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FARMVULLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 26, I960
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DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY TOMORROW;
Democrats in Pitt county’s 20 pre
cincts will go to their respective
polling places tomorrow i and select
their candidates for offices, offices
that run the gamut from United
States Senate to township constable.
The polls will be open for 12 hours,
from 6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m.
Without the help of a gubernato
rial or presidential race, the primary
is not expected to attract as many
voters as would ordinarily be the
case. The unusually torrid contest
for the United States Senate, which
aparently has Boiled down to a two
way race between Willis Smith and
Frank P. Graham, is expected to be
a magnet in drawing votefs to the
polls. In addition, the contest be
tween Sheriff Ruel Tyson and S. A.
' Whitehurst, a former sheriff, is also
• generating interest in the primary
and will help in "getting out the
vote.”
Sharing the spotlight with the
sheriff’s race is the four-way fight
for Pitt’s two1 seats' in the'lower
house of the General Assembly. Sam
0. Worthington of Greenville and
Frank M. Kilpatrick of Ayden are
seeking re-election. Their return is
being contested by W. Jasper'Smith
1 of Bethel, who ran for the office two
years ago and fell short of- success
by 39 votes, and Frank M. Wooten,
Jr., of Greenville. Each voter is al
lowed to name his choice of two of
these four.
Dr. Paul E. Jones of Farmville,
who served as the senator from Pitt
county in the 1949 General Assembly
is unopposed.
Hard-fought races are being waged
in several districts for the privilege
‘ of serving on the Board of Commis
sioners. F. F. Hendrix and J. Vance
reruns, own oi u-reenvuie, are nam
ing it out in the first district. In the
second district, J. T. Brown has no
opposition but in the remaining three
districts it is a different story. Clyde
C. Harris of Ballards, a Farmville
warehouse operator, is seeking the
seat on the executive board now oc
cupied by G. H. Pittman of Falkland.
The fourth district has three candi
dates: Marvin W. Smith, the incum
bent, R. L. Worthington and J. Elbert
Mills. In the fifth district, a siz
zling fight has developed between M.
Brown Hodges, a member of the
present board, and R. Guy Jackson.
M. F. Clark apd Otis Haddock as
pire to the position of coroner, but
not without opposition from the in
cumbent, G. H. Rouse, who likes the
job and wants to keep it.
Several county officials will go
back into office without opposition.
These include: Dink James, judge of
the county court; D. 'T. House, Jr.,
clerk of superior court; Charles H.
Whedbee, solicitor of the county
court.
Four candidates are seeking mem
bership on the Board of Education,
normally composed of three mem
bers. Candidates are Alton Gardner,
, W. F. Stokes, T. 6. Worthington and
E. E. Treyathan. The last-named
member is from Fountain. Member
ship on the board is by appointment
by Hie General Assembly but the
selections are uaseu u« mic iwiu*
of a popular election by the people.
Township offices at stake in Sat
urday’s balloting incude' the follow
ing: *
Constable, Ayden township: Robert
Lee Tripp, Horace V. McLawhorn
and Heber Sttirretf.
Constable, Pactolus township: H.
p. Hill,
Constable, Beaver Dam township:
Sidney O’Neal, Larry. Worthington
and Alton Joyner.
Constable, Belvoir township: Willie
Bell. 1
Justice of. Peace, Pactolus town
ship: E. F. £}witzer.
Justice of Peace, Chicod township:
J. A. Suggs, S. T. Porter, Jr.
'M Constable, Carolina township: Ce
2P Crandell, T.'L. Pbtpi* ’ Jf w
Handy Man Club
Is Organized Here
Fourteen young men ire now en
rolled in the Handy Man club which
meets every Thursday night in the
agriculture shop of the Farmville
high school. These men are^floing
repair work on furniture and farm1
machinery as well as construction
wort Willard Ellis and R. H. Lloyd ,
have nearly completed a baby pen.
