\t' ‘ \.V “T*,L “ r ~i*" _ Cl?f T SHi^ s!i • • • uC4iL • • • IN FARMVH.LE mm BUT.... BANK > ► - :: ■ IN FARMYILLE 4 11 Miles Paved Roads Added to County System The State Highway Commission completed 11.1 miles of jutting in Pitt County during the month of July, Commissioner W. Guy Hargett reported today. The newjy-hardsurfaced roads, fin anced by the secondary road bond program, and their lengths, are: From a point on US 264 just west ward from Grimesland via Galloway and Janies Cross Roads to Boyds Cross Roads, 9.6 miles; and a portion at Clark Neck Road, 1.5 miles. The Second Highway Division - brought a total of 61.6 miles of road work to completion during July, Commissioner Hargett revealed. As of June 30, the Commission had hardsurfaced a total of 11,488 miles of secondary roads with funds from the $200,000,000 bond issue voted in 1949f" The aggregate mileage paved was 96.40 percent of Governor Scott’s requested 12,000-mile paving goal on farm-to-market roads. An additional 15,571 miles of county roads had been stabilized for all-weather use. That is approximately 46 percent of the 36,000-mile goal for stabilization, which is being stopped up now that the bond paving program is approach ing its end. Greene County Schools Will Open Thursday, Aug. 28 The Greene County Board of Edu cation at its meeting on Tuesday, August 5, decided to open the schools of Greene County (white and colored) on Thursday, August 28. The schools will run on the short schedule from August 28 through Friday, September 26, with the regular Schedule begin ning on Monday, September 29. On the short schedule the schools will open at 8:00 A.M. and dismiss at 2:00 P JL, and on the regular schedule will run from 8:30 A.M.' to 3:15 P-M. Supt. B. L. Davis urges all parents to enroll all children who will be six years of age on or before October 1. All children enrolling must show evi dence of having been inoculated for whooping cough ,and diptheria and vaccinated for smalf pox. The superintendent further em phasizes that the compulsory school attendance law of North Carolina re quires that all children 7-16 years of age, inclusive, attend school. Local Tennis Team Defeats RobersonviHe Farmville’s tennis team defeated Robersonville Sunday on the Rober sonville courts. Robert Pierce and Joe Hallow, the latter an East Carolina college student, won their singles matches and paired ' to take, their double matches. Results follow: In the singles, Hallow won from Maurice Everette of Robersonville; Fierce won from Walter Burgess; El bert Moye lost to Kelly Abeyunis, and Dan Jones lost to. George Ed mondson. / Fierce and Hallow defeated Bur gess And Everette. Moye and E. P. Base defeated Abeyunis and Edmun gonu • « Charles Tucker, who will be Physi cal Education director and, coach at the Jpcal high school beginning with the fall term, attended the coaching conference held this week in Greens boro. Tucker replaces Elbert Moye who resigned followihg the end of school The Ffnaville Recreational De partment has announced that they1 will stage a tournament of horse Park. In the'boys’ tournament the pair ings will be determined by the ages of the entrants. The me* will be from 20 and on Up_ prfMt mttl be awaidett to the At The Rotary Club John a Clark of Greenville, wh< served as a delegate fkpn the Fir* Congressional District to the Demo cratic National Convention in_Chicag( two weeks ago, told the Rotary clul Tuesday night that in the openinj days of the session there was rea danger that control of the eonventtai would be taken by a group of extrem ists bent on Kkking the South ont o: the party. Mr. Clark, who combines his peliti cajl acumen with a lot of commoi horse sense, stated, however, tha the convention recovered its balana and selected a presidential candidate who will restore the presidency to the place of prestige and integrity it de served. Clark, who semis as count] chairman of the Democratic party said that he made a great number aj inquiries concerning Afll&i Stevenson the nominee, in Illinois and heard nothing bat praise for his* honest] and ability. Clark also told the club that, aftei watching the extremists in action, he was prouder than ever that he was i Southerner ami that the Chicago papers, though Republican, compli mented the stand the Southerners adopted in refusing to accept, hands down, a resolution to take a loyaitj oath. The club immensely enjoyed the talk by the delegate, who told them many of the incidents that escaped the radio announcers and television cameramen? The extremists who came in for severest criticism from Mr. Clark were Senator Blcur Moody cf Michi gan, Senator Humphrey of Minnesota and Congressman Franklin Roosevelt] Jr., of New York. He stated that Moody was a registered Republican, appointed as a Democrat