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V J % I t FAio(vaia|iffSM^n^)| c. 1 ...... . 1- jtpmAT World LqngerShopping Schedule Observed By Local Stores ville merchants will keep longs# working hoars for the convenience of. their customers who can’t crowd into a short time all the work, and shopping necessary to make the Yuletide season a success. On Thurs day and Friday nights of this week, stores' will remain open until 8 o’clock. On Saturday and Monday cation that word is spreading far and wile that Farmvffle merchants have choice stocks of merchandise »t rea sonabie prices. Although merchants each year advise their patrons to shop MB. it seems to be a trait quite marked in this section that tec# folks put off their Christmas shop nine to the last minute. The samp Sitotoue,apP^«iye»*T just as it w«: last. ^ y fj Stores wffl be closed T«e*d*y J*j| Wednesday for the holiday*. |fg| 18 A, J. Hobbs, District Superini of the Beeky Mount District. Hobbs based his observations on experiences at the Ecumenical ference held in Oa August. Thirty-eight countries represented at the conference over five hundred official attended. Dr. Hobbs was one of two official delegates from Ni Carolina. Dr. Hobbs spoke night in the local church. In a comparison between the Hah and American ministers, Dr. Hobbs stated that t*to Engliak w|| greater theologians11 bttti that that American ministers live closer1 to the people and he thinks that accounts for the difference in memberships in the two countries. There are arbd||f 750 thousand Methodists in Enj and over 9 million in America. Previously the conference has year periods and the next one will be held in India. .. . ^ ; Hie first quarterly conference of the Farmville charge was held follow ing Dr. Hobbs’ speech. The conference elected J. D. Joy ner as Sunday School Superintendent to succeed Dewey Fttquay who Urn accepted a position in Charlotte. Appreciation for the splendid service rendered by Mr. Fuquay was ex pressed. The conference also elected dele-, gates to District Conference to be held at Oak Grove Church on the Spring tittorih-GsryBbarg: Ch&rgc. April 22, are E. N. Petteway and Ira Oakley, Sunday School superinten dents, charge lay leader, and Presi dent of Woman’s Society of Christian Service are members of the Conference and are expected to at tend. M. V. Jones wjbs elected as debate to Annual Conference to be held at Burlington next fall; R. A. Joyner is the reserve. Kashmir, was rroicsspr eveioped ti IS pointed ^fcdia wwf*m the home of tne Hindu faith and Pakistan was pri marily of th* Moslem-faith, Kash mir was api-ovmcewhich was owned By a Maharajah and when India was .divided it was not determined which proovince Would rule Kashmir. Pakistan believed that Kashmir should be a'jpaii of that country aitir-P most of the people were Mos lems. India claimed Kashmir be cause of a legal conveyance between Hindis and the Maharajah. Armed conflict broke out in Kashmir be tween certain revolutionist in that province and that faction was aided gby native tribes in northern Pakistan. Later in -1he^y»iterrWMI»^<r>opB of Pakistan came to their assistance. '’Opposing these forces, troops loyal on a settlement. Dr. Aycock stressedjhe fact that since India had rewind her inde pendence the transfer of people had resulted in the deaths of over a mUl ion and had involved the countries of India and Pakistan in a muddled -.mass of economic problems. *The matter is still before the UJd. and Dr. Graham is in Paris working on a possible solution. President Jesse Moye presided over the meeting. Dr. Charles E. Fitz gerald presented a bicycle and a gift of money to Donnie AUen, 8-year-old. son of Mr, and Mis. LeBoy Allen of near Bruce, who has been crippled in Mb of his legs as the result of an attack of polio when very young. Donnie recently underwent his fourth operation and has been given braces that are flexible. Special guest of the meeting were jBr. Aycock, his son, Bill, and his. Dtther-in-law, 3. £. Mewbom of Snow AtHome Here ;;;.J Servicemen stationed in the States who will be coming home or have al ready arrived to spend Christmas at their home here are as follows: Cpl. Chartfs Joyner arrived Wed nesday night from Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. , _ Cpl. Jack Turnage arrived this week from KesierAir Fence Base, ©iloxi, Miss. He. will retina* D«C«m from Lackland Air Force Blm Antonio, Taxes, for a six day visit. Pfc. Milton Q. Williamson arrives tomorrow, from Helling. Air Force Base in Washington, ©. C., to spend 'the holidays here. from Fort atotinB, N. Sgt. and Mria-Harvi small son, Walter, will row from Fort Kno*,; cently elec County lie stalled at at the Epi Greenville, est College from Louisiana iral Hospital in Wflfoo. Mrs. Stella Shearin, 82, widow, rtf the late John H. Shearin, died* at the* home of her daughter, Mrs. B. M. Lewis, naar f apiviUe, Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock, Funeral sen*** were held from the home of Mrs. Lewis ion Thursday afternoon at 8 o’clock, conducted by Rev. E. W. Holn||fe Baptist roudstwr. Interment followed In the family burial ground at ttmhomepiace near Rocky Motfnt, Mrs. Shearin had spent ah her life near Roclcy Mount uadi II years ago health for several mopthi. i'f Survivors other than Mr*. Lewi* are; three daughters, Mrs..M. A; Mc Lhih Roeky Mount; Mr* C. R. Lewis, Wood; Mrs. Lewis* W6od;ene son, Hugh A, Shf?**?, Rocky.Mount; one Sister, Mrs. Ett^eitefyRnfield; •three broth***-©. ir§heurip.,Ess«; Weldon SpR*»#; jfe* «• was a EarmviiJe victor M> Frigi.y, ni*ht bytt* High School Band in W ^gSf"Tp«teff «»d Miss Elisabeth^ Parte* of Baieigh will spend the week end and Christmas with Mrs. Parlferia daughter, Mrs. J. T. Nolen and family. IP^'M Mrs. Carroll D. Oglesby, Mrs. A. W. SsoftM** Mm J. M. Gibbs and Mrs. J. M. Carraway were Goldsboro : 'Mrs: l&SdNfeks and Miad L. Ivey, Sr., were Goldsboro visitors on Monday. ' • wffl rotamsfto Qroenvflte with 'the H&Us to spend the holidays time ’lath tfm»«>- v V *■ • His New Plan • Churchill On British Bean • Reserve Officers and 1952 no U 31“° ^ ^ Ku | not leave his <* toe iroeui T^ms installed :S *7*'*_* f & rimi' ifriiriii^fM Mil 5? Qmmb'er, & mm |gp At the T~^xr:*g*W- \
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