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#«><*»»*«$ MIM « MUM' Fred C. Moore, f . ^ , _ .... the Fannvflle tobaeeo ‘mkrket, hw bore informed by authoritative ao<re ees that local warehouses 4*» datehavi compiled the highest average of «nj market in the entire flue-cured belt Farhmlle’s official average, i last Friday, was*56.5" Supervisor Moore sales for the neaday of this 806 pounds. Sales on Friday will send this total beyond 31 million pounds. Sale* next week wffl be Hght, but it is hqped thft total will be nearly 81 Id million w the market finally doses for the son next Friday. V ^ $■ J This year has been an unusually successful one for the local market and speaks well for. the warehouse men who control sales. Despite a slow start, and low prices caused by the quality of tobacco offered, the market staged a quick come-back and now winds up 1951 with the highest averagp in the whole flue-cured belt Annual Tyson-May Reunion Will Be >. Held Friday, Nov. 23 Members of the Tyson and May families will assemble for their year ly reunion Friday, November 23, at 10:00 «-m. at the home of the Major Benjamin May chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Horton Rountree, chairman of thfe organization, is making plans for the program which will be announced later. At noon a basket lunch will be served in the banquet room. No invitations will be sent to relatives in Farmville. The following committees have been appointed by the president, Mrs. Melton Allen: Invitation chairman, C. H. Mozingo; Decoration chairman, Mrs. Fred Moore; Registration chairmen, Mrs. J. C. Brock, Jr., and Mrs. C. A. Mozingo; Food chairmen, Mrs. Henry T. Smith and Mrs. Hu bert Dixon. Other officers of the organization are J. R. Taylor of Ayden, First Vice president; Robert Dixon of Fayette ville, Second Vice-president; Miss Mary Aim Rouse, Secretary and Treasurer. ; • The union of the two families oc cured in 1185 with the marriage of Major Benjamin May, who served in the Revolutionary War to Mary Ty son. Their home stood west of Farmville off the Wilson highway on property now owned by Mrs. lone May Hooker of Greenville. The Ty sons began holding reunions at Ty son’s church near Joyner's Cross Roads in 1921. The Mays have been meeting with them for about 18 years. Four Local TonflU Join Air Force —- ' . Four Farmville men enlisted for service in the Air Force during Octdg ber. They were: Dalton T. Wain right, Route 1; Guy S. Dilda, James E. Creech and Cecil Moms. These men were sent to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, for nine weeks indoctrination. - MISSION STUDY CLASS C ; AT BAPTIST CHUBCH A Mission Study Class was con ducted at the Baptist Church dnfgpg day. The Study, token from|gte| cured tobacco andwarned that since we export331/8% of oar production, we must aver be alert, because every country is trying "to become self sufficient. The possibility 'of the Congress becoming a permanent or ganization lies in the bands of 16 representatives, Mr. Hudson being the Chapman. - „ ’ Of the countries visited Mr. Hicks stated that in Holland the people were hippier and more contented; while in Germany he fouEd hard wooing, busy people. - Seven: members were absent and Richard Joyner received the attend ance prise. Visitarians from the Ayden Club were Harry Mumford and Bill John^ son. Dr. Gordon Smith was a visitar ian from the Snow Hill Club. Joe Rasberry will be in charge of the program next week. v Charlie Rasberry_ presided in the absence of President Jesse Moye. Speaker Tells Council Faith Is Outstanding Need Rev. Morton R. Kurts, executive director of the North Carolina Coun cil of Churches, speaking at , tne World Community Day Observance at the Episcopal Church on Friday afternoon, expressed the need for in dividuals to make faith a way of life as ah outstanding need in the world community, "A regenerating life is a growing ibeie life," tne minister declared, are no limits to tne development oi the human soul in the Spiritual ream* ior the revelation of God to His peo pteis never finished.” He cited the dangers and the in adequacies of a religious faith which is a cold mechanical thing {pod pointed out that most of the prpMeroeSpl|3| world, such as excessive drinking, gambling, breaking of laws and utteh disregard for the welfare of