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New Residents
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Parts Of
They met in Manchuria,
ried in Capetown, lined n while
Nigeria .nod hare been in Aim
since IMS. J. Vernon Wilkereon aa a
native of La Grange and Mrs. Wilker
son, the former Frances Lyon-Mac
kenzie, was bom in Sydney, Aus
tralia. Her father is Scottish and
her mother is aa Australian.
The Wilkemons and their four
year-old daughter, Teena .
Athleen), came to Farmville
month. Mr. Wilkereon
with A. C. Monk and Company.
Mrs. Wilkereon deacribes her mar
riage to a man of another nationality
aa part of a circle in her family. It
all started when an aunt went to
China to visit lad married an Amer
ican 'Army officer. Another aunt
went to see her, married cousin and
married an American Army officer.
Mrs. Wilkereon’s mother went to vis
it her sister and married Mr. Lyon
MaeKensie, who was working in the
Hong King and Shanghai Bank.
On the basis of seniority, em
ployees of the bank get a year's va
cation every four or five years. The
Lyon-MacKenries went to Australia
to visit Mrs. Lyon-MacKenxie'i moth
er and Frances was bom there. When
she was about three months old, they
sailed to Malaya where her father
worked for two years before being
transferred to Shanghai. Frances and
her mother visited her grandmother
in Sydney during the time the fam
ily lived in Shanghai, where she be
gan her schooling at about the age
of four.
From Shanghai the family moved
to Tientsin, North China, where they
resided about four and a half years.
The next two of her father’s vaca
tions were spent in England. They
paid visits to relatives in Scotland
and Italy. Frances attended nine
months of boarding school in a coast
al town, Eastbourne, England, and
her sister was enrolled in a Under-,
garten in London, where their parents
were staying.
Eastbourne has numerous private
schools, all of which are more strict
with th**r charges than mre the Aus
tralian schools, which allow little out
side contact
When her family returned to China,
Frances was sent to Austrialia to
study at the Presbyterian Ladle* col
lege in Sydney. Australian colleges
give training from grammar school
through Junior college. Upon comple
tion of an Australian college, a stu
dent may enter the university. From
what little she has observed of Amer
ican schools, Mrs. Wilkereon states
that they are more hue in their re
ouirements. The Australian govem
2 five. * -UmMrd tart at tbs
government schools once a year to all
students who want to secure either
their intermediate (high school) cer
tificate or leaving certificate (Junior
Mrs. Annie Lee of Greenville la
tiie week with her eon, Gor
don fci.f* ‘ * -:.
Olarnbelle Fbuiegan spent several
dnye last week with Faye Mewborn
it Cool Points
Mrs. J. A. Mewborn returned Sun
day from Morehead City where ehe
spent three weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. George Edwards of Snow HOI,
at the Edwards cottage.
Mias Nancy Lu Moore left Sunday
to spend a month with her aunt, Mm.
S. T. Usry at BakemvUle.
Patricia Lee of Oriental is spend
ing this week with her aunt, Mrs.
Mrs. Edward Mozingo and children
af Snow Hill visited Mrs. C. A. Mo
ringo Wednesday.
Mr. and Mm. S. M. Kelly spent last
week in Maury with their daughter,
Mrs. Walter Jarvis. ■
“Butch” Gilbert of Norfolk, Va.,
is spending two weeks with her cou
sin, Perry Faye Piatt, _
Mm. H. C. McDearman of Durtam
is visiting her sister, Mm. J. H. Dar
Ir. and Mm. Put Bundy visited
, and Mrs. Hassell Matthews of
ihville and Mr. sad Mrs. George
Langley near Rocky Mount Stan-,
frs. J. W. Boykin spent several
Tt last week in Raleigh with her
ighter, Miss Atme Boyldn.
Hr. and Mm. H. H. Bradham and
i were dinner guests lest Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Daughtridge
Rocky Mount
fra. R. C. Coward and Mrt. S***
igley of Ayden visited the f«ftS
i taster, Mm. Will Barrett, 3un
r afternoon.
fra. Lewis Allen has returned from
itat to relatives in Decatur, Ga
in. William 0- Shaw and *>«.
tries William, of Hodgenville, Ky.,
visiting Mm. Shaw’s taster, Mm.
