'J4** »vgj • 'J 11 TP," i ■ ■- i | I ' mi ********* VOLUM* THIBTT-FITB FAKMYILUB, PITT COUNT?. NOBTH CAROLINA, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AMD MERCHANTS ASSOOATIOH HOLD ANNUAL MEETING Hal Winders Elected President; Maynard Thorne. Vice-Presi dent; 27 New Members Recognized; Post War Projects For Farmville Community Discussed The annual meeting of the Fam ville Chamber of Commerce and Mer chants Association was held Wednes day night, April 11, at the Farmville Country Club, with over a hundred in attendance. J. W. Munden, President, presided, and opened the meeting with the singing of "God Bless Amer ica." Rev. Edwin Coatee gave the invocation. President Munden brought words of welcome to all present, and introduc ed special guests. These included' Mrs. M. E. Pollard, president of the Parents-Teachers Association; Mrs. Frank Allen, president of the Junior Woman's Club; Mtb. J. W. Hobgood, president of the Senior Woman's Club; Miss Annie E. Perkins, chair man of the Community and Library Building Fund; Leslie Yelverton, rep resentative of the Farmville Post American Legion; B. O. Turnage, Postmaster; L. T. Lucas, Chief of Police; Rev. M. Y. Self, Mrs. Richard Harris representing the local press, and D. B. Malone, new manager of the Chandler Store, here. Dr. R. ?. Williams, president of the Kiwanis Club, Paul Ewell, president of the Rotary Club, Mm. J. W. Joy ner, Kiwanis accompanist, and mem bers oif both clubs, which joined in the meeting, and members of the Town Board of Commissioners, includ ing Jim Joyner, acting mayor, Curtis Flanagan, John Stansill, Dr. R. T. Wil liams and R. 0. Lang, were also rec ognized. President Munden welcomed the twenty-seven new members into the Association recognizing each firm in dividually. These include Black wood's Wholesale Co.; Bullock's Shoe Shoe Shop; Chandler's 6-10-26c Store; Colonial fee and Coal Co.; E. C. Can Grocery Co.; Creel's Cash Store; Nas sif Cannon; K. Cannon; Dupree's De partment Store; Eason Brothers Ser vice Center; East Carolina Railroad Co.; Farmville Trading Co.; Farm ville Blacksmith and Machine Shop; Farmville Flower Shop; Farmville Bonded Warehouse; Home Security jme insurance L/U.; wiuusr juius, uu fice Supplies; Kemp's Barber Shop; Lottie's Beauty Shop; Leona'g Beauty Shop; Langley's Jewelry Co.; D. R. Morgan Jewelry Co.; T. T. Moore's Service Station; Pitt County Insur ance Co.; Robert's Jewelry Co.; N. Thomas, and Whelees Drug Co. L. E. Wateton voiced the opinion of the Association when he con gratulated President Munden on his service as president and for his ef forts in increasing the membership over 60 per cent Total membership is now 68. Mr. Walaton, treasurer of the Ad vertising Service, presented each one present an itemised report of dis bursements made in boosting Farm vflle and the Farmville Tobacco mar ket He reported the following re ceipts: Balance Cash on hand April 4, 1944, $1,467.45; donations by citi sens of the Town of Farmville, (986; Independent Tobacco Bayers and Drying Plants, $326; Knott's Ware hose, $600; Montts Warehouse, $600, totaling $3,928.45. Disbursements to taled $2021.79, leaving a balance cash ob hand April 1, 1946 of $1,90646. Post War Plans T In response to a request of the Town Commissioner^ expressed re sent ly in a letter to Hie Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Associa tion, for a discussion at Post War plans for the Farmville community to be held at some meeting of represent ative cttisens, the program of the evening was conducted along this line, with John B. Lewis presiding. <7 Those taking part in .the discussion were Leslie Yelverton who recom mended a joint airport for Farmvflls, Fountain and Walstonburg; Dr. J.' M. Mew bom, who admonished property owners to aril their desirable proper ty So that citizens wishing to build may do so, expressed the dire at public toilets and adsqoat spies for ontof town shoppers, and in connection with a community build ing spoke of the need for game rooms and other recreational facilities for >ner, who asked that Farmville may I have a well-equipped bus