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Rev. Mr. Alexander
Addresses Senior
Class Numbering 32;
Hon. Dwire of Duke
Spoke Tuesday Night
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Rev. Chester Alexander, pastor
of Howard Memorial Presbyterian
Church, Tarboro, delivered a moassgc
of deep thought and great inspira
tion to the thirty-two members of the
'41 claae of the ftu-mville high school,
in the baecalaoreate sermon Sunday
evening. A large number of parents
and* friends were in attendance.
Prayers were offered by Rev. M.
Y. Self, of the Methodist Church,
and Rev. B. B. Fordham, Baptist
minister, and the Scripture lesson,
was read by Rev. C. B. Mashbum, of
the Christian Church.
Members of the various choir
groups of the town rendered two
anthems with Mrs. Haywood Smith
as accompanist, and a quartet sang
selections.
Rev. H. M. Wilson, Presbyterian
minister, introduced the speaker.
Rev. Mr. Alexander spoke on the
subject of "Building-Stone lives,"
basing his talk on Jesus' sayings . ..
to Peter, "Thou art Peter, and upon
this rock I will build"; "Get thee be
hind me Satan, thou are a stumbling
block unto me"
Mr. Alexander brought out the
point, that Jesus saw in the soul of
Simon Peter potentialities of great
good and also of frustrating evils;
first, as a man of faith and spiritual
insight he was destined to be a build
ing stone, but when striving to turn
Jesus away from the cross, as a
stumbling block in the way of others.
In application, the minister said.
"We must choose whether our lives
are to be' the constructive lives of
faith which will make them buikiing
nr vhflthfir we will tUTO
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others away from their duty and
service to God and go make oar hves J
destructive stumbling-block lives. 1
Through the grace of God, Simon
Peter made his life a building-stone ]
life, and thousands of early Chris- !
tians built upon his faith and spiri
tual insight and courage, lives that <
were a blessing to the world ...
"Isn't it strange that princes and ?'
kings and clowns that caper in saw
dust rings, and common folks like
you and I, are builders for Eternity?
Each is givesn a book of rules, a
shapeless mass and a set of tools,
and each must fashion ere life is
done, a stumbling block or a stepping
stone."
The graduation exercises were
held Tuesday evening in Perkins hall
at eight o'clock, with Superintend
ent J. H. Moore presiding.
Dorothy Lewis, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. & T. Lewis, and
Boots Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs.
L. P. Thomas, were co-valedictorians,
and Ruth Parker, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Parker, and Bobby
Rouse, son of Mr.'and Mrs. R. D.
Rouse, were co-salvrtatoriana
Marshals were: Juniors ? John
Parker, ABee Harper Parker and Bill
Carr; Sophomore* Lois Jones, La
taine Gregory and Edna Ruth Tyson;
Freshmen?Bobby Smith, Bob Pay lor
and Elizabeth May.
John B. Lewis, a member of the
School Board introduced the speaker
of tiie occasion, Hon. Henry R.
Dwira, Director Public Relations,
Duke University, Durham. ? : r *
IDr. Dwire spoke on tb^abJS^T
I "Education For A Chang mg World,"
paying a tribute to the North Caro
lina schools awl their teachers, and; j
I propounding the qawtion, What it
Education? What Can It Aceom
? pliah? The speaker emphasised the
? fhet that education is meant not only
I for the mind bat for the body and
I spirit as veil and Oat it trains an
? individual to live a life rather Otto
? to make a living. -f.
I 7~*a*vti frwa Education, Dr. Dwire I
? ;"V: rrnifb which <S good
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Ray Edward Braxton, Jr*. Makwfem
Edward Beamon.
I J. I. Morgan, member of the School
Bo?d, presented aeve&th grade cer
tificates to toe following students:
Chariee Carr, Breaks Oakley,
James Corbefct, Preston Letchworth,
A. C. Turnaga, L. D. Braxton, Sam
Hobgood, Jr., Annie Laurie Rouse,
Flora Desa Johnson," Virginia Cates,
Martha Vawford, Lucy Mae Koote,
Richard Bandy, Critx Hillard, Mary
Elisabeth Our, Dorothy Rawles,
Marvin Horton, Milton William eon.
