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PARMVILLE. PITT COUNTY, NORTH CABOLIN.|| FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1»50
NUMBER THREE
Three Whiners Of Beauty Contest
Represent Farmville In Raleigh Event
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Miss Nell Harris, 17-year-old high
school student, represented Farmville
Wednesday in Raleigh at the world
premiere of “Bright Leaf,” the new
moving picture based on Foster
Fitzz-Simons story of the tobacco in
dustry.
Attendants for Miss . Harris were
Misses Connie Rollins, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rollins, and Wijla
Rae Harper, daughter of Mr. and
Mrsv Frank Harper.
These three young ladies, winners
of a beauty contest sponsored by the
Farmville Chamber of Commerce and
Merchants Association, were picked
from 29 contestants last Saturday
morning in the Paramount theatre.
Judges of the event were Miss Eliza
beth Davis,»Mrs. Bernice Tumage, Dr.
Paul Jones, Emerson Smith and J. B.
Hoekaday.
Miss Harris was awarded a $25
cash prize and an evening gown suit
able to wear on Farmville’s float in
the Raleigh parade. Misses Rollins
and Harper received evening gowns
suitable for the parade float and the
social functions which accompanied
the big event.
The field of 29 was finally narrow
ed down to the three candidates. Miss
Harris was picked as “Miss Bright
Leaf of Farmville” and the other two
as her attendants.
These and the other contestants
will be awarded prizes Monday night
at 9 o’clock when the picture is pre
sented here at the Paramount thea
tre.
Other contestants were: Misses
Mary Alice Meeks, Marie Cannon,
Sybil .Barrett, Seleta Tucker, Mary
Frances Allen, Dot Hathaway, Mar
garet Bynum, Myrtle Nichols, Jean
Bynum, Joyce Corbett, Peggy Bur
gess, Jane Kittrell, Joyce Wood, Jean
riora, Jennie murpny, xsancy n.n>
trell, Gayle Flanagan, Pat Corbett,
Ruthe Tyson, Babs Williford, Delphia
Parker, Emma Sue Nanney, Miriam
Sutton, Sally Tyson, Betsy Morriss
and Mary Tyson.
Charges Against Lucas
To Be Aired Tuesday
The three warrants sworn out by
B. 0. Taylor against L. T. Lucas,
Farmville’s chief of police, are sche
duled to be aired next Tuesday in
the Recorder’s Court at Greenville.
The charges were preferred after
Lucas shot and killed Taylor's dog.
The warrants charge Lucas with
wanton destruction of personal prop
erty, cruelty to animals and firing a
gun, unnecessarily, within 200 yards
of a house in Farmville.
Walker Says He Got
His Dates Confused
Mayor Walter B. Jones, who ex
tended, on behalf . of the Farmville
Junior Chamber of Commerce, an
invitation to Coach D. C. (Peahad)
Walker of Wake Forest to address
Jaycees’ annual athletic banquet, has
received a letter from Walker who
stated that he had set the appoint
ment for May 25 instead of May 20.
When Walker failed to show up
for the meeting, Sam Bundy served
as speaker in place of the football
mentor, - > ' . *
Walker expressed his regrets at
having made the mistake.
POPPY SALES TOTAL $121
Sponsored by the auxiliary of the
Farmville American Legion, the sale
of poppies Saturday netted $121.36.1
TTmmott in H22.0S 1
from the sale of popple* and won
the first prize of 92. Frances Jones,
runner-up, whose sales amounted to
$21, won the second prize, |1.
METHODISTS TO HAVE
VISITING PA STOP SUNDAY
Dr. A. J. Hobbs, superintendent of
the Rocky Mount district, will preach
at the Farmviiie Methodist chore?,.
Sunday morning at 11 ocloek. He will
be filling a regular engagement
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New officers of the Woman’s So
ciety of Christian service of the
Methodist church 'will be installed
Monday afternoon in the church at
3:30 by Rev. H. L. Davis at the
regular monthly meeting of the or
Summer Courses
Given In Local School
Sam D. Bundy, principal of Farm
ville high school, announces tint
summer classes will be established
and that pupils will be given an op
portunity to make up work in which
they are deficient.
The need for such a program has
been felt for several years and the
inauguration of summer classes is
considered a progressive step.
All work now made up must be
made up in the summer school and
must be taken in the school building.
