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•*..**' • EVERY DAYJ VOLUME THIKTY-NINE m Meeting bust Saturday morning in Farmville’s municipal building, Demo crats of the township-elected an exe cutive committee for the precinct and appointed delegates to the county Democratic convention which trill be held in the corthouse at Greenville to morrow (Saturday) at noon, vpuuctuucuptieuuuyuuuunle- e te « e The county convention will, in turn, appoint delegates .to tl\e State con vention which meets in Raleigh next Thursday, May 20. Farmvflle is entitled to 37 dele gates and 87 alternates at the county convention. „ George W. Davis, precinct chair man, called the ineeting to order and the following delegates and niter nates were appointed: Delegates—Mrs. G. A. Rouse, Mrs. Ted Albritton, B. M. Lewis, R. A. Joyner, George W. Davis, John B. Lewis, T. E. Joyner, Jr., J. W. Joy ner, Joe D. Joyner, Lath Morriss, Walter Jones, W. J. Rasberry, C. fi. Flanagan, J. M. Stansill, R O. Lang, Jr., W. C. Wooten, R. D. Rouse,-Dr. Paul E. Jones, G. Alex Rouse, C. B. Askew, Irvin Morgan, Jr., Alton W. Bobbitt, J. C. Brock, Alex Allen, Mac Caraaway, W. E. Joyner, Dr. John M. Mewbom, W. C. Tucker, Dr. R. T. Williams, A. F. Joyner, Dr. Frank Harris, L. E. Walston, Charles Ras berry, Robert Monk, Charles S. Ed wards, Jack Freedman and Nassif Cannon. Alternates—J. M. Gibbs, J. B. Hock aday, John D. Dixon, Andy Martin, C. M. Paylor, Mrs. Nell Blackwood, B. O. Taylor, T. T. Moore, Marvin Speight, Lynn Eason, George Moore, John King, James Y. Monk, Chester (Jutland, Fred Carr, M, L. Eason, Rob ert Lee Smith, W. % Royster, R. D. Harris, Marvin Hinson, R. J. Wain wright, J. B. Briley, E. C. Oarr, Frank Williams, C. L. Langley, R. L. Joy ner, Herman Joyner, R. R. Newton, Jr., Robert Wheless, E. R. Hinson, R. N. Freeman, Wesley Willis, G. S. Williams, L. W. Godwin, Haywood Smith, Sam Bundy and J. T. Bundy. Mr. Davis, John B. Lewis, Dr. Jon£B-? J. W. Joyner and Mrs. Rouse were elected members of the Fann ville precinct executive committee. It is hoped that at least 37 from the precinct will attend the conven tion in Greenville. Those willing to drive their can are asked to assemble at (he town ball at 11 o*eock, with each car eanying as many as possi ble. llpr5 ■ PUBLIC SCHOOL MUSIC TEACHER IS OBTAINED Several teachers of the Farmville school faculty handed in resignations to Principal Sam D. Bundy this week. Mrs. Marjorie Gaskins has resigned her position as fourth grade teacher after two yean in the local school and Mbs. Ww E. Joyner is resigning after having taught one of the sixth grades for several years. Mrs. A drian Brown resigned after teaching commerce for one year and Miss Mar garet Lee Duke has resigned after one year as instructor of English and All of these teachers were re-elect ed by the Farmville board but have resigned in order to accept positans elsewhere or because of the recent ruling concerning renewal of certifi cates. These four resignations bring to six the total resignations. Mrs. J. M. Whelesn and Miss Bath Spier resigned two weeks ago. All of Hie vacancies will be diffi cult to fill as qualified teachers are none top plentiful. Applications are now bring considered for second, fourth and sixth grade teachers, and for Engiish-Spaniah, science and com mercial subjects in the high schooL Annlications are also beinc: consider ed for full-tme physical education di rector and a band director. . CITIZENS OP TOMORROW 1 ” 1 1 " ' ■! 1 - .■1 111 11 1 11 1 . ^ ,, In this group of future citizens are, top row, left to right: Har riet Paylor, five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Paylor; Richard, seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Joyner; and An nette McAdams, four years old, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Graham McAdams; bottom row, left to right: Andy, four years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Martin; Patricia Ann, seven years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Joyner; and Mitchell, five yean old, son of Mr. and Mrs. K. Gannon. .... - - Joint Confirmation, Organ Dedication Service Sunday Bishop Wright To Visit Episcopal Church Sunday; Brookes Fryer . Will Present Recital .' The Rev. J. R. Rountree, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, has an nounced that a joint confirmation and organ’ dedication service will mark the annual visit of the Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Wright, D. D., to his parish Sun day, and will be followed by an or gah recital by Brookes