BOOST |t FARMVILLE EVERY DAY! : ?,?? -- i Farmville Soldier Killed In Air Crash'in Japan _ Smith Gay One Of 40 Quali ties la May 29 Disaster; Details Of Accident Hare Not ~ Received Here Tat Mrs. Archie Cayton and Mrs. Mack Abrams, sisters of Jesse Smith Gay, have received from the war depart ment a terse announcement that their 26-year-old soldier-brother was a of 40 killed in an Army airplane crash in Japan on May 29. Details of the crash were lacking hot, If the usual procedure .is followed, a letter of explanation will be received as soon as all the circumstances sur rounding the death are known in Washington. Gay had been in the Army since October, 1946, and early in January he was shipped overseas. He had been stationed in Korea. Since he was not attached to the air forces, it is thought he was being transferred. Mrs. Cayton last Sunday received a letter from her brother that was written May 20, just nine days priori to his untimely death. He made no mention of any impending transfer or change of duty. In his letter, he told her that he had been assigned to kitchen and mess hall duties. In addition to his two sisters who reside here now, the soldier leaves one brother, Walter Gay, Jr., who is seriously ill in the Veterans' hospital, Fayetteville. Prior to his entrance into service,! Gay was employed by the Farmvillej Radio Shop. Kindergarten Class Presents Program I Mrs. Florence Thome's kinder garten presented its annual program at the high school auditorium, Thursday evening with seven mem bare graduating. The singing of "Welcome Sweet Springtime" by the graduating class opened the exercises. "Good Even tag" was sung after which Alex Al len, Jackie Nolen and Jean Fan spoke. Hie Jtouors Assisted the graduates in singing "Kindergarten Bells." Diplomas were presented to Alex Allen, Pat Bergeron, Jean Farr, Jo Ann Gregg, Hadley Morgan, Linda Murphrey and Jackie Nolen. Recitations were given with the following taking part: Billy Briley, "My Grandpa;" Noel Lang, "My Dolly;" Edgar-Murphrey, "Icecream Man;" Shipley Ryon, "That Nibby Bird " Jo Ann Gregg, "My Dress;" Kay Allen, "The Big Broom;" Pat Bergeron, "The Pie;" Linda Murph rey, "A Cold;" Kay Allen, "My Nap;" Jackie Nolen, "Two Giris;" Linda' Murphrey, "Stilts;" Hadley Morgan, "Grandma's Garden;" Jean Fair, "Just a Little Salt." A playlet entitled "Springtime," in which the children taking the parts of animals and flowers welcomed.the queen of spring, concluded the pro gram. The decorating committees wishes to express its thanks through these columns to the Farmvjlle Furniture Company for the use of rags and furniture. Western Union Sets Up New Office Here! Fhrnrrtlle's' Chamber of Commerce renders the town another service this week when its office in the old bank building on North Main street be comes headquarters for the Western Union. Officials of Western Union were amble to locate quarters elsewhere, sad the town probably would have been without telegraphic services had not the Chamber of Commerce mov ed over to make room for the West Union office. ' " R. Smith, Jr., will be in charge of the office this summer. ST. MART'S SENIORS -4.Miss Mary Leah Thorns, daughter Mrs. John T. Thome of Fhrmville rMH wn M ' V. e ??? X % I At The Khranu Club Beginning a series of planned inter-city meetings, the Fkrmville Kiwanis club, 36-strong, rode over to Tarboro on Tuesday night and met with the Tarboro Kiwanians. Group singing was enjoyed prior to a delicious supper of ham and accessories. Gene - Simmons and "Cousin" Willie Clark were special guests of the Tarboro club. Hie meeting was presided over by Marshall Staton, president of the Tarboro club, who called on Presi dent Alex Allen to introduce mem bers at his Farmville club. State Senator L. H. Fountain in trod ced Tom Pearsall, speaker of the 'House of Representatives, who ga*e a comprehensive survey of the recent Legislature. After several humorous anecdotes, the .speaker dis cussed in a serious vein the accom plishments of the recent legislature & regards to education, health, high way safety, alcoholic beverages, etc. W. C. Harrell Heads Gates County Schools Former Farmville Teacher And Wife Will Move To Gatesville July 1; He Served As Coach Before And After War Another member of the Farmville high school faculty steps up in the teaching profession July 1 when W. C. Harrell, who taught and coached in the local school before and after the war; takes over the superinten dency of Gates county schools, suc ceeding Henry Overman who becomes superintendent of the Halifax county A native of Gates, Mr. Harrell was graduated from High Point college in 1968 and came to Farmville in the fall of that-year as teacher and coach. In May, 1942, he entered the Coast Guard and received a commission aa ensign four months later. He was placed in command of a submarine chaser and served in that capacity