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IN FARMYILLE
CAROLINA,
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1950
FARMYILLE, FEET COUNTY, NORTH
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Represented At,
Farm Convention
Alex Allen, president of the Pit
Farm Bureau, and Mis. Allen will
head a large delegation from this
county at the State convention in
Raleigh next week.
Mrs. He-man Baxer will preside
over a sessi’i of the Farm W< men.
She is state v eo.-chairman.
Mrs. Ruse.ua*->' Holmes Tumage is
to render a solo at Monday morning’s
session.
Sam Winchester, fa^m agent for
Pitt county, has announced the names
of those persons from this county
who will serve as commodity chair
men and voting delegates to the State
Farm Bureau meeting in Raleigh
next week, beginning Sunday. and (
ending Wednesday.
The delegates with alternates '
named second are:
Ayden—J. D. Cannon with R. L.
Collins; Mrs. Mattie Hardee with J.
J. Edwards. 1
Beaver Dam — P. S. Rasberry, 1
Farmville, with W. W. Young, Green
ville. '
Bethel—F. L. Blount with Z. V. '
Bunting.
Belvoir—Mrs. Clarence Barnhill, ;
Greenville, with Julius C. Parker, '
Tarboro.
Carolina—Richard Barnhill, Stokes,
with T. L. Perkins.
Chicod ‘— R. G. Little, Grimesland, 1
with Mrs. W. V. Spencer, Greenville; ^
B. Alton Gardner, Ayden, with Roy ^
Gaskins, Grirr^land.
Falkland —H. Pittman with ^
Woodrow-Wooten and Ralph Stokes. *
Farmville—Jack Lewis, Arch Flan- '
-agan and Mrs. L. R. Jones.
Fountain—S. L. Dilda with R. A. ^
Fountain. 1
Greenville—Hugh C. Winslow and
Jamie Wilson, Winterville; Mrs. H. B. ■
Randolph and Mrs. Thelma Hardee. 1
Pactolus—Noel Lee, Jr., Washing
ton, with J. P. Davenport. 1
Swift Creek — W. C. Chauncey,
Grifton, with M. B. Hodges, Grifton. 1
Winterville—C. D. Langston with I
Wayland Hunsucker.
The commodity chairmen are (al- ^
temates named second) are: ,
Peanuts—Jartjes Keel, Greenville. ‘
Cotton—J. I. Morgan, Farmville; R. *
J. Whitehurst, Bethel. <
Tobacco—B. B. Sugg, Greenville; R.
D. Rouse, Farmville. i
Dairying1—Ola Forbes, Greenville. i
Livestock—Howard D. Moye, Farfn
ville; Henry Smith, Fountain
Poultry—B. B. Drum, Greenville; <
J. E. Moye, Winterville. 1
Field Crops—J. B. Speight, Winter- 1
ville; Curtis Martin, BetheL
Fruits and Vegetables—W. I. Bis* >
sette, Grifton; L. N. James. 1
THERE’S PLENTY OF TURKEY ]
IN ’SQUIRE BEN LEWIS LOCKER '
’Squire Ben Lewis, his wife and ■
daughter aren’t likely to want - for
turkey any time soon.
On Feb. 1 Ben killed a turkey that
weighed, when dressed, 33 pounds.
The bird, one of the last two in a
batch Ben bought back in the sum
mer, weighed 42 pounds. The other
bird weighed 26 pounds.
He said that it was the largest
turkey he had ever seen .
DR. P. EL JONES, JR.,
PROMOTED IN NAVAL RESERVE
Dr. Paul E. Jones, Jr., is one of 280
staff reserve officers ■ in the' Sixth
Naval district, which comprises seven
southeastern states, recently promot
ed to higher ranks. Dr. Jones,' who is
a member of the Watts*hospital staff
in Durham, was promoted to the rank
of lieutenant.
FOUNTAIN RURITANS
DISCUSS TWO OBJECTIVES
.The Fountain Ruritan dub met
Thursday evening in the lunch room
at the school and discussed two ob
jectives for the year: (1) Working
with the State Highway Commission
to get streets paved; and (2) Coopera
ting with the woman's clubs to find
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Walstonburg News
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* Mrs. Fred Beaman, who left her*
last spring to make her home h
Washington, D. C., has recently mov
ed to Raleigh.
