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I Member
gram Presided Over
By C. A. Tyson; Dr. L.
I M. Cut A New Officer
I* ?Goring from all parts of the State,*
Mere than two hundred descendants J
ci the Tysons and Mays, pioneer fam-1
idea of this section* gathered in the I
hantipme Major Benjamin ' Mayl
(MfMa House, Fridejt for one off
the ?aeet successful of the annual xerj
unions held by the two families, |
which was made into a joint affair J
several years ago upon the celebrar i
tion of the 160 wedding anniversary |
ti Mary Tyson to Major Benjamin j
May by the Tyson Reunion- The!
Mays were invited to tiff to eelebrh- J
ting the occasion, and the two fan?-i
Sew were again joined in?an alliance,!1
wfcfcfc has developed into one of the*
Meat active and vigorous family I
groups in the State. |;
jj The invocation wai effaced by Rw.]'
Ci SL Mashborn, pastor of tha Chris-1
tiaav. Church, and an adopted apn. ]
Qari-A. Tyson presided awl the aecr j
Ataxy's report was given, by Mm. 1,
Mary Mope Patterson. Greetings .
were extended bg Mayor George W.
Davis and Mrs. Henrietta Moye Wil
liamson, regent of the D< A. R. Chap
In his address, the president enaor- ,
sed the cordial welcome already ex- ,
tended, and traced the history of the ]
tension organisation from the ffegt .
fathering of the Tyson descendants i
in 1920.
The speaker of the occasion, J. M. ,
Brougkton, of Raleigh* later made an ,
' honorary member of the family, was j
introduced by John B. JUewis as a man ,
I' sjrho measured ep Is the early 8tan- (
dard of a pntitaitt, ! sehelwr and
an able attMf,^ (
I Holding North Carolina aloft as ,
states of the Union, 'tike speaker ;
message, commending and endorsing }
reunion organisations as -a splendid ,
means of perpetuating great family ,
newts, noted-as one of the oldest of ;
hnman aspirations, sad naming ,
among the essentials for preservation
of the heritage of a good name a ]
reverence for tradition, devotion to
principle* of. honor and integrity and
faith in one's ancestors and coun
I T*'
talise feT^snus of its great wOt 1
cease in time to have records," de- ,
lag the local daughters^ thT!ixS|j
can Revolution on their achievement!,
?Applying the thonght of a goodl
? ratho- than on, 16b, Bniugfaton pohfcj
?- . ^5]
The Chitoai Seat -for *88 i* A
only attractive in its: various cdort,
bat it is beautifully significant; It
shows a mothe^-and her two children
pacing a lighted candle in the wmieS
?an impressive maritime custom s
old that has aiy appropriate, imiaSa||
dren who have tuberculosis today are
totally in the dark^^m to^^s_ieH I
and means of. a cure. The Christmas
it still beckons'the way for ittilliohs
nnn.? g<.w>eesg?fcik;?
RMa^' # ? a
North Carolinaioas have not begun
to make the fullest use passible sf thj
Christmv 9esl M. u ? nui tf
trolling tuberculosis in their commu
nities. Some comsevBittes have doab
exceptionally well, but bo widespread
is tuberculosis, .and so JSSftOlfijpip
tor imedical treatment, hospital care
and home nursing service," that everf
immunity should avail itself of these
services as far as they can be hai
through the sale of Tuberculosis
Christmas Seals.
1989 Tobacco Quotas
Announced By Stats
Washington, Nov. 30. ? The agri
rultural adjustment administration
announced today apportionment of
the national flue cured tobacco nudr
keting quotta' of 754,240,000 pounds
The new *tate allotments, slight?
greatre than the quotas in effect this
vest: Virginia 70,453,000; North
Carolina, 498364,000; South Carolina,
ST;713,000; Georgia, 81,149,000; Florf
ia, 12,995,000; and Alabama, 426,000,
A total <* 7,450,000 pounds was re
served for farms on which tobacco
will be grown as a new crop and fair
iny -adjustment in individual quotas.
Flue cured tobacco growls will vote
the1 quotas invoked under provision
[>f the 1938 farm act A two-thirds
majority of those voting ife required.
-North Carolina's 1988 <judt* Was
187334,000.
