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VOLUME THIRTY-SEVEN FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NQESM CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 1*. 1946 NUMBER ONE
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FONHtAL RITES HELD FOR
MRS. ME V. LEWIS
Highly Esteemed Wom
an Succumbed To Long
Illness, Thursday
Hundreds of relatives and friends
gathered at the country home of the
late James Thomas Lewis, Saturday
afternoon, at 8:00 o'clock, to pay a
last tribute of reepect to the passing
of his widow, Mrs. Nereiie Yelverton
Lewis, 68, a beloved and highly es
teemed citisen of tins community.
Mrs. Lewis died early, Thursday,
evening, after a period of five and a
half years spent in a state of com
plete helplessness and a critical ill
ness of a week's duration.
Final rites were conducted by Elder
E. L. Cobb, of Wilson, pastor of the
White Oak Primitive Baptist Church,
assisted by the Rev. B. S. Coatee,
Presbyterian minister of Farmville.
Interment was made in Forest Hill
cemetery, beneath one of the largest
and handsomest floral tributes seen
here.
Active pallbearers were nephews;
P. D. Yelverton, of Selma; William
Brake, of Rocky Mount; B. M., Sam
and Albert Lewis and B. L. Lang.
A choir, composed of Mr. and Mrs.
Elbert C. Holmes, Mrs. A. W. Bob
bitt, Miss Patricia Corbett, Bill Mor
ton and Charles F. Baucom, with Mrs.
J. M. Hobgood as accompanist, sang
"How Firm A Foundation", "Rock of
Ages" and "It Is Well With My Soul,"
at the home, and "Safe In The Arms
of Jesus," at the graveside.
Mrs. Lewis is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Ellen Lewis Carroll,
of Falkland, Miss Nancy Williams
Lewis, of the home, and Mrs. Leonard
O Crawford, of Hot Springs, Ark.;
two sons, James T. Lewis Jr., of
Washington, D. C., and B. F. (Jack)
Lewis, of the home; three foster chil
dren, Miss Mary Ellen Yelverton, of
Norfolk, Va., Jack and Billy Yelver
ton, of the home; a sister, Mrs. Gertie
Y. Lewis, of Farmville; four brothers,
J. B., of Fremont, T. J., of Princeton,
R. L., of Goldsboro, and G. I. Yelver
ton, of Selma A son, Thomas Ray
mond Lewis, of Washington, D. C.,
died in 1935. ?
Mrs. Lewis was born August 14,
1877, the daughter of the late John
Wright and Ellen Peacock Yelverton,
of Fremont.
She was married April 29, 1902, to
the late James Thomas Lewis, who
died January 10, 1928. As a worthy
and devoted helpmeet to her husband,
she reared a family of six children
and .three foster children to occupy
useful positions in this and other
communities, exemplifying through
out the years the noblest character
istics of Christian motherhood.
She became a member of the Prim
itive Baptist Church, of Fremont* in
early girlhood and was among the
most faithful members and loyal at
tendants of Damascus Primitive Bap
tist Church here, of the Meadow and
White Oak Churches until her illness,
and though an invalid, she often lis
tened to the services from a car near
a church window.
Gracious and hospitable in her
manner, she had a host of friends in
all walks of life.
Betty Joan Walston
Buried Here Saturday
Betty Joan Walston, 8, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Walston, of near
Farmville, died Thursday, May 2, in
Duke Hospital, Durham, aa a result
of severe burns received cm Christ
mas Eve.
Funeral services were conducted,
Saturday afternoon, at 4?0O o'clock,
from the home, by Rev. Jamas Evans,
Superintendent of the Free Will'Bap
tist Orphanage, Middlesex, assisted
Free Will
by Rev. M. L. Johnson,
Baptist minister of Tntsnia. Inter
ment took place hi Forest Hill ceme
tery here,
Surviving are the parents and a
brother, Charles Walston.