Heretofore, it has been the practice
for students with deficiencies to study
under private tutors.
Bundy also stated that students
will not be allowed to schedule new
work this summer, and that only .one
subject may be taken up in any one
field. ,
Classes are being' held in the mor
ning and at night and will continue
through the month of June. At pres
et there are 16 students enrolled.
Mr. Bundy is teaching classes in
mathematics and history. Mrs. J. B.
loyner is teaching English.
No students will be accepted after
bis week.
Handsome Prizes
Will Be Given At
REA Annual Meet
The annual meeting of the Pitt
jreene Electric Membership Corpora
;ion will be held here Saturday after
lUUIlf -* UX1C Wj MV K V
lumber of stockholders in attendance
drill determine whether the business
drill be transacted: in the town hall or
n the high school auditorium. <
Cleveland M. Paylor, who has been
loubling as town clerk and manager
if the' rural electric corporation
drtiich now has a membership in ex
:ess of 2400, states that the meeting
drill be moved to the high school if
:he town hall is not able to accom
nodate the assemblage. Such was
;he case a year ago.
The agenda includes the election
>f seven directors of the cooperative,
■eports from officers and commit
tees, the introduction to the group
if Gilbert Whitley, the new mana
ger, who is now. assuming the mana
gership of the REA, business that
members might deem advisable to
siring before the annual meeting, and
a bit of entertainment by Billy Ho
ward, Greenville magician.
Refreshments will be provided ar.d
valuable prizes will be awarded dur
ing the afternoon. The grand prize
will be a washing machine.
Picked by a nominating committee,
the seven members nominated for the
directorships are Seth Barrow, O. L
Erwin, J. C. Parker, Sam V. Tugwell,
George L. Mewborn, Stancil L^Dilda
and E. E. Nethercutt. Barrow is secre
tary of the cooperative and Nether
cutt is acting president.
wnuiey, uie ,|icw uumagci,
to the Pitt-Greene REA from Hert
ford, where he was manager of the
Albeiharle cooperative. /
The Pitt-Greene corporation was
organized on June 8, 1937. A major
construction program has recently
been completed Manager Paylor re
ports that when he took over the
dual job on Oct. 15, 1946, the coopera
tive had 281 miles of lines and 1468
members. The . report on May 15
shows 2411 members and 419 miles
of lines.
The administrative _» —
REA and the bookkeeping activities
have been carried on in conjunction
with the Farmvi lie town office since
the cooperative was Hist organized
From the be ginping, Farmvttle offi
cials have assisted the corporation
and have worked with its official*
in trying to place power lines within
the reach of as many rural homes as
At The Kiwanis Club
President Frank Allen, the type of
nthusiastic Kiwttnian who never
lisses an opportunity to meet with
they good Kiwanians, told the local
lub Monday night about his trip to
he recent international convention
eld at Miami, Fla.
Frank’s description of his trip and
f the convention was interesting and
npressed upon the listeners how
tuch they had missed in not taking
i the meeting.
Carol Modlin has charge of the
rogram Monday night.
^ew Officers Are
Installed By Jaycees
President Bill Creekmur installed
lobby Bouse as the new president of
re Jjunior Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday at the semi-monthly
teeting. He presented Bouse the
resident’s lapel pin and recognised
le other new officers, J. C. Brock, ■;
r, vice president, and Herbert i
ioore, secretary-treasurer.
Bouse commended the work ofthe !
Bust president and, in tern, presented J
im with the past president’s button. i
Chester Outland, who has served 1
lithfully in various capacities since I
te organisation of the Jaycees and 1
ho was selected as the town's out- 1
anding young man of 1948, was !
ected to honorary membership in 1
ie club. .
The new board of directors met
fter the business session.
APTISTS BEGIN BIBLE
SCHOOL MONDAY MOBNING '
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Vacation Bible school at the Farm- j
ille Missionary Baptist church will (
pen Monday morning at 9 o’clock. (
he week’s school, which closes at (
1:30 each day, will be concluded with
picnic Friday at noon at the home
f Mrs. Ben Lewis'.
Superintendents of the departments
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•e: Beginners—Mrs. R. N. Freeman;
Binaries—Miss Annie Perkins; jun
irs, Mrs. A.5. Moore; intermediates, ]
[rs. Bernice Tumage. ]
Handwork will be done and re- !
