IN FARMYILLE
NUMBERS FIFTY-TWO
FARMVILLK; HIT COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 1*,
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Qualified Pitt county citizens
whose names are not already <m the
list of eligible voters mast register
in their respective precincts not later
than sunset tomorrow (Saturday) if
they wish to participate in the pri- 1
mary mi Saturday, May 27.
In accordance with State laws gov
erning elections, the registrars will :
have registration books at the voting «
place in ,every precinct tomorrow !
from 9 a. m. until the books are
closed at sunset Those eligible to
vote but who lmve not taken trouble '
to get their names on the books are <
advised and warned to do so, or else
their only activity in the May 27 '
- primary will be as a spectator.
Persons-wishing to qualify must be |
at least 21 years of age, or will be
come 21 before the date of the gen- ,
er*l election, November 7, 1960, and ,
must also be able to read and write ]
any section of die State Constitu
tion in the English language to the
satisfaction Unless they are perman
ently registered under the “Grand
father Clause.”
Itr is also required that the voter
to-be must have been a resident of
the State for at least one year, or
will have been by the date of the
November election, and a resident of
the precinct in which he wishes to
vote for at least four months pre
ceding the election.
General rules concerning the qnal- 1
ifications of voters state that a per- 1
son is not eligible to vote if he has t
moved from one county to another :
within four months of the election.
However, if he hss moved from one j
precinct to another, but in the same t
county within the period prescribed, |
he is allowed to vote but must do so ,
in the precinct from which he moved. (
J. B. Joyner, registrar^for Esim
ville precinct, will have the registra- (
tion books at the town hall, Farm
vile’s voting place, tomorrow to regis
ter voters and to clarify regulations ^
concerning eligibility.
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AT KIWANIS CONVENTION,
IN MIAMI THIS WEEK 1
President Prank Allen of the local
Kiwanis club and Mrs. Allen left *
Sunday by plane for Miami, Fla., 1
where they are attending the annual !
convention of Kiwanis International. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Allen also plan to '
visit Cuba while they are away. 1
The convention program included '
speeches by the following nationally- (
prominent men: Captain E. V. Kick- )
enbacker; General Carios P. Romulo,
president of the General Assembly
of the United Nations; Paul G. Hoff
man. administrator of the Economic (
Cooperation Administration; Cong- ■
ressman Walter H. Judd of Minnea
polis, Minn-; Jimmie Fidler, presi
dent of the National Eds’ Day Foun- ]
dation; Secretary of Defense Louis .
Johnson, and- J. Hugh Jackson, dean
of the graduate school of business
at Stanford university and president
of Kiwanis International. . 1
PLANS FOR SOFT BALL
LEAGUE WILL BE MADE
under the supervision of Elbert
Moye, who dozing the winter months
serves as athletic director in the
high school and daring the Sommer
months as director of the town’s re
creational program. ~
The Rebecca 'Vfrinborne chapter of
the United Daughters of the Con
federacy was entertained Friday
afternoon by Mrs. Mary Lang, amid a
setting of sweetpeas, iris and other
spring flowers.
Miss Annie Perkins presided and
read letters from officers of the
eleventh district expressing their ap
preciation for the entertainment of’
At The l&wkaia Club
Bernice Turnage, who had charge
>f the Kiwania program Monday
tight, played for the club an intereat
ng album of records, “I Can Hear
It NowT which covered the period
'rom 1988 to 1945. The records in
hided excerpts from such famous
peeches as Winston Churchill’s
‘give us the tools and we will finish
he job” talk and President Roose
velt’s campaign mid inaugural ad
judge Jimmy Roberts of Green
ville was a visiting Kiwanian.
J. R. Peeler will have charge of
he program Monday night.
Ernest Petteway presided in the
beence of President Prank Allen,
rho is attending the convention in
Garni, .Fla.
Farmville Team
Gets Top Place
In Bright Belt
Farmvill^, took first in the Bright
.■eal league by defeating Stantons
Vednesday night while yFVemont was
pouncing second-place Ormondsville,
7,9. ’ ' '
The Farmville team has been play
ng excellent ball and deserves the
upport of all baseball followers. The
earn plays Fremont at Fremont Sat
iraay ana ine Teams pisy nere oun
lay' afternoon. "
Last week end Farmville won two
;ames from Saratoga.
