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VOLUME THIRTY-ONE FABMVIUJ1 PITT COUNTY, NORTH CABOUNA. FRIDAY, MAT SI, 1940 NUMBER TWO f , , Open House Celebration Held On 30th Birthday The Enterprise" and Building* & Loan Assn. Entertain Friends Up on Anniversary and Opening New Offices Editor G. A. Souse held an Open House Celebration on Wednesday evening from 8:00 to 11:00, the oc casion marking the 30th Anniversary of The Enterprise and the formal opening of the new office of the Farmville Building and Loan Asso ciation, both being housed in the buildings on North Main street, pur chased from J. W. Holmes by The Rouse Printery, G. A. Rouse, owner and manager, and secretary-treasur er of the Farmville Building and Loan Association. The windows had been calling at tention for several days to the ap proaching event; the Enterprise win dow being centered with a large por trait of Benjamin Franklin, and furnished as a sitting room in re production furniture of that period, including a whatnot, chair, hooked rug, tier table, needlepoint pillow, a framed broadside of sayings from Poor Richard's Almanack, several interesting old specimens of print ing, books and newspapers, among which were the old Tyson Bible, printed in 1802, bound in deer skin, loaned by Mrs. George, W. Jefferson, of Fountain, the owner; the Crusader file of 1852, bequeathed to his first 1-- i? naniesiiAe ujr uxc xjxmiwi >< Henry Morrill, and owned by his great grandson, Henry Morrill Skin ner. The Enterprise is indebted to the Farmville Furniture Co., for the loan of furniture for this window. The Building & Loan window sug gested plans for new homes and a placard informed window shoppers that here are the new headquarters of the Farmville Building and Loan Association, with the invitation to come in for a visit. Quantities of roses, larkspur, sweetpeas and ragged robins were used in the floral decorations of the newly painted and remodeled build ing, with the color note of pink and green being effectively carried. Editor Rouse and niece, Mrs. J. A. Reagan, of Rocky Mount, and W. A. McAdams, president of the Building and Loan Association, and Mrs. Mc Adams greeted the guests as they arrived. Assisting in receiving during the evening were members of the first stock company, owning THE ENTER v PRISE, John T. Thome and Mrs. Thome, A. C. Moruc and Mrs. Monk, J. 0. Pollard and Mrs. Pollard; offi cers and members of the board of di rectors of the Farmville Building and Loan Association, Manly Liles and IJIas. John B. Lewis and Mrs. Lewis, J. D. Gates and Mrs. Gates, and B. L. Lang; members of "The Enterprise" force, T. B. Rouse and Mrs. Rouse, Charles Gayle and Miss Emily Gayle, Mrs. M. W. Lincke and Mrs. Evelyn Harlow, of Nashville; J. H. Moore, superintendent of the Farmville graded school, and Mrs. Moore, who as president. of the Woman's Club, represented the wom en's organizations; T. E. Joyner, president of the Chamber of Com merce and Merchants Association, and Mrs. Joyner; Mayor' and Mrs. George W. Davis; Rev. C. B. Mash burn, secretary of the Ministerial Association, and Mrs. Mashburn; Ed Nash Warren, president of the Rotary Club, and Mrs. Warren; W. S., Roys tar, president of the Farmville To bacco Board of Trade, and Mrs. Roys ter; J. I. Morgan, representing Farm vine's industries, and Mrs. Morgan; Dr. Paul E. Jones, representing Farm vole's professional group, and Mrs. Jones; Mrs. M. V. Jones, a former of the office force, and Mr. Miss Mary Friar Rouse, daughter of the Editor, Miss Hazel Monk and Mfiw Eva Mae Turnage, Richard Har-1 ris, Bob Fixer and James Monk served punch and cookieh from a candle lighted table, which also bore floral decorations carrying .the chosen color note. Mrs. Eva Horton Shaekleford, asso ciate editor, and Miss Helen Rouse had charge of the register. Receiving the greatest attention from visitors was the exhibit of old Enterprises, furnished in most part by MfarThhttfta M. DeViseonti, J. W. Joyner mi Mrs. John 7. Thome, Miss DeViseonti receiving the award for bringing in the oldest issue, dated May ?, 1912. Operation of the presses and lnter type machine by Charles Carroll, yras Mil Iiiilinn iir miti visitor's name in type as a souvenir. also Hosorod gMflgygy on MAYOR DAVIS PROCLAIMS JUNE AS DAIRY MONTH - i WHEREAS, milk