The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-13

The Farmville district S. c. A.
will< meet at Buckingham High
School. November IS.
The group is expected to num-
Der around 80 people. The group
will be welcomed by c. c. Shu-
maker. president OF the Bucking-
ham S c. A Doris Ayres vice
president. Will have an invocation
and also lead a discussion group
There viii be five discussion
groups, with d representative
from each school taking part.
There will be also an elementary
school discussion group
Buckingham S c. A. will serve
the group lunch and entertain
them during the noon time recess.
June Baird is chairman Of lunch
committee. Entertainments head
is 10 Ann Agee Members Of the
welcoming committee are Richard
White. James Dixon, Charles
Whorley. Dave Morgan. Laura
Ayres and Dorothy May Ayres
Registration will be handled by
Ann Cook assisted by Sue Gillian.
Peggy Hardiman, Carolyn Jones
and Doloris Jamerson.
We are hoping for a success
full meeting
Girls Basketball
The girls basketball team began
practice Monday. Nov. 2. Those
returning from last years squad
are 10 Ann Agee. Sue Gillian.
Ann Atwater Betty Bruce 10
Maxey, Annie Christian. Freda
Sans, Arlene Oliver. CAROLYN
Jones and Inez Cough. Those 60
ing out for the first time are
Jolene Bryant, Beverly Baird. Ann
Stanley Temple Hames. Betty
Wood, and Florence Wright Miss
Sterrett, girls coach, expects a
successful year.
The Halloween Carnival. spon-
sored by the Senior class. October
81 in the High School gym. was
quite a success Hlghlights Of the
evening were the Horror Show
Blngo, Shooting Gallery. Penny
Pitching and Fortune Tellina.
Roy Bryant won the door prize
"a big chocolate cake Nancy
Carroll Throckmorton and Betty
Ruth Duneyant also carried home
nice cakes won during the cake
walk. A large crowd was present
to watch the witches and COLLINS
as they paraded about the gym
Mothers brought the whole
family and expressed opinion that
Halloween Carnival was the
answer to a lot of bothersornp
problems of the past. Young and
old satisfied the desire for play
but there was no evidence Of
vandalism in the good time that
everyone had.
Armistice Day Program
The B" section OF the Ninth
Grade presented a program IN
the school auditorium for tia
student body November II in com
menoration Of Armistice Dav and
IN honor of American Education
Week
The program began with a
brief announcement as to its pun
pose given by Theresa Throck-
morton. Everyone Joined in sing
ing America" The group led in
A National Prayer" and then
gave choral reading concern
ing the highlights Of history
beginning with the Declaration
OF independence" and ending with
the American Greed" by William
Tyler Page. The program closed
with pledge of allegiance to the
flag and the chorus OF Keep the
Home Fires Burning"
National FILA Week
F. H. A. members at B.C.H.S.
observed National F H. A. Week
Nov. ~ On Sunday, Church was
attended with the family and
the ministers were asked to re-
member family life in their SER
mon or prayer. Everyone wore
red and white the FILA colors,
and bulletin board was put up
in the school hall on Monday On
Tuesday we had a school ASSEMBLY
at which Rev Mr. Wrenn had
devotionS on family life A tea
was served to eighth graders and
the faculty on Wednesday Each
faculty member was presented
with red rose The sick and
shut-ins in the community were
visited on Thursday. On Friday
we had school clean up camp
align and Families Together"
night was observed with planning
OF some recreation in which the
entire family could participate to-
gether, On Saturday each girl did
something for the family that
they were not IN the habit of
doing. National F. II. A. Week
was a great success and to Mrs.