tronr-ax fabmville, *rrr county, north gabouna, feiday. may. * iw? number fifty-two
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SHOPPING HEADQUARTERS
SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
JUNE 4 FOR BOND ORDINANCE
Financial Plan For Civic
Projects To Be Submit
ted To Wfll of Citizens
Here
Notice is being formally given in
these columns, this week, by the
town authorities, of a special elec
tion to be held bant Tuesday, June
4, for an expressed approval or dis
approval by qualified voters of four
bond ordinances, totaling $466,000.00
for civic projects, adopted by ^he
on April 27,
Board of Commissioners on April
and for the issuance of bonds autho
rized by the ordinances.
The first ordnance authorising is
suance of $42,000.00 in bonds is to be
used to finance the enlargement and
extension of the town's water supply
system.
The second ordinance for issuance
of $18,000.00 in- bonds is for the
largement and extension of the sani
tary sewer system. *
The third, relating to the
of $230,000.00, has to do with
ing the improvement of jmbHc
streets by grading, constructing or
reconstructing the surface where
neeessary, sidewalks, curbs, gutters
or drams.
Ordinance four provides for a bond
issuance of $186,000.00 for the
largement and improvement of the
municipal electric light system.
Each authorizes the levy and col
lection of annual tax sufficient to
pay the principal of and interest oa
the bonds authorised.
The polls will open at 6:30 o'clock
A. M., Tuesday, June 4, and close at
6:30 P. M. The election, with J. B.
Joyner as Registrar, and L. P. Thomas
and C. A. Tyson, Judges, will be held
in th^ municipal building.
The Registrar will keep the regis
tration book open for registration
new electors at 121 N. Mam street,
on Saturday, May 18, Saturday, May
25, and Saturday, June 1. .
The civic authorities have been
planning and working for some weeks
towards this election, and Mayor J.
W. Joyner said today that it be
hooves every citizen in the town to
make an effort to express his or her
will in this connection, as he and the
Town Fathers desire to carry out
the mandates of the people they serve
to the beet of their ability.
The improvements listed aire very
important to the present and future
of Farmville, and represent great
forward strides in the progress and
development of this municipality.
It is the consensus of opinion of
those interviewed by The Enterprise
today that the election will have a
successful termination, and that
Famrville citizens may look forward
to living in a more sanitary, health
ful and beautiful town.
Irvin Morgan Speaks J
To P-T Association
George W. Davie, president, pre
sided at the April Parent-Teacher
Association meeting' and presented
ss program speaker, Irvin
whsee topic was "Together Toward
World UndentjM
In a splendid talk, Mr. Morgan,
showed how tfc* four freedom tf the
Atlantic Charter may be applied to
our teaching of the children to make
a better world understanding and
how America in leadership of these
sound ideas and ideals can guide all
nations in World Citizenship.
Hie meeting opened with prayer
by Mias Annie Perkins. Reports
from Mrs. Walter B. Jones, secretary,
and Mrs. John M. Mewborn, treas
ures, were heard.
A recitation program was given by
a group of Primary girls. Mary Lou
Moore recited "Sugar Ilum Tree,"
Zwrelda WAlston, "Witts Brown,"
Ruth Corbett, "The Snteg." Peggy
Griffin, "Sneesle*," Faye Mewborn,
"Tbb Duel."
Room roll call was won by Mrs.
W. E. Joyner's ?t
STUDiaOF PHOTOGRAPHY
OPENED HERE LAST WEEK
Tie Silver-Graft Studio of Pur
trait Photography, with offiora m
the second floor of the Horton Etrild
inj, Main street, had its official opeti
Ifc. aai the
. Stroud, of the
Gresnville Silver-Craft Studio ?
that it will be open daily for
11:30 A. M. to 7dW P.
GcMwrfll* in
8th Grade To Present
Hay Friday, May l#th
j The Eighth Grade of parmville
High School w? proeent "Mia West
field High," a comedy in three acts,
on Friday evening, May-10th, at eight
o'cledL
The characters are 1
daughter of
Bab^thespoiled
MPS rwuffw BH|
played by Connie Rollins; Carolyn, a
friend of Babe, Patricia Gorbett; Tom,
the laziest boy in ,
sell; Phil, Bab's special bay Mend,
Frank Dupree; Jerry, a MS student
in Westfield High, Johnnie Barrett;
Herbert, known aa "Hub," the whool
athlete, Harry Albrttton; Connie, Ann
and Evelyn, three members of the
S.S.S. Club, Jean, Flora, WBtte Rae
Harper and Joyce Corbett; Margery,
the giri who works her any
school, Dorothy Hathaway; Wicky,
the boy odttor of the WestfleM Week
ly," Zeb Whitehurst; Jenq, the ghi
editoV of the paper, Jennie Murphy;
and Miaa Hamilton, the faculty ad
visor of the school paper, Jean By
num.
To booet circulation ef the
the editors sponsor a contest for the
most outstanding giri in school which
brings about many life-like and inter
esting situations, climaxed by
nouncement of the winner.
POSTWAR BOARD
| CHANGES NAME
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fivp* by *bo*a in attend
It
_ ef a Mm station is still an
[dar.i
The BmuM tire Urial attention
| also to the scarcity of desirable build
ing lota in Fannville, and tttacnsssd
plans which wffl gtre this matter
widespread publicity in an appeal to
piupmty owners in behalf oC service
men, who are new ptoeCd hi the posi
tion, where, with battittc material
available for a hornet they an anaMe
to find a site. "
It wag recalled by acme members
of the Baaed that a similar situation,
hi Marlboro, some ailfy years
aye, caved prospective bene build
ers tobpy lets a mile away and thus
Parmville earn into beta* and the
farmer pnstinahiff pienesr community
went into a
With Fsrmville citisens regarded
as beint community-minded, from
whence source it detlvea its chief as
set, the Board expressed confidence
that the present situation will be
remedied when property owners are
awakened to the need.
Today's Home Builds
Tomorrow's World -
' ? ? i
NATIONAL BOMB
DEMONSTRATION WEEK
MAT $ TO H IMS I
Plana For Obsci