and its products constitute an important part of the diet of our entire population and are an absolute essential part of the daily food supply of many of our citizens; and WHEREAS, it is generally recog-. nized that our present consumption of milk is far short of the amounts considered by nutrition authorities as proper and practical, namely, one quart daily for children through adolescence and one pint daily for adults, NOW, THEREFORE, I, George W. Davis, Mayor of the City of Farm ville, do hereby proclaim June 1st to 30th next inclusive, as DAIRY MONTH and ask the citizens of Farmville to give recognition through act and deed to this great industry, and to the 100,000 mem bers of our farm families in the State who are engaged in dairy farming through which we are sup plied with this vital food Given under my hand and the seal of the City of Farmville, this 29th day of May, 1940. Plea Is Made ByRed Cross Funds Sought to Re lieve War-Torn Area J. Nat Harrison, chairman of the Pitt county chapter of the American Red Cross, today received the self explanatory telegram from Norman H. Davis, national Red Cross chair man: When American Red Cross asked minimum war relief fun ten million dollars no one could foresee that in two short weeks greatest tragedy in all history would unfold. Impossible to describe pitiful plight millions refugees in France. Sick, wounded, hungry and homeless. They cry out to us for help. Will need much more than ten million dollars, therefore quotas originally assigned should be regarded only as minimum immedi ate objectives. Chapters should then go on and where possible double their quotas. In fact only limita tions should be maximum generosity of American people. Wir^ . reports Wednesdays and Saturdays. The first voluntary contribution to the Red Cross fund was received yes terday from F. L. Little of Ayden, who sent in two dollars. Contribu tions will be received at the Cham ber of Commerce offices or at either of the two local daily newspapers. Building & Loan Has New High For Month April Loans Totalling $2,974, 327 Made by Associa tions of North Caro lina; $437,000 More Than Last Month Monthly home loans of the build ing and loan and Federal savings and loan associations of North Caro lina made a new all-time high dur ing April, it was stated by Wheeler ! Martin of Williamston, President of the North Carolina Building and Loan League, when the record-break ing total of $2,974,323 of loans were made by these institutions. He ex plained that this represented more than 1,700 home loans of which 694 were for construction of new homes, thus . aiding the construction of in dustry, labor, the local business firms, and all the others who supply directly or indirectly the materials going into the construction of a home. This loan figure topped the March volume by more than ,$437,000 which up to this time was considered the best month that these home fi nancing institutions have ever ex perienced from the standpoint of loans. Martin attributed much of the credit for this tremendous loan volume to the Newspaper Advertis ing campaign which was conducted by the associations during the letter put of March and April top explain to the public the advantages of get ting home loans from their . local . building and ken and Federal sav ings and loan associations. In a breakdown of the loan fig ures he revpaled that construction loans amounted to $1,301,378, while 363 new homes were purchased, HIGH SmmL^GRADUAT^ ^ ^ MARJORIE LEE PARKER Valedictorian of '40 Class WILLIAM CARTER POLLARD Salutatorian of '40 Class Rev. D. A. Clarke Ad dresses Senkr Class Numbering Forty; Thursday Night; Clos ing Events Tonight V Rev. D. A. Clarke, pastor -of tie Farmville Methodist Church, deliv ered a message of deep thought and great inspiration to the forty mem bers of the '40 class of the Farm ville high school, in the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday evening. A large number of parents and friends were in attendane. Prayers were offered by Rev. C. B. Mashburn, pastor of the Christian Church, and the scripture lesson was read by the Rev. Mr. Clarke. The Glee'Club, with Mrs. Haywood Smith as accompanist, rendered sev eral aeletions. . The graduation exercises will be held, tonight, Friday, at eight o'clock, with Superintendent J. H. Moore, 1 presiding. William Carter Bill I Pollard, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Pollard, as salutatorian, will make opening speech, and Marjorie Lee Parker, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jim Parker, as valedictorian will make the class address. County Superintendent D. H. Con ley will introduce the speaker of the occasion, State Superintendent Clyde A. Erwin, of Raleigh. 