I n :, 'faithful and "efficient" service to the Virginia Telephone and Telegraph Company by cm- , pi vi cs m this area of the com pany's southern district was re cognized here last week K;; lit of the employees with the longest service, which comhined accounts for a century and a half, were tendered a luncheon and emblem presentation" at Long word House. Duane T Swanson. division manager, and R. F Collins, of Farmville. district manager, were fficial hosts. Mr. Swanson pre si nted service emblems following the luncheon. .Vlctlmdisls PI an Preaching Mission Meeting: Held At Black stone Ten member of the Farmville Methodist C'hurch attended a meeting to make plans of the Farmville District of the Metho dist Church for the spring evangelistic program. The meet ing was held Tuesday evening in the Blacks!cue Methodist Church All pastors. members ol evange listic committees and chairmen of commissi-ns of churches in the district were invited to the meet ing. A. (i Jefferon. outstanding lay man of the 1 ynchburg District and a member of the Board ol Trust'c ot the Methodist Or phanage. was the speaker. A pleaching mission will be ei liductcd in file Methodist, churches in the district. April 17 L’4. A week of visitation evange- i lism will precede the preaching mission Members from the Farmville church attending the meeting: wen- 'he Rev C C Kidd. Mrs. Mary 3 .1 hn-t.on Mrs. J. P. Mc Craw. Mrs N M. Gill. O II Whitten. H. K Potts. A. N. Fore W K Carter, Mrs. Spencer Bur ger. and C W, Glenn. Christmas Seal Sale Raises About $1400, Mrs. Wright Reports Prince Edward county citizens purchased about $1400 worth of Christmas Seals during the recent sale Th|s figure is about $50 above last year's sale, according to Mrs, G. H. Wright, seal sale chairman. Reports of money raised in this (ount y have been sent to the Richmond office, where the funds will be distributed foi combating tuberculosis' through medical rc search and care of patients. Mrs. ,1. Monroe Johns is presi dent of tiie Prince Edward County Tuberculosis Association, which sponsored t lie Christmas Seal Sale, ail annual campaign. W. K. Carter lias been appointed treas urer of the local association. He takes the place of the late J. W. Shepherd. Jr. (’ollepc Art (’lass Ope ned to Public A class in waler color and oil pamlmg given at Long wood Col lege from J to 5 p. in.. Tuesday and Thursday by Mrs. Janjee Lc incii. assistant professor of Art is open lo residents of rainivillc. Those interested ill enrolling ! may take the class with or with out credit, and they must furnish i heir own painting materials. Fur ther information may be obtained at the Office of the College Secre tary iv. Ruffner Hall.

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