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An estate valued at approximately
one and three-quarter million dollars
was left by Clarence L. Hardy of
Maury.
Hardy, who owned more than 12,
000 acres of land in Pitt and Greene
counties, died at his home in Maury
on .October 27.
His 35-page will written in 1937
and including two codicils has been
filed for probate with George Mew
born, cleric of superior court at his
office in Snow Hill.
An attorney stated that the value
of the estate is only an estimate until
an inventory has been made.
It is believed that the total worth
of the Hardy estate will pass the two
million mark and may be worth as
much as three million dollars.
Getting the bulk of the estate will
be two nieces and 10 nephews. The
only other persons who are direct
benefactors are his sisters. Mrs. Es
ther Tucker of Maury and Mrs. Es
telle Moye of Farnjville.
Atlantic Christian college in Wil
son will receive $10,000 from the es
tate. The other two institutions ben
efiting will be the Hookerton Chris
tion church and the school library at
Maury.
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trustees of ACC for a number of
years. He had contributed $12,000 to
a dining hall and $105,000 for a 75,
000 volume library which was named
in his honor.
The will also specified that a trust
fund would be established, with L. A.
Moye and J. T. Hardy, nephews, as
executors. The executors are autho
rized by tile will to dispose of and in
vest the money in the trust fund for
a 10-year period. At the expiration
of this period, the money will be di
vided among the nieces and nephews.
The amount of the trust fund will not
be determined until completion of the
inventory.
Nephews and nieces sharing in the
estate are: Clarence Moye, Hardy Al
britton and Jesse Hardy of Maury;
H. Noel Hardy of Hartville, Tenn.;
Lucille AJbritton of Maury; Hannon
Hardy of Kinston; Howard and W.
Jesse Moye of Farmville; Lawrence
Moye of Maury; Milton Moye of
Tarboro; George Moye of New York
and Mrs. A. J. Moye of Farmville.
In addition to his farm lands, which
made him the largest producer of to
bacco in the world, he operated a
general store in Maury, cotton gins
and supplied Maury and surrounding
area with electricity.
Baptist Society
Elects Officers
New officers of the Woman’s Mis
sionary society of the Baptist church
were announced Monday afternoon at
the November meeting.
They include: Mrs. George Davis,
president; Mrs. John T. Walston, di
rector of young people; Mrs. H. D.
Johnson, first vice president; Mrs. J.
K. snearm, secona vice premueni.,
Mrs. Foy Styers, recording secretary;
Mrs. C. H. Outland, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. A. B. Moore, treasur
er; Mrs. E. C. Holmes, community
missions chairman; Mrs. J. C. Parker,
mission study chairman; Miss Annie
Perkins, stewardship chairman; Mrs.
S. A. Roebuck and Mrs. A. F. Joyner,
social committee; Mrs. G. D. Hatha
wayk Mrs. Gordon Lee, Mrs C. M.
Payior and Mrs. A. J. Melton, circle
chairmen; Mrs. B. M. Lewis, Mrs. W.
A. McAdams, Mrs. ft. N. Freeman
and Mrs. John Andrews, Sunbeams;
Mrs.'J. W. Miller, junior G. A.; Mrs.
LeRoy Bass, intermediate G. A.; Gor
don Lee and Mrs. Robert Joyner, R.
A.; Mrs. E. W. Holmes and Mrs. R.
P. Wheless, YWA. ,
Mis. Manly Liles led the devotional
on “Go Heal.” Speaking on the mis.
sionary topic, “Is There a Doctor in
the House?” she told of the ministry
of the medical missionaries in Ni
geria and read a letter from a soldiei
to his mother. The soldier was heal
ed by a Nigerian doctor who had beer
byoneofthemedical mission
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About FamviHe People
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Mrs. W. C. Hathaway and son, Bill
Mrs. Lucille Quinn and son, David,
and Miss Elizabeth Moore and Tim
Lilley attended Hie Georgia Tech
Duke game in Durham Saturday.
Olivia and Mary Vaigen Hammond
of New Bern are spending the week
with their cousins,' Seth Tyson and
Jimmy Barrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Boy Worthington of
Greenville were week end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Nnm
Pat Bergeron entered "Duke hospi
tal Sunday for observation. His moth
er, Mrs. Gary Bergeron, accompanied
him.
Mrs. Floyd Warren and Mr. and,
Mrs. F. D. Warren, Jr., of Durham
spent Monday night and Tuesday
with Mrs. Warren’s sisters, Mrs.