1 Diplomas will be delivered by Dr. Paul E. Jones to the largest class of graduates in the history of the school, including Edward Nichola, Vassar Fields, Hugh Rasberry, Jr., E. C. Carr, Jr., Thomas Warren Wil lis, J. A. Taylor, Lounell Morgan, Virginia Bundy, Etna Lewis, Verna I Ray Heath, Pauline Farmer. Nellie Letchworth, Lucille Davis, Carol Hinson, Bill Pollard, Marjorie Lee Parker, Mavis Leggett, Chris tine Joyner, Mary Heath, Geraldine Skinner, Dorothy Skinner, Mary Brock, Telza Williams, Elizabeth Moore,' Dalton Corbett, Frances Car tway, Weldon Ellis, Nelson Fulford. Linwood Brock, Hume Paschall, I Arthur Joyner, Jr., Charles Cash, Olive Taylor, Jesse Gay, James Mc Conflell, Evelyn Wooten, J. K. Cobb, and Norwood Jones. ^ I J. Iv Morgan will present seventh grade certificates; the P. T. A. prize will be delivered by Mrs. Claude L. Barrett, Association pesident, and other prizes for outstanding achieve ments will be. presented by Superin tendent. J., H. Moore. J On Tuesday evening of this wpek th piano pupils of Mrs. Haywood Smith and Mrs. C. W. Rogers pre sented a recital program of musical masterpieces in Perkins Hall, which was heard by a large assembly of muBic lovers and friends of the I young musicians. The recital was a splendid demon stration of improvement made by ad vanced pupils and of the excellent I work being done by the beginners. The program was as follows: Hungarian Dance Number 5?Bra<* Lntwa k?f UftloTI "Pnttflft X1AUIO) M/ *?v The Kiss?Arditi, by Joyce Tyson. The Dress Parade?Wilson, Donald Baucom. Apple Blossom?Englemann, Nan cy Gates. Thirds on Parade?Wolfe, Mary Ellen Kittrell. Dream of a Waltz?Jahn, Dora Mae Barrett. Butterfly?Merkel, -Mary Lea Thome. > Fifth Nocture?Leyback, Janie Kemp.' ?: x - V&lse Chromatique?Goddard, Lil la Gaynor. ? Grande Marche De Concert? Wol lenkaupt, Cornelia Knott Falling Waters?1Truax, Mary Faye Smith. Love Dream?Liszt, Ann Oglesby. My Riches?Innis, Lucy Moore. / Grant's March?Wolf, Cedric Dav is. Dancing Spirits?Bohm, Jeanp Keese. N Whistling Down the Road I go? Munn, Emerson Roebuck. The Fairy Wedding?Turner, Jane Turnage. Walt? in A Flat?Brahams, Harry Davis. , Cherry Blossoms?Wright, Vivian Scott Paul Plays the Sax?Felton; Spooky Night Mare?Ralsett, Jackie Willis. Hyacinth?Stoughton, Etta Frances Harper. * r Playful Ronda?Greene, Betsy Wil lis Jones. Mountain Belle?Kinkel, Marjorie Reese. .;; .f -P.' ? - . ~ j|/ Prelude?Chopin; On the Meadow ?Bohm, Johnsie Mae Moore. Caro Mia Ben?Giordanni, Billy Smith. flower Song?Lange, Wilms Slaa ? I Heliotrope?Lichner, Lois Jones. K,; % | Scheno-^Mendelssohn, Aim Joneat; Theme From the Unfinished Sym phony?Schubort, Jon Esley. of? Autumn* -<)mer, Hu.1 PITT TO SEND LARGE DELEGATION TO ANNUAL MEETING IN RALEIGH ' / Pitt County will send 200 dele gates to the combined annual meet ing of the members of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Coopera tive Association and the patrons of the Farmers Cooperative Exchange in Raeligh on Wednesday, June 5, according to word received here today from M. G. Mann, gener al manager of the two cc-operatives. The meeting, whicljf is held an nually, will start in the Baleigh Memorial Auditorium promptly at 1 o'clock and arrangements have" been made to take care of anexpect ed crowd of 5,000 farmers and farm women represting every section of the State. The ^State-wide gathering climaxes a series of 30 local meet ings at which delegates were select ed. Congressman Graham Barden ? of the third North Carolina district will deliver the principal address. His subject will be: "How National Leg islation and Farm Co-operatives Can Aid the Farmer." A full and detailed report on last year's operations of both the Cot ton Association and the FCX will be presented to the assembled mem bers by Mr. Mann and the meeting will then be thrown open for a gen eral