Min« Alma Guay Beaman, daughtei
of Mrs. Fred Beaman and the lati
Mr. Beaman, was married to Malcolm
Clark of Bath, on Jan. 28, at Arling
ton, Va. .. * , j I ■
Among those from here who visited
in Raleigh Monday were Mrs. Ed Tay
lor, Mrs. I. J. Rouse and daughter
Joyce, Mrs. W. A. Marlowe and son.
limmy, Mrs. C. T. Hicks and Mr. and
Mrs. W. V. Redick.
Mr. and Mrs Cameron West ol
Fairmont were the week end guests
>f Mr. and Mrs. Ray West.
Rev. and Mrs. JL B. Bennett and
ion, Bob, of Macclesfield were the
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
fenkins.
Mrs. W. E. Lang is visiting friends
ind relatives in Fountain.
Mrs. Henry Gay and Mrs. Arthur
Say complimented Mrs. Charles Phil
ips of Kenly, recent bride, at a mis
cellaneous shower at the home of the
atter on Friday night.
Mr. and*Mrs. C. T. Hicks' attended
he funeral of Mrs. George Edgerton
n Goldsboro Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Dixon, Jr.,
md children are visiting Mr. and
drs. Phillip Dixon.
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Fields, Mrs. Ed
Paylor and Miss Lillian Corbett were
n Snow Hill on business recently.
MERCER-WHITLEY }
Miss Virginia Whitley, daughter of
dr. and Mrs. Lonnie Whitley, became
he bride of Wallace Mercer, son of
drs. Jesse Mercer and the late Mr.
dercer, Feb. 1.
Sam Jenkins took his mother, Mrs.
imma Jenkins, who, had spent some
ime with him and his family, back to
ter home in Fpirmont, Thursday.
Mrs. Ed Taylor was the guest of
dr. and Mrs. J. C. Hooten near Grif
on, Wednesday.
Miss Ann Hicks of Peace college in
laleigh spent the week end here with
ler Darents.
William Whitley, resident of Ra
eigh, was here for the week end.
Mrs. Nets Shackleford, Mrs. Clar
ence Jones and Mrs. William Wind
1am spent Tuesday in Durham.
Mrs. H. A. Livermore visited her
*thor in Ayden recently.
Miss Hazel McKeel of Goldsboro
ird Stewart McKeel of UNC visited
tn.ir mother, Mr«. Tryphenia McKeel,
luring the week end; ' *
Mrs. Henry Wheeler spent Tuesday
is the guest of Mrs. Claude Wheeler
n Wilson.
CYF Holds Service
On Sunday night members of the
Christian Youth Fellowship conducted
he worship service at the local Chris
iar. church.
The president, Darrell Dail, made
announcements and read the scripture
esson. Myrtle Lou Jenkins gave the
itory of the “Talking Picture.” Ger
ild Hinnant and Miriam Windham
ilso helped with the program.
Leonard Mann, ministerial student
it ACC,„ brought a most inspiring
nessage, using “Opportunity” as the
opic of his talk.
IAYCEES ATTEND DISTRICT
DUSWlMti iiN (itCKtiAVlUA
Farmville Junior Chamber of Com
nerce was represented by ,11 members
i%tne district meeting Tnursday
ughtat'the Greenville Romans cluo.
State President Micou Brown of Ka
eigh spoke and a discussion on the
sconomy movement, a national pro
tect, and the forming of new Jaycee
groups were discussed.
Attending from FarmviUe were
President W. D. Creekmur, R. D
Rouse, Jr., Chester (Jutland, Grimes
Lewis, Marvin Speight, Hap Nichola
I. C. Brock, Jr., John T. Walston, Dr
Frank Earns, A. E. Allen, Jr.; ant
Herbert Moore.
JIMMY DARDEN IS HEARD
ON CHESTERFIELD SHOWS
Jimmy Darden is in New York thii
week as the guest of the Liggett
Myers Tobacco company and is ap
pearing on radio and television shows
advertising Chesterfields. He wai
heard on Arthur Godfrey's show Wad
nesday morning and on' the Chester
field Supper club Wednesday night.