If. Gibbs. . . „
fr. and Mm. Pete Allen ami dnl
n spent Sunday in Raleigh witii
*. Allen’s mother, Mm. J. M
ith. Sandy Alim remained for a
»k’s visit. .
fra. M. E. Pollard and daughter,
s, returned Tuesday from a viqit
Mrs. Pollard’s taster, Mm. J- Den
i in one of these hnts that Mr.
rson and hie co-wwkem, jJ*
the natives better
fa of tobacco growing, lived un
brick home was ready. .
nearest neighbors, American
t medical missionaries, were 13
nray and the nearest town wan
ties distant. Dvery two or three
.the Wilkemons loaded the
if tiie pickup truck with bag
the houseboy and cook and na
ets and word to town for a
reek end. They purchased such
Ml groceries as were available,
vegetable garden yielded most
vegetables which can be found
■eric* ptoUficaBy, ut certain
a of the year. They were much
in taae than any seen here.
stjssrHKHf
id spinach and it ms monoto
SMfcfffSr
meat with fat. w
he first time
she gradually
I.MMiiimi .iu m to ‘Mil ^
Shackelfords and their guests visited
Cherokee and ether points of interest
in Western Carolina and spent Sun
day at Warm Springs, Ga.
Hr. and Mrs. Franks Alien and
daughter, Kay, were guests several
days last week of Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Allen at their Morehead City home.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Landolph and
son, Joey, of Philadelphia, Pa., spent
last week with Mrs. Landolph’s sis
ter, Mrs. A. J. Melton.
Mr. and lbs. J. T. Stone of San
ford visited Mr. Stone’s uncle, A. J.
Melton, and other relatives here last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Pollard return
ed Thursday night from Athens, Ga.,
where they visited Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Pollard.
Mr, and Mrs. E. & Hatem and
family of Shawnee, Ohio, are visiting
Mrs. G-. S. Williams, Mrs. Hatem’s
mother.
Mrs. James Edwards of Washing
ton spent the week end with her
mother, Mrs. G. S. Wifliams, on
route to her home after visiting in
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Mrs. J. C. Manning of Wiiliamston,
sister of Mrs. Henrietta M. William
son, has been ill at her home.
- Mrs. Marvin Speight and daughter,
Diane, spent several days last week
in Sanford w|tiL M^s. Leo Tilley.
Mr. and Mrs.'H. D Johnson and
daughter are spending the week in
Columbia, S. C.,-with Mrs. Johnson’s
mother, Mrs. Lelia Sanders.
J. M. Wheless has returned from a
Richmond, Va., sanatorium.
Miss Rae Hathaway is spending
with
several days at Caswell Beach
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Hathaway vis
ited Mrs. J. W. Cherry, Mrs. Hath
iway’s mother, at Everetts, Sunday.
Mrs. Lila Shirley and Mrs. E. F.
Saxner will spend the week end near
Vass’with their sister, Mrs. E. L,
Mrs. Dolly Ballard and Miss Betsy
Heath spent the week end with rela
tives near Snow HilL
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Roberts
and daughter, Frances Vengtla, of
Savannah, Ga., spent a few days this
week with Mr. and Mrs. E. W. May
and A. A. May. They were en route
to their home after a .trip to Mary
ville, Tenn. Mr. Roberts lived jwith
his uncles, the Messrs. May, for a
while several years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bundy, Mrs.
S. H. Bundy and Mrs. Mollie Murph
rey attended a birthday dinner at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wiliams
near Pactolus Sunday.
Miss Pinkie Richards of Opelousas,
La., .is visiting Mrs. David Quinn.
Mrs. Ronald Nichols, and chillren
and Mrs. C. L. Ivey were Raleigh vis
itors Tuesday.
Mr .and Mrs. Herbert Hart and
children will leave next week to visit
relatives in Dublin, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Dixon were
supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Dixon in Wilson Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ivey attended a
reunion of the W. H. Evans family at
Dudley Beach, near Goldsboro, Sun
day. Mr. Evans is the father of Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Joyner
and daughter of Greenville and Mrs.
