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Bonner Stresses
Importance, Need
For Women’s Vote
Speaking to clubwomen of the 15fii
District, here, Wednesday, Congress
man Herbert C. Bonner of the first
district said, “The only problem in
voting is the responsibility of it.”
“Informing Voters on Voting,” the
topic of the address, was requested by
the officers to emphasize one of the
Women’s Clubs’ four projects, en
couraging women of the state to vote
in every election.
Bonner explained that material con
cerning the requirements of voting is
accessible through the state and na
tional headquarters of both parties;
and that such material is both clear
and plainly written.
Using, at length, facts and figures;
the speaker drew a graphic picture
of the wealth and ever-increasing
prosperity of the nation and particu
larly of the state of North Carolina.
He concluded these remarks with the
question, “Isn’t it worth voting for ?”
He stated his belief that the vote
of women has done much to keep the
nation strong and drew the compari
son between the poverty-stricken
countries of the Far and Near East
where women have recently received
the vote or do not vote.
Frankly admitting he found it diffi
cult, after 30 years in political life,
to keep his speeches free of politics,
he spoke strongly of the necessity of
“voting with clean and unpurchased
hands. We must weed out the weak
and the wrong doers.” He asserted
that those seeking offices of trust
should not, directly or indirectly,
obligate themselves.
On the Korean campaign he ex
pressed the belief that our part in it
was the only way to protect our two
outstanding and sustaining powers,
religion and economy.
The speaker was introduced by
Mrs. Joseph G. Brickhouse of Colum
bia, district president.
Mrs. J. Wilbur Bunn of Raleigh,
state president, challenged the women
in a gracious and inspiring manner,
to find their places in the work of
the federation. She declared, “We
have done much, but we haven’t done
enough.” She urged the ladies to
vote and to contribute to the $60,000
Endownment Fund that will mark the
60th anniversary of the federation
this year. Three characteristics, re
sponsibility, self-sacrifice and world
vision, symbolize the ideal club
woman, according to the state presi
dent. .
Mrs. Fred B. Bunch, Jr., and Mrs.
Henry L. Harkey, federation vice
presidents, spoke briefly and reports
were made by Miss Marion Perry,
district vice-president, and Mrs.
Brickhouse who also presided at fire
meeting.
Rev. E. S. Coates, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church where the an
nual meeting was held, gave the in
vocation. Special music was render
ed by a quartet composed of Mrs. C.
F. Baucom, Mrs. A, W. Bobbitt, Mrs.
E. W. Holmes and Mrs. B. B. Turn
age. Mrs. Turnage sang a solo num
ber. Mrs. G. Alex Rouse -was or
ganist.
Mrs. H. D. Moyje, president of the
Pitt County Federation of Home
Demonstration Clubs and Mrs. Ches
ter Outland, president of the Farm
ville Junior Woman’s Club, gave the
welcomes.
During the meeting, Miss Annie
Perkins, of this city, was recognised
and applauded. Miss Perkins, a tea
cher in the loeal schools for 48 years,
has also served in official capacities
in the state federation, the distinct
and in the local Woman’s Club work.
Mr. Bonner praised Miss Annie high
ly and referred to a former occasion
when he was a speaker at Annie Per
kins Day held here in honor of her
several years ago..
A nominating committee composed
of Mrs. J. H. B. Moore of Greenville,
Mrs. Jack Speight of Fountain and
Mrs. W. Jesse Moye was appointed by
the district president Columbia wor
the attendance award.
Hostess clubs for the meeting wen
the Junior Woman’s Club, Literary
Club and the Social Service League
Aroian 160 women attended
Resolutions of respect were read
during the luncheon as were resolu
tions dealing with the control oj
alcohol »nd habit forming^druj||jjfi|
Monk Mefnorial Will Be
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Monk Memorial Methodist Church, two miles north of Farm
ville on the Fountain highway, will be dedicated in special services
Sunday morning. The church was officially organized on Febru
ary 27,1949, and the name changed to Monk Memorial, in honor of
one of its greatest benefactors, the late A. C. Monk, Sr. The dedi
catory sermon at 11 o’clock will be preached by Dr. A. J. Hobbs,
district superintendent. Rev. H. L. Davis is pastor of the church.