The Supper club featured Ferrj
Referees Walk
Oat Bat Games
k Gym Go do
After the Ayoen xugix school gins
nau ueieaieu rarmvuie Dy a one-point
u.i u ruin snnl ut me .anal
unee seconds of a basketball game
coat caused so much antagonism the
two rererees walked oil the court at
its. conclusion vand caned it v'qdits”
for the evening, the Farmville boys
turned the taDies oh their Ayden
counterparts, and- turned in a 65-40
victory featured fy a ssrond-half ral
ly that literally stopped the. clock.
flayed here Friday night, the game
was a “na:u»i’ a’id the Farrav.ie
gymnasium was packed and jammed
for the contests which br. ught the
'.earns together for tor second time
this season. In the first meeting, the
girls'had tied and the Ayden boys
had come through with a one-point
victory. ' - --
The 21-20 ly&s to Ayden Ins the,
first'defeat of the -year for *Cuach
John Dunn’s girls. Alice Jean Cox,
who turned 'a 13 points for her team,
sank the winning foul shot. R&ye
Hathaway led the Farmville scorers
with 11 points. The Farmville for
wards, whose shooting had brought
their team through 19 names without
a defeat, weren’t hitting the basket
with the same deadly accuracy that
marked previous games but the
guards turned in^a superlative game.
The start of the boys’ game was
held for an hour until officials could
be obtained frim Wilson to replace
Referees Hayes and Lancaster, ECTC
students who had called the girls',
but who refused to offlicate at the
second game because of the abuse
they said they had received. Coach
Dunn, apparently, was the chief of
fender, rushing from {the bench at
the conclusion of the contest for a
heated argument with the referees.
The officiating \»y. Hayes and Lan
caster was far short of perfect. The
best that could be said for" the two
is that they were inexperienced and
lacked confidence. They were “booed”
several times during the courfe of
the game they called but the jeers
were not excessive nor were they
limited to supporters of one team.
After Hayes and Lancaster walked
off, Farmville’s mayor, Walter Jones,
who assigns officials for the larger
high school games "ta this section of
the state, brought in Red Benton and
Gardner Ashe.
Trailing at half-time by two points,
25-23, CoacK Elbert Uoye’s local team
held a 32-30 advantage at file three
quarter mark and then scored 23
points in the final eight minutes. The
electric cloit went cut of commission
with less than'two minutes remain
ing.
The feature of the game was the
deadly shooting of Randolph Allen,
whose long set shots brought roars of
approval from the Farmville support
ers. He was good for 19 points. Carl
King had 15. Albert Cannon connect
ed on several hoook shots from the
foul circle and rtbred 13 points. *
Tuesday night the local teams con
tinued their march with victories over
Chicod. \
KIWANIS-ROTARY GAME WILL
.» be PLAYED FEBRUARY 23
The annual basketball game be
tween the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs
will be played w the school gymnas
ium on Thursday night, Feb. 23.
Players on both teams have started
an intensive training grind which in
cludes a diet of raw meat and sweet
milk. . ''
The feudin’ clubs are risking their
liveg in this game for the benefit of
the Boy Scout hut, to which proceeds
from the', game will go./
ATTEND CONVENTION
Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Turaage,
Mack Erwin and Frank Alien attend
ed the Carolinas’ Farm Equipment
Dealers cohyention in Charlotte early
this week.
Tumage and Erwin represented the
Turnage company; Allen represented
the FannviUe Implement company.
• jrR- WOMAN’S CLUB AND JAY
CEES TO PLAY SCHOOL TEAMS
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, The Junior Woman’s club will play
the high school girls and the Jayceee
/ NEW POST OFFICE
It was alwwunced in Washington
Saturday morning that the General
Services administration and the
Post Office department had alloca
ted funds for the acvdsitioit «f a
site and the drewtng of plans for a
new post office building in Farm
vilW. . -
The total Ifot of the site and con
struction will bo less than - $200,000,'
but the exset amount is not known.
* The OenefgU Services administra
tion plans 4* begin soon looking
over possible sites for the proposed
building. After the site is selected,
the plans #111 then be drawn. '
Farmvfiie has been on the waiting
list for setoral years and the news
was received here with mueh joy.
At The Kiwanis Club
Dr. J, D, Messick spoke to the
Kiwanis clubMonday night and told
of what ECTC, of which he is presi
dent, means to this sectiton <Sl the
state. The facts and figures he gave
were very interesting and made the
Kiwanians realize, ad never before,
what an asset the school is.
Dr. Messickf was introduced by
George Allen, program director.
Raymond Shearin was installed as a
new memebr by Louis Williams.
Dr. E. R. Smith was the guest 61
his partner, Dr. R. T. Williams. John
Russell Joyner and Everette Roebuck
were guests of the club. These two
are officers in the new Key club, or
ganized in the local high school.
Five Kiwanians from Greenville
were on hand for Dr. Meseick’s talk,
rhey were A. C .Tadlock, John Bam
hiil. Hunter B. Keck, J. B. Brown and
Bill Dole.
Sam Lewis will have charge of the
meeting Monday night.
