V
tours will be
Orleans, Caris
md Canyon in
- Mexico, Lea
tudios and San
those who planned to at
Mrs. Baker, Hr. and Mrs.
l and son, Alex, HI, Mr.
L D. Boose, Mr. and Mis.
re, Mrs. ^Lionel Jones and
jrry. Mrs. Janie Griffin
[illiard.jof Wilson, fccom
and Mrs. Allan
At The Kiwanis Club
L. C. Vereen, local Methodist'
talked to the Presbyterian
i’s Club last Thursday night on
t*s Go Fishing.” Mr. Vereen who
only a few minutes notice that
was to be the main speaker as *
substitute for R. L. Humber of
Greenville, spoke in a Ught vein for
a few njindtes and the Presbyterians
quickly understood why he is in de
mand as an after-dinner speaker. (He
is to speak early in December at a
Kiwanis Ladies Night meeting in
Rosbord.)
After his introductory remarks, Mr.
Vereen spoke seriously oft the role of
laymen and ministers in spreading
Christianity.
Robert Pierce presided over the
session. John Lewis introduced the
speaker oi the evening and explained
that Mr. Humber was in Dayton,
Ohio, and had been unable to get back
in time for the meeting.
A delicious . turkey dinner was
served by ladies of the church.
The devotional program was led by
Rev. E. S. Coates.
Mrs. Tommie Holloman,, a mcmber
of the Walstonburg school faculty,
man an excellent talk at the Kiwanis
club Monday night on Security. Mr.
and Mrs, Holloman were the guests
of Jake Fields, program, chairman of
the evening. Charles Edtwards had as
his guests W. R. Duke and W. R.
Champion of the Duke Buick company.
The business meeting was opened
by president Emerson Smith. L. B.
Johnson, Jr., was voted into the' club
membership.
John Turner Walston gave a de
tailed and interesting report of the
quqarterly board meeting held recent
ly in Elisabeth City.
J. D. Joyner, chairman of the Voice
of Democracy commitee, gave reports
on the contest being sponsored in the
school. Jack McDavid made a report
on the Midget Football project of the
past season. ' • .... .
- General discussions were held on
various projects and committees ap
pointed to investigate the feasibility
of'undertaking some of them. Also
pp for discussion was the/Scotch Lite
Tape project which the club voted to
A«tninue for several weeks.
Joney Taylor, H. B. Humphrey,
Harry M*y, Emerson Smith and
Dewey Fuquay were appointed a com
mittee to take charge of the Christ
inas projectI ..
Church Supper
Episcopalians enjoyed a fellowship
Thanksgiving and
relatives in Raleigi
Mi«« Mildren MpMtat is visiting
relatives in Greensboro.
W. S. Royvt.tr, win is on the Fn
quty-Varina Tobacco Market, is
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Lilley, Sr, tie
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Joyner, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs, J. D. Joyner and*
daughter, Mary Site, are visiting Mrs.
Joyner’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Dysart, in Lenior.
Among the Farmvtlle football fans
at the Carolina-Duke game Saturday
in Kenan Stadium, Chapel HfB» erne
Dr. and Mrs. John Mewbom, Mr. amt
Mrs. Sjsm Lewis and R. E. Pickett
Mrs. Edwin S. Coates, who under
went an operation at Duke Hospital
last week, is reported as slowiy im
proving. ‘ W
Mrs. Paid Vaughn returned to her
home, Tuesday, from Woodard
Herring-Hospital, Wilson, where she
had been receiving treatment She
will be confined to her home for .sev
eral weeks.
Miss Dorothy Lncag, student nurse
at the Baptist Hospital, Winston
Salem, arrived Wednesday to spend
the Thanksgiving holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Lucas.
Mis Mary Prances Joyner, student
in Abe High School Department of
Peace College, Raleigh, is spending
Thanksgiving and the week end at her
home here.
Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Smith attended
the qiobe Trotters Exhibition beskbt
ball game at the coliseum in Raleigh,
Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Pippin leave
Friday for^ichmond, Ky., where Mr.
Pippin will cover the Burley market.
Mr. and Mrs. James Kilpatrick aftd
daughter, Belinda, leave Friday for
Glasgow, Ky., where Mr. Kilpatrick
will be on the tobacco market.
Sgt. Cliff Addis of Camp Lejeune
visited Mr. and Mm. J. M. Carraway,
Sunday. * v ..
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Strickland and
family, of Bailey; Mr. and Mrs. Hal
Jarvis of Durham and Horace Smith
of Stoneville, visited. Mr. and Mrs..
Robert Teel. Sunday before last.
George and Edith Ailed, children
of Mr.and lbs. George Alisa under
went tonsillectomies at Pitt Memorial
Hospital, Monday morning.