others, result from wrong Outlets and from dissatisfied people Who are seeking to make life interesting and exciting in the wrong way. H Mrs. Howard Moye presided and the invocation was given by Rev. Z. B. T. Cox. Two hymns, “Faith Of Our Fathers” and “My Faith, Looks Dp To Thee,” were sung. Mrs. Moye introduced the speaker and later ex plained that the- gift offerings would be used., to provide ecumenical " Judy Bass is sick at her home on the Fountain highway. _ ‘ - Mrs. Sarah Boyd; Wearer, State Director of Woman's Civil Defense, with offices in Raleigh, spent Thurs day night with her cousin, Mrs. R. D. Harris and also visited with her aunt, Mrs. G. M. Holden on Thurs day atod Friday! Miss Betsy Willis Jones, teacher in the Roanoke Rapids schools, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Jones.-?- ' Mrs. Marvin 2,. Cohh and small .on, Walter Marvin, have been stay tog with Mr. Cobb’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. Z. Cobb, on Route 2. Cpl. Cobh, who is station at Fort Knox, Kyv spent several days' last week with his family said returned oil Bun day. Mrs. Cobb and son returned to the home' of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Melton on Turnpge street, Wednesday of this’ week. Mrs. Ciontz Robbins of Cornelius was the week end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Darius White, Jr. , Mrs. .Wyatt Tucker, Jr., and son, Tommy, are spending the week with Mrs. locker’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Ferguson is Charlotte. Mrs. Carpi Modlin and daugher, Linda, of Griffin, Ga., who have been visiing Mrs. Modlin’s mother, Mrs. Marian Davis, returned to their home Tuesday. Mrs. Davis acconi|aS^l them fpr an extended visit, E. C. Carr, Jr., senior at State College, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cailton Carr. Mre. Madeline H. Rountree who has been-in Farmville during the summer, retsj$e£ Thursday to Sh Petersburg, Fla. '‘Returning with her for a visit were Mrs. G. Alex Rouse, Mrs. John B. Wright, Jr./and son. Jack. Mrs. E. F. Gaynor and grandson, David Whitehead, are spending the week end in Vass with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Finch, Friends will regret to learn that “Sonny” Pickett entered a Wilson Hospital on Tuesday for treatment. Mrs. R. A. Fields, Sr,, spent las! week end with' Mrs. D. F. Hardison in Snow Hill. ,,sS#;|3§t|:/.'life; Miss Virginia Easley, teacher, in and Mrs. Sam D. W. Low of *V Texas, wffl arrive during :ek end to spend a few Myk miikjjtm *«■* * and Mr, and 1 retocuthiai visit in New, is visiting her husband is the home of Mri'and Mrs. T. S. fiyon. Mrs. Bavfif ftarris and eon, Lyman, visited friends ami relatives here os Monday. ’ * Friends will be glad to learn that Mrs. B. §, Scott* wfeo underwent an operation in^ Memorial General Hos pital, KinSfon, last week, will return to her home the first of next week. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Eason, Jr., were the week end gueBts of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Clarke Bennett of Wash ington, D. C. The Easons and Ben netts attended the Navy-Notre Dame football game in Baltimore on Satur day. . 'Miss Bat Corbitt and Miss Dot Howard of Garland spent the week end With Miss Corbitt’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Corbitt. Mrs. L. J. Williford and Rom Web ber returned Wednesday from Char lotte, where they attended a showing of spring clothing. They are asso ciated with the Belk-Tyler store. _ Miss NeB Taylor Beaman spent the week end at her home here. Mrs. FbeU Davis <rf Waistonbarg and Mrs. Virginia Howerton were Rocky Mount and Wilson visitors last Thursday. Miss Nell Beaman and Mm. C. L, Beaman, Sr., were Goldsboro visitors, Saturday. Mrs. Carl Beaman, Jr., spent the week end at her home in Institute. Mrs. Virginia Howerton and Mrs. Phell Davis of Walstonburg visited friends in Bailey and Wilson on on Tuesday. Friends will be glad to learn that M. E. Dixon, who has beenJIll at his home for several days, is reported as much improved. *• ■' iBIb't f&7 £*. ^ ftr the first Com npaign in $fcrm igy„ mjmity Chest vilie’s history ries. R. D. Rouse wp menage the campaign in hi# section; Paul Ewell and the Slowness experienced with their time' accounts—the very life blood of many linns in agnc^m sections fu#jj(a tiiifc