•eshments will be provided each day. l
PERSONAL ITEMS ;
'Mrs. J. C. Corbett and daughter,
:iss Pat Corbett, spent several days
lis week in South Mills with re la
ves. They attended a music .recital
iven by pupils of Mrs. Corbett’s sis- |
:r, Mrs. Sutherland. j
Mrs. Louise Harris left Thursday j
i spend a few days in Raleigh with |
it sister, Mrs. Walter Hartman, and j
i attend the graduation of her niece, |
lanche Hartman, from Broughton ^
igh school. i
Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Smith t
ill spend the week end in Durham \
ith relatives and will attend the j
raduation of Mrs. Smith’s niece, j
ecky Wilson, from high school Mon- ]
ay night. ,
Miss Ora Lee Flanagan, student j
urse at the Medical College of Vir- i
inia, Richmond, and Leland Flana- j
an, student at Hardbarger Business ;
allege, Raleigh, will spend the week (
nd with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. ,
lam' Flanagan. I
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Bass and fam
y will leave Monday to spend a ,
reek at Carolina Beach where Mr. ,
ask, agriculture teacher in Farmvllle
igh school, will attend the state ag
culture teachers’ conference.
C. J. Tyson, commander of the
umette-Rouse. post, Veterans of
'oreigrn Wars, and Mrs. Tyson left
Wednesday to attend the state VFW
invention at Hendesonville. They
ere joined Thursday by Scott Peele
f Fountain and Red Newton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gibbs, Mrs. J.
'• Gibbs, Mrs. W. T. Twiford and
Irs. Alice Watson attended the grad
ation of Julian Robert Vainwright
rom Greenville high school last
ight. Vainwright is the grandson-of
Irs. J. C. Gibbs and the great-grand
on of Mrs. Watson.
Major and Mrs. F. H. Scott of
handler, Arizona, ,whtf have been
■fejjang relatives in this section for
he past month, and Mrs. -Solomon
Scott and Mrs. Carl Scott and son
Sidney, of Bslvolr were guests Tues
lay of Mr*. B. F. Weaver, Major
Scott is being transferred to Alaska.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Spivey were at
Carolina Beach Friday attending a
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| Town and Country
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(By James B. Hockaday)
Hie disappointment which cam
from hearing a Farmville lady sa
that she didn’t read The Enterprii
was short-lived. A few minute
after making such a statement, tl
lady urns talking about a book she wt
reading. It was one of those “Foi
iver Amber” type stories in which tt
heroine moved from one lover’s be
to another in much the same sondu
ant fashion as a hotel cleaning mai
moved from one room to the nesxt. W
would like, of coarse, for The Entei
prise to be read by everybody i
Farmville but we are stiU proud c
he company it keeps.
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People in this section of Pitt corn
;y watched with more than neigtiboi
y interest the State Senatorial rac
n the Seventh District, of whjc
Greene county is k part, and wer
tighly pleased with the nominatio:
»f Carl Hides of Walstomburg, wh
was prevailed upon to enter the con
lest in the closing minutes of th
liling period. Carl, whose far-reach
ng view of the tobacco produetla
tnd marketing problem a few year
nek was largdy* responsible for tit
organization of the Stabilisation Coi
•oration and its consequent influenc
n maintaining a high price level fo
he golden weed, seems to have mas
ered the vote-getting problem, alsc
t is a healthy sign of democracy a
vork when -men of his type are pick
d for high office. This communit;
leartily approves of the choice mad
>y the Seventh District. The selec
ion insures the district of able rep
esentation when the Senate convene
n January. A long-time member o
he Farmville Kiwanis dub, the Sen
itor received a hearty, genuine roum
>f applause when he walked into th
neeting Monday night.
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Farmville, which enjoys a close re
ationship with Walstonburg am
ikes to think that the* progressive
iicwic cuuiity wwu is xxi xcauvy, i
►art of Farm vile, is dif the uniqn
losition of furnishing the 1951 Stab
ienate with two members—Hicks ant
)r. Paul Jones, whose bid for re
lection was not contested. Thi
i’armville-Walstonburg axis furnish
a more than quantity. In Senator
ones and Hicks, the section will havi
epresentation second to none fron
tandpoint of quality.