Betty Joan was a patient in the
Pitt General Hospital, Greenville, for
a period of four months following
fcer ay%A {faring that
endeared hereelf to the entire staff
of doctors and nurses and many of
the visitor* and patients during her
extended stay
CAMPOREE HALTED
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PROCLAMATION
I, J. W. Joyner, Mayor of the Town
of Rsrmville; do hereby proclaim
Wednesday, May 22, as Annie PeAine
Day for the entire Town and com
munity.
Whereas, "Miss Annie" hah served
the citizens of this town and com
munity as an educator, faithfully* and
efficiently, we deem it a privilege
and pleasure to honor her on the
completion of her 60th year of teach
ing in \Pitt County schools.
I further proclaim Wednesday, May
22, a day on which the citizens of the
entire town and community may meet
together and pay a tribute of love
and esteem to one, who has devoted
her life to the education of our
youth and instilled high ideals and
fine principles m the characters of
our children, thus wielding an in
fluence of nationwide scope, which
will live and hear fruit in the lives
of our citizens of tomorrow.
Signed: J. W. JOYNER, Mayor,
Town of Farmvilla.
Activities Of Local
Church Organizations
Methodist
The Woman's Society of Christian
Service opened its Monday afternoon
meeting with a devotional led by Mrs.
Bennett R. Fields, who based her re
marks on the theme, "Building of
Peace for Tomorrow."
In the program period, the Society
completed its current study book with
final chapters concerning "Some
Problems of Evangelism" being re
viewed by the pastor, Rev. Mr. CI egg.
Members were reminded to hand
their gifts of clothing material for
the Children of Greece to Mrs. E. C.
Carr, Supt. of Supplies, who will send
a box this month, and were also giv
en an opportunity to donate tinned
food for foreign relief.
It was announced that Mrs. A. Q.
Roebuck has offered her services to
the church as Sirnt. of Youth Work.
The Worker's! Council meeting,
Monday evening, when Miss Jane
Greene was hostess, was presided
over by the Sunday School Superin
tendent, R. A. Joyner, wtfb read the
Scripture and made a short talk en
titled "Building God's House In
Farmville."
Regular reports from teachers and
department leaders were heard and
{dans for Vacation Bible School, dis
Lovely red and white roses and
other earfV summer flowers were used
in decorating the Greene home and
the hostess served ice cream, topped
with strawberries, block cake and
nuts.
Episcopal
The Woman's Auxiliary met Mon
day afternoon in the home of Miss
Helen .Smith, near Farmville. The
program began by the singing of
"My Faith Looks Up To Thee." Mrs.
James R. Lang, president, led the
devotional period.
Mrs. John D. Dixon reviewed the.
opening chapters of the Auxiliary's
new stud^ book, "They Found the
Church There." She- spoke of exper
iences of our service men in New
Guinea and how they profited so
greatly from the work and influence
of the missionaries' among the na
tives, who aided in the campaigns,
helped with the wounded, and guided
our men through the jungles.
Mrs. Madeline H. Rountree, of St
Petersburg, Fta., who is spending the
summer here, was welcomed as a
guest and her name was added to the
roll at this time. Mrs. Rountree was
a former member of this group.
It was announced by the president
Miss Helen Smith, that the District
Get-Together meeting will be held
on May 28 with the Fsnnville Auxil
iary as hostess group. The following
committees were appointed in this
connection: decorations, Mrs. R. S.
Scott, Mrs. W. R. Burnette, Mrs.
John D. Dixon; refreshments, Mrs.
T. S. Ryan, Mm. a S. Hotohkiss
Mrs. R. C. Copenhaver.
Daring the social hour, Miss Smith,
assisted by her sister, Miss JJuldah
Smith, served strawberry shortcake.
Mixed arrangements of spring
flowers beautifully decorated the]
home.
Mrs. A. B. Moore, president; opened j
the Woman's Missionary Society
Monday afternoon, by en
hymn, "We're Marching
to Zion." Mrs. Clerk Davis led the
ivotionel from Gelatiane 8, Acta 10.
