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Not satisfied with recently-released
figures that show Farmvilie’s popular
tion has declined by 8* since 1*40 and
that the current population is only
2,941 as compared with 2,980 ten
years ago, the Farmville Chamber of
Copimerce and the Junior Chamber of
Commerce .will conduct an independ
ent poll next week in an attempt to
clarify the situation.
Consensus of opinion of many
Farmville citizens who have lived
here through both census-taking per
iods is that if the 1*60 census is cor
rect, the 1940 nose-counting was in
error. They find it difficult to be
lieve, with all the new homes that
have been constructed and with all
the new families that have moved
here since 1940, that the town is los
ing inhabitants instead of gaining
them.
Steps for an independent census
were taken Wednesday night by the
Jaycees when President R. D. Rouse,
Jr., appointed John Turner Walston
to work with other civic groups or
committees in conducting the poll.
Fred C. Moore, executive secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, is asking
that all citizens of the town cooperate
with those who work on the project.
It is expected that the Rotary and
Kiwanis clubs will give whatever help
is needed in the way of making a
thorough canvass of the town.
Many of thoqp familiar with condi
tions in the county find it difficult
to believe that Farmvilie’s progress
is not in keeping with that of the
other towns in the county, all of
whom showed gains. Had the cen
sus shown a county-wide general de
cline, there would be less hesitancy
in accepting the figures as released
last week by F. Webb Williams, cen
sus supervisor for the district.
Attention has been called to the
fact that many residences, normally
considered a part.of the town, are
beyond the corporate limits. It has
knnn 4-1*A4* 4-1* A«n n«n a4- 1 AO of
300 or 400 persons living just beyond
the outer fringe of town. However,
the town limits are the same as they
were in 1940 and many new homes
have gone up on lots within the cor
porate limits.
The whole-hearted cooperation of
all citizens is needed ir making the
census. _
Hap Nichola Delegate
To. Jaycees* Convention
Committees were appointed and
other business transacted Wednesday
night when the Junior Chamber of
Commerce held its regular meeting.
The following chairmen were ap
pointed: Publicity, Joe Joyner; pro
jects, Bill Creekmur and Dr. Frank
Harris; program chairman for not
meeting, Dr. Hands.*
The group also voted to sponsor
Hap Nichol as a delegate to the na
tional convention now in progress in
At The Kotary Club
Walter Jonee, the
dent, of the Farmville
Tueeday night gat
account of the Vint Annual Confer
ence of the 279th District of Bbtaxy
International, held at Wrfghtsville
Beach on May 16 and 16.
Jones said that the genual theme
of the conference wes the uspanii
bility of Rotary Leadership, and this
theme was carried out and amplified
daring the coarse of the entire con
ference. Some of the folks heard
from were Robert Lee Humber of
Greenville, Past District Governors
Oxme Henry, Edmund Harding, Leon
Gibson, Maynard Fletcher, Ed .Willis
and others.
' The conference provided an oppor
tunity to get some “schoolin” in
the mechanics of Kotary, as well as a
means of getting better acquainted
with one another; and it eras point
ed out that Rotary is strongest and
most influential where its dub mem
bers am actively interested in sink
ing their respective dubs end their
communities better places in which to
live, work and play.
Jones expressed the hope that neoct
year Farmville would have many
more representatives at the confer
ence.
Eight members were absent and
R. N. Freeman received the attend
ance prise. —2.
George Creekmur will be in charge
of the program Tueday night.
Charlie FitsgeraM, dob president,
presided.
Firemen Will Make
Spot Check of Fuses
Spot checks on fuse boxes in Farm
ville homes will, be made at regular
meetings of the Farmville fire
night by firemen at their regular
meeting. One fireman exhibited a
handful of cut fuses, pennies and
other objects found in fuse boxes in
several homes. The use of such sub
stitutes for fuses has caused a num
ber of fires and is hazardous.
The department meets the first and
third Monday night of each month.
Local firemen will entertain the
Easton Carolina Firemen’s associa
tion on Tuesday, July 11.
SOFTBALL SCHEDULE
Elbert Moya, director of the city
recreation program, announces the
schedule for the softball league for
next Tuesday and Thursday nights as
follows: ~ 3
Panthers vs
Crusaders vs Bears.
8 p. m.
Panthers vs Crusaders, 8 p. m.
Bears vs Mustangs.
Jniversity of North Ctaolina at the
ominencement exercises in Kenan
tedium. It was the hugest gradu
iting class in the history of the
ichooL
Xf. and Mrs. Shocks and Mrs.
Seth Paramore of Grimealand, Mr.
md Mrs. J. A. Stocks, Jr, of Pine
ops, Mrs. Chester Cash of Farm-,
'Ole, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Stocks and
Uric W. Hodges of Norfolk, Va, and
Ir. and Mrs. Leroy Latham and chilT
Iren of Darham and Bath attended
he exercises.
JONS TO OBSERVE CHARTER
NIGHT WITH BANQUET
Marvin E. Evans of Wilson will be
taster of ceremonies for the Charter
light banquet of the recently-orga
tized lions club tonight at 7:30 in the
i’armville school lunchroom.