Rev. E. R. Clegg, first pastor of the church, will be among the
visitors here Sunday, No services will be held in the local Metho
dist church Sunday morning.
Snow Hill Next
Foe For Local
High Gridders
With one-sided wins over Norlina
and South Edgecombe already in the
record books, Coach Charles Tucker’s
local high school gridmen will be
seeking their third victory of the sea
son when they play Snow Hill tonight
at 8 o'clock in the Farmville park.
Last year’s game between these two
ended with Farmville winning,. 12-7.
The locals have been busy this
week, polishing up the rough spots
uncovered in the first two contests.
The team drilled indoors Monday,
but had scrimmage sessions on Tues
day and Wednesday.
Several new boys have reported for
the first time. In the scrimmage ses
sions, time has been taken to point
out mistakes and improve them. Down
field blocking has been stressed and
it is hoped that there will be im
provements shown Friday night.
Thursday a light workout was held
with signal drills, pass protection and
extra point* work. There was a bruis
ing scrimmage held Tuesday night.
Jimmy Allen, big 190-pound tackle,
has been shifted to help strengthen
the end positions.
The team seems to be in top shape
physically.
Jaycees To Sponsor (
Midget Football Team *
Action on a motion made by Horton
Rountree, at the Junior Chamber of
Commerce meeting Thursday night of
last week, resulted in the club spon
soring a Midget Football team.
Members .of the Jaycee Little Lea
gue Baseball team and Edwin Mall,
were special guests at the meeting
and were welcomed and recognized by
Emerson Smith, president
Herbert Moore, chairman of the
Ladies’ Night committee, reported on
the progress made. .The club voted to
give the committee full authority in
planning the special event. Others on
the committee are: C. W. Casper,
Harold Rouse, Joney Taylor, Ed
Davenport and Marvin Speight.
A lengthy discussion followed by
law recommendations proposed by
Mr. Rountree and R. D. Rouse, Jr
The discussion was tabled for further
consideration. During the business,
the meeting time was changed from
7 to 7:80.
Farmville Defeats
South Edgecombe
Farmville high school football team
defeated a light Sooth Edgecombe
team last Friday night, 34-0, with
Coach Charles Tocher’s second string
ers playing most of the game, after
the first stringers had amassed a
commanding l—d
Teddy Allan continued his scoring
rampage, adding three touchdowns to
his season’s totaL Charlie Fitzgerald
and Sigbee Dilda each scored one.
Jesse Joyner continued his steady
ground gaining.
After the Farmville team ran op
2$ points fti the first half, the second
reserves took and played a rough,
defensive game...
A., iflrn m n uni, Mr, U 'git
Uuumuitny uucihgh were «p* r *
Bateman. Freddy Thorne and a host
of others. In tbs backfield, Curtis
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Another Fire
Reported From
(Ml Mill Sector
For the third consecutive week aid,
FarmviUe firemen were called to the
western section of town last Satur
day night at 11:80 to etttnguish a
fire that bore all the ear-marks of
having been the work of a "fire-bug.”
One of the houses on the yard of
the Morgan Oil and Refining Com
pany was the victim. A small pile of
hay had been heaped and lighted, but
the fire was discovered within a few.
minutes after its start and was ex
tinguished before damage had been
done.
The fire Saturday night brought to
four the total that had taken place
within three weeks in that section.
Sunday Is Leadership
Day At Baptist Church
Sunday will be Leadership Day in
the Baptist church. Church officers,
Sunday School officers and teachers,
Training Union officers and sponsors,
Woman’s Mission Union and Fellow
ship club leaders have been requested
by Rev. E. W. Holmes, the pastor, to
attend the morning worship. Rev.j
Holmes will speok on “Hie Leader’s
Responsibility.”