VALSTONBURG MYF MEMBERS
ON DISTRICT PROGRAM, FEB. 13
The New Bern District Fellowship
team will meet with the New Bern
subdistrict of the Methodist Youth
fellowship in the Aurora Methodist
:hurch on Monday night. The team
tias been called upon to present a
special program in which they will
state the purpose of having fellowship
teams in the district and will intro
duce varoius types of program* for
use in the subdistrict. Purpose of the
fellowship team is to. organize unor
?anized yonth groups Into an active
fellowship and to bring new life and
inspiration to those already or
ganized. . 0 '
The idea of having workshops in
the subdistrict will be presented and
i skif introducing the four commis
sions will be given. Members of the
team include Sarah Dewey Hunt,
Goldsboro, worship and evangelism
ihadrman; John Mitchell, La Gagh^fe,
recreation chairman; Varion Herndon,
Kinston, missions and world friend
ship; and Peggy Reason,^ Walston
twrg, community service. Aiding the
team are Sara Moore, Kinston, and
Don Craft, Walstonburg. Miss Edna
Boone is counselor for the team.
if ANTALS DEFACE MARKER
AT T. E. JOYNER’S GRAVE
The tombstone at the grave of the
late T. E. Joyner has been horiSbly
defaced by a person, or persons, who
evidently used the oijnament
of the stone as. a target.
Since there ar local and bum* »»•
which provide punihsment for such
offenses, Mayor "Walter Jones an
nounces that the police department
has been ordered to be on the lookout
for such, offenders. He adds that he
is not inclined' to be very lenient
against any found guilty of such acts.
HEALTH PROGRAMS AREV
5SED AT FOUNTAIN PTA
Emily Johnson of the Pitt
county health department, and Chas.
Spencer of the State Board of Health'
spoke to the Fountain PTA Jan. 31 on
the subject pf child health.
Janice Johnson had charge of the
devotional. Mrs. Jasper Morgan, pres
ident, presided. ;
Thd* seventh grade won the. room
roll call. ' \ A •
The two rhythm bands performed
for the group. v
Mrs. Herman Baker, principal of
the school, and Mn. J. G. Bryant, Jr.,
directed the March of Dimes which re
sulted in the collectiton of $466.03 in
the Fountain community.
MENU
LUNCH ROOM
Sam I>. Bandy, chairman of the
local March'of Himes campaign, re
ports that the drive here has been
very successful and the response has
been Very gratifying. >• .
Although he feared Farm-vile would
fall short of its quota, he states that
$1,444.26 had been collected through
Tuesday of this week.
Other contributions are to be made
that will bring the total to the $1503
mark, as compared with the $1370.20
raised here last year.
A complete report will be made
next week. Meanwhile, the chairman
had nothing but praise for the stud
ents and teachers who did most of the
work in the drive.
At The Rotary Club
“Such as I have, I give," was the
theme chosen by Rev. H. L. Davis as
he addressed, the Rotarians Tuesday
night. He sts^d that our obligation
to humanity is no . less because we
might not be endowed with great
worldly possessions.
Marvin Jones was program: director
and $ev. Davis was introduced by
Richard Joyner, in the absence of
Mr. Jones/
Four members were absent but it
was announced that the attendance
was 100% for January 31st meeting.
Dr. E. R. Smith, who is affiliated
with the Williams and Smith clinic,
was the guest of Walter Jones.
Arch Flanagan received the attend
ance prize and Walter Jones presided
ini the absence of the club president,
Charlie Fitzgerald.
Riddick Freeman will be in charge
of the program Tuesday. '
MRS. ADA GARDNER, 74,
DIES AT SON'S HOME HEBE
Mrs. Ada-Bell Gardner, 74, j widow
of the. late 0. N. Gardner, died at the
home of her son'on Main street in
Farmville early Tuesday morning fol
lowing several years of illness.
Mrs. Gardner was bom in Pitt
county and spent most of -her life in
tho.-Fouataia .community. * -
Funeral services were conducted
from the home of her son, W. T.
Gardner, in Farmville on - Wednesday,
afternoon at 2:30, conducted by tbs
Rev. E. W. Holmes, pastor of Farm
ville Baptist church. Interment was
in the family cemetery near Fountain.
. Mrs. Gardner is survived by two
sons, W. B., with whom she made her
home, and J. T. of Fountain; one
stepson, Herman (Red) Gardner of
Farmville; a sister. Mtb. Joe Jeffer
son of Fountain; and a brother, L. R.
