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; ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦************♦♦■♦♦♦♦;: BUY_BANK »••SELL.• • IN FARMYILLE ; . < VOLUME FORTY-TWO FARMVILLE, PtYT COUNff, NORTH CAROLINA | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY U^fMI NUMBER FORTY -T Pianist Presents Recital For Major May Chapter, DAI Miss Elizabeth Drake of the Eas Gaiouua t_xmege music faculty gave i program or piano music at tne Majoi lieigamin may cnapter, Daugnters a me American Kevolution, Saturda' aiternoon in tne chapter house. Thu was Miss Drake s second appearanct beiore the Farmville DAK. Witt George E. Perry of the college facul ty, sne gave a rental of music foi two pianos on the ocasion of the dedi cation oi the chapter house several years ago. Miss Drake’s program Saturday afternoon included three movements of the Schumann “Sonata in C Min or,” and selections by Bach, Beethov en, Liszt and Dohanaji. Mrs. Henrietta Moye Williamson, regent, presided and the devotional thought of the meeting was given by Mrs. Z. B. T. Cox. Miss Tabitha M. DeVisconti gave an interesting and enlightening talk on life and conditions at the county home. Mis DeVisconti. and Mrs. Ellen Lewis Carroll were asked to continue to assist the investigating committee appointed by the county board of commissioners with the county home work. ' A nominating committee composed of Mrs. T. E. Hooker and Mrs. S. T. White of Greenville and Mrs. A. C. Monk, Sr, was appointed by the re gent Mrs. R. O. Lang, Sr., reported that a large collection of clothes had been packed by she and Mrs. A. C. Monk, Sr., for the Crossnore Schools. Mrs. Haywood Smith, program chairman for the afternoon, intro duced the pianist, Miss Drake. Mrs. J. B. James and Mrs. S. T. White were hostesses for the meeting. Cpl. Joab Tyson Returns From GjUam Cpl. Joab Tyson, Jr., who has been stationed at the Army base on Guam for two years, landed in San Francis co, Monday morning, and immediate ly telephoned his parents, who live on Route 2, Farmville, of his arrival on the West Coast. His' parents were surprised that he had returned, al though he had told them three weeks ago not to write again until they heard from him. Cpl. Tyson serves with the Army Quartermaster Corps. He expects to come home on leave within a few days. After attending Farmville high school, Tyson farmed with his parents prior to joining the Army in August, 1949. He was given an over seas assignment, on Guam, shortly after completing his basic training. With Servicemen Roland Wooten, who recently was assigned to duty in Korea, wrote his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wooten, that he has been promoted to private, first class. Pfc. William Yelverton was recent ly transferred from Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Fals, Texas, to Camp Gordon, Ga. His new address is Pfc. William H. Yelverton, 14435036 Sq. (H), MPRTC, 8801-1 TSU, Flight (D), Camp Gordon, Ga. Mrs. Herman Baker . Elected President State Farm Women Mrs. Herman Baker, vice-chairman of the Associated Women of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, was elected chairman to serve a two-year term, at the Monday afternoon ses sion of the women’s meeting in con nection with the 16th. Annual Con vention held in Raleigh this week. Mrs. Baker succeeds Mrs. B. B. Everette of Palmyra. As vice-chairman, Mrs. Baker pre sided over the Monday morning ses sion of the Associated Women. LOYALTY CRUSADE TO PRECEDE BAPTIST REVIVA1 Beginning Sunday, members of th« Baptist Church Will be challenged ir a church loyalty crusade for a period of 10 weeks, in preparation for thi revival that begins on Sunday, Apri Happy Scout and Happy Parents wsmma , m Harold Flanagan is pictured hold ing a trophy awarded him. for being one of the two outstanding Boy Scouts in the Edgecombe District during 1951. With Scout Flanagan are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arch Flanagan. • jj Harold shared honors with Sig T. Robeson of Tarboro at the Annual a..;— Scout Banquet in Tarboro on Thurs day of last week. Flanagan, who wears 23 badges, two more than required of an Eagle Scout, will become an Eagle Scout when he completes the required Bird Study. Scout leaders state that Harold .•*«?