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der act of March Srd, 1878.
THESE THIRTY YEARS! J
Thirty years is a long time,
almost a third of a century! As
this anniversary rolls over my j
head I-can scarcely realize that
forty one years, all but twelve
of my life, have been spent in I
learning the art, in the operation
and building of a newspaper and
printing plant, and in the inter
est of community activities, of
which they have been a part.
I have had genuine pleasure
during these years in editing
THE ENTERPRISE in packing
the paper with, as I think valu
able information, news events
of the world, state and nation,!
and helpful suggestions for the
business man, the farmer, the
housewife, the/educators, serv-i
ing the schools and churches by
publishing advance notices and
reeords of their activities in the
community, and as a chronicle j
for births, deaths and weddings
of the citizenry. In the print
ing department I have made
constant changes in the effort
to modernize the equipment in
order to give prompt service
with good facilities and crafts
manship. Throughout these j
? years it has been my purpose
to make a substantial contribu
tion to the upbuilding of Farm
ville.
Daring to assume the uncer
tain responsibilities of THE
ENTERPRISE back in 1911 I
confess I must have been opti
mistic, but I had resided in
Farmville wily a few months be
fore I decided that I would be
content to cast my lot with the
good people here and live in
their midst the rest of my life.
And I have not been disappoint
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ed or disillusioned m tws. Tny
worldly goods will never be rat
ed high in dollars and cents nor
be of much value in property
estimation, but I shall count
my fortune in terms of friend
ships made and retained, and
consider myself rich in the
goodwill and confidence of my
fellow citizens. These have be
come a priceless possession to
me through these years.
To my friends in Farmville
and in other coramnnitiea, who
have joined together in offer
ing o*. congratulations on this
happy anniversary occasion and
made this memorable edition of
TIJE ENTERPRISE.a. concrete
evidence of their friendship, I
wish to express my personal ap
preciation in grateful acknow
ledgment of their felicitations. ,
Many of their message* have ?
touched me deeply and have re- :
acted as a vivifying cordial, 1
bringing warmth and a freah
ffljWge to my heart.
Everyone knows that a busi- i
nape does not taction alone or
by the effort and will of one
perafrw oid so I feel that if in
thpio thirty years there has
eqme some measure of success i
to this establishment, it has
be* doe in large part to the ;
interest and service of those ,
who have helped to make the <
wheels go 'round. Expensive <
maafciaery and material are J
necessary but it is only by ^he
; i6ipgent use of this equipment t
that production can be achieved.
<Wy a few of the onlookers
. realize that the major cost of
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psy envelopes, but these wages),
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usefulness of the Rouse Print
er?, anef to making THE EN
TERPRISE a powerful force for
good in the lives of its people
for decades to come.
Your friend and Editor,
ALEX ROUSE
CONGRATULATIONS N. & 0.
The FARMVILLE ENTERPRISE
extends felicitations to Lhe NEWS
AND OBSERVER on its Diamond
Jubilee Anniversary and congratula
tions on its splendid anniversary edi
tion.
I AM ADVERTISING
A Panegyric by A. D. SMITH
I am the dividend producer for
your business, the money-making,
ordertaking, dull times force ... I
am the voice of rejoicing, then the
psalm of service, the motive power
of modem business ... I go into
the highways and byways, into the
far corners and the niches, telling
for you, selling for you upon quali
ty, compelling for you the purse
strings of a willing public to open
wider the coffers and treasure chests
of buying ... I make trade spring
from the fertile soil of hesitation,
put your wares into the windows of
the world, into the minds of millions
... I make income out of outgo, as
sets of liabilities, gains of waste,
safety of unsecurity ... I am the
winged steed upon which your busi
ness can ride to the earth's utter
most distances and shake hands with
new trade ... I am profits come to
the rescue of deferred dividends . . .
I am uncomplaining, always ready,
always steady, always on the job.