Box scores for the Sunday game
rith Saratoga and for the Wednesday
light game with Stantonsburg fol
ow:
farmville AB B H
Ceane, 2b...4 2?
’epedino, ss —..6 > 3
Pugwell, cf - 6 11
'lark, rf — ——.—.6 0 1
tegan, 3b....6 18
Stell, If —.......-.8 1 3
itauney, c ..._... 8 1 *
'hrift, lb-6 0 2
*ollard, p -*.— 4 0 0
fohn, p ™....i.— 0 0 0
Saratoga AB R H
Thigpen, If---6 11
tames, ss.>.-6 12
layes, 3b __- 6 1 P
dattox, c-1—. 4 12
Speight, lb ...I- 4 0 0
^instead, cf- -T 0 .0
*ittman, rf .....t.. 10 0
lamm, rf --- 2 10
’omlinson, 2b •-... 8 11
Stheridge, p —...1 0 1
lawley, p ..— 3 0 0
tahnrille AB R H
Ceane, 2b-—. 4 10
'epedino, ss -l. • 1. 8
tygwell, cf ....-'..— 6 10
»—it i*
iegan, 3b ....
dauney, c ....
Chrift, lb .....
Collie, rf.
fohn, p
itutaukurf
Jordan, 3b __
lame*, n ....
Joykins, ef
Phillips, lb
Tsnovay, If
Hardison, if
MANLY LILES* SISTER *
DIED IN MJK* HOSPITAL
#*• Minnie Morris ef Middlesex,
•ister of Manly Liles, disci Wednes
day afternoon at Duke hospital, fol
lowing a serious illness. She had
been in declining health for oyer *
rear. ' / . '. / "
contributed toward making the fear
a success, espeeiallyin theimprove
ment in attendance. ■*
Miss Rath Barker’s home econo
mies classes presented the Csehion
review with. Hazel Harris serving: as
nanrator and Miss Wills Harper as
pianist Ap the girls modeled clothes
in a school girl’s life, beginning •*
she rose in the morning and conclud
ing as she was dressed for a dance,
Hazel pointed out features of each
dress.
With their director, Mias Alma
Whitley, as accompanist, the singers
presented a Czechoslovakian dance
song, “Sing Your Song," and “Sleep
Baby Sleep." Miss Whitley taught
Hie chorus, “The Old Ark,* to the
audience and the students sang the
verses.
Miss Garris gave a few highlights
of the trip to the state festival in
Greenville and thanked the FTA for
their help in making the trip possi
ble.
Miss Antoinette Darden’s first
grade won the room roll call.
Mm. Curtis Flanagan extended an
invitation for patrons to visit the art
exhibit, showing work of grammar
school Dtrails. in Mm. Bennett’* class
room. The winners of the art con
test, sponsored by the Literary club,
will be awarded prizes at commence
ment. "
At the conclusion of the meeting
ice cream was served. *
Participating in the fashion show
were Misses Edna Clark, Bette
Evans, Clarice Gray, Edna Earle
Hedgepeth, Dorothy Johnson, Anner
Moore, Betty Lee Owens, Marie Phil
lips, Mittie Rouse, Lelg Mosley, Ca
rolyn Moore, Jacqueline Morgan, Ad
die Tyson, Margaret Tugwell, Ruth
Vandiford, Peggy Bagley, Lillie and
Lola Boone, Jean Braxton, Betty
Cole, Ethel Flora, Helen Flora, Dot
dee Jones, Louise Hathaway, Joyce
Moore, Christine Moye, Eva Rouse,
Jo Anne Webb, Barbara Melton, Do
ris Wilkerson, Jo Hobgood, Jean
Hud's n, Hilda Little and Ruth Wain
wright
ATTEND CONVENTION
Fred C. Moore and Paul Ewell rep
resented the FWmville dumber of
Commerce and Merchants Association
at the annual state convention in
Pinehurst early this week.
Moore, who serves as secretary of
the local organisation, announce*
that 20 new firms have been added
to the Polls since a membership aam
paign was started a few weeks ago.