*—%** lives the Scout oath and la'v; is inter ested in all phases of community, church and school life; is an inspiring and outstanding leader among the younger scouts.' Harold was chosen Boy of the Month at the high schooi the first of the school year. P.T.A. Founders Dramatized In Special Program me tenth giaue girls of the rami <»ue lugii scuooi unuer tiie uireeuofl uj. weir ttucner, Mis. Beioy xvomns, bave a rouiaiers xiay pivgiaih W waxen tne xounuers, mis. Alice mc jjeuan j>ixney ana Mrs. inoeDe Apptrson neaist, were impersonatea reansucaiiy, to hnng to tne public uuna me History or tne association s organization. r irty-nve years ago when the Na tional congress ot r arents and Tea chers came into being, its founders startled the nation with their courage and the freshness of their idea. It was a novelty in those days for women to think of taking part in any undertaking outside the home. Blanche Beaman opened the meet ing with an introductory talk and ttylvia Alien led, the devotional prayer. The impersonation of Mrs. Bimey was made by Shirley Hardee and Jean Matthews impersonated Mrs. Hearst. Other tenth grade girls taking part in the program -were: Claire Cannon, Guitta Cannon, Mar cie Forbes, Dot Nanney, Jean Melton and Doris Oakley. Mrs. Frank Allen, president, pre sided and gave the executive board report in which three members were proposed as a nominating committee. The committee, composed of Mrs. J. M. Carraway, Mrs. Alex Allen and Mrs. Ben Lang, was accepted by the association. Mrs. Allen requested the principal, Sam D. Bundy, to read the revised Procedures and By-Laws which were accepted. The president announced that the Girl Scouts would present the March program. Following the ciose of the meeting the hospitality committee served re freshments in the hall of the building. Mrs. Irvin Morgan presided at the punch bowl and Mrs. James B. Hockaday and Mrs. John King greet ed those present. * . Merchants Plan . For Dollar Days Fred C. Moore, executive secretary nd spokesman for the FarmviRe Chamber of Commerce and Merchant* Association, is reminding all families n -the FVrmville area that- Dollar lays will J>e held here on February 26 md 29, and March 1. Merchants are already making dans for the event which will fint seal stores packed with excellent largains. fENTATIVB DATE SET FOR fi “ THIS YEAR’S FARMERS DAI Wednesday, April 23, has been ten tatively picked as the date fpi Farmville’s 1962 Far&jsm Day. I will be the second such event in tb town’s history. Last year’s even was a sensational success, bringinj teae;ff!iriBg£gf early afternoon and continued unti midnight—all at no charge. Sam Di Bundy is again eemds# a .'Mini ■ MONK MEMORIAL CHURCH SPONSORS BARBECUE SUPPE tSES SMALL TOWN AT KIWANIS MEETING regular meeting in the school lunch room Monday night expressed his fondness, for thf smagtownUfe and {that people who live in small towns I ( often fail to appreciate the advan ! tages afforded by such a life. Four More Teams Sought For Bright Belt League Plans for the continuation of the Bright Beit semi-protessionai baseball league were advanced Monday night when representatives of five towns in thi0 section met in the Town Hall and iormed the pucienh of the organisa tion which will direct the league this summer. John Allen Farfopr of Goldsboro, who served as administrative head of several semi-professional leagues last summer, was elected president of the Bright Beit League. He presided over the meeting, and announced that final plans for the league will be made at another meeting to be held here in the Town Hall on Friday night, Feb ruary^. Four clubs are definitely in the league, another is toying with plans of getting into, the race, and it is hoped that at least three others will join, making an eight-club circuit. Farmville, Greenville, Pinetops and Ormondsvilfe have definitely stated they will be a member of the league.' Macclesfield, a strong contender in recent seasons, was represented Mon day night and spokesmen indicated Macclesfield will again field a team. Fremont has indicated a willingness to join, provided it meets with the ap proval of league members. Snow Hill, Stantonsburg-Saratoga, Williamston, Robersonville LaGrange and Lucama are prospective members. These towns have been invited to have re presentation at the next meeting, with authority to give a definite an swer of their intentions. The schedule will get underway in late April, and 48 games will be play ed. Contests will be played on Wed nesdays, Friday and Saturdays, until July 2, after which play will be limit ed to the. week-end (Saturday and Sundays) With double-header s plan ned for Friday, July 4. % Robert Joyner Heads Farmville '•* *52 at* Robert Joyner has been elected president of the Farmville baseball cluh, which this summer ip being operated-on a community-basis, in stead of coming under the manage ment of a single civic club, group or individual. Marvin Speight, Jr., is vice president of the dub. Other members of the Board of Directors are Bom Webber, Fred Moore, Walter Jones, James Monk, Mabry Polard, WUl Summerville *nd L. W. Allen, ete Piestrak, who played third base id pitched for Farmville’s league lampions last year, has been picked manage the team, ft, Enthusiasm over the coming season