At this time; the Junior G. A.'a
CLOSING EVENTS
SCHOOL PROGRAM
BEGIN TONIGHTj
ML... With the
of the Farmville Public
School will begin tonight with the
presentation of a play, "Miss West
field High" by the eighth grade un
der the supervision of Miss Bertha
Lang, in Perkins Hall.
Events scheduled for next week in
clude the presentation of pupils in a
piano recital by lira. Haywood
Smith, teacher, on Thursday night,
May 16, and a Patriotic Pageant by
the grammar grades on Friday night,
May 17.
Final Rites Held
For Benjamin Rynuml
Benjamin Bynum, 78, a life long
resident and prominent farmer of
Greene county, died early Monday
morning at hia home near Farmville,
following an illness of several month*
duration.
Final rites were held from the late
home, Tueeday afternoon, at 2:80
o'clock, by Dr. H. S. Hilley, president
of Atlantic Christian College. Inter
ment was made in Forest Hill ceme
tery.
Active pallbearers were; E. L. and
W. A. Barrett, L. W. Andrews, Joe
Henry Bynum, JimmiS Nanny and
Bob Hinson.
A choir composed of Mrs. 'C. R.
Town send, Mrs. E. C. Holmes, Mrs.
A. W. Bobbitt and Bill Morton, with'
accompaniment by Mrs. J. M. Hob
good, sang Sun Of My" Soul, It Is
Well With My Soul, and Safe In The
Arms at Jesus.
Mr. Bynum, a son at the late John
T. and Harriet Hinss Bynum, was
well known through Greene and Pitt
counties. He was a member of the
local Christian Church. He waa never
married.
Surviving axe a sister, Mrs. Moses I
Turnage, of Bath, and several nieces |
and nephews.
Mrs. Jack Wood, a niece, has lived
in the home with Mr. Bynum for a
number of years. Her mother, Mrs.
Moses Turnage, of Bath, and Mrs.
William Andrews, a niece, and a
registered nurse, of Detroit, Mich.,
spent the past two weeks at his bed
Out-of-town relatives and friends |
attending the funeral were:
Mrs. William Andrews, of Detroit,
Mich.; Mrs. & B. Havens end sons,
Dick and Jack, of Tarbero; Mrs. Hugh
Shepperd, of Wilson; Mrs. Moses
Turnage end daughters, Misses Mar
garet and Hattie, and eon, James
Turnage, of Bath; Misses Lucy and
Christine King, of Louisburg; Mrs.
Sallie Wood, and Mrs. Z. T. Lyons, of
Goldsboro; Mrs. J. C. Exum, Mrs. W.
W. Whittington, Mrs. Herbert and
Mrs. Bill Sugg, and Mrs. W. Hart,
of Snow Hill; Collier Turnage, at
Washington; Mrs. Jack Shutter and
Mrs. Charlotte Forrester, of Rich
mond, Va.
Woman's Missionary Society. The
devotional was given by Mrs. A. J.
Melton and the program, by the Cir
cle chairman, Mrs. J. W. Miller, and
Mrs. Carol W. Modlin.
Plans were made to have red and I
white flowers placed at the Church |
entrance on Mother's Day.
The hostess, Mrs. Robert Fields,
served a jello dessert with cake and
hot tea.
Mrs. J. M. Melton, of Jacksonville,
who is visiting her son, A. J. Melton,
was a special guest at each at these
meetings and received a cordial wel
come. ?
The Young' Woman's Auxiliary
began its Monday evening meeting
with prayer by the president) Miss
Elvira Tyson. Mrs. Herbert Moore
gave the devotional from Matthew 26.
The program topic, "A Demonstrated
Democracy," was developed by Mrs.
M. 1ji Brock.
Plans for Focus V eek, which be
gins Sunday, Mny .12, were outlined,
with a special observance each day,
a feature of which will be the Mother
Daughter henqrvet, scheduled for
Tuesday evening at the Church.
