The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-07-09

article is reprinted from The
Greenyille IN. c. Daily Reflec-
tori
The Mayor of Farmville fu+
filled long time desire Satur-
day.
He visited the Town Of Farm
vile, with the Mayor Of Farmville
as his host.
The visit was the first for w. c..
Fitzpatrick, a soft-spoken Virgin
ian who has been Mayor Of Farm
vile. Va, since 1884 His trip to
North Carolina was simply to sat
isty a personal curiosity about
Pitt County's Farmville and to
compare notes With Mayor
Charles S Edwards.
The two mayors spent the aft
ernoon together touring Mayor
Edwards Farmville and compar-
ing il with Mayor Fitzpatrick $
Farlnyille. They found a lot to
compare.
Mayor Fitzpatrick told Mayor
Edwards that yirginia's Farmville
is town with 4.621 people, a to-
bacco market. need for new in
dustfy, and what they think is an
answer to growing sewerage dis
posal problem. The tobacco mark
ct last year handled five and-a
half million pounds Of dark and
sun-cured tobacco. Their indus
trial problem is offset to degree
by presence of shoe factory and
garment plant, but Mayor Fitz-
patrick says that the need for
new industry and new payroll is
our chief need
Mayor Edwards told Mayor
Fitzpatrick that Pitt Countvs
f'arlnville, town Of 5000. has 4
bright leaf tobacco market that
moved 5000, 600 pounds last year.
He also pointed out that the. Tar
Heel Farmville had landed a mu1-
timillion dollar blackboard plant.
which viii be operated BY the
Fornica Division Of American
Cyanamid.
A mutual problem Of sewerage
disposal evoked some discussion
between the mayors Mayor Fitz-
patrick told of the Virginia towns
decision to use a sewerage lagoon.
which allows nature to dispose Of
sewerage III man-made lake.
Farmyllle n. c., has recently let
contracts for construction Of a
new sewerage disposal plant
Mayor Fitzpatrick suggests that
Farmville N. c.. investigate the
idea OF sewerage lagoon but
Withdrew the suggestion when he
learned that Pitt County soil is
sandy and also has a high water
level, =
Our soil has a thick clay base
that doesn't permit passage of
water" ne said. Tests have
shown, however. that the sewer
age lagoon is not suited I'd sandy
Soils so you people are doing the
right thing to go ahead with.
plans for disposal plant
On purely personal basis the
two mayors exchanged comments
about political situations Mayor
Fitzpatrick said he had held Of
flee since 1884 with opposition
on only three occasions. Mayor
Edwards, who was elected in 1885
for his first term. is up for office
again this year and will he OPP
posed by O. G Spell. the man he
beat in 1855
Mayor Fitzpatrick was accomp-I
anled on the trip by his Wife and
son, Cabell a l6-year- high
school sophomore. He also brought
along Mrs. John G. Tarwater of
Warrenton, N. C.. one Of Mrs
Fitzpatrick relatives who was
host 10 the family on their long
weekend visit to North Carolina
Mayor Edwards extended the
Virginia attorney an invitation to
stay IN North Cardinals Farm
vile. but the invitation was mel
luctantly' refused.
I'VE have an expansion period
underway in our FarmyilleF May
or Fitzpatrick replied. Perhaps
after this visit, we can do even
more. You people have progress
sive forward looking group Of cit
i2ens.
Mayor Fitzpatrick discovery Of
Just what FarmvlIle, N C., was
like was the aftermath Of corr
respondence between him Farm
vile Postmaster Henry Johnson
and Mayor Edwards. Mayor Ed