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collided at the intersection of Church
and George streets late Wednesday
afternoon, without injuries to the
passengers but wivh damages to the
tune of several hundred dollar** to
both the vehicles.
A new Chevrolet sedan, driven by
Walter JL Pippin of Farroville, with
Joseph Pippin, brother of the driver
as a passenger* was going west on
Church street, at the same time a new
Ford seda i, driven by Tfaeron V.
Smith of Greenville. & C., and owned
by Ben T. Wood j£ Alabama, a pas
senger, was proceeding southward on
George street. Damages to the Pip
pin Chevrolet were estimated at $400,
while the Ford emerged in somewhat
better condition, with its damages es
timated at *1504200. .
The two young men in the Ford are
Marines, stationed at Cherry Print.
They sustained only minor bruises
and injuries, and were returned to the
Marine base Wednesday night.
Manager-Gilbert Whitley of the
Pitt and Greene Electric Membership
Corporation stated that plana for the
office and headquarters building the
cooperative expects to build here
have been prepared by architects and
are on the way. Specifications
were drawn by the Southern En
gineering Company of Atlanta, G&,
consultants for the Pitt and Greene
organization. The firm has construct
ed about 60 EEA offices in the south
ern states it nerves.
The office hqre will be located near
the home of the Major Benjamin May
chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, on property purchased
from Miss abitha M. DeViscontL
CHRISTIAN MINISTER HOLDS
REVIVAL AT NEWTON'S GROVE
Rev. Z. B. T. Cox, pastor of the
Farmville Christian church conducted
a series of special services last week
_ at the Newton Grove church.
' Rev. Cox has held revivals in the
Newton Grove community on previous
occasions. He is much in demand as
an evangelist-end accecpts as many
invitations during the summer and
fall months as his schedule will allow.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
TO BE AT BETHANY CHURCH
The Sunday School Convention of
the 2nd Union of the Central Confer-.
ence of the original Free Will Baptist
Church will meet at the Bethany Free
Will Baptist Church, Sunday. The
Bethany Church is located in the
Ayden, Wintervilie section.
The convention will open with Sun
day School at the focal church. The
convention program begins at the II
o’clock worship hour. All are invited
to attend. ’
ELI JOYNER FINDS STRONG
TAFT SENTIMENT IN CHICAGO
Eli Joyner, Jr., who spent last week
in Chicago at the furniture show, re
ports first sentiment in tire Windy
City is overwhelmingly in favor of
Senator Robert A, TUft as the Re
publican nominee for president. Joy
ner reports that fire city fairly ooses
with confidence that Taft will be the
standard bearer. Chicago is the
heart of the Thft stronghold, which
fact may have an important hearing
on the outcome of the balloting which
begins when the GOP holds its con
vention, starting July 7.
Mrs. T, Eli Joyner, Sr., accompanied
her son on the trip and attended fire
furniture show.
MRSt RATTHKIilR TO JAIN ,
J.TA.aW-7* ■* . •"**1 /
m HUSBAND IN CALIFORNIA
Dr. R1 L. Holt, director of Religions
Education at East Carolina College,
will speak at the BaptwtChurch Soft
day at 11 -o'clock.
Rev. and Mre. Holmes are attend'
ing Sunday School Week at Ridge
crest. Doe to the absence of the peer!
tor, there will be no evening worship
service Sunday night. Rev. Holmes
will be in his pulpit, July 6.J .
Mr, and Mrs. Darios White, Jr;, re
cently attended the Toy- Show and
the showing of Christmas merchan
dise of the Western Auto Associate
Stores. The showing was held at the
King Cotton hotel in Greensboro. Mr.
White is owner of the local store. 1
GRIMES LEWIS ATTENDS
JAYCEES CONVENTION
Grimes Lewis, a delegate from the
Farraviile Junior Chamber of Com
merce, is attending the National
Jaycee Convention this week. The
convention is being held in the Sham
rock Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
MR. AND MBS* HAROLD ROUSE
MOVE TO CHURCH STREET
Mr. and lira. Harold Rouse and
small son, Brad, moved Thursday to
a residence on Church street The
Rouses will reside in the home for
merly occupied by the late F. M.