Gay Mosingo, Mamie Lota Allen,
Margie Roth Johnson. Jttme Jones,
MSdred Garney, Johnsie Moore, Mary
Leah Thome, Janie Kemp, Etta
Kith Norman, Agues Melton, Aim
Turnage, Sallie Roto Jones, Annie
Ruth Joyner, Mary Vaniford, Thur
man Joyner, James Allen Hobgood,
Earl Sermons, Bill Basberry, Peggie
Jones, Clyde Brooks, Frances Allen,
Sibyl Morris, Billy Yelverton, Frank
Baocom, Donald Walston, Clarence
Kittrell, Howard KittrdI, Jane Torn
age, Margaret Bynom, Gladys Quinn,
Arthur Cates, Herman Rouse, Harry
Davis, Raymon Lane, Leland Flana
gan.
The following awards were pre
sented by Superintendent J. H.
Moore:
Mathematics?$5, given by Mrs. J.
Y. Monk in memory of her mother,
Mrs. Annie R. Lang, to Mableree
Allen;
Eighth grade English, for im
provement, |5, given by the Farm
ville Literary Club, to Margaret Ty
son;
" Second Year Home Economics, $2,
for outstanding work, by Mrs. A. P.
Burton, teacher, to Nancy Gates;
Third Year Home Economics, $2,
outstanding work, by Mrs. A. P.
Burton, to Minnie Mae Moore;
Agriculture for Senior boys, cer
tificate for best work, presented by
the Future Farmers of America, won
by Charlie Lee Evans, Jr.;
Highest percentage in attendance,
55, by Mrs. Frank Davis, Sr., to Mrs.
L P. Thomas' seventh grade 98.1%;
Technique and Effort, a plaque of
Handel, presented by Miss Paulyne
Stroud to Mary Frances Allen;
Sight Reading and Effort, plaque
of-Beethoven, to Ann Moors;.
Most Improvement and Effort,
medal to Jean Bedsun;
Mrs. Haywood Smith's prises?
Most improvement in piano, medal,
Nancy Gates; sight reading, Dora
Mae Barrett, Beethoven plaque;
technique, plaque, Joyce Tyson.
The Parent-Teacher prizes wera
awarded by Mrs. R. LeRoy Rollins,
president, as follows: ?
Highest percentage of Fathers
present during the year?Miss Ellen
Lyles' eleventh grade room?$2.50
(High School
Highest percentage of Fathers
present during the year?Miss Mar
garet Lewis' third grade ? $2.50
(Elementary School).
Piano pupils of Mrs. Haywood
Smith and Miss Paulyne Stroud pre
sented recital programs of musical
merit on Tuesday and Thursday eve
nings of last week, which were heard
of a large assembly of music tovgrs
sod friends of the young musicians.
These teachers also presented Miss
Lilla Gaynor, Miss Ruth Parte and
Miss Yvonne Smith in a senior piano
recital cm May 18 in a program,
which won wannest praise from
those in attendance.
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Swimming Pool Opens
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I Picnic Dinio; Bmu
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? Une of tne wg events of next wee*,
I in the Ufe of the aquatic sports-lovere
of Farmvilleaiid eammunity, *ffl be
litiag; pool on Wednesday, Jane 4.
? At * recent meeting of tbe town
job of pool manager, with Bill Bao-1
I Boose as^gtards for ti* mootk
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On Sunday afternoon, May 25th, at |
flwthirty o'riock, Ret. Andrew PJer*
son Haasell, D. D., passed away at!
his home w?r HoreeSheetN. G He
had been ID fire days with acute]
caritac failure from which he. was I
apparently recovering ami his going J
was, therefore, rni#pected Dr. Has
borate of &e Mills River Presbyterian I
Church, moving- Ma family there nxl
staeeM^,^ U J
I Dr. Bnaseil was horn in. Lynch-J
burg, S. C., on March 19, 1881. He
was the aon of Rev. Andrew Morri
her marriage, Miss Sarah Tayior?J
tboth parents being natives of Sum -
merville, Ga. He received hie A. B.