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Slimmer vacation is'in full swinj
or Farmville students but the nex
ew weeks promise to be busy one;
or Principal Sam Bundy and schoo
►oard members whose job it is ti
►rovide adequate educational facili
ies. Hie school has been allotted ai
additional high school teacher fo:
text year, boosting the faculty to 3:
nembers, ah increase of onfe-third ii
hree years, without enlarging th
►hysical plant.. Faced with a con
jested condition, the local schoc
toard must provide more space. On'
if the -proposals under consideratioi
stthe erection of a six-room buildini
o house the 176-180 pupils of th
’irst?three grades. Funds are avail
ible for a building of this size bu
is yet school officiate have been un
ible to get a suitable site. Th
►card has $18,000 unexpended fro®
:he local bond issue of two years age
>lus $70,000 as this township’s shar
if funds .made available by the Stat
t year ago.
Walter Jones is pot only Farm
rille’s first citizen but is among th
nwn’s most versatile. The mayoi
vho vows that he will not be a candi
late to succeed himself at the clos
>f his present term on June 30, 1951
[id a superb job as master of cere
nonies last Saturday morning at th
‘Miss Bright Leaf of Farmville” con
*st. The bevy of beautiful girls
;here were 29 of them—ruffled hi
tonor not a whit. He presented th
(iris in an appropriate manner an
‘ad libbed” .in a pleasant manner dm
hg the hour and a half. His compli
nent to Mrs. Marvin Jones, the pian
ist, was well-earned. '
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Bernice Turnage was making
tour of the Rslston-Furina plant ah
research farm in Missouri—it was
business trip—about the same tim
that Mr. and Mrs. Elf Joyner, Jr
were spending several enjoyable daj
in New York. Bernice traveled b
plane; the Joyners by train. B\
their trips seemed to have had on
thing in common: “Kiss Me, Kate.
Bernice bay road comoanv pk
\ Second Primary
I. Jasper Smith of Bethel, who
» lacked only 20 votes of being the
second man in tip nee for the
Hoase of Representatives, told
' The Enterprise yesterday morn
ing that he had not folly decided
whether to ask for a second pri
mary. If he doe* sot as he is en
titled to do, he and Prank .Kil
patrick will have a contest to de
k termine who will he Pitt’s second
e1 member of the House. Sam Wor
1 thington won the other seat with
" a dear majority,
it 1 Mr. Smith indicated that his
e decision might depend upon the
course of action taken by Willis
a Smith, who ran behind Prank P.
f Graham in the U. S. Senate nee
and is entitled to a second pri
mary if he so desires.
At The Rotary Club
Joe Joyner, in charge of the pro
gram at the Rotary club Tuesday
night, presented Waldo C. Cheek, in
a timely discourse on the workings
of the North Carolina Insurance
Commission. Insurance Commission
er Cheek gave a brief history of the
Commission which was founded in
1899, and pointed out that, during the
ensuing 51 years, only11 five men had
held the position of Commissioner.
The North Carolina Insurance
Commission, second only to the State
of New York from the standpoint of
‘ the high standards maintained by the
administration, has primarily four
’ functions: (1) Carry out State build
, ing and fire laws; (2) Supervise acti
vities of building and loan organlza
| tions in the state; (3) Supervision of
J insurance businesses in the state; (4>
, Supervision of insurance rates.
Cheek stated that in general it was
. not known just how fire and public
liability rates were arrived at, and
* he explained that currently the prem
ium dollar is divided so as to allow
50 cents to cover claims and 50 cents
I to cover operating expenses. Each in
, surance company reports to the com
i mission the amount of premiums re
, ceived and the claims paid, and from
, a consolidation of these experiences,
i the rates are agreed upon. He warn
. ed, however, that to a degree we
. make our own rates since an increase
. in accidents and fires effect an in
, creased rate, and by the same token
, a favorable fire aftd accident record
{ invites a more attractive rate..
John B. Lewis^ presented as his
guest Joyce Corbett, the winner of
; perhaps the most coveted award of
; fered to high school seniors, that of
! being selected as the best all-around
l member of the senior high school
i class.
Russell Mizelle will be in charge of
t the program Tuesday night.
■ _ Two members were absent and
! Russell Mizelle received the attend
i ance prize.
> The club president, Charlie Fitz
. gerald, presided.
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SOFTBALL LEAGUE
f The new softball season got under
> way Tuesday night with two games—
- the.players getting off to a flying
t start in the hit column with 41 hits
. and 48 runs.
> The first game produced a 9-4 vic
i tory for the Panthers over the Mus
, tangs with Dupree of the Panthers
s and Speight of the Mustangs getting
? two hits each.