Two new deacons will be formally
ordained at the morning service. As
sisting the pastor m the ordination
will be members of the present board,
and those who have formerly served.
Promotion time will be observed at
the Sunday School. The entire school
will assemble in the church audito
rium at 9:45. Department superin
tendents will be recognized, and will
in turn present pupils who are to be
promoted. Pins for perfect attend
ance will he awarded by Rom Web
ber, superintendent, who will direct
the program and who will personally
present the diplomas and pins.
The Junior Choir will sing at the
evening worship, at 7:30, and the
pastor will speak on the subject,
“The Answer'To the Fool’s Declara
tion,’’
Leaders of church organizations
who will assume office cm Oct.1 are:
Sunday School Superintendent, Geo.
W. Davis; Training Union Director,
Carl Beaman; WMU President, Mrs.
Dalton Corbett. Arthur F. Joyner,
Jr., is president of the Fellowship
club.
Farmville lions
The Famville Lions of H. B. Sugg
High School have been vigorously
preparing for their first game of the
season. The squads have been very
lusty in their scrimmaging. They
have been practicing on blocking and
tackling and have shown-very good
progress, Both defensive and offen
sive teams have shown considerable
improvements during the past two
weeks. The ucoach stated that his
offensive backs have been practicing
on the spUt-$;md I formations. Both
■mam, conmaenma strengta*-. ,-,i.,*
The opener will be played at Farm
ville, Friday, September 26, (today)
Fred C. Moore, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, Ernest iff.
Petteway and W. T. Smith attended a
hearing in Raleigh Wednesday at
which time the American Railway
Express asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission to grant it a per
manent franchise to continue its
motorized express service in this sec
tion of the state. Urn route involved
in the hearing serves points between
Norfolk and Ralsigh, points that were
served by the Norfolk-Southern prior
to the removal of its express trains.
Thurston Motor lines of Wilson is
protecting the granting of the fran
chise.
The express company had about 25
witnesses from towns on the route
who asked that the Commission ap
prove the request.
C. E. Blair of Greenville represent
ed the Blount-Harvey company.
District Conference
to Meet At Local
Church Thursday
District 2 of the North Carolina
Presbyterial will meet at the local
church Thursday. The meeting will
convene at 10 in the morning with
Mrs. H. G. Clayton, of Wilson, dis
trict chairman, in charge. Luncheon
will fee served at the church.
Churches in the 2nd district are:
Ballard’s, Berea, Bethlehem, Carra
way’s Chapel, Falkland, Fountain,
Grace Chapel, Macclesfield, North
Wilson, Pinetops and Westminister.
“Doc” Russell
Succumbs After
Long Illness
Johnnie Ernest “Doc” Russell, 45,
of 406 W. Wilson street died at his
home Monday morning at 4 o'clock
following an illness of several
months.
Mr. Russell, known to all of Farm
viile as “Doc” was bom in Edgecombe
county, son of the late Mattie Ed
wards and John William Russell, fie
came to Farmville at an early age
and spent the remainder of his life
here. He was a member of the Faraa
ville Masonic Lodge and a member of
the V.F.W. fie served in World War
II with the U, g. Navy Construction
Battalion for approximately two
years. He was a member of the
Farmville Christian Church and.em
ployed by the A. C. Monk and Com
pany.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at S o’clock from the Farm
ville Christian Church, conducted by
the Rev. Z. B. T. Cox. The choir,
composed of Mrs. C. R. Townsend,
Mrs Bert Smith, Jr., Miss Sue Flan
agan, Miss Fay Mewborn, Miss Janice
Atkinson, Miss Marcia Forbes, Miss
MarthaHolmes, Miss Clara Flanagan,
Miss Sybil Crumpler, Glenn Bundy,
Harold Flanagan and Elbert Holmes
sang “In The Garden”, “The Old Rug
ged Cross” and "How Firm A- Founda
tion.” Mr. Holmes beautifully sang
“Sunrise”. Mrs. Henrietta William
son was the organist.