Lynn Eason and Mrs. Boland Sauls,
and her brothers, Fred, George and
Theodore Moore.
C. A. Mozingo will spend the week
end in Charlotte attending a meeting
of Southern Appliances agents. He is
manager of the Eastern Carolina dis
trict.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mozingo and
children were dinner guests of Hr.
and Mrs. Edward Mozingo in Snow
Hill Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carol Modlin and
daughter, Linda, and Mrs. Lang
Davis, will spend the week end in
Petersburg, Va., with Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Modlin, Jt.
Mrs. M. A. Sillery of Littleton
spent several nays last wees witn
Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Davis.
Mrs. E. L. Nicholson of Burgaw,
Mrs. J. M. Waggoner of Salisbury
and Mrs. J. A. Norris of Raleigh are
spending several days with their sis
ter, Mrs. H. L. Davis.
Rev. and Mrs. Z. B. T. Geac, and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Arch
Flanagan spent Tuesday in Raleigh
with Harold Flanagan at Rex hospi
tal, and with Mrs. Florence Thome
at Duke hospital in Durham. Both
patients underwent operations last
week. They are improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Joyner vis-*
ited Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Swain in Wil
liamston Sunday.
Mrs. Blanche- Paschal 1 is undergo
ing treatment at Stuart Circle hospi
tal in Richmond, Va. l*
Mr. and Mrs. Hadley Bryan and
daughter of Rocky Mount visited rel
atives here Sunday.
Mrs. George Allen is improving
from a recent illness.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. R. (Hark and son
of Greenville spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Allen.
Miss Jane Kittrell, who has resign
ed as secretary to City Clerk Clevc
lahd Paylor, is visiting friends in
Charlotte. She was succeedd by Miss
Mattie Dail.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kittrell and
Miss Nancy Kittrell of Raleigh spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Kittrell.
Miss Connie Rollins of Raleigh was
the week end guest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Rollins,
Miss Elizabeth Lang of Roanoke
Rapids spent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Lang.
Miss Annie Perkins is spending this
week in Henderson with relatives.
Mrs. Lila Shirley spent the week
end in Raleigh with her daughter,
Mrs. Zack White. Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Shirley and children of Ports
mouth, Va., who wgra. als^week end
guests of Mrs. White, accompanied
her home.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Donnell, Jr., of
Oak Ridge spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. David Harris in Wilson.
Both couples attended the Dance dub.
here Saturday evening.
Jay Flanagan, sophomore at State
college, broke his right arm last
Tuesday while playing soccer in a
physical education class. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Flanagan.
Mrs. J. M. Wheless, Sr., wijgfckve
during the week end to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Clarence Edwards, in
Jacksonville, Fla.
Duke university wit* Bob Morgen.
They attended • concert by the
London Symphony orchestra. Both
spent the week aid here with their
families.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Greene and Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin BullodfcP *adff6n,
Dickie, of Durham were guests Sun
day of Mrs. Greene’s sisterjMrs. W.
Peace college, will spend the weel
end at her home and have her room'
R. L. .Jones,* who returned from a
Wilson hospital two weeks ago, is
steadily improving;
hospital. He is a brother of Mrs. W.
J. Teel, and Fred, Leslie and S C.
Carr. S
Mrs. B. C. AUen of Raleigh spent
a few days last week with her cousin,
Mrs. Manly Liles
Mr. and lira. H. W. Kemp spent
Sunday with their son, Douglas, stu
dent at State college, and with their
daughter, Miss Lola Grey Kemp, stu
dent at Wake Forest college.
Mrs. J. A. Corbett of Newport
News, Va., returned to her home on
Monday after visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Leon Crumper.
Mrs. tactile vimn, lireene coun
ty public health nurse, attended a
tri-county staff conference of health
department personnel of Greene,'
Wayne and Sampson counties Wed
nesday morning in Goldsboro. Dr. Ap
pelwhfte of Raleigh, director of local
health activities, was. leader.
Mr. and Mr*. ' A, W- Brown and >
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Gurley of Selma
spent Sunday wtih Mr, and Mrs, Leon
Crumpler. Mrs, Brown and Mrs. Gur- .
ley are Mrs, Crumpler's sisters, Mon
day night, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Cor
bett of Hampton, Va., and Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Corbett of Benson were
Quests of the Crumplers.
Mrs. Fannie Hardy of LaGrange
is spending several days with her
nieces, Mrs. E. F. Gaynor. Mrs. L. E.