discussion from the floor. One of the highlight of the day will be the induction into office of the co-operatives' directors. John T. Thome of Farmville is one of the di rectors of the Cotton Association for the coming year. "We have to have every county in the State represented as well as a number of FCX patrons from South Carolina," Mr. Mann said as he is sued a blanket invitation for all co era tive members to be present and learn more about their farmer owned and fanner-controlled co-op operatives?the Cotton Associaion and the FCX. SCOUT NOTES The regular meeting1 of Farmville Boy Scout Troops No. 25, was held at 7:30 o'clock Friday night. We opened our meeting with the Scout Oath, Law and Pledge to the Flag. Scoutmaster C. L. Ivey talked to. us about getting leaders for the new Club Pack, and we decided on Dana Rucker and Bob Paylor. After Mr. Ivey finished he turned the meeting over to Mr. Rucker, who talked i to us .about getting more Clubs. After, playing for aVew games the meet ing was adjourned with the Scout Benediction. ? * Milton Williamson, Scribe. Marvin Horton, Asst. Scribe. State Clinic To Be Held June 7th We wish to remind our readers of the State Orthopedic Clinic to be held next Friday in Greenville, June 7, 1940, from 12:30 to 4 p. m. This Clinic takes all types of crip ples, both white and colored, free of charge who are unable to afford private treatments. It is desired, though not required, that patients be referred by a physician or the Wel fare Officer, and. that the patient bring such note to the Clinic. The Clinic is set up to k serve es pecially the Counties of Beaufort* Carteret, Pamlico, Pitt and Tyrell, though patients from other Counties who desire to come may do so. The Clinic is conducted by Dr. - Hugh A. Thornton, orthopaedist, f Raleigh North Carolina. This Clin ic has been running for something over three years and is now serving a large number of cripples, adults as i well as children, in this area, i The Pitt Healh Department Offlc , es are located-at the corner of Third , and Greene Streets, - Greeneville, I North Carolina. Elizabeth Barrett La Zingana?Bohm, Bobby Smith. Sailors Dance?Lawson, Sterling Gates. The Song of the Swallow?Bohm, Agnes Quinerly. Eurydice?Kinder, Carolee McCon nell. ; 1 Silver Stars?Bohm, Margaret Ty son. Country Gardens?Grainger, Ruth Parker. Valse Arabesque?Lock, Yvonne Smith. The senir play, "June in January" given on Thursday evening, under the capable direction of Miss Ellen Lyles, and by a splendid cast pror vided an evening of good entertain ment and won favorable comment and praise from the large audience. HOME > EC CLASSES STAGE FASHION SHOW On Wednesday afternoon, at 2:15 o'clock Miss Verona L. Joyner's home economics class presented a lovely fashion show in Perkins Hall with high school students, mothers and many other friends attending. The background was a garden scene with red rdses predominating. Prior to the raising of the curtain Miss Mary Elizabeth Barrett intro duced the show to the audience and extended appreciation to the "Shop of Charm" for their courtesy in styl ing the hair of the following for the show: x Wilma Stansill, Grace Beamon, Frances Howard, Mary Laurie Skin ner, Anne Jones, Addie Ruth Taylor, Dorothy Melton, Doris Turner, and Hazel Wellons. ? ? - The announcer for the Show who gave comments and announced the models was Frances Howard. The first type of dress was the street costume, which was modeled by the following girls: Cornelia Kftott, Lois Jones, Doris Turner, Myrtle Nichol, Dorothy Jones, Agnes Quinerly, ^ucille Al len, Addie Ruth Taylor, and Hazel Wellons. ? A Next were sport costumes ior beach wear, golfing, hiking, and ten nis. The models for these were: golf ?Mary Anne Townsend and Bonnie Bell - Baldree; bicycling?Rosebud. Tyson; hiking?Rosa Reid Russell' add Alice Harper Parker; tennis? Dorothy Melton, Doris Turner, And Helen Rouse; beach wear?Wilma Stansill, Nancy Gates, Doney Jones, and Hazel Wellons. The third feature was school dress es with the girls . entering ?.while sirfging "School Days." Then they circled the stage and as their names were called they turned around. They were: Mableree Allen, Frances Lew is, Lucy Mae Farmer, Blanche Rouse, Laureatte H o 1 1 a m a n, Feddie Pearl Redic, Annie Laurie Wooten, J. Hazel