The new members are Henderson
Immber company, L. W, Andrews,
Roberts’ Electric Co., Farmville .Bus
station, Royal Grill, Psrmville Bond
ed Warehouse, City Fkhand Oyster
Go., Heath’s Fish Market, Home Mut
ual Insurance Agency, J. W. Ellis,
Carolina Barbecue, Fsrmvilio Auto
Sales, C. L. Ivey, SEE Elecric Co.,
Heath’s Grocery, Charlie’s Cut Bate,
Eason Shoe Shop, Farmvilie Radio
Station, Dan H. Jonas shd S and H
Cleaners. M. _
Commencement at Farmville high
school will begin wrt. Friday night
with a musk recital by elementary
pupils and will be eoneuda^l Tues
day night with the musk raeital by
high school students.
The sermon will be preached Sun
day night at 8 o’clock by Rev. Addi
son Hosea of CMnton.
Tip address, on Monday rdght, will
introduced by Kev*. j. D. Young ox
Members of Ihe^ senior class are:
Anne Cox, Evelyn Maim, Johnny
Holloman, Dick Tugwell, Celtada
Craft, Kay Bailey, Tommy Beaman,
Elisabeth Norman, Henry Wheeler,
Zadock Cobb, Mildred Holloman, An
na Webber, Peggy Reason, Rachel
Honeycutt, Annie Laurie Jones, Hor
tense Gainey, Chubby Liverman,
Margaret Suggs, ArietdbWnlnwright,
Alyce Hardison and Ray Hardison.
Serving as mascots are Jo Anne Cor
bett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Cqrbett, and Neill Craft, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Pwd Cteaft
Other events on the commence
ment program' are. the does night
exercises on Monday, May 22, and
two music recitals,' given by pupils
of Mia. C. H. Walston, on May 17
and 18. . t
The class night program will con
sist of a play, "A Southern Rosary,”
which includes Hie history, prophecy,
poem, and the valedictory and salu
tory speeches. 1 All members of the
senior class will participate in the
program. ^
Hie elementary music recital will
be givrfttl Wednesday night, Hay 17.
Students presented by Mrs. Walston
are: Wanda Newell, Mildred Anne
Peeler, Joan Parker, Nellie Gray Ty
son, Sylvia Shackelford, Anne Janes,
Faye Cook, Earlene Lang, Janice
£ason, Anne Fields, Doris Dixon mid
Johnny Boykin. The following high
school students will be presented in
recital on Thursday night, May IS:
Betsy Rouse, Peggy Reason, Mary
Ellen Fields, Betty Hobbs, Arlene
Hobbs, Bingo Jenkins, Patsy Eason
and Genny Lou Garou.
Lais Wooten of the eleventh grade
is chief marshal. Other marshals are
Faye Packer of the tenth grade and
Gladys Cobb of the ninth. These
students, selected bn the basis of
their scholastic standing, will serve
as marshals at all commencement
events, inchidingthemueic, recitals.
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Two High School Tats
This Week Sid
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Coach Elbert • Moye’s high school
baseball team takes on two arch
rivals this w«ek end in a brace of
bames to be nlaved in the local nark.
Snow Hill plays here tonight (Fri
day). Tomorrow Walstenburg will
play here.
The boys have been improving
rapidly and have had unusual success
on their home field. The support of
dll interested persons is merited.
TO VISIT RESEARCH FARM
Bernice Turnage will leave Sunday
for St Louis Where he will visit the
Purina Research farm. He will re
turn Wednesday night
town road.
The name firm was awarded the
contract for grading and hanfaur
facing the link between Chicod school
and US 264, 7.6 miles east of Green
ville; and the road extending from
NC 43 at Bell Fork, through. Simpson
to US 264, 7.6 miles east of Green
ville. ' ■ s
Methodist WSCS
Picks New Officers
Officers, who will assume their
duties next month, have bees an
nounced by the Woman’s Society of
Christian service, which met Monday
afternoon in the Methodist church.
They include: Mrs. W. M* WMifa
president; Mrs. H. N. Howard, vice
president; Mrs. T. W. Lang, con
ference treasurer; secretaries—Mrs.
H. E. Hart^ missionary education;
Mrs. J A Bynum, literature and
publication; Mrs. A. C. Monk, Sr.,
social relations *hd church activities;
Mrs. G. M. Holden, Wesleyan guild;
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Ernest Guthrie, children’s work; Mrs.
