accept work elsewhere or who are
leaving the teaching field, are: Mrs.
Lucille T. Mayo, who taught heme
economies; Mrs. Nina Roberts,
'fllfic school music; Mrs. Naomi B.
Edwards, librarian; Miss Miriam
Johnson, sixth grade; Mrs. Margaret
T. Latham, math and science in the
eighth grade; John Dunn, mathema
tics.
Miss Elsie Seago, who has taught
in the West Edgecombe high school
for 12 years, has been secured as re
replacement for Mrs. Mayo, who is
leaving the teaching field. -r_
Mrs. Jean Beckman Williams of
Farmville has been appointed to teach
public school-music. Mrs Roberts has
resigned to teach piano at the West
Edgecombe high school .Bocky Mount
Miss Nellie Grey Adkins of Frank
lint, a recent graduate of WCUNC,
will take Mrs. Latham’s place. Mrs.
Latham is leaving the teaching field.
Miss Elizabeth Parker of Williams
ton, a recent graduate of WCUNC,
will fill the vacancy created by the
resignation of Miss Johnsoxywho has
accepted a position elsewhere.'
Negotiation are underway for re
placements for Mr. Dunn and Mrs.
Edwards, both of whom have accepted
work elsewhere.
In the recent allotments of teachers
for the 1951-62 session, FarmviHe was
awarded 16 elementary teachers, the
Same number the school had laair year,
and 10 high school teachers, one more
than the school had in the term re
cently ended. Due to the fact that
there is no room to place the addi
tional teacher, Mrs. S. H. Aycock,
Jr., will be placed on the state pay
rail rather than on the local district
payroll. This change means that
commercial subjects, taught by Mrs.
Aycock, will be presented next year
at reduced fees.
MORE HIGHWAYS
ARE COMPLETED
The State Highway Commission
completed 25Mt miles of road work in
Pitt county under the $200,000,000
bond issue program during May.
The newly-surfaced roads are gs
follows:
From a point on NC 43, ,8 mile
south from the Edgecombe county
line west to the Edgecombe county
line, from Sharp Paint Bouth to NC
222 and from Benny Phillips store on
NC 222 to Kings Crossroads with
loop southward, 9.8 miles; from junc
tion of NC 11 and NC 903 west to
paved road 2J2 miles east from Bel
yoir and also a section from NC H
at the 'State Highway Shops erst to
the Creek road, 513 miles; from a
point on NC 30 about 2.4 miles east
from Pactohis northwest to Congie
ton on NC 903, 10.3 miles.
The Commission has finishefc one
VON EBEBSTEIN-BLAC1
Mrs. Nelle S. Blackwood
William A;; VoriEberstein
Honour to announce their mi
Monday, the twenty-eighth I
Mr. Coleman
who is public
the North Carolina State
Society, wi.'J address
club Monday night ;
At The Rotary Club
Jade Darden, in charge of the pro
gram at the Rotary chib Tuesday
night, called on President-elect Jesse
Moye, diib delegate, related some of
convention held in Atlantic City. Mr.
Moye to give an account of the Rotary
his experiences while there and stat
ed that something like 9,000 Rotarians
were in attendance, representing 46
countries, hut none from the Rfflurfan
dominated countries. The convention
will be hdd next year in Mexico City
and in London in 1963.
John Lewis called attention to the
baseball club being sponsored by the
Jaycees and asked the Rotarians to
go “all out” in backing the undertak
ing
Alex Rouse received the attendance
prize and Mantjrlife* had his son,
Lowell, as his guest. Seven members
were absent.
George Davis will have the program
next week.
GIRLS’ STATE DELEGATES j
Misses Fat Allen end Wills Rm‘
Harper‘will leave Sunday to attend I
Girls’ state at WCUNC, Greensboro. I
They are sponsored by tie Fhrmville
American Legion auxiliary. MMa Al
len is the daughter of Mrs. W. E.
Davis. Miss Harper's parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Harper.
Mbs Geraldine Moore, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moore, is the;
representative of the Walstonburg i
unit. She will accompany her sister,
Mrs. J. H. Pittman, to Fayetteville
Saturday and go to Greenrix>ro Sun
day. 1
All three of the girls are members
of rising senior classes. I
SINGING PROGRAM
IS SCHEDULED
The Pitt county singing convention |
will Meet Sunday afternoon at 3.
o’clock at the Gum Swamp Free Will j
Baptist church near BeJvolr.All stag- ’
ran and singing groups are invited to t
attend and participate. The purpose
of these meetings » to bring people
together for fellowship and friend
ship. No prises tor given; the groups
participate because they enjoy
and Mrs. Ssak Wsi
n, Sandra, Beth ar
to Greensboro Sa
today nig1
they exercise every possible effort to
see that the tobacco is property idg*;
tified and tint the correct informa
tion is given regarding the identity
as to accurate name, addrees and
identification number. IXie to the
lack of interest and cooperation on the
part of growers in 1947, many grow
ers have caused a delay in receiving
their 1947 cmp distribution checks. ,
New identification cards have been
issued to all members. Some have
been returned due to improper ad
dress or the member could not be
located by postal employees for other
reasons.