Hie home of the hostess, Mrs. H.
B. Humphrey, was attractively deco
rated with roses and aweetpeaa.
Pecan pies, topped with cream,
were served with iced tea. Sweetpei
made lovely plate decorations.
Visitors included Mrs. Sam Hob
good, Mrs. George W. Davis, Mrs.
Robert Jovnar and Mrs. E. W.
Holmes.
|-?Holy, Holy Is the Lord"
as the opening hymn at the Woman's
Council meeting, Monday afternoon,
followed by prayer led by the ptesi- j
sot, 16a. A. C. Tumage.
Members of Group 8, who prasent
ed the program, were Mrs. Robert
Lee Smith, and Mrs. Clarence Mays,
who gave the devotional from the
subject, "We Prove Ourselves."
The program theme, "Cycling Su
m-visors," was developed by
Ted L. Albrittan, Mrs. H. D.
nd Mrs. Ernest
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Confederate Memorial Day will
be observed here Sunday aftsmo
May 1% under aponaonhip of 1
(Rebecca Winboome Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy. Ser
vkee will be held at Forest Hill
Cemetery at 6:80 o'clock. Rev. E. W.
Holmes will ipeak aad Mrs. Haywood
Smith will have charge of thie
Graves of Confederate veterans will
be decorated by members of the Comp
ter.
The public is cordially invited to
Ipeaks
June Rose _
To Legionnaires
Farmville Post American Legion
held its regular monthly meeting in
the LOgicm Hall PYiday evening with
100 members present. A delicious
barbecue supper wfw ??rved by lsdiea
of the Auxiliary.
Commander Calf A. Tyson called
the meeting to older and turned it
over to Comrade Paul E. Jones,
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee, who introduced Comrade
.June Rose, of Greenville, past De
partment Commander of North Care
Una, speaker of the evening.
Comrade Rote jjook us bade over
the past twenty-seven years, high
lighting some of the accomplishments
of the Legion especially in our
community aqd State. He
many of the yttmg legionnaires
possible to attend!the convention in
Winston-Salem faijjane, that they
may know, first tend, some of the
prindpal things for which the legion
stands. He also admonished the
young men to prepays for leadership
in the legion ted in their communi
ties in the near future.
Rose said "We did not lore faith in
America after Pearl Harbor nor dur
ing any dark daps during the. war,
we must not loee-lfaitfc in her now.'
Com
rade Jones also inUuilksad Comrade
Arthur B. Corey who spoke briefly
saying, "We most re-weld our unity*
as Pearl Harbor welded as and must
not allow our Democracy to fall
apart"
Comrade R. D. Rouse, chairman of
the nominating committee, presented
for officers the following who were
unanimously elected: Commander, L.
P.' Yelverton, of Fountain; 1st Vioe
Commander, R. 0. Lang, Jr.; 2nd
Vice-Commander, L. T. Lucas; 8rd
Vice-Commander, Joseph D. Joyner;
Adjutant, C. H. Pasbprry; Finance
Officer, C. F. Baucom; Chaplain,
Rev. E. W. Holmes.
It was moved and carried that the
present commander and the three
newly elected vice-commanders be
come delegates to the convention at
Winston-Salem and that they secure
other delegates to make a total of
seven for the post
THE BASEBALL CLUB
OPENS '46 SEASON
The Farmville Baseball Club which
has been active in the sports life of
the community for the pest three
yean hps recently oepned its 1946
season, the first game having been
played at Red Lions.
Roland Butts is manager of I
Farmville Club and Sam Hobgood,
assistant Leading*pitchers are An
drew Newman and Carl Shirley, Jr.
The approximate 16 members are
largely returned Service Men.
No gate admission is charged for
the gamef. Basic expense* are de
frayed by voluntary contributions.
This wash end the local team will
play Macclesfield, in Macclesfield
Saturday afternoon and in Farmville,
Sunday afternoon. Both games will
begin at 2:30.
