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■’Syr:1 ‘•ik ... BANK orrr t • • • PMrti • • * IN FARMVILLE VOLUME FORTY-THREE FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, AUGUST 15,1962 3S Jm BOT....B4N1 w • • • i IN fAlamUJ! Sr* Tournament Committee Appointed by Jaycees • A steering committee for the Fifth Annul Gold Medal Basketball Tourn ament, sponsored by the Jaycees at tiie local high school, was appointed at tile regular meeting Thursday night of-last week. Bedding the com mittee is Elbert Moye. Others on the eompdtfee are Jack Tyson, Harry May. Members .of last year’s com mittee, - Marvin Speight, Harold Webber, will be eac President Emerson Smith presided and welcomed the guests, Rev. Frank M. Ross, Rev. J. H. Waldrop, F. T. Carr and Willard lams. No action was taken on a number of possible project discussed at the meeting. Joe Joyner, C. W. Casper and C. J. Raaberry were appointed to serve oh a committee to investigate the possi bility of holding a public speaking contest in the high school in -eannec tion witii the nationally-sponsored Voice For Democracy program. " It was announced that the total membership of the club is now 36 and that the team ratings in points are 136-133,: with the team that C. W Casper heads still in the lead. At The Rotary Club Members of the Rotary-sponsored Little League Baseball Team were guests of tile club at their regular meeting Tuesday night. Edwin Mall who is responsible for the organiza tion of the little League Club in Farmville this year was also an honored guest Walter Jones on behalf of-the club expressed appreciation for the splen did record of the Rotary team which tied for first place in the season play with the Veterans’ team. Jones ex plained that tokens of the chib’s ap preciation, small silver baseballs, did not arrive in time for the meeting but would be given to them later. TbaakW were expressed to Mr. Mall for Ida efforts in working with, and for the boys and Coach Elbert Moye was also thanked for his splendid leadership. Members of the team present were: Troy Dail, Erwin Allen, Gus Roe bode, J. X. Monk, Jr., Ray Mewborn, Joe Flake, falter Jones and Donnie Fulford. Members of the team not present are: Eddie Thomas, Todd Holmes, and Tommy and Sammy Wainwright James Monk was in charge of the program and most appropriately showed a film of the highlights of the State College Basketball 1960-5’ season. The film stressed team work and sportsmanship. Eli Joyner, Jr., acting Fellowship Chairman, announced that G. A. Rouse and Jack McDavid had ob served birthdays and R. A. Joyner, Cleveland Paylor and Hr. McDavid had observed wedding anniversaries during the past week. Donnie Fulford won the attend ance prize. President Charlie Ras berry presided over the meeting and Bill Kennedy, local recreational di rector, was another guest. MISS PAYNE SUGGS SPEAKER AT WALSTONBURG MEN’S CLUB Miss Payne Suggs, superintendent of the Green County Welfare Depart ment, trap guest speaker at the Wal stonburg Men’s Club meeting, Tues day night. ' Sheriff of Greene Coun ty, Kirby Cobb, and Miss Evelyn Fields sA Walstonburg, were also guests. Truett Lang, president, and Richmond Holloman, vice-president, presided over the business that fol lowed the supper. The meeting was held In the school lunchroom. Mias. Suggs gave an over-all pic ture «f the work of the welfare de partment in Greene County ami pr*-, seated some plans for the fuftjae Following her talk an open discus Mrs, W. C. Garner and daughter Betty Lon, and Mrs. Gamer’s mother Mrs. M. A. Bryant and a house guest Shelly Page of Elm City, retimed Thursday of last week after visiting for several weeks with relatives ii Tallahasse, Fla., Albany, Ga. Miss Shelley Page of Elm City hat returned to her home after a viail with her aunt, Mrs. W. C. Game] and family. Spending the day, Saturday, al Atlantic Beach were Mlssea Tyson, Anne Bynum, GaytSiT Ann Hardy of Maury, guest Flanagan, Ann Morris of guest of Rev. and Mrs. H. James Thome, Charles Joyner, Har vey Davis, and Jay Flanagan. Misses Joyce Sutton and Ani§pj§f|| ria of Fountain, Johnny 5 Billy Russell of Farmville spent! day at Atlantic Beach. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Nolen had at week add guests, Mr. Nolan’s father, C. EL Nolen and his sister, Miss.Mar tha Nolen, of Stoneville, Mrs. P. C. Yeomans and her daughter, Miss Evelyn, both of New York (Sty. Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Carr and daugh ter, Linda, are on vacation at Atlan tic Beach. They will return home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Moore, Jr., and daughter, Miss Nancy Lu, have re turned from a visit with relatives in Brevard. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Oglesby children, Dean and Sally, are i ing tiie week at their Bogus «mn. Mr. and Mre. J. M. Gibbs were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oglesby during the week end. Mrs. J. B. Joyner and daughters, Misses Videau and Jane, spent Friday in Raleigh. ^ _ ii Mrs. H. D. Johnson, < Perle; and Miss Mamie Dav son’s mother, Mrs. A. Columbia, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Holmes, sons Mark and Todd, and Mm. Carl Rogers, spent the week aid with Mr. Holmeip’ and Mrs. Rogers’, brother, Carroll Holmes and family in Hertford. , Lt. Charles W.. Martin of ,Fort Bragg, was the guest of Mr. H. D. Johnson, Sunday. -_u Friends will Ip glad to knorntimt Nan Williams, who was hurt, in an accident at -Bogue Sound recently, will leave the Morahead City Htiipi tal, this week end, and will return to her parents Bogue Sound Club apart ment.' Mrs. D. R. Morgan and Mrs. Julia Cur of Niagara Falls, R. Y; house guest of Mrs. Madeline Rountree, were Raleigh visitors Monday of ^t week. C/';, .vL. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ragland and daughters, Beth and Joan, and Miss Lena Carraway were Kinston^visitors Saturday. Billy Marston returns this week and from ihe-Adelle, Ga., tobacco market, and leaves Monday for the Ahoskje market. Mr. and Mm. W. J. Raaberry were guests at the Ocean King Hotel, At lantic Beach, several days last weak, ReV. W. Di — days last week in Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Hassell, Jr. Mrs. T. H. Williamson has return ed from a Visit With relatives at Montreat and Salisbury. . ■ Mrs. R. K. Biitt and daughter, Ann, have returned ftbm a visit in Jlew York (Sty. Mrs. A. C. Dixon of fiTTm shorn nnri Mrs. I* P. Walston and children of Wilson visited Mrs. T. H. Williamson Monday. Mrs. Ben £ > her home i has fe$env» >. C.# this si Horse Cere, By., who are In Green ville for the Tobacco Market season and Mrs. Bari Smith of Horse Cave and danger, Diane, spent Strnday at Hr. and Mrs. family visited , Roger Purvis an Monday. Mrk W; Jssm Mrs. Thurma*'Owens ah* son, Tommy, of Whiteville spent, friday night wiiS* Mrs: Owens’ sister, Mrs: Will Jones, Jr. * 14 “ ‘ Mrs. Wilfiam A. .Tedeschi of Ply. mouth, Mass., has ^returned to her home after a visit*- here with her cousin, Mss Annie Lee Jones. Mrs. W^PilMStp^onnsg M&s Betty Lane cf Raleigh. , Charles Thomas Britt reportll . to Fort Bragg Thursday to undergo £or military service. - Patsy Roberts attended the Junior Methodist Camp period at CampDoh Lie Mat week. . , m Jm£ ' 'Mrs. Ernest Petteway and sons, Bride -and Hayes, spent last week visiting Mrs. Petteway?* parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Hayes, at Lake View, S. C. Mr. Petteway joined them for a week end visit and accompanied ; them home. 41- ,-4© Col. and Mrs. Errett Bishop of Philadelphw, >Pa., spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. George Moye. Mr,< md Mrs. B. M. Lewis) Mid as twffctt snfc’Bi rtv. appoint ed f committee composed of L. W. Ail^ Lonie WillUme and Barney Bland, to make arrangements for the supper that will honor the Kiwani, Litle League Baseball train. Carni val plans were discussed and a special meeting of the steering committee was set. Visitors were Bill Kennedy and Dr. P. E. Jones. Farmville High School ; ; football Practice:® Begins Wed., Aug. 20 The Farmville high school football squad will begin practice Wednesday, August 20. Equipment will be issued at the gym aML pan. This year's squad will be compose^ of a young group of boys. There will be nine lettenneh missing from last year’s squad which won 5 and lost 4. The backfield will he headed by such boys as Charlie Fitzgerald, Sigbe Dilda, Jesse Joyner and Carroll Allen. The line wifi be led by BillySbickleford, Jess Spencer, Jimmy Allen, W. Allah, Carroll Wooten, M. Tugwell and Den nis Walston. Teddy Allen to the boy who is capable of filling aqy position. This group promises to be a most gP« group to work with, pos sessing plenty of spirit and determi nation.. There ai*,m»ny other boys will use the epUt “T” formation, a formation that the boys are familiar with. The “Red Devils” have what is considered die best schedule in years. There will be five home games. The “schedule is as follows* September 12—Norlina, there. 