WALSTONBUKG
...NEWS...
Revival services will begin at the
Christian church Sunday aight, Oct
5, at 7:30. Rev. Z. B. T. Cox at
Fannvilie will bring the meaaa<
each evening. Rev. Howard James of
Winterville will conduct the ringin
The public is cordially invited to atr
The Woman's Missionary society
of the Christian church will
an amateur program in the near fu
ture?the date to be announced lat
er, Tentative headings of the pro
gram are: Masfeah vocal aa
mental; dramatic, reading, blackface
sketch, comedy sketch, imitations and
dancing. Prims will be awarded.
Anyone who will enter please contact
Mrs. J. CL Gardner.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Parker aad son
of Raleigh were the week end
of Mr. and Mts. G. W. Bailey.
Dr. E. W. Circle of Springfield,
Ohio, and Miss JuanKa Reddick of
Raleigh were the dbras* guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Redick Sunday.
Mrs. Sam Jenkins and Miss Clara
Jenkins were Rocky Mount visitors
Tuesday.
Students home for the week end
included Ola Grace Gardner and Leo
nard Mann from A. C. C., Wilson,
and Stewart McKeel and H. T. Her
ring from UNC in Chapel Hill.
Mrs. Clarence Jones was a visitor
in Kinaton Friday.
Mrs. W. E. Lang, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. T. W,
Simpson, in Arlington, Va., has re
turned home.
Mr. and Mrs. EL F.. Brooks shopped
in Rocky Mount Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Fields spent
the week end in Beaufort.
The Tobacco Contest, which was
scheduled to close last week, will
end today. The extension was due to
the bad weather last week and the
difficulty the students had in bring
a bright
ami lowly roan of which they can
be prowl. At the present time, Miaa
Davis plana to do some painting and
repairing and also to proaant several
new projects to her pupils.
Officers for the 1M7-48 eeriee of
(Miter, Doris Wheeler; as
eistant editor, Jean Riddick;
manager, AWn DUdy.
idea Gray Worley spent
end In Sanford with her
Mmon Woriav, who is
from a serious illn?
in Elm Cfty with friends.
Miss Mary Irma Rives spent Sun
day with her parents, Mr. and. Mrs.
George Rives of GoMaton. ,
Mrs. ?jnc Smith wee home for the
pest week end.
Mr. end Mrs. T. E. Lang visited
in Rocky Mount recently.
SEVBN PINES CLUB ELECTS
new omenta
The Seven Pines Home Demonstra
tion dob met Tuesday, Sept 23, at
the home of Mis. Ferrell Morgan
Mrs. Clifton Ellis presided over the
meeting.
Near officers elected for the com
ing year were lbs. L. E. Garris
rnsidit. M~ vice
pivaideot, and Via Ichabod Alien,
secretary and treasurer.
Plans were made for the club tc
sponsor a stand at the Pitt Counij
Fair and Mrs. Lyman Heath wai
made chairman of the committee
composed of Mia. Alton Brock, Jr.,
and Mis' Ichabod Allen. The garden
leader, Mia. Bert Little, gayp an in
t?resting report and the Family life
loader. Mm. L. E. Garris, gave a re
port. Mrs. Garris also gave a report
on France. Mrs. Clifton Ellis gave s
book report on "Jaaey Jeems" by
Daring the social period, Mrs. M4pi<
nan served, banana splits and cookies
to 17 members and four guests.
AMAN-DAVIS
Mrs. O. D. Davis of Farmville an
mirage of her daugb
to Howard E. Amw,
sea. of Mr. and Mrs. Jaase Am&n of
JooksMstile, Friday, September 2ft.
The rrmpis are making their home
in Snow Hill.
Mas. Ansaa has been employed by
the Vogue Beauty Salon since Febru
toy
A married woman wrote us that
a quit an office Job because the tax
so terrific. We wonder haw
much of this is gx>mg on.