Employees of the A. C. Monk Com
pany and members of the Masonic
Lodge served as honorary pallbearers.
Serving as active pallbearers were
Fred Moore, Lynn Eason, W. C. Gar
dner, Joe Flake, John King and Frank
Williams. All were his brethren in
the Masonic Order.
At the graveside in Hollywood Cem
tery, the Masons gave their brother a
burial with Masonic rites.
Surviving are his wife, Berthia Cox
Russell, one darghter, Jane; two sons,
Pfc. Bobby Hassell of Ft Jackson,
S. C., and Billy Russell of the home;
two sisters, Mrs. I* J. Williford of
FarmviUe and Mrs. C. B. Owens of
Stantonsburg; and one brother, L J.
Russell of Fountain.. 4;'^:'.;-,^:
Christian Church Notes
lieved that member* will
evening services and will f
source of strength. They
plmim music and sing
G. A. Newton and son, Bob, ac
companied by hie brother, E. C. New
ton of Fountain, visited Dr. and Mrs.
William K. Newton in North Wilkes
boro, Saturday sul^UKUy.
Mr. and Mrs. Man# Wainwright
and sons, of Wilson, visited Mr. and
Mrs. C. P. Wainwright, Sunday.
Mrs. Man# Cobb and son, Walter,
spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
K. Z. Cobb and family near Farm
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. O. Spell, Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Spell spent Sunday in
Durham with Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Sprague and family.
Mr, and Mrs. Ed Davenport spent
the week end with Mrs, Davenport's
parents, Mr. and Mn. J. R, Mann
ing, in Plymouth.
Mrs. O. G. Spell, accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harris of Green
ville, wen Raleigh visitors, Saturday.
A/2c Tom Joyner, who is stationed
at at Donaldson Air Fbrce Base,
Greenville, & C., spent the week end
with Us parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Joyner of Walatonburg.
Mrs. Ray Joyner^ of this city, and
Mr. and Mrs; Jimmy Joyner, of Foun
tain, visited Pvt Ray Joyner at Fort
Jackson, 8. C., Sunday.
John R. Joyner left Monday to re
sume studies at State College,
Raleigh.
Miss Hannah Proctor of Greenville
spent the week end here with her aunt
Mrs. Louise Harris. Mrs. Knott Proc
tor, her mother, visited Mrs. Harris,
Sunday afternoon,
Mrs- 8- G- Gardner was a Greenville
visitor, Tuesday.
Mrs. W. A. Pollard and Mrs. Clar
ence Moye, the latter of Maury, ac
companied Robert Pollard to Chapel
Hill, Tuesday.
Mrs. Colvin Meadows of Jackson
ville, visited her mother, Mrs. Lizzie
Carraway, Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. C. Ik Beaman and her- sister,
Mrs. David Golin, of Richmond, Va.,
a house guest visited their mother,
Mrs. Mary E. Taylor, of Goldsboro,
who is a patient in Lenior County
Hospital, Kinston, Monday.
Mr. end Mrs. J. A. Carraway and
Miss Lena Carraway, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Ragland and family in
Kinston, Saturday afternoon*
Jay Flanagan left for Raleigh,
Monday, where he resumed studies at
State College,
Miss gera Lamar Everetts of Mon
roe, Miss Florence McGowan and her
grandmother, Mrs. Lis# McGowan,
both of Franklin, Via., were'the week
end guests'of Mr. and Mrs., P. K.
Ewell. Mr .-and Mrs. Earl McGowan,
also of Franklin, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Ewell Sunday after
noon and accompanied their daughter
and Mrs. McGowan home.
O# Lee, of Raleigh, returned to
his home, Sunday, after a two weeks
visit with Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Davis. Miss Mary Lee, also of
Raleigh, was a week end visitor of
Mr. and Mrs. Davis.
'Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gay of Wal
stonburg spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Bundy.
Mr. and Mrs. George Alien left by
Kiwanians Flan For *
Convention In Charlotte
The Kiwanis dub of Farmville
will bo represented at the 1968 con
vention of the Carolina* Kiwanis
District at Charlotte, OetoMr 6-7,
Club President J. Glasgow Smith has
announced. .
The local delegate* are George
Allen, Harvey Jeffries and Glasgow
Smith. Delegates at large are, Past'
Gov. Sam Bundy and Lt. Gov. Frank
Allen. Ernest Petteway is the alter
nate. . r v, „ j ,, j
H. W. Driver, trustee of Kiwanis
International sad sales executive of
Euclid, Ohio, will be a featured speak
er during the three-day meeting at
the Hotel Charlotte.
The presiding officer will be Joseph
0. Tally, Jr., governor of the Caro
lina Kiwanis District and mayor of
Fayetteville.
Mr. Driver, who will serve as the
official representative of Kiwanis In
ternational at the meeting, is a past
govt nor of the Ohio Kiwanis Dis
trict, He hss served seven years on
the Eudid .Zoning Board, and is a
member of the Cleveland Citizens
League and of the Board of Managers
of the YJLCA.
ILLNESS DIAGNOSED POLIO
4*jp&-old
plane, Monday, for Hartsville, Tenn.,
to attend the funeral of lbi. Allan's
[r. and Mrs. Carroll II. Oglesby
spent several days this weds in Rich
mond, Va. :
B«*ai» Shytle of Washington, D.
C-, will spend the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. C. B. Maahfaurn. Miss Shytle
is a niece of Mr. Mashburn.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Craig, Jr., en
route to their home in Uncolnton,
from a wedding trip to Cuba and
Ptodda, spent Monday night with
Mrs. Craig’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M. W. Rollins. ■ f
Mrs. J, E Warren is with the Ed
Nash Warren family.
Mr, and Mrs. Taylor E. Barrow and
sons of Greensboro spent Sunday with
the Barrow family.
Mrs. C- P, Beam of Richmond, Va.,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R, Allen, this week.
Churches Observe
Promotion Day Sunday
The churches of this community will
observe J’romotion Day Sunday.
At the Presbyterian Church Pro
motion and Rally Day will be ob
served jointly. Miss Jen Easley is in
charge of the special program. Theme
of the program is the newly revised
edition of the Bible. The primary
group will have a part on the pro
gram fnd others who will participate
are, Mrs. James Bennett, Joyce Dilda,
Joss Spencer and Bat Beregon.
At the Christian Church the Pri
mary department will be in charge
of the program and the promoting of
.children to the various classes will
also take place.
The Methodist Church will observe
Promotion Day and the teachers of
the departments will take part in the
exercises. Baptist plans are included
in another article.
Attention Boys
Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol are
anxious to Increase their membership
and are inviting all boys between the
ages of 11 and 14' to attend their
mooting at the hut Saturday night at
7:80. Scouting has much to offer in
learning, adventures, good times and
character building.
George Cannon £b president and
Cecil Modjin, III, is secretary-treasur
er of the patrol. Other members are
Sunny Mall, Jimmy Smith, BiBy
Eason, Joe Hake, Autry Vandiford
and Jimmy Nichols.
Attention Jaycees
The Jaycee banquet and dance,
marking the completion of ihe very
Successful membership drive recently
undertaken by the club, will bebeld
Saturday nights £
The banquet begins at 8 o’clock in
the school cafeteria and the dance
follows immediately at the Country
Club. A college orchestra has heed
engaged for the evening. '
The events are given jointly as a
Ladies’ Night and in honor of new
members. All Jaycees, their wives or
dates, are expected to attend.
The women of the Presbyterian
Church wish to remind the women,
and pastors of the other churches in
town of the invitation to join them
fit -an intensive Bible Study on Mon
day, September 29.
