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mi NUMBER 81XTEEM j ..... - '*■ -i- ■■ ■ J v- .sSLfSsJ?- '■ ra . r, -. ,1 • *• • ifc Sr iKPSIIS iSl ■ * • • rilfciJE* * =b . -, 'ibe play-off for toe championsmp oi toe tfrigin, Beit league continue* as tnis paper is eeing puousnea with fusmue and urmonoavuie aauuag u out ior top pace, ormonasvuic won the firstjwo games oi the tinai senes. FarmvUie, making a strong come-back, captured ttte next three contests. The sixth game was play ed last night—and the final game, -U required, will be played tonigl^f (Friday) at 8 o’clock in the Farm ville stadium. B The games have_ been unusually close, well-played, and exciting. Large crowds have been attending. STUDENTS LEAVE FOR COLLEGE NEXT WEEK Seven spring graduates of Farm ville high school will be members of the freshman class at East Carolina college when the fall session opens Monday. They include Misses Carole Pippin, Nancy Isl Moore, Gayle Flanagan, Edna Earle Hedgepeth and Rae Hathaway, all of whom win live on the campus, and Mrs. Jarvis Tripp, Jr., of Route 2, Green ville and Everette Roebuck. Another member of the class, Miss Ann Bynum, began her studies at East Carolina in June. She resumes her studies Monday. Misses Mary Frances Allen, Seleta Tucker and Janet Stansill, juniors, and Pat Corbett, Jean Flora and Dot Lucas, sophomores, will return " to the Greenville college Wednes day. Miss Jean Bynum, a sophmore, . who is a freshman counsellor, will leave Monday. Miss Ruth Moore, who attended the . Shennandoah Conservatory of Music, Dayton, Va., for two years, is -transferring to East Carolina. She will live in Greenville with her sister, Mrs. Dail Laughinghouse, Jr. Miss Dot Hathaway will leave Monday for Winston-Salem where she will take an X-ray technician’s course at Bowman-Gray. She attend ed W.C.U.N.C. last year. EAGLES-SMITH r AMILY REUNION The Eagles-Smith family held its third annual reunion Wednesday afternoon, August 15, at the Farm x ville Municipal park. Upon arrival, refreshing grape punch was served by Mr. x and Mrs. Randolph Eagles, and. Mr. and Mm. W. C. Eagles. - W. Conner JBagles, the president, extended a hearty welcome to all present. The business session was .opened with a prayer by F. L. Eagles. W. W. Eagles, chairman of tire program, then called upon Mis. Ivy Smith to pay tribute in memory of those who had died since last - year’s meeting. Larry P. Eagles then welcomed all. those who had mitered the Eagles'’ Smith family either by birth or marriage. ills Mrs. E. Y. Lovelace, who presided over the register, was asked to write a message to those members unable to attend on account of illness. Group pictures were made. S. S. Eagles, refreshment chair man, reported that dinner was starved to around 176 people by Parker's of Wilson. |||HjpH|SrfiP Three years ago Mrs. M. E. Yel Verton of Fountain and Mrs. Eric. Copeland of Durham conceived the idea for annual reunilis of the rela tives of the late Bethiah and Theo phfhiff Randolph Eagles* 1 " Many mil of stats members and thise from ioetd;;:.;boasm^riities who AtThe Rotary We should be thankful Ciattve of our soil duty to preserve <pd carei J wr Eagles of the Soil Service at the Rotary f ... night. Of die eight classifications of soil, rated as to their capability to pro duce, Pitt County has die first throe, and we should resolve to pass it on in better shape than which it was ipisagles supported his- talk with large photos taken in and around Pitt County showing the effects of soil erosion and certain corrective rheth ods employed. With reference to tonnage, he pointed out that some thing like one million feet of t&e had already been installed-in Pitt County, but estimated a need for an addi tional twelve million feet to do the job. Ravage by fire was hot over looked, and forest fire prevention was stressed./ Eagles was introduced by Roland Lang, program chairman for the evening. RoUby Rouse and John Lewis were named to head teams, composed oi the Rotary