Jerry Harris has constructed i what
not^ and magazine rack. Charlie
Evans has made a screen door and ,
is working on window screens for his ^
home. Earl Sermons, a former vet
eran trainee, is finishing a kitchen j
cabinet, 4hile James Braxton, an- j
other former trainee, has repaired
several pieces of farm machinery.
Doc Flora has taken an old radio
cabinet and converted it into a nice
bookcase. Jack Johnson And John '
Dunn, teachers in the high, school, j
have built nice book cases for their 1
libraries. Johnson has also made a
rocking horse for his daughter and a '
3ewing cabinet for his wife. Jimmy *
Stocks turned out a couple of nice 1
table lamps on the wood lathe.
Most of the members of the clgh,
are former agricultural students who j
are coming-back to work in Hie shop .
not only for the money they can save ^
by doing their own work, but for ,
the enjoyment they get out of work
ing with tools.
Because of the limited space iw j
the shop, membership has to be lim
ited but the club has room for three
more members. Those interested are
invited to contact E. P. Bass, teacher
of agriculture. . rta','
Other members of the did* are 1
Sam Tyson, nowara ^reecn »uu
Charles Nanney. ■, “;
Three Warrants
Sworn Out For
FarmviDe Cluet
Warrants charging- that L. T. L«
cas, Farmville’s chief of police, vio-^
lated three laws when he shot and
killed a dog here several weeks ago
were taken out Wednesday by B. O.
Taylor, owner of the dag, and the
warrants were served on the law
enforcement officer late Wednesday.
Lucas was not taken into custody.
Bond will be arranged for him.
Specifically, the. warrants charge J
Lucas wi$h cruelty to animals, wan
ton destruction Of personal property,
and unnecessarily firing a £un with- i
in 200 yards of a house in the town ,
of Farmville. ., ^ <
The dog, for which Taylor said he 7
had been offered several hundred dol
lars, was killed near the Cannon «
home on West Wilson street.
Lucas gave his version of the a£
fair at the May 2nd mpetfog of thej
Board of Commissioners, at which
meeting Mayor Walter B. Jones told
the Commissioners that Taylor had
talked to him about the shooting and
indicated that he wanted the town to
reimburse him.
The dog was described in the war-,
rants as a pedigreed English setter.
Lucas stated that the police office
received a call from the Cannon
neighborhood that a dog was "acting
queerly” and requested ti*t some
thing be’ done. Oh answering me
call, the policeman said the dog was
in tiie yard, that the dog had a
"queer look in his eyes," and paid
no attention to him when tint he
called to the animal and then moved
from one side to the other to see if
the animal would notice him.^LnoM
Stated that he would not have touch
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riano rapus Are
nted In
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38 pupils of piano inrocitals Friday
and Tuesday nights at 8 o'clock.
Those appearing in the elementary
recital Friday evening axe Jane Joy
ner, Nancy Jane Carroll, Lou Taylor
Lewis, Norris Spencer, fame Worth
ington, Pat Joyner, Hadley Morgan,
Barbara Passmore, Ann Morgan, Kay
Suthrie, Vera Cannon, Jimmy Joyner,
Tiara Belle Flanagan, Ruth Corbett,
Benriperle Johnson, Zarelda Walston,
fames Henry and & D. Bundy, Jr.,
Playe Mewbom, Emily Cannoin,'Sudia
Mae Davis, Jane Russell, May
Purnage Eason, Magdalena and Janie
Unlock, Jean Davii, Betsy King, Bat
ly Roberta, Hud Cox, Brenda Bas
ett, Ann Melton, Sue Flanaga^
ifary Lou Meows, Nan Williams, Lin
ts Mewborn, Blanche Satterthwaite,
rackie Nolen, Faye Allen, Linda Cor
»ett, Eleanor Glenn Newton and
iarion Pickett.
