the hi* Horae Show, FarmvL
. be hri* at the Ball Park on
to ___
day, Auguatdi.
This show will bring in tome of
the t horse flesh In Virginia and
North Carolina. More than 100 en
tries an expected.
The show is bring sponsored by the
Foreign Ware, and proceeds will be
use* for the purchase of two com
munity buses for the school and gem
eral use of the community.
Town and Country
(By James B. Hockaday)
Boring as were some of the drawn
out roll call and speeches seconding
the of various favorite
sons, the Democratic National Con
vention in Chicago last week out
shone the Republican counterpart in
St least two respects; The recogni
tion accorded the ladies, and the
oratory.
Activities of the ladies reached a
climax with the nomination, token,
of course, of two women for the vice
presidency. ''
Finest talk of all was Governor Ad
lai Stevenson’s Lincolnesque accept
ance speech, which marked him as a
man of decision and thought.
Two other addresses struck favor
able botes, in our opinion. Senator
Paul Douglas masterfully explained
America’s role in the Korean conflict.
Another talk that would have done
honour to wry lecture platform in the
country'was that by Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt, who explained the role of
United Nations and what the world is
seeking to achieve through it.
Tar Heels had several occasions on
which they could be proud of their
delegation. One oame when Senator
Willis Smith pleaded, forcefully and
intelligently (we thought), with the
convention to seat the Virginia dele
gation (this move was passed, and led
to the seating of South Carolina and
Louisiana). Another bright spot was
Lieut Gov. Pat Taylor's speech sec
onding the nomination of Alben Bark
ley for president Then there was
Cam Morrison’s argument-against the
Bo-called loyalty pledge. On the final
roll call, Cam evoked a bit of merri
ment in getting the count straightesn
out Morrison, a stalwart supporter
of Dick Russell, had been mistaken
by the clerk as bavfog voted for
Bbrkley. To which count, the vener
able Cam (would (hat North Carolina
Democrats had more who possessed
his ability to enthuse voters!) re
plied: “I love them both so much that
I aught have said ‘Barkley1 when you
polled the delegation, Mr. Chairman,
but 1 meant to vote for RuSseU.”
Rumors persist that certain South
ern states are considering bolting the
Democratic ticket. This idea prevails,
despite the fact the convention reject
ed the “Let The South Go” plain of
northern extremists.
We have been, and still are, of the
opinion that tittle can be gained by
bolting, so long as reasonable com
promises can be worked nut within
the party itselfr The tiihe for a split
might come within the near future—
and it might be justified. But we
do not believe! that now is the time.
The Democrats, we believe, have the
best ticket ,and the Stevenson-Spark
man combination should he accept
able to all parts of the nation, and
to every faction therein.
If the South is sincftre, and we be
lieve it is, in its argument that we
will solve the civil rights proMemif
other sections of the country leave us
alone, theft Stevenson's candidacy
should hold no perils or fears. He has
stated that he is ift favor of states
working out their own solutions, but
sees no reason why the Federal Gov
ernment should not step in when in
dividual states fail to act t
of Lincoln ton
B. B. this
is the eiater of
v m.. Janice Atkinson
at Norfolk sad
Miss Neva
in _
Mrs. J. T. Skinner, and family. Mias
Owens visited another sister, Jb* B
L. Pierce, in Norfolk, V«.* Tuesday.
Mr. lad Mrs. Jack Tyson and son,
Marty, spent Saturday night with
Mrs. Tyson's sister, Mrs. E. G. Bo
wen, and family in Acme. Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. Tyson and son and Mr.
and Mrs. Bowen and children spent
the day at Wrightsville Beach.
Mia. Lane Boberts * and children,
Patsy and Bill, spent last week at
Bayttew, the guests of Mrs. J. W. H.
Boberts of Greenville. ; ' .-Jglfi
Mrs. James Yates of Dunn was a
Farmville visitor, Wednesday.