NOTICE OP SPECIAL ELECTION
AND NSW REGISTRATION
THEREFOR
Notice is hereby given that .the
question of the approval or disappro
of n-s? * *
ral of the- levy of a special tax of
not to exceed fifteen (.15) cents on
each- $10? of assessed valuation of all
taxable property, both real and per
sonal located within the Farmville
School District, to provide supple
mental tads with which to operate
schools of a: higher standard than
that provided by state support, or to
employ additional vocational teach
ers, or both, will be submitted to the
voters of Farmville School District
at a special election to be held on
October 18, 1847. The resolution
adopted by the Board of Commis
sioners of Pitt County calling Said
special election and ordering a new
registration therefor is published in
fufi below ss a notice of such special
election and the new registration
therefor.
A Resolution providing for and or
ta| g a special election in and a
registration of ail qualified
in the Farmville School Dis
trict en the question of levying s
tax to provide supplemental tads
far the operation of schools in the
Farmville School District of s
higher standard than that provid
ed by State support, or to employ
" vocational teachers, or
WHEREAS, qn Hay 23, 1938, the
Board of Education of Pitt County,
North Carolina, m regular adjourned
'? session, held a public hearing upon
the question of creating a special
school district to be known as the
"Farmville School District of Pitt
County" and after hearing all tax
of saad hearing, the said Board of
payers and other interested persons
who appeared pursuant to the notices
Education of Pitt County created a
school district to be known as "Farm
ville School District of Pitt County"
and then and there defined and' de
scribed the boundary lines of said
district as .follows:
BEGINNING at the Greene County
line at the junction of Winterville
Township and the Greene County
line at the junction of Little Con
tentnea Creek and Middle Swamp;
iiwiaroa vicca emeu uuuuiv unrMU|?i
thence a northerly course along and
tentnea Croak ?
With Gontentaaa Croak and Old Wo
man's Broach to the junction of the
Falkland and Beavendam Township
line to the junction of the Fountain
and Falkland district lines; from
thence southeast with the Fountain
district line to Toddy's station;
thence west with the public road to
the Greene County line; thence south
with the Greene County line to the
plank road; thence southeast along
Greene County line to Contentaea
Creek, the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Ami thereafter recorded the bound
ary lines and the action of the said
Board of Education on the minutes
of stid board: asNk
WHEREAS, "on the 6th day of May,
1947, the Farmville School District
Committee duly held' a meeting and
in said- meeting resolved to petition
that an election be held and had in
the FarmviHe School District to de
termine whether there should be le
vied in said school district a tax of
not to exceed 16c on each 8100 ' of
assessed valuation of all taxable
property, both real and personal,
Wttoln said district in order to pre
fer the ope
HJR of < a higher stands
ami than that provided by state sup
' or to employ additional voca-I
m '
_ petition of
District was
considers
tion by the Board of Education of
County was approved in a meet
. imta I,?? * fitttiiEiidgS
WHEREAS, the
of the Farmville
gether with the approval
Board of Education of Pitt
and the approval of the
duly admitted
Education and after due and careful,
consideration of the same the said!
l>etition was duly approved by thai
North Carolina State Boairi of Edu
cation in its meeting of July 10,
1947; and,
WHEREAS, the. Farmville
District has a school population
iaafcHiHBiir mkjsbmmm''1
1,000 or "more, as ?_ _? .
by the Board of Education of Pitt
County, and the said Board of Edu
cation of Pitt County has duly re
quested the Board of Commissioners
of Pitt County to provide for "en elec
tion in the Farmville School District
upon the question of levying a spe
cial school tax of not more than 15c
on each $100 of assessed valuation
of all taxable property in the Farm
ville School District in order to pro
M ~ " operate
ool Dis
vide fe ds with whish to
schools in said Farmville School
trict of a higher standard than that
provided by state support, or to em
additional vocational -teachers.