Mrs. Carol Modlin and daughter,
Lindt, arrived Wednaidlgr of lut
week for an extended visit with Mm.
Modlin’s mother, Mrs. Marian Davis.
Mr. Modlin accompanied Ids family
here and was also a visitor here the
past week aid. ' a
Mr. and Mm. Robert Teel and son,
Carlton, and Mm. Rath Teel visited
Mr. Teel's grandmother, Mrs. Betty
Teel, in WilBamaton, Sunday.
T£eb Whitehurst was the week end
guest of Robert Pollard at the Uni
versity of North Carotins. V
Mm. Leland Flanagan spent Friday
at Meredith College, Raleigh, visiting
with former classmates when she was
a student there,,
Mr. and Mrs. David Hants and
children, David, Jr, Betty Lou and
week end with Mr. and Mrs. John
Holmes in Charleston, S. C.
J. .0. Pollard entered Johnaon
Wiltis Hospital in Richmond, Va,
during the week ^d^wnA>jmder
have as guest bn Thanksgivtog^iW
Mrs. Holmes’ brother, N. W. H&ris,
Sr, Mm. Harris and dhigfater, Ekise,
Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Hants, Jr, all of
Montgomery, Ala.; and Mr. and Mm.
South Boston, Va. The Harris' and
Mrs. Crew, and children will remain
for the week sod.
Mr. and Mrs.- E. L. Roebuck pad
son, Kent, visited Mr* Roebuck’s
The Senior Claes of Farmville high
school will present the emtnai senior
play. “Mr. Beene from Lima,” next
Friday night, Dec. 5, in thh endtto
rium at 8 o’clock.
Ai^ identification of characters by
types and a running comment on the
story of the play We presented here*
^rr;
A maid named Inertia (Jean Moore)
opens the; famift festivities and is
shortly joined by the inimitabie col
ored cook; Blossom Queasy (Hetty
Cooke). This pair merely sets the
scene for the entrance of lira, Joce
lyn St. Clair (Wilma Grace Owens),
the ambitious mother of the lovely
Amy St Clair (Dotdee Jones). John
nf Band (Charlie Fitsgemid) is her
heartthrob bat he's poison to Amy's
Mamma.. Mrs. St Clair would prater
the supposedly wealthy socialite,
Burley Bixferd Beane (Gerald Dar
ia) from Lima, Ohio, as her son-in
law. Then in e°me Blvir?, mid Hiram
Skaggs (Shirley
Lloyd., Amy's ft
Mrs. St Clair usually has her way
in all things, chiefly bscanso Abe is
an artist at throwing fits when h*r
ends are to-be served. Shi gets the
non-attentiotf cure.
Zoo and Bob Dudley (Carolyn Kit
treH and Bareld Flanagan-, Amy's
the following committees for the
play: Curtain and lights —■ Wayne
Taylor; Sound effects — Emmett
Picket*! faske-up—Peggy Pittman,
1h* trip wUi mchtde tom* of too
? j||p«VB FOB KENTUCKY^.;
Joe Flake and Charles Carr in
IeaVte Thundar monte for Car
X; 't:
Young
Have
The Methodist Adult Club
met at the church Friday night for
their regular supper fellowship. Mias
“ aand Miss Mery E. Carr
served as hostesses at the barbecue
chicken and covered dish supper.
Places were laid for twenty at the
table which was spread
* white linen cloth and decorat
ed with a brass vase arrangement of
berries and foliage.1 Candles in brass
candle holders completed the arranger
ment that was suggestive of the corn
lag Christmas season. A similiar ar
rangement was Used on the auxiliary
President Marvin Horton was in
charge of the program an^ introduced
the new> minister, Bev. L. C. Vereen
Who entertained the group with hum
orous stories and then ended in a
serious vein when he spoke of his
plans for the church.
Tbs group voted to have a Christ
mas party on Deoamber 12.
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Tobacconists To
Cover Burley Markets
Tobacconists representing* the local
firms and independent buyers will
leave tills week end to coyer the Bur
ley Tobacco Markets. The company
assignments are as follows:
'A. C. Monk Company
Horse Cave, Ky.— H. D. Laugh
inghouse, J. M. Gibbs, J. I. Bennett;
Rogersville, Tenn.—J. D. Andrews;
f/Hlow, Ky.—G. E. Beckman; Sweet
water and Athena, Tenn.—A. R.
Drake; Lebanon, Ky.—W. A. Frost;
Sommerset, Ky—W. R. Hodges
Ebon, N. C.—R. S. Johnson; Knox
ville, Tenn.—L. E, Askew, Frank
Gdanell, B. F. Wood, C.S; Davis and
C. R- Bhivers; Greensburg, Ky.—J. P.
Surrett; Carrol ton, Ky.—Joe Flake.