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LOCAL GOLFERS TRIM TARBORO
Farmville's golf team defeated
the visiting Tarboro men 38-24 in the
tournament play bare Wednesday.
Liles shot low for the locals with a
78, and Mohler for dm visitors with
77.
& The following Farmville men won
8 points; Uradham, Pollard, Pierce,
Copenhaver, Swell and Liles.
Arrangements for the match
by Frank Allen, Captain of the
A fried chicken dinner was served
in the dub lounge, prior to the tee
off.
Iftarm villa golfers will play in
Rocky Mount, next week, with Lath
Manias to*
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Washingtcn, May 9.?Civilian Pro-|
daction Administrator John D. Small |
?aid tonight, that ho has recommend
ed federal seizure of the soft coal I
mines to head off an Imminent, in- [
dustrial coliapee, and that the gov
ernment now is considering that ac-1
ticn.
Another government source said
that President Truman was consid
ering asking for a 80-day moratorium
hi tiie mine strike to permit rebuild
ing -of the nation's vanishing coal
reserves. Under that plan it was
said, tiie onion-management negotia
tors would continue their efforts to
reach a settlement, and any
ment made would~ be retroactive to
the date the miners went back to
work.
Small said his seizure proposal was
ibmitted to reconversion Director
John Snyder last Saturday, but that
it neither has been rejected nor ac
cepted so far.
Under Study.
It was indicated that the question
was being studied by President
Truman, who sidestepped all direct
press conferences earlier today. But
Chicago's Mayor Edward J. Kelly
emerged from a private meeting
with the President and announced
that Mr. Truman has worked out a
"program" for settling the dispute
in a "comparatively short time."
The President, Kelly toM report- ]
era, is prepared to take "militant ac
tion" if he cannot get the mines open |
by other means.
Kelly admitted, however, that hal
had no details of the President's |
plsn.
Fenaful View.
But Small was blunt and force
ful in his view that only federal
seizure and operation of the minee
could head eff a national disaster of
the first magnitude.
He said he was confident that if
the government seized the mines
enough miners would go hack to
work to keep essential services func
tioning.
"I can't conceive our people strik
ing against the government," Small
told a press conference after is
suing a detailed report on the wid
ening effects of the strike on in
dustry.
His report revealed that more than
1,000,000 workers already are jobless
as a result of the coal shutdown, that
scores of plants in all the basic in
dustries are being forced to close
and the complete coliapee is not far
distant.
"The drastic freight embargo ef
fective tomorrow quickly will force
the wheels of American industry to
grind to a rude stop," he said.
He also recommended a six or sev
en months respite from strikes in
basic industries, warning that the
only alternative is higher prices, in
flation and more governmental con
trols.
Breathing Spell.
"Industry cannot operate on stop
and-go production. We've got to
have a breathing spell?a holiday?
from strikes ..."
Small confirmed steps already tak
en by his office to limit use of elec
tricity and manufactured gas in the
Eastern states, and be cited thoee
measures as evidence of the critical
nature of the coal Strike.
"We have reached a juncture where
the coal mines should be seised," he
said. "The government then should
appeal to the miners to keep the
mines in operation. The tragic ef
fects of this continued strike are be-1
yond belief."
Asked what should be dene if labor
infuses hie strike-holiday plan. Small
said he favored legislation to force
its acceptance. He did not specify
what type of legislation.
He conceded that the miners have)
justified complaints in the
dispute, but asserted that their I
the stage where it
the
s opinion was echoed >jr|
top
of Com-1
Alfred E.
UMW President John L.I
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The current stand of saw timber in
North Gasoline exceeds 41 billion
board feet; approximately the yearly
requirement of lumber in this coun
try. ' ; " W Ti
There are very few women who wQl
not believe your assertion. when you
tell them that they look "stamuM."
fever of speculation is abroad
land and before it is .