Jones, Mrs. Lila Shirley and Mrs. D
B. Murphrey. “
C. L. Ivey, Jr., of the Merchant
Marine left Monday for Norfolk, Va„
after recuperating from an appended- ,
tomy at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs.' C. L. Ivey, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayland Stadler vis
ited Harold Flanagan, patient at Rex
hospital, Raleigh, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Cecil Modlin and twin
daughters, Fay and Kay, of Peters
burg, Va., spent the Week end with
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Modlin.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Nichols and
children were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Thurman Whitehead in Washington
Sunday afternoap.
Mrs. H. I. Robinson of Moore
Haven, Fla., is spending sometime
with her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Goins,
and Mr.. Goins, "<i8i1
% Christmas
The Christmas season will be open
ed in Farmviile on Saturday, Dec. 2,
with a grand parade featuring
bands, floats and Santa Claus, hit*.
self. al | •
Details of the parade, which will
take plate at-fO a* m., are hping
worked dut by the Chamber of Gom
and exhibits; >
ecorafced store window—$5.
tome out-door decoration—
money by taking thei
markets in other belts.
cted that production will be
by from 6 to 10 per cent
Fountain Ruritans
3E3©ct New Officers
The Fountain Upritan dub met on
Thursday night of last week in tbe
lunch room of the Fountain school.
New officers were elected as fol
lows: S. L. Dilda, president; H. D.
Jefferson, vice president; 6. E. Tre
vathan, secretary; B. H. Owens,
treasurer;, g. A, Hassell, a member
of the board of directors. -
Outgoing officers of the club are:
J. M. Horton, president; S. L. Dilda,
vice president; Rev. Philip M. Cory,
secretary; W. R. Harris, treasurer.
Members of the Woman’s club serv
ed a delicious supper to the 12 mem
bers present.
Local Midgets Will
'Play In Greenville
At the regular meeting Wednesday
■light of the Farmville Junior Cham
>fr of Commerce, it was announced
hat the Farmville midget football
team would nlay the; Greenville mH
jets in Greenville, Saturday. Nov. 18,
it 8 o’clock under the'Joint sponsor
ship of the Greenville Exchange club
rnd the Farmville Jaycees.
Arrangements are incomplete but a
lard-fought game is promised. Both
:eams had have successful seasons.
Marvin Speight was, appointed
ihairman of the game committee.
Will Pittman, coach of the midgets,
Kras introduced and commended for
;he fine showing the team has made.
George Creekmur, Jr., of Norfolk,
/a., was the guest of his brother, Bill
Creekmur.
Library Observes
National Book Week
The Farmville Public library is ob
serving National B|pok week Novem
ber 12-18. This year’s theme, “Make
Friends with Books,” is used on a
poster which has been placed in the
post office window,
Located in the town hall, the libra
ry is open Tuesday, Tfiursday and
Saturday afternoons from s:aw to o
o'clock, Mrs. Nathan Bullock is the
librarian, a ,,
Recent additions to the shelves in
clude the following books for adults:
“the Edge of Time,” “The Country
Wife,” “The Age of Fable,” “Ameri
can Oommuftism,” "The Little Prin
cess,” “The Call for Gregory,” and
'TPhe Schoolmaster.”
Juvenile additions are "Front Page
for Jenifer,” "Barney Hits the Trail,”
“Lance and Cowboy Billy,” “The
Bounces of Cynthiwm,” “The Blood
Bay Colt,” “The New Boy,” “Boys’
and “Blue
teachers and others
icnting one-act plays
Idren’s Books around
- sThe Pitt county bookmobile visits.
t$p library every, tlpee weeks and
t&Eef available many of the books
ofiiei|'by the Sheppard Memorial li
brary in Greenville. i{
, wil\ be sponsored by Circle 2
Presbyterian church Thursday
on from 1 iScf to 5 o’clock In
tnday School room of the
The photographers were re
by popular demand. ' -
eposit is required. Orders must
ft
Bobby Bouse was master of cere
monies for the annual Ladies night
of the Farmville Rotary elub held at
the Cafe Rotary (the high school
lunchroom) Tuesday evening.
The musical program opened with
Larry Parlor singing “All the Things
ftott Are,” dedicated to George Davis,
“Night and Day,” and as an encore,
“With a Song in My Heart.” Miss
Botdee Jones, accompanied by Miss
Niapa Abernathy, did two tap dance
numbers.
Kerry Kkklighter played guitar
accompaniment as he sang “At the
Boarding House," “I Never See Mag
gie Alone,” and “Hud-Hearted Han
nah.” His encore was an A1 Jolson
song, “Is It True What They Say
about Dixie?”