I recognize no limitation in meeting
your aspirations ... Mine is the
voice of the wilderness, the sermon
on the mount, the song of labor, the
march of progress, the knock of op
portunity . . . Try me on your busi
ness.
ACT YOUR PART?The person
who enters any situation determined
to play up to its every implication
finds that it has a far sharper mean
ing than one who merely drifts aim
lessly into it, lugging his humdrum
self along.?Rotarian Magazine.
STUPIDITY?LIFE'S WEED? is
a weed of life. Intelligence is the
crop. The undesirable is self-sus
taining, self-perpetuating, grows vol- ?
untarily and thriftily; the desirable
must be toiled over and fought for. I
?Rotarian Magazine.
ON LIFE'S STAGE?If acting is
so much more real than routine liv
ing, and 3^ much more exciting, why
shouldn't all of us cultivate the art
on a larger stage, our world? I am
convinced we should. For the past
15 years I have taught the principles
of acting to persons preparing for a
stage or movie career. The more I
work with these principles the more
I am convinced that they have sig
nificance for us in daily livng.?Ro
tarian Magazine.
INNER SATISFACTION?The in
ner satisfactions of a harmonious
domestic and community life are
deeper and more enduring, richer in
human values, than a succession of
external stimili.?Rotarian Maga
zine.
HOME AND CRIME?Crime be
gins at home. Decency begins at
wme. The greatest of all recipes
for crime prevention is understand
ng of boy nature by older people,
sspeeially parents. Understanding,
>lus effective guidance based on
nxch understanding. It is chiefly
Crom homes where misunderstanding
>r indifference occurs which drive
toys into haphazard relationships
mtside, that are recruited whom we
if the RBI later kotow, and conduct
iation-wide hurito for, as kidaappers,
r.urderers, forgers, thieves, rapists,
ind other public enemfca^?J. Edgar
looser, director, U. S. Federal Bu
eau of Investigation, in the Rotari
m Magazine.
PARASITIC CHILDREN?Telling
i boy how many cows you used to
irflk before breakfast and how many
ords of woods you used to split on
fetmdays is not advertising him '
rhst to do with his time before ?
ursakfast and on Saturdays. Your <
maples, ate obsolete. The eoonom
e parigitinm of children is not of
heir making. Nor are ail the spoiled
imme-gimme children the sons and
aqgkters of the well-to-do. They \
ne^ better described Cs< children of
his day gnd age.?Famaworth. Crow
sr, author, in the Rgaiwi Maga
AN CPDERLY WORLD?Nothing
rill bring passe to our worid- until
ien is a wfll among beings
werywhage to make an ordssfy world
t must hs a world in which quoting
!rom the statement of the mteraa
ionsl Veen (of Rotary Intema
hatd), "freedom, justice, truth, <
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To Editor and Staff,
Parmville Enterprise,
Farmville, N. C.
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The fiinisteHal Association and the churches of the city wish
to add their word of congratulation and appreciation on this 30th
anniversary and to wish for you a continued and enlarged usefulness
- in this our fair community.
We appreciate our home paper, its splendid ataff and the fair
and courteous treatment of all our business and people. It is no
small task to publish a paper and always to know what is right. But
we "believe this has been your desire and you are to be congratulated
on attaining so high an ideal. -
Your pages have ever been open to the ministers of the city, you
have always been courteous bo us personally and generous with your |
space. The churches have had their share of recognition and promo
tion, and these have always been freely and gladly given.
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We wish in this way publicly to thank you for all your valuable
help given so freely in our behalf, and to wish you many more
decades of ever growing usefulness and happiness, I am,
Sincerely yours,
C. B. MASHBURN, Sec. Ministerial Association.
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FARMVILLE'S ON THE BOOM .
Surely no one can doubt the fact that Farmville's on the boom.
She's erecting modern buildings wherever there is room;
The ring of the saw and hammer is heard on every breeze,
And the Mason with his trowel hasn't even time to sneeze.