Daughety. Mis. Daughety is mak
ing her home in Wallace.
Opening Dates
Marketing and warehouse irffic
ials will meet in Raleigh this week
end and set opening dates for the
195* flue-cured tobacco belts.
If the group follows the pattern
of the past three years, the Ea-tern
Belt will open the third week in
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Jay Flanagan, son of Mr. an4
Mrs. Arch Flanagan, and a student at
Keser^ tSkSMfeShig Coms at
Camp Brookley, Mobile, Ala. Flana
gan 4| a member of the ROTC at
Roland Wooten with the Army in
Korea and on front line duty, was re
cently promoted to ♦*»» rank Of Cor
poral from Private First Class. Woot
en is the soh of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Wooten.
Charles Allen, son cf Mr. and Mrs.
Melton Allen and Randolph Allen, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Bonnie Allen, volun
teered for military service in the
United States Navy, Tuesday of last
week. They were assigned to the U.
S. Naval Training Center at San
Diego,' Calif., and their addressee are
as follows: Company 62 - 0496, U, S.
Naval Training Center, San Diego,
Albert Cannon, son of tfr..and Mrs.
K. Cannon, volunteered for service in
the navy a month ago and isals6 sta
tioned at the San Diego Training Cen
ter. His address is aa folium: S. B.
Albert B. Cannon, 884-61-96, Company
52-0424, U. S. Naval Training Center,
San Diego 33, Calif.
Pfc. Bobby Brock recently wgp
transferred to Camp Pendleton, Calif.,
He is installing telephones at the
camp. Mrs. Brock is with him. Their
new addres is: Pfc and Mn. Bobby
Brock, 1865 Crestline, Bt 2, Encini
tas, Calif, ,
Sfc. John V. Johnston, son tof Mrs.
Pearl Johnston, was recently trans
ferred in Japan. His new address is:
Sfc. John V. Johnston, 84176856, E.
A. Sv. Battery, 99Hf F. A. Bn., AP.O.
201, San Francisco, Calif.
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Telephone Spending $160,000
On Improvements and Building
Dial telephone equipment is Being
jn Farmville’s seer central
office building on West Wilson Street
and plans axe being made to place
the new telephone system in sendee
Telephone company employees are
bow working on the new telephone di
rectory- Borne Farmville business
subscribers have been contacted for
representation in the new directory
and others will be contacted later.'
Spivey urged that Farmville business
firms derange for complete directory
coverage wfcsa they are contacted by
mniyfr ■£;.
Veteran* clinched a tie for the title
Wednesday afternoon by
the Rotary dob, 28-11. Hie Botar
i*a* have enjoyed a held on lint
place since pity begmi^ nino woeks
ago, only to have their lead erased in
the final week. %
The box score of the game which
necessitated the play-off follows: ~
''Veterans
A. Corbett, 8b
C, Dunn, ef —
^ Dunn, 2b _
L. Dilda, lb -
H. Corbett, c _
D. Braxton, p £
J. Nichols, If .
M. King, ss —
K. Allen, rf __
AB
_ 6
_ 6
-6
M. Joyner, 8b
K,Joyner, aa -
6
— 8
__ 6
„ 4
_ 8
2
- l
— 8
K
1
2
6
2
4
2
8
4
0
1
8
H
" 1
2
'4,
4
2
8
s
2
8
1
8
Totals --
Rotary
EL Wainwright, cf
G.. -
B. Allen, lb
8
4
8
&5S31
W. Jones, c
B. Moore, 8b
J. Flake, rf
4
4
8
2
E. Thomas,’2b
1
2
4
2
0
8
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
Y
2
0
0
0
totals
. 48 28 24 6
AB R B E
27 11 8 4
MaHboro Church Has
193 On Bible School Boll
Stinher was hostess t»
Free Will Baptist
. at her home, Wed
Mra Lloyd Allen,
Mr. IW brother, Brace
family in Traton mcnl
Major and Mrs. S. Vj
daughter* will spend Si
Monday with Dr. .and :
Smith. The Vaughn, a
from California to Waabin
Mr*. Mad Hardy hai
from a haying trip in New
Mrs. Hardy is roanascer of
Ladies’ Shop in Wilson.