Mozingo and Glad ys Lyson. Then five outstanding school dress es 'made this year were modeled , by Dorothy Melton, Myrtle Nichols, Cornelia Privette, Rosebud Aber nathy, and Edna Ruth Ivey, after which the models left the stage singing "School Days." Nigbtwear was shown next Princess housecoats and tailored pa* jamas were modeled. They were made of oool summer prints. These garments were constructed by eight (8th) grade girls. The girls Who modeled housecoats, were Marie Gregory and Ruth Williams. Then' these for models entered wearing pajamas?Lois Jones, Dorothy Mel ton and Margie Mozingo, Rachel An drews. Afternoon dresses with appropri ate accessories were modeled by: Dorothy Clarke, Grace Lewis, Alice Harper Parkej, Wilma Stansill, Car ey Ahn Johnson, Edna Ruth Tyson, Grace Beamon, Marie Gregory, Mas tietchworth, Anhto' Skinner ?and Myrtle Nkbols. . . The last type modeled was ly summer evening gown made by Annie Jones. Miss Jones, 6th^ grade teacher, ae ________ ' ?? EUROPEAN * Berlin.?Germans gay Lille," Os tend captured; predict annihilation or surrender pf half million trapped Allies within two days: Paris.?Fiercely fighting Allied main body retreats toward Channel, French rear guard battles Germans in Lille streets; Dunkerque only re maining sea escape; French wipe last German-held bridgehead on south side of Somme in heavy of fensives along 200-mile Somme Aisne front. ? London.?R. A. F. blasts Germans in effort to keep Dunkerque outlet open; Americans, other foreigners placed under wartime restrictions; King sends encouragement to im perilled troops; British capture Nar vik, Norway ore port. Rome.?Italy expected to strike in Mediterranean and southward, rath er than directly against France. M o s c o w.?Russia cold-shoulders Cripps trade mission; demands ne gotiations through Ambassador; Cripps likely to succeed Seeds, Brit ain's absentee-envoy. Washintgon.?Roosevelt to ask $600,000,000 more for emergency de fense; all. air corps reserves to be called to duty. ? , . SUPERIOR Paris, May 29j?A government spokesman said today American air planes now are arriving in Prance "in considerable quantities" and are showing their superiority in action over "anything on the front." The spokesman said American bombers especially were proving their excellence. Often, he said, these have been able to dive within 30 yards of the ground before cutting loose with bombs and pulling out. American bombers, the spokesman declared, are much faster than Ger many's and easy to maneuver. ' A French press dispatch from the front today said; "Magnificent American bombers in which we have placed so much hope already have entered the infer nal battle of the north. They have achieved resounding victories over the German lines. All, so far have returned to their bases safely." VISITORS. Visitors to the U. S. National For ests have increased so rapidly that they now number more .than 32,000, 000 each year and spend close to $250,000,000 on their excursions. Roosevelt Will Request More Millions for Arms May Ask for 7^0 Mil lions for Powerful Mechanized Arm y Equipment Washington, May 29.?Military lessons- learned fropi Germany's blitzkrieg- led President Roosevelt to day to rush preparation of a request that Congress add another large sum ?probably $750,000,000?to - $1,182, 000,000 extraordinary defense fund. General George C. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff, was reported to have told a House appropriations subcommittee that $750,000,000 would be necessary to buy more pow erful anti-tank guns, a new type of light machine gun, additional mech anizes equipment and other weapons. Committee, mmbers said the gener al testified that the relentless, march of German troop already had dem onstrated the comparative inefective ,ness of the 37-milLiqieter anti-tank guns. "That's why the French were forc ed to use- their 75-millimeter field guns at point blank range," one leg islator said. "We may have to da* velop a 90-millemeter weapon, the same size, as our newest anti-air craft guns to meet the situation." ' Members said the European war also had demonstrated the need for a light machin gun which soldiers could strap on and fire at any angle in front <of them. One member men tioned a gun capable of firing 400 shots a minute. They