fabmtox*. N. c. G. Editor, Owner * HP Eve HortoA Editor Published by the bouse pbintery K. C. _ Men: Tour |UM Hon. >1?8 806 All Local Adv. #e a 1 hSSmRI*! MERITORIOUS March 1st marked the dep from our midot of * you?K man. wh coming' to reeid* in .Farmville nearfjj four yea" ago. a total leaves a hoot of friends, T"0 eyes ware misty, parting br clasps wann with real feeling, words, expressing joint regret good wishes, genuinely spoken their hearts. Josh Munden returned March to Elisabeth City, his old home .to' to assist in the management of 1 Belk branch there, pending the < pled on of the new Eden ton store t? be opened by him aa manager m course of the next few months. < heartiest congratnlstions to Josh his promotion. He has been c nected with the Belk stores for ?past 12 year*. We feel that Farmville has t enriched by the sojourn here of Jo Munden and his good wife, aiid 1 departure moves us to an txpres3ioi of gratitude, felt by the entire com! munity, for the outstanding and 1 nal service he has rendered the t in war time activities and worth! while movements of a civic and reii gious nature. Yes, his leaving Fanfville mo\ us to review ? his activities wh here and to an expression of appro eiation for his keen interest, his unl flagging zeal and meritorious achiev" ment in community affairs while resident. Josh came to Farmville in 1942, highly recommended as a ble awl efficient young business ma but citizens were to discover as, ... ? ?ortunitie months went by and oppor presented themselves, that Josh Mv den was much more than this. I like Ernest Petteway, for whom was sent as supply, (the for manager entering the .service of cowtry) made a splendid record the conduct of the -business of 1 firm. * I Arriving here just as the shock o war time scarcity of goods becami universal in the business world,_ar the ebb of finances low, resulting a near paralytic condition, he * maiiuri long enough to see this deviated in a great measni-eT and ? purchasing power of the conro revived. He obtained and held confidence of his associates in ' ness circles here, attaining and better still deserving and in all "dignifying his oo . as an opportunity to serve society. Rejected by military authority - later, Josh redoubled his valiant forts on the home front and beer eligible, we think, for citation courageous patriotism and achi ment right here in Farmville Pitt County, embodying as he outstanding characteristics so pensahle to the defense of our try. " His is a distinctive service as vealed by a review of his re found in our own publication durh three years and ten months: He served as War Finance chr! man of the Merchants Division of the War end Victory drives, and re lie# campaigns including the Rei Cross, receiving special recogmtioi in this regard from J. B. Kittrell am Sam Underwood, county chairmen and from A. B. Corey in relation i the Victory Clothing Collection, which he was the local chairman; member of the Board of Directors the State Merchants Association (the Carolina-Virginia Retailer re ceutly carried an article compliment ing Ms activities); a member of th Pitt County Board of Price Control of the Chamber of Com to Association; i as a member a ' Directors and as chair ~ lowship and Attend a 32nd degree Ma ior Warden of tin a member of th a loyal of til* church, h* served this body in the woe un ? bat effective way that he served his firm and community. First as a teacher of the Youth Branch at the Sunday School and for the past two years as Sunday School Superintendent. tossing an eager desire to serve, irrepressible energy, contagious eu i and perserversnee, his of any cause assured a * 'f. * teiafiwn gratiiying' termuiauoii. There is another commendable characteristic pome?od hy Young Munder in a marked degree. * It is that of a devoted family man. Com ing to Farmville ? a recently mar ried couple, Josh and his wife, "the former Miss Laura E. Burgees, of Camden, established a home and Stor ing their residence here have had ? additional blessings two winsome daughters, Bettie Jane and Miriam Elsie. - Josh is the son at Mrs. J. W. M lin den, of Elisabeth (Sty, and . the late Mr. Munden, former Register of Deeds. His mother has been con nected with the First National Bank in Elisabeth (Sty for the past 25 years. Our mutual interest in the further ance of business in this community and in war time endeavors brought us into do? alliance with Josh, and contact w? constant as we worked together upon the problems affecting both. Thus we came to know him well wid a strong and lasting friend ship was formed. As he bows off the Farmville stage, we wish him continued suc cess. We shall mi? him; Ids genial manner, happy disposition and at tractive personality. He leaves a deep impress on this community and well exemplies the Rotary slogan, "He profits most who serves best," bringing to mind a verse, by John Bert Graham, of Waxahachie, Tex., a Past Rotary District Governor, who might have penned it with Josh in mind had he known him. IF If I but owned a little shop I'd see that my employees bop To meet a buyer at the door; And not look like it was a bore To wait on folks. I'd make folks feel That when they finished up a deal, Both they and I were gainers. For when customers came in my store I'd want continuing goodwill To be the reason why my till Was filled with cash. And, after all, The forthright way you hit the ball Determines if you lose or win. My motto, "Each customer a friend." Wartime timber cutting and loss in Lhe United States was 60 percent greater than annual timber growth. NOTICE TO CREDITOBS Having qualified ? Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Florence V. Nelson, deceased, late of Pitt County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said deceased to exhibit them to'the undersigned administra tor or attorney at Farmville, North Carolina, on- or before the 2nd day of March, 1947, or this notice-will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will plea? make immediate payment. This the 21st day of February, 1946. W. R. BURNETTE, Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Florence V. Nelson. John B. Lewis, Atty. F-22-6wks S3 ? i r . nrm APRICOT (Jlfr*4 - ; .?v >"* ?III mrfimtN WANTED TO RENT House la or Near FARMVILLE Win pay one year's rent in ad vance. If yen haw something to offer, see party at 122 South Main Street. k " n.c. i Both ha?ball and faming am in ?, the spring training stretch before starting the final big poet-war sea son but the "curves" thrawn by Harm era will hold the respect of the pay ing public long after Newhouaer Hughson, Leonard and-company havt pitched the laat strike. ] J. Frank Doggett of the Soil Con serration Service at State College declared that the "string method" of contour tillage for craps (such ? tobacco) which require ridge culti vation and are sensitive to draining is - expanding rapidly in this ?ate and will mean an annual saving ? both in cash and soil fertility ? of millions of dollars to farmers. The curved row practice, which has proved so effective in the past in quelling erosion and preserving the quality of tobacco and other crops, is being adopted this year by tobacoo farmers in Maryland and Connecticut who recently sent representative* to this state for study of the plan. J. E. Graham, tobacco fanner of the Godwin community in Cumber land County who began using carved rows two years ago, reports that to bacco does not drown in the terrace channels and, inasmuch as channels do not fill up, no rows are broken, by water run-off, a common damage re sulting from the use