! CAMPAIGN STARTS MONDAY m
OWARDS A CLEANER TOWN
PROCLAMATION OF
CLEAN - UP WEEK
I, J. W.?Joyner, Maydr of the Town
of Farmville, do herewith proclaim
the week beginning May 13th, CSesn
Up and Sat Endicettdh Week for
the entire Town of Farmville.
Whereas, we hare secured the ser
vices of Mr. H. A. Heeidrix of the
Pitt County Health Department to
assist us in this worth while cam
paign, I hereby call upon every citi
zen of the Town of Fannville to sup
part and assist in its efforts to make
our town more beautiful and clean
than ever before.
I further proclaim that a clean-up
and rat eradication campaign would
be of great benefit to the Town of
Fannville, more especially the eradi
cation of such rodents as nets for the
prevention of disease carried by such
pests.
Signed: J. W. JOYNER, Mayor,
Town of Farmville.
Kfwanians Entertain
Ladies At Dinner
A fine spirit of fun and fellowship
marked the semi-annual ladies' night
observance given by the Kiwanis dub
Friday evening.
Hie club lounge was attractively
decorated with lovely rosea in mantel
and floor basket arrangements,
bowls of pennies used with trailing
ivy and lighted white tapers on the
tables, and arrangements of peonies.
A delicious turkey dinner followed by
ice cream and cake waa served at
seven o'clock.
President diaries S. Hotchldss pre
sided and opened the program with
the group singing "America," led by
Edgar Barrett with Mrs Elbert C.
Holmes as piano accompanist, fol
lowed by the Pledge of Allegiance to
the Flag. The invocation waa offered
by Lewis W. Allen and a moment of
silence was observed in memory of
Kiwanian Jack Lewis' mother, Mrs.
Nannie Y. Lewis, who passed away
the previous day.
Words of vdcome, expressed by
W. Alex Allen, were responded to, in
her usual charming maimer, by Mrs.
R. E. Pickett
Frank K. Allen, program chairman,
spoke briefly after which .the group
sang "The More We Get Together."
Mrs." Sam D. Bundy, of Farmville,
and Mrs. Jasper Hicks, of Henderson,
wives of the guest speakers, were
recognised after which Mr. Bundy,
immediate past governor entertained
with a number of humorous anecdo
Continuing along this line, the
present Governor, Jasper Hiiks, spoke
briefly and then concluded his re
marks in a more thought provoking
mood bringing out the strong points
of Kiwanis, what it moans to its
members, the privilege of being a
member of this organisation and not
ing some of its outstanding accom
plishments.
Following a brief intermission
dancing was enjoyed. Arrangement
committees for the evening were Mr*.
R. C. Copenhaver, Mrs. Robert Monk,
Mrs. Ernest Pettewsy, Mm. George
Allen, decorations; Charles Edwards,
Bill Garner, Sgm Lewis, house; Louis
Williams, Ben Lewis, Ben Lang, Rod
Williams, fdod; Robert Monk, George
Allen, Ernest Petteway, dance; Mr.
mid Mrs. Lewis Allen, Mr. and Mrs.
Zeb Whitehurst and Mr. and Mrs. R.
?C. Copenhaver, reception.
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ATTEND DISTRICT MEET
Among those attending the annual
meeting of the Seventh District,
Carolines Kiwanis, held Monday eve
ning, in Goldeboro, were the follow
ing local Kiwanisas, Hubert Joyner,
Louis Williams, Alex Allen, C. S.
Hotchkiss, John D. Dixon, George
Allen, Ernest Petteway, Frank Allen,
Bill Gamer, Seth Barrow, Rev. Earl
Holmes, Zeb Whitehurst, Lewis Allen,
Howard Moye, Ted Albritton and R.
C. Copenhaver.
Lt Gov. Harvey Guriey, of Golds
bom, presided. The address of the
evening was given by Gov. Jasper
Hicks, of Henderson. 1 C. S. Hotch
kiss, president of the Farmville Club,
responded to the welcome.