Fryer of Tar boro" and Norfolk, Va., a brilliant musician and promising composer. The service will be held Sunday afternoon at four o’clock and will in cude a brief but timely message from Bishop Wright. The organ, installed in September of last year, was a fitting gift from relatives to memorialize church mem bers who have gone before to serve in the Church Triumphant and to honor certain present members who are serving in the Church Militant. The recital program, arranged by Fryer and designed to lend transcend ent beauty and soulful inspiration to the service as welt as emphasize the versatility of the Hammond organ, will feature favorite selections from Bach, Massenet and Tschaikowsky, and will include one of Mr. Fryer’s own compositions and one dedicated to him by William Klentz. A cordial invitation to attend is ex tended the community. NEW BERN DISTRICT SUPT. WILL PREACH WALStONBURG COMMENCEMENT SERMON Friday, May 14—Doris Wheeler and Phillip Shirley, senior piano students, will be presented in recital by Mrs. Carlos Walston. Principal J. R. Peeler of the Wal stonburg school announces the fol lowing commencement program for his school: * Monday, May 17—Glee club con cert Wednesday, May 19 — Recital by elementary piano students. Friday, May 21—Recital -by high school piano students. Sunday morning, May 23, at It o’clock — Baccalaureate sermon by Rev. B. B. Slaughter, District Super intendent of the Methodist church, New Bern District Monday pight, May 24—Senior class program directed by Mrs. James Moore. Tuesday, May 25 — Baccalaureate address-by B. L. Davis, superintend ent of Greene county schools. The evening programs will all be gin at 8 o’clock. COMMENCEMENT MARSflAI^ PICKED FROM HONOR CROUP Principal Sam D. Bundy today an nounced the marshalls for the 1948 commencement and stated that the* basis 'for .selection was scholastic averages. The four students in the ninth, tenth and eleventh, grades with the highest averagesfor the year were chosen mid the student with the high est average in the eleventh grade was selected as chief marshal. The list Dr. Frank Harris Is New Commander Of American Legion Local Post Will Install New Officers At Jane Meeting Dr. Frank* Harris, local dentist, was unanimously elected commander of Farmville’s American Legion poet which last Friday night accepted without hesitation the recopmtendar tions of the nominating committee.' Other officers are Joe F. Gregory, Jr., first vice commander; A. G, Gay ton, second vice commander; Rev. E. W.. Holmes, chaplain; C. F. Baucom, finance officer; and J. D. Joyner, sergeant-at-arms. These will be in stalled at the June meeting. The Legionnaires, who held their monthly supper at the municipal park, had as their guests six Boy Scouts who were camping overnight at the park and Marine Sergeants Thomp son and Van Blair, who served as mil itary escorts from the quartermaster depot in Charlotte for remains of ser vice men being returned for burial. Hie two service men complimented the post and the firing squad for the efficiency with which the ceremony for T. H, Rouse, Jr., had been con ducted that afternoon. Commander CharlgB Edwards pre sided. Given a royal welcome was Barry Taylor, who has been receiving treatment in a veterans hospital. Andrew Mewbom pitched Farm ville to a 6-1 ■victory over Elm City here Saturday afternoon. He pitch-j ed an outstanding game* allowing only, three hits, and had perfect con trol, neither hitting or walking a man during the entire game* - On Sunday afternoon the^ame two teams met in Elm Gity-andCarl Shir ley pitched a 7-1 victory for Rarm ville. Marian Holloman spoiled the day, however, by breaking his leg in the third rnnng as he slid into third base. -Sam Stell, centerfielder for Farm ville, slammed out a home-run in the fourth inning. Walstonburg plays here Sunday at 3 o’clock. The game will be play ed in honor of flolloman and all pro ceeds of the game will be turned over to him to help defray hospital bills. Admission will be BO cents for men and 25 cents for the ladies. In other games of the Bright Leaf league this week, Macclesfield plays Saratoga and Elm City plays South Edgecombe, LANG’S 4-H CLUB PICKS f HEALTHIEST WeMMBttg -■.... * The four healthest members of the Lang’s 4-B club, who will compete in Greenville Friday for the title of county king and queen of health, were announced Tuesday evening at a meeting Of the dub in the home of Joyce and Charles Loclcamy. Jack Creech and Hazel Garris are competitors in the senior divison and Jimmy Allen and Jean Hudson, will compete in the junior division. Highlighting the , meeting was the with fir for her *. — suspended here during the funeral hour. Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand mid After were sung at the home by a choir of mixed voices and No Night There' was rendered at the graveside. Active pallbearers were: Robert Monk, L. E. Tuiaage, Sr., Lewis Creech, Ted Albritfcn, W. C. Holston, T. T. Moore, j$|*xiAllen and George Williams, Sr.' ‘4ft r The death of iff, Turnage resulted from severe burns sustained in a fire which destroyed furnishings and the interior of his residence on North Barrett street Saturday morning at 8:30. Mr. Turnage was bom September 23, 1911, a descendant of prominent pioneer families' of North Carolina. After graduation from the Farmville high school, he entered Oak Ridge Military Institute and upon finishing there received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy at An napolis, Md., from which he was graduated in June, 1933. His career in the Marine Corps was in accord with the traditions and achievements Of that branch of service of which this country is justly proud, and he won steady promotion, winning the rank of captain before ill health, due to an accident in 1940, resulted' in his retirement. He was assigned to foreign duty in China and was in Shanghai when that city was bombed and taken by Japan. He is survived bjr bis parents, his Zelma,Camp an infant daughter, Dallas Lee, a sister, Mrs. Airdrie W. McLeap of Charlotte, and a brother, Bemicp B. Turnage. widow, the former Ex-Army Chaplain To Preach Commencement Sermon Sunday Night Rev. Wistar W. Hamilton, pastor of the Washington Baptist church, will preach the baccalaureat# sermon of the Farmvilie high school SJmdtiy Wum at S o’clock in Parkins hall The sermon marks the opening pro gram of commencement which will culminate next Friday night with the presentation of diplomas to 27 mem bers of the senior class and the ad dress by Dr. J. K. £«ong, registrar, East Carolina Teachers college. Elementary piano pupils will pre sent a recital Monday night; Thurs day, the senior students will be pre sented in recital. Rev. Hamilton is a farmer chaplain in the Army, serving with the 103rd General hospital near Tidworth, Eng land, and with fire Fifth Regiment at Fort McClellan, Alabama. Following his two years of service in fire Army, he accepted the pastorate at Wash ington and has served the church for the past year and a half. Rev. Hamilton veaa former pastor of the Napoleon Avenue Church in New Orleans and taught in the New Orleans Seminary. Other pastorates he has held include those at Roanoke and Harrisonburg, in Virginia. 1 He is a native of. Roanoke, Va., and graduated from Fork Union Mili tary Academy, University of Rich and the Southern Baptist Theo ..... • .... .. Ky> ;; Irvin Morgan, Jr;, m j; Is In Important Post J. Irvin Morgan, Jr* Farmville business arid civic leader, Tuesday was installed as president of the Na tional Cottonseed Produces Associa tion at the final session of the Asso ciation’s fifty-second annual conven tion in New Orleans. He has the distinction of being the first son of a former president of the nationwide organization of cotton seed cradling mills and related indus tries to be elected to ttejnwsideney. His father, the late J. L Morgan, served as head of the Association in The new president of the -Associa tion was born and raised in the cot tonseed crashing industry and has been associated with it all his life. He was born in Wilson, where his fatlwr was manager of the Wilson plant of The Southern Cotton Ofl Company. He graduated from Farm ville high school and attended Duke university, graduating in the class of 1931. While in college; he was a mem ber of Delta Tau Delta, social frater nity; 0 micron Delta Kappa, leader ship fraternity; Alpha Kappa Pal, commercial fraternity, and a member of Red Frairs, senior honor society. After graduation, te returned to FarmvSle and worked with the Farm ville Oil and Fertilizer Company as clerk, assistant bookkeeper and cor porate secretary. Upon the death of hid father in 1946, te, assumed the presidency of the company and now holds the position. His election as president of the As sociation follows his service as a member of the Board of Directors and of the Technical Advisory Com mittee. ' i; 'k- .!. V ,i2Igy During 1946 he served as president oi the North Carolina Cottonseed Crushers Association. He stm is a member of the Bowd of Directors and is chaiman of the publicity and advertising committee. He