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Several Hundred Delegates Will •
Attend Methodist District Conference
Next Wednesday h Local Church
STATE WELFARE COMMISSION
ER AND EDITOR WILL AD
DRESS ANNUAL MEET
Highlights of the Rocky Mount dis
trict conference to be held in the
Farmville Methodist church Wednes
day will be an address by Dr. Ellen
Winston, commissioner of public wel
fare for North Carolina, a sermon by
Rev. Cecil Robbins, editor of the
Christian Advocate, and a 80-minute
concert, by the Greensboro college glee
- club.
Between 400 and 600 delegates are
expected for the annual conference
which will open at ^10:30 a. m. Dr.
Winston’s topic will be “The Respon
sibility of the Church to its Youth.”
She will speak at 10:45, Mr. Robbins
will preach at nogn and the glee club
will s5ng about 2 o’clock.
Rv. H. L. Davis, pastor of the hoat
church, cordially invites interested
persons in the community to hear all
or part of the program.
Dr. A. J. Hobbs of Rocky Mount,
district superintendent, will preside.
Barbecue will supplement the bas
ket lunch to bfe served at 1 o’clock,
with members of the glee club as
special guests.
Immediately after adjournment, be
tween 3:30 and 4. o’clock, the college
foundation committee of the district
will hold an organizational meeting.
Dr. Paul Martin of High Point, head
of the college foundation in the state,
will be present.
Charges in the district include Bat
tleboro, Bethel, Conway, Elm City,
T1_1-1- TT_1»S_ wr_A.
* uuivtuj v tti muoiV) AxauMMky
Halifax, Kenly, Little Circuit, Little
ton, Middleburg, Nashville, Norlina,
Northampton, Pinetops, Rich Square,
Roanoke Circuit, Roanoke Rapids
/First church, Roanoke Rapids Rose
mary, Robersonville, Rocky Mount
Clark Street, First church and St.
Paul, Scotland Neck, Seaboard, Spring
ehurch in Garysburg, Spring Hope,
Stantonsburg, Tarboro, Warren, War
renton, Weldon, Whitakers and Wil
son.
DAR Discusses Plans
For Pianist’s Concert
Mrs. E. B. Beasley gave a devotion
al on Easter at the Major Benjamin
May chapter, * Daughters of the
American Revolution, which met at
the chapterhouse Saturday afternoon.
The season, she reminded, when Christ
was crucified and arose from.the
tomb signifies new hope and new life.
After the Lord's prayer had been re
peated by the group, Mrs. G1 Alex
Rouse led in repeating the allegiance
to the flag.
Mrs. Henrietta M. Williamson, re
gent, presided and read a card stat
ing that the chapter was on the honor
roll for 'publicity. She also read the
legislative program of the state so
ciety, which was discussed at length
by ttie members.
The concert by George Perry of
the ECTC music department was an
nounced for Thursday by Mrs. Rouse,
who distributed tickets for the mem
bers to sell. Mrs. M. V. Jones listed
committees for the UDC luncheon,
held Tuesday.
For the program, Mtss Tabitha M.
DeVisconti, conservation chairman,
gave.a summary of the conservation
projects of the members. After quot
inar tlin n/inaomrutinn nla/lcra akft slna.
ed by saying “our future as a nation
depends an what we do today. All
aboold wink together in conservation
to keep our country great and
strong.”,
Assisted by Mrs. Louise 'Harris,
Mrs. John B. Weight Jr., and Mrs.
Prank Davis, Jr., Mrs. Haywood
Smith, hostess, served Ume ice, 'cake
and salted nuts.
The mantels were banked with mag
nolia leaves and Easter lilies. The re
gent’s table held a yellow gladiolus.
Floor baskets of white gfcuttoii imd a
bow! of yellow jonquils completed
the decorations.
At The Kiwanis Club
Farmville Kiwanians Monday night
paid another good will visit to the
Arthur community and held their din
ner meeting with the ladies of Beth
lehem Methodist church.
Henry Johnson, program chairman
for the evening, presented George W.
Davis, who talked in an interesting
manner on “Care.” He' stressed the
importance of caririg for one’s church,
school and fellow man.
Stuart Powell pf Rhidsville was the
guest of his father-in-law, J. Glasgow
Smith.
Seth B&rrbw will have charge of
the meeting Monday night.
Eli Joyner Appoints
Committee Members
For Commerce Group
T. E. Joyner, Jr., president of the
Chamber of Commerce and -Merchants
Association, announced the following
committee appointments, at a meeting
of the Board of Directors in the office
of Fred C. Moore, secretary:
Advertising: Ernest Petteway And
Paul Ewell.