' Faraville Leaf
Richmond, Ky. — H. H. BradhSm
and G. R. Smith, Jr.;Paris, Ky.—P.
H. Kimbroqgh; Shelbyville, Ky—W.
G. Idles aid A. F. Joyner, Jr.; Gal
latin, Tenn.—E. W.- Spear; Lexing
ton, Ky.—J. F. Moye, B. C. Teel and
N. A. Smith, Jr.
, B. J. Reynolds Compand
Shelbyville, Ky— R. E. Pickett;
Cynthiima, Ky.—Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Lea Marcum and Johnny Barrett;
Pennington Gap, Va— Dalton Cor
bett; Rogersville, Tenn—James Cor
bett; Lexington, Ky.—Ernest Knight;
Greensburg, Ky—Billy Marston.
Idggett-Myers .
dh&agow, Ky. — Allen C. Darden
and Paul Burnette; Danville, Ky.—
Calvin Hearndon; Knoxville, Tenn.—
H. M. Bowens.
Scott and Bright
R. S. Scott of Scott apd Bright To
bacco Company will have his head
quarters in Louisville, Ky.
Export Tobacco Company _
Carrollton, Ky.—'John M. Wilker
Ficidin Tobacco Company
Tasewell, Tenn.—E. L. Roebuck.
Ky. — R. K,
Glasgow, Ky.—James Kilpatrick.
' Plana have been completed for the
84th annual Tyson-Mny reunion that
will be htfd today (Friday) at the
D. A. R. Chapter House.
According to letters received by
local members of the two families,
this meeting has indications of being
the moat successful ih recent years:
6. T. Tyson was responsible for the
find reunion held at the Tyson eharcfc
near Arthur in 1019.
President Robert Dixon of Fayette
ville will open toe meeting at 10
o'clock. Col. W. T. Joyner of Raleigh
will be die principal speaker. .
Of Voice Of
Contest In Local
Frank Moore, member of the senior
class of the loeal school and a return
ed veteran of 10 month's service with
the Army in Korea, was first place
winner in the Voice of Democracy con
test sponsored in the school by the
local Jayceea' in connection with the
nationally-sponsored , contest Finals
of the contest were held at an assem
bly in the school, Monday morning.
Judges were Bev. E. W. Holmes, Law
yer Dan- H, Janes and Mrs. Harold
Bouse. J. D. Joyner, chairman of the
Jayeee contest committee made the
awards presentation* ' !
Frank received a cash award of
$50,00. Jean Moore winner of the
second place received $26.00. Pre
liminary class winners were as fol
lows: tenth grade, Norris Spencer,
first place; eleventh grade, Guitta
Cannon and" Annie Mae Windham,
first and second, and twelfth grade.
Frank Moore and Jean Moore first
and second winners. In the pre
liminaries the first place winners re
ceived $18.00 and $10:00 was given
the Becond place winners. Other par
ticipants, Marcia Forbes, Eddie Bass,
James Allen, Wayne Taylor and
Dewey Lloyd received theatre passes.
Frank who attended Farmville High
School in 1949 arid 1960 would have
graduated with the 1961 class but a
call to the Army interrupted his
schooling. Returning to his home in
October this year with an Army ser
vice discharge, he resumed hic school
ing and will be a member of the 1963
graduating class. Frank was a stellar
member of the football team the past
season. He intends to enter East
Carolina College next year and work
fOr a major, in psychiatry.
Tim second place - winner, Jean
Moore is also an outstanding student
She is a talented
of the senior class,
member of the band and glee club.
She attended Girl State last year as
a representative of the local Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary and has been
winner of the Citizenship award given
by the Major Binjamin May Chapter,
DAB, and the Most Interested in His
tory award presented by the Rebecca
Winbome Chapter of DAB.
A transcript of the two 6-miaute
talks suitable for radio, will be enter-,
ed in the state contest before Decem
ber 6. Prizes in the state contest
have not been announced yet. Win
ders in the state contest will'be en
tered in the national contest for grand
prizes,.
Episcopal Rector
Accepts Call To
West Virginia
At vestry meetings of the Emman
uel Episcopal -Church*- here, the St.
Barnabas’ Church of Snow Hill and
St. James Church in Ayden, the Rev.
Frank M. Ross' resigned his rector
ship' of these churches. The resigna
tion will be effective January 1.
The Rev. Mr. Ross has accepted a
call to be assistant. to the rector of
St. John's Episcopal Otnrch in Char
leston, W--V*. Rector of the,West
Virginia chnrch, the Rev. C. Alfred
Colei was until this year rector of St
Martin’s Church in Charlotte. 'The
Rev. Mr. Ross had served .the Farm
ville, Snow Hill and Ayden churches
for a year.
