Tursduv morning. Jan. 20. a lit." n members of the junior I’.oniii economics class of Farm1.ille High School, with a repr : (illative from each of the fit In : home economics classes. nd three mothers left Farmvitle \... . cl loo] litis, bound for Rich mond lb: a tour of Miller and Rhoads Department Store Mothcis who accompanied the girls were Mrs Laurence Love, of Meherrin. Mrs. K. J. Coin, of Prospect. and Mrs. R. Calvin Bass, of Rice Representing the eighth, ■oade class was Carolyn Mottley, ■ Fnrmville: ninth grade. Ruth tinsentine and Blondell Metcalf, and tenth and eleventh grades. Virginia Gibbs. The group was received by Paul Christian, representing the store. He rave the history, policy, and philosophy of the store. He in formed the students that out of t he 2000 people employed by Miller and Rhoads, only about 600 were actually engaged in selling. The girls were told of the many services offered bv Miller and Rhoads and were shown some of them, including the bridal salon. They were then guests of the
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