The recital Tuesday night was
lighlighted by Connie Rollins and
>at Corbett, the only two senior stu
lents, playing ttyree numbers on two
qanos in addition to their solo num
ers.
Others participating that evening
rere Carolyn Roebuck, Everette
toebuck, Gerald Davis, Guitta Can
on, Videsa' Joyner, Doris Wilkerson,
>orothy Fulford, Joyce Harris, Syl
ja Allen, Shirley Gay, Grace Miller,
Jlaire Cannon, Mary* Frances Joyner,
farcin' Forbes, Willa Rae Harper,
antes Thorne, Jean Moore, Carolyn
tasberry, Hazel Garris, Arm Bynum,
iary Ellen Dail and Jack Williford,
Conner Addresses
Joint Meeting Of
Kiwanis and Rotary
Congressman Herbert H. Boimeir.
yho *as here last Monday night to
iigfcg the commencement address in
he local school,' talked td a Joint
neeting of the Kiwanis and Rotary
:lubs about some of the duties or a
Congressman. . ^
Dr. Paul E. Jones introdjiced the
Congressman in a glowing manner,
is “your friend, my friend, and a
riend of the people.”
Speaking in an informal manner,
tanner expressed his appreciation for
he courtesies shown him by the
teople of this community K and re*
terated his determtoottan .to serve
hem to the best of his ability. Ho
old the civic clubs that be, bad been
n favor of Tart-Hartley act and bad
■oted to over-ride Hie President’*
-eto. Ha-stated, that be was in
avor of balancing the budget, just
lb soon as it was possible to do so'
without endangering the national
welfare and the nation’s defense.
Many visitors were on band for the
tanner talk.
The Congressman paid |his respects
o Fred Thomas, who, served as Bon
er’s sergeant in World War I.
UNIOR ORDER TO HAVE
DISTRICT MEETING TUES.
The district meeting of the Junior
►rder, Hutted American Mechanics,
dll be held' with the Farmvlll*
Council next ^Tuesday evening at
:30. :
All members are urged to be pres*
nt.
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At The lions Club
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The Lions clu b held its regular
meeting Monday ’night at the E. A.
loye club house at Lang's Cross
toads, /fter supper the meeting
ms called to'order by President Al
sn Drake. After the reading of the
einutes ' of the lasjt meeting, Jack
reive***, who had charge of th|
Ians for charter night, related some
t the progress that has been made
or the occasion. i
ly a majority vote, the date of the
night was changed from June
to June id. x
Special guests at the meeting were
Vilbur Pike and Thomas Vail gf
'ikevilla, W. R. Duke, Littlejohn
laulkner and R. D. Stallings of WiK
ion, and Dalton Corbett of Farm
rille.
E. HARRIS
•with
department
, died at his
REV. A. PURNELL BAILEY
Rev. Bailey will conduct a re
ival next week at the Walstonburg
Community Methodist church. Ser
ices will be held each evening at
! o'clock. Rev. Bailey, a former war
haplain, conducted a revival at the
Valstonburg church last year and
ms invited back this year. . He is
rom Norfolk, Va.
Scouts Spend Enjoyable
Visit At LeJeune
Jan Cayton, JE^ert Warren, Charles
Ireene, Emmett Pickett, Harold
lanagan, Walter Burgess, Jess
Ipencer and Bobby Hathaway were
pecial guests at Camp Lejeune last
reek end and were among the 218
Explorer Scouts who were guests of
he camp at a special gathering. *
High mark of the visit was. the
irmed Forces Day celebration last
Saturday.
Softball Games Start
Here Tuesday Night
The city softbal I league, com
osed of four teams, will open the
eason with two games to be played
besday night, starting at 8 o’clock.
PERSONAL HEMS
Rev. and Mrs. H. L, Davis and
aughter spent Wednesday and
‘hursday in Rich Square where Ms.
(avis officiated at the TayloivBryant
redding.