members, for an atten dance contest during the four Sep tember meetings. Five members were absent and Walter Jones was awarded the at tendance prfce. ,' .1. Dr. Paul Jones, Jr., was a guest of his, father, Paul Jones, and Herbert Acton was a visitarian from the Dan ville, Kentucky Club. John Lewis will be in charge of the program next week. Club' President Jesse Moye pre sided. Curtis Flanagan’s Section As Fare Group Head Signal HouOr For Town 1 The Farmville man steps into the president’s chair 'well qualified for the position, and is well., known to firemen all over the state. He serv ed as secretary of the Eastern North Carolina Association for four years, and .-as president tsje. From these offices in o*e of the largest sub divisions in the state, he stepped into the vice presidency of the asso ciation two yeare ago. As an elective officer of the or ganization, he has held membership on the executive committee which controls the Firemen’s fnsdnmce pro gram and has jurisdiction qver "the fire college apd drill school operated for the benefit of fire-fighters from all parts of the state. The fire coll ege, a four-day a£?air held annually, is considered one of the bast in the nation and statfs bordering; North Carolina are patterning: their set-ups after the one ip Tar Heeiia. Certifi in recent years, and much remains to be Ab an example, he Cites the work which has been done recently at Bethel. Citizens in that surround ing area purchased a truck and it is kept in and maintained by the town of Bethel, to the'bine or 10 months the truck has been in service, it has already resulted in the saving of more property than it cost. Sir . Flanagan sees no reaaoh why tort work cannot be duplicated by hun dreds of North. Carolina communi ties which ate merciless at the hands of'a fin. ’,; ^Modestly, the new fire official dis claims any credit for too honor be stowed upon him. He says hia elec tion stems fraia toe fact that Farrn ville, known as one of the most safety-conscious towns in toe state, has a “erueker-jaek” group of fire men and he adds that there are rep eal members of Ms department more caprtYe of holding down toe position than hit to One is inclined to bbUeve, however, tort Hslttville's position is due to the work of such' anee rating. Hy virtue of its low losses and tihe availability of ade quate equipment, Farmville has an ition Sc h naaan wai led about *rttieaotf 1 mm Brace Darden of Burlington wiH spend the week end here Mr. end Mrs. E. L. Finch of Sou thern Pines spent the week end with relatives. * Mm, T. S. Cotton of Hampton, Va., returned, Tuesday after spending sometime with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smith. The Smiths and their guest spent the we&*ead at Atlantic Beach. Mm Paul Kimbrough of Cyn thiana, Ky., said lbs. Bussell Moore of Kentucky, arrived Tuesday to stay with their husbands, who are on the tobacco market. Mr, and Mm W. Leslie Smith spent several days last week at Atlantic Beach. Mr. and Mm Joe Latham and Mm C. A. Tyson spent the week end In Plymouth with Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Mm Jack Rogers of Mullins, S. C., Bpent last week with Mr. Rogers, Rev. and Mr*. H. L. Davis and daughter, Jean, have .returned from their vacation which they sperit at Robbia*, Morehead City and other points. Mrs. SL E. Albritton, who teaches in the Maury school, w&l move to Snow Hill Saturday from lassie. She returned last week from ' Carolina Beach and is the guest of her bro ther, Willie Eason. Mr. and Mrs. Graham Davis, who have been attending summer school at' the University of North, Carolina, arrived Tuesday for a visit to Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Davis of Atlanta, Ga., were guests several days last week of Mrs. Lang Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Dixon and son, Robert, attended a presentation of “The Common Glory" at Williams-; burg, Wednesday night.v Mr. ,and Mrs. B. R. Powell and son of Hampton, Va., visited Mr. and Mrs. Greene, Monday. Mrs. Powell is Mr. Greene’s sister. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Warren and Mrs. J. E. Warren of Speed visited relatives here Sunday. * Mm. James Yates of Dunn; Mr. and Mm. Carl Greene and family of Gainesville, Texas, and Mr. and Mrs. A- J. Greene and Charles' Greene spent Friday at Atlantic Beach. Mrs. Edgar Banett, Faschall Bar rett and Miss Tabitim DeVisoonti attended a meetings of county colothd teachers in Greenville, Monday, at which Mrs. Barrett explained school insurance. Mn. Barrett and Miss De Visconti attended a meeting for white principals Thursday night. Seaman'and Mrs. Bill Erwin of Baltimore, Md., are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar L, Erwin. ' Mrs. John J. Erwin is a patient at Pitt Memorial hospital, Greenville. Robert Rollins and John Bussell Joyner, who have been attendidg summer school at the University of Orth Carolina, arrived Tuesday to spend three weeks at their homes. Mrs. W. A. Allen arid children re turned Mpnday from Morehead City where they spent the summer. Mr. andMm.-P.F. Pierce'and chil dren of St Augustine, Fla.,, returned to their home Wednesday after visit ing Mrs. Ray West, Sr., Walstonburg and Mrs. Peari Johnston a few days. Mr. and Mm. F. T. Carr mid daughter spent a few days this week at Morehead City. Bill Pollard of Athens, Ga,, Mrs, J. -43, Pollard and Robert Pollard are spending two weeks at Virginia Beach, Va. Dr. Paul E. Jones, Jr., of Kannapo lis spent several days this week here. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Martin and am, Andy, spent fast week at Myrtle -Beach, St C., with Mr. Martin’s mother. Mrs. G. M. Holden arid Miss Tabi ti» DeVisconti visited Mn. J. B. Newton and Mm. Maude Warren in Mrs. Frank e|C. Adams chil dren, Clint and Harriette, of Nor fork, Va., arrived last week to visit Mr*. W. C. Murray, Mb. Janas’ V*.. state supervisor of horn* eco nomics in Virginia, is spending this week with her husband, & L. Lov ing, who work* for Farmville Leaf Tobacco company. . . ' Mr. end Mrs. A. R. LaMapter and daughter, Ann, of Newcastle, Ky., have an apartment at the home of Mm. L. E. Jones. Mr. L&Master is with the tobacco stabilisation cor poration. ' * ; j ’• ■ Rev. W. D. Morton has been visit ing relatives in Staunton and Lynch burg, Va, and Hendersonville. Miss -Polly E. Bundy of Wilson sport Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bundy. Mm. W. T. Smith began teaching fifth grade in Ihe Maury school yesl terday. Mrs. Eva Ragland has returned to Danville, Va., after a viait to Mr. and ' Mm. Howard Ragland and daughter, Beth. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tanner of Monkton, Md, visited Mr. and Mm. Edgar Case, Sunday. xMre. C. E. Case spent the week end with Mrs. R. E. Grimes in Roberaomville. Mrs. Grimes return ed with' her for an extended visit. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Holme* and children spent the week end in Wen-" delL Mr. and Mrs. Gpozgct Davis and sons, Cedric and Gerald, have return ed from Ridgecrest where they spent the summer. Miss Mamie Davis, is on an ex tended visit to her niece, Mrs. Robert Cockrell, in Columbia, S. C. Mrs. E. G. Aycock and Mias Louise Clayton of Portsmouth, Va„ spent a few days last week with Mm. J. E. Bynum. Mm. Alice H. KUpatfiek, who has been visiting her daughters, Mm. Bynum and Mm. Robert Lee Smith, accompanied than hone. Va, resetting the Rose*! formal opening Friday. ' Mrs. B. S. Smith is Tucker’s hospital, RSchr : Mm. George E. Pote dren, Jane, Cared and Columbus, Ohio, will an day for a visit to Mtp. 3 Mm. Elmer R. Smith. ngfigj^ ' : / '';l \ .'v, 4 2, " „**• On Monday night of last ■week, Mayor J.O.Tslly of Fay«tteyfBb»ra candidate fir governor of the Hi wanis district, talked to the dub on “Examining Ourselves.” It was one of the finest talks the ehd>has heard in a long time. TUly, who served hi .the Navy during World War n, is formerly an instructor of the Wake Forest law school. FARMVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ‘ FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FOB SEASON COMPLBTBO Sam D. Bundy, principal of the FanaviUe High School, announced that the IWnnville High School foot ball schedule is now complete for the 1061 season. Practice began, on Wednesday, August 22, under the direction of EBert Moye, coach, and Charles T. Tucker, assistant coach. The 1961 edition of the Fazmvtlle Bed Devils will be light and in experienced for the moot part, hot is expected fd give a good account of itself in the nine game shednle which is as follows: ; Friday, September 14: Noriina at Fhrmville - (night game) Friday,"* September 21: Hertford at Hertford Friday, September 28: Snow Hill at Firaville (night) ( Friday. October 5: Morehead City at Morehead Friday, October 12: Robersonville at Fanaville (night) Friday, October 19: ' c ‘ Aydan at Farmville (night) Friday, October 26: Vahceboro at Yshechoro • „ Friday, November 2: & Edgecombe at Farmville (night) Friday, November 9: jrj • LsGnange - at LaGraage' . ' METHODIST^ERMON „ Kev. H. L. Davis has returned from his vacation. He will speak Sunday morning at the Methodist chuith on “Laborers, with the Lord.” MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE Ensign DcstU Monday from Norfolk, Vk, five-months cruise in Mediteo Waters. Beslans to spend Wwn end with Ms parents, L. E. Walston. TEACHES IN WILMINGTON Joe Latham will leave Sunday far Wilmington where lie will teach science in the Sunset Dark Junior High School. He Is a graduate of Wake Forest college and did addi Air Pfc. FwWe Gerald Dupree, QI, leave this morning for Randolph Force Base, San Antonio, Tens, , Thfit better of tobaccos us now being offered for sale in Farm viiie’s seven warehouses is reflected in the report of Supervisor Fred C. Moore, who states that averages Tuesday and Wednesday passed tbs f&9-maik. The'supervisor/also p*Stx diets that prices will rise htehw as tbe quality becOipes bettor. » ' ‘ Sates so far have been light bat this is attribated to the fact that the coring season lasted until after the market opened and growers have been so busy wi% harvesting that no time wds left tfor grading and getting the .tobpcco ready for sals. Monday will be observed as a holi day. From now on, however, sales on the local floors will be heavy. ;__ Supervisor Moore reports a|§P through Wednesday as being 2,014, 220 pounds, for an average «f $49.70. The totad paid for this tobacco was $1,000,443.00. WELFARE OTT. NOTES by K. T. Putrell, Supt. - Mrs. SSra Proctor, who has been a ' case worker assistant on the . Pitt County Wdfare Department staff, far tadring a leave of absence begin ning September-18, 1961, and ranr ning through Man*, 1962, tar attend school at Chapel Hill, N. C. Paul Hodul of Elisabeth City, re places Mrs. Sara Proctor, as lease worker assistant. Mr. Hodul is a graduate of State College, where be majored in Social Sciences and comes to the Department with a good’ background. The regular meeting of the Wel fare Hoard waa held' on August 28. The following changes were made in the Public Assistance programs. For Old Age Assistance: 12 cases Were approved and ! was rejected. 87 cases were revised. 27 cases dosed, 8 of whom died. The presence of the I4en|jaw pnooed; by - the last:-, ' Legislature waa fhe cauae for closing 9 cases. ' . " ' {■£ f ' ■ The Pitt County Welfare Board, at tads meeting, was oonepmed with and had lengthy discussion in regard to • sevend hdministrative ' matter* along with the review of die recent Legislation, affecting Welfare De partments, passed by the last .Gen eral Assembly. '**”*'. Bsbeit Dixon, wn of Mr. and Mra. Hubert Dixon, received?** master* degree in administration and super vision Tuesday at the University of North CaroEmw: ' - t - ‘ f ' JWETUBN FROM VACATION y f Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Paylor and daughters have returned from a delightful vacation trip to New York.
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