Jack Yelverton, chairman of the ar
angements committee, announces
hat Lions from Bethel. Greenville
Ad Wilson will furnish the program.
Approximately 100 guests will attend
STUDYING IN EUROPE
John D. Holmes, mmister of musk
,t the Tahezpacle Baptist church In
taeigh, and former Fsmville resi
lent, left 10 days ago on a tour spon
ored by the Westminister choir
chool to study for six weeks in
Surope.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ragland an
lounce Hie. With of a daughter, Elsie
Elizabeth, June 12, in the Williams
ind Smite clinic. Mrs. Ragland is the
ormer Miss Elsie May Carraway.
SILVER ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs.' Marius A* Darden
rill hold open Jiouse Sunday after-j
toon from 4 to 6 o'clock in honor of
heir twenty-fifth wedding anniver
*ry. Mia. Darden is the former Miss
Sadie Rae Herring of Mount Olive.
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birth announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Ray Morgan
innounce the birth of a son, Hubert
Jerald, Jufie 6, at home. Mrs. Mor
gan ia the former Miss Mary Jones
if FarmviUe and W&lstonburg, R~8.
VISIT IN KENTUCKY., *■$
Mrs. J. D. Jones and Mr. and Mr*.
<i. R. Joyner and Mrs. Frank Kilpat
•ick, Jr, of Greenville left this mom
ng for Louisville, Ky., to visit Mrs.
rones' aid Mr. Joyner's bro&er for a
HOLLINS-JONES WEDDING SUN.
The wedding of Miss. Roea Belle
fanes and Thomas Cecil Hollins, Jr.,
will take place Sunday afternoon at 4
/clock id Free Union Free Wfll Bap
V
B G, Barrett was a Durham visi
Dan Morgan, student at Pennsyl
Tanta State College of Opton
the summer at home.
Bill Haskstt of Elisabeth City and
Ed Davenport of Rocky Mount will
arrive today to be guests of Harold
Bouse and to attend the-*
verton wedding.
Miss Carol Parker of
Salem arrived Wednesday to bo
guest of her roommate. Miss Daphne
Yelverton of Pountain, and to be a
bridesmaid in the Kouae-Yelverton
wedding Saturday. Misses Emma
Lee Hough of Charlotte, Jean Taylor
of Raleigh and Barbara Pearson of
‘Elisabeth Citr arrive today to be
Miss Yelverton’s houseguests.
Min Jackie Nolen is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Emma Parker, in
Raleigh. Mrs. Parker, Jackie and
Miss Elizabeth Parker will visit in
Washington, D. C* and Arlington,
Va., next week.; . v
Min Athlene Tumage of Ayden is
the housegueat of Mr. and Mrs. R. D.
Rouse, Sr., for the Rouse-Yelverton
wedding. \
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Nolen and
daughter, Martha, of Stoneville spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs. J.
T. Nolen.
Mary Lon Lewis of Henderson is
spending the week with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.'Parker,
while her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Len
ds Lewis, are vacationing at Carolina
Beach.
Friends will be glad to know that
Mrs.. B. S. Smith is improving from
an operation whidt she underwent hi
Duke hospital last Tuesday.
Mrs. ft G. Dupree, Jr., is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. James Redmond,
in Oak Ridge, Tenn., for ; several
weeks.
F. G. Dupree, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs.
'F. T. Carr and daughter spent the
week end at their pottage at Cool
Point. They had as'their guests, Mr.
and Mrs. M. E. Pollard-and daughter,
Ann.
Mrs. E. W. Holmes will leave Sun
day to participate in an enlargement
campaign of the North Wilkesboro
Baptist church.
Bernice Turnage and Jake Joyner
are attending a hardware convention
in Asheville this week. Mrs. Turnage
accompanied them and is 'visiting
Miss Fbt Bell at Camp Green Cove.
Mr. and Mre. W. J. Bundy of
Greenville and. Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Harper, Jr, and son of Rocky Mount
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. Sain Bundy. c
Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Eadie and
daughter, Sally, and Miss Joyce Tur
ner of Washington, D. C., and Mrs.
BUI Jones and Stephen Turner of
Weldon were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mre. J. R. Shearin. Miss Turner
remained for a visit to her aunt, Mrs
Shearin.
Miss Hazel Barrett will leave Sun
day hf'jplane for Burlington, Vt, to
visit her sister, Mrs. F.' Sr Woods.
Mr. and Mre. Robert Windham and
Ijon and Mrs. Windham's mother, Mrs.
Wilson Cecil, returned to their-home
in Silver Springs, ,Md„ Wednesday
after a short visit' to Mr. and. Mre.
G. W. Windham; •
Milton pUUamaon was an usher in
Mrs. J. D. Grady, Jr., and son*,
Jimmy and Michael, of Wetumpka,
Ala., arrived Monday for a three
weeks visit to Mrs. Grady’s mother,
Mrs. C. H. Rasberry.
Leo T. Norvffle of Chicago, 111.,
will spend the week end with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Norville.