Miss Anne Boykin of Raleigh
pent the week end with her parents,
lr. and Mrs. J. W. Boykin. She had
liss Carolyn Richardson, a room
late, as her guost.
Robert Crawfd*^ of near Bell Ar
lur spent Wednesday with his sis
»r, Miss Elizabeth Crawford, stu
ent at Phieffer college, Mteenhetm
r. t Miss Crawford will arrive Sun
ay to spend her vacation at home,
Henry Tyson spoke at the morning
orship service at Wesley Qommuni
f church Sunday in the absence of
ie pastor, Rev. Key Taylor, who
inducted a revival in Morehead City
ist -week,
Dr. and Mrs. E. R. Smith had as
leir guests for several days this
-eek Mr. and Mrs Emmett Dye and
irr, Emmett, of Balboa, Panama
anal Zone. The Dves will tOUT the
:ates before returning to their home.
Mrs. Mattie Thornton and Mr. and
[rs. L. D. Bland and daughter of
ins ton were gueety Sunday after*
non of Mr*. Floyd Daughety. Mia.
land andi Mn. Thornton are sisters
f Mrs. Daughety, »'
Mr. and Mrs. a K. WeUons, ft,
ad daughter, Nancy, ‘of Newport
rows, Va., and Mts. C. £. Edwir*
ad son, Raby, of qfreenyille were
unday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ghas.
. Edwards.
Mrs. E. W. Staton, Mrs-, Henry
ronkes, Mrs. Earl Bradley and Mrs,
loy Allsbrook of Scotland Neck and
Irs. Ray Smith of Washington, D.
!.V attended Miss Connie Beilins’
raduation from FarmviUe school
ionday night.
Mrs. G. A. Bouse, president of the
‘armville Episcopal auxiliary, Mrs.
. C. difabs, Mrs. R. C. Copenhaver,
irs. John D. Dixoi
tan and Mia. C.
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Churches Next Week
Three Vacation Bible 'schools in
Fanuville and two in nearby country
churches will'open Monday and con
tinue through Friday. *
f Farmvilie Christian, ^dethodist and
Presbyterian churches will open ses
sions at 9 o’clock and close at 11:30.
Rev. Z. B. T. Cox and Spin D.
Bundy, serving as co-superintendents
of the Christian school, have called a
meeting of teachers and helpers for
8:30 Monday morning Teachers will
be: Kindergarten, Mrs. 6. M. Shir
ley; primary, Miss Agnes Quinhriy;
recreation, Elbert Moye. Mrs. J. O.
Pollard is in charge of serving re
freshments. /
Assistants in the school will be
Misses Ann and Jean Bynum, Gayle
Flanagan, Louise Lovic, Mattie Bail,
parole Pippin, h^argie Lilley, Alma
Grey Lilley, Joan Atkinson, and Dot
Lucas, Mrs. William Wooten, Mrs.
Howard Allen, Mrs. J. D. Murphrey,
Harold Flanagan, Jan Cayton and
Emmett Pickett
Teachers in the Presbyterian school
will be Misses Peggy Burgess, Nancy
Lu Moore, beginners; Mrs. , James
Bennett, primary department; MBs
Jen Easley, juniors. »
Monk Memorial Methodist church
on the Fountain highway will hold
sessions each afternoon from 2 to
4:30 with David Starling ay super
intendent. In charge of the depart
ments will be Mrs. W. E. Fulford,
beginners; Mrs. Robert Whitfield,
primary; Mrs. Ira Oakley, juniors;
David Starling, intermediate*.
The Ballarda Presbyterian church
uuastss encn mioruoon jrom
3$o 5:80.. -4
Workers in the Methodist school
will be Mm. Wilton Wllkeraen, Mrs.
Dan H. Jones, Mrs. J. H. Bynum,
Mm. Joe Bynum, Jr.,-Mrs. Melton
Allen, Mrs. G. M. Holden, Mm. Jack
McDavid, Misses Mary Leah Thorne,
Mary Frances- Allan, Betsy Monies,
Wills Bae Harper and Carolyn Roe
buck, John Russell Joyner and Rev.