Membership: Louis Allen, Lynn
Eason, B. B. Tumage, Hubert Joy
ner.
Trade Promotion: Mrs. Grace Car
raway, J. G. Smith and R. O. Lang,
Jr.
Industrial Development: L. E. Wal
ston, Dr. P. E. Jones, Dr. J. M. Mew
bom, George E. Creekmur, James Y.
Monk.
vuttavuiMB —* — ——r
Moore, Hal Winders, Russell Mizelle, a
Frank Allen, Marvin Speight ti
Farmer’s Day: Sam Bundy, Arch n
Flanagan, Jack Lewis, R. D. Rouse, e
B. B. Tumage, W. A. Allen, George *
Da via. h
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LOCAL CHORUS WILL *
PARTICIPATE IN FESTIVAL $
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Fourteen members'©? the Farmville w
high school chorus and their director,
Miss Alma Whitley, will leave Tues- a
day morning at 4 o’clock for Greens- y
boro to take part in the state music j
festival. o
There will be two choniKs, one a
composed of the A schools and the ^
other of smaller schools who are in c
classes B and C. Conductors will be a
Dr. Maynard Klein of the University j,
of Michigan and Dr. Francis Rehman q
of Adelphi college, New York. The B
choruses will rehearse about eight t
hours Tuesday and six on Wednesday
and will give concerts Wednesday
night . a
Farmville and Ayden schools have t
chartered a bus and will return home ^
after the Wednesday night concert. ^
Local organizations who will assist
in defraying expenses are the PTA, <
and the Rotary, Kiwanis, Literary and
Junior Woman’s clubs. ‘
Members who will make the trip
are: Sopranos—Joyce Corbett, Willa
Rae Harper, Sue Worthington, and *
Hazel Garris; altos—Ruthe Tyson,
Margie Lilley, Connie Rollins, and ?
Gayle Flanagan; basses — Paschal! j
Barrett John Russell t Joyner, Billy (
Russell, James Thome; tenors—Jack '
I
ATTEND
ton. Present 'for Wednesday's ses
sions were Mrs. M. E. Pollard, Mrs.
E. S. Coates, Mrs. P. G. Dupree, Jr.,
Mrs. Bussell Carraway, Mrs, Easley,
Miss Easley, Mrs. Baucom, Mrs. J.
M. Mewbom and Mrs. Moore, all of
the Farmville church, and Milk Bob
ert Allen and Mrs, J. R. Tfigwell, Jr.,
FOB SCOUT ..
lOW ABE ANNOUNCED
rimmie Bryant, Polio
Victim, Regaining*
Jimmie. Bryant, son of Mr.
Ira. J. 0. Bryant, Jr., of Fountain
as stricken with polio at the age
f si* months. For two weeks h<
as trotted for a bad cold and at the
id of two weeks he had lost the use
P his right leg. He was carried to
arboro and his case diagnosed ai
te dread disease, polio. Then, came
te Jong and tedious work of trying
i treat the leg and regain ita use.
nder the supervision of Duke hospi
tl physicians, his mother adminis
>red the daily exercises prescribed,
e was taken back to Duke for
teck-ups ab-frequent intervals. Fln
ly they put a brace on him as soon
3 he was able ^to pull up but some
>w or other he never could use the
race to advantage. Finally, one day
> found that he could .take a step
id he cried out, "Mama, I can
alk.” \ . f .
But Jimmy’s joy was short-lived;
3. his walking developed, his foot
imed outward and an operation was
ecessary, an operation which requir
l a month's hospitalization and tjie
earing of a cast from his neck to
is toes. The little fellow had the
atience of Job. Finally, the cast
as removed, braces were put Oh and
te little fellow spent an additional
eek in the hospital, learning how to
ado
Thus, the March.of Dimes helped
nother little fellow to walk. This
ear Jimmie collected $37.00 for the
larch of Dimes when we conducted
ir drive. The Fountain community
(presses its appreciation for the
enefits that this little boy has re
rived from tite March of Dimes. We,
i a little community, tried very
ard to do our part in obtaining out
uota. We have 25Q children in out
chool and we turned in $474.63 ir
fOr this year.
may the good work continue, and
n behalf of "Jimmie/* his parenti
nd the community, I wish, to thank
te Fund for the $517.52 that hai
oen spent in Jimmie’s behalf so that
e could walk again.
CO UTS TO PRESENT
MUSICAL SHOW TONIGH1
Assisted'by Troop 5, the Browiuei
nd Billy Burke, Jr., Girl Snout Trooj
will present a musical show, "Hot
ha-Do,” written and directed bj
In. W. R. Burke, tonight (Friday]
t 8 o’clock in the Farmville higl
chool auditorium.