Mr. and Mrs, Joseph A1 Latham of
Winston-Salem and Miss Mary
Thorne Tyson of Richmond, Va., will
spend the week end with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tyson.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Cox of Rocky
Mount and Mrs. Rath Grant of Elisa
beth City visited Mr. and Mrs. Will
Jones last week.
Friends will be glad to know that
Mrs. J. M. Stansill, who underwent
an operation at Duke hospital bust
Friday, is improving.'
Mr. and Mm. Julian Smith of
Greensboro spent last week in Wash
ington, D. C. Their son, Richard,
was the guest of his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith.
Mias Nannie ^mith of HenderBon
and Mrs. E. N. Smith of Norfolk,
Va., spent the week end wit]) their
parents, Mr. and Mis. Lloyd Smith.
Mrs. Marvin Horton returned to
Hertford Saturday after visiting
here.
Mrs. Tom Herring of Wilson, Mrs.
Fnu) Smith. Mrs X IT. Rvnnm sum!
Mrs. Lloyd Smith were Raleigh vis
itors Tuesday.
Mr. land Mrs. Ed draw and family
of Wilson and Mrs. John B. Wright,
Jr., and son, Jade, are spending the
week at Morehead City.
Mr, and Mm. 6. R. Smith, Mm. J.
C. Corbett and Mrs. Allen Drake and
daughter, Nancy, visited Mrs. J. M.
Stansill at Duke hospital Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. E. S. Coates visited
her Wednesday.
£ev. and Mm. E. S. Coates spent
the week end near McColl, £t C.
Mr. Coates spoke at the sixtieth an*
niveroary of the Dunbar church and
preached -A the, Reedy Creek church
Sunday. He is a former pastor of
those churches. Miss Margaret Coates
spent the week end with Miss Sara
Frances Westbury in McCoQ. In Mr.
Coates’ absence, Rev. Bill Morton oc
cupied the pulpit at the Presbyterian
church Sunday; i
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Whitfield, Jr.,
of Los Angeles, Calif., Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Violette and son of Brandy*
wine, Md., and Mrs. T. W. Whitfield
of Bethel were guests Sunday of Mrs.
Leon Little. ' ' * J J
Mr. and Mm. B. F. Weaver add
Milton Scott and Mrs. Salomon Scott
of Pinetops attended the Scott fam
Mrs. H. E. Gri/fin oj Swan Quarter
visiting her sister, Mrs. Corinne
dy dug, not so cheerfully, for not
knowing that Nosh was the greatest
financier who ever lived because he
floated his stock when the whole
world was in the process of liquida
tion. Dr. Prank Harris said an eight
day dock would run for eight Ay*
without winding when It won’t run at
all unlaw it Is wound.
Harry Albriton was foe guest of
his father, Ted Albritton.
DAR Has Musical
Program In Observance
Of PTag Day, June 14
June U. foe Major Bw*u»in May
chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, bad musical selections and
a talk centered around foe flag, at
Saturday’s meeting. '
Mrs. Haywood Smith presented
several of her piano pupils and Mrs.
Bernice Tumage’s voice students.
They were: Everetts Roebuck who 1
played "Clair De Lone;’’ Jaek Willi
ford who played "Warrior’s Seng;” •
Everette Roebuck and Wills Rae Har- 1
nnv w)tn saner “Pn TSiaffit ffnan jfi.n ”
Ellen L. Carroll gave the history of 1
flags and Miss Harper sang "There
Are Many Flags in Many Lands.”
Concluding the program was a piano
solo, "Seguedelliafey Carolyn Roe
buck.
Mrs. Henrietta M. Williamson pro
sided over a short business session in
which the following were appointed to ;
the grounds committee: August— '
Mrs. Herman Baker, Mrs. E. B. Beat- ■
ley, Mrs. G. A. Rouse mid Mrs. Her- '
bert Hart; September -*• Mrs. D. 8. •
Morrill, Mrs. George Jefferson, Mrs. I
T. E. Joyner, Jr., and Mias Huldah 1
'Smith.
The program committee will be
composed of Mrs. Beasley, chairman;
Mrs. Carroll and Mm. S. T. White of !
Greenville. /'^tV' jj
In connection with the Flag Day !
theme, Mrs. Beasley, chaplain, pre- i
seated a. talk on “Cod in History.” ;
She said; “History speaks one word— ■
and that word is judgment. Man may ;
esckpe judgment of men but not of i
God. A nation against J3od dies. The ;
Christian doctrine of incarnation hr ;
simply a recognition at a fact hi his- ;
tory. God in Christ is the final and
adequate denial of the idea that God .
is'absent from the affairs cf life.”
The chapter # adjourned ^eetings ,
|unfit October. : sj
Mrs. Herbert E._Hart and Mrs.
Smith, hostesses, served ice cream,
individual calces, nuts and mint*, •
which emphasised the national colors, ;
They were assisted in serving by
Missis Roebuck and Harper.
Special guests were Mm. John T.
Thorne, Mrs. E. C. Beaman, Mna-JL
C. Copenhaver, Mrs. W. H. Moore,
Mrs. G. M. Holden, Mm. Leroy Rol
lins, Mm. Z. M. Whitehurst, Mm.
Saan. Bundy and Mr* Curtis Flana