Citizens whose names are not 01
the regular State election books mus
register with their precinct registrai
•not later than tomorrow (Saturday]
' if they expect to participate in thi
road and school bond election oi
Saturday, June 4. —
John D. Dixon, registrar for Farm
ville precinct, will have the books aJ
the town hall tomorrow for the en
rolling of voters. Mr. Dixon says
that so far he has registered 17 foi
the election.
No new registration is required for
this special vote; those who voted in
FumviBe township in the last gen
eral election or whose names are or
the books will not be required to re
register for the election.
Persons are' eligible to vote if they
jsill reach their 2lst birthday before
the date of the election, and pro
vided they have been residents of the
- state for 12 months and residents of
the precinct for four months. , .
' Two issues will be submitted. The
first provides for the issuance of
$200,000,000 in bonds for the con
struction dT all-weather roads in ru
ral sections and the second provides
for issuing $26,000,000 in bonds for
improvements to schools.
Mrs. Gibbs Installed
As Junior President
Mrs. R. G. Copenhaver Is Guest
Speaker;. Summer Get-Together.
- Planned
Mrs. J. M. Gibbs was installed as
president of the Junior Woman’s club
at the meeting Tuesday afternoon in
the home of Mm T. Foy Styers. Mrs.
Gibbs succeeds Mrs. W. C. Garner,
who has served two years.
Sketches of the live* of Gretchen
Fraser, Olympics ski champion; Cal
lie Coroe, Frenchwoman who stages
'weddings, including white, dress for
$195 for poor girls; Sylvia Siegler,
who picks the movie of the month
and secures tickets to best showST
and Grandma Moses of New York
state, who has won national recogni
tion, since she started painting at
the age of 78, were given by Mrs. R.
C. Copenhaver, who was introduced
by Mm William T. Candler, program
leader. Ha. Copenhaver pointed out
that none of these' women had been
born outstanding, hut had made them
selves famous by work.
The final report oh the cancer
drive showed that $967.47 was collect
ed. -
A coca cola party for the summer
was planned with Mrs. W. C. Hath
away, Ifm Gibbs and Mrs. R. D. Har
ris to be hostesses.
Refreshments were block ice cream,
topped with whipped cream and
strawberries, individual iced cakes
decorated with goldenrod, the dub’s
, flower, mints and peanuts. Plate dec
orations were sweetpeas. Vari-color
- ed sweetpeas and red. and pink roses
"were living room decorations.
Mrs. Copenhaver, Mrs. R. N. Free
man and Mm W. G. Allen, Jr., were
special guests.
i Mibb'Annie Perkins was hostess to
the Literary dub at the residence of
Mrs. G. M .Holden on Wednesday
afternoon. Miss Mamie Davis, presi
dent, presided. She urged the mem
bers to bring in poems and other
materials suitable for the dub scrap
book and suggested that the dub con
sider making a.donation for the coo-,
tinuance of the school band during the
summer months. '< . -
The program chairman, Mrs. R» D.
Rouse, presented an interesting and
Ip
~ At The Rotary Club
Judge Jimmy Roberts of Greenville
wots introduced .to the Rotary dub
a? guest speaker Tuesday night by
'the program chairman, J. D. Joyner.
Judge Roberts made a talk on “The
Nature of Brother Love” aid wise
cracked that "the Kiwarns, of which
he is a member, is what Rotarians
think they are. .
Harold Allred of Tabor City, for
mer member of the local club, and Dr.
Hadley, visitarian of Greenville, were
guests. John Lewis drew the" atten
dance prize;
MRS. METTA TAYLOR HERRING
DIES IN WILSON HOSPITAL
Metta Taylor Herring, 71, widow of
the late W. R. (Will) Herring and
one of Walstonfaurg's better-known
women, died in n Wilson hospital
early Saturday morning following
several years of declining health.
Mrs. Herring was the daughter of
the late Benjamin Taylor and Nellie
Smith Taylor of Greene county. She
was a.member of White Oak Primi
tive Baptist church, Saratoga.
Funeral services were held , from
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sam
Jenkins, Walstonburg, with whom she
made her home, Sunday afternoon at
3:80, conducted by her pastor, Elder
J. B. Roberts of Farmville, assisted,
by Rev. J. D. Young, pastor of the
Snow Hill Methodist Charge.
Interment followed in the family
cemetery near Walstonburg.
Survivors, in addition to Mrs. Jen
kins, are one son, Horace T. Herring
of near Walstonburg; one sister, Mrs.
J. R. Mewbom, Sr., and a brother,
Mark P. Taylor, both of Snow Hill;
three grandchildren, H. T. Herring,
Jr., and Sam Jenkins, Jr., students at
the University of North Carolina, and
William Jenkins of Walstonburg.
- , D. A. R.