now, Therefore, be it resolved
by the Board of Commissioners of
Pitt County, and it is hereby ordered
that:
(1) An election shall be held tn the
Farmville School District to deter
mine whether there shall be levied a
tax of not to exceed 15c on each
$190 of-assessed valuation of all tax
able property, both real and-person
al, located within said FarmvHTe
School District, to provide supple
mental funds with which to operate
schools of a higher standard than
that provided by state support, or to
employ additional vocational teach
ers, or both;
(2) The said election shall bo held
on Saturday, the 18th day of Octob
er, 1947, and the polls shall be open
on said date from the hour of 6:30
A. M., Eastern Standard Time, to
the hour of 6:30 P. M., Eastern
Standard Time, and each person who
is duly registered and who is other
wise qualified to vote shall be quali
fied to vote at said election;
(8) For the purpose.of said elec
tion the territory comprising the
Farmville School District and em
braced within the boundaries of said
school district, which said bounda
ries are as follows: '
BEGINNING at the Greene County
line at the junction of Wirrterville
Township and the Greene County
line at the junction of Little Con
tentnea Creek and Middle Swamp:
thence a northerly course along and
with Contentnea Creek and Old Wo
man's Branch to the junction of the
Falkland and Beaverdam Township
line to the junction of the Fountain
and Falkland district lines: from.
thence southeast with the Fountain!
district line to Toddy's station;
theifce west with the public road to
the Greene County line; thence south
with the 'Greene. County line to the
plank road; thence southeast along
Greene County line to Contentnea
Creek, the POINT OF BEGINNING,
shall be and the same is hereby de
signated, combined, and created as
one precinct stud the polling place for
said preCinct is hereby designated as
the City Hall in Farmville, N.'G.;
(4) A new registration of all
qualified voters in the Farmville
School District is hereby ordered for
the purpose of the aforesaid election
and for the purpose of said
registration and the holding of said
election the following persons an
named as and are hereby appointed
as registrar and judges of election:
Registrar: C. M. Paylor.
Judges: J. B. Joyner and Mrs.
Sarah H. Albritton and George W.
Davis and Mrs. Walter R, Jones axe
named and are hereby appointed as
alternate judges of election to serve
in the event that either J. B. Joyner
or Mrs. Sarah H. Albritton or both
of them shall be unable, for any rea
son, to serve on the date of such
election;
(5) Notice of said new registra
tion shall be given by pnblication in
the Farmville Enterprise, a newspap
er published in and circulating in
Farmville School District, once at
least twenty (20) days before Octo
ber 7, 1947, and notice of the election
shall be given in the Farmville En
terprise, a newspaper published in
and circulating in said district, three
times prior to the election date, and
the notice of the new registration,
herein provided for to be published
once at least twenty (20) dayB before
October 4, 1947, snail also be consid
ered and counted as one of the three
notices required to be published con
cerning the election and shall be con
sidered the first notice of such elec
A. M? Eastern
3:00 P. M., Eaa .
for the purpose of affoi
t unity to all interested
ance^wrth "tte 2?0B|L- I
elections; v
(7) The ballots to be used.in said
election shall be mimeographed and
shall be in the following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Special School Tax Election
Tsrmvllle School District
(INSTRUCTIONS)
1. To vote in favor of the
annually of a tax of not to
16c on each $100 valuation of I
property, both real and personal,
within the Farmville School District
in order to provide supplemental
""i which to
funds with which to operate schools
in the Farmville School District of a
higher standard than that provided
by state support, or to employ ad
ditional vocational teachers, or both,
for a term of not more than ISO
school days, make a cross "X" made
in the square to the left of the
words, "TOR LOCAL TAX"
2. To vote against the levying
nually of a tax of not to exceed
on each $100 valuation of all i
ty, both real and ]
Farmville
which to operate schools in" the
Farmville School District of .a high
er standard than that provided by
state support, or to employ addition
al vocational teachers, or both, for a
term of not more than 180 school
days, make a cross "X" mark in the
square to the left of the words,
"AGAINST tlS
LOCAL TAX"
3. If you tear, deface, spoil or
wrongly mark this ballot, return it
and get another.
FOR LOCAL TAX
?
?
AGAINST LOCAL TAX
(A facsimile signature)
C. P. GASKIN6,
Clerk of Board of Commissioners of
Pitt
(8) A. copy of this resolution, sign
- Ml! ~ ~
ed by the Clerk of the Board of Com
missioners of Pitt County, shall be
published as a notice of the new
registration herein ordered
notice of the said special election sad
otfer pe. * Hi
as a notice of all other pertinent mat
ters concerning said election, once
not later than thirty (80) days be
fore the election and thereafter twice
again before the election, all three
such publications to be made in "he
Farmville Enterprise, a newspaper
published and circulating in' the
Farmville School District.