Wilton Wilkerson, youth work; Mrs.
Allen garden, spiritual life; Mrs. R.
A. Fields, statu* of women; . Mrs.
Fred Moore, local treasurer; Mrs.
George Moore, Btudent work; Mrs.
Ed Nash Warren, promotion; Mbs. C.
L. Eason, recording secretary. Circle
chairmen were re-elected. They are:
Mrs. Mr E. Dixon, Mrs. B. O. Turn
age, Mrs. S. G. Gardner, Mrs. E. C.
Cut and Mrs. B. M. Allen. Mrs. Dan
H. Jones will be chairman of Circle
now in the process ,of formation.
The singing ot' ''Faith if Opr
Fathers” opened the meeting of the
■WSCS. Mrs. Melton Allen intro
duced Mrs. Guthrie who presented
the program for Circle 5. Her sub
ject, “Christianising Our Homes,’'
took up God’s place in the family and
the part He plays in Christian
homes. Sh^ stressed the mother’s re
sponsibility to teach first fli. the
home, as this is the background'for
a Christian Hfij. She told of the
progress this movement in showing
people the Christian kind of life is
making in China, India, Africa and
Latin America. > *
The society sang "Bi's the
Home Where Jesus’ Name.”- %*. W.
M. Willis thanked all whiP heloed
make the district conference success
ful. It was announced that jink J.
H. Harris has given aa honorary
baby membership to Margaret Helen
HamS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
long with two given earlier by Mrs,
3. i. Morgan, at the zone meeting at
Evansville on May 26.
Mr. and Mrs. B. & xSmith, Jr.,
who arrived Sunday from Beokley,
W.'Va., for a visit to Mr. and Mrs,
B. S. Smith, left Thursday to spend
the summer at Albemarle Hall, Vir
ginia Beach, Va.
E. C. Carr, ir., student at State
college, will spend the week end at
home. ^ ■
Hr. and Mrs. Perry Bundy and
He, Ala.
if. Bobirit
% l^ffe. Monday
t to iter ifcuxti
1' h* Wi. i
endSli
Jean e
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At The Rotary Club
Us
Some of the meet enjoyable pro
giiups at the Rotary dub year
h#e been centered around Joed tal
ent, and the program presented by
Eli Joyaer, Jr., Tuesday night
brought a diversified array of tUi
talent to the dub. Accompanied by
Mr*. Marvin Jones at the piano, Nan
William* rendered a routine of acro
batic dancing and Dottle Jones, tap
dancing, perhaps excelled only by
the* celebrated Rockettes of Radio
City Music Hall. Music ldvero re
ceived a treat,. too, when Mm. Jones,
who was pianist for the club several
year* ago, utilized the ^)iano-nova
cord, playing selections passed down
through the years, but still cherished
by all.
It was reported that attendance
Jot the month of April was 94.06 per
emit, giving the dub sixth position in
the district
Attention was called to the Dis
trict meeting to be held at Wrights
ville Beach on Monday and Tuesday,
and judging from the 'program as
outlined, this should prove to he one
of the best meetings yet
George Crekmur received the at
tendance prize and Roland Lang the
fellowship pride. Six members were
absent and Curtis. Flanagan will be
in diarge of the program May 16.
Bmerson Smith was the guest of
President Charlie Fitzgerald.
Moye’s Team Loses
Two Close (States
Farmville high school baseball
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week, losing one* run decisions to Ay
den and Roberaonville but downing
South Edgecombe 10-5.
Playing at Roberaonville Thursday
afternoon, the Farmville team was
blanked* 1-0, although Harvey Webb
pitched a two-hit game for Farm
ville. Seven.errors proved the down
fall of the- losers, who were able .to
-get only four hits off the Roberaon
ville hurler. R. Alien got a double
for the only extra base hit of the
game.
v At Ayden, Monday afternoon, the
Farmville boys lost, 2-1. Again Webb
was on Hie mound and pitched a nice
game, allowing three hits and strik
ing out seven mem „ One hit, two
walks and an error provided Ayden
with the winning run. *
Tuesday night Farmville defeated
South Edgecombe, 10-6, with Ran
dolph Allen allowing five hits and
two walks. Bobby Rrock had a
triple and single.