for six months, following which he was assigned to a landing craft as executive officer. While on this ship, he participated in the invasions of Sicily, Salerno and Normandy, land ing assault troop on the three beaches on "D" day. After serving overseas 20 months, he returned to the United States and was placed in command of a submarine chaser, re maining in this assignment until he was placed on inactive duty in March of last year. He resumed his work in the Farmville schools last Septem ber. Earlier this year, Mr. Harrell had accepted work in Durham, Both he and Mrs. Harrell were members of the faculty. They and their son, Bill, will move to Gatesville July 1. The other member of the faculty to land a superintendent's post is Supt. J. H. Moore who goes to Elizabeth City as head, of the Pasquotank schools the same time Mr. Harrell assumes his new work. Mr. and Mrs. R. LeRoy Rollins and in, Robert, left Sunday to attend te Rotary International convention i San Francisco. They will visit ninta of interest in 49m West before (turning. . | eer Type Setti Waverley C. Hoiston of Farm villi, the kind of fellow who can work for one man part of the year and with a competitor the net of the time with out ctrainnqp friendships, is one of the pioneer operators of type-setting machines, the intricate pieces of which make modern news papers and magazines possible. Starting as an apprentice back in the days when type-setting machine* wen few and far between, and very in comparison with the stream line models which grace newspaper plants nowadays. Wave developed with the machine, becoming more and , as Mrs. Hoiston puts It, "operating a linotype ma as natural to him aa reatmng." -"v Witt the exception of the times he The Ente* stock at handsome profits until the boom, like most others, bunt Then, there was the time he taught a Sun day School class (one Sunday only!) in a rural section of Alabama. He says he attended as a visitor, going primarily to furnish transportation for some of the neighbors. Drafted to take charge of the class, he in sists it was because he was the only one in the group who could read, not because he looked or acted like one who could give a learned discourse on ecclesiastical subjects. During the course of a 12-month period, Wave now holds three differ ent join, none of which is closely re of Interested Spectators ^ t wo very*mucn interested visitors at the regular meeting of tha Board of Commissioner* Tuesday night were Roland Lang, Jr., and Walter B. Jones, who In July change from the role of spectator to participant. Elected to membership on the board, the two will begin their new duties next month. , iV f f ~ Town Short-Term Note Brings Low ? fflRate Of Interest I Interstate Securities Corperatton Of Charlotte Bids 1 Per Cent And ' Offers Premium Of fl.Sl To W5.000 90-Day Notef , That F*rmvflle is considered a good risk financially was indicated again Tuesday morning when the In terstate Securities Corporation of Charlotte entered a bid of one per cent for a $85,000 revenue anticipa tion note and supplemented its bid with a premium of $1.56. Approved by the Local Government Commis sion, the sale of the note will cost the town shout $85 for the use of $86,000 for 90 days. This is equiva lent to .982 per cent interest, t~ attructive rate for any lender. Three financial institutions bid on the Farmville note. Hie Bank of Farmviile entered a flat bid of one per cent and missed the purchase by the slim margin of $1.56, the premium offered by the Charlotte corporation. The Branch Banking and Trust Com pany offered to lend the money for one and one-half per cent interest. Officials of the town were well pleased with the low Interest rate ob tained. Short-term notes for the Town of Jackson were cold for two per cent interest and the Cumberland county schools issued $116,000 at a flat one per cent rate. Cleveland M. Paylor, town clerk, and John B. Lewis, town attorney were present in Raleigh when the bids were opened Tuesday. Commissioners decided to issue the note when it became apparent that the money on hand would not be sufficient to meet the costs of the street improvement program. Pay ments on street paving assessments, which become due July 1, will enable the town to repay the loan. FARMVILLE GIRL JOINS BONNER'S OFFICE STAFF | Miss Anne Jones left Sunday for Washington, D. C, to join the staff of Representative Herbert C. Bonner of the First district Miss Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Jones of Farmville, is a graduate of Peace College, Raleigh, and Marjorie Webster Business Col lege, Washington, D.. C. For the past year she has then employed by the FYu-mville . Leaf Tobacco Com pany Mr. and Mrs. Jones accompanied their daughter to Washington.' ? FLY TO INDIANAPOLIS RACES A. J. Melton and son, Allie, flew to Indianapolis, Ind., Thursday to at tend the 60