Panthers — 310- 302 0—9
Mustangs — ' 000 202 0—4
Beckman for the Panthers and Mc
David for the Mustangs had two-base
hits. ■ ,
Second Game "
The second game turned out to be
a free hitting contest with 12 extra
base hits. The Crusaders won this
one from the Bears by a score of
20 to 10; Cecil Lilley was the big gun
for the Crusaders, getting two doub
les, one triple and a home run, and
bringing in four runs for the victors.
Sledd had three singles for the los
Score by innings:
Crusaders — 380 233 1—20
Bears — 312 018 0—10
Two base hits: Moye, Lilley (2), Hil
lard; three base hits: Ansley, Lilley,
Joyner; home runs, Quinerly, Lilley
and C. Joyner of the Crusaders;
Hathaway and Smith of the Bears.
On Tuesday of nest week, Bears
meet the Panthers at 8 o’clock and
-the Crusaders and Mustangs meet in
thNeS°ThugrXy°ni^t ttaSaders
and Bears play at 8 p. m., with the
Awards Presented At
Walstonburg Finals
G. W. Holmes, III, of Chapel Hill,
who teaches education and is a stu
dent at the University of North Caro
lina, delivered the graduation address
at Walstonburg high school Tuesday
night. He substituted for Rev, Wade
Goldston of Goldsboro. Diplomas
were presented to 21 seniors.
The following awards were pre
sented: The American Legion medals
for the best all-around athletes, Wes
ley Cobb and Geraldine Moore; Babe
Ruth Foundation Sportsmanship a
wards, Jimmy Marlowe and Annie
Laurie Jones; valedictorian’s medal,
given by Sam Jenkins, Peggy Rea
sons; best all-around student in
school, Peggy Reasons. Men’s club
medals for most imporvement in ag
riculture, Walter Sutton, and most
improvement in home economics,
Gladys - Cobb.
Music medals given by the piano
teacher, Mrs. C. H. Walston, were
presented to Fay Cook, most depend
able; Joan Parker, most courteous;
Mildred Ann Peeler, best attitude;
Bingo Jenkins, best touch; Sylvia
Shackleford, best rhythm.
Contributors To
Local Ball Club
Are Announced
Walstonburg plays here tomorrow
night in a Bright Belt league base
ball- game and the teams play at Wal
stonburg Sunday.
f anuvmo is iww m wy inavc, mm
a game and a half lead over Maccles
field.
Bonnie Allen, manager of the local
team, cxresses his appreciation to,
the following firms, and citizens for
their contributions in giving Farm
ville a contending club.
H. N. Howard, Pollard Auto Co.,
A. C. Letcftworth, Mack Pollard, El
lis J. Rabil, S- L. Loving, Homer Spell
Farmery Fountains Warehouses, Sam
D. Bunily, Walter Jones, R. E. Mayo,
C. B. Quinerly, E. C. Holmes, Earl
Trevathan, Dr. Paul Jones, Gordon
E. Lee, Pitt County Ins. Agency, J.
W. Ellis, Sam Wainwright, John B.
Lewis, R. J. Wainwright, Red Bell,
L. W. Andrews, J. H. Harris & Son,
Carr -Grocery, Heath’s Fish Market,
Roland Wooten;
R. D. Sauls, B & W Chevrolet, Ea
son, Motors, Tumage Co., A. W. Bob
bitt, J. W. Merritt,- Brown Hodges,
Noah Allen, Bell Warehouses, L. Ri
Bell, Randolph Moore, Willis May,
Tom Holloman, Planters Warehouse,
Glenward Allen, George Massey, H.
N, Howard,-Jr., Moye Duroc Farms,
Lath Morriss, J. A. Mercer, Curtis
Flanagan, B. L. Lang, Dr. John M.
Mewbom, Dan H, Jones, Commercial
rnsiminpo ritnrlio PaaKomr,. TTin
Bank of Farmville, L. E. Walston,
Belk-Tyler Co, John Eason, Garner
Furniture Co., D, Frank Harris;
Manly Liles, W. C. Smith, Arch
Flanagan, Tripp’s Esso Station, W. T.
Hobgood, C. C. Harris, B. T. Wooten,
C. F. Baucom, Jack Smith, Fred C.
Moore, A. C. Monk and Co,, S. T.