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PARMYILIE GIRL HONORED
BT MUSIC STUDY CLUB
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I D?rham,Novv; SO. ? MltaHdm
? Willis of. Farmville, has be$n named
Et Woman's College of Doke Umvsr-'
operettas praKnted by *I>uke m
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Shanghai,. Nov.20. ? The Japa
nese amy tadrh na*y told foreign
powers tonight * that the Yaagtte
River, greatmfc trade route,;
would remain closed to neutral ship
Ding until China is eonauered;?A
jmub UUU* "??? ? WUH"WDU.
spokesman said later that the an
nouncement was issued without or
ders from Tokyo.
Rear-Admiral Noakuni Nomura,
Japanese naval attache, said the 1
policy reputed the staad of the
amy and,navy officers directly con
cerned in Yangtse operations.
Nomura aaaeffed that foreign firms
and individuals were furnishing arms
and ammunition to guerrillas in Jap
fiiwMfl, ruv?npJdfcrl usgg, but dtelined to
specify nationalities or otherwise
The joint army-nacy communique
Radicated that grotd*?.: of foreign 1
powers, priarfpaBy the. United SUtes,
Britain, and Frmnrt igniTtrrt "the dos- '
Lng of the river more than a year ago i
would be unavailing. (The three >
made such a protest Nov. 7.)
neutrat powers were about to raise 1
the question again when the commu- <
nique was issued. Objections to the
dosing of the Yangtse have been ?
baaed partly on chargee that Japa- 3
neee shipping fttti been following the ? I
military invasion, now more than 600 J
milerupriver from Shanghai, <
The communique was sent to <
American,. British, French, and Italian ]
naval commanders in China waters by <
Admiral Koshiro Oikwa, commander 1
of Japanese naval forces. -/V ~ fi I
the wUtegnittf expressed Attire for J
restoration of normal conditions on |
the, river, but emphasised that the j
?Waterway mast remain closed tothird <
?power interests until military opera* J
ti<TheaChi8UCC*MfmiHtary sue
loesses north and south'of Hankow, 3
|the great Yangtze port which fell to 1
I the Japanese October-26. i
ft-To the south, the Chinese counter- <
Beffensive along the Canto-Hankow 1
?railway was reported to have reached J
I within seven miles of Yoehow.
I,. The Jspanese have, been pushing -
southward from '^Yoehow toward <
f!Knn<rttV?n of Hw"" Province. '
two cities ar* about 80 miles J
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? ? The Chinese also reported recap- <
tore of Loshan and Kwangshan, ?
about 12fr mOsc ; north of Hankow, '
Siny^g o^ ^ rail- ^
ftptw print shop collapsed in, city
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, aloore, btfutflk. pea hurley fc-^ipfcl
I 4inrii ?'? ' i.i {Hi loW?Amr anif na^aimnw I"
* cnaigea witn larceny ana receiving j
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nlty and^simplidty, ^itiss EiLateS
Anne Fields became the bride of Mr.
John Edwin King at eleven o'clock
Thursday morning.* Ths ceremony
was performed at the Methodist Epis
copal ChuTch by the pastor,*. Bev.D.
A. Clarke, in the presence of members
of ths- immediate families and *.few
intimate friends. -Vf v0t;d!
The Church was ijf .decorated with
ferae arranged as a background for
the floor baskets of; yellow chrysan
themums and tall standards of cathe
dral candles.
Prior to the ceremony J Mrs. Hay
wood Smith, organist, played "Li^M
rtraum,* by Liast, "AnguKpK Sere
nade/' by Bnaga, "Ave Maria" by
Schubert, and Venetian Lov* Song, by
Meviiv^schuhertfB '"Serenade" wae
played while flat vows wi?rii being
frokeij. <- '
Habere were Boscoe Alfred Fields,
Jr., brother of ther bride, and Ben Li
Lang.^j-';-;'^*. '?^0-4 I
As the strains of the Wedding
March from "Lohengrin" sounded,
thi*1 bride and bridegroom entered the
Church together. . The bride -Was at
tired in a wood violet traveling1 dress
ifsoft wool and a skunk bolar&A
Her hat was a black SchiapaTelU mo
id vWfth PYenck blue, chartreuse and
faalua ostrich trim <and a shoulder
length veil, Her slibai and accessor
ies werp black swjde, She wore a
mreage of orchids and deep purple
ribbon. .'ju.