Bell:of Fountain; and four grandchil
dren. * . ,
MRS. JIM HEATH
Mrs. Carrie E. Heath, .53, wife of
Jim Heath of Snow Hill, Route 2,
died in Memorial General hospital,
Kinston, Wednesday afternoon of, last
week. Mrs. Heath was taken ill Wed
nesday morning.
Funeral Services were conducted
Thursday afternoon at the home by
Rev. B. L. Davis, Baptist minister, of
Snow Hill.
A native ,, —
Heath had made her home near
Stantonsburg for 18 years.
Survivors include her husband; four
daughters, Lillian and Doris \ of the
home, Betsy and Mfs. Dollie Ballard
of Farmville; three sons, Charlie and
James of the home ana Robert ef
Snow Hill, Route 3; one brother, Joe
EdmOndson of Snow Hill, Route 3;
one sister, Mrs. Leona Coifibs Of La
Grapge; suod two grandchildren.
LEAVES TUESDAY TO
• JOIN HUSBAND IN JAPAN
Mrs. E<f Owens and sons, Ed, Jr.
4,-and Mike, % will leave Tuesday fo:
Seattle, Wash., where they will sail
February 21 for Yokohama, Japan, to
join Sgt. Owens, who is stationed in
Tokyo. The voyage will last 21 days
Sgt.' Owens, who has been Overseas
for about a year, works in the office
at the international court
Mrs. Owens is the former Miss
Reid Russell. • \
| Town and Country l
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(By Jamas B. Hockad&y)
uiu an oaoMiutm enuiusiasts wav
dptncciavo Cue xcuiaraauic JUU uoacn
/^ycfeu. v^aac lias none at otate w
*ege tfl raising uuj general staiiOarus
ux uie court games m uus section ox
ine country, otate Alumnus rain
Xiweli m nugnty proud oi tn« current*
w unpack ana nan oeen using Jtus con
tacts at ute college to get uckets for
so many 'people in tins, community
tnat some o£ ms friends have inferred
tne State College Athletic Association
has established a branch office at
Paul's laundry on Bast Wilson street.
While that is an exaggeration, there
is a basis for suspecting that such
may be the case. Paul has purchased
for his friends more than $400-worth
of ducats but he says that the situa
tion is tight and tickets for the re
maining few home games on the
State schedule are scarcer than the
proverbial hen’s teeth.
• • • *
The season for the sprouting of new
leaves and branches on. trees and
shrubbery is also the season for aspi
rants of political offices to send forth
buds and “feelers.” Little action has
been noted on the Pitt political front.
IPs a foregone conclusion that Dr.
Paul £. Jones will be a candidate for
re-election tb the State Senate and
brave is the man who dares climb into
the political ring with > him. W. C.
(Lum) Wooten has stated that he will
be a candidate for county commission
er from this district Lum’s no
Btranger to governmental matters,
having served as a member of the
town board here.
Congressman Herbert Bonner drop
ped a hint to Parmvilie people at
the recent Jackson Day dinner in
Raleigh' that a new poet office for
this town was “in the bag,” hot ask^
ed that no public announcement be
made until the post office department
was ready to make it* Since dffidal
announcement has been made that
$200,000 is available for the structure,
Postmaster Henry Johnson expects,
and hopes, that officials will soon be
herb to look over the situation, pick
out a site and give the green light
for construction to begin.
There is much spocijlatioh as to
where the post office will be placed.
The impwdaattkin*, however, ie that
at long last the town is getting a
new post office. v
quota (not of the ones variety; were
passed back told forth when the town
commissioned met Tuesday night for
their monthly session. Mayor Walter
Jones congratulated Commissioner
Fred Moore for Ms work with colored
citizens of the town in an effort to
locate a site for a cemetery and
thanked Commissioner 6. 6. Spell,
street committee chairman, for the
improved appetgance of streets. And,
that, tob, was a compliment for J. B.
Taylor, street superintendent. Com
missioned John StansUl congratulated
Town Clerk Cleveland Paylor for the
fine financial statements he has been
giving the board. The optimism was
based on a report, from thy Mayor
that the town is keeping within its
budget and that if revenue for the
remaining five months of the fiscal
year meets anticipations the treasury
will be able to offset a deficit incur
red two years ago when expansions to
the power plant and street improve
ments cost more than anticipated,
through circumstances beyond the
control of local officials.
