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Farmville School
W01 Have Opening
Tuesday Morning
The Farmville school will have its
formal opening Tuesday morning at
9 o’clock with a three-hour session
devoted to organization, classifica
tion and schedules.
Although there wfll be no assem
bly or formal exercises on opening
day, Principal Sam D. Bundy cordial
ly invites parents and patrons to
visit the school and ■'meet the teach
ers.
Everything is in readiness for an
anticipated successful school year.
Elbert Moye, coach, is working out
with the football team; - Newton C.
M^enhout is in Richmond purchasing
band instruments. Others teachers
will arrive in time to attend a county
wide teachers meeting in Greenville
Monday morning. A meeting of the
local teachers will be held here Mon
day afternoon.
The lunchroom will be operated a
gain this year under the very capable
management of Mrs. L. E. Flowers
and the price of. lunches will be 20
cents, the same price that prevailed
last year. Parents may pay for -the
lunches in advance J>y multiplying any
given number of days by 20 and send
ing a check for that amount. A meal
ticket will be issued to cover the
number of days specified by the par
ent. It is urged that parents permit
their children to eat in the lunchroom
where clean and wholesome meals
will be served daily.
If pupils enter the first day and
attend regularly, Farmville has an
opportunity to gain three new teach
ers this year (-one elementary, and two
high school instructors). Since the
school has so much to gain, Principal
Bundy urges parents to enter their
children the first day and to see that
they attend regularly.
It is most important that high
school enrollment and attendance be
maintained at a high level during the
first two weeks as the school will get
an additional teacher at the end of
the first two weeks if officials can
support their request with favorable
figures. If granted, this request will
enable the school to add a full-fame
librarian to the faculty.
The staff of teachers is now com
plete with the addition of Mrs. Myra
Boyce for scieice. Mrs. Boyce has
taught in Bethel for the past two
years and is a graduate of East Ca
rolina Teachers college. Her home is
in Timor
Hookerton Union
Raises $1000 To Aid
Ministerial Student
Miss Ann Bynum, president of the
Pitt County union of Christian Youth
fellowships, told how youth reaches
out through county-wide C. Y. P. at
a meeting of the Hookerton union at
the Riverside Christian church near
Grifton Saturday. Rev. Z. B. T. Cox
presided at both the morning and
afternoon sessions.
Special music was rendered by a
trio composed of Misses Ruth Moore,
Ann Bypum and Gayle Flanagan.
The devotional was led by a group
from the Greenville C. Y. P. under
the direction of Miss Evelyn Lyon,
D. R! E., and a member of the host
church extended the welcome.
After the lunch hour, Rev. Ivan
Adams of Belhaven opened the after
noon session with song and a a pray
er. Reports from the women’s mis
sionary societies were heard and a
summary; followed by Mrs. H. H. Set
tle of Greenville.
Rev. H. E. Steele of Macon, Ga.,
who is field representative for the
National Benevolent association,
brought „the program td a close with
a talk on benevolences.
At a previous meeting, the Hoqk
erton union voted to raise the sum
of $400 to assist any second year
student, who will enter full-tiim
Christian work, In the furtherance
of his education by a loon from thif
fund. At the meeting Saturday th<
union jroted to increase this amount
to fldob. Several churches and Sun
day Schools have already committee
themselves to a large portion of th<
money to be raised.
Rev. Cox reports that each persoi
made an outstanding contribution t<
that it wai
A Wandering Minstrel He
Aral Selmar, right, crew member at the 40-loot ketch, “Colin,"
plays a Norwegian serenade for Boll Vikki, IS, and dog, Ro*m, as
their boat cleared customs and quarantine at Staten Island, Ir. Y.
The tiny vessel brought six men, the boy and the dog from Oslo,
Norway, to New York in seven weeks, strictly Toe pleasure.'
Farmville Veterans,
Henry C. Bourne of Tarbo.ro, i
past commander of .the North Caro
Tina American Legion and one of thi
best known veterans in the state
will make the principal speech to
night (Friday) at a barbecue auppe:
and rally to which are invited ever;
veteran and his lady in this commun
ity, regardless of whether the veter
an is connected with any service .or
ganization.