Newton C. Maenhout and son, Hair
old, of Richmond, Va., were Farmvjlie
visitors, Monday. Mr. Maenhont will
visit in Richmond until he assumes
his duties later this month, as direc
tor of the. local high school.
Miss Jane Bail of Raleigh visited
her sister, Mrs. Allen M. Harris, and
Mr. Harris the past week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Will H. Moore and
daughter, Nancy La, will leave Sun
day for a week’s trip in the western
part of the state. While away, they
will visit relatives in Brevard, see
the drama, “Unto These Hilto,” and
visit in Fradklin.
Mr. and-Mrs. Hubert Dixon were
the supper guests of' Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Dixon In Wilson Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Mayton, re
turning from their wfedding trip, were
gutets last week end of Mrs. May
ton’s mother/ Mrs. Troy Dail. They
were en route to Auburn, Ala.,- where
they will reside. ,
Earl Bagley and daughter, Peggy,
and Miss Mary Ellen Dad. were At
lantic Beach visitors Sunday.
Mrs. George Hinton and small
daughter , Mary Haywood, arrival
Saturday and. spent several days with
Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Smith.
. Mrs. B. S. Smith, Jr., and son, B.
S., Ill, returned Sunday from Vir
ginia Beach, Va., where they visited
Mr. Smith, who has been a member
of the AH>emarl£ Hall personnel for
several -weeks. Mr. Smith returned
to his home hero this week.
Mrs. Harry Cooke and children,
Anne and Harry, of Mount Olive,
spent Tuesday with Mrs. Cooke’s
father,' B. H. Smith. , \ ,
Mr. and Mrs. John Sanders and
daughter, Becky, returned to their
home in Charlotte, Sunday, after a
10-day visit with Mr. Saunders’ sis
ter, Mrs. Harry' Byers. Daughter
Cherry remained for a longs visit
with the Byers. > 7'
Mrs. E. L. Roebuck, who entered
Medical College of Virginia at Rich
mond on Sunday for examinations,
underwent an operation Wednesday.
Mrs. Myrtle Roebuck and Miss Pat
Shelton went to Richmond Tuesday to
be with her. Mr. Roebuck, who was
on the Georgia tobacco maricets, is al
so wi^i her.
Mrs, Lonnie MatthewB returned to
her home in Newport News, Va.,
Saturday, after visiting relatives here
during the past several weeks. Mrs.
Matthews’ sister, Mrs. S. H. Bundy,
returned with her for a visit. They
were accompanied to Newport News
by Mr. and Mrs. Luby Bundy who
spent Saturday night in Suffolk, Va.,
with Mr and Mrs. David Parker.
Mrs. Robert Teel and son, Carlton,
spent the week end in Bailey with
Mrs. Tehl’s sister, Mrft. Roger Stride-.
land.
• Miss Elizabeth Lang and? friends
from LaGrange spent Wednesday in
Washington. ■
Mr. and Mrs. John Dew of Tarbore
visited Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lee on
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. John C. Parker and daughter,
Whit, leave today for their home in
Wilmington, DeL, after visiting with
relatives here. . v
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McAdams and
son, Graham McAdams, and his fam
iiy of Kinston are spending the week
at Atlantic Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Janies T. Igmg and
son, Jiinmy« gpent Sunday in Taihozto
with Mrs. Lang’s parents, Mr. and
sonvSle, Fla., has returned to her
home after a visit here with her sis
ter, Mrs. C. W, Casper.
LEAVE FOB DUTY IN PACIFIC
1 - ' \ g-J(,
CpL Joab Tyson, Jr., whose parents
live near Farmville, will leave Wed
nesday of next week far Camp Stone
ADLAI STEVENSON G<
-I : : PUBucun
l Govwnor AdUi _. ..
Illinois, the Democratic nominee for
President, is, like the late I
D. Raosevelt, a member of
whose roots go to the pre-8evolution
ary period. And, like two other Dem
ocratic Presidents, Grover Cleveland
of New York, sad Woodrow Wilson
of New Jersey, he wss chosen to
lead the party after a brief hht spec
tacular career as a reform Governor.
