Sunday afternoon at 8:30, for Mr* Lena Marsh Hoekaday, 80, mother oi James B. Hoekaday of this city. Th« Rev. G. F. Kirkpatrick of Blenhim, S, C., the Rev. j. F. Menius of Fay etteville, former pastors, and Dr. A D. Huffines, Jr;, present pastor oi the church of which Mrs. Hoekaday was a member, officiated. Burial was in the Summerville CemeterJ near Lillington. Mr* Hoekaday died Saturday morn ing at 6 o’clock. She was the widow of W. F. Hoekaday, who died in 1936. • She was the daughter of the late W, F. Marsh and Jeanette Isabelle At kins and was bom in what is now the Town of Lillington. She spent most of her life in Lillington add taught school in her early life. Mr*. Hock aday was the only daughter in a fam ily of seven children and the eldest. Surviving are: four daughters, Mrs. M. B. Gardner of Angier, Mr* J. J. 'Ktchner of Garner, Mr* D. A Bla lock of Bunnlevel and Min Belle Hoekaday of the home; two sons, W. F. Hoekaday of the home and James B. Hoekaday of Fannville; 12 grand children and one great grandchild. - Fannville people attending the fun eral were; Dr. and Mr* Charles E. Fitzgerald, ChaHie Fitzgerald, Mr. and Mr* Henry Johnson, Henri Pearie Johnson, Min Mamie Davis, LeRoy Rollins, Mr* W. E. Davis, Mr* J. M. Carraway, Mr* Harry Harper, Jesse Spencer,' Charles Baucom, John Lewis, John Wright, Jr., Rev. Edwin S. Coates, Fred Moore, Jade Lewis, Dsn Jones, Jake Fields and Sam Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. G. Alex Rouse visited tiie family on Saturday afternoon. Rotarians Hear AA Speaker * Plato Bass was in charge of the program at the Rotary Club, Tues> day night of last week. He present ed the Rev. Frank M. Ron, who In troduced a member of Rocky Mount Alcoholics Anonymous who gave a very enlightning and graphic picture of a problem that has become para mount in the United States. The speaker asserted that alcohol inn is a physical alergy coupled with a mental obsession and is the 4th ranking disease in the nation. He estimated that there are between 67 70 million users of alcohol and that 4 to 6 nullion of that figure are con firmed alcoholics. Giving some history on the AA organization he pointed out that it was began 17 years ago and there are now 146,000 members in the U. S. compared until 200,000 in the world. Persons desiring contact with a member of Alcoholics Anonymous car do so through their local minister. The attendance prize was given bf O. G. Spell and won by Miss Mar' garet Lewi* Visitor at the meeting was Martin Swartz, of the Greenville Club. CROP Program Tops Quota In Farmville The Farmville Township quota ol corn for the Christian Rural Oversea* Program was topped by 18 bushels oi com and 845.00 in cash donations tc bpy com. The Pitt County carload of com was sent on its worthy mis sion Ipst week and the people of this community who gave Hie 88 bushel* and cash donations have a right tc be prom! of their past in the pro gram. Mrs. A. C. Tumage was chairmar of the Farmville Township. Christmas Program And Open House At P.T.A Meeting Tonight The second grades will present i Christmas program at the Parent Teacher meeting tonight. The mnsi cal program, “Two Wishes In One,' will be given under the direction o: Mrs. Jean B. Wililams, vocal super visor of the School Music Department Open House will he observed in a] the buildings of the plant foQowini the meeting and refreshments will b served in the Home Economic Cottage OF FREE E WILL CALENDj UNION F BAPTIST ed Mr. and Mm David Jones. Mr. and Mrs. W. C-/fesmat and daughters, Jo Ann did Judy, of B*ipigh, Mr. »»d Mrs. Many Al britton, and son, Dion, of Goldsboro, were .the week aid guests of Mr.,nad Mrs. C. L. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kittrell and small daughter, Debbie, of Washing ton, D. a, spent several daps this week with Mr. Kittrell’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kittrell. ■ Mrs. B. & Smith. Jr., Mrs. Carroll D. Oglesby, Mrs. Allen M. Harris, Mrs. Allen Daxden and. Mrs. A. W. Smith, Jr., were Raleigh visitors, Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Smith, Jr., and son, Wally, visited relatives hi Golds boro, Wednesday. Mrs. Oliver V. McGee of Mybane, is visiting her daughter and son-in law, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Pope.' Mrs. McGee and Mrs. Gtas Benton of Scot land Neck, were Richmond, Vs., visi tors, Sunday. -1 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Joyner, Sr spent the week end with relatives in Morehead City. A. B. Tyson who has been confined to his home this week on account of illness, is reported as improving. M. E. Dixon is ill at his home. Miss Carol Anne Pitt, student at East Carolina College and a class mate, Miss Iris Williams of Erwin, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. B. 0. Taylor. Mrs. Margaret Newell is seriously ill at the home of her sister,. Mrs. Glasgow Smith. Miss Brighteie Savage of Battle boro visited the Ed Nash Warren family a few. days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Barrow and sons of Greensboro, Mrs. A. P. Ham mond, Jr., and daughters of New Bern spent Sunday with the Barrow family. Mrs. J. -E. Warren was in Speed visiting the Harvey Warren family part of last weak. Mias Carolyn Roebuck, etudent at Greensboro College, spent the week end at her home hue. V i Mrs. Bruce Pbpe, Mrs. Jean B. Williams, Mrs. James Bennett Miss' Anne Hardy, of Maury, were Richmond, Vs., visitors Saturday. Mrs. John B. Wright, Jr- and Mis. John D. Dixon wen luncheon guests of Mis. Alton Barrett in Greenville, Thursday of last week. Mr. sad Mrs. G. B. Bryant and Mr. and Mrs. Eastwood of near Green Miss Betsy Jones, teacher in the Schools, spent the \»eek end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Jobss. Misi jo s»w Thomas, student at Atlantic CMratian College, Wilson, spent the week end with her mother, Mrs. George Thomas. Mrs. W. E. Davis, Mrs. J. M. Carra way, Mrs. Harry Harper and Jesse Spencer visited Mias P*t Allen and Miss Jess Gama way at Chape} HiU, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Morphy and son, Pfc. James A, Murphy, Mias Ann Morphy and Miss Bertie Clark, all of Marlboro, were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. James- Joyner, Jr., of New port News, Vs. . ' p!J| SLATED FOR DUTY Prior to the recent transfer, Lfc Lang ley had been stationed at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md. BROWNIE SCOUT * ANNOUNCEMENT corned (DM business sc ports from were heard At the « of the 1 >d Miss Mrs. W. E. Luc, Jr., W. A. Mar, we and Mrs. Grey Fields were in iriP it gfaw *» 2. "We Three King, of Orient Are" emu by H. I* Walters—Hopkins High School Bandit featuring:; _ <fi Bass, trumpet soloist, Jean Moon, baritone soloist 8. "Lo, How A Bose E’er Blooming” Her. by M. Praetorius; am. by Clair W.'JohMon Albert Monk, 1st trumpet; Geo. Cannon, 2nd trumpet; Sylvia Gardner, 1st alto hem; Paul Cog, baritone horn; Karolyn Kittrell, trombone; Harold Flanagan, bass 4. “March of The Three Kings" Provencal 13th Century, Ana. hr Walters High School Band 8. A Medley ef Christmas Music "The Sleigh" "Carol of the Bells” “White Christmas" featuring the High School Glee Club, accompanist, Grace Miller 6. “Adommus Te” Am. by C. W. Johnson f G. P. Da Palestrina " Cliff Simpson, 1st trumpet; Jade Lewis, 2nd trynpet; Douglass : Norville, french hem; Jfan Moors, baritone hen; Ernestine Motley, trombone; Chandler Cox, 7. "Adeste Fidelia" Am. by H. L. Walters 17th Century, Latin - High School Band «„ "Jingle Bells Rhapsody" Arm, by H, I* Welters J. Pierpont High School Bead 9, "The Story of Christmas" Compiled ead Am. by Clair W. Johnson Girts' Chorus, Junior Gle# Club, acoomssniad hv riui Band from th* koM in Kimtoiii Wtdim day afternoon, for Phillip Stroud, father of Robert Stroud of this city. Episcopal minister of the Kinston officiated and hymns own suny by a quartet of girls. Burial was in a cemetery on the Goldsboro tha folio wine »!