Barrow, Roy Bowling, W. J. Smith',
H. W Kemp, Rue! Tyson, R. 0. Lang
& Sons, F. A. Williams, Wheless
Drug Co., Centre Hardware Co., C.
A. Beaman, R. S. Scott, Nick Norman,
Moore-Speight, Lymon McCoy, R. ,C.
Copenhaver, Jr., Frank Allen, Farm
ville Advertising Service, Farmville
pit and Fertilizer Co., S. W. . Dunn,
Alf'Tysoh, C. L. Langley, W. E.’ Ful
ford, Farmville #urtiiture Co., New
ton’s Farmers Exchange, Chandler’s,
•T. P. Jones, N. Cannon, B. F. Leads,
Smith-Douglass Co., LeRoy Rollins.
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FREMONT OPTOMETRIST WILL
ESTABLISH*OFFICE HERE
M ■ :■ ■■ . ' - 'J.
. Dr. S. H. Aycock, Jr., natiw* of
Voters of Farmville township last
Saturday gave whopping majorities
to Frank Graham, candidate for U. S.
Senate, Ruel Tyson, candidate for
sheriff, W« Jasper Smith, candidate
for the House of Representatives, and
to C. C, Harris, in his ^sgcessful bfd
for seat on the Board of Commis
sioners.
Totals for the precinct were:
For U. Sw Senate •
Boyd, 12; Graham, 526; Robert R.
Reynolds, 36; Willie Smith, 267.
House of Representatives
Frank Kilpatrick, 243; W. Jasper
Smith, 430; Frank Wooten, Jr., 328;
S. O. Worthington, 326.
For Sheriff
Ruel Tyson, 644; Sam Whitehurst, •
189.
For Commissioner
District 1: F. F. Hendrix, 368; W.
Vance Perkins, 873.
District 3: C. C. Harris, 668; G. H.
Pittman, 204.
District 4: Elbert Mills, 118; Mar
vin Smith, 409; Worthington, 19?.
District 6: M. Brown Hodges, 492;
Guy Jackson, 227.
Official totals for the county are;
For Senate
Boyd, 459; Graham, 4319; Reynolds,
397; .Smith, 4619. .
For State Supreme Court
Denny, 4740; Efird, 2466.
For Commissioner of Insurance
Bostian, 1784; Cheek, 5579.
For House of Representatives
Kilpatrick, 3826; Jasper Smith,
3676; Frank Wooten, Jr., 3619; S|am
Worthington, 4665.
For Sheriff
Ruel Tyson, 5644; S. A. White
hurst, 4165. ^
For Coroner
VjiarK, azoi; naauocn, ivo, xvuuse,
5218. '
For County Commissioners
District. 1: Hendrix, 4414; Perkins,
4288; I •
District 3: Harris, 4406; Pittman,
3828.
District 4: Mills, 1827; Marvin W.
S.nith, 4154; Worthington, 2735.
District Hodges, 4693; Jackson,
3833.
Improvements Made
To School Buildings
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Plans for making much-needed re
pairs and improvements to the physi
cal plant of the Farmville school were
completed several days ago when the
local committee met with D. H. Con
ley, county superintendent, and Mr.
Price, maintenance man.
Hids will be let at an early date
for renovating the toilets and re
wiring the main building. These im
provements will add materially to the
comfort and sanitation. The building
will be painted and other items will
be completed during the summer
to bring the buildings up to stand
ard. -
Two new classrooms will be addadl
A partition will be placed in the li
brary, so that one section of it can
be used for classes. The visual aid_ -
room will be used next year as a
cmosruum.
The addition of these two rooms,
however, will not provide .all the
space the schools needs. These steps
are only temporary, until plans -for
a new building can.be completed.
It is interesting to note that three
years ago the Farmville school had a
staff of 24 teachers but will begin
the 1950-51 session with a staff of
32.
RICHARD L. BAKER
Richard L. Baker, 35, died at his
home in Richmond, Va., Tuesday,
following a short illness.
Mr. Baker was a disabled veteran
of World War H. He was a sergeant
and served in Europe. He spent most
of his life in Pitt' county, a larger
part of the time being spent in the
Fountain community.
Funeral services were held at the
Farmville Funeral Home Thursday at
3:30, conducted by the Rev. L. B.
Manning, Free Will Baptist minister
of Fountain.
Interment was in the family ceme