Miss Lucy Steele of PeaceColksge,
Raleigh, will conduct the study on the
subject of the “Holy Spirit.” Miss
Steele is one of our most able and
popular Bible teachers, and we feel
very fortunate indeed to have her
come to us at this time. We are
happy too, that we can share this
With friends of other denomi
occasion with friends of other denomi
nations ahd neighboring Presbyterian
churches. ?;
The time is 1110 ami. to 2:15 pan.
A covered dish luncheon provided by
those attending will be served in the
Fellowship Hall of the church at
Farmville tobacco market will reach
ita Hilf-way mark this week end, and
for the first time this season the
averages are dropping below the cor
responding period of 1961. Through
Wednesday this week, the market
had sold 12,603,984 pounds, for an
average of $51.26. In the corres
ponding period last year, 24
days, the market had sold 14436,728
pounds for an average of^61.85.
Monday’s sales totaled 621,685
pounds and averaged $56.25. »
Sales Supervisor Fred Moore states
that the Stabilisation Corporation is
getting from 8 to 9 per cent of the
offerings on the market this week.
The tobacco on all floors is fair to
medium in quality, with leaf pre
dominating. Full sales were sche
duled for yesterday, and will continue
today and Monday.
At Hie Rotary Club
Most of the program time at the
Rotary Club Tuesday night was tqken
up with a discussion of the business
of the dob. However, program chair
man, G. A. Rouse made some concise
remarks about the growth of Hie
Farmville Building and Loan Asso
ciation in recent years.
Charlie Radberry, president, con
ducted the business during which
there was a lengthy discussion of a
club project and the planning- of the
Ladies’ Night. A date for the spec
ial night will be decided at the next
meeting.
George Creekmur won the atten
dance prize.
METHODIST YOUTH SUPPER
A supper will be given for Metho
dist youth at the church, Sunday
night at. 6 o’clock.- All youth between
the ages of 12 and 23 are invited to -
attend. A large attendance is ex
pected. .
At The Kiwanis Club
Herman Baker had charge of the
program at the Kiwanis club Monday
night and presented Mrs. Baker, who,
in torn, introduced Mrs. Perkins, an
instructor at East Carolina College in
Greenville, who talked about the im
portance of proper enunciation and
pronounciation.
President Glasgow Smith presided
at the meeting.
Scout Activities
.Troop 1 of tiie Intermediates met
Thursday afternoon of last week at
the hut their leader, Mrs. Edgar
Barrett. The girls continued' their
folk dancing badge work and made
plans far the coming year.
Brownie Scouts met Tuesday after
noon with their leaders, Mrs. Edgar
Thomas mid Mrs. W, R. Burke, pre
sent. Mrs. Thomas related an Eng
lish folk story concerning the origin
of the brownies. Patrol- leaders
elected were Susu Dixon and Nancy
Thomas.
Troop 6, met Wednesday afternoon.
Following the election of officers,
Georgia Tull Hockaday, patrol leader;
assistant, Kay Allen; scribe, Anne -
Palmer Hodges, and treasurer, Caro-,
line Lewis; Mrs. J. P. Scott, read a
story about Juliette Low, founder of -
the Scouts. Mrs. Scott and Mrs. W.
R. Burke, co-leaders, were present.
Mrs. nornies Assisting
With Bible Clinic
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' Mrs. E. W. Holmes is assisting with
the Bible clinic of the Stanley Asso
ciation being held at the First Baptist
Church in Albemarle this week.
Mrs. Holmes, an approved worker
of the Sunday School department of
the North Carolina Baptist Conven
tion, is in charge of the intermediate
conferences. ?
Mrs. Corrine Stilley, a former resi
dent of this city, is a patient in St.
Elizabeth Hospital, Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Stilley recently underwent a
major operation and is reported as
improving. ; |S:;:
Mrs. Stilley, who for * long time,
m