Pitt countians don’t begrudge other
counties and section of North Carolina
any of the benefits they may be re
ceiving from the road improvement
program, for which $200,000,000 in
bonds are being issued, but there may
be just cause for a bit of speculation
as to what improvement* are being
made '}n this immediate section. Citi
zens of this county certainly wouldn’t
frown upon having a few projects in-,
eluded In lettings, a list of which is
so long that State officials require
more than one day to canvass the
bids and compile the results. The
rapid rate at which the State High
way Commission is issuing the bonds
gives fish to an opinion that *200
million won’t be enough to finish the
DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE
ESTABLISHED IN SCHOOL
Farmville
in drivei
led in the
Prihcipal Sam
school states the
1
P. T. A. Observes
Commemorating Founder’s day, a
pageant, “Our Golden Tribute,’’ wap
presented at the Parent-Teacher as
sociation meting Thursday night in
the high School auditorium. The nar
rators, Mrs. J. B. Joyner and Mrs.
Z. B. T. Cox, opened the pageant and
thev girls’ glee cluB sang “America
the Beautiful."
The prelude, “Before It Began,” was
read and at the' conclusion, a park
scene depicting the gay nineties was
shown. Taking part in the panto
mine were Loji Taylor Lewis, Billy
Burke, Faye Mewbom, Shipley Ryon,
Johnnie Mewbom, Noel Lang and
Elaine Walston.
Act one, “And a Little Child Shalt
Lead Them,” was narrated after
which the glee chib sang Brahm’s
“Lullaby." The curtains opened to
reveal Edith Ain Lee portraying a
little girl with her doll. Continuing
the story, the narrators told of the
convening of the first Parent Teacher
Congress of Mothers, relating how
Mrs. Theodora W. Burney, founder
and first president, pleaded with the
congress to make the child the watch
word and ward of the day and hour.
This act was concluded by Geneva
Braxton singing "The End of a Per
fect Day.”
Act two, “The Turn of the Cen
tury,” brought forth, in the narration,
the importance of the child. Its grow
th- was evidenced in many ways in
playgrounds. The curtain rose on a
scene where the children danced and
sang “The Pawpaw Patch.” Taking
part were Kay Allen, Faye Avery,
Shirley Ellis, Connie Allen, FayeAl- -
len, Jimmy' Pollard, Howard Moye,
Rod Williams, Shipley Ryon and
Johnny Mewbom.
Act three, “‘Intervening Ydars,” 1
emphasized a great nationwide cam
paign for home-school cooperation
and parent education. The great
feminist movements took place and
the organisation of the General Fede
ration of Women’s clubs. Norris Spen
cer and Clarabelle Flanagan carried
feminists’ placards and Janice Atkin
son represented a member of the
Women's clubs. Bringing this act to
a dose was the singing of “There’s a
Long, Long Trail” by die' glee dub.
“Whence Have We Come,” act four,
true.. Jane Joyner^aa “Vision,” ap
peared with a lighted candle. Ca
mille Simpson was “Observation,”
Nell Willoughby was “Knowledge,”
and Nancy Carroll was “Understand
ing.” -
A quintet composed of (Jonme Hol
lins, John Joyner, , Jack Williford,
Willa Rae Harper and Pat; Corlfett
3ang “Lead Kindly Lights”
The finale, “Whither Shall' We
Go?’’ brought out the important vork
to be done, the crusade for better
homes, parents, health and education
al facilities for children. It also em
phasized that people must realize that
this earth is now ona worldand that
today is a scientific age.- A chemist,
James Thorne, was shown surround
ed by his experiments.
The narrators 'continued their story
and brought the pageant through the
invention of the atom bomb and the
formation of United Nations. '
There was a fanfare of trumpets
offstage as the, curtains opened wide
and revealed girls, dressed as na
tives of some of the nations who,
make up the U. "N., bearing placards
with names of the UN countries. The
girls were Carol Gardner, Mary Gay,
Sybil Crumpler, Emily Cannon, Anne
Morgan,,Martha Holmes, Jane Bus
sell, Ann Pollard, Theodora Albritton
and Sue Flanagan. As the narfator
said, “One world—we remain united,”
the girls joined in this chorus.
Concluding the pageant was the
singing of “Our World” by the glee
club. ... ' . ,
Miss Alma Whitley directed the
music. Miss Margaret Lewis was ac
companist and Mrs, Frank Allen,
chairman of the program committee,
Was in charge of the pantomine and
staging. - ,
Rev. H. L. Davis; pastor of the
Methodist church, led the opening
prayer. Superintendent Sam Bundy
urged that more contributions be
made to the March of Dimes in order
that Farmville might meet, its quota
Mrs. Joseph Batchelor’s fourth
grade, winners of the room roll call