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IS Heavy registration and a large field of candidates—13 for Commis sioner and two few Mayor—are point ing to a heavy vote next Tuesday as citizens of the town of Farmville de cide who shall administer their af fairs for the coming biennium. Registrar John D. Dixon, who said yesterday afternoon that 206 names had been added to the books, will continue to enroll newly-eligible vot ers until the deadline, tomorrow (Saturday), at 6 p. m. Mr. Dixon’s office is on East Wilson street, next to Parker Pontiac. Any citizen of the United States over 21 years of age, who has resided in the State of North Carolina for one year preced ing the date of the election and for a period of at least four months in the town of Fannville is qualified to vote. Polls will be set up the town hall and will be opened from 6 a. m. to t> p. m. It is anticipated that the total vote will near the 800-mark, almost 100 more than were cast two years ago. Curtis H. Flanagan and Walter B. Jones are the candidates for mayor. Both men are capable, well-liked and popular. Therefore* the election will be close. Candidates for the five seats on the town board are: Claude Joyner, C. L. Ivey, John Stansill, R. Q. Dang, Jr., R. N. Freeman, Elbert Holmes, Dan H. Jones, Fred C, Moore, T. R. Mi zelle, Robert Joyner, B. O. Taylor, 0. G. Spell, and J. H. Darden, Jr. SAM D. BUNDY RE-ELECTED BEAD OF LOCAL SCHOOL Sam D. Bundy was elected .princi pal of the Farmville school for a third year, at , a regular meeting of the school board Monday night. Mr. Bundy, who received his A. B. degree at Duke and his M. A. at East Carolina Teachers college, formerly served as principal of Maxwell school in Duplin county, Speed and Leggett schools in Edgecombe county, and Williamston in Martin county. Mr. Bundy stated that plans are al ready underway for the coming school year and the teaching staff will be completed and announced as soon as possible. The Wednesday Afternoon club was entertained by Mrs. Harry Harper who used quantity* of iris, Dutch iris, geraniums, sweet peas, gladioli and snapdragons in the reception rooms. v .V-> Bridge was played at two tables with Mrs. W. Ate Allen, who com piled high score, winning a lustre pitcher. Mrs. J. Y. Monk, Jr., was given the consolation, a novelty vase. A former member,. Mrs. James R. Lang of Douglas, Ga., who is the houseguest of Mrs. Allen, was re membered with a scatter pin. WESLEY CHURCH WELL REPRESENTED AT RALLY The New Bern District Youth rally was held in Centennary Methodist church, New Bern, April 25. The meeting opened with fellowship sing ing led by Rev. Trog, Barrett. Each sub-district presented a skit on some phase of the M. Y. F. pro gram, that of the Greenville sub-dis trict being on Louisburg assemblies. Those attending from Wesley Com munity church were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tyson; Henry, Sally, Addie Parker, Mary and Amos Tyson; Mary Frances, Doris, Mary E., and Brooks Oakley; Evelyn Nethercutt; Ora Matthews and Conrad Mozingo. Miss Edna Boone, adviser for the sub-dis trict, was also present. Activities Church Christian Groups Hidden Answers were studied by the four groups of the Christian church which met Tuesday evening. Group 1 met with Mrs. fieri Jones in Maury. Mrs. C, A. Lilley presided and Mrs. R. K. Pippin had the devo tional, “A Coming King,” taken from Jeremiah 23: 3-5 and Isaiah 1L After the benediction, lime ice, cookies, pi mento sandwiches and salted nuts were served to 14 members and a visitor, Mrs. Ellen Leggett of Wash ington, who is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lee Corbett Mrs. C. L. Ivey had the devotional for Group 2. During the business session members were urged to bring old clothes to the church Monday afternoon for reahipment to a mission Bchool. - Black chocolate cake, nuts and ice cream were served by the hostess, Mrs. J. B. Briley, who used arrange ments of gladioli and roses in her home. Mr. R. J. Wainwright was a visitor. i : m Mrs. Ernest Russell and Mrs. Fred Smith were hostesses to Group 3 in the home of the latter. Mrs. Z. B. T. Cox used the fourth chapter of Acts as the basis for the devotional and conducted the program. Under the direction of Mrs. Arch Flanagan, chairman, plans for the council meet ing were made. The 15 members present were served cookies, mints, nuts, cornetts and coca colas. Seventeen were present for the meeting of Group 4 in the home of the chairman, Mr. Archie Chyton, with Mr. Glenn Ansley as hostess. Miss Elizabeth Moore was devotional leader. There were two guests, Mr. J. D. Murphrey, Jri, and Mrs. Charlie Evans. ' Mrs. Jesse Smith was welcomed as a new member. Heavenly hash was served. CATHOLIC SERVICES Triduum, three d^s of prayer, will be observed at St. Eizabeths’ Catho lic church in Farmvilie, beginning Friday night at 7:30. Rev. John Jos eph Mary Kelly of Miami, Fla., will conduct the services. Musical programs ’Mill indude the following members participating: He len Thomas, Marie Cannon, Margue rite