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A Strong Financial Con cern, It Continues :Ta Grow Rapidly t * , Under leadership of its . late pres ident, R. L. Davis, who was presi dent from the organization until ill health forced his retirement in Jan uary, 1936, tin Bank of Farmville has grown steadily and developed in to a hanking house with assets of morp than a million dollars, and to the enviable position vf being one of the outstanding fine-oal institutions in the State. It Was one of the strongest banks in this section dar ing the depression end one of die first to reopen after the .general banking holiday declared by President Roosevelt immediately after he went into office. Organized 1964 ' * The Bank of Fartnvillo was es tablished in 1904, largely through the interest of the Davis Brothers?R. L., J. R- and P. M.?the first- named serving as president; the second fill ing the office of vice-president until his death in recent years; and the third serving' as director. Retains Record A. C. Monk, Sr., a former member of the Board of Directors, president of the A. C. Monk Tobacco Co., and prominent in business, civic and reli gious circles here, was elected pres ident to succeed Mr. Davis, and J. I. Morgan, another successful business man, took J. R. Davis' place as vice president The bank has continued to increase in strength and efficien cy, retaining its record of unbroken service to, and the high confidence of its patrons. Always associated with success is good management, and the officers and personnel behind the good man agement at the Bank of Farmville in clude L. E. Walston, cashier; J. M. Stansill, assistant cashier; C. -CL Simpson and C. A. Lilley, tellers; Mack Pollard and Charles Rasberrv, bookkeepers, and Miss Gerakfcne Gardner, stenographer. Directors are W. A. Pollard, Sr.; J. 0. Pollard, C. L. Hardy, George W. Davis, W. Alexander Allen, T. C. Turnage, John T. Thorne and John B. Lewis. Modern Building Occupying a handsome three-story building, the Bank of FarmviHe has up-to-date facilities and furnishings, the sum of &500 being spent in re ?cent months in improvement of in terior and equipment. A Helpful Spirit An underlying spirit of the Bank of FarmvQle, and. a large fadtor in its sncceissfdl operation, has been a knowledge of the problems of all of ' its customers. And throughout the thirty-four years of its business ex istence^ flip principle has been ad henaf to. , "Together with this spirit the Beak of Fbgniville has a broad out f look and a genuine interest in the - affairs of Vtikmville and the outlying In every progressive step of the community and its dtisens this in stitution has had a great part; farms have been purchased, new equipment made possible, new homes bait; through its intarest and cooperation; taking care of all demands where collateral was sufficient : 4:1 Eserjr day *mng the tobacco season the Bank of FsnnviHe pays out thousands of dollars and the lob by is oftsn ss crowded as the ware helpful spirit always reigns supreme ^lj Arswmv ? { ? " ' ? f* ' *-v* ' - 1 , BLANEY JOYKER TYSON DIES The news of Blimey Joyner Tyson's sudden passing reached us just as we go to ftress; Mr. Tyson, age 52, died at the Tyson home near Farm Iville, from which funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at four o'clock. Interment will be made in the faimiy burial grounds. Mr. Tyson, who was the son of the late Joel B. and Mrs. Banner Tyson, is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Joab Tyson, Greenville; Mrs. Zeb Cummings, Tarboro; Mrs. Joel Mo zingo, FarmvilLe; three brothers, 'Frank and Seth, of Farmville, and Van Tyson; of Tarboro. DR. PAUL JONES ^ Newly-Elected Chairman Pitt Coun . ty Democratic Execatire' Commit tee. Recently appointed by Gorer nor Hoey to the . State Board of Dental Examiners; Secretary and Treasurer of the FaitaiTille School Board. . FARMVILLE NOW IN FIRST PLACE FOR P. 0. BUILDING ? lv ?? Representative Lindsay Warren an nounced recently that with the ap proval of an allocation of $70,000 made for the purchase of a site and the erection of die Federal building at Ahoskie, recently announced by the Treasury Department, Farmville now stood No. 1 on the First District eligible list for a building in the fu ture. Two years ago Mr. Warren caused a survey to >2 made of Fhrmville for this pu.*pose and a 170,000 building and sit was recom mended. Plymputhf the only other eligible town the district standi as No. 2.. . MfcWarren stated Ahat under ex isting law, therewould be ao more post office buildings to receive funds until three years from now, provided Congress made the necessary appro priations at that time. If Congress should change the law, he said that Farmville might get a building be fore then. ? ' n SW#^ ? '?"?? a "? ? ??? B : V. a ^fr^nanFr^. the . i I f #frs?? ~~ f- -tfr-t.?,n w^i^L ^tivo j ^^-.i.J. - riiiQ^ tATI i I ? ""^r _, '"('? I !?-?-" f ? ? r. rrf^?o fl . 'A., '- ' jE?^r t?" ^j^lpzQ^^rill be given on that oporning at 8:30 o'clock at cha pel, with .an address by ?