Among the musical numbers' wil
e .If I Knew You Were Coming,’1
Candy and Cake," sung by Nancj
ane Carroll and danced by the Pep
ermint Stick giria; “Chattanoogi
Ihoe / Shine Boy,” rang: by Bill]
lurke, Jr., and danced by tito Sho<
Ihine boys; "Five Foot Two,” tai
lance number with Man Williams an
Sue Flanagan^ “Shortfnin’ Bread,'
ap dance by Kay Allen* Linda Mew
iom and Hadley Morgan; “Saga
foot Rag” and %nr. Mop," danced b;
fancy Jane Carroll, Ann Morgan
inn Pollard, Jane Joyner and Su
Hanagan.
SENIOR CLASS ON
WASHINGTON TOU1
‘ Thirty-four members of tha senio
slass of Farmville high school, accom
Janied by their adviser, Mrs. John I
royner, and Supt. Sam D. Bundy, lei
sarly Tuesday morning by chartere
mis for a trip to Washington, D. <
rhey wffl return today.
The following are in the grosf
Harry Albritton, Bobby Baker, Johz
special representative for Lfotts In
temationpl, presented the constitution
Hie following committee chairmen
were appointed by the newpresident:
JacV Yelverton, charter presentation;
Douglas Kemp, maniberehip; Robert
N. Darden, finance: Dewev Fuauay.
constitution and by-laws.
Members voted to hold their meet
ings on the second and fourth Mon
days of each month at 7 o'clock in the
high school and to have the charter
roster open until June 2.
PERSONA!/ ITEMS
Misses Janet Stansill, Mary Fran
ces Allen, Seteta Tucker, Chester
Langley, James Bennett and Critz
Hillard and Dewey Hathaway have
resumed their studies at ECTC.
Fred Carraway, L. S. Willoughby
and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Allen spent
Sunday and Monday in Berwyn, Md.,
with Mrs. Lizzie Willoughby, who
Buffered a stroke last week, while on
a visit to her grandson, Earl Jones.
Mrs. WiUofaghby, whose home is in
Rocljy Mount, is the grandmother of
Mrs. Allen gndMr».Willoughby.
Miss Betsy'Jones, student at the
University of North Carolina, will
spend the week end at home.
Rev. E. S. Coates, J. C. Corbett,
Preston Elks and Charlie Carraway
attended a meeting of Albemarle
Presbytery in Neuse Forest Presby
terian church near New Bern, Tues
day.
Mr. anl Mrs.'Robert Lee Smith and
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bynum and
(
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son,
daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Z. M. White
hurst, Mrs. R. H Rollins, Mr». T. T.
Moore, Mis. C. R. Townsend**'jW».
Louise Harris, Mrs. W. A. Allen, Mrs.
James Lang, Mrs. R. C. Cd&enhaver,
B. S. Smith, and Rev. agd Mrs. Z.
B. T. Cox attended the funeral of
John H. Kilpatrick in Kinston Wed
nesday afternoon. Mr. Kilpatrick,
brother of Mrs. Bynum and Mrs.
Smith, died in a Portsmouth, Va., hos
pital at 6:45 Monday night.
Mrs. Annie Rigsbee is improving
from an illness.
M. V. Jones is improving from
bronchial pneumonia.
Reports from the family of Mrs. J.
W. Joyner state that she is improv
ing, though slowly, from an operation
she underwent Friday at Duke hos
pital.
Mrs. Fred Carr spent the holidays
in Upper Marlboro, Md., with, her
father, D. E. Moore, who has been
1
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wm
The pattern of Iffie.ia a small town
9 pr^?aa •ew**^*w*^we^^ms a—^ *^ww»¥ ^^p^ajp^pa*e*ee
eg of Mr. i»mI Mr*. Lath Morrist,
who' have been uLumuiir to build on
forth Barrett street between the
tomes of Pat Boffin and Gua Roe
mck. When a contractor placed on
he proposed building site some sur
ilus bricks for which he had no stor
ge space, the townspeople were de
ighted and told the Morrisses how
lad they were that work on the new
tome was about to get underway,
his necessitated an explanation by
he Morrisses that they weren’t quite
eady to begin, that the bricks be
onged to someone else, and so on.
1. few days later, the contractor went,
r sent someone, for some of the
ricks, which prompted other Morriss
dshers-well to call her and warn her,
someone is taking your bricks.”
