.... BANK .. .SELL... IN FAKMVILLE <■»# »«■ I * I « I» » * , J VOLUME FOETY-ONE r 10, 1950 ... . - h Greene Connly 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. IiaiUJ »M»U V»v -— 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 _, briefly — the sun. oh •w About FamviHe People f0f: tss-S 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, " 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