Dr. Frank Harris, commander o:
the Farmville American Legion, sail
yesterday that a fine meeting is ii
prospect. He is quite anxious tha
a large crowd be on hand to gree
Commander Bourne.
The meeting will be held at thi
municipal park at 7:30.
Farmville’s American Legion pos
will also start its fall activities to
night and at the same time launch, it
membership campaign.
There will be no charge for thi
barbecue and the Legionnaires wan
as huge a guest list as possible.
Since no affair of tins type wouli
be complete without the ladies am
the auxiliary, the ladies, of course
are included in the invitation. As i
matter of fact, they will be honorei
guests, according to the commande
and others working with him in th
preparation of the program.
Farmville Faculty
To Have 28 Member
Sam D. Bundy, principal of th
Farmville high school, announces th
following instructors will serve on th
faculty with him this year:
Miss Miriam Moore, English-Span
ish, Ayden; Mrs. Evelyn Joynei
English, Farmville; Miss. Ruth Park
er, Home Economics, Fountain; Mn
John L. Johnson, Business Educa
tion, Turkey; John L. Johnson, So<
ial Studies, Raleigh; E. P. Bass, Ag
riculture, Farmville; John Dum
Mathematics, Pinetops; Elbert Moy«
Physical Education, Farmville; New
ton C. Maenhout, Band Instructor
Irving, N. Y.; Miss Alma Whitlej
Public School Music, Enfield; Mis
Antoinette Darden, First Grade, Co
mo; Miss Margaret Lewis, Firs
Grade, Belvoir; Mrs. Myrtle Woo ter
Second Grade, Farmville; Miss Lil
lian Herring, Second Grade. Ml
Olive; Miss Jane Goff,-Third Gradi
Williamston; Miss Lula Hardy, Thir
Grade, La Grange; Mrs. Joe Batch
elor, Fourth Grade, Farmville; Mis
Anna Holmes Lewis, Fourth Gradi
Beulaville; Miss Edna Robinson, Fift
Grade, Ivanhoe; Miss Hazel Bake:
Fifth Grade, Snow Hill; Miss Ann!
Lee Jones, Sixth- Grade, Farmvilk
Miss Miriam Johnson, Sixth Gradi
Pendleton; Mrs. J. E. Bynum, Sever
th Grade, Farmville; Mr%. L. I
Thomas, Seventh Grade, Farmvilk
Miss Grace Whitehurst, Eight
Grade, Conetoe; Mrs. Haywoo
■ Smith, Piano, Farmville.
Principal Bundy stated that plar
are underway to employ a part tin
librarian, if possible. The vacant
' in the science department will be fil
1 ed this week. Two experienced teael
1 Activities Of Local
i Church Organization!
Christian
Monthly meetings of the Woman'
council of the Christian church wei
held Tuesday night.
Group 3 met with Mrs. Z. B. 1
Cox, who used the sixth chapter c
I Corinthians as the devotional sul
ject. Mrs. Sam D. Bundy was ct
[ hostess.
, Prior to the “Hidden Answers
t qui, which was conducted by Mr
■ George Windham, Mrs. Arch Flam
gan presided over the buisness ses
. sion. The program for the nea
council meeting was discussed mi
t members accepted parts on it.
Brick cream, nuts ond cake wei
, served after the missionary benedh
tion.
[ Sarah, Mother of the Faithful, we
discussed in Group 4's devotioni
[ period by Mrs. Archie Cayton, chaii
I man, who read from Genesis. Aftt
the business session; members part
[ cipated in the “Hidden Answers
l quiz.v
p The meeting was adjourned by tl
5 missionary benediction.
Eight former members of tl
group were special guests for the r
freshment hour and Mrs. Elsie Mon
gomery, who is the guest of hi
, daughter, Mrs. R. E. Pickett, wi
• welcomed as a visitor. The hostessc
Mrs. Cayton and Mrs. Lewis W. A
®! len, served a congealed salad. Tl
' meeting was held in the Allen apar
1 ment.
Mrs. J. E. Bynum was hostess 1
II members of Group 1. In the al
sence of Mrs. C. A. Lilley, chai
man, Mrs. Howard Moye conduct
the business session. Mrs. J. 0. Po
lard gave the devotional and Mr
James Moore had charge of the pn
gram.
