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■ ♦♦♦ ♦ Approximately 100 women repre sent!^ 1* churches in the second dis trict of the Women of the Church in Albemarle Presbytery, met at the BaHerds church last Friday. The theme of the program was g the Grass Boots,” and on home missions. -The irTT~,■- with a worship ser vice by Mrs. Harold Dudley of Wil i followed by a five-minute Mhe president of each or in the group. The home mission study book for the year, “Missions at the Grass Scalps was reviewed by Miss Jane Anderson of the Becky Mount First church. A most Informative talk on the progress the church ia'making was given by Dr, J. W. Hassell, executive secretary of Albemarle Presbytery. At 12:80 the meeting recessed for lunch ud a delirious plate lunch was served by the Ballards Home Demon stration dub, the menu cobristing of burhero*, brunswick stew, crackers, slaw, bread, coffee or coca colas and ice cream as dessert. This was an hour of nodal fellowship and was en joyed by al} present. The afternoon session opened with a hymn and a prayer by Mrs. Norman Johnson, followed with a talk on “Spe cial Emphases,” by Mrs. J. E. Foun tain, president of the Women of the Church hi Albemarle Presbyterial. Interesting talks were also given by Mesdsmes E. S. Coates, G, P. X futu Holliday. The reports of the different com mittees were then given and a clos ing prayer by Mrs. J. W. Lambreson, president of the women of the second district This marked the first time that the women have held a district meet ing in tite Ballards church. The next annual meeting will be held at the William and Mary Hart church 'in Edgecombe county. Miss Jo Ann Tyson was a week end guest of her aunt, Mrs. Joe Jenkins of FaunsiUe. ... i. *. Iir. and Mrs. Noah L. Edwards and Mias Jean Crawford were guests of FleydDunn at a steak supper at the facnae of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Evans on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mia. T. 6. Fusinia of Clif ton, New Jersey, are visiting Mrs. Fusinia’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Elks. Mrs. David Williford and son, Max, were recent week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. P.'J. Elks. Mr. and Mrs. Albion Moore of Hopewell, Va., were week end guests of Mrs. P. JR. Hines. Miss Ann Tyson was a guest of Miss Oiiolyn Mozingo during -a recent week end. Friends of Linwood O’Neal were glad to see him at Sunday School Sun-1 day morning alter being absent from suffering a severe heart attack sev eral weeks ago. Marvin Mfflringo of Snow Hill -and Bruce Earl Sutton of Bolveir were re Mias 8qa Elks spent Saturday with ber aunt in Greenville. life Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Moore and little son, -C. B., Jr i of Greenville wore Sunday afternoon fdests of Mrs. ville will receive with delight the newt that work is starting on the Girt Scoot Hut,' construction of which will literally be » drram come true for the girls and a band of women work ers who more than two year* *g° started out to build a home for the Scout*. The Hut is beiiig erected on a lot on North Contentnea street, donated for the purpose by Robert Monk. Geo. Windham has been placed in charge of the construction by * committee composed of two members of the Junior Women’s dub, an organisation now beginning to pay ttmaenos, two j leaders of the Scoots, Hgwie Allen and the donor of the buildUg site. Mrs. i Carroll Oglesby and Mrs. ffc G. Hath away represent the dub, while Mrs. , R. T. Williams end Mrs. J. M. Chur- - raway represent the Girt Scouts. i Costing about $3,600, the hut will I be a structure 42 feet by 28 feet, ' and will contain an assembly doom, i kitchen and rest rooms. 1 While people of the town have been ’ very generous with their donations 4 and help, (the Kiwanis club kicked in $825, the amount needed to com plete the funds required to start work), leaders of the project' feel that others in town might Rk» to have a part in the project. They, therefore, are quite willing to accept any additional help, knowing all the 4-t>n4 fk ~ {/«w urViiok enmao fn the (fiver will surpass even the hap piness the girl* will derive flora their new home. ’ • •?