CHOOSES ANOTHER SITE The rubber mould company has selected another Virginia town as the location for its manufacturing plant according to information received Thurs day by Mayor Fitzpatrick. "This information Is a defin ite disappointment to the Chamber of Commerce commit tee," W. A. Watson, chairman said, "Rut it does not dampen our enthusiasm and determina tion to bring at least one more good industry to Farmville. We have other irons in the fire and I hope the development corpo ration will be formed so that we will be in a position to talk business fast when the nest opportunity comes.'' ’ Members appointed on the spec ial committee were J. W. Dun nington. C. J. Cox. K. J. Martin. Jr. V V. Gord n. George New man. A. N. Fore. L. M Pariet. C. A. Dowdy, Jv.. W J. Sydnor. H. C. Kayton. R. E. Withers. Jr . J. B Wall. W. W. McClintic. W. S. Weaver. G. W. Palmer. W. C. Fitzpatrick. Philip Gay. Robert Taylor. M. R. Large. E. Weinberg. Albert Brisentine and Nat Wilk erton. Clean Cp Program 'Hie Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Clean Up campaign during the month of April. The. entire town will be given a face lifting when plans of the com mittee are carried into effect. The cooperation of every citizen will be solicited in one concentrated drive to remove debris and beauti fy the town. Tile program will he continuing with efforts to keep Farmville attractive. M. R. Large is chairman of flic Clean Up committee, which in cludes O. B. Blair. H E. Coffey. Joe Wilck. Paul Stimpson. Gcoreo Newman. J. H Whitfield, and L. M. Pairet. W. W McClintic was named a. member of the board of directors to succeed the late J. W. Shep herd.
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