station; Mr. ; Lewis who mentioned more paving 1 and the possibility of extending water lines at the Golf coarse to maintain grass greens and for the gene*a£ be&utification of the course; Rev. E. C. Chambiee, who -frighted the need for organised recreation for all ages, with a paid director daring the sum mer months. It was announced that a Post War Planning Council will be organized; to be made up of representatives from all civic organizations, which are requested to select the name of their representatives immediately and report to R. A. Joyner, not later than May 1. Charles S. Hotchkias, branch mana ger of Smith-Douglass Co., has of fered a prise of $26.00 to the person presenting the best Post War plan for Farmville and how each project may be accomplished. Seventh War Loan plans were pre sented by George W. Davis, chair man for Farmville Township, who complimented J. W. Munden, the Mer chants Association and Employees for the success of previous War Loan Drives, and expressed confidence that the citizens of the town will again go "Over the Top," in the Seventh, which will be conducted May 14-June 30. Election of Board and Officers The report of the nominating com mittee, composed of T. E. Joyner, chairman, R. O. Lang and L. E. Wals ton, was unanimously accepted and the following Board of Directors elated: J. B. Lewis, Maynard Thome, Joe Melton, J. B. Briley, J. Y. Monk, C. S. Hotchkiss, Waiter B. Jones, R. U. Knott, Frank Williams, Hal Winders, Dr. R. T. Williams, Lewis Allen, A. C. Monk, Jr., Naasif Cannon. Officers elected by the neW board are Hal Winders, president; Maynard Thome, vice-president; John B. Lewis, sec^tary-treasurer. Entertainment of the evening in cluded humorous remarks by ChArlie Hotchkiss, who also conducted a money bag contest, and by Bill Duke who presented 11 prizes, donated by the Merchants Association, to the holders of lucky numbers. Prizes in cluded cigarettes, candy and 51 guage hose. A barbecue supper was enjoy ed at seven o'clock. W. L. Dowell, Secretary of the N. C. Merchant's Association, sent re grets that he could not attend the meeting, but expressed his congratu lations of the achievement of the Farmville Association in securing 27 new members and also in the many other' accomplishments of the year. Retiring president, Munden, who is! also a member of the Board of Di rectors of the N. C. State Merchants Association, in a few closing remarks expressed appreciation for the privi lege of serving as president of the Farmville Association and pledged his assistance to all new officers. The meeting adjourned with the singing of "America." NEWS OP OUR BOYS IN SERVICE Bronze Star The posthumous award of the Bronze Star Medal to John R. Bald ree, Tech. 4/c, for participation in the campaign of Normandy, Northern France and Germany, "has been an nounced by the War Department. Teds.- Baldree, a Medical Aid Man, was the son of Mrs. Katie M. Baldree, of Farmville, N. C. ' • Z Promoted Bill Hardy, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hardy, has been promoted to Sar geant at Pratt Army Air Field, Pratt, Cpl. Yeiverton In Tunis ATC Air Base, El Aouina, Tunis, Tunisia, March 22.—Cpl. Jack Yel verton, 26, nephew of Mrs. Nannie Y. Lewis, of Farmville, N. C., is assign' ed to duty with the Aircraft Engi neering Department at El 'Aouina Air Base, Tunis, Tunisia; where stands the newest terminal of the Air Trans port Command's North African Di vision. As an airplane mechanic Corporal Yeiverton assists in keeping North African Division transport aircraft aloft as much as 41,000 flying hours monthly, the equivalent of five years in the air. However, the Corporal does manage in spite of arduous duties to visit oc casionally the city of Tunis, one at German's last escape ports from Afriea. Corporal Yeiverton is no new com er overseas. He will shortly sew a fourth gold stripe to his left sleese, having already spent 23H months Farmville High Yehrer fa* the war le has been in uniform since My ■ SffiMi — Jt ■ ■ . . HIM I I i_i~__i. ■ _i„«_ ■ - ■ Special Services Methodist Church Begin Sunday 151 Revival