*,;#'j mmH The 1949 baseball season 'is history, : but- R. U. Mayo will remember for a : long time the heavy hitting of Out- ■ fielder Ralph'Kiner of the Pittsburgh < Pirates in the National League. While : he was in Chicago during the closing stages of the baseball nee, Mr. Mayo j saw the Chicago Cubs and Pirates play. Kiner, whose slugging has been likened to that' of the immortal Babe Ruth, blasted a couple of Jm* facturer of tobaeeo carers ahra ex- , perienced a rather pleasant shook , when he attended, on the tame trip, a performance of the widely-heralded play, “Mister Roberts." Staring St him from- the back- cover of the theatre program web the pietuste pf L. E. Turaage, a prominent grower pf this community whose endorsement 'of a popular brand of cigarette waa need in' an advertisement. These two in cidents make the trip sound like a pleasure jaunt, but .those who know something of Mr. Mayo’s energy, pro gressiveness and his ability to make, and carry out, successful business schemes and plans know that the ball game and theatre were two bits of recreation sandwiched between a round of business appointment*. , • * 11• '-i The similarity between Farmville’s fact that balls vs«4-bata are used in both. Ike Pollard, who served as sta* tistician for the softball league last summer and official scorer, wins a $175 radio for guessing* not the Ba salts of the dasskjg nor even the exact score^ot^p games^ but threxact number bf bJte, run^ errors, base on balls and strike outs. J^Ve lgho participated In the softball games might like to taka thtf credit, claiming that they performed so much like Mg leaguers that Ike had only to #tsfcsk them play and Beginning with a barbecue supper at.fi:30, tide Walstonburg high school Hallowe’en: carnival will beheld next Thursday night at the school. The ftplty play at 8 o’clock will be fol or the 8 rick for t ed, 26-0. XU USB XM* nHB VIWWIW *« ■an over the goal line for the ouchdown of "tEe night The entire Parmville fine pi wll «id limited Boheiwmville to lour first downs, The blocking a a tallr ki, first downs. Roy Viek, 3eorge Wooten, Henry Ty»n,^lfej Hora, Bobby Fulford, Johnny Bar -ett, Albert Cannon, James Fountair ind Ernest Morgan wary the leaden features; Claude Tyson nu d well and Barry A)britt§r with his blocking and hard ie Rotary Chib In a very simple hut impressive oe •emony, Mayor Walter Jones award ed badges to eight Boy Scouts »t th« Rotary dab Tuesday night. , Six re vived the Tenderfoot hedge, on* tb< Second class and one tti lhst Claw Medal of Achievement Mayor Jones praised the scoots f»i (heir fine record and stated-that th< training received in scouting would g< far towards preparing each boy U take his place In the affairs of tb community as that of a solid cithsen Founda ent fron the hooa lit tho pre Mr^ Freuler Injured COX TO B§ IN PROCESSIONAL xauguration pro today in honor of f Duke university, ill be attended by i from all over the itatives from ever education inatitu > some SO college (Mehtas, 30 deans , Farmville Chria - epresent his alma Ivendty of Des he academic pro irecede the instal i Saturday morn* wins-to: AND SUPPER me Men’s Bible 1st Sunday School, ttendaqce congest, t a turkey supper satiou. room Wed f the losers, the ivelace classes, the. rangments for the under the leader Methodist churches throughout the nation are observing Week of Prayer and Self-denial for Home Missions' October 28-31, The J^srmvJBe church will have two services dealing with the mission schools, Mrs. J^iL Camaway is In charge of the program which the Wesleyan guild will present Sunday night at 7:80 with Hiss Settle Joyner, Mrs? Alfred Lewis and Mrs. L, p. Thomas The Woman’s Society of service ig sponsoring a se day afternoon at 8:30 in with Mrs. Ben Lang, Mrs. schools Philippi thehon ' hold its service atthe church at 7:30 1 Wednesdiy- evening, and the Bethlc ' hem church has planned a program ' for Tuesday night at 7:». Socials will be held at these churches, follow ! ing tiie meetings. All women in the communities are invited to attend. » HALLOWE’EN FROLIC IS BAND MASCOT r '■ 1—* i i have called