The Major Benjamin May chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, held a business meeting Satur
day afternoon at the chapterhouse
with the regent, Mm T. C. Tumage,
presiding and condncting the medita
tion period, the thane of which was,
“We are more than' conquerors
through Christ.” '
The regent expressed her apprecia
tion to the members for their work
in behalf of the dedication celebra
tion on April 2$ closing her remarks
with the admonition, “Do not relin
quish what has cost us so much.” The
chapter afterwards gave the regent *
rising vote of .thanks for her Zeal and
unflagging effort in this connection.
Reports were given by Mrs. Marie
E. Dixon, chairman of the finance
committee; Mrs. J. 0. Pollard, publi
city chairman; Miss Tabitha DeVis
conti, registrar; Mrs. Herbert E.
Hart, program chairman; Mrs. G. A.
Rouse, publicity chairman.
The matter of organizing a chil
J_l._ 'nV; “
dren’s group, the C. A. R.,“ was dis
cussed atad definite steps taken in this
direction. ' '
A special program on Constitution
L.n. -a*.
HIGH SCHOOL NINE WINS
THREE GAMES IN A RO¥
The Farmville high school nim
bojmced back into the win cohnm
this week by defeating: Ayden, Wal
stonburg and Grimesland. It wai
the first win for 'the loads ovei
these teams, having, lost to Aydei
in an earlier contest.
Farmville •; Ayden S
The load school nine avenged ai
earlier defeat at the hands of Ayder
by defeating its county rival, 6-8
The Fwjnvile hurler, William Wal
ston, went' all this "way for the Ret
Devils and was never in mdch trouble
He limited the visitors to a fev
scattered safeties and one three bag
ger.v
Batteries: Farmville—'Walston anc
Brock; Ayden—Bullock and Lang.
FanaviUe 82; Grimesland $
The Farmville hoys went on a hit
ting spree at the newly lighted pari
Monday night and walloped Grimea
land, 388. Aided by errors, th<
locals slashed hit after hit. Tw<
Grimesland pitchers went into fix
fast contest to no avail. Farmville'i
pitcher, Harvey Webb, held the upper
hand throughout the game as hit
mates drove 12 runs across the plate
in the first frame.
Farmville 10; Watetonbnrg 9
The locals were extended to th<
limit Tuesday night as they hander
Waistonburg a 10-9 defeat. The con
test was all in Farmville’s /aver un
til the last inning when, with the
score 10-4 against them, Waiston
burg hoys staged a flve-rtui nallj
that shelled William Walston, starting
pitcher from the mound, and finally
fdl one short of knotting the count
Randolph Allen, regular third seeker
was called in as relief pitcher.
Farmville and Waistonburg will
play tonight at 8 o’clock in the fins
game of the season for the locals.
Coach Elbert Moye has done ax
excellent job with the team this year
the boys maintaining steady improve
ment and bearing , little resemblaitCf
to the team that started the seaaor
and wobbled through the first game
LOCAL
- (From Wilson Daily Hmes)
Many a fanner In Eastern Care
lina has been pacing up am excellent
source of revenue when he ignore!
fat .hv.V T T n_* a* Tjh '
"
Hie history at the Farmviile Meth
odist church ttioogh 1988, as com
piled by the late Mis, J. W. Parker,
and the history of the Woman’s So
ciety of Christian service, compiled in
1938 by Mrs. Lesley R. Willis, were
read-at the meeting of Circle 5 Mon
day afternoon by Mrs. R> ®- Harris.
During the business session. Mrs.
Melton APen was etected chairman to
Tkr
secretary-til**literjs Ifm R L.
ner Meetings will be resumed m
September.
Mrs. Monk gave a short devotion
Activities Of Local
Church Organizations
ai.
Strawberry icn cream, angel food
cake and salted huts were served by
the hostess, Mrs. Allen Darden.
Baptist
The final chapters of flteJHMe
study book, “Thus It Is Written.”
were reviewed for 8m Truetfc circle
Monday afternoon at the church by
Mrs. J. R. Shearin, Mrs. A. R. Moore
and Mrs. C. H. (Jutland.
Mrs. (Jutland, chairman, gave the
opening prayer.
During the social hour, the hos
Mrs. i. W. Andrews and Mm
Dameron Fields, served London
cheese sandwiches, nuts, cookies and
Hgnonade. .
Fourteen members and two viri
corsj Mm Payton Thomas and Mm
The circle wiD not meet again un
til ocpvcinow* . a;. < - v-'i * fsj
Mm Lang Davis was hostess to
the Ernest circle Monday afternoon.