to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Vandenburg, and that Roosevelt bolt ed the party in New York and was elected on the Laborite ticket. He de scribed these men as extremely smart, and dangerous to the county, should they obtain control. W. A. McAdams was program chairman for Jhe evening, and Walter Jones introduced Mr. Clark. Plato Bass announced that there were -no birthdays during the- week, among members, but that Mr. and Mrs. Levi Walston and Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Rasberry had observed wedding anniversaries during the week. Jack Tyson, the guest of Paul Ewell, explained plans for the horse show the V.F.W. is sponsoring here on August 24, proceeds of which will go toward purchasing two bases for the school and community. The club voted to sponsor a page in the pro gram. . Fred Moore was the guest of 0. G. Spell, and J, M. Gibbs, Horton Roun tree and J. B. Hockaday wore guests of Walter Jones. Darius White, Jr., won the atten dance prize, donated by John B. Lewis. • LOLA GREY KEMP HAS POSITION IN CARTERS^ Hiss Lola Grey Kemp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Kemp, has ac cepted a position as a; member of the welfare department staff in Carteret county. She commenced her new du ties July 11. Offices for the depart ment are located in Beaufort, the county seat. - _ _ Miss Kemp graduated from Wake Forest in June, with a degree in so ciology. "' AT’MOfcTREAT assembly Rev. and Mrs. Edwin Coates, Rev, and Mrs. Z. B. T. Cox and children Chandler, P^ul and Jane, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Bancomi Mrs. C. P- Ban com, Jr., and daughter, Joyce, oi Goldsboro left yesterdayfor Mon treal site of the Presbyterian; sum mer assemblies. They wiH atte«S the Bible Conference in session now. Among the speakers on the pro gram is Billy Sunday, well-knowr evangelist. MR. AND MRS. VASSAR FIELDS WILL VISIT IN CANADA Mr. and Mrs. Vassar Fields leave Thursday «f next week for a twp week’s trip to Canada. They will b in Toronto for the opening of tin National Canadian Evpoeition, axu will remain there several days to at K. F. Belaud, Wilson, $8,694.00; the heating contract, W.M. Wiggins, Wil son, $11,770.00; the electrical con tract to C. J. Demers, New Bern, $5,686.00. The total cost, including construction^ architect’s fees equipment, amounted to $146,652.25. Of this amount $105,000.00 will be provided bp the State and the balance by the county. Three Contestants Par Miss Gold Leaf The local Jaycees have selected three young ladies to represent them in the beauty contest to be staged on August 12 in the Greenville Farmers Tobacco Festival; by the Greenville Jaycees. ' The young ladies who will compete for the title of Miss Gold Leaf are: Miss Pat Allen, daughter of Mrs. W. E. Davis; Miss Ghyle Flanagan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Flanagan, and Miss Anne Bynum, daughter of Mr, and MAs. J. E. Bynum. gT r ’ m ' g the Bronx Zoo to ^•w^Tork. iSMs sped** of Marmoset, rarely 1_ nnntliiUu Anj| *1. - |>r,« in capuvuy ana me nm by th* zoo, is native to western BraziL / Kfwanis Carnival To Be Held Sept 12-13 Friday and Saturday, September 12 and 13, have beep selected as the -dates for the 1962 Kiwanis Carnival, staged annually by the Kiwanis club to bolster its funds from which loans for college educations are granted local students. Ernest Petteway is general chair man of the event. He and the other members of the steering committee are devising new plans and schemes to make this year’s event, a home talent affair, the finest in the clflb’s history. . ■ Washington News Letter • The Sooth At Demo Convention— • Byrnes Leads No Exit— • Strategy Of Democrats— ^ • TheG.O.P. Plan— • Did Truman Expect Draft? If Jimmy Byrnes had any dream of leading a new Confederate Arno against the Yankees, those dream turned into' dust at the end of tl Democratic National Convention i Chicago. The South Carolina governor, wl held high offices under President Franklin D. Roosevelt* and Harry i Truman, went to Chicago determine to block a strong civil' rights' plat form and a Fair Deal president candidate. He also gave observe] the impression that he would n< mind walking out, of being kicke out, of the convention. If that h$ happened, he might have led'a unite South in a general “revolt” whie would have had the net effect < electing General Dwight IX Eisei bower as President. A walkout or kick-out loomed as possibility when the “young* Turk] of tee North rammed through ti new rule tequiring that the delegate do everything legal and honorable i an effort, to place the regular Denn cratic nominee’s names an the balloi of their states in November. As Vr ginia, South Carolina and Louisiar refused to sign such a loyalty pledg them from voting. In fact, on ti first test, there was a majority i favor