While he had held important Fed
eral appointments going bade to tbs
first year of the New Deal, Hr.' Ste
venson’s first and only bid for elec
tive office was made but four years
ago.
He has been an “amateur” in poli
tics, with a reputation for inconmp
tibility so towering as to, earn him
the nickname of "Sir Galahad” from
politicians of .the old school in Chi
cago. His political philosophy
has been that of a moderate
emphatic on dead government, and
forthrightly In favor of the Adminis
tration’s present conne on foreign
affairs. Since becoming Governor in
1049, he has done nothing else worth
mentioning bat work at his fob.
On the important campaign me
dium of television, Governor Steven
son is impressive. Video audiences
see a man of 58 with Hue eyes,
good smile and a far-receding^ hair
line.' He is five feet 10 inches till.
He dresses casually. He talks intelli
gently nod fluently.
'One writer described him as a
“suave, able, well liked socialite law
yer, With an anxious expression, , a
rueful laugh, a lemony sense of hu
mor.” ‘ S |
Add Stevenson was. bom Feb. 6,
1000, in Doe Angeles, where bis fofit
er, Lewis Green Stevenson, was at.
that time. an executive of Hearst
newspapers, mining and ranching
properties. Adlai was named for his
grandfather, Assistant Postmoster
General in Grover Cleveland’s first
administration, and Vice President in
Cleveland’s second.
Adlai, .pronounced fohlayi was a
minor character in the Old.
• - -' • _
The family moved back when Adlai
was 6 years old to theirhome town
of Bloomington, Ind., where Mrs.
Stevensn’s family owned the Daily
Pantograph. Adlai’s father later be
came State Secretary of Illinois. Ad
lai wentto Choate Preparatory School
and Princeton. On his father's ad
vice he attended Harvard Law School
for two years, then worked eighteen
months as an editor .of The Panto
graph. He rotarned'to law school,
era University in Evanston, 111. After
passing the bar wamitiatimi in 1926,
he settled down , in ja leading law
firm in Chicago.
swamniul tjillu.
jem mamea xiuw
to the milk company fortune^
had throe . ons, Adlai Sd, Borden and
John Pell.
Mr. Stevenfvn waa one of the many
bright young lawyers President
Roosevelt summoned to* Washington
to fbrondate the New Daa lin 1988.
For two years he was special counsel
to the Agricnltoral
practice in
in 1M1 to
to
Frank Knox.
in
«SV wwwiw iw
N. J. He will be stationed in the
W HIS START IN
Taagraraag's
swept into office, Governor Steven
son by It2,000 votes, the largest
plurality Vany candidate ever got in
ttte history of the state. 'The sett
styled "amateur” in politics conse
crated his government in ah inaugu
ral address to "plain talk, hard walk
and prairie horse sense.”
His adminstration stamped out
commemalH*! gambling, lopped a
bout 1800 poi-nd sinecures from
the state payroll, and put 600 state
police Jobs on the merit system, in
creased state aid to local schools, im
proved the state welfare program,
state roads, and utility regulation,
end made departmental machinery,
more efficint. •
Mm. Stevenson abhorred political
life and they were amicably divorced
at Ins Vegas, New., Mrs. Stevenson
taking custody of their children..
(Continued on back page) .>
VISIT NEAR GREENVILLE
: ■ Mm. Grover JJry ant of. near Green
ville had aa guests during the week
end: Mr. Sad Mm. Luther Tugwell
and children and Miss Jean Tugwell
of Newport^News, Va.; Mrs. Patty
Bryant of Salem, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Bridgers of oNrfoDc and Mrs.