«/r* nittif vr, iff npv
James Wright, Jr, and Mils Minsk
of Raleigh were dinner gueeta of Mr.
and Mrs. John B. Wright, Jr., Sun
day. James remained for a visit with
Jack Wright.
Mrs. G. Abac Bouse and Mrs, Frank
M. Davis, Jr., wen Wilson visitors,
Monday.
Mrs. Jack Lewis, Mrs. Ellen Car
roll and Mrs. John B. Wright, Jr,
were Bosky Mount visitors, Monday.
Miss Grace Gawtibrop of Jackson
ville visited Miss Ellen Norris Spen
cer this week. £
Mrs. S. G. Gardner is spending the
Week end with her daujghter, Mrs.
George Wilkerson in Greenville.
Mrs. Sidney Etheridge and Mbs
Annette White of Elisabeth City
spent several days this week with Mr.
and Mrs. Dazing White, Jr, and
daughter, Rebecca. V;"'''§ ' |§
. Rev. and Mrs. M. Y. Self <& Little
ton spent Sunday and Monday with
Rev. and Mrs. B. L. Davis. They
were Ihe dthner guests of Mrs. W. M.
Willis, Monday.
Mrs. Clu^es Drake and doubters,
Charlotte and Janies, left Sunday for
their home in Carthage, Tenn., after
spending two weeks with Mr. and
Mrs. AUen Drake and children.
Mn. R. F. Watsb&%f Tuskegee,
Ala., leaves today for tier 1
a visit of several Tce'iks with ]
tear, Mrs. J, B. Joyner and :
Mrs. Blanche Paackall leav
day for a week's vacation at Crescent
Beach, S. C.
, C. P. Wainiight is confined to his
home on aownmt of illness, : — .
: Mr. and Ifn. Joe Latham and son,
Al, spent Thursday and Friday of last
week with Mrs. * Latham’s
Mrs. a A. Tyson. ,
Mrs. Allen Drake entered
Hospital, Durham, Wednesday,
treatment. . : ••
Mr. and Mm. Neal Owens spent
Thursday through Monday with Mr.
and .Mm* L J. Williford: and rela
tives in Fountain, T *■],
Brad Overmahof Washington, D.
G, is visiting his cousin, Jack Rollins.
Mrs. J. Frank Harper spent last
we|k. with her sisters, Mrs. Ralph
Emery and Mm. Monk Aiken in Dur
ham, Mr. and Mrs. Jennis Harper
Tinted them Sunday and aceompanied
Mm. Harper-home Sunday night.
Miss Willa Harper, a student this
summer at East Garglipn College,
rots* the week end at her home here.
Miss Connie Rollins spent the week
end in Llnndnton, Ihe guest of Mr.
and Mm. H. M. Crai*, St.
Mr. and Mrs. Jd&n B. Lewis
son, Jack, spentseveralday*
week at Atlantic. Beach. v.^f "||
Mff* J/t R HP w» qattynteipt
Videau and Jan$, and sister, Mm. R.
F. Watson of fuskegae, Ala., spent
Friday at Atlantic jleach, the guests
of Mrs. J. A. Mewborne at her cot
tags. Miss Bettie Joyner accom
panied them to Morehead City ' and
spent the day with Mrs. Lucy Joyner.
Mrs. J. A. Greene eand Mss. J. A.
Mewborne spent several days last
week at Mrs. Mewborne’s cottage at
Atlantic Beach.
Clark Nolen returned to his home
Monday after a visit with his grand
mother, Mrs. Emma Parker, in
Baleigh. Mrs. Parker aecompiBted
him and will yialt Imp daughter, Mie.
3. T. Nolen and family. ■: "J
Ijlrs, Leon Little and son*,' Tommy
and Charles, were Atlantic Beech
visitors, Sunday.