H. L. Davis. ’ ' '
Rerfreshment will be served by
the circles, ! *
Activities Of Local
Church Organizations
EPISCOPAL
The Women’s auxiliary met Mon
day with the president, Mrs, G. A."
Rouse. The meeting opened with the
singing, of a hymn. Mm, John 0.
Dixon, chaplain, oaftducted the dove,
tional based on the account of Pente
cost from Romans and read a medi
tation from the “Mission Herald."
Miss Helen Smith and Mm. Will
Jones, Jr., were appointed as lunch
eon committee for Jbne; Mm, C, H..
Joyner is hostess far tile auxiliary
meeting that month and Mrs, Made-'
line Rountree and Mm. Jaok Lewis
as caretakers of the church. y
A report of the May Fellowship
Day observance by tl» local Council
of Church Women was given by the
president, Miss Helen Smith. Mrs..
R. C. Copenhaver brought echoes of
the recent district meeting of
women’s auxiliaries in Greenville.
The following members volunteer
ed to serve on the finance committee
for the Sunday School rooms project
for the month: Mm. J. H. Darden,
Mm. Rountree, Mrs, F. A. Williams,
Mrs. Rouse, Mrs, Dixon and Mm.
Copenhaver,
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The Tnjett drole met with Mr*. R.
T. Williams Monday afternoon, with
Mrs. C. M.Paylor preaiding.
Mr*. J. B, Shearin gave the de
votional based on hidden treasures,
explaining how: the Lord brought
them to light and emphasising the
fact that nothing oait he hidden from
Him and that His children must have
in their heart* the wilifewnees to
give Him all that they p
Mrs. John T. Walston
program, ,
Doting the social .period, when re
freshments were served, Mrs. B. W.
Holmes dtamsaed highlight! of the
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Jaycees Honor School
Athletes At Annual
Athletic Banquet
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The FSrmville Junior dumber of
Commerce Saturday night honored
members of the local 'high school
athletic teams their dates at the
second annual , athletic banquet* in the
lunchroom at the school.
After the delicious barbecued
chicken dinner, i Toastmaster Bob
Bouse, Jr., welcomed the Jaycees,
their ladies and the honored guests.
Mayor Walter B. Jones presented the
speaker of the evening, Sam Bundy,
who substituted for Football Coach
D. C. (f*eahead) Walker of Wake
Forest college who failed to show up
for the dinner, after he had accepted
the invitation to be the principal
speaker.
Bundy was most eloquent in his
praise of the athletes and their ac
complishments during tiie past yeqr.
In his usual Jovial manner, Bundy
encouraged the yourtg people to go
through life practicing the precepts
and principles / if teamwork and
sportsmanship„ which they had so
ably demonstrated oft the athletic
field. Jack 'McD&vid,* chairman of
the awards committee, assisted by
Marvin' Speight, Jr., presented* high
school letters and Jaycee awards to
the members of the football, base
ball and boys* basketball teams. John
Dunn, coach of the orirla’ haaketha.il
team, presented letters to the mem
bers of the girls’ basketball team
and a surprise most valuable player
award to Vonceil Mozingo. Special
recognition was paid to Charles Fitz
gerald, Jr., Wilbert Morris, and Ran
dolph Alien who excelled in all three
sports. '
Special guests for the occasion
were Mr. and Mrs. Sam D, Bundy,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Jones, Coach
bert Moye. ' .
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General Turnage
Supports &aham
In Senate Race
General Allen Hal 'Turnage of the
United States Marine Corps, a Farrsi
ville native who led 3rd Division in
the lending at Empress Augusta, Bay
on Bougainville, in the Pacific, on
Nov. 1, 1948, and id-1§44 played a
major part intht-reoaptare of Guam,
is sv^tporting ;9wstor Frank P. Gra
ham for re-election to the U. S. Sen
ate.