Parlor, his accompanist, Miss Har
riett Bleeland, and Kicklighter are
students at Atlantic Christian college
in Wilsen,
Mrs. m. V, Jones was accompanist
for Mrs. Bernice Tumage and Elbert
Mrs. Tumage sang “With
Holmes.
out a Song” and Mr. Holmes joined
her in singing “Lover Come Bach to
Me.” They rendered “Silver Moon”
as an encore. Mrs. Jones, who played
as the guests assembled in the lunch
room, entertained with solovox selec
tions. Mr. Holmes concluded the pro
gram by singing the “Whippenpoof
Song” with the club and their guests
joining in on the chorus.
The guests assembled at 7 o’clock
in the basement and were introduced
to a.receiving line. ,co.r Dosed of the
faculty, by Mr* and Mrs, W. J. Raa
berry. Tomato juice and hors d’
oeuyris were served in one of the
classrotung.
A turkey dinner was served in the
lunchroom by Mrs. L. E. Flowers and
a group of student assistants. Tables
were laid with pqstcl cloths and held
burning tapers in harmonizing shades.
Candleholders were encircled with
yellow pom pon chrysanthemums.
The American and •United Nations
flags were on display at one end of
the room. Bowls of yellow chrysan
themums were used to complete the
decorations. -
After the singing of “Let Me Call
You Sweetheart,” Rev. Edwin S.
Coates gave the invocation. President
Walter Jones gave , the address of
welcome to' which Sam D- Bundy, su
perintendent of the school, responded.
Mr. Jones recognized the special
guests, Dr. Howard MeGinnis, presi
dent of the 189th district, and Mrs.
McGinnis of Greenville i President
Frank Allbii of the Kiwanis elub and
Mrs. Allen; and Miss Mary Leah
Thorne, club accompanist, and ' her
fiance, Larry James of Greenville.
Faculty members and Rotary Anns
were also special guests.
Each lady’s place was marked with
a gift of ear rings. The men receiv
ed cuff links. •
Committees included: Ladies night
—Bobby Rouse, George Davis and
ir<uu £iweu ; uecorauon—a . iv. aur
zelle, C. M. Payler and E. P. Bass;
food—Frank Williams and W. J. Ras
berry; tear down and clean-up—Jack
Darden, Elbert Moye and Joe Joy
ner; program—Ed Nash Warren, Eli
Joyner and Roland Lang; gifts—Jesse
Moye and. Charlie Rasberry; guests—
Edwin Eoates and John Lewis; recep
tion—Jim Darden and Roland Lang.
Approximately 120 were present.
Local Grid Midgets
Trounce Selma Team
The Faramlle Midgets toppled Sel
ma last Thursday night with a score
of 32 to nothing in Selma.
Fatmville led at the half, 6-0. Glenn
Dundy scored on a'pass play from'
Hump Alien for the only score in the
first two periods. However, the club
chine to life in the second half and
-itcoijgdrlsqr times. g. *£* • ' 'H
Touchdowns in the last half were
scored by Johnny Hinson (2), Sort
Warren and Hump Allen; The extra
points were added by the outstanding
line plunging of Mack Holmes.
H Tim team played an outstanding de
j fensive game also, holding Sielma to
I two first downs. The Entire squad
representative of thedepartment wil
be ia Parmville each Wednsdaj
morning from 9;30 to 11 o’clock foi
the purpose of rendering a general
employment service, accepting claims
for unemployment benefits and try
ing to fill employers’ requests foi
help, ; 'v::
* Heretofore, a representative of the
department has been stationed here
on a part-time basis three or four
months during the year chiefly for
the purpose of accepting claims. The
new schedule calls for a more general
employment service.
the representative will have his
headquarters in the town hall.
State Asked To Pave
Western Extension
1 OfChureh Street
The town Board of Commissioners
Wednesday night passed a resolution
requesting District Highway Commis
sioner Guy Hargett of Richlands to
hard-surface the section of West
Church street from the Wilson high
way to the end of the present hard
surface, The street passes by Parm
ville Leaf Tobacco company and, if
paved, would relieve some of the con
gestion on West Wilson street and at
the same time give farmers an easier
access to the town.
Mayor Walter B. Jones, who talked
recently with a state highway engi
neer about local road problems, told
the Commissioners he was led to be
lieve that the project would be ap
proved if town officials requested it.