The F. |f, Davis' Sr., Heirs, who* agrnmniatPd hnlHjWflS Of the largest farm organizations in the eastern partxrfNortfc Carolina, have established another J'ftgr about which FarmviUe citi»*ns can brag, if they are inclined to do so. The estate has set up a group insur ance ,p* pain for tbeic tenanta, So new is this idea that the company carrying the insurance had no records qq which to base its rEtos» hzhgI tho plan is more or less still in the ex perimental stage. The'program, posts of which are met by the estate and the tenants^ carries insurance on the head of each family, as well as hospitalization sufficient to pay ap proximately two-tirinds of the nor mal hospital and surgical fees. There should bene excuse, now, for the Southern Supply Company. not having the obnact time every minute of the 'day. . The store recently was awarded two handsome wrist watches for reaching its quota* in a washing machine selling contest Own* Billy Smith then gave the watches to Mob-' riS Greene and-Harry May,employees of the firm. to 3w of the date on which armed hostilities ceased in- Worid W«f I and, as such, is observed as a holiday. World-wide conflicts are ecbtuxihg with kg# fre quency, however, that designations must he added to show which war the : ArmisH«o-n% J#kiinds f$$* Wbata pity jt is that governments and heads Of governments do not realiSe that no owe wtas a war,. Js 'u »lli i LeRoy Rollins, who 'measures up to ■our" standards of a rea|r gdnHeman, is back at home, after being ion the LUambeiton market -during the 1961 sales season. He reports the market showed a gain of.*$,000,800 pounds over 1950 but* Hie storage is some what lower than it was a year ago. era met fffpj night with Ma aiding and aUi> preaeat: John the towft'a t} ploy*d by theCarolina U«t&l Pio (tucts. Here lie worked until he came to Fannville on August 1, of this ytme 1m work for Wo»nce.Mayo. .. but ieariied Swan associates and American wife, Jfii, JWfjiwW' j American schools an tod ’easy tSetr requirements and have too m extra - curriculum activities, doesn’t like football, although The son has aeaulred a * .Irawl JrSS r. drawl mill since living m Morehead City fh* about six weeks, whije his iiiilgipfc some fisherman broarue to the drawl. ; When asked * h» «*» home sick, he smiled and a*id “No,” then added. “X never shout beiiur homesick someone Sinutions i Jt? Mr. Mali’s father has died since he Iff*Germaflf hut he has two sMk toiT3 ikt ! when.lt"» itowte right.;: ftt fish, Ms fished all his lif& The Malls wiH soon uu home in Farmv01£i They v in a houkft-ncrw«bshg Cddlt asSs&^ttsJ wtiim pl«« for p* f«rmal ^«x “^wkich.will.iimlude, asinprevioas y«a», n Christmas parade , .with -Santa Clans paying, the town fttt mm. 13am ^han^^W^ tl •J*"1 , ' ?- Ibises win also be offend as tofettfta* for the best outside and attractive store window. These cash' ?ri*ea an* donated W0mi Chamber ircwahrca. * : ■ ' %t,#oynsft Jr, president of the ; hsswifttwi^i(siBtodi'':mewd|iatdb- to maltoplansi«imi§»r their decorations J» order that the town will be attrac tive as possible on that occasion. Street decorations have been ordered | The iana who fttended Monday night's • football contest between Farm villa and South Udgecombe were treated to an offensive parade In wMch the local boys outscored their opponents 39-526. It was strictly ail ottenseii With very little defensive somewhat hindered hr the absence of Jimmy Alienand Teddy Allen from the lineup. . * , 1’ * *'**££ The Bed Devibt opened the offen sive fireworks by receiving the open ingkiekoff »«ii 75 yards in five pteys. The key play being m 66 yard run by Joe Smith. Smith scored from the one yard line and then added the extra point. *"’• ■ South Edgecombe duplicated this feat boos afterwards, marching 70 yards tp hebre, after receiving the Parmvitte ensuing kickoff. Most of thiapifdags was eaten up on plays directed through the middle of the FanuviUe Him. The extra point at tempt faded.gA 'j''2 - - §)§ - touchdown, and when the extra point mMBfrs&Rs as Farmville fumbled after i&iatiiLt another drive. r‘* ■ ■ £, * ■ if ^ttea toamsww thmbifh with its ran through the Farmville team, this (talm.mi'iithe, second -h^ kickoff re turn. ?i#went- 90 yiudS tad the count moved to loath Edgecombe 19, Fan* m
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