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Norfolk Pastor To
Conduct Revival
By popular demand, Rev. A, Per-;
nell" Bailey,. pastor of Norfolk, Va.,
churches win again conduct a re
vival at tbe.Walstonburg Methodist
church. It will open Monday night,
May 29, with services each evening
through Friday af 8 o’clock.
Rev. Howard-James of Wilson will
be song leader and soloist. Mi *. C.
H.; Walston will be accompanist.
ATTEND GAS DEALERS MEET
W. C. Garner, -Louis Allen, L V.
Dixon and Wyatt Tucker, Jr., of the
rnt county JtM
last Saturday in
Greenville...
* * \n G. Clark waa ^elected ehair
_of the Pitt county Democratic
executive committee, a position he
has held since 1946. Mrs. Cnrtis
Spencer of Black Jack was reelected
vice chairman and Gilbert'Peele of
Greenville was elected second vice
lairman a new office which was
created this year.
Sixty delegates to the state con
vention and 60 alternates .were nam
ed from Pitt’s 20 precincts.
Chairman Clark, presiding at the
convention, urged the people of the
precincts to get out a record vote in
the coming primary. He urged the
Democrats to work for the candidates
of their choice daring the primary,
but to stay within the party ranks
after the primary, regardless df who
wins the nomination.
*> A. motion by S. Henry Harrell,
of the Board of Elections,
that all delegates and alternates to
the state convention from Pitt coun
ty be recognised as principal dele
gates ahd have an equal portion in
the county’s^ total vote was passed
by the county convention.
Dr. Paul E.'Jones,. unopposed nom
inee for re-election as State Senator,
also urged the people of . the county
to vote in the primary* _■
The six delegates at large elected
from the county to the state conven
tion were Mrs. Ivan Bissette, Mrs. J.
O. Edwards, Mrs. J. B. Spilman, J.
^ a* T P. Sumrell and
L. P. Yebverton. The alternates to
the delegates at large are Mis. D. %
House, Jr., J. H. Rose, W. A. Hud
son, J. C. Barker, Curtis Sfc>encer
and J. L. Quinerly. . "
Delegates and alternates elected
from the precincts follow:
Ayden: R. H. Worthington, J. D.
Cannon, P. M. Kilpatrick, W. C. Can
non, M. E. Dfcon; Alternates, Jade
Quinerly, T. Staton Ross, R. G. Jack
son, S. M. Edwards and Mrs. J. P,
Sumrell.
Reaver Dam:. Bruce Strickland, C.
V. Nichols; Alternates P. S. Rasber
ry, J. J. McCoy.
Belvuir: J. T. Dupree; Alternate,
Garl Scott.
Bethel : J. P. Hooker, D. T. House,
Jr., W. J. Smith, C. W. Everett; Al
ternates, S. C. Ives. Walter C. White
hunt, Z. V. Bunting and W. A.
Rouse.
Carolina: Gordon Roebuck, John
C. Gray; Alternates, D. G. Whitford,
Clifford Wideband.
Chicod No. 1: W. Leslie Elks, El
bert Mills; Alternates, J .Lyman fid
wards, R. G. little. ■ . . v;
Chicod No.t 2: Uran Cox, Grover
Smith; Alternates, M. W. Smith, M.
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Chicod No. 3: Q. L. James;
nates, E. A. Venters.
Alter
J. Edwards; Alternates, Prince Mills,
Elmer Haddock.
Falkland: Woodrow ’Worthington,
T. K. Fountain; Alternates, Mrs.
Dora Fountain, Mrs. Woodrow Woo
ten.
Fountain: E. E. Trevathan, J. M,
Horton; Alternates, Ws. M. D. Yel
verton, Mrs. Carter Smith. '
Farmville: W. C.Wooten, W. J.
Rasberry, Bonnie Allen, Dr. Paul E.
Jones, George W. Davis, Walter
Jones; Alternates, R. LeRoy Rollins,
R. 0. Lang, Jr., Curtis Flanagan, L.
D. Roberts, B. T. Wooten, Mrs. G. |
A* Rouse.
Greenville No. 1: Frank Wooten,
Jr., J. H. Blount, Jr., J, H. Blount,
Sr., W. C. Horne; Alternates, E. G.
Flanagan, Harold Foley, Bancroft
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W. H. Robert., M.ry Bell. Eldridge,