The Horton building is underway, work on the new hotel has begun,
Building bf handsome residences is being-planned with a hum;
No town can boast of better lights, our electric plant's complete,
?Indeed we have much to be proud of, the weeds are kept out of the
street, :
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Our merchants are all wide-awake, and they deserve our praise,
There's found no better market for what the farmer can raise;
We have some of the best physicians, a nurse in case you are ill,
But illness seldom amounts to more than a ordinary chill.
Our minds are all kept busy, which run \jrith a mighty power,
We have good railroad facilities,"a train most-every hour;
The auto is nothing new to us, we have them by the score,
They are standing now in waiting at almost every door.
A tobacco market in its season that's surpassed by none,
Excellent educational institutions to instruct the little ones;
In short we are moving onward, we are climbing fast the hill,
Our citizens are progressive, having the cash to foot the Ijill.
. ?G. AlrEX ROUSE, '
May 29th, 1912.
SERVICE STATION OF W. C. WOOTEN, CORNER WILSON AND
CCNTENTNEA.
FOR RESULTS ADVERTISE IN THE ENTERPRISE
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I AM THE PRINTING* PRESS
born of the mother earth. My hearl
is of steel, my limbs are of iroz
and my fingers are of brass^
I sing the song of the world, the
oratories of history, the symphonies
of all time.
I am the voice of today, the her
ald of tomorrow. I weave into the
warp of the past?the woof of the
future. I tell the stories of peace
and war alike. I make the humar
heart beat with passion or tender
ness. I stir the pulse of nations anc
make brave men do brave deeds anc
soldiers die.
1 inspire the midnight toiler, wear}
at his loom, to lift his head agaii
and gaze, with fearlessness, into the
vast beyond, seeking the consolatioi
of a hope eternal.
When I speak, a myriad people lis
ten to my voice. The Saxon, the La
tin, the Celt, the Hun, the Slav, the
Hindu, all comprehend me.
I am the tireless clarion of the
news. I cry your joys and sorrows
every hour. I fill the dullard's mine
with thoughts uplifting. I am light
knowledge, power, I epitomize the
conquests qf mind over matter.
I am the record of all things man
kind has achieved. My offspring
comes to you in the candle's glow
amid the dim lamps of poverty, the
splendor of riches, at sunrise, a
high noon and in the waning eve
ing. .
I am the laughter and tears of the
world, and I shall never die unti
all things returri to the immutable
dust. I AM THE-PRINTING. PRESS
LUNCH ROOM MENU WEEK
OF MAY 27
Monday?Baked country ham, poci
and beans, slaw, hot biscuit, stew
ed prunes, salted nuts 10c choco
late pie 5c. *
Tuesday?Snaps, smoked meat,
corn pudding, pecans, corn bread
cake with chocolate sauce 10c car
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amel pecan pie 5c.
Wednesday?Spaghetti and cheese
garden peas, salted pecans, hot bis
cuit, raisin-nut muffins, 10c, but
terscotch pie, 5c.
Soup and crackers 5c ice cream anc
popsicles 5c.
SMITH-BROOKS MARRIAGE
Miss Dorothy Smith, of Walston
burg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivey
F. Smith, and, Mr. Elijah f^. Brooks
of Monroe, son of the late Elijah. F.
and Mrs. Etta Brobks, of Monroe
were married at the paisonage of the
Christian Church, here Thursday
morning at ten o'clock by the pastor
Rev. C. B. Mashbufn. Only a few
relatives and intimate friends were
in attendance.
The bride wore a lovely blue sheer
crepe ensemble with white access
ories. Her corsage was of brides'
roses and valley lilies. Mrs. Brooks
was graduated from East Carolina
Teachers College, and was a member
of the faculty of the Fountain
school this year.
Mr. Brooks, who was graduated
from the University of North Caro
lina, has been a teacher in the Foun
tain schools for the past three years.
Immediately after the, ceremony
the young couple left for a motor trip
through Western North Carolina, af
ter which they will be at home in
Monroe.