Lula Hill and Miss Lena Rue of
Washington. 1
Mm. Bryant, who has been ill at
her honp for four months, is able to
be up and is much improved.
local Firm sold to
W. R. DUKE OF CENTERVILLE
W. T. Candler, owner and operator,
of Farmville Auto sales, Inc., has
soklhu business to W. R. Duke of
Centerville. Mr. Candler haa .been
the local dealer for Buick cam.'
Mr. Duke has been operating a
used-car business in Louisburg, ,
Mr. Candler will be associated with
his father in the Candler Motor Co.,
of Henderson, his former town. He
and Mrs. Candler will leave for Hen
denfon aa soon as living quarters are
obtained there. ?<%£$*>■.' -*
Mr. end Mrs. Caadkr have been
making the?* home here for 6 yearn.
They have taken active roles in the
civic and social activities of the town
and will be missed here.
Mrs. Robert Teel will spend next
week in Metter, Ga., wit her hue
band. Mir. Teel is-on tobacco
market in that town, representing the
Farmville Leaf Tobacco company.
excellent ndief *bal| bat the damage
had been done''before he took over
tike hailing duties.
Ormondsville defeated Stantons
burg herb Monday night and took
over first place in the league stand
ings. Stantonsburg is one-half game
behind,, while Faimville is in third
place. •
Saturday night will be Booster
Night for the load club. Smithfietd
of the Central fhrolina League plays
Pannville here. The Smithfield team
has an excellent record for the sea
■cm. v--' ' ■>
A prise of $6.00 in cash will be giv
/ ;
averages on morning: sales from
jious markets ranged from $55.00 to
$60.00 per hundred
Quality of offerings was consider
ably better than in 1961. There wad
more good to choice qualities and less
low and nondescript. The percentage
of non-descript was the 'smallest in
several years. Principal marketings
were low to fine lugB, low and fair
primings and low cotters.
Most grades averaged above their
respective loan levels with the gains
ranging from $1.00 to $8.00. Good
orange lugs were $2.00 under for the
only loss of the day; -Estimated de
liveries to the Stabilization Corpora
tion under the Government loan pro
gram on several markets ranged
from 2 to 8 per1 cent of the baskets
sold. Last year, around 16 per cent
of gross sales was received by the
Corporation on opening-day.
In 1961, first sales were held on
nine of the South Carolina markets
July SO with gross sales totaling
2,693,539 pounds averaging $52.05 per
hundred.
Work of Jaycees
Recognized, Rewarded
At District Convention
Eighteen members of the F*rmville
Junior Chamber of Commerce attend
ed the eighth district quarterly meet
ing in Greenville last Thursday night.
The local dub was awarded a certifi
cate of recognition, won recently at
the national convention in Dallas,
Texas.
The presentation was made . by
Mike Harper of Sanford, national di
rector, along with the presentation
of other awards. B. D. Bouse, Jr.,
district vice president, presided over
the meeting. He was introduced by
Charles Home, president of the host
dub.
State Jaycee Fresiddht J. B. Brame
of Durham j^as the principal speaker
and Mr. Harper spoke briefly also.
The group voted to hold the next
quarterly meeting in Washington.
Farmville’s delegation to the con
vention was composed of Mr. Boone,
Emerson Smith, Joney Taylor, Dewey
Fuquay, Shelby Roebuck, Dupree
Stone, C. W. Casper, J. a Brock, Jr,
Herbert Moore, Ed Davenport, Brace
Pope, H. B. Humphrey, Jack Tyron,
Rmn Weber, Bobert Pierce, Horton
Rountree and B. G. Lewis.
Charles Joyner Picked
As Airman of IV!
; * At Goodf ellow
the Month. ^ v
The commander stated that the
competition to select the outstanding
airman at that base is designed to
place special emphasis on these qual
ifications and traits at character con
sidered most highly desirable in air
men. Selection is based on the in
dividual. demonstration, of efficiency
influence opinions and actions of oth
ers, participation in athletics, efforts
toward self-improvement, participa
tion in social activities, church at
tendance, speech, language and tern