Such interest in neighbors’ affairs
rould be termed meddlesome by some
«ople, while others would say it is
sign of genuine interest in another’s
elfare. We prefer to call i^ the
itter. But whatever it is, the small
awn trait is much to be preferred
ver the “let-aloneness” or totally
Snored characteristic of big cities.
V
Jimmy Darden may well be on his
'ey toward becoming Parmville’s
oremost good will ambassador. Sev
ral months ago his picture appear
d in Chesterfield ads which appear
i in various “slick-paper” magazines
f nation-wide circulation. Later, the
ompany invited him to "New York
nd had him to appear on several ra
io dnd television shows. Now comes
big Chesterfield ad featuring Jim
ly a picture at tne top oi tnree en
orsers of the product The ad is
ppearing in big daily papers' through
tit the country.
t 4 ? .
State Highway Patrolman Ernest
luthrie; whose interest in safer driv
Jg habits for the motoring public at
*rge can be cited as one of the rea
ons for a comparatively small burn
er of accidents in this section of the
ounty, has been assigned one of the
souped-up" Ford patrol care in lieu
f a Buick. The new car has a Mer
ury engine and a high spded rear
nd. Guthrie has little fear of speed
ters pulling away from him.
Henry Belk of Charlotte, whose
hain of stores in North Carolina ani
djoining states has given him the
epu^ation of being the South's fore
most merchant, visited the Parmviile
telk-Tyler store several days ago on
i brief inspection trip. It was the
irst time Mr„ .Belk, now 80 yean old,
ad visited the store in several years,
lis last visit was on the eve of Han
ger Ernest Petteway’s departure ftr
military service. Manager Petteway
las a letter from Mr. Belk, who ex
iressed at the appearance of the lo
al store on his most recent visit.
An experimental street light, which
Supt. W. A. McAdams hopes can be
luplicated along Jhe town’s main
horoughfares and give Parmviile a
modem “white way,” has sheen placed
n front of the town hall The light,
f the mercury an type, uses no
nore power than the other lights a
ong Main street, yet gives several
imes as much illumination. If the
ne in use proves successful, the town
'athers would do well to investigate
he feasibility of procuring others,
Important Meeting At'
Country Club Tonight
A meeting of members of the
Country club and other interested
arsons will be held tonight at 8
The meeting has been called to
ionsider an expansion program and
» discuss the employment of a goll
professional.
Jimmy Van Horn, professional ot
Richmond, Va., was interviewed Wed
nesday by several of the directors,
relative to taking Hie Farmville job,
md these directors will make their
report at the meeting tonight.
At The Rotary Club
- Dr. Johnnie C. Brower, dean of th«
new Dental School at the Univemtj
of North Carolina, was the speaker
at the Rotary dub Tuesday night In
troduced by Dr. Paul Jones, program
chairman, Dr. Brower outlined the
important role the dental profession
played in World War II. Dr. Brower
srho came to the University of North
Carolina from Southern California
and who was chielf of the Dental
Standards Branch during the war,
stated that there wer? around 20,000
dentists- needed because of the dental
neglect of die men in service. To cor
rect this deplorable' condition, he
said that the fundamentals of health,
including dental health, should be
taught pre-school and through col
lege years, and' protective measures
should be practiced to the beet of our
ability. > '
Other guests of Dr. Jones were Dr,
Frank G. Harris, Dr. Paul Fitegerald
of Greenville, Dr. Edwards of Wash
ington and Dr. Clyde Minges of Rocky
Mount. Bill Rasberry was the guest
of his brother, Charile Rasberry, and
Dr. Edward Rasberry of Wilson was
the guest of his uncle, Joe Ras
berry.' '
Seven members were absent and
Lynn Eason received the attendance
prize and Milton Eason, the fellow
ship prize.
State President of
Church Women Will
Make Talk Here
Mrs. C. C. Todd of Back? Mount
President of N. C. Council of
Church Women, Will Be
Featured Speaker
Meeting Tuesday afternoon in the
home of Mnk Howard Moye, presi
dent, the executive committee of the
Farmville Council of Church Womer
laid plans to observe World Fellow
ship day, May 9, with a covered dish
luncheon at the Baptist church.. Mrs
C.-C. Todd of Rocky Mount, president
of the North Carolina Council oi
Church Women, will speak atJbd ses
sion which begins at 10:30. During
a discussion period she will answer
questions concerning the council.
New officers were announced. Thej
are Miss Helen Smith, representing
the Episcopal church; Mrs, W. M
Willis, vice president, Methodist:
Mrs. M. E. Pollard, secretary, Pres
byterian; Mrs. H. D. Johnson, treas
urer, Baptist.