I degree from Davidson College in 1996
and, in 1928, hia Alma Mater con
ferred upon him the degree of Doctor
of Divinity. En May, 1909, Dr. Hasr
sell was graduated from Union Theo
logical Seminary of Richmond, Va.,
and, on June ninth of that year, he
was married to Miss Barbara Savage
of Jackson, Ala. The young couple
sailed for Japan the following No
vember, both being under appoint
ment of the Presbyterian Church of
the United States. They served faith
fully in their ehosen field of Wvml
continuously, coming home on regtt-w
lar furlough in April, 1940. On ac
oount of conditions in the Orient, Blfel
Hassell was advised by the Misaioh|
Board to accept a field of service .ftn
America and, on the first. Sunday in
Ui initial
ai ay, hw jc<.m y- ?
sermon at the Milbr River Church. 0
Dr. and Mrs. Hassell spent their fint ?
eight years in Japan as Evangelistic *
Missionaries in TakamatareC During 1
the yearabetween 1918-1989. Dt. Has- 1
sell continued his Evangelistic work 1
in Tokuahima. In the Spring of 1989 1
he was elected to the chair of Jap- *
ansae Bible, Evangelism and Hym
nology at Union Theological Semi
nary, in Kobe. While Dr. Hassell was <
deeply concerned with the salvation i
of all people, the burning desire at 1
his heart wag that no young person 1
or child within Ma reach should fail 1
to hear the story of the Master whom j
?he served. On his own initiative, In J <
?aasde a map of three hundred schools ]
?within his province, listing the name 1
of each Superintendent These schools
he visited on bicycle, on foot, in a
car (when he had one), carrying with .
him Ms little cottage organ which he
played for his audiences, gathering' :
the Little Ones around him as he
[ taught them hymns and thus opening
the way to their attention for the
message of the gospel of Christ
Even while studying the Japanese
la^pg* Dr. Hassell made uee of
tiie opportunity to work with High
gfj&ents, many of whom are
among the foremost Christian Lead*;!
era of Jasea (has of his eo-wmkers
of thirty years, m speaking of Dr.
BasseB, had title to .way of him;
"Among two cherished memories of
my life ia a picture of 'A. P.', stand
ing on the mountadn-side, preaching,
visiting the tubercular patients, sing
Master, He went sbout doioj $odd
I Dr. H*aittpa? mmaaof practical, |
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t^fermer Pre^dent Hoover Colonel
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*>??<! the United States is' Seriously I
dMM ilid tiSfctl* Govemmeftt Ja I
m?W? to fu*tku> etfecSvely ifl tfca
presence of world ,?disord^^^Dia
patchaa ftwn Europe make it ciear
that the Vkhy Government of France
was ittdovlMjr influenced by its I
impression that the United States
wis virtually impotmti ana - ro*yo
newspapers stress labor troubles in I
this country. / . I
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It is unfortunate that activities
permitted in this country, because
we continue to be ? dncweratic peo- I
pie, are misinterpreted abroad. This
is one of the penalties of democracy.
It will be more than unfortunate,
however; if ?? Japanese, far exam- I
pie, initiate acfiesBhe action in the
Rw East under thawjttniridh tliat tts I
United States is incapable of secur
ing national unity to promote efftc* I
tive action. I
I Most observers report that Japan
is extremely anxious to avoid hostili
ties with the United States. This
doe^not mean that the Tokyo states-1
men will not teks risks :2n order to
feel outthe United States and thus
aeettte all yo?dMs foftteteions with-1
>ut hostilities. Spote newspapers m g
fokyo declare the European War will ?
l . y... n ^ X J |, I MJ|_n I ^ J ? J
mpiement decisions already reacnea ^
>y the Japanese Government and one ,
nsists that if this country adopts ?
i convoy system, Hr. ""will have to *t
ake into aucount the vigilance of .
ie Japanese Navy." ,
? The nvrtSjkffigk wMek is vewfr t
lent between tfauiee and Nasi Ger- t
nany' rtfrce" aniutmeetiut qimsto?i? t
XL the United States when tibia coun- j
try mast decide what steps it should t
Sake to prevent Hittefi'through dom
(nation and' control of the Vichy Go/- \
srnmen\t, from acquiring bases for |j.
possible use against the Western \
Hemisphere. "? yM. i
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French possesions dose to tiie t
Americas indude the islands of St ]
Pierre and Miebeion, near Newfound- i
land, and Martinique in the Carib- 4
bear. In addition, French Guiana in j
South America ia a problem. Dakar,
cm the West Coast of Africa, because
of its dose prudmity to South After- .
lean countries, would ^hs dangerous I
if occupied by 'W, Naria j I
base. tiThe Portuguese Aaoree, stra
tegic islands close to XurupSi eould
become a.perilous'ittKiBSt to the safe
ported that Marahni Petain has given
assurances Ambassador- Leahy,
that icfricaii^tej^l^r he
used as Axis bases for any sort of
action against Britain of the United
BnSISEL >Mciurances. however,
_^T7 fa '
H ? Mnfll SITtAful *w'~ }
I thMMh Sthe -Hfeeksde ahd take theI 1
offtesiv^Mf a^?te!rt, tHroatr^ the M
I XUfi Ki'io usiipps of thp (iiDiOiH&tir I!