Mrs. D. B. Morgan, Mrs. Madeline
Bountiee and My. and Mrs. B. G.
Baffin spent several days last week
at Atlantic / f
* Miss Aonia Lse Jones, .spent the
week end at Atlsatic Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Jones
spent several days with Mr. and Mrs.
A Y. Monk at Atlantic Beach last
week, .
Mr. and Mrs. George Hinton and
daughters of Kealy spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Arch Flanagan.
Mr. and Mis. L. E. Turnage and
Mias Nell Taylor Beaman spent Sim
day in Sunbury with Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Hill and daughter, Mary Turnage.
KnJ. D. HiU anddaughter, Mary
Turnage arrived Wednesday and will
visit with Mn Hill’s patents; Mr. and
Mia, Lester Turnage through the
week end of July 4.
Mr. aad Mza. Julian ftiiiifc ««i ion,
Richard, IjgCt Monday after a visit
with Mr. Shiifb’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Smith, to visit with Mrs.
Paul Parker in Erwin, mother of Mrs.
Smith; They leave Braid Friday for
Brant Lake Camp is the Adirondack
Mountains in upper New York State
where Mr. Smith will assume his
eifchth summer as camp athletic di
rector and area supervisor.
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Moore and
son, Ben, spent Sunday visiting in
•HmV * As DU71C6 spent tu6
week end at Atlantic Beach.
Mias Elisabeth May arrived Tues
day from Barium Springs to spend a
month’s vacation with her parents,
Mr. Mrs, Edward May.
Mn. J. E. Hart of Kinson, is visit
ing Mrs. J. F. Hart and Herbert Hart
Mn James T. Lewis sad Mn Kay
Nelson of Washington, D. C., spent
Monday and Tuesday with Mr. and
Mn Jack Lewis, Mrs. Ellen Canpll
pi?
Herty l* Water
Sate price was ia the neighborhood of
$mho.
Tfck&g over the Hardy line means
that 800 hew names win be added to
the 2600'-odd rural families now serv
ed by Pitt and Greene.
Mr. Whitley says that several im
provements have been planned for
the entire syBtem. These include re
placing present wires with heavjer
Exhaust Ball Supply;
So Chime Is Called
Tew Standings
W L
19 8
18 9
17 10
.9 19
FarmviUe .
Fine tops _
Greenville -
.8 16
.8 n
FarmviUe defeated- Pinetopa, 19-5,
Wednesday night in a game that was
finniiy itiiiri at the <H of «■» and
onedialf innings-because the supply
of had been j.
D. Thome, who had defeated Farm
viUe only a week ago with his alow,
curved slants^ started for Knetops.
Four innings and eight runs later,
Jones relieved him, then Stencil and
Deal were called to the mound. James
Knetops and FarmviUe play again
in the local path tonight This week
end, FarmviUe and Greenville meet
playing here on Saturday night and in
Greenville Sunday afternoon..
were in the fifth inning;
f CAZ4JBD
FORCE SERVICE
Mark uemng of Seven springs,
who has been serving as manager of
the municipal swimiping pool this
summer and playing baseball with the
local semi-pro team, baa bean called
to active duty by the Air Force. •
Herring, who graduated from the
University of North Carolina earlier
this month, was a •member of the
Air Force unit at Chapel Hill. He had
anticipated receiving orders^ but not
uptil the falL f
Mayor Waiter Jones states he does
not know who the town will employ
in Herring’s place. Chester Outland
is chairman of the recreation com
mittee of the Board of Commiiadon
•and Mm. Claud Ail«*» of near
wton ware hosts to a family
m at their home, Sunday. Juno
ill Of Mr. and Mm. Allen's 11
beta of the,
J. A. Bauch, Mr. and Mm. William
Bauch daughter. Helen, all of
Akron, Okto; Mr. and Mm. Ernest
Spearman and daughters, Tintfk ami
Judy and Mfr« Elizabeth Couch of
Deeafur, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Rnaaell
Joyner and aena, Gordon Gray and
IBidiaal of Danville, Vs.