is ,running at a high pitch here, apd cry “Elay Ball.” New Traffic Signals Erected Two aditional traffic signals have been installed at important inter sections as another step in efforts by the Board of Commissioners to curb reckless driving withm the town’s corporate limits. A caution has been placed at the intersection of Home avenue and Walnut street. A stop and-go signal has been placed at the entersection of the Fountain and Wil son highways on West Wilson street. Wild Life Film Shown Walstonburg Club A film summarizing the work of the Wild Life Resources Commission was shown Tuesday night to the Wal stonburg Men’s Club, by Mr. Ham nett of the Educational Division of the Commission. The supper meeting was held in the American Legion Hut. - President Truett E. Lang welcomed five new members, Fred Walston, Floyd Adams, Jarvis Holloman, Jack Cunningham and Moses Jones. WELFARE OFFICE NOTES New rules and regulations and deletions by death or economic changes together with the Lien Law, continue to decrease the number of persons receiving public assistance. At the December jneeting of the Wel fare Board, six Old Age Assistance cases were approved and seven cases closed. For the January meeting fourteen cases were approved and tw;enty-one cases closed. Seventy five cases were revised at the Decem ber and January meetings. The Aid To Dependent Children program for December and January meetings found sixteen cases approved and twelve cases closed. There were twenty-four revisions. It is signifi cant to note that 146 fewer persons received Old Age Assistance in Jan uary, 1962 than in January. 1961 and for Aid to Dependent Children there were. 34 cases' less in January, 1952 than received assistance in 1961. Since Miss Georgie Hughes, Child Welfare Case Worker resigned to ac cept the position as Superintendent of Public Welfare in Carteret County on January 1, no one has been found to replace her- Her 146 service cases have been divided among the general case workers as an emergency meas ure. All adoption cases, however, will be done by Mrs. Elizabeth R. Avery, case worker and most of the Probation cases will be serviced by Paul Hodul, case worker. Miss Jennie Manning, case worker with the Blind, has lost her Seeing Eye Dbg and will leave on February 25 to go and take three weeks training course and will return with Anew dog. ■ ■. ■ .. ■ :jlggr] PRESBYTERIAN MEN’S CLUB TO HAVE GUEST SPEAKER Rev. R. Murphy Williams, Jr., of Wilson wfll he guest speaker Thurs day night at ihe supper meeting of the Presbyterian Men’s Club at 7 o’clock at the church. Robert Pierce Aboiff Farmville rtoplm Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Johnson an daughter, Henriperle, Mr. and Mn E. C. Holmes and son, Todd, were !i Charlotte, Sunday and Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Wilkerson am daughter, Teens, returned Saturday from the Greeneville, Tenn,, tobacci market. . Misses Aims Bynum and ,Gayl» Flanagan, students at E.C.C. spew the week end at their homes hare. Billy Laughinghouse of Greenville was the dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs J. E. Bynum, Sunday. Mrs. H. M. Byrum of Edenton visit ed friends here, Thursday. A number of Farmvilte people at tended the funeral of Mrs. Addle Noble Speight of Winterville on Tues day afternoon. They were: Mr. and Mrs. Archie Speight, Mr. and Mrs. T. Eli Joyner, Jr., Mrs. E. Eli Joyner, Sr., Robert J. Wainwright, J. W. Rasberry and Mrs. Lydia Bynum. Others who were at the home Tuesday morning, were: Mias Tabitha M, Be* Visconti, Mrs. John T. Thome, Mrs. R. J. Wainwright, Mrs. <3. T. West brook and Mrs. R B. Humphrey, Mrs. (i; Ales Bouse has returned to her home from Pitt Memorial Hos pital and is reported as improving slowly. Pfc. Shelby Roebuck of Fort Camp bell, Ky., spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Roebuck. Mrs. J. S. Schmus and eon, Jimmy, of Portsmouth spent the week end With Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Turnage. Mr. and Mrs. Ezzell of Goldsboro spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Cur tis Massey. Curtis Ray Massey is sick at his home. Mrs. Kate Twiford returned Friday from an extended visit with her mother, Mrs. Alice Watson, at Lake T-anding Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lewis visited with Mrs. Lewis’ father, B. G. Bar bee and family in Wilson, Sunday afternoon! Miss Nan Smith of Henderson spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith. Mrs. John H. Howard of Atlanta, Ga., arrived Monday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. W. T. Candler, and Mr. Chandler. Miss Nell Taylor Beaman of Wili iamston spent the week end at her home here. Mrs. Mary Taylor of Goldsboro visited last week with her daughter, Mrs. C. L. Beaman. Mrs. Taylor re turned Sunday to Goldsboro with her son, Parham Taylor, Mrs. Taylor and son, Ken, Who visited with the Bea mans, Sunday afternoon. Barbara Wainwright was the week end guest of Shirley Wainwright. Pfc. Dalton Wainwright, who is stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wainwright. Mrs. Jack McDavid and daughter, Martha, left Monday for an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDavid, Sr., in Fairhope, Ala. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Baker, Edgar Baker and daughter, Bonnie Lynn were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Ruffin, Sunday. Mrs. R. G. Ruffin spent Monday in Rocky Mount. Misses Ann, Linda and Robbie Hin ton of Kenly spent the week end with Harold and Sue Flanagan. Mrs. Allen Drake returned home Saturday from Memorial General Hospital in Kinston where Bhe under went an operation on Wednesday of last week. James and Maynard Thorne, stu dents at State College, will spend the week end at their home here. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bynum, Sr., Mrs. Fred Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Herring of Wilson visited relatives^ New Bem, Sunday. Mrs. R. T. Lemon arrived Tuesday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Leslie Smith. Mrs. Roland Fields of Walstonburg spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Carr. Jack Lewis is sick at his home on Horne avenue. ' Ernest W. Spear, formerly of Kin ston, who is now. associated with the FarmviHe Leaf Tobacco company, re turned this week end from the hurley market in Carrollton, Ky. Mrs. C. W. Rogers of New York City arrived last week for a visit with her brother, E. C. Holmes, and Mrs. Holmes and family. She was joined by her husband, Rev. Rogers, Monday, lie Rogers are enroute to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tugwell and son, Stanley, of Norfolk, Va., visited Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Tugwell the past weekend,. ' Mrs. E. C. Carr and son, Charles, spent Sunday with relatives in Knightdale. Billy Burke, who entered Lenoir Memorial hospital in Kinston on Man da* returned to his home Wednesday mAWimo1. mm I the hurley tobacco market in Bowlin) » Green, Ky. i bx. V. M. Bryant of McKinney, Tex as, visited recently with his sister I Mrs. W. C. Garner and family. Mr. mid Mrs. J. T. Lewis of Wash ' ington, D. C., are visiting Mr. ami Mrs. Jack Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Melton and chil i dren of Sanford visited }fr. and Mrs A. J. Melton, Sr., Sunday. Mr. and Mn. Neal Owens of Nor folk, Va., spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. I Williford. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Tugwell and daughter, Elizabeth, of near Farm ville were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Tugwell. - E.C.O. Professor Guest Speaker At Rotary Banquet Outstanding in the social events of the past week was the Annual Rotary Club Ladies' Night, Tuesday night, in the school lunchroom with wives of the Rotarians and the local faculty as special guests. Prior to the serving of the three course turkey dinner, guests were greeted by a receiving line composed of President and Mrs. W. Jesse Moye, Principal Sam D. Bundy and Mrs. Bundy and all the members of the school faculty. Guests were invited to partake of tomato juice served from a silver punch bowl and hors d’ oeuvres, ser ved from a table decorated in the Valentipe motif. The twfhquet hall had wall decora tions of large red hearts with lacey trim. The banquet table was spread with a white cloth and a red ribbon runner was used the table length. A lovely arrangement of red and white flowers were used on the section of the table where the speakers were seated, elsewhere red tapers and sha dow hearts were used to carry the Valentine idea. Valentine place sards were used and gifts marked the places of the ladies and the speaker. Candle ! light illumination was used. Rev. Edwin Coates gave the invo cation. The guests were welcomed by John Lewis and the response was given by Sam D. Bundy. Special music was rendered by Miss Willa Harper. Dr. Ed. Carter of'the E.C.C. Facul ty, Greenville, gave the principal address of the evening. Dr. Garter pointed out that the average town consists of many towns within a town, and illustrated this objective^ by breaking Farmville down into com ponent parts, giving special stress to the Religious, Educational, Govern mental, and Recreational Facilities, a combination of which if properly ad ministered, make the home town the best place in the world to live. FARMVILLE MUSIC PATRONS HEAR PIANIST AT E.C.C. A large number of Farmville music patrons attended the concert given by Morley and Gearhart, pianists, at East Carolina College in Greenville, Thursday