' Miss Smith, who is taking Mrs. R
C. Copenhaver’s place on the council
and Mrs. W. C. Gamer, who is suc
ceeding Mrs. C. H. (Jutland, wen
welcomed.
Upside down cake, topped wit)
cream, and coffee were served by tin
hostesses, Mrs.- Moye and Mrs. R. V
Fiser.
WESLEY SUNDAY -SCHOOL
GIVES EASTER EGG HUNi
Wesley Methodist Sunday Schoo
entertained all departments, excep
adults, at an Easter egg hunt on th<
church lawn Sunday morning aftw
Sunday School.
Prizes, given only to the beginnei
or primary hoy and girl finding thi
largest number of eggs, were award
ed to. BUly Creech and Eleanor Neth
ercurc.
Ninety student#,
hunt.
W. J. TllwnfY H has heei
awarded thecontraet for construct**
of the near pastor’s home Farmvill
Baptists will erect on their lot, neat
veneer, antdarill edstelir, three ■ ^jed
92 mile* of roads in Pitt cottnty and
46.6 in Greene will be hard-surfaced" „
under the second phase of the $200,
000,000-road building program, ac
cording to an announcement by Guy
Hargett of Richlands, district com*
miseioner. -
Funds for the second phase of the
improvement program will be provid
ed by the bonds sold last month.
In the first phase, contracts for '
which have.been placed or completed,
Pitt received 66.66 miles of newly
paved roads and Greene was allocated
83.9 miles.
Pitt roads to be paved and the dis
. tance of each link follow:
E^om Joyner’s Crossroads west a
cross US 268 via Jack Lewis’ road to
Fields’ crossroads roads, 6.7 miles. <
From Owen’s service station on NC
222 south via Fields' crossroads to the
Greene county line, 3.6.
From a ppint on pavement .7 mile
north from Arthur east via Stantons* y
burg road to Greenville, 7 miles.
From Mark Smith's residence on
Stantonsburg road north via. Smith’s
road to NC 43, 4:4 miles.
From junction of NC U and US 264
north via new hospital to NC 43, .8.
From Shiloh to Ptenny Hill, 4.3.
From Hodge’s service station on
NC 11 north via Staton and Hickory
Grove church to Will Manning’s Fork,
8.6.
From Owen’s Stock Yards on NC
30 east via Creek road to Pactolus, a -
distance of 9.3 miles.
From Oak Grove church on NC
903 via Congleton and Shepherd’s
mill road to NC 38,10.4 miles.
Prom a point on NC 908, 1,4 miles
east from Stokes to Gurgianus bridge,
4.3 miles.
From Grimesland north via Grimes*
land bridge to NC 33, 4.2 miles.
From Ham's crossroads to Gallo*
way’s crossroads, 3.4 miles.
From an intersection .5 miles north
east from Galloway’s crossroads NE
to US 264 at western city limits of
Grimesland, 3.8 miles.
From Langs crossroads south to
ward WillowGreen to Greene county
line, lit miles.
From Aydea via Gum Swamp road
to Smith’s sendee station, .8 miles
north from St. Johns, 7 'miles.
From Pleasant Plain church north
and east to Ayden, 3.6 miles.
From Langs’ crossroads west via
Marlboro toward Lewis’ store to
Greene county line, 6.8 miles.
Greene county projects on the ap
proved list are:
From Grantham’s store to Wayne
county line via Lindell, 1.3 miles.
From NC 68 shout 3.6 miles south
from Fort Run west to Wayne county
line via Bullhead and toward Eure
ka, IS.
From Jason-Shine road at a point .1
miles south from Shine toward Hood
Swamp to Wayne county line, 1.8.
From Sutton’s store to Jerusalem
church on NC 102 with' branch ex
tending to Jasan-Shiae road, 4.7.
From Jason west to Wayne county
From a point on US 264, .8 mile*
east from junction of NC 8>1 north
toward Fountain to Pitt county lino,
1.3 miles. ~ '.)
From Willow Green toward Lang’s
crossroads to Pitt county lino, 1.6.
From US 268 about 1 mils north
• from Snow Hill east to Four Way
i service, station, 5.3 miles.
i ’ From a point , on pavement 1 mile,
north p»id Edwards bridge west to
Ormondsville-Four- Way service sta
tion road, 3.8 miles.
From Lenior TOunty lii|* near Hugo
• west across NC 128 near Hookerton
grade school building to US 268 with
1 one fork leading via Hart farm to
1 Hookerton, 7.4 miles. - * .
• From Lewie’ store toward Marlboro
to Pitt county line, .4 miles.
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