R. R. Ritchie of Charlotte spent Sun
day with Mr. anl Mrs. Robert Joyner.
Francis Joyner left for Fort Jackson,
S. C., to complete his training with
B. Mozingo and
lay for Hager-s
Irs. Mozingo’s
iUing.
Pate and
nt Monday and
■j. Davis spent
ly in Durham
listed with the
fibs pairtor oi uaiv^’nSodist
tomers of Western Auto, and hopes
to make many new friends through
friendly and- courteous service. The
Western Auto guarantee, “Satisfac
tion or Money Back," will apply to
every item purchased in the store, ac
cording to Mr. White.
Mr. White is new to the Farmville
community. He has lived in Newport
News, Va., for 15 years, with Mrs.
White and one daughter, Rebecca,
age five. Mr. White is anxious to
be active in any civic program for
the betterment of the area.
A tour of the store wiil show that
stocks have been selected according
to the needs of Farmville and the sur
rounding rural area. Thousands of
Rems for car, home, farm and recrea
tion will be offered.
Mr. White added that hia-merehan
dise comes from-the Western Auto
wholesale house at Greensboro. The
nearness of the warehouse makes It
possible for him to get quick delivery
on items, needed to replenish his
stock. . „
Mr. and Mrs. White are members
of the Meth&Kst church. He is a na
tive of Elizabeth City and is . now
making his home.at Davis Hotel un
til a house is available. Mrs- White
and Rebecca will continue living in
Newport News until quarters are ob
tained here. Mrs. White.is a native of
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te*wt . .
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac J. Bouse an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Ramona, to Ralph C. Tuck
er, son of Mrs. W. A. Tucker of
Greenville and the late Mr. Tucker.
The"rweddlng will take place In the
Walatonhurg Methodist church on
August 6. Mies Rouse is a graduate
of Greensboro college and is at pres
ent connected with the Jarvis Memo
rial Methodist church in Greenville
doing religious education work.
Bride-Elect Honored
Mrs. G. W. B. Hadley and Miss
Jane Hadley entertained informally
for Miss Rouse, bride-elect, at their
home in Greenville Thursday morning
at 11'o’clock. Throughout the home
and porch arrangements' of lovely
cut flowers were placSd in colorful
vases. Thd^Ustng table was covered
with han Italian cutwork cloth, a
silver vase with garden flowers pink
and green predominating..
Upon arrival the guests were met
by the hostesses, Miss Rouse and her
mother, Mrs. I. J. Rouse of Walston
burg, and were introduced to the out
of town guests,
They were then invited into the
dining room where coca colas and
hors d’oeuvres were served by Misses
Phyllis Johnston, Betsy Bouse, sister
of the honoree, and Marty Hadley.
The honoree was given a piece of
silver in her selected pattern.
Those from Walstonburg attending
were Mrs. Rouse, Miss Betsy House,
Mrs. Henry Grey Fields and Mrs, C
H. Walston. ' ft fl
rgKl
Mrs. Tryphenia McKeel, lira. Ivey
Smith and Mrs. W. E. Lang left Sun
day morning to atttend ths adult con
ference of the Christian church in
Salisbury. They will be away all
week. They were accom:
Charlie Letchworth of
Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
dinner guests of Mr. and
Batton in Wilson, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lang
tprs, Frances and Beverly,
to Nags Head to spend a
Mr. and Mrs. Tom
children, who have been
W. E. Lang, left Monday
spend two weeks at Cap
before returning to their
Arlington, Va.
Mrs. J.' H. Grice of
•n spent. Saturday night
West, 8r,
by
were
Frank
gone
Many families arecompletely des
titute, without food, clothes, credit Or
employment.
Relief contributions may be made
through,the Red Cross or the Nash
county welfare agent and forwarded
to C. S. Bunn, Route 2, Spring Hope,
N. C. Relief Chairman. Such contri
butions are deductible from income
tax returns.