Jg ? ? ? . vTI'-? - * I I
country ami Franco is seen ih tho i. I
"Sirt.vV' - n 1a Wwh] I
TTqtta iLM |S|MMk<|L |
a * % wl obi^ji to an !
? ?wGBn ox emotion? up. wiis^uguiiwy i i
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Th FmiuvIHo chamber of Com I
Pi^ bepWi. W
1 ?. SSWf1**:#*** m I
per of potatoes, will opemte the
market here, and potatoea will be
?, SWCWtt^sd * ** J WW wh " ? .. ? ^ 1
dally during the season. The market
wlU open each day at 9:00 a. m.
The grading market wfll he located
in the factory of Liggett & Myers
Tobacco Co., on the Boat Carolina
Railways " Wd&ifeoriw -ffi- Belcher
?hd' Helda atreeta, and the nse of
same haa been donated for the bene
fit of the'farmers* of thia section
through the company's representa
tive ha*, W. & Boyste?-.'iT;!' :'.: &&I
With potato digging time now at
hand it will certainly pay aB"|frov^B
on to see that their potatoes come
out of the field in the beet condition.
A day or two before actually
start dBgging; you should go over I
pour potatoes and remove all potatoes I
from hlily that are prematurely debd I
or dyittf, for this condition oftames
denotes wilt or blight, and potatoes
showing blight or wilt will surely if
not removed before digging get mix-1
ed in with your top grade potatoes.
If this is not detected by the Govern-1
ment Inspector or your buyer (But I
the jel^poes are it will), certainly it I
will show up at the northern, -or
western market and damage thai
ale of m trie lot. xx
tot removed, just k few bad hills to 1
be raw inay damage - the sale of your <
rhole crop. A shovel is about the {
?st implement to use in getting out 3
hese potatoes, and be sue yen re- 1
noye from the field all potatoes from
.^ESSi*sss i
png oftimes ignoring the best prac- ?
ices m handling our potatoes. First, '
jotatoes should be very nearly mar I
me beforedigging^: M
$ry to amid digging when land is ?
vet or A
When you pat' jrour plows in the 1
!*ehld be sure that your plow i?gfr i
roeh conditwhpfc^ thin actual pfcw- -
ink up ia done' in such a manner as '
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always strikes the nisest potato. Do
not let your' plows very far
ahead of these who are picking up
the potatoes and, above all do not
plow up anymore than can: begotten
outout of the field* lb the shade be
fore the heat of the day sst* fc? too,
?re taking 'nUildirn when potatoes ate
left ? in tka^iMd attitt) 9:00 4m
?Nr. may not actuajte^bun&bu*
tion certainly will caase decay to
not tajL-ftu* fact that your potatoes
hour?ilbetw?>K)0 A. ^pndp{00
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stud it be a real hot day, don't start
wo longer i?
! Another miport&nt thin^* 18 to
lec^
the field. Om rotten pots to jnft hil j
oso^e the whole
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lOOfc n/yiiAft I
I The sendee and sacrifice of Ameri
ca's war dead Ware honored hem oil
^terday
ni ?' i ? ?Tmy 1'rin ?^ Vil r. ? ^ >1. "lkw!
monal poppies, made by diMbieq
???vWm "? n in J #y? ^ B~* J| ,*n M
war. Teterana?- ana onereo lor- aaie
on the streets by t&f^erican Le
gion' Auxiliary, under'the^ direction,' I
. ^xTJmT'a/f ?> r ? ? Si. ? ?, ? ,1
of Mrs. P. E. Jonsa and Mrs. Frank
DwiNfai Jgi^sl
? The !oc*l sale b rough in fie, Ike
first fr&e wa* won by Lola Benson,
whose sales amounted to $21.83, and
tha second prize went to Etta Frances
Harper, with $10.80. I
All Poppy. Day workers served as
volunteers and all of the money con
tributed went into tin! welfare funds
of ':the Auxiliary,. of which Mk& S.