««<"» hours for All stores will be dosed on Thurs day, Christmas Bay, and tho follow ing day, Friday, December 26. people of the pachages wm be ition to needy Voice Objection Fred G Moon, secretary of the Farmville Chamber of Commerce, Jhka 8. taria, Town Gl«* GUffriiwl Paytor and Rev. Z. B. T. Cox repre sented FannvUle and its various or ganizations Tuesday at a hearing in Raleigh on Telephffwe and Telegraph Company’s request for [ higher rates. The company present ed its side of the ease, after iddeh the hearing was adjourned until January or February. Mqpt of the towns and equities in the arse served by the company have pooled resources in opposition to the request Them is indiestjen ***** the opponents am prepared and desirious of taking their ease to the State Supreme Court in the event a favor able decision is rendered the company by the State Utilities Commission. Bids Rejected The Board of Education has re jected bids for the construction of a hew elementary ached on grounds that them is just not enough finds available for the project The low bids called for more than $108,000. The school district Ins 170,000 for the six-room project The proposals have been returned to the arddtaet officials in an attempt to whittle down the costs within the budget 17 contractors entered tads for the project Even if the multi-purpose room and certain desired plumbing .. mid1 electrical facilities am omitted from the bide, the costs wens the. vicinity of $80,000—still out of much of local school-folks, Robert Rollins Initiated Into Phi Beta Kappa Robert Rollins vas one of the 38 students initiated into PM Beta Kappa, highest yW*#* fraternity, nt eersnionlas f* the XMaletic Senate at the University of North Canons, recently. Robert is the sen nt Hr. and Mrs. LeRoy Rollins of this dty. He was graduated from the university with an A.B. degree in Chemistry and entered the Soke W»witHy,yslN Behoel in the fhW. > ; Undergraduate membership is the ing «s academic average of 818 hi an weir coujEpn^ ^ Or. Smith Elected To Head Roanoke Tar Veterinary Group V At a regular session of the Roa noke-Tar Veterinary Association at the Rooky Meant Country Club, Fri day night, Dr. A. V. Smith, Jr., local veterinarian, mis elected president of the sssocIsHoHi Dr. M. J. Gregg attended the meet ing also, sad Mrs. Smith attended the Auxiliary meeting held in connection with the association. Medical Society Meets Urn Pitt County Medical and Den tal Society is having its Ladies' Night on Thursday of tills week at tiie Greenville Country Club. Dr. C. E. Fitzgerald of Farmville is the out going president Sam D. Bundy was the guest speaker at last night's Methodist Christmas; Programs Announced Special Christmas programs to be held at the Methodist Church are as follows: The annual Sunday School Christ mas party will be held in the Social Hall of tin church, Friday night December 19, at 6:80. The party la for the entire Sunday School mem bership. Thera will be a Christmas tope and all children will receive gifts from Santa, who will also at tend the party. The annual Methodist Christmas program will be held at the church, Sunday afternoon, December 21, at 6 o'clock. The Youth Fellowship will be in charge of the candlelighting program, "Tha Lights of Bethlehem* The Junior Youth Fellowship will hold its ra.i’Mr"** party at the TT«iy|fy night December 22, at 7:80. FOUNTAIN RUR1TANS INSTALL R. B. BEASLEY, JR. PRESIDENT* At the regular "monthly meeting of the Fountain was ifffftatyfd president of the pnlMHm Other ofriawp were: R. D. Jefferson, rice-p eecreteryp-. end their pastor, Rev. R. L. Wert, will hold services in their new church for the.first timet dll citizens of the community ere cordially, invited to attend, i.’f- ^ beautiful new church building is a credit to the town of Fountain and the community and every person WJMLS. OF FOUNTAIN. BAPTIST CHURCH TO SPONSOR TURKEY SUPPER TONIGHT M.YJV NOTICE BAPTIST CHUBCIL SERVICE Universal Bibfe Sunday will be ob served at the Baptist Church, Sun day. Rev. E. W. Holmes, church pas tor, has selected as a semen topic for the moraine service, "The Book We Live By." MEMBER OF AA TO SPEAK AT EPISCOPAL CHURCH A member of Alcoholics Anony mous will address the congregation at the regain# evening service at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Sunday night at 7:80. The public is invited OImI HCgOd to ottood• CHANGE RESIDENTS Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Little sad fam «_u Jr nonJ this wi ‘ ' ' - nheuseiisseefc-'-1- • jJ.1*

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