of, unseating the Virgin delegates. But more moderate oh timers like James A. Farley, Sco Lucas, et al, talked several Norti era delegations into switching the votes and Virginia was seated. Ti other two Southern states were lab allowed to vote, also. That left Byrnes with no grourn for complaint except that some of ti youngsters had been impertinent 1 him—a grayrhaired veteran of ti Democratic wars—and that he hadr been allowed to vote on the platfon For a Supreme Court Justice, W« fully laid to have half a dozen Dix states swing their electoral votes k.,i will have to carry New York, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and California. They could lose Pennsylvania. They would also have to carry Massachu setts, and three of four smaller city machine states. . Of course, the Democrats can’t be sure .of winning these key states against a candidate like General Eisenhower, so party chiefs hope that over 100 of the South’s 128 elec toral votes will go Democratic. If only two Southern states leave the fold, the Demos will pick up about 110 electoral votes in the South, and can win by carrying New York, Illinois and California, and about four oy five smaller states. The G.O.P. victory plan is just as 'simple, on paper. The Republicans hope to carry the states Dewey car ried, which would give them 186 elec toral votes .to start witE. They hope to carry three or four Southern states, which would add some thirty* five or forty votes, pushing the total up to 216 or 220. Then there are 102 electoral votes in states which now have Republican Governors and'the G.O.P. strategy is to win all, or most, of these votes. That would give them well over the 266 electoral votes needed to nomi nate. It might well turn out that these states decide the issue—New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, Michigan and California. The party winning most of these states will probably win the election. Observers who watched President Truman closely in his farewell ap pearance at the; national Democratic convention were split on the question whether the President actually had expected a draft attempt in his di rection. Reporters detected a sense tef briefness in the President’s first words po the delegates when he spokh The program will boast of aa opei pleasure pony class, open to riden 12 years of age and under, ponies '44 inches and under. Another for pon ies 44 to 48 inches, children under 14 and still-another for ponies over 4i inches but not over 14U hands, to 1m ridden by child under eighteen yean of age. .. - J* ■■■■ • There will be an open Reason horse class in which hones will art be required to trot. Riders will choon their own gaits and ride at will. ‘An interesting class and one whki always proves to be richer colorful ii the Western Horse Cass and Hm Parade Class. In the Western Class horses will be required to do th< figure 8! quick start and stop, bad up and grotthd tie, rope test if re quired by Judge. The Parade Clan horses must wear full western regalii and must be Shown at a Parade gail not to exceed four miles per hour. There will also be a Trick Eidinj Exhibition which is open to groom ups as well as children. Trophy* wil be presented to the most outatandinj trick rider. In the racing division, several in teresting classes will be featured in eluding races for children as well si adults. Riders in this division, ridi at their own risk. The sponsors am the manager of the show will assanu no risk whatsoever for damages done rider, or animal. . Then in the actual show horse classes when the aristocratic high stepping beauties will compete to) honors, Will be three-gaited classes fjve-gaited classes,' lovely fine har ness events, and a speedy roadstei class. If you like spirited Kantuckj saddle horses, then you will sirnplj go overboard for these finely bred champions. R. E. Barrett, <Jr., of Branehville Va., is managing the show and will be in town most of the time between now and the qhow date, so if you have any questions regarding which classes your horse should be shown in, contact Mr. Barrett through the Bumette-Rouse Post of the VJP.W., and he will he glad to cooperate to the fullest with you. Make your plans now to attend this gala affair oh the 24th and b] all means lend your support bj bringing your horses mid ponies ami entering them in the show. ■ / Tobacco Bam On Hooker Farm Bums A tobacco barn on the Hookei farm, located just west of town burned early Monday night. The local fire department was -called fa the ecene too late to save tfcebiuntojg structure but quick work by the fire men who “wet down” adjacent barru held the flames fa check and pro vented the destruction of other pro perty. Firemen stated that had tfa wind been Mowing in the opposite direction several barns would have been destroyed. John Roy. Dildi