London mist and cookies wei
served in the social hour.
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Local Higfi School
l Opens Football Slate
t On Friday, Sept. 2
mat of the time getting the boys i
good physical condition.
Within the next week, practice wi
boil down to actual fundamentals ai
football itself.
Several boys a:
practicing daily and others will r
port when classes are started. Coa<
Moye reports that he is very pleaa
wjth the spirit of the boys and
anticipating a good season.
So far, six games have been sch
duled and at least two morerwiUH
added. The schedule follows:
September 24—Williamston at Wl
liamston (night).
October 8—Wendell, here.
Sputh Edgecomt
October 15
here.
October 22—Wendell, there.
November 5 — South Edgecomt
there.
November 26 — Scotland Ne
(night game), there.
Parmville is also negotiating f
games with Zebnlon, Colerain, Enfte
Willie Rae Harper, Warr
and J. Prank Harper atter
graduation of Mrs. Warr
from E. C. % ^ Prid
Coach Elbert Moye, who will sen
' as athletic director in Parmville hig
j school this year, started footba
practice Monday afternoon and spei
nized in Pitt county for _
of bringing together, in the evening
at intervals of about a month during
fall, winter and spring, business
professional and civic leader of Piti
county, with their ladies, at sever
dinners a year, to, enjoy not onlj
good fellowship in pleasant surround
ings but to hear on each occasion ar
outstanding, thought-provoking tall
by speakers who are well versed oi
some phase of national and inter
national affairs, industry, finance
travel, business, science, and the pro
fessions.
Each addresa will be followed b^ £
question and answer period.
The organization committee is com
posed of the following: Dr. E. Burtif
Aycock, physician, Greenville; J. H
Boyd, Jr., Mayor of Greenville; N. C
Brooks, insurance, Greenville; Sam D
Bundy, principal Farmvile schools
William J. Bundy, Solicitor, Fiftl
Judicial district; D. H. Conley, super
intendent Pitt schools; J. S. Ficklen
Greenville, president, E. B. Ficklei
Tobacco company-; Dr. H. G. Haney
pastor, Eighth Street Christiai
church, Greenville; C. W. Howard
president, Greenville Tobacco com
pan;; Dr. Leo W. Jenkins, dean
East Carolina Teachers college; J. W
Joyner, Mayor of Farmville; WilMan
T. Kyzer, executive secretary, Green
ville Chamber of . Commerce; J. C
Lanier, Greenville, general counsel o
Leaf Tobacco Exporters association
John B. Lewis, attorney, Farmville
Dr. J. D. Messick, president, Eas
Carolina Teachers college; J. H
Moye, trust officer, Guaranty Banl
and Trust company; Dr, K. B. Pace
physician, Greenville;. Kenneth Phil
lips, proprietor, Hotel Proctor; J. H
Rose, superintendent of Greenvill
city echools; A. F. Rowe, cashier, Th<
First National Bank, Ayden; W. Jas
per Smith, president, Bethel Manu
factoring company; B. B. Sugg
Smith and Sugg Tobacco warehouses
Greenville; B. B. Sugg, Jr., Smith aw
Sugg Tobacco warehouses; Willies
H. Taft, Taft Furniture company; J
H. Waldrop, vice president and cash
ier, Guaranty Bank and Trust Co
Greenville; D. J. Whichard, Jr., pub
lisher, Greenville; Ernest I* Willarc
insurance, Greenville; T. G. Worth
ington, proprietor, Worthington’f
Ayden.
Principal Peeler
Completes Plans
For Walstonburg H.S
Principal J. Roger Peeler annour
ces that the Walstonburg high schoc
will open Thursday morning, Sept, i
mil nn&wafa svn
short day schedule, dosing at 1:3
each afternoon, until October 4. Th
lunch room will open Monday, Sep
13. All lunches, with or withof
milk, will be 20 cents.
All patrons of the school are coi
dially invited to attend the assembl
program on. the opening day c
school. The program will consist c
Scripture reading by Miss Margare
Fields, a graduate of Walstonbur
high school and a rising sophomor
at Greensboro college; a prayer b
Ramona Rouse, also a graduate o
the school'and a senior at Greens
boro college; and a talk by Harr
Buckingham, Minister of Youth a
the Walstonburg Methodist churcl
D. D. Fields, president of th
Parent-Teacher association, will wel
come the teachers to the community
after which Mr. Peel ei'-will make ar
nouncements concerning fees an
school activities.