night of lapt week. Patrons who attended were: Mrs. Haywood Smith, Mrs. EDsn L. Chr roll, Mrs. E. C. Holmes and guest, Mrs. C. W. Rogers of New York City. Misses Anne and Hadley'Morgan, Carolyn Roebuck, Nancy Jane Car roll, Martha Holmes, Shirley Newton, and Grace Miller; Jackie Williford, Gerald Davis, Robert E. Roebuck and Vann Carroll. GARNER GAS PLANT ENTERED SHOT-GUN IS STOLEN The Gamer Gas and Equipment Company on the outskirts of Farm ville was entered sometime during the week end by unidentified intruders but nothing was missing from the plant, after the visit of the uninvited guests, except a shot-gun that belong ed to Wyatt Tucker, Jr., plant man ager. Finger-print experts obtained prints off the door knob, through which the intruders forced their way into the plant, but no other clues as to the identity of the thieves were obtained. BAPTIST SERMON TOPICS SUNDAY SERVICES Rev. E. W. Holmes has announced his Sunday sermon topics. Sunday morning the Rev. Mr. Holmes will use the topic, "Time To Wake Up,* and Sunday evening he t Dr. D. Say Lindley, president of At lantic Christian College in Wilson, speaking to a luge assemblage of the m County unit of the North Carolina Education Association Wednesday night in the Farmville school audi torium, said “Yours is one of the most thrilling adventures of life. I congratulate you and I respect your courage in accepting the unparrallel ed responsibility.” Dr. Lindley pointed out that scient ists may make a thousand teats and if one is successful he has achieved his goal but teachers cannot experiment, they canont blunder. They must ever be careful to teach students according to basic standards without standard ising their personalities. The speaker further stressed that courses of studies are not as import ant as the human element of the stu dents, that classrooms hold allespects of human life, the failures, the crim inals, the geniuses, and the humani tarians. In closing Dr. Lindley ex presesd the belief that education is what a man is when he has forgotten what he has learned. President Sam D. Bundy presided over the business session. Announce ments were made by County Superin tendent D. H. Conley, and J. L. Jack son of Raleigh, who explained the pro gress made in efforts to organize a Pitt Historical Society and urged ail teachers to be present at the organi zational meeting in Sheppard Memo rial Library in Greenville on Thurs day night. Nomination was made from the floor and unanimously ac cepted by the unit to present Shm D. Bundy as a candidate for the office of president of the Northeastern Dis trict NCEA. Bundy anounced that the fourth meeting of the year, the an nual dinner meeting, would be held in Ayden on April 2. The Parmvile swing band entertain ed the group with a number of popular selections. The band, in its third pub lic apeaxance, gave a creditabMMBwjfe ing. Miss Will* Harper was soloist. Refreshments carrying the Valen-' tine motif were served foUowing ad journment. Mrs. C. L. Bedman, Jr., and Mrs. Herman Baker presided at the beautifully appointed aengtag table which was placed in the hall of the building. W. B. Umstead To Address Kiwanis Glob William B. Uinstead of Durham, | former United States Senator and a Democratic candidate for governor, has accepted an invitation to address the Farmville Kiwanis club oif Man day night, February 25. Charles Ed wards will be program chairman for the evening. FarmviUe Native Hoihe From Paris Captain Robert H. Baker, a Farm ville native, returned to Jtbe States, Friday of last week aftet serving with the 1630th Air Base Squadron in Paris, France for three years. Capt. Baker visited with relatives and friends here on Monday. Baker wil'be stationed in Washing ton, D. C., at the National Air Base where he wil serve as pilot for the V.I.Fs, after a thirty-day furlough which will be spent visiting relatives ih "Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Birmingham, Ala., where Mrs. Baker and their two daughters are residing with her parents. RETURNED MISSIONARY IS SUPPER SPEAKER Miss Venetia Cox of Winterville, returned missionary from China will be guest speaker at the Brotherhood Supper at the Christian Church, Thursday night at 1 o’clock. All members of the church are ex tended a cordial invitation to attend. HOWARD HARRIS SCORES HOLE-IN-ONE ON LOCAL GOLF COURSE Howard Harm, playing in * four some with Paul Ewell, Cheater Out land and Clarence Davis, scored a bole-in-one on the 185-yard ninth hole, of the gold course at the Coun try Club, Sunday. nursery parbnts-teachkbs TO MEET IN SCOUT HUT The TotsviUe Nursery sad Kinder garten parents and teachers wlll meet at the Girl Scout' Hut, Thursday night at StOO o'clock tor a discussion
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