Any grower who tarn notReceived
Ids new card <*ould Jfetify .$»bili**
tion Corp-. 622 Fayetteville street,
Raleigh, giving nape, ad
£: 1 ''W^Sgi
'Z^7 ***~cR&
' enoagfc ia eaten oyer a long period
f tfnmjlwWSvfer, JfceSwit boaseshave
eeo built to keep pete away from the
atmm and are marked dearly m to
»elr content*. Persona are warned
* HJ*** lf£§€ °**° h“®*
r molest tbcan. - jKfew * ,. ■]
•Twin nndni' A baa been
«m?JT and »#CKftPty m'WwdsMn
m be replenished ia each box natil
Wto are *aae.. •
awarded a
first duty will be. aboard adestroyefc
to whieK he win repo# eartyjn July
DAVION
wmim
¥ Pfc. David R. Nanney, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Nanney of Farmville,
formance of duty. Nanney is with
the 7th Infantry Division js Korea. ,'
Nanney** battalion commander is
Lt Colonef Robert B. Pridgen of Hen
taadlngs and spearheaded the United
Nations advance to the Yaiu river.
Since January they have played an
active role in the fighting in the
Cheehon. Wonju and Yanggu areas.
Before entering the service, Corpo
ral Nanney attended Farmville high
LEGION WILL HOLD
MEETINGS DURING SUMMER
Hie auxiliary
en supper.
NEW
fective July 8.
imam ■««
of Mr*. Madeli
/
tending summer school at EOC. lira.
Z. B. T. Case, Mias Margaret Coates
and Zeb fSTritehurst are commuting
dally to rammer clause* there.
Misses Jean Moore and Gayle Flan
agan are attending Young People’s
conference at ACC, Wilson, this wrat
Rev. Z- B. T. Cox and Sam Bundy
are members «f the faculty.
Mis. Ed Tripp and danghter of Ay
den visited Mrs. Lida Joyner Wednes
day. , ■ ' ^:;s
William T- Smith, manager of the
Southern Supply Store, was in Rich
mond Wednesday attending a Fire
stone toy show.':‘ t
Mr. and Mrs, Randall . McLeod of
Durham and Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Jenks of Wilson were supper goods
Sunday of Mr. and Mm. O. 6. Spell.
They were en-route home from More
head MSaBpMBBgMgpigg
: Mr^and Mrs. F. A. Darden, Mias
Nannie Darden and Albert Sidney
spend the week end in gaipa*
Melton will be an honorary br
maid in the wedding of Miss
Newton C. Maerihout, director of
the Parmville high school band, left
Sunday to spend the summer in Ir
ving, New York. ' . ,
Mr. and ifiil. Glenn Newton and
family’ spent- Sunday afternoon at
Moore’s beach near Bath.
R C, Carr, Jrn student at State
college, arrived Tuesday to spend a
few days between terms at home,
Bill Carr of Wilmington, Del, vrill
• Mm. Willie Gmy * AMeB, Pete and
r. Jones «
MHfi
the REA had grown and developed so
rapidly. He expressed the sentiments
cooperative a valuable a?setto Faun
Stencu L. Ihlda at Route 1, Foun
tain, was suable to attend the meeting
and his message to the group was giv
en by Manner Whitley, who also re
ported on the organisation's growth.
The following directors were re
elected: President Mda; J. C- Parker
of Fountain, Rout* 1, vice-president;
Seth Barrow, Route 1, Farmville, sec-:
retary and treasurer; ©. L- Erwin,
Route 2, Farmville, Sam V. Tugwell,
Route 1, Farmville, George L. Mew
born of Route 8, Snow Hill, and E.
E. Nethtereutt of Route 1, Snow Hill.
After tile conclusion of the busi
ness part of the meeting, a very live-* ]
ly program of musk and comedy was
presented by the Bar X Boys and we*
enjoyed by all present. : if^
An outstanding feature of the pro
gram was a beauty contest, with seven
contestants from families served by
the cooperative. S^se Joan Atkinson
of Greenville, Route 1, daughter of
)fr. and Mrs. Ben Atkinson and a stu
dent in the local high school, was se
lected as Miss Pitt 4 Greene. Miss
Betty Gays of Walstonburg, Route 2,
and Mbs Billie Jean Hunt of Stan
tonburg, Route 2, were mnners-up.
Other contestants were Misses 'Vir
ginia Corbett of Route 1, Stantons
burg; Josephine Craft of Walston
buig, Route 1; Jean Jones of Route 1,
Greenville; and Mary Alice Gay of
Walstonburg, Route 2. \ ' ; i:-§
Miss Atkinson received * cash prise
of 25 mid will represent the local
REA at a state beauM Contest h^Ra
leigh. The winner of the state-wide
content will represent North Carolina
at a meeting of the National Rond
Electric Cooperative Association in
Chicago. \
Margaret Ellis, cashier of the co
operative, presented an amusing bur
lesque of an additional beauty con
testant. _ J f X' ' jg- ;
About, 70 prises, ranging from elec
tric roasters to alarm clocks,
-given as attendance prises^ The
were donated by '
the Pitt & Greene service
Forty-two crates of i .
were (terved. Even though the day
was a sotertnnl ■ record-breaker,
far as temperature ia -concaihodi^a
good pmtentagdof the member* were
present and enjoyed themselves Im
mensely.
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