The high school rooms have bee
painted in pastel colors. A Webste
Wire Recorder, which was given t
the school by the 1948 graduatm
class, has been secured. It will b
used in speech classes. The con
mercial department has recently pui
chased.five new Royal typewriters.
The curriculum, which has bee
made more vocational during M;
will take anothe
Peeler’s tenure,
step forward this year with the addi
tion of vocational agriculture. Bool
keeping and shorthand will, alsb t
added to the curriculum.
The faculty is complete, bein
composed of: First grade, Miss*
Page Uavis and 'Floribelle Game:
second grade, Miss Annie Sue Hut
sucker; third grade, Mrs. J. T. Craf
Jr.; fourth grade, Mrs. Baibai
Creech Rabhan) fifth grade, Miss*
Elma Chambliss and Sudie Mae Kiri
man; sixth grade, Mrs. A. J. Craf
seventh grade, Mrs. Henrietta h
Williamson and Marshall M. Stepl
ens. The high school faculty will t
composed of: Principal Peeler; D. <
Starling, agriculture; Troy Godwi:
math and physical education; Mr
Mildred C. Peeler, commerce; Mil
Virginia Wright, English; Mil
Catherine Campbell, home economic
and Miss Mary Ellen Jones, mus
and social studies. Mrs. CarioS'Ws
ston will teach piano,
In Semi-Finals Of
Bright Belt League
TheBright Leaf baseball league
concluded its schedule of regular
games last week end now the first
four teams will engage in a series of
games which will eventually deter
mine the league winner.
Teams which finished in order are
Macclesfield, Pine tops, FVrmville and
Saratoga. In the semi-finals, a best
three-for-five series, Farmville meets
Macclesfield while Pinetops {days
Saratoga. The winners of these two
series will then meet in a seven-game
series. Farmville and Macclesfield
play in Macclesfield Saturday and
here Sunday.
Farmville defeated Walstonburg
i Saturday in a ten-inning contest. El
bert Moye hurled the victory, a nar
. row 4-8 game.
At The Rotary Club
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R. N. Freemar. was program lead
' er at the Rotary club Tuesday even
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mg.
’ Guests of the club were Bill Shel
1 ton of the Ayden club, Randolph
’ Eagles of the Tarboro club, and El
bert Moye, new Farmville high school
’ coach, who was the guest of John B
Lewis.
1 The attendance prize was won bj
M. V.‘ Jones.
School Marm
. *• Vines, 2f, above, -
vas named “Princess Power” by
the Pikes Peak Hill Climb Asso
jiation, to reig# over the annual
race up the Peak on Labor Day.
Xusty used to be a model, but
twitched—to the obvious delight
her pupils—to teaching school.
Lingerie Manufacturer Shows
Interest In Locating Plant Here
; Bill Garner Wins
» Band Leaders’ Contest
At Virginia Beach
, “Swing and f^ay with Sammy
l Kaye.” At least, that is what the
1 Gamers and Fitzgeralds say.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gainer and Dr,
’ and Mrs. Charlie Fitzgerald spent last
* week end at Virginia Beach, Va.,
‘ and while there they were guests of
’ the Surf club where Sammy Kaye and
his nationally-known orchestra are
’ now playing.
Mr. Kaye conducted a “So You
Want to Lead a Band” contest sim
ilar to the Chesterfield Supper club
radio program on Wednesday nights.
The two local couples entered the con
, test.
Everyorte was given a number
while a corresponding number was
I placed in a hat. Mrs. Fitzgerald then
i assisted Kaye in drawing four num
j bers to determine who would have a
3 chance to lead his band. Mr. Gar
e net’s number was the first to be call
^ ed. Bill went into the orchestra pit.
t took the baton presented to him by
Sammy Kaye, and proceeded to lead
. the orchestra through “Alexander’s
j. Ragtime Band” with the poise and
f finesse of a professional. He won
f first prize, with the judging being
t based on the amount of applause
r given each contestant by the audi
s ence.