Joe Rasber?y, Manly Idles and
John B. Lewis were appointed as a
committee to direct the drive in
Farmville. An effort will be made
to send a solicitor to each store or
other business house* however, if no
one contacts you, please send your
contribution to one of the committee
members or to Mr, Bunn:
A plea is made for assistance and
cooperation of all other civic dubs in
Farmyille and for the generous sup
port of all the citizens of the town
and community. ■"
At The Kfrranls Club
The Farmville club, which several
weeks ago wrote the State Utilities
Commission and asked that it reject
a rate increase request for the Ca
rolina Telephone and Telegraph com
pany, heard the company’s side of
the issue Monday night when Jack
Havens, Assistant to the president of
the firm, presented facts arid figures
which, the company claims, are suf
ficient proof that the firm needs ad
ditional revenue in order to maintain
a continued expansion Program.
Haven, a past president of the Tar
boro Kiwanis club, was presented by
Bernice Turnage, chairman of the
dub’s business affairs committee.
The Tarboro official showed that
his company had grown to major
proportions and cited its enormous
growth since 1936.
He said thaUthe number of phones
on the Farmville exchange had in
creased from 322 in 193d to 968 at the
dose of May, I960. He also stated
that the company’s investment in the
Farmville area Is 3180,000 and that
additional expansion work is planned.
Havens stated that tile investment
per phohe had far out-stripped the
increases, two in all, that have been
granted the company since 1936. He
also stated that at the time the first
increase was granted in 1946 that,
Farmville had the lowest ‘fate of any
town its size in the area served, by
4*1*0, ~ 'rt t.. ‘ -
He added that operating expenses
had advanced mole than the increas
ed rates had given the company itt
——,-t- ne the fact that the
revenue. He cited the fact that tfap
new wage and hour taw was respon
sible for added costs and stated that
the firm had given employees a Mdse
this spring to keep the payments in
line with wages p«dd by similar com
operating items in which the club was
interested. . - ,, , ,. | v '
Guests of the club were Jbe Spi
vey, manager of the lepal exchange;
Waiter B. Jones, representing the
Rotary club, and Joe Joyner, repre
sented the Junior Chamber of Com
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Farmville, Pinetops
Play In Greenville
Farmville and Pinetops of. the
Bright Belt League will play in
^Greenville tonight in a game that was
scheduled for the local park but which
The Fartnville Rotary club started
out a new year Tuesday night, when
the gavel was tinned pverto Walter
B. Jtfnes by the retiring president, Dr.
Charles E. Fitzgerald.
Dr. Charlie thanked the members
for the fine spirit of cooperation dis
played during his administration, and
pointed out that the club had achieved
an average of 92% during the Rotary
year, as further proof of the fact that
Farmville club consists of 48 Rota
rians and not merely 43 members.
Walter. Jones thanked the members
for the honor bestowed upon him and
pledged his best for a successful term
and a progressive year.
He began his term by appointing
the following members to act as
chairmen of their respective commit
tees: Club'Service,.Charlie Ruberry;
Vocational Service—Plato Bass; Com
munity -Service—Ed Nash Warren;
and International Service, R. 0. Lang,
Jr.
Eli Joyner, Jr., will serve as vice
president; Edwin Coates as secretary, 1
and John Stansill as tieaauer.
Joe Rafiberry received the prize of
fered by Irvin Morgan for ihe best ;
all-around program during the year
just ended, a handsome Gladstone
traveling bag; and Dr. Chariie left !
with the club a portable speakers’ 1
stand, bearing the emblem of Rotaryi. ’
Randolph Eagles was a visiterian;
Harold Allred of Washington, D. C., a*
former member of the club, was the !
guest of Arch Flanagan, and Dr. Paul
E. Jones presented his grandson,
“Chuck” Duke.
James Monk received the attend-. 1
Mice prize and Plato Basa will be in
charge of the program neat week. 1
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May-Haps
(By Elizabeth May)
“tike mother, like daughter.”