services at the Farmville Methodist Church will be held April 15-22 inclusive, with services at 10:00 o'clock in the Burning and 8 o'clock in the evening. Dr, John C. Glenn, pastor of Duke Memorial Methodist Church, Durham, will preach at both the morning and evening services. Dr. Glenn was pas; tor of Eden ton Street Church, Raleigh, before going to the Durham church. He has served as pastor of some of the largest Methodist churches in the Southeastern area. At the session of the North Carolina Conference which was held in November, 1944, Dr. Glenn was appointed Conference Di rector of Evangelism. June H. Rose, Superintendent at the Greenville City Schools, will di rect the music. There will be special Music at the evening services. At the service on next Sunday evening, the first in this series, Mrs. Carlo* Walston, with members of her Walstonburg Musk Club, will render | a special number. Dr. Glenn and Prof. Rose will also be present for this first service. The Farmville community is offer ed the privilege of attending a series of helpful services. A cordial invita tion is extended to every one to take advantage of this opportunity. __ _ Subjects On Sunday evening, Dr. Gleiui will ^ik on "My Church" and on Mon evening, "My Christ" For the morning hours, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, he has chos en for his subject, "God's Answer to Human Suffering." On Thursday and Friday morning, he will discuss "The Hereafter Life." Farmville Reports Easter Seal Sale] I J. E Moore, chairman of the local I Easter Seal Sale gives the following report from the Farmville High school collected from each home room: Miss Perkins' grade, $8.40; Miss Far rior, |2.00; Miss Stroud, *20.63; Mrs. Caraway, $8.18; Miss Lewis, $19.10; Mrs. Moore, $13.16; Miss Baker, $5.41; Mrs. Batchelor, $2.00; Mrs. Pollard, $4.00; Mi*. Shearin, $4.00; Mrs. W. E. Joyner, $6.80; Mrs. Roebuck, $4.26; Mrs. Thomas, $6.50; Mrs. Bynum, $6; Mrs. Whriess, $2.60; Mis. Davis, $4; Mrs. Hart, $3:30: Miss Lang, $4.60; Mrs. Rollins, $8.50; Mrs. J. B. Joyner, $4.00, a total of $120.82. Prof. H. B. Sugg reports that the! colored school sold its quote of Seals, | resizing $18.00. '. CLOTHING COLLECTION R WE OFF TO GOOD 8TAJBT The United Clothing Collection drive is in full swing here. Com mittees in charge that the drive is going well in all sections of the-town,, and that a useful lot of clothing of alf kinds is being f — ed- Solicitors in Wednesday's report that many handles wen to* their pick-up and all " whose bundles were net either promised to place sias^the Highest in Rank Is Major General Allen H Turnage Ten Generals and One Admiral Among 8,800 UNO Alumni in Armed ijcmwB Chapel Hill, April 6.—Ten generals and an admiral are among the more than tight thousand University of North Carolina alumni now serving with the aimed forces. "Highest in rank of the alumni now on active duty is Major General Allen H. Turnage, formerly commanding officer ttf the Third Marine Division, who is at present chief of personnel of the Marine Corps and is stationed in Washington. A native of, Farmville, General Turnage went into the Marines soon after leaving Chapel Hill in 1911. His class was '12. For his leadership of the Marines in the successful assault on Guam, he has been awarded the Distinguish ed Service Medal. _ Previously he had been awarded the Navy Cross as bead of the Third Marines in the Bougain ville campaign. Prior to the outbreak of the war in the Pacific, General Turnage com manded Marine garrison Unite in China Fanttville Legionalres Hear Rev. E. S. Coates Parmville Poet American Legion held its regular meeting in the Legion Hall Friday night, April 9, with a very good Attendance. "Oie post was honored by the pres ence of twtr service men, oar own Captain Bob Baker and Ensign Biggs Johnson. Captain Baker, who has been flying a heavy bomber in Italian theatre of war for many months, spoke briefly on the joy it brings a returned service man to re ceive a hearty welcome home such as he is receiving in his own community. Ensign Johnson, who is the son of Comrade Hardy