CONGRATULATES FARMVILLE
ON HEALTH CAMPAIGN
The Pitt County Health Depart
ment is interested in the Farmville
Rat Campaign, and Dr. N. Thomas
Ennett, County Health officer,' and J.
H. Moore, sanitary inspectors were
here yesterday participating in the
campaign to exterminate the rats.
Dr. Ennett congratulated Farm
ville officials for setting such a good
example in health sanitation. He ex
pressed the hope that the city of
Greenville and other t?Wns of the
county would follow suit.
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"Build-Up" Important
Protector of Women
A weak, undernourished condition
' often enables, functional dysmenor
rhea to get a foothold; thus leads
to much of woman's suffering from
headaches, nervousness, and other
periodic discomfort,
CARD UTS principal help for such
distress comes team the way it ''
usually stimulates appetite; in
creases flow of agastric juice; thus
aids digestion; helps build energy1,
strength, physical resistance tp
periodic pain for many.
Another way, many women And'
help for periodic distress i Take
GARDUI a few days before and dur
ing "the time." Women have used
CARDUI for more than 60 years!
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j HOME OF* BAKER'S BAKERY?MAIN STREET
This is a new concern that has recently located here.
HOME OF THE FARMVILLE LAUNDRY ANp DRY CLEANERS,
- . WILSON STREET. .
WALSTONBURG HOLDING
' VACATIONAL BIBLE SCHOOL
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? An excellent Vacation Bible School
r is in progress in the Walstonburg.
? community this week. The School ijp /
r being held each afternoon from three
! o'clpck until 5:30 in the local school
building. One hundred and seventy
" two children have been enrolled, mak
? ,ing it one of the largest Bible schools
' ever held in this section. They range
1 in age from four through seventeen.
1 The school is divided into five de
partments. The beginners are cared
1 for by Mrs. Isaac Rouse, Mrs. Lee
Jones and Mrs. Ray West, Jr. Those
' teaching the Primary group are Mrs.
Chester Beam an and Mrs. Prank
Shirley. Instructors in the Junior
' Department are Miss Sudie Lee Dil
dy, Mrs; Jake Fields and Mrs. Melvin
' Gay. J. B. Hensen, principal of the
Walstonburg, School, is teaching the
Intermediates, and Rev. E. G. Soper
is teaching a class of young people.
Others assisting in the school are
. Mrs. Carlos Walston, the pianist, ;
Miss Louise Shackleford, who has
charge of the recreation and Miss
Rosa McKeel, who prepares the lem
onade which is Berved to all the ?
children each day.
The success of the School is at
tributed to the work of the teachers i
and helpers, together with the fine 1
group of men and women in the
community who are offering the au
tomobiles to. transport the children <
who live in the country to and from
the School.
Hy CITY DRUG COMPANY
A prescription counter where or
ders are filled promptly and accur
ately, a department carrying your
favorite line of perfume, stationery,
toilet articles, candy and "smokes"
with a soda fountain dispensing
beverages pure arid wholesome, such
an establishment is a boon to any
city, and thus THE CITY DRUG
COMPANY proves that it is a boon
to Farmville, "with Hall Winders, as
prescription druggist, arid , "Red"
Newton, "who has been in the drug
store business for more than thirty
years, hie partner.
This firm is Assisted by Miss Iona
Green and Vernon Edwards in serv
ing the buying public.
Incidentally, what rights have the
inhabitants of the Netherands, now
under "protective" control of Hitler?
Our aid puts Allies even with Na
si plane .output, Wright says.
Farmers who expect science to
solve the problems of agriculture will
iave a long wait.
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Soap Specials ll
4 Friday & Saturday, May 24-25 ;
PALMOUVE . I; .
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i; PALMOUVE BEADS 5 Cakes for 19c i:
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i: SUPER SUDS, RED BOX OCTAGON FIiAKES I;
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; Octagon Toilet Soap, 3 for 14c ;
j Octagon Soap SpeciaL , 10 for 24c ;
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