5 .September 19—S. Edgeeome, here. September 26—Snow, HiU, here. October 34-Morehead City, here. October 10—Robersonville, there. , October 17—Ayden, there. . October 24—Vanceboro, here. October 31—LaGrange, here. November 7—Scotland Neck, there. BENNIE WHEELER ILL IN NORFOLK HOSPITAL Bennie Wheeler, a former Farmville esident, is seriously HI in the Marine lospitl, Norfolk, Va. Mr. Wheeler is luffering with a cancer ailment Mrs. Henry Wheel* of Walstonburg las been at the bedside of her son and etumed to her home yesterday. Her grandson, Henry Wheeler, of Norfolk, iccompanied her home and visited for i shorj; while with friends there and n Farmville. : : ‘ ' r. 00£ RETURNS TO CHRISTIAN PULPIT SUNDAY Bev. Z. B. T. Cox, who has been at tending the Bible Conference at Mon treat, will be in his pulpit Sunday. His sermon topic Set the 11 o’clock service is “A Good Disposition.'’ REV. HOLMES RETURNS TO BAPTIST PUIPIT SUNDAY Rev. E. W. Holmes will return to his pupit at the Baptist Church, Sun* dsjrrir.Rev. Holmes returned this week from a vacation spent at two Baptist Assemblies, Ridgecrest and Caswell, and seventh weeks spent in visiting; relatives of both him and Mrs. 1_,, lUhomn lfas TT^l. Holmes 121 ^ liw»na« | JBuns* Holmes, ■while at Caswell Assembly, taught the conference class of Intermediate storkeri. fl I;*',',:;: Rev. and Mrs. H . L. Davis had as ‘gBests-Tfcjursday throught Sunday of last week, Mrs. J. Alien Norris, { daughter Ann, and son Allen, of tor the late J. Y. Monk and remained as the firm's auctioneer tat mow than 40 years. He saw the first pile of'tobacco bought In Farmville. Bill Fenner was the auctioneer, the late A. C. Monk the buyer. When Edwards first began auc tioneering, 10c-bids. were made' on tobacco. Later, this was increased to 25 cents. The chant, likewise, has In creased as sales have been speeded up. Despite the years he has devoted .to the tobacco business, cigarette men? cants would have rough-sledding if they depended upon Edwards’ trade. l>ucky Strikes as a'^ift fratu 1 the American Tobacco Company for an endorsement he gave “Lucldeg*. about 15 years. Approached on the sales floor one day by a stranger, Edwards was ask ed how many piles he could sell in one day and what the largest amount he bad sold in one day. His samien were 500 or 000 piles and 489,000 pounds. Next the stranger asked the length of the warehouse} Told it was 850 feet, he# calculated thatEdwards must have walked the distance to California and bach Selling tobacco. Edwards Towed as he supposed he had. Then the stranger wanted to know if Edwards smoked. The auc tioneer replied that he did. Asked If he smoked Luckies, Edwards pulled a pack from his jMdfefc By flu* time, the stranger had identified him self as a representative of Qe Ameri can Tobacco Company and* offered him $500 for an endorsement of Luckies, Edwards accepted the offer, That interview also led # aPposi fion with the advertising departssent of the company, and traveled Florida and Georgia, visiting many markets there. He auctioneered with other outstanding auctioneers in Durham and was in films made of sales fft Country Chib, Farmville, Tuesday, August 19, at 105B0 sum. The Board of Directors ‘will meet at 9:80. The meeting has been called in order that "the Stabilization Corpora tion contract may he presented, dis cussed and signed, and for the pur pose of secefotag supplies from the corporation 'and Tobacco Agsoriitrn aksr family BARN FOLBD WITH TOBACCO bcbnsonhattabmhon. A bam filled with tobacco in the FarmViUe, which ean continue to domc m&t it is tne Dest tobacco mar ket in the woxid as long as it main Wbi the highest average paid for to bacco, is ail ready for the season’s opening sales, next Thursday. AH of the town's seven warehouses are ready for the big Occasion, «*“i the operators have been busy for aev ersl weeks renewing contacts and in suring a satisfactory flow of tobacco lot tne tocii -iioiweBk- > * ; All of the major buying companies will have representatives on the market, and two full sets of buyers will follow the sales. Operators anticipate that sales on the opening will be fairly high, but they anticipate a sharp ngidi all the tobacco is cured and ready for the flow. Farmville’s seven good warehouses and two sets of buyers are supported by two adequate factories—A. C. Monk and Company, and the Farm ville Leaf Tobacco Company—are in Farmville Bed Sox fie reported to the local team when, it was in dire need of pitchers, and has been one of the mainstays, '■ '% Hie cool Cuban, whose Spanish temperament has yet to display it self on the baseball field, pitched 21 innings in two Rights as a relief horier. In a Saturday night game here, against Ozmondsville, doe re lieved in the first inningr^ith. nobody out and the score 6-0. fie went the! nine innings, Farmvfile losing 7-5. Against the Cherry Point Flyers on the following night, the starting hurler was again having trouble. With the score 6-0 against Parmvilla and nobody out hi the first inning, and the bases loaded, Joe was called to the rescue. He ffomMxi
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