This the 2nd day of September,
1947.
C. P. GASKINS
Clerk, Board of CommisstonerB of
Pitt County
Sept. 12, Oct. 8 A 10
DR. KENNETTH L. QUIGGINS
OPTOMETRIST
Bank of Farmville Building
each Wednesday-9:00 to 5:00
Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted
Collector's Records
That You Witt Want
Four Or Five Times
I've Found a New Baby
Lionel Hampton
Victor Record price 65c
Bugle Call Rag
After You're Gone
Benny Goodman
Victor Record price 65c
Martha
I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble
Hall
Larry Clinton
Victor Record- price 66c
Take The A Train
The Sidewalks of New York
Duke Eflintton
Victor Record ? price 65c
In A Shanty In Old Shanty
Town
Blue Skies
Johnny Lang
Deeea Record price 82e
Always
White Christmas
Ink Spots
Deeea Record price 89c
I Surrender, Dear
It Moot Be True
Bing Crosby
Deeea Record price 82c
Just Plain Lore
Just For Me
Ink Spots
Deeea Record price 82c
After Yon
You Nerer Mine the Water Till
The Well Runs Iky
The Mills Brothers
Dedea Record price 82c
Solitude
Delta ~
Dnhei. ,
Victar Secant price 65c
West Bad Bines
Skyliner
Charlie Barnett
Dacca Recast price 82c
Gad Bless America
Bless This lis use
Kate Smith
M-G-M Record price ?5c
TOP HITPARADE NUMBERS
Near Yew
Haw Lacks Yen Are
rpy^_ A Ql/iAjmQ
AelC ilUBvWv 0OTNV
Decca Record price 82c
I Wish I Didn't Lore Yaw So
Deal Tell Me _
Helen Threat
M-G-M Recced .... price 85c
Thai's My Darfre
Art Moaney
M-G-M Record ? prise We
Ihe LadrFhM 28 Palms
I Have fiat One Heart
The Pied Pipers
Capital Reeord price 85c
Sa Far
A FelloW Needs A Girl
Perry Como
Victor Reeord price 85c
It's Witchery
Charlie Spiuak
Victor Resold- price 65c
COMB IN AND LISTBN TO TOUK FAVORITES %
HAVE ALL TYPE NEEDLES* RECORD RACKS,
CASES, ui FLAY8M
ROBERT'S
SjRSiJy? ?
tu *
JEWELERS
4TO-7
North Main 64. ?
HOME
LOANS
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THis Home Loan
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Foutaifl Pens
29c
Combination
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PEN and PENCIL
Milky Way Latex
Baby Pants
39c
HALLOWE'EN
Masks, Pumpkins
and Noisemakers
\
? to 25c
Leatherette
Aviator Helmets
with Goggles
AllWdol
:'?'* -jj
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GLOVES 1
Children's Ladies'
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1111
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Tuck Stitch
Pants and
Vests
49c
MEN'S and BOYS'
SWEATERS
Slipovers, Button
and Zippers
9Tto1?
Bluestone
Enameled
ROASTERS
$1.29
South Main Street FarmVille, N. C
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J^ow. fee the fast time,
methodsusedbr life
t?tt Ufa.
for Fotd Tr
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Wolfe,
New York life to
of all trucks of
the five* sales leaders regis
tered from 1933 through 1941
. . . 4,967,000 trucks in alt
Than they prepared truck life
life,
fa* life ia
nt mult? Ford Trucks CM
Longer! Up to 19.6% longer
then the o&er 4 sales leaders!
Why? Because Ford Thicks
You'll ?M wfcy
it'll pcy you to
Mjmtoc'
a Fotdl
?mm
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tenance costs . ? less time
in thm fihrtfT An.
in tn? snop. Any way you
fijjure, you'll Mt mow for
? u-i ^ r mil
your money witft a rora . . .
because Ford trucks last lQOtCf>
' at m fori Tmk to
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