also holds membership on the Board of Direc tors of the American Plant Food Council, a trade association of the fer d? r^1 of His other business activities in clude vice president and general man ager of Contentnea Guano Company, Wilson; vice president of the Turn age Company; vice president of the Greenville Fertilizer Company, and director of tire Bank of Farmville. Mr. Morgan served as district gov ernor of the 189th Rotary District in 1988 and is a member of the Farmville Rotary* club, the Board of Stewards of the Farmville Methodist church,-a member of the Farmville Country club, secretary of the ’ Farmville school board and is active in various civic enterprises. He is married to Magaret Hadley GREENE COUNTY 4-H GIVES RADIO PROGRAM OVER WF BROUGHTON BELIEVES MARSHALL PUN WILL PRODUCE PEACE AND CONTINUED PROSPERITY 0)6. S. Will be ; Funeral services for Lester. E. Bar rett, 60, of Washington, D. C., retir ed patent attorney, who died Tuesday evening at 11:80 at George Washing ton hospital, in that city, were con duscted from the home of his mother, Mrs. Cora Lang Barrett, Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock by the Rev. Z. B. T. Cox, pastor of the Christian church. Interment was made in For est Hill cemetery beneath a beautiful floral tribute. A quartet composed of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Holmes, Mrs. A. W. Bob bitt and Charles F. Baucom, accom panied by Mrs. E. W. Holmes, sang Lead Kindly light and lh The Garden cf Prayer at the home and Now Hie Day Is Over. Active pallbearers were: VC G. Fields and W. E. Lang, Jr., Walston burg; Bert Watkins, Raleigh; Wilbur Barrett, Oak City; W. C. Eagles, Greenville; C. H. Joyner, Robert Lee Smith and R. 0. Lang, Jr. . -Re is survived by his mother, his widow, the former Miss Esther Hull of Leominster, Maas., a son, George He wag admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of North Carolina in ifioA. xi._. n_t -M A__1_ TW*_ 1926; to the Court of Appeals, Dis trict of Columbia, in 1923; Supreme Court of United States in 1925. , -V J So packed was the school’s lunch room with members and their.guests that an additional table was speedily set up to make room fop the over flow. ~t; -..^k Sentiment at'the meeting was de finitely "for” the Raleigh* attorney who is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U. S. Senator, and his supporters were delighted with the impression he made on his visit to Farmville. -It. was another one of those frequent get-togethers enjoyed by the clubs, two of the best in this part of the State, and the presidents, Rotarian James ,Monk and Kiwanian Louis Williams, shared the gavel. Rev. Key Taylor, Methodist minis ter of Walstonburg, delivered the in vocation.' •* I-* .-1# Guests were so numerous that to list them all would not be practical. Introduced by Carl Hicks of Wal stonburg, Mr; Broughton paid him an unusually fine tribute and compli mented him highly on his foresight in 1946 in insisting that corrective steps be taken to put a floor under tobacco prices that would protect the growers when the drop should come. It was Mr. Hicks, stated the former governor, who was primarily respon sible for the stabilization corporation which in its first year saved growers $10,000,000 and in 1947 probably sav ed tfc am as much as $40,000,000. Mr. ; Hicks is president of the stabilization corporation. rne Marshall Flan, which this year tails for an outlay by the United States of more than five billion dol lars and during aM/jm-yea*'period may approximate twenty billion, was described by the speaker as a great risk but one caeulated to bring peace and economic recovery to a starved Europe. He stated his belief that the Russians under Stalin hate been play ing the biggest game of bluff in his tory, since the dose of World War II, but that the tide has turned and the Marshall Plan is responsible for the more favorable trend in events. The huge outlay of money, calling for purchases of goods and products made in this country, will be suffi cient to guarantee farmers and manu facturers a profitable income from their investment and work in months to come. Since this nation is the only one able to furnish the world with the leadership and material necessary for peace and security, the former gov ernor stated it is essential that the United States remain strong, hoth productively and militarily. His com ments on the proposal to institute military training were brief. While* stating that he did not favor UMT as
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