Johnson, of Fountain, has just recently received his wings as a navy flier.and is expected to get into the thick of the battle at an early date. Comrade L. T. Lucas brought to the attention of the post the nation wide brake-checking campaign now on asking- the member* of the post to assist in any way possible to protaote this very worthwhile enterprise which is being Sponsored by the Chiefs of Policemen all over'the nation. The principal speaker of the even ing was Rev. Edwin S. Coatee, pest* of thfc FarmviHe Presbyterian Church, who brought a very timely talk ou Sis subjafct, "The World Needs Ken Who Live Like Men," admonishing all of us not to sanction things in our cortr mttnity which wiH not go toward mak ing it an improved community. He said, "We need to be honest in ottr cokvietions and stand up for same." He cautioned all legionairea as lead er! of oar respective commanitwi, that we be a moral influence for good with all wfem we eome in contact, especially our young men and wocmfe. Prior to the program, the Legitti Auxiliary served"* delicioos shad sup per with aH the trimmings which was Franklin D. Roosevelt Passed Away Thursday Afternoon At Warm Ga.; Funeral Saturday from The White House; In terment Sunday At ttyde Park, N. Y. The President at the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 68, died very suddenly Thursday afternoon at his little White Howe, summer cot tage, at Warm Springs, Ga., from a m—hni cerebral hemorrhage. At 1:16, the President complained of a severe pain in the hack of his head, and collapsed a few minutes later. He died without pain, at 4:36 P. M., Eastern War Tims. Ilie President's death has plunged the nation into deepest gloom and his passing will be mourned by all freedom-lovinjr peoples of the entire world. He had been President of the United States for twelve yean, one month and nine days. Funeral services will be held from the East Boom of the Whit* House, Saturday afternoon. Interment will bis Sunday, near his ancestral home at Hyde Park, N. Y. The President had been in declin ing health since his return from the conference at Yalta, but is was not realised that the end would come so soon. He went to Warm Springs March 29th, for a three weeks net before proceeding to the San Fran cit. o Conference, which opens, April 26th, as scheduled. Mrs. Roosevelt said, "I am more sorry for the people of the country and the world than I am' for us." News of the President's death was announced in England at midnight Sh&cked britons said, "it is the heavi est blow the Allied cause has yet suf fered. President Roosevelt, who brought the nation through one of its greatest crisis, and who has guided it through dwl»n*ey before the Board for advance He assured them that ft Was the wishes of the Board that sJl Scouts might pass, but accosting to regula tions m the handbook, it was their duty to "aorta" go over each particu lar advancement laktsg sure Scouts, in the opinion of the Board of Review, j should be illa*red to advance to the rank and wear the new badge or1 award. In conclusion, he assured the boys that he wanted a warm and friendly feeling to exist between the two sep the hope that all ScoutB would ad The Senior Leaders were excused as is cwstnftuory j|t 8:15, sSW- which a teat pawing period Unk-up^Wit Waw Days Ninth Amy To EHm Hirer At In SMHte B^ $2fc 1 At 'iBraufcrtck; TWril My Mm Fight Into ^ Erf art; Em. Paris, April 12.—Armored col MM* of the U. S. Ninth Army myC with in ST miles of Berlin wtttla lit miles erf the Rwntan front in a startling ndiann at 60 mfiee that canted to River at Madrrtmrg. A this teat e German capital was believed immi nent The senMttenal ewtarai* drive, on German soil, waa by the Second (HeU en Wheeh) Armored Division, which by-passed the maaufiKtorfor city of of the Beach against practically bob* existing opposition, Janctnre Expected SMB. A late front dispatch said the river .could be bridged within a few home unless unexpected reeisUmoe dsr*lip ed. This would set the stage £or an early Junction with .the Bed Amy. Correspondents said the link-up might be made within a