17 Years ago Bill Garner had a high
f school orchestra so he introduced
- Dr. Fitzgerald as his former trumpet
f player, his sister Milded, Mrs. Fitz
t gerald, as his former piano player
i. and Letty, Mrs. Gamer, was intro
e duced as not playing any instrument
. but making a/play for and marrying
him, breaking up the band.
The Gamers and Fitzgeralds are
i still excited about making an ap
pearance with the Kaye orchestra.
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r SON,OF FARMVILLE MAN,
3 DIES IN AIRPLANE MISHAP
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s Funeral services for Lt. John H.
' Loving, 23, of 716 W. Franklin st,
" Richmond., Va., Who was killed-in an
aiwftlonn Arad) AifnWIflV. WATP HaIH ftt.
10 o’clock Tuesday morning at the
Frank Biley Funeral home. Burial
was in Hollywood cemetery.
Bom in South Boston, Va., Lt.
Loving was the only child of S. I*
Loving, who is employed by the
Farmville Leaf Tobacco company,
and Mrs. Rosa Loving. He received
his early education in the public
schools of Lynchburg, Va., and later
graduated from Randolph-Macon
academy, Front Royal, Va. At the
time of his death he was a student
at the University of Virginia where
he was a member of Phi Kappa Sig
ma social fraternity.
Lt Loving graduated from the
Army Air Force Flight school in
1944 and was a flight instructor in
the latter part of World War II. He
joined the Virginia Air National
guard when it was first activated in
Richmond in June, 1947.
Mr. Loving left Saturday after r<»
ceiving news oithe-tragedy.
SPEAKER
Rev. H. E. Steele of Macon, Ga.,
was guest minister at the Christian
He and his
Ellen,
Paw anii
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m
Joe Gregory, secretry of the Farm
ville Chamber of Commerce, has re
ceived a letter from a New York
manufacturing firm, /Train-Ellis, Inc.,
stating that the company is consider-'
ing Farmville as the site of a factory
making lingerie and blouses, and ask
ing for pertinent facts about the
town.
Correspondence between the com
and the Farmville secretary is self
explanatory. The manufacturer’s let
ter follows:
“We are considering your city as
the possible home for the manufac
turing facilities of our nationally dis
tributed and advertised line of Tranel
lingerie and bloused.
“We can provide steady, year
round employment under progressive
management to a substantial number
of your citizens as well as increased
trade for your commercial firms re
sulting from the activity our organi
zation would stimulate.
“The benefits we can offer are
many. What inducements can you
otter us? We would appreciate your
reply listing existing available plant
facilities; approximate number, age
group and general evaluation of your
labor supply; existing» shipping
means to the metropolitan area; sche
dule of municipal tax and water
rates; and any other advantageous
features of your site.”
Secretary Gregory furnished the
information requested and dispatched
the following letter:
“We are very glad to hear from
you and to find that you are in
terested in our community. We are
at present compiling a survey of our
community and surrounding county
with the hope that we might interest
some firm in locating in Farmville.
“If you could let us know what
type building and how much floor
space would be needed we would be
able to tell you what accommodations
50,000 square feet (warehouse). The
new building just mentioned would be
for rent, lease, or sell basis.
“We can supply a large number of
ighite and colored labor of either sex.
We have a trade area of 20,000 people
that would be useful if- your firm
needed more than several hundred
employees.
"We are serviced by two direct
railroads: The Atlantic Coast Line
and The Seaboard Railway. We have
a large trucking line and many inde
pendent truckers. We have a mo<k
em terminal of the Carolina Trail
way Bus line for -transportation.
“We are very interested in your
organization and would like to meet
and talk with your representative at
his earliest convenience.”
Mrs. Watson Owens and son, J. w.
Owens of Walstonburg, Mrs. Ray
mond Owens of Fountain and Mrs. R.
L. Matthews spent a few days last
week with Mr. tend Mrs. Lester Mat
thews in Portsmouth, Va.
Mr, and Mrs. J. A. Tugwell and
son of Norfolk, Va., spent last week
with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tugwell.
Miss Anne L. Jones is visiting
friends in Raleigh. *
i Mr. and Mrs. Melton Allen and
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Lewis were
I guests of the manager of the Pitt
i Waldensian Baking company at a
wc uavc.