Sam Bundy Heads
State Laymen Again
186 members of the Christian Lay
men’s, League of North Carolina at
tended the annual banquet last Friday
evening at 6 o’clock at Ricks hotel,
Rocky Mount.
Sam D. Bundy, state president of
the League, was re-elected for an
other year.
Homecoming Queen
Picked In School
Miss Guitta Cannon, ninth grade
student, was crowned homecoming
queen at the Homecoming football
game Friday night between Farm
ville and Vanceboro on the local
field. Miss Cannon, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs Nassif Cannon, received the
■most votes in a contest sponsored by
the schools Commercial club. The
contest netted the club $144. It had
been qnderway for a week and a half
with votes selling for a penny each.
Two girls were selected by each high
school class to compete for the honor.
Contestants were: Guitta Cannon,
Jo Ann Thomas, Doris WHkerson, Lela
Mosley, Betty Lee Owens, Marguerite
Thomas, Shirley Tug-well, Christine
Moye. , •
MARLBORO-CHURCH TO
t °HOLD SERVICES 2d SUNDAYS
The.Marlboro Free Will Baptist
church will begin holding second Sun.
day morning and evening services
this week end. This is in addition to
the services on fourth Sundays, which
have been, held regularly for some
time.
Rev. L. B. Manning- of Fountain is
pastor of the Marlboro church.
In her World Community day talk
before , the " Farmville Council of
Church Women Friday, Mrs. M. B.
Andrews, Sr., of Goldsboro challeng
ed the group to do something about
spreading love so that there can be
world peace.
"World Community day gives us a
chance to direct our thoughts to the
social, economic and moral conditions
of our world community. It gives us
an opportunity to Bee how we can best
work to meet the needs. The best
challenge today is bringing into fel
lowship and understanding peoples
of all nations throughout the world
community,” she said.
Mrs. Andrews cited Biblical stories,
such as the parable of the Good
Samaritan, to shew why people should
work with othfer nationalities and
groups.
“It is important not only to know
what the Bible teaches, but to put'it
into practice in our daily relation*
ships. World conditions have proved
that We have known, but have not
been willing -to share our love for our
neighbors.”
In thinking of some of the ways in
which American Christians have fal
len short and why it Is taking so long
to build a just and right peace in the
world, she noted that we expected
peace to come tdo easily and too
quickly. Using herself as ert example,
she stated that the more she read and
studied, the more she realized how
little she know about other peoples
and the conditions under which they
lived.
a uuBMuiiary w nuugury
and Rumania, who said, “We could
have written a different history (in
those countries where Communism
has taken over) if we had been more
zealous Christians,” Mrs. Andrews
said, “If we know ttyat now, will we ,
do what we can to prevent these con
ditions from spreading to other coun
tries? You cannot erase a bad idea
with force. It has to be done with a
stronger and better idea.
“We had rather put our trust hi.
militarism or politics, perhaps. If we
want to check Communism, we will
have to give to the world a better
way of living. We will have to wo?k
harder than they tfre working and
harder than the militarists and poli
ticians are working.”
She added that observers see that
Communists can take North Africa
and that it is up to us to work hard
'enough to see that it doesn’t. It
would mean so much to one of the
North African countries which is
seeking independence if America
would present its plea to the tJN, she
felt.
Mrs. Andrews pointed-out that Ezra
and Abraham realized the promises of
God and studied and made them a
vailable to others. She .urged that
Christians make more haste in lov
ing the world and concluded her talk
with, an inscription found on a Ger
man church entitled, ‘Thus speakett
Christ, our Lord, to Us.”
Miss Helen Smith, president of the
Farmville Council, introduced Mrs.
Andrews. The singing of “Love Di
vine” opened the service. Rev. E. W.
Holmes* read scriptural passages on
“Love Thy Neighbor.”
Rev. Holmes also read
“Tear DoWn the Walls,"
hymn, “Where Cross the
Ways,” concluding with pm;
Willa Rae Harper sang ‘
Blessed,” with Mrs G. A. Rouse
organist
After the talk an offering to fur
ther education and relief for refugees
in otter countries was received by the
ushers.. Mrs. Howard Moye gave the
dedicatory prayer. ^
The singing of “Jesus Calls Us” ad'
journed tte meeting.
a poem,
and the
Crowded
er. Miss
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Fountain Boy Falls
- From Truck And Has
Narrow Escape
. Kenneth Lamm, four-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Lamm of
Fountain, was injured Tuesday after
noon about 1:30 when he fell from
the garbage truck operated by the
town of Fountain and tte rear wheel
of the machine pissed over Eis legs.