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Craven County’s
Family Weekly
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Volume 5, Number 43,
Vanceboro, North Carolina
Thursday, October 28, 1982
Phone 244-0780
20 Pages
20 Cents
Vanceboro—Farm Life Elementary
School Dedication—
October 31, 1982, 2:00 p.m.
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On Sunday, October 31 at 2:00p.m., the New Bern-
Craven County Board of Education will dedicate the
new Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary School. The
The program will be as follows;
Welcome—
Mr. Roger Forrest, Chairman
New Bern^Craven County Board of Education
Invocation—
Rev. Claude Wilson .
Vanceboro United Methodist Church
Guests Recognition—
Mrs. Alice Underhill, Vice Chairman
New Bern-Craven County Board of Education
Music—
Vanceboro-Farm Life Students
Presentation of School—
Mr. Robert H. Stephens, Architect
Stephens and Cardelii
, Acceptance of School—
Mr. Richard Bowers, Principal
Mr. Jimmie L. Morris, Mayor
Vanceboro '
Introduction of Speaker—
Senator Joseph E. Thomas
North Carolina Senator, Second District
Speaker-
Commissioner James A. Graham
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
Resolutions of Special Tribute—
Dr. Ben D. Quinn, Superintendent
New Bern-Craven County Schools
Acceptance—
Mrs. Edward P. Blair
and
Mr. William E. Blair,
Family of Mr. Edward P. Blair
Former Principal of Farm Life School
School
Mr. Hiram J. Mayo, Former Superintendent
Craven County Schools
Music-
West Craven High School Chorus
Remarks—
Dr. Ben D. Quinn, Superintendent
New Bern-Craven County Schools
Dedicatory Prayer-
Rev. L.E. Garriss, Evangelist
OPEN HOUSE
An Open House will follow the ceremony.
Speaker
Commissioner James A. Graham
Jim Graham was born on a farm in Rowan County,
North Carolina, in the community of Cleveland
where he attended high school. He earned his B.S..
Degree at North • Carolina State University in
agriculture and was elected permanent president of
the class of ’42.
Commissioner Graham is married to the former
Helen Ida Kirk. They are the parents of two
daughters, Mrs. T. Reed (Alice) Underhill of New.
Bern, North Carolina, and Mrs. Berry (Connie)
Brooks of Columbia, Tennessee. They have four
grandchildren.
Graham operates a farm in Rowan County where
he maintains a cow-calf beef operation. His entire life
has been devoted to the industry of agriculture in
North Carolina.
Agricultural Leadership
Commissioner Graham began his career as an
agriculture teacher in Iredell County and later
served as superintendent of Upper Mountain
Research Farm, manager of Winston-Salem Fair,
first full-time secretary of the North Carolina
Hereford Breeders Association, and manager of the
Farmers’ Market in Raleigh. He served as president
of the National Association of Market Managers and
the Southern Association of State Departments of
Agriculture.
Graham was elected Commissioner of Agriculture
in 1964 and re-elected in 1968,1972 and 1976. Under
his leadership the department has been reorganized
according to programs administered by the various
divisions. He has always been in the forefront of
efforts to help the producer and the consumer alike.
His determination has been that the many faceted
programs of the department would serve the people
of North Carolina in the best possible way.
By legislation Commissioner Graham is the
chairman of the North Carolina Board of
agriculture. He serves on numerous boards and
committees relating to the duties of commissioner
and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
The Commissioner of Agriculture is a’member of
the Council of State, the top decision-making body in
the executive branch of state government. He is a
life-long Democrat.
Commissioner James A. (Jim) Graham