said German parachute troops and other units used such guns with deadly effect. Anti-Drive Bomber Gun A new anti-aircraft gun "to com bat the dive bombbrs also is beinf; developed by the Army, members smd^This weapon was ^scitted^as bombers diving at their targets from many directions. Legislators said the supplemental estimates also would include funds for about 1,800 new airplanes, chief ly trailing and pursuit types. The place of aviation in tht de fense program was empasizea again during the day when Mr. Roosevelt requested . immediate appropriation of $1,200,000 to improve the research laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics at Lang ley Field, Va. In a letter to Speaker Bankhead, meanwhile, Mr. Roosevelt urged up on the nation .a "sober resolve: ... that neither by moral unfitness nor neglect of our physical- defense shall we permit the .lamp of freedom to. be extinguished in this land." The communication was read ait jseie monies in Hie Capitol unveiling a painting of the signing of the Con stitution. . "We should all be immeasurably happier," Mr. Roosevelt said, "could this ceremony take place in another kind of world?in a tranquil world where mn and nations alike were-free to seek pacefully their individual dea- - tinies. ? . .. i. p ? jf.1 " > EROSION ??? In Flanders ??? - ?? ? ??? ?? ? ?? ???' British and French Seek to Escape From Nazi Net Through Dunkerque Port Paris, May 20.?The Allies tonight gave up as lost the Battle of Fland ers and, in a great retreat, opened the flood sluices arodnd Dunkerque to guard their last port of escape to the sea. The bloody conflict in the north was all but over. The Germans thus were left substantially in control of France's northern industrial region and her northwest coast, across from England. ; ? At least, however, the battle had given the Allies time to build a strong southern front along the Somme and Aisne river for 200 miles across France. The virtual collapse of the Allied cause in Flanders, after the Belgian army's surrender ordered by King Leopold life their flanks laid open, came amid scenes of fire and flood. While the waters rose steadily in the vast system of streams criss crossing the plain of Dunkerque, French divisions fought across the tortured landscape to hold the rear while British troops defended the main points to passage for the main forces seeking the coastline. The Allies brought on the inunda tion by opening the locks southwest and northeaBt of Dunkerque, on the great Canal that flows by the city and follows the coast for many miles. In Dunkerque, the last Allied re sistance was rallied under Vice-Ad1 miral Jean Marie Abrial, 61-year old commander of the port. The Allied armies/navies and air forces fought together in an effort to save as much as possible from the wreckage of Flanders. Harassed Retreat The retreat was harassed by heavy German fire. Some Belgium units, refusing to lay down their arms de spite their King's order to capitulate, were reported still fighting brides the_British and French. A single French division which had been stationed with the Belgians as the backbone of their frbnt tried to bold back the Nazi ruch in the Nieu port-Dixmude sector, a World War battlefield on the coaast 'northeast of Dunkerque. Suicide ' squads also held on the eastern and southern sides of the Allied path to .the sea. Some Allied units had to fight through^ German columns. '* Dunkerque, manned by French sailors, was the last island of solid Allied position. The rest of the battlefield was a maelstrom of free-for-all fighting, lighted up by blazing fires. v. c Airplanes tangled in the heavy clouds hanging over the battle area. Allied navy dive-bdmbers, using the low-flying tactics they employed against submarines and warships, plunged on German tanks. American-made bombers newly ar rived, operated effectively, but too late t turn the tide. More to Come Still other battles must be fought on the Aisne-8omme front before the war itself can be called decided. The Germans made -Lille, the in- - dustrial center of Northern France, and Calais, on the channel Strait of Dover, particular battlegrounds. But their advance was slowed by Allied sharpshooters waging guerilla' war fare in the fields jand fighting id the streets of the cities. ! < v .