In a transcribed ’radio address
broadcast, early this -Week, General
rumage stated that ordinarily he
would-take no starfd in ^ senatorial
race but that the world situation
demands men of Graham’s , type , in
the Senate.r He branded as false the
rumors that Graham is g Commun
ist. >' v
“His public statements and his
lirh/lto Hfa altATir Iiaht #nn<lomanfol o
part of Frank Graham is his loyalty
to freedom and Christianity, and his
^position to Communism and all to
talitarianism,” said General Torn
*ge, "and the people of North Caro
lina know that Frank Graham was
making this record long before any
Farmville, “the best and steadiest
tobacco market and the State’s ■
friendliest town,” expects to be well
represented in Raleigh next Wednee- •
day at festivities which go hand in
hand with the world premiere of tike
new motion picture, “Bright Leaf,”
the story of tobacco.
Plans for Farmville to be repre
sented by its high school band, .“Miss
Bright Leaf of Farmville” and her
attendants were completed Tuesday
by Fred Ct Moore, executive secre
tary of the Chamber of Commerce,
and Merchants Association, at a con
ference with Raleigh officials who
aye promoting the event- Moore’s
report was made Tuesday night at a
special meeting of association direct
ion and chairmen, called by President
T. Eli Joyner, Jr., to organize com-/ • <
mittees and lay the groundwork for
plans that will insure Farmville of
making an excellent showing in com
petition with the 20-odd other towns
entering the event. ^
The selection of “Miss Bright Leaf
of Farmville” will be mdde Saturday
morning at 11 o’clock at the Para
mount theatre. Pressed for time, the
group Tuesday night voted that the
most practical way of picking the
girl who will represent Farmville
would be a plan which would have
all of the candidates appear before a
panel of impartial judges. Manager
Keith Nickelson of the Paramount
theatre offered the use of his stage
for that purpose and all of the can
Will onrmov in nwnniiwr OAuma
at the time specified.
Associations officials ‘ emphasized
the fact) that the contest is open to
al single young ladies between 18
add '2t>. Citizens of the town are
invited to call trie Chamber of Com
mege ouice, phone 4900, and enter
the name of the young lady they
think would oes| represent Fann
ville. 'me. ,16 young lading who
nave accented invitations to enter the
contest aid: Mary Fisfoces Alien, Se
leta Tucker, Mary Alice Meeks, Sy- , 1
bil Barrett, Connie Rollins, Dot Hath
away,'Myrtle Nichols, Margaret By
num and Jean Bynum, Grace Brock,
Joyce Corbett, Marie Garmon, Mary
Leah Thorne, Peggy Burgess, Jane
Kittrell and Joyce Wood. _
Regrets have been expressed that ' .
college examinations and commence
ment programs prevent, other young
ladies from entering the contest.
Winner of the contest will receive
$26 in cash and an evening gown
appropriate for wearing in the Ra
leigh parade. The two runners-up
will receive evening gowns appropri
ate for the occasion and, in addition,
wiU serve as the queen’s attendants
at the social functions and parade in
Raleigh. Each of the entrants will x
receive a prize.
These awards are being donated by
the Chamber of Commerce, Mer
chants Association and Hie Tobacco 1
Board of TVade. ’the three winners
wilLalso ride on; Farmville’s flpat in
Hie parade and will be guests at the
world premiere of “Bright Leaf.” '
Manager Nickeson is making ar
rangements for the contestants to
be presented again, on Monday, June
5, when “Bright Leaf” will be show
here. At that time, the prizes will
be awarded.*
Robert D. Rouse, Sam D. Bundy
and Mrs. Walter B. Jones were ap
pointed memb'ers of a committee to
arrange transportation for the band,
whose inembers have been asked to
meet at the school at 10:30 on Wf
nesday mnmW
that p
wil l be