Thomas, Jo Ann Thomas. At thq 9:80 mass, Sunday, prayers will be offered up for the conversion of Russia and that a just, charitable peace will take place in this war tired world. WALSTONBURG BANQUET AND DANCE TONIGHT Using a colonial theme, the Wal stonburg high school junior dass will entertain the seniors at a banquet and dance in the high school gymnasium tonight at 8 o’clock. J. C. Parker is president of the senior class and Miss Virginia Wright is adviser. Miss Peggy Reason, junior president, will be toastmistress and the dass adviser is Miss Catherine Campbell. Next Friday night, May 6, the sen iors will give their play in the school auditorium at 8 o’clock. The follow ing Friday night,. May 18, a redta tion and declamation contest will be conducted. WESLEY CHURCH WILL OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY Sunday, May 1, marks the sixth an nivirsary of the Sunday School and the second anniversary of the Wesley Community Methodist church.* The occasion will be observed ‘with special services Sunday right at 7:80. Charles Page, ministerial stu dent at Atlantic Christian college, is to be the ^pecker. night He had been in poor health fox several years but was able to eroxli until shortly before his death. Mr. and Mrs. Baucom and aqn, Frank, will spend the weds end with Mrs. Harris and relatives at Ellerbe. Junes W. Butler,, executive secre tary of the Goldsboro Chamber of Commerce, made the principal address Tuesday night at the annual dinner of the Famvflle Chamber of Com merce and Merchants Association. - More than 100 members of the association and of the three civic groups cooperating in the event—the Rotary, Kiwunis and Junior Chamber of Commerce—were present. W. C. Garner, outgoing president, presided over the dinner, held in the school room. Always good, Mrs. L. E. Flowers was at her best in pre paring and sewing the meal. Members of Miss Alma Whitley's high school glee club delighted the dinera with three selections, one of which was a prize-winning number the group sang at a music —*““*• Greenville. President Gamer guests and then aalceu own Duuuy — recognize those from out-of-town, Sr mon£, whom were Mire Cora Powell, secretary of the Greenville Merchants Association, C. B. Bissett, president of the Greenville association, Gordon Brown of Piedmont Airlines in Win ston-Salem and Thompson Green wood, assistant secretary of the^State Association, who declared that the barbecue, the chief piece de resist ance at the dinner, was the best he had ever eaten. Mr. Bundy thanked the business men of the town for their whole hearted support of the school and paid special recognition to the Junior Chamber of Commerce for the wort in completing the fence at the hall park at a cost of $2,600. L » Irvin Morgan, a director of the Chamber of Commerce and a former district governor of Rotary Interna tional, introduced Mr. Butler, also a former Rotary governor. Mr. Butler, in his talk, emphasized the need for Americans to buckle down to work, forgetting each things ms government doles and hand-outs, and to depend upon individual initia tive and drive for survival in the bus iness and economic world. New officers of the club for the coming year were recognized and Mr. Gamer tamed the gavel over-to the new president, Ernest N. Petteway, who adjourned the meeting by pro miring his best efforts and asking for the continued support of Farmville's business and professional men. ' Bernice Tumage is the new vice president. Other members of the Board of Directors are G. H. Joyner, Lewis Allen, M. W. Rollins, J. Glas gow Smith, Mrs. J. M. Carraway, Jack Lewis and J. B. Hockaday. The immediate past- president, Mr. Gar ner, is also a member of the hoard. Fred C. Moore* executive secretary of the organization, was alsovece^ nized. Ha has been heartily praised for the fine manner and the efficient manner with which the program was >arranged and -handled. LOCAL INSURANCE AGENT GAINS NATIONAL HONOR Nationwide recognition was re eived this week by C. L. Ivey, Farm ille representative of the Home Se urity Life Insurance Company of lurham, through his nomination to he All-Star Honor Roll of the In JAMBS W. BUTLER S/SGT. WILLIAM N. McCLEES final rites for S/Sgt. William N«d son McClees, who was killed in action on Luzon, in the Philippines, on Jan uary 17, 1945, were held from the Wesley Memorial Methodist church, Columbia, Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The body arrived in Colum bia Friday and remained at the Mc Clees Funeral home until it was re moved to the church at noon Sunday, lluoigl was in Oakwood cemetery with full military honors. Staff Sergeant McClees was bom in Middlesex but had lived in Colum bia for about 15 years. Prior to en tering the Army he was a represen tative of the Durham Life Insurance company in Edehton, and was a member of the Edenton fire depart ment. He was a graduate of Colum bia high school. He entered service in March, 1942, and went overseas in July, 1944. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Asiatic-Pacific campaign ribbon, Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Laura McClees, and one brother, James Henry McClees of Columbia; hut grandmother, Mrs. J. M. Ward of Farmville; two aunts, Mrs. Mark W. Joyner, Farmville, and Mrs. H. L. Swain,, Williamston; two uncle*,.J. M. Ward of Greenville and-W .H.'Mc Clees of Columbia. Tyrrell county's post of Veterans of Foreign Wars was named the Nip McClees Post in his memory. Nip was the nickname by which he was known to his friends. Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Joyner and daughter, Pat, and Mrs. J. M. Ward attended the funeral. DANCE Friday night, May 6, from eight to twelve o’clock in the high school gym nasium, a dance Will be given, with the proceeds going to the, Farmville baseball club. Round and square dan cing will be enjoyed. Music will be furnished by Smokey Kelly and his band. Sail Jr? -v:^: “H- £ . :■. ■'5-..-- , , .•.*;r Fannville Glee Club, Directed by Miss Alma Whitley Address--.--Mr. John E. Peurfoy Music—Sonato for two pianos—B. Flat Major-—Scarlotti u ™ ^altz from the Suite for Two Pianos—Arensky By Elizabeth Drake and George E. Perry, East Carolina Teachers College Greenville, North Carolina Music-—--Morning (Oley Speks) Kosemary Holmes Turnage, accompanied by Serene Turnage McLean -——-r~ — Dr. Robert House Chancellor of University of North Carolina •—--------— Mr. Norman Cordon * . Metropolitan Opera Star, accompanied by Mr. Robert Reuter ----1~-The Highland Fling Flora Macdonald Students directed by Miss Ethel «s-—--...-Dr. J. D. Messick ^ President, East Carolina Teachers College igs--i--Lieutenant General A. H. Turnage igs----Honorable Herbert Bonner ---■---!-— Scarajnouehe Suite—Millhand By Elizabeth Drake, George E. Perry Song—God of Our Fathers-._— The Assemblage Benediction --—_— Rev. E. W. Holmes Music Dance Prayer of .Grace Band Concert Rev: E. S. Coates . U. S. M. C. Band 3. Portrait_ 4. Chandelier ..... 6. Brass Plaques Window 7. Grandfather Clo 8. Building Plaque Dedicate ion^ofBuildiE Prayer of Dedication ' - Presentation o{ Veterans’ Plaque. Daughters of American Revolution —--Dr. C. G. VardeU, neritus, Flora Macdonald College ...Miss Tabitha DeVisconti ...-Rev. Z. B. T. Cox Former Chaplain, U. S. Army Benediction JUNIOR G. A. the Junior Girls a tist church Frida] Regent at the time of the organiza tion of the local chapter, and Mias Virginia Home, who was elected recently aa State Regent. Home doming Brent Notable National and State figures, who will appear on^tfae HomejCom of Washington, D. C., Assistant Sec retary of State, and Dr. Robert H. House, Chancellor of the University of North Carolina, featured speakers, Jonathan Daniels, Advisor to Presi dent Truman, Congressman Herbert C. Bonner, General Franklin Hart, Commanding Officer of .Camp Le jeune, General Allen H. Turnage, a native son, and Dr. J. D. Messick, President of ECTC, Greenville. The program theme will be “This Land of Ours—Its Soil, Its Homes, Its Churches, Its Schools and Its People.” Hie honor and privilege of enter taining' so mahy men and women of consequence and notable leadership confers upon the town a genuine dis tinction. And it is with joyful anti cipation that it flings wide every door to all who will join in the dedicatory tribute to the progressive citizenship of Eastern North Carolina, which will have a. living memorial in the form of the magnificent Chapter House of the Major Benjamin May Chapter. The musical program will be fea tured by Norman Cordon Metropoli tan singer and his accompanist, Dr. Robert Reuter, Dean of Music of Flora Macdonald College, Red Springs. Other highlights will be a piano ensemble by Dr. George Perry, Dean of Music at ECTC, Greenville, and Miss E. Drake, also of the Col lege; solos by Mrs. Bernice B. Turn age with Mrs. Archie W. McLean, of Charlotte, as accompanist, and Glee Clnb selections with Miss Alnia Whit ley as director and Mrs. Haywood Smith accompanist. . Adding color and spirit to the day's program will be the United States Marine Band from Csmp Lejeune; the Farmville school band, of which Newton Maenhout, is director, and Btndents of Mora Macdonald College, Red Springs, who will dance the Scot tish Dance of Victory under the di rection of Miss M. Bateman. Holiday Proclaimed In proclaiming April 29 as a holi day, Mayor J. W. Joyner paid tribute to the Society andr*‘endoreed the blan community-minded group in the priv ilege afforded them by a program de A dedication ball will be held in the evening- in. the school gym with - music furnished by Herb Gupton’s or* chestra of Raleigh. An open invitation to this commun ity to. share in the Dedication and Home Coming Day event was extend ed in a recent issue of the Farmville Enterprise by the Regent, Mrs. T. C. rurnage. and the Corresponding Sec retary,- Miss Helen Smith. This f i vitation pointed out the true purpose of the celebration. . . “one to be en joyed together; an opportunity to re new family ties and greet fold friends , . . a time of adventure for the
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