&f3 unan-| nounced speaker, featuring the exer cises. Musical numbers will be ren dered by die school. ;j&and and pa trons are invited by the school au ,** ? schools of the countywill be able to adjust schedules and . begin regulfprl work on MoQdaj^ead have the addi tional advantage; of allowing a two day holiday period at Thanksgiving. ? Pupila humbering around ?0, were enrolled here last year, and the Au thorities are expecting an even lar-l ger number this term. The 1987-88 term, reported As one of the moat I successful in the history of the school, viewed from both angles of attendance and accomplishments, I closed on May 4 with a graduating class of thirty-four, the largest in its history.'' I New Educational Unit The special bond election held here on July 5 to decide the issuance of $45,000 school bonds with the levying of a sufficient tax for the payment of-mame in financing a new educa tional unit, met with overwhelming success, the result being reported as 300 of the 437 registered voters, voting in favor of the project and 10 against. A PWA grant of $35,000 to be used in conjunction with the $45,000 raised by issuing the bonds, was afterwards approved by Federal authorities for ?use in construction of an Agricultural s?pssfstaffs^- <y and Manual Arts Building and gym nasium, as a separate FarmviHe graded school; and for &' * new heating system for the present building, .fg? ? High' school pupil*; are requested ? and tppged by to r^rt : in person from 9 $0 to 12:00 o'clock v on Saturday, August wlj. for the pitf ? pose, jaf ; Members of the Farmville school board arfUrTW. Holme^chairman, Dr. P. E. Jones, secretary-tree iurer, and J. I. Morgan, Sr. A partial list of teachers and as signed grades are as follows; First gardes?Miss Annie * Perkiiubt * Miss Mildred Vann; Second-Mrs. W. B. Caraway; ;:^Third?Mis** Jfltorgaret Lewis, Miss Elisabeth Elliott; Fourth ?Miss Sallie Norwood, Miss Camille Staton; Fifth?Miss Edna Robinson; Sixth?Miss Tfcarit Bliss, Miss Lou ise Paschall; Seventh?Mrs. L. P. Thomas, Miss Lois Marie Parker; High School Mathematics?Miss Rus sell Ward; Latin and French?Miss Eloise Bayiies; English?Miss Mary Alice Beaman; History ? E. F. Coatee; Commercial ? Andrew L. Fetterolf; Science and Coach?Wil liam Cary Harrell; Home Economics ?Miss Verona Lee Joyner; Plane*--. , Mrs. Haywood Smith, Mrs. Daisy H. ' Smith; Glee Club ? Mrs. Daisy H. Smith; Band?W. Williamson. With Wonderful Results - ? - SKftvW.\J-?> v. ' : ? ? . ?? ' s *. .J ?JiEl Trend Is Upward In Construction Activi ties Which Total Around $170,000 For The Year. I ' - ' ' ? A (nulding boom struck Farmville several months ago and construc tion and remodeling activity in gen eral has been increasing steadily, the upward trend in the business dis trict signalizing greater prosperity and progress among <dvic lines, and that of residential building is most encouraging, relieving as it does to a great degree the definite shortage of homes for sale or rent. A recent survey revealed the greatest improvements made to property here since last August as follows: Holmes Brothers & Co., built implement storage, Wilson jjtreet; M. P. McConnell, new resi dence on Home avenue; Dr. J. M. Mewbora, hew residence, Wilson St; George W. Davis, D. F. A R. 0. Lang, Mrs. Dora H. Keel and K. Can non remodeled stores on Main St; Methodist Church built parsonage on Walnut street; EL F. Gainor, new residence, Church street; R. LeRoy Rollins, new residence, Wilson street; . M. V. Jones, new resilience, Barrett street; J, H, Paylor, -nfew residence, Wsverly street; P. G. Dupree, Jr., new residence, Contentnea Street; Mrs. A. C. Monk, new residence, Home avenue; J, T. Bundy, ttyo new , residences, Contentnea Street; Col onial Ice Co., new plant, Wilson St.; Imperial Tobacco Company, addi tions to plant; R. A. Fountain- & ' Sons, new warehouse, Wilson street; ? Louis Alex, new cafe, Wilson street;; Pitt Gin Co., addition to plant; D. R. ?! Morgan, remodeled residence; J. Wi ; Bass, remodeled home, Belcher street; ; F. M. Davis,, Sr., Heirs, remodeled two residence, one made into four i apartments?a total cost of around 1145,000. Just outside the incorporated Umits ! were built , the Chapter House of the ; Major May Chapter, D, A. R.; a res idence by David T. Harris, and a i storage house by A. <? Monk, the^e ^ being constructed at an estimated cost of $25,000. The listed improvements do not include homes or stores which were merely painted, but thousands of ; doUars must have been spent in this way during tiie spring and summer, for the entire town looks as if it had ? been dipped by a giant hand Wo a paint bucket ^ Coronation on Thnraday i^ht Cf son TobacjlkstivaJ came as a bril liant finak of the four-day event which drew mm** mm from an parts of North Carolina and f^iah' neighboring states. born of TSnow HiH, was crowned sec ond "Queen of the Smoke Flower and - ? All 1*1 ? *?' ' m i ^ ^ ' ?' ? - ' I chosen by Queen Graee, was crown-* Ct-jf'' [ Governor Hoev Sneaks I the contest for Queen of the Tobhc- j co Festival " I ?* attractive youn? lady is chos- ; ca? j Mwboni^d^ Sno^Hlt ' We are prepared to cover for you si ?SPSfife : The Food rN ? j Is i Situation! . ??;?. -?:.. ? ' -?? Stock Your Pantry From Our " . ' V - ? ' qhoJvca ? tip-: i-C' --tyOU *?? ? OltClT^Rl . , . . ..-.v. - ..: ,. - And 'Phone Us Daily For Choice Meat Cuts, Fish, Vegetables And Fruits. STAPLE AND FANCY GRO CERIES OF QUALITY AND VARIETY AT I Diale 238-1 , We ll^llver Farmville, N. C. I j VIS^ j ??::J^^^Bn#V^RPv?7li^^^^B; ;i *+l liXIMiMiFIf^^^^m TT;':i ftvi eyjtj CTT: h StniriiiHS^ ISHiGBl F tut*; cdftster brakejF&> iTroiel saddle a?d t oth^ feaUirea Rei \ MA*;" ' ? . '? " ;J rp 1 l ?tp *| Truck and Trailor
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