Immediately fol'owinr the cere
pony the couple left by .motor for
Maysville,^^Where the bridegroom
mason with the market as hewTof
>neof fl? government services. Upon
Mrs. King, the only daughter of
Mr.- and Mrs. Roscoe Alfred Fields,
3ft, is one of Farmville's most at
aactive and channing young women.
She attended Salem College and was
jraduated from Majorie Webster
School in Washington, D. C. Both'
roung people represent some of the
>ldegt families of Pitt and Greene
lonnfaes awl are popular members
aees nam of FarmviHe, is tbe only
I Sw? -I ??
Edwin King, Sr. He yen
et ImXI
n#rf|aton,i^|l|;^P
diAifroan,
Rrtehten the Winter Garden." was
"Comi^nsation," wm ?!es^^
BwjPcV?Nft*9* cj * ?" .' - Jr": :^-?''- . yAjj^vjclg? -V^L jZk'rff I
tjftrs. rf. ?extend
A/1 'ft (JQTC
Bj Britm, of Hertford, and Mm David
?T. Mart*
I j A JRoral motif of
Bint ?used, in ^bridge ta^;! appoint
I meats and tourta-i and bowls with
I pleasing arrangements oxXilufttpJtoppl
I were placed on mantels and ead ta^
I bias of the Dart homa on the.ioc
I caskm of ths meefcin^il tha ,VWed
I nesday Afternoon Club, at which Miss
Elizabeth Davis -was the hostess. The
I dub l&e, a bouquet at Africaa rt-j
I lets, was presented to > Mrs. A. C.
I Mohk, Jr.; and the guestawards*
I '-peee of Bohemian glas* for wfekhj
? lira. Irvin Morgan, Jxv Miss Mary
I Friar Bouse tout, Mr* Lynn Dirt
coirttetedsr>rtii rtnthr Mr* Dirt.
A detectable rtad cause was served
? ^Bankinfr^t^the top of th^Uage
in the Chapter House on Wednesday
w?fl' given wflflnlfttjon |
Dn?& '? A vftrifitv1 ox* rifljntv flftTMi* 1
''J$St chairman ofthc Democratic
NationaJ Committee so inf oraied 'im
porters dui^ZifwaB. W hfe"#fctt
W private onferencee with Werfern
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iAftflfifi nf .'jw D^iw--aiBCuwionB con*
ducted in theWaJce of the primaries,
?2?S
He made the statement in defining
^hm^ofr'attitude teethe
Democratic- mayoralty primarf,hirt
next Eahjruary* .jdiked d he would
take a hand in the selection of a can
igjte.heaud:
*?? f,*y 8Ute."r,dt'
r?ent outside interference m bed
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dub women and labor leadens last
weds to oeek renomination. ' Some
observers expected State's Attorney
Thomas J. Courtney, member ofa
day when Washington aidea reported
Secretary Ickea had been urged by
some unnamed Ctrica?oang to run for
mayor.
Parley, who invited^ Democratic
chieftains of Illinois, .;v Wisconsin,
Michigan and all states west of the
Mississippi river to share ' counsel
with him during his twHay visit
here, received; the varioas state dele-,
gations separately.
> At. a luncheon meeting, Fsriey
urged them to "do everything pos
sible to bring eh?ut victory, in 1840*.
Me said "strong opposition" would
make the eontest "interesting," and
added:.
"It may be time to take stock -at
home , and put the organization in or
der for the next campaign."
Some of the losses in the recent
elections, he said, could be' blamed
upon overconfidence and local situa
tions over which the party as a whole
had no.control. . ;vr...y :.
Pointing out that Democratsbave
a substantial majority in the House
and.Seimte, he expressed the hope
that haramiy would prevail and that
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AAAexecutive officer, at State Col
Quotas also-protect tfcg farmers
sfep^^tfe***
otments from having their efforts de
feated by those who overplant,"
Floyd, said.
In this connection the AAA officer
pointed, out that .with quotas in ef
feet this year, the nationaj eotton alr
lotment was not overpIanted- The
national allotment was about 27,500,
000 acres and producers actually grew
about 26,450,000 acres. This indi
cates, he said, that , quotas were one
forts. of, cooperating farmers from
being defeated or made ieas.effc^
by those who otherwise might have
stayed out of the program,
-? said ?v?ry fanner owes ft
the 1989 AAA. program, and than
ml
out the cptton and flue-cured tobac
co sections, to be climaxed by a mass
meeting of farmers at the Raleirrh
Memoriah Auditoiium on :;thursday,
December !, to hear Henry A. Wal
lace, secretary or agriculture.