operates the farm on which the ban was located. Plans have been completed by th< county Production Marketing: Admin istration, through its township com mitteemen, for farmers to sign theii soil conservation contracts and agree ments without making a special trij to Greenville for that purpose. tag the agreements. Growers in each of the < townships are asked to be Farmville has received a certificate showing that the city was awarded a special safety citation in the 1851 Carolines Pedestrian Protection Con test, conducted annually by the Caro lina Motor Club. The presentation of the certificate was- made to L. T. Lucas, Chief at the Farmville Police Department by tiie Carolina Motor Club, AAA affiliate in the Carolina*, Farmville reported a moat out standing pedestrian protection pro gram for tiie yqpr 1961. In each at the phases of - pedestrian protection inclwHng the accidents record sy stem, legislative and enforcement, engineering, school safety, organisa tion and public iaformirtion activities, Farmville registered a very high score. . Moreover, tiie eity had a record of no pedestrian deaths dur ing 1951. Vi,,,' , ; j The_ Carolina Pedestrian Protec tion Contest is conducted along simi lar lines with the National Pedes trian Protection Contest, which was inaugurated in 1989 by AAir'in the interest of cutting down pedestrian traffic accidents and deaths. The. fatality toll of persons afoot hud reached the alarming figure at 15, 500 in 1987, censing traffic safety officials - throughout the country much concern. Since 1987 the records show the pedestrian traffic death toll has been reduced by 41 percent, to 9,100 in 1951. At the same time the non-pedestrian traffic deaths haw hem increased by 9 percent in the period 1987-1951. Nine Carolina* cities 'were recog nized with major awards and special citations in the 1951 contest. York, S. C-. was awarded First Place, with Lenoir, N. C., taking second place in the competition with 502 cities of less than 10,000. population Colum bia S, C. tied with Jackson, Mich., for third place in the class of cities under 100*000 and Greenville, S. C, was awarded a Special Citation in this same class. Andaman, S. was cited in the under 25,000 dess. Eas ley, Marion, Aiken and Newberry in South Carolina were the other cities dtodby the 1). Bundy, Sunday School tandent, will fill the Christian pulpit, Sunday morning. Ser ill'bo held at the usual hour,; o p;. ■ TRAINING , Citizens for the generosity and hos pitality extended Ids men. The letter, which will take, its rightful place in the permanent files of the Jaycees,ieUows: United Stales Marine Corps 29 July 1962 Junior Chamber of Commerce Farmville, North Carolina Sirs: , • On the 23rd of July 1962 at about 2:00 P.M., 1 arrived at Farmville^ North Carolina with a Marine convoy of 22 trucks enroute to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. On remaining overnight in the city, I was able to note the hospitality ex tended to my man by the citizens of Farmville. A few instances noted were the fhcts that many of the men were in vited to the movies by various people, others were taken to the swimming pool and entertained in many wayB. Myself and several others were made welcome at your VJ*.W; Post where we were mom than made to feel at I wish to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Wyatt C. Tucker, Jr., and all of the people of Farmville for their generosity and hope that I may return the visit sometime in the future. Respectfully, F. F. Brutsche CWO USMC Chief Warrant Officer Brutsche is stationed at Marine Supply Depot, 1100 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia. Meeting early this week in the office of Secretary Fred Moore, the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association agreed to adopted regular store hours after Wednesday, August 18. Stores will close at noon -on that date, but the following Wednesday will be open all day. ' _ Stores have been observing Wed nesday ‘afternoon as a holiday since Easter. Farmville Merchants Plan Dollar Days BAPTISTS WILL HEAR V • HOWARD, WILLIAMS SUNDAY Howard Williams will preach Son* di 7 morning at 11 o’clock in the Baptist church, substituting for Rev. E. W. Holmes, who is on vacation. Mr. Williams was bom near Mor gan ton and is a graduate of Wake Forest colieeg and the/ Southern Seminary of Louisville, Ky. He has worked with the Roanoke Baptist Ae m PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SERVICE SUNDAY MORNING Due to the absence of the pastor, Rev. E. C. Coates, and preaching service will be held Sunday morning in the Presbyterian churph. Sunday School will he held aa usual. - Rev. Coates and 'Mrs. Coates are attandinr the Bible conference at Montnat Rev. Philip Cory, pastor of

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