Mrs. Preston Pate is following in
her mother’s footsteps in church
work. *•
Mrs. Claude Joyner, who h«s been
active in the work at the Wesley
Community Methodist ehureh since it
was formed a few years ago, will
conclude a year as president of the
Marlboro Free Will Baptist auxiliary
in October. ■ ' . iV:- ::
Her daughter, Mrs. Pate, who was
elected president of the Young
Adults in’laa North Carolina confer
ence of the- Methodist church, will
preside tonight at her first meeting,
araftiwsssa
Bervice. Before coming to Farmville,
she was president of the Young adults
hi Bethel church, near Jason. T
Richard Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Julmn Smith of Greensboro, is be
ginning his camping days at a tender
ftge. Richard, who celebrated his 1st
New York, where Mr. Smith is begin
ning his fifth season as a counsellor.
For three summasrwhile a student at
^he University of North Carolina, Mr.
Smith worked at the camp. After his
release from the Army, he returned
for the 1948 season. m,
Mr. Smith is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Smith. " 1
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J&sss&Gkz:
dio program will make the Cari Tan
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Representatives from moat of the
Gre departments in Eastern North
Carolina assembled hr-the local gym
nasinm Tuesday night for the regu
lar quarterly meeting.
R» A. Joyner, who served as pres
ident of the state association in 1941
md gave Farmville the distinction of
being1 the only town in North Caro
lina of less than 10,000 ooulation, ex
sxcept Chapel Hill, to furnish a pres
dent of the state body, served as
master of ceremonies. Mr. Joyner
recently retired as a member of the
date executive committee.
After the invocation by Rev. Z. B.
r. Cox of the Christian church, Mayor
Walter Jones welcomed the group,
dating that he knew of no body of
men deserving acclaim, more than
he volunteer firefighters. He also
stated that Farmville is extremely
proud of its firm department.
Principal address of the meeting
vas made by Moon Wyrick, chief of
he Charlotte fire department and
rice president of the N. C .State Fire
Chief’s Association,, who” explained
hat some important matters were to"
>e considered at the state meeting in
rlenderaonville in September and ask
’d that departments become well ac
piainted with them so that intelli
tent steps could be taken.
The response to the mayor's ad
b»ss was made by Mark Lassiter of
Snow Hill.
Rev. E. W. Holmes of the Farm
rille Baptist church, one of the honor
ruests, exressed his pleasure at be
ng present and his admiration for
he work firemen are doing.
Curtia Flanagan, vice president of
he state association who-is expected
;o .move into the presidency, accord
ng to custom, at the state conven
ion, spoke about the convention and
he important issues that were on the
igenda. Flanagan’s ’ promotion to
he presidency will mean another
;onor of Farmville.
lg»ers recognised included Assist- ,
int Chief Lawson of the Durham fire
lepartment, Chief A. B. Lloyd of the
ialeigh department, Jack Barnes of
Fayetteville and Sherwood Brockwell,
fr,, of Raleigh, representatives of
Ire fighting equipment manufactur- _
>rs.
Chief Pete Hall of Williamston is
(resident of the Eastern Carolina
Firemen's Association. A. Y. Yates
if Edenton is vice president end ’
Killer Warren of Plymouth is secre
ary.
In the afternoon, prior to the bar
iecue dinner- and assembly, a meet
ng of the district fire chiefs associa
te" was held in theTown Hall.
BARBECUE GIVEN FOR
R. A. PARKER FAMILY
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Parker of Fonn
ain, Mrs. John C. Parker and Mrs.
Fannie Heame entertained the ehil
Iren of the late R. A. Parker at a
>arbecue dinner Sunday at the
leame home near Macclesfield.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Leroy
[taker and family of Rocky Mount,
Hr. and Mrs. E. B. Rothrock and son,
r^’ ofJUakaville, Riehard Parker
rf High Point, Mrs. W. D. Brown and
2*“* Walter and George, of Raeford,
r®* R. M. Wall and sons, Bobby and
foe, of Leaksyille, Mr. and Mrs. John
Parker and daughter, Whit, of Farm
"tlclflc.Ch®rles Pari"r» *
Billy Parker of Richfond, Va., Jim
ny Parker, whoi is stationed with the
irmy in Germany, and Martin and
Paye Parker of Beijson were unable
hers attending the dinner were
Zeb Cummings of Taroboro, a
in of the family, Buster Webb of
desfleld, Kiss Ruth Parker of
msboro, Byron and Alan Parker
fountain and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
ton and children of FarmviUe.