within C - <rr: :1. * SI’* , VjU ocn a can, oiiickus vising that to date no child - hat bocn en unti he or she has ^REVIVAL 'JmT BOYD CHURC3 ral Overseas Program (CROP). The Christian Rural Overseas Program is a program tnrougn wtuen commoai ties are solicited from farm people on a county-wide basis and given to established church relief agencies of the Individual donor’s choice and dis tributed overseas to orphanages, in stitutions for the aged-and ill, re fugees and the hungry, irrespective ef race and creed in Europe and Asia. Rev. Simms is CROP supervis or for Martin, Beaufort, Pitt and Greene couflUWi The Greene organisation is com posed ft the following gentlemen; j$o chairmen, B. L. Davis of Snow Hill, A. C: Edwards of Hookerion and Sam Chandler^* Wftlstonfeurg; secretary treasurer, John Grant of Snow Kill) shipping clerk, Carl Hicks, Walston burg; township chairmen, Speight’s Bridge, A. J. Craft; Cur’s, Bryant Gay; Olds, J. E. Jones and Walter Murrey; Omands, Joe Whittaker and Kirby Wooten; Hookerton, Haywood Hitt and, H: S. Taylor; Jason, hevi Hill and S. Ix Kearney; Bull Head; Ralph Jones and Alton Me whom; Shine, Boland Tsylor and Randolph Creech; Snow Hfll, A. J. Harrell and R. L. Hart that township chairmen mediately to mnfce to thelT the churches where peseible, for the collection of ao,to during the week of Nov. 7-12. Corn was selected as one commodity for Greene , county to ed“ a of^iarlSb^^Sc state CRpP. Slight's, Bridge, Olds, Ormands, Hookerton and Snow Hill were -given a quota of 160 bushels each. The other townships were giv en a fiuota Of 10Q- Bushels ’ ' Itenbers of the '- -" - M Agent’s office in Snow Oct 31, at 7:20, ; > This campaign is a most worthy cause and the members of the Greene County CHOP organisation are con fident that the churches and tae people of the county "will accept the challenge by collecting and giving more than a car of com for the re lief of the hungry in Europe and t n m The Kfwanis Club Lt Col. Wj-D. Brown and Tech. Sgt. Bruce C. Baxter of the Air Ftfrcc entertained, the Kiwanis -club Monday night With a very interesting - fpQ constructive z picture on the atonic hnmh anil fhn foafo tliaf at Bikini. It was brought out very clearly to what detail and expense the Army, Navy, Marine Corps ami Air Force were put to, in order tc obtain the many important pictures The film was in technicolor. John Jones was . in charge of the program Vice president Hubert Joy; Her presided in the absenceof Presi dent John' Parker. ^ t” Oy Raby Edwards was the guest of hi) brother, Oiarles, and Harold Bailej of Walstanburg was the guest of J R. Peeler. « Anne Bynum, life dub’s, talent** pianist, won the attendance prise. a sound moving picture, “Wal with God," triU be shown Su night at 7:80 in the FarmvQle Be church. ; The youth-cfeoir will s In the morning at 11 o’clock Disciples of CHURCH NOT Kjfij iv Tin Ernest circle was entertained. Monday afternoon at the home of Mia. Lewis Creech with Mrs. Manly Liles as co-heatesa* Opened by the staging ot ' -Oaroe Then Almighty King.” the devotional was conducted hy Mias Mamio Davis and was based m, Mrs. Room volunteered to pack Used clothing brought to the meeting for the Thompson orphanage. A re port on the Council of Church Wo Several “Pieces for Peace" bundles »ave been packed this week at hurch meetings and other circles are assembling new materials, scraps, mm, thread and sewing took for the tundles, which will be dedicated at he World Community day service on November .4 at the Christian church. Directions on how to pack the Hindleg fellow. Take a piece of light ardboard i5 by 24 inches (to fit the die of .materials and clothing. '__ 'wifi' ri''tlii<flflfcPT'')(|priii^Tiw'Tgfti‘ioi't Masons To Have Ladies’ Night Oet. 27 S'the FarmviUe Masonic Lodge will have its Ladies’ Night Banquet next Thursday at 7:16 in the school cafe teria. The invitation committee, with Ron ald Nichols S3 chairman, is seeing that all Masons and their wives are invited; Frank WflUMpajla chairman of the food committee which is plan ning a turkey dinner; Sam D. Bundy, > "tIA. 9 - i? =
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