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Mr*. W. D. Owen* of Fountain
and Mr*. Emma Mewborn of Snow
Hitl are spending ?'this weak with
Mr?. Metta Herring. /?'
Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Marlowe spent
the week end with Mr. arid Mr*. Guy
Bollock of Kanly.
Mr. and Mr*. Troett Lan^ and
son, Kenneth, are spendfeg several
days with Mrs. Lang's father near
FpOntain.
Oliver Moye has retorned after
spending several days with his .siet?
ter, Mrs. Annette Lewis, of little
River, S. G.
R. S. and A. L. Paris of Norfolk,
Va., Mrs. A. J. Noe and daughter,
Ann, of Beaufort, Mrs. Herbert Wil
liams and daughter, Florence, of
Washington spent several days this
week with Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Fields.
' Bryant Gurasenhanser of Bloom
Mr. and Mr*. Bruton Taylor an
the birth o# a daughter, Gail
Boeemary, Sunday, Aug. 17, at
~ '?Mlofipital, Will
Woodard-Herrlag hospital, Wilson.
Mrs. Taylor is the form dp Miss Jo
of
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Miss Barrett Attends -
Scout Training Course
Miias Dora Mae. Barrett attended
the .Brownie Scout Training course
held at Washington, N. C., last week
in preparation for helping lead a
Srownie troop this fa8t^^vW?';" ?
V: Scouts from many parts of the
South were present and learned a
bout organising troops, planning
programs, conducting folk hongs,
games, arts and crafts and the (re-?
l'ated Scouting activities under the
direction of Miss Katherine Park, of
Atlanta, Ga., a member of the na
tional'stpff, and |Mrs. Scott of-Wash
ington, program jBopsnltSjit^ . '
| The Farmville Girl Scout organi
zation sponsored Mise Barrett and
defrayed expenses of the trakdr
course. -. "> * %
North Carolina
[ a demonstrattpFHI
I for the .next three yean to fie
[fa, wofcing out suggests
for ^public schools
(rede teach
High school. ;
| BOOK AND BRIDGE CLUB
Entertained Tuesday
Mrs. T. Eli Joyner, Jr., was hoe
teas to the Book and Bridge club
Tuesday afternoon in her home,
decorated for the occasion with
rangements of fbses, gladioli,
and tkinas.
A frosen salad, party
potato chips, crackers, ct
and iced tea were served upon ar
rival of the guests. Later coea colas
ohd nuts were passed.
High score for the afternoon whs
sade by Mrs. T. a Ryan.' v'^
"Special guests were' Mrs. J. Y.
Monk and Mrs. R. D. Harris.
HAPPENINGS in farmville
' SINCE LA8T OPENING
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cator who fetireki in after'mora
than 60 yean of teaching, celebrated
her bir-itday, June 3.
IW. C. Harrell, Farmville high
school coach and teaches, elected
superintendent of'Gates county sys
tem of schools.
Bargaih Days, trade promotion
I event, held Jjrne 6-7. " -
I Pitt-Greene Electric Membership
[Corporation, held annual meeting.
Sam D. Bandy, secretary of cham
ber of- commerce, elected superin
Itendent of schools.
Florence-Mayo "" Nuway company-*
begins work on new factory in pre
paration for., moving plant from
Maury to Farmville,
* Pitt county commissioners approve
Farmville school board request for
special election on levying additional
16 cents \*n property for school pur
?/'
E. P. Baaf decked
teacher as plans made,to ra-fipen
partment after two-year lapse.
Mrs. A. Q. Roebuck, rural worker]
for the Methodist chunk, died in a
Wilson hospital- June 28.
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J. D. Joyner, register of deeds, ap
pointed tax collector* by Pitt Board
of Commissioners.
Town commissioners adopt budget
providing for tax rate, of $1.35. in
stead of $1.10 in effect in 1946, and j
raise wages of all town employees
by 10 per cent. -
Tobacco gaewers voted overwhelm
ingly to assess themselves 10 cents
an acre to be used by Tobacco Asso
ciates, the., in finding new outlets]
for tobacco.
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Business and residential use fa 73
one- and two-party telephone lines
will pay more for service received in
accordance with increased rates ap
proved by State Utilities Commis
sion.
C. L. Langley patents a new de
vice, "Lo Glare Vigpr," as.aid fo
ght driving.
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