Separate ballot boxes for cotton
and-tobacco quota votes will be pro
vided at . .community polling pieces
for the December JP jreferemp.
farm^ ^jpipduced flpercttred tP
bacco in 1938 and cotton producers
of-a staple of 11-2 inches or less are
eligible to vote.
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A-4'' J .. ..
i Improvement
J. A. Shankhn, extension cotton
specialist at State College, saya that
upland -cotton ginned to November 1
was longer in staple, on the average,
idst -year. The; grade reinainedabout
the same.
130*213,000
V*N I
TV^ifailiiaww 'pf,,,,IM|f. iW iOiiMn
v rTCUitiinary ngnres or tne tsureau
bf^Census show the United States to
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I Plans tot holiday decoretionsare
bdngmpidly carried forward by the
Joyner^ Jr^
I
!prosii86dtD',bti on hEnd to furnish I
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'\ At * the first meeting on Tusday
Merchants Assotiation^iTj^ the
board- of directors and secrbUory,
Wesley R. Willis," reviewed the accom
plishments and future plana of1 the
was submitted by Mr. Willis, who
contacts as desired, acti^^Sd^
sured future developmenth^Mong this
line. -
. The Chamber, of Commerce has
sponsored numerous advertisements
im industrial trade patera and in tex
tile magazines - through the Sooth. ?
which, the secretary and other offi
ce^ expressed confidence, will lead to
induces being located in or around
Farmville. Summing up the entire
situation it wos heartily agreed by ill
present that great strides should be
made in civic find community pro
greasiveness by tf^lhre organization.
.T. E. Joyner gave ? detailed re
port of the Farmvifie Advertising
Agency's work in advertising the lo
cal tbbacco market, expenditures of
which were handled by Marvin tin
ch*inn*a' P&
nam aa sales supervisor. Approxi
mately |2>600 his been spent in .ad
vertising in newspapers, radio, .bfll
boards andvarious other, forms. This
money was contributed jointly by the
'7'
In preparation for tne unnstmas
hoUday season, president George W.
Davis appointed a committee com
posed of EU Joyner, Jr., Elbert
Holmes and Stanley Garris to work m
cooperation with commissioner J. W.
Joyner, chairman .of the city water
ami light committee. The work was
started last.year byMr. Joyner and'
pushed forward by him.' The com
mittee wjll work again this year in
raising funds for the street decora
tions of Farmville. Much credit ia
due-this efficient commissioner for
his, work in connection with sponsor
ing and making this custom perman
BOOKMOBILE "TO VISIT
HERE WHILE IN COUNTY
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The W.P-A. Bookmobile will be in
Pitt County daring the month of De
cember and January, je The Bookmo
bile - fe" truck loaded with. books,
which is a traveling library. This is
**b11 book mgeice sad wiU serve peo
ple inrnralfr-. sections, cuieHiisris,
stores; schools and public libraries.
ThoBootambileissponaoredby the - J
Library Commission, co - sponsored
by?Shepnsid- Memorial Lihrsry.
|Gre?iVilI., K te. ? t
;demonstration.
v-The following is:-the schedule-for
Fountain and Farmville: December
8 and 22; January 6 and IS?9:45 A.
JMr-Fountam School;. XldW. A. It
Fountain Post Office; 1:00 P. M.?
Farmville School; 8:20 P. lf.?Faftp- "
ville Public Library.
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SCHOOL TEAMS PRACTICE
FOB COURT-SMASON
f'fr! -4 ?
Now that the football season is
trrhr-thd'hoye and Farnwille
High ^SchooPjare giving their ftfl at- M
tention>i the coming ImehstheU es^ ;
son. ? Monday Coach HaweH \:\
held an organization meeting ana a
large group of boj^reportod-end#.
pressed their desire to participate
in the sport; On Tuesday afternoon
m Se^oa^^be^lLtedto the new
Fountain warehouse at which place
tho gamhs wi^ be pla^ when the
Umted^Stat^^
rA ? flfnw' mwv individuals BtV- hi^f ?'
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