few days. > Lt Gen. William H. Sim peon's Ninth Army troops wen 67 miles away from the southwestern limits at greater Berlin, which Intlmim Pots ham, and .the Russians were <2 miles from the capital on ths east with the dty itself stretchfcg some 26 miles between theee two points. Captured. cities in the Bahr trap, feU to Ninth Army troop*, sad to night the Paris radio Skid Dort mund also had bete cleared in the First Army /orcee to th sped within 120 mttea of a with Knasian troops while the Army, spring to the dttfceh again after five days of comparative in activity, biased abend along a 60 mile front, eatflMing Cobuff >and mrirdng Erfurt. On the southern end of the front the U. S. Seventh Amy lest some ground bat at ths same time storm ed to a point taily 29 miles northwest of the big Nasi convention dty of British troops in the •8 fO but were still held the port at the Canadians deep* into Holland, where thousand* of In making its spectacular dash to iwaagreDurg, me oecorva AirnorBo 1/1 Vision by-pa*ed on the south the t_ i — - - — •* ■- ■ - - -* - - • * n.L tnjj aircrazt center or Druniwici and plttgtd MUtwaid on It solid 10-mile front, meeting only scat tered opposition throughout the re mwkr.Me day. Hi* Nad Brunswick ■ ..At : | . mi ... - on » ■- ■ 11a. gttmioti sail whi fignuBg Dittany through (lie Stmts against Docgh bojm of th* 30th Division. Farther south the 83rd Division l - ■* at B ■ I Aft -»1 — - - - -* - — *- - -* stormed uiiifl TV nniCM Ana reacnen Halberstndt, 24 miles auuthw^t of Madgeburg. A hog* airplane factory at Halberstndt was overrun. Hie Germans indeed the man power even to slow Gen. wave ft men and armor. atonal pockets of resistance countered the Anuria* simply built op before them around both sides, leaving the Nasi garrisons to be cleaned out at leisure. "South of Brunswick then were not even any pocketa, and eld "Hell on Wheels" was moving like it did through Sicily," said Asm! Front Correspondent Wes I Another front diapateh ■ the Elbe could be bodged within a few hours "unless the Germans de cide to fight, something they hadnt ready done for two weeks." The Ninth Army troops apparently reached the Elbe on both sides of Madgeburg, and jast to ths north of that big city is a wide or super military highway, to Berlin. , The swift i _ _ m H«rs opposition in its ■ Already the bendlong ndvanoe of armies thrfntmyi to hir GmiM » wu^i^^s w am* fores* in the north fcwn 1 rnur. jvaw n Superintendent at the Greenville City School*, who will direct the marie during Revival Services at the Farmville Methodist Church, April 16-28. Prof. Roee is active in reun ion sad civic life and {tromote*. char acter building education. He is the son of a minister. New Stories Of Nazi Atroc ities Revealed Prisoners Who Could Not Be Evacuated As Americans Approach ed Were Murdered By Elite Guards Ohrdruf, Germany, April 1L—Cot. Hayden A. Searl, . whose armored forces discovered seenes at horror at the Ohrdruf concentration camp, thought it would be a good idea for the Gentian citizens of this town to see what SS (Elite Guard) brutality had done in their midst. The Cheetnut Hill Mass., officer rounded up 40 leading citizen* for a tour of the camp, where several hun dred bodies of slain foreign workers are still in widcnce. They saw. todies sprawling in the open space between the barracks, piled like timber in one building, and heaped in a tangled maw in a wide pit in still another place where apparently some effort had been made to burn them. At first the Germans expressed disbelief, insisting "The SS isnt like that." Later they voiced dis gust, with one doctor saying "It's the work of beasts." The next morning the Nazi mayor of Ohrdruf and his wife wen found hanged. The Amy said it was suicide. Ohrdruf, said by foreign workers to have the reputation of being a different slant on their former rulers. Allied military government officials who found it difficult to get Ohrdruf citizens to oooperate said that now there are plenty of volunteers. News of the camp's discovery has sprma up «na uvwii um iimuv, wo many hundreds of American «ol