Mrs. Cherry Easley received word
in the e«riy morning hours, Wednes
day, that her aunt, Mrs. Whitley, had
died in Smjthfuad- *
Mrs. Whitley resided with Mrs.
Easley’s mother, Mrs. S. T. Gurley.
Mrs. Easley and daughter, Jen, left
K. D. Bouse, Jr., was guest speaker
at the American Legion Auxiliary
meeting; Thureday afternoon. Mrs.
E. F, Gainor and Mr*. L. E. Jones
were hostesses for the afternoon.
M». J. H. Bynum presided in the
absence of the president, Mrs. Or G.
Spell. Mrs. E. C. Carr led in the de
votions in the absence of the chap
lain, Mrs. Edward May. Mrs. Carr
used the title, “Christian Neighborli
ness," in her talk. •
Mr. Bouse spoke on '"Matter of Be
habilitation," and gave an over-all
^picture of a subject he is weB fitted
to speak on. Mrs. Bynum introduced
the speaker. ^
During the husiness the auxiliary
voted to contribute to the Com
munity Chest Drive and to remember
a family in which Ihere has been a
long illness. Mrs. Louise Harris and
Mrs. Carr gave a splendid report on
the district meeting held in Wilson
last week.
Following adjeumment the hostess
served chiekOn salad sandwiches,
cookies, mints and eoffee.
Mrs. Lillie Westbrook was a special
guest
night
Mrs. Ed Bpssell and'Carol Lynn
spent several days last week in Farm
ville with Mrs. Mary Bussell. '
Mr. and Mrs. 5. C. Burch and
daughters, Marilyn and Bonnie, are
spending the Thanksgiving holidays
in Colerain with Mrs. Melvin Perry.
Ann Fields, who is a patient in a
Wilson hospital, is somewhat improv
ed. "She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. D. D. Fields.
H.D.C. Meets
The Walstohburg Heme Damon-,
ration Club held its regular month
meeting at.the home of Mrs. Ed
Taylor, Tuesday afternoon. The
president presided ovtfr the business
meeting. The devotional wa* follow
ed by the minutes of the last meeting
add various reports. *
Mrs. Jones' demonstrated ironing
equipment and ironed a shirt the
“easy way".
The hostess served a sweet course.
..
l. a
Ev P- Blair, principal of theVance
l>oro school and an outstanding Mason,
ww the principal speaker Friday
night at the annual Ladies' Night of
the Farmville Lodge. Sam IX Bundy
Bribed as toastmast^ Jo* Joyner,
master of the lodge, welcomed the
gueeta and lira. Herman Baker n
sponded; The invocation was hy
Claude Joyner. '
More than 100 guests^ enjoyed Hie
affair, the first social event of its
land held in the new Temple. A
turkey dinner was served.
Among the college students who ar
rived this week to spend the Thanks
giving holidays at their home ant
Hisses Pat Corbitt, Jems and Amu
Bynum, Gayle Flanagan, Nantfy La
More, Seleta Tucker, Raye Hathaway,
Mary Frances Allen, Ruth Mokce,
Janet Stansill and Will* Harper, Pto
:haU Barrett, Jack Williford* Edward
A. May, East Carolina^ Miss Jess
Carraway^Misa Pat Allen 3ob Smith
and Robert Pollard, University of
(forth Carolina; Miss Ruth Tyson,
Meredith; Miss Joan Atkinson,
Woman’s College, U.N.C.; Mias Caro
lyn Roebuck, Greensboro College;
fohn R. Joyner, Billy Russell, James
rhome, Billy Ray Allen and E. C.
Carr, State College; Robert Rollins,
Duke University; Miss Jo Ann
rhomas and Wesley Cobb, Atlantic
Christian; Miss Helen Thomas, Dun
barton, Washington, D. O.; Louis
Williams, Jr., Bings Business College.
Win Join In Worldwide
Reading Of The Bible
Planus have been announced by the ,
Rev. La Pon C. Vereen that the
Parraville Methodist Church will join
in a simultaneous drive to incroaeo
3ible reading throughout the world.
Che period from Thanksgiving to
uhristmas has been designated for a
:oruserted campaign to secure several
nillion individuals who will read from
he Bible each day. 4>
Extensive publicity will call atten
don to this Worldwide Bible Beading, ,
which was observed last year in 88
sountries. President Truman is
Honorary chairman of the Sponsoring
Committee of nationally-known lay
nen, and has issued a full endoxse
nent of the movement. \
The President has declared: “The
Bible remains, after the lapse of all $
he centuries since it came into being,
he greatest book ever written. The
Bible hfes ah ever increasing daim -
ipon us. It la a unique and incom
parable work.” *
Worldwide Bible Seeding was in
tuguarated by the American Bible
Society nine yearn ago. It has stead