Jk.\ Gtitfs is president/ to farther
work at that organization for dis
abled veterans and their families.
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"Scores of North Garolinians nojftfl
looking forward to a vacation period
or rest and peace this cummafc:; wfll
'Rest in Peace' when the vacatmfl
season comes to a closed jjl
flncntt. director of the
lighway Safety" Division, made this
tire prediction i? speaking- what; fl
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his summer. , . ' 2
Wh*.dislike being:?? i>essimist and t
dewing with aMrto," he said, "but I
inless the ctqet*^ji^nrd trend, hi 1
xaffic areideBrtBj^i|ttim>BctedIy <
??^fiinSKtto traffiHLddLte ,<
in the i'^emorial^W I
(Ifay SO) to Labor Day (September
Ifei^ i&u- v.- ???v .. i;
There were 208 traffic fatalities in
the state last summer, 62 in June, 64 ?.
in July, and 88 in August, he pointed
out The toll this year, however, is
running around 50 per ?ent. above ,
that '<xf Imil 'i"<mii^i"L7 r '!.~'r '"*r 1
pit b hobble to oohtempbte," 1* ?]
Bald, "that three hundred North ,
Carolinians who are living today will ;
die between" ani^jBummer's end i
as a result of the careless, reekless ,
and thoughtless actions of their fel
low dtero ? p? 1
dretriaua, bbyde ten and' dl '
others w^: travel >Pon our streets, I
and highway?>vbe on. their guard in
traffic this suminer as never before.
an* doteg at all times when in traf
/Wworete
many people in our state this sum
mer \r5Tgo that wilt
TOHEADP.T^HE^ }
VACATIO^ ggQjjj ON JUNE 9TH
__ ,. RiHIa will bosiA
Vacattoii..rSfffyr^y. ? -.&*? r. . j. .
LxjiVt''' A' Pjj, KvfpTiftii Church
? nt V--. .? jn +Hpra col-f
itV'Vi4R' J1 vl
B -? jwk. ^K f Aff #V^14PVIi#Viff
biBwhiBfiCorporatioii on Junf^^V;
ing features than usual, and ift larger
attendance inspected On *F$fc ?
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?tfct:^yea3P|^
The meeting will be held in the
Farraville school gymnasium, with
the president, Lee Tugwell, presid
ing^^.'The program will be featured
With an address by An REA repre
sentative from Washington, and a
talk and demonctatioai by Miss Mari
an Wefaal, also of the Washington
office, relative to the most economi
cal methods of using electric appli
ances:
Selections by a male quartet win
add variety to the program, and
plans are underway to secure a
string bond also for the enjoyment
of those Attending.
The arrangements committee, com
posed of R. A. Joyner, John B. Lewis M
and J. C. Parker have solicited and >1
obtained a washing machine and 82
other handsome and desirable prices,
which will be given at this meeting,
the only stipulation being to regis
ter-and be-present in the building
when the? ipe&Bes are given. A com
plete list of these prises will be
given in nest week's issue, which will
be a special number, devoted to ibis
meeting and the interest of members
of the 'Goipora&kfo, and all citizens
interested in the use of, electricity
and electric appliances.
The barbecue dinner is to De lwku
tyle this year, that is tickets may
ie obtained by members and their
Unities or immediate friends for
16c, The committee, in charge of
he dinner, desiresthose who wish to J
mrchaae tickets, to do so as they M
register or enter the building, in or
ler that last minute cdnfusion may
* .lessened. 11te/(tinner is mtitoded
ady for the Corporation members,
sbnsumVs, and their fhmfties. . .
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Announcement Party
IT For Miss Stroud
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ginston, .May'. 2fc?-A party was
ffven by" Miss BerthaMae Stroud
Saturday evening at her home, 1X17
North Queen Street, anwunciQg the
aaghgemenfc of her sister, Paulyne, to
Ift M** Frederick Jones, of Fann
rille. The engagement waa revealed
when a telegram was sent to Miss ? '.m
Alice LaRoque, reading "Paulynd and
llgillfiPr- ?? ~* ' ?*' 'I
Mixed summer flowers were used
in profusion to decorate the lower
' il
*> ?~_ "V ?
went to Miss Alice Dale. Second
bJgfa^sta^mary, was ^won by Mtes
SgttKS
?rl#ta v.
her chosen pattern. ? , ?
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