RECEIVES DISCHARGE
First Sergeant J. T. Windham is
at home, having received his dis
charge at Fort Bragg May 1, follow
ing two yean service, eleven months
of which were spent oversees, when
he saw duty in the Philippines and
Japan.
He arrived in the States, April 28,
at Seattle, Wash.
Virtually all 'North Carolina meat
have discontinued cattle
that
any
Plans Based On Cooper
fative Efforts of Town
Officials and Citizens
Officials of the town administra
tion have announced that the week
of May 13th has been designated as
CLEAN UP WEEK FOR FARM
VILLE, and Mayor J. W. Joyner has
issued a proclamation in this connec
tion. Extensive preparations are
now being made in regard to Clean
Up Week, and the Board is appealing
for cooperation J?y the entire citizen
ship, a very necessary prerequisite
for the success of the campaign. JJ
The assistance of H. A. Hendrix,
Greenville Sanitarian, has been se
cured for Farm vine's Clea. Up drive
and the town pledges its beet efforts
in a general campaign and in keep
ing Farmville clean.
Householders mid business men are
requested to clean up their premises
and place trash and other debris in
containers so that they may be col
lected by the street department. At
tention is called to the fact that over
loaded garbage and trash containers
canse street cleaners and collectors
double work and so the use of ade
quate containers will be one way in
which individuals can speed the cam
paign and further the Clean Up plan.
Water-tight garbage cans with close
fitting lids are the only safe solu
tion to the home garbage problem.
Street Supervisor Berry Taylor in
vites cooperation from the powHc and
pledges the best efforts of his de
partment in keeping Farmville clean.
Believing that along with the eradi
cation of breeding ^places for flies
and mosquitoes, the extermination of
rats is of prime importance to the
people of Farmville, the Board has
ordered a supply of poison for this
purpose.
Check your premises and see if you
can answer "yes" to the following
questions:
1?Is your garbage in a covered
can? v
2?Do you keep garbage receptacle
clean?
3?Are your premises free of
weeds, tin cans, rubbish, rat harbor
age?
4?Do yob consider your premises
in a clean and tidy condition?
If you cannot answer "yes" to
every question, see that you do so by
next Saturday and you will have done
your bit towards making Farmville .
a healthier and more beautiful town.
Make your premises so clean that
you will welcome ^he inspection com
mittee and be pleased with its repast
of conditions noted.
At The Rotary Club
The Rotary Club had as guest speak
er, Tuesday evening, Mrs. B. - R.
Fields, who talked oil Home Demon
stration Work, a timely subject in
keeping with the state wide observ
ance of the week as Home Demon
stration Week.
Mrs. Fields, a formes member of
the Farmville Home Demonstration
Club, told in her own inimitable man
ner, of the progress of this work and
the pitenominal increase in member
ship in Hie last few years. "The
program," dm said, "is'designed to
fit every farm family for the task of
home making, and through the Home
Demonstration Clubs, thousands of
farm women have had their outlook
on home life changed completely."
Mrs. Fields took the occasion to ex
press appreciation to the Farmville
people for their assistance in the
building of the club house on the
Fountain highway and bespoke a
continuation of this cooperative
spirit.
The speaker paid a lovely tribute
to Miss Verona Lee Joyner, Pitt
County Home Demonstration Agent,
who has rendered a signal service in
this section during the years she has
held this position.
"Turkey" Willis, as program load
er, presented Mrs. Fields.
Frank A. Williams presided and
called for reports from John Mew
born on activities in connection with
the beautificatian of the school
grounds; from Ed Nash Warren in
regard to the Boy Scouts and their
recent Camporee, held in Wilson, and
from Paul Ewell on attendance aver
ages.
Rotarian Martin Swart*, of the
Greenville Club, was a special ;
FREE CLINIC 1
The local Health Officer
call attention to the fact that a
Tuberculosis Clinic will be held in Dr. r
R. T. Williams' Office In Farmville,
Friday, May 17, from 8 to 4 o'clock.
The Clinic will be conducted by Dr.