Five chapters of “To Whom Much Is
«■,, tt-_l.
iyn ciftams
Sylvia A]
«V M*rd
Forbes, ttq1"w,' Mary Ella
Dail, Cnee Miller, Gnitta Canno
and Claire Cannon. :
The following, voice students c
life recently-elected executive coni'
mittee of the Laymen’s League ol
F&rmville Christian church ’add iti
organizational meeting on Tuesday
evening at the dnudh and mad*
plans for the first monthly meetini
to be held at the church on Monday
Jane 20, at 8 o’clock.
All men Of the church, 16 years anc
up, are invited to become chart*]
Clinton P. Cambell, who will preec
the baccalaureate sermon Sunda
night at 8 o’clock in the Farmvil]
high school auditorium, has bent pat
tor of the Rocky Mount Chrktia
church for about three months. H
Vas bam in Kansas and was rear©
in California. He became a Ghristia
pastor in 1988, after graduate
from Chapman College in Lo*-An
geles. He immediately enrolled' ii
Yale Divinity School, New Haver
Conn., where he received his B. D- i:
1942. ,Hia student pastorate while a
Chapman was at Azuza church in Lo
Angeles county. He ministered a
Taft, Calif., 1942-1944, after return
tng from Yale,-and in 1944-45 was a
Wilshire Boulevard in Lob Angelei
Since 1947 he has been secretary o
the Department of Finandal Re
sources in the United Christian Mis
sionary Society, with office in th
Missions Building at Indianapolis
fmt Meanwhile, in 194&47, be wa
area Director of Religious Educatioi
in the Northern California Christta
Churches.
The commencement schedule fol
lows:
Friday, May 20, 8:00 p. m.—Ham
and voice recital.
Sunday, 8:00 p. m.—Sermon.
Thursday, 8:00 p. m.—Recital b;
high school pupils.
Friday, May 27, 8:00 p. m—Grad
nation exercises and address by Rev
Leon: Gray of the Oxford orphanage
At The Kiwanig Club
^teFsrmville Kiwante club had m
> A^AItaS
for several minutes about the ppw®
Irvin Morgan, Jr;, president of th«
National Cottonseed Products Asso
>. ciation, will preside over the annua!
convention of the association at i
meeting to be held at tha Freud
Lick brings hotel in French Lick
Indiana, on May 23 and 24.
Mr. Morgan has served as presi
dent of the National Cottonseed Pro
ducts Association for the past yeai
and automaticaly becomes a membei
of the Board of Directors for th<
coining year.
|g Pitt county will receive $687,202
for school building and $*,068,000 for
•road building if voters on June 4 au
thorize the issuance of school and
road bonds, according to a letter re
ceived by county commissioners from
the Governor's office in Raleigh.
School and road bond bills passed
by the 1949 General Assembly allo
cate those amounts to be spent in the
the county, prodded tee people au
thorize the issuance of the bonds
when they vote in the June 4 elec
tion. ■ '■ ■:'s yi '; - ’1
For school building Pitt would get
$260,000 as its equal share of a $26,
000,000 appropriation by the General
Assembly plus $437,202 as its pcr
pupil share of the proceeds from the
school bonds. The per-pupil share ee
tablished by-the General Assembly is
determined on the haste of the 1947
48 average daily membership.
■ The amount that would bq sprat in
the county for road building, if ia
suance of the bonds is favored by tee
voters, is set forth eacactly In tee
road bond bill, and represents what
the General Assembly determined to
be “a fair and equitable distribution"
Based upon the formula in use by the
State Highway and Public Works
Commission. *
The county's share of proceeds
from the road bpnds would be in addi
tion to its regular share of highway
funds. /r.:;T
KIWANIANS ATTEND DIVISION
_ MEETING IN GOLDSBORO
The Farmville Kiwania club
well represented at the meeting: of
the Seventh Division in Goldsboro on
Monday night. lit Gov. Tapp of
Stantonsburg was in charge of the
program, which began with several
Kings by a trio of logely girls.
Reports from each club in the dis
trict followed. Frank Allen gave the
report for Ffermville in the absence
of the president, John Darker. He
summarised the outstanding progress
made during the quarter in the
realm of interclub-relations, boys and
girls work, underprivileged children,
key fluh,
TmKHti mnrl
puDuc ana
splendid address by Governor Spur
geon Boyce of Durham, who empha
sised the many things being done by
Kiwanis but stressed the fact that
opportunities for service still remain.
He asked that; all dubs cooperate in
helping send a large delegation to
|the International Convention in At-"
lantie City, June 19-28.
LUCKY ON THE DRAW
Dr. J. 'M. newborn received - a
frosen food unit- made by General
Electric at the North Carolina Medi
cal convention at Knehurst last Wed
nesday. Several prises were given by
toe scientific committee of the so
ciety, with the unit which has al
ready been installed in the Mewborn
home, as first
Mrs. Mewborn accompanied her
husband to the convention and, no
doubt, brought , him the luck- which
won him the award.
topie for
Baptist c
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FOUNTAIN SCHOOL