“If you are interested it might be
arranged to have a building erected
to suit your needs, but at the present
we have only one building of abort
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Miss Sue Worthington, tenth grade
'student in the Farmville high school,
who lives in the Ballard’s community,
was fourth place winner in the dress
contest held in connection with the.
meeting of the Pitt County Fanners
exchange Tuesday afternoon in the
Winterville high school. Her prize
was a number of feed sacks, enough
to make another dress. 1
Mrs. John Whichard of Stokes re
ceived first prize, $15, and a free
trip to Raleigh where she will com
pete in the state-wide contest on
September 28. Second prize winner
was Miss Lofvaine Boyd of Green
ville, R. F. D., who was given $10.
Mrs. Clarence J. Little of Greenville,
Rt. 1, jvho placed third, won $5. The
nine contestants, who entered, made
dresses from feed sacks and modeled
them for the judges, Mrs. Fred T.
Langford, home demonstration agent,
and her assistants, Misses Verna
Lowery and Marjoire Shearin, and
later in the afternoon for the audi- v
ence.
Mark H. Smith of Greenville, Rt.
I, was elected chairman and alter
nated with Robert Ponton of Raleigh
in presiding over the meeting. Elect
ed to serve as members of the Board
of Directors of the Pitt FCX service
were Mr. Smith, J. V. Taylor, Bethel,
J. B. Speight, Winterville; J. Sam
Fleming and L. W. Cherry, Green
ville, The program opened with
singing followed by a prayer by Rev.
Tripp. W. A. White of Raleigh, who
is connected with the insurance pro
gram, spoke briefly.
For making the guess nearest to
$290,000, the volume of business of
the Pitt FCX during the last 12
months, Mrs. J. Sam Feming received
a $5 award. In the horseshoe tour
nament, Vance Whitehurst of Rober
sonville placed first and David L.
Clark of Green vile was runner-up.
•Mr. Whitehurst, who won the county
tournament in 1946, was presented a
gold medal and will compete in the
third, annual Garolinas Horseshoe
tournament in Raleigh the last- of
the month. A silver medal was giv
en to Mr. Clark.
The oldest mother in the audience,
Mrs. Gladys Tripp of Greenville, who
is 80, and the oldest fathers, L. H.
Rountree of Greenville and John M.
Clark of Bethel, both of whom are
79, were awarded prizes.
In a drawing for door prizes, D.
L. Grubbs of Greenville received a
pressure sauce pan and Mrs. Mary
Boyd of Greenville won a canning
set.
The highlight of the afternoon,
for the annroximately 700 patrons
and stockholders attending, was an
address by M. G. Mann, general man
ager of the PCX, of Raleigh. Present
ing facts and figures about the num
ber of farmers enrolled in organiza
tions such as cooperatives and the
Grange, he declared that all phases
of agriculture must be organized if
this country has .-a balanced econo
my. “The records plainly show,”
iWnrm said, “that both labor and in
dustry have been growing stronger
and stronger through organization,
while agriculture has been growing
weaker due to the lack of organiza
tion until our entire economy is about
to collapse.”
Mr. Mann also stated that farmers
must not only cooperate for economic
reasons but better cooperation must
begin in religion. He related his ex
perience recently when he visited
Charlotte on a Sunday evening. He
passed a century old Presbyterian
church, decided to attend the even
ing service, but was disappointed to
find that less than a hundred people
were present to hear a Richmond
theological teacher talk on “The Se
crets of Christ.” This minister
pointed, out that America is at. the
crossroads and that it can either
choose material or spiritual things.
Mr. Mann stated that if America
chooses the former in another fifty
years it , will have deteriorated to the
place that other nations have in the
past.
He stated that on the way back to
his hotel he could hot help but com
pare the small number in that church .
and in the other churches of the city
with the several blocks of people lin
ed up to get into" the theatre at 9
o’clock. -.
He went on to say that farms have
furnished a large part of the leader
ship of the nation and will continue
to do so, if parents in cities fail to
provide decent, Christian homes.
He told his listeners that coopera
tives are in a position to help church
es work for better cooperation.
Following the meeting, barbecue,
slaw, rolls, com bread and bottled
drinks were served on the grounds;
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STORES
The local tobacco
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