown to a iiininun. and so fnr as possible worked with the Agricultural ar(? Pro ;r^ra Cor,:iittoes. Sir±i.l ar w!_-)rk has also boon .:one with tho Kiwani t Club, other civic organizati:�ns an � the nenr�y Cranba�rs of Cor_morco. It seeras the greatest rood centers around working with two groups of people - the old t iors and the beginners. By old ti;-.ors is mo ant those farr._ ?)eople who have not aljusted thoir fartai.ng operations anc thoir was- of life to present .conditions of the county. Thor boliov:) f-Dr ommplo they are better off to accept an eight hundred to a thous^nd ,pounds tobacco yield when two th:-�us^air to twenty- two hundred is possible through apprcvcd r?cthofls. Sorictinlos this is not a result of indifference, but ..ore often fin^racial inability. Thoy hold to the old prac- tices that have soldon boon a failure an are afraid to try the Aewor, oven though their neighbors rxny Ivivo done well wi -h the now practices; they beliovo their noii hbors success is a result of circurlistances boy ,nd their control. The and result of all this is a lower stnndard of livin , for their farily. The young people entoring famdng ;gave s is Filar proble�as in secw-in financial backing for an economical farm mit. is 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1 10. il. 12. -13- STATISTICAL SUI�RY Agents doing prix:arily: H.D. 4-H Agri, County Work W k Is or l Calendar months of orployr.ont 12 : O.V orb Tot��36 Total days worked 263* 265 278 806+ Dasd t It Y ovj cc o. a. Adult work b. Young Mon and Worion' s Work e. 4-I1 Club Work Farm and home visits ride Miles traveled Office Calls Telephone Calls News stories or articles prepared Broadcasts rmdo or prepared a. Radio b. Television Bulletins distributed Adult result deii:onstratiins conducted Training rioetings helu for local loaders: a. Adult work 1. Nunbor 2. Attendance b. Young non and Wonon's work 1. Nunbor 0 2. Attendance 0 c. 4-Ii Work 239* 55 138 434 0 0 4 4 24 210 136 370 273 167 283 723 9041 84.88 15136 32,665 17 25 1174 1216 700 742 2127 3569 61 59 88 208 6 7 10 23 2 0 0 2 1832 5472 1973 9277 51 0 47 98 32 462 1. Number 0 2, Attendance 0 13. All other meetings agent hold or partitipated in: a. Adult work 1. Nunbor 150 2. Attendance 2404 b. Young Mon and Women's Work 1. Number 0 2. Attendance 0 e. 4-I1 Work 1. Number 5 2. Attendance 5 14. Meetings hold or conducted by local loa ors a. Adult wort; 1. Number 196 2, Attendance 2586 b. Y. Ai. and W. work 1. Numbor 0 2. Attendanco 0 e. 4-H Work 1. Number 0 2. Attendance 0 15. Families assisted in construction of now dwollinr;s 1 16. Families assisted with remodeling 4 17. Families assisted with installation of water system 1 18. Families a-ssisted with improving meal planning and food preparation 276 19. Families assisted with improving kitchens 8 20. Families assisted with improving storage 84 21. Families assisted with improving home grounds 325 22. Families assisted with improving horse furnishings 336 0 15 0 135 0 0 0 0 7 34 378 250 57 152 1588 3865 0 12 0 131 211 143 5603 4057 20 9 319 153 0 0 0 0 114 4 1392 142 0 2 0 4 0 0 48 0 0 18 435 1 .80 450 47 597 0 0 41 628 359 7857 12 131 359 9665 225 3058 0 0 lie 1534 3 8 1 324 8 537 406 786 4 1, / j.__v� _!}GrT.___QicK�r•�/ir.�,___fl�_ __1.�►"_.�_TC_.:_,/•1`.:,___ _ 'Z7 _ 4 _-__--__------ j _ -_ Wit. -- __ � __��'' �.�-.t�'�✓��._ a' � �/ �'" � _ ___. -�- J' C C.- Cs AWe— AV_ W C'Aelz� Xle I