The Farmville Bed Devils will open
the football season tonight (Friday)
with Noriina- The gaiae wiU he play
ed in Farmville Athletic Farit at 8
p,m. This is the first game for each
team this year and is the beginning
of a two year series between the
two teams. The Farmville Band will
fnrnlah music during the -game and
ill give exhibitions during the half
time.
The Farmville team coached by
Elbert Moye and CharlesTuekerwjll
be light, and inexperienced, but will
prove to be a scrappy outfit. Thirty
boys have been practicing in the prd-'
season .drills and enthusiasm is run
ning higher than in previous years.
Seven returning lettermen from hist
year will be the nucleus of the team.
Farmville has a nine game schedule
with five of the gaihes to be played
in Farmville under the lights.
Walstonburg- PTA
• ’ Hears Principal
Principal J. R. Peeler of the Wal
stonburg High School gave an inter
esting talk on various phases of
parent-child relations when the
P.T.A. held its first meeting of the
year last Thursday.
After the meeting was called to
order by the president, Henry Burch,
an impressive devotion was conducted
by Marihi Burch. Mrs. A. J. Craft,
secretary, read the minutes and they
were approved by the group. Hr.
Burch announced that the various
committees for last term would \be
retained for the present term. Miss
Ellis resigned as Program Chairman
and, Mrs. Henrietta Williamson was
appointed as her successor. Earl
Lang, treasurer, reported no funds
in the treasury except for the $700
Reserve Fund.
Atfer a discussion on the tobacco
contest, the organization voted to
allow the students to sponsor the/
contest It was agreed that it is a
student project and the proceeds;
should go into the school' treasury
instead of the P.T.A. treasury.
In his remarks to the group, Mr.
Peeler stated that the child's atti
tude toward school and home life is■
an imporant factor, in his develop
ment He emphasized the necessity
for parents to make their children
feel secure and at the same time
teach them to accept responsibility,
for their duties. He also/ expittoed
some misunderstandings that might
arise in connection with homework,
report Sards, music programs, ath
letics, and other school activitiesrHe
stated* that parents and other people
outside school often do the child
much harm by giving him untruths
about school life,
Mr. Burch asked the parents to
subscribe to the Nation Parent
Teacher magazine and the North
. Carolina Parent^Teacher Bulletin. He
.explained that both publications give
helpful information concerning the
home and school.
After the meeting adjourned, de
lirious refreshments were served by
Mrt. Sam Jenkins add Mrs. M. V.
Redick.’ ; v.:' ■
The monthly meetings are held the
first Thursday in fearii month.
inti*
/to to* hut
: Although Mr.
tation of people of workix
visions are made for ci
and he pointed oat that
'attendance, i
The club adopted a formal Resolu
tion of Respect to be forwarded to
the family of the late Dr. Willis.
IrHn Morgan received flte atten
dance prize and the Secretary re
ported that two members were ab
sent.
The attendance contest at the con
clusion of the second week found the
team headed by Bobby Reuse in
front, with two weeks to go.
W. A. McAdams will be in charge
of file program next week.
Club President Jesse Moye pre
sided.
Bill Umstead In
Governor’s Race
STATEMENT
FROM WILLIAM & UM8TEAD
I am a candidate for Governor of
North darolina subject to the Demo*
cratic Primary nest Spring:.
In connection with this announce
ment I feel that is is appropriate to
say that I have great pride in the
past half1 century of advancement
and progress in our State. This de
velopment must continue.
seek leadership of our great State
lightly, but in humility. Should the
people of North Carolina nominate
and elect me Governor, such exper
ience and ability as are . mine wiH be
devoted, to serving the beat interests
of the state I love.. x \
' j make.thisformal announcement
dead n unknown - aoniber j
wounded.
The citation states: “Sergeant
Owens’ gallantry, indominatable
courage sad selfless determination
reflect great credit upon himself and
the miUtexr seriite.*
Sgt. Owens has retained from
Korea.. He and his family have fceen
visiting Mr. Owens’ mother, Mrs.
Mary -Russell.
The Enterprise last week had an
article about the Owens’ family.
Members of the Farmville Literary
elob, guiding light of the Farmville
Public library, recently Added 14 Vol
umes of adult fiction to the shelves
of the library.
Urey art: “World Enough sad
Time,” Robert Pena Warren; “Ther
ese: Saint of a Little Way," Francis
Parkinson Keyee; “Defcby,” Max
Steele; "The Big Secret* Merle
CoDby; “The Danish Gardener," A.
J. Cronin; “Let Lore Come Last,”
Taylor Cahhreil; "Nightrunners-of
Bengal," John Masters; "The Way
West," A. B. Guthrie, Jr.; “Hear My
Heart Speak," Charlotte Paul;
"Comes the Comrade** Alexandra
Orme; “Mr. Jones, Meet ties Mas-.
of Prudery,* Emily Hahn; “The
Horns of. Capricorn,” BMen Topping
M9ter{’ “daughter of Strangers,”
The community's dtisene are in
vlted to use the library, which is
open Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day afternoons. from 2:80 to 5
Jerry Walston spent the week en*
with the Janice Jones in .Walston
burg,1
jrisssattea
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Norville.
Min Ethnheili Lang of Roanoke
Rapids «ent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mra. T. W. Lang.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Vernon, who ate
on theTarboro tobacco market, visit
aftemoon,
Dr, and Mrs, J, U, Mewboro spent
the week end at their cottage at
Cool Point Dr. Mewhoa injured hi*
leg.
Mr. and Mrs .Chiton Ellis and
daughters vent Sunday in Norfolk,
Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Braxton of
Raleigh visited Mr. and Mm. Ferrell
Morgan Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. C. L. Ivey, Sr., and Mra. C.
L, Ivey, Jr., and 'daughter, Jenny
Lind, qpent a few days last week in
Charleston, £v C., with Seaman C. L.
Ivey, Jr. .
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t*» loci P. T, A,, Mrs. «. W. L
lace. That fond will help fin
the w* headquarter* building b
constructed in Chicago.
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October mating will be follows
a social hour, honoring the sc
faculty. Friday, September 28,
the date selected for the week’s mem
bership drive to begin. *' '*
■ Standing, committees, for the year
were listed as foUowA;
Program— Mrs. Herman Baker,
chairman; Mrs. J. M. Carraway, co
cnairman; Mrs. Leroy Hollins; Mrs.
Bdgar Thomas; Mrs. Curtis Ftana
gan; Mrs. Jean Williams.
Budget and Finance —Mrs. Ben
Atkinson, chairman; Mrs. Arch
Flanagan, .co-chairman; Mrs. Howard.
Moye, Mrs. Ichabod Allen, Mis.
Darius White, Mrs. W. A. Allen,
Mrs. George Thomas. »
{n «ju iffnintfA manager of the
Pittsburgh claim division where he
served until the present.
ffiy n Jjj W«fia
sippi and Texas will be «Mr his
direction.
;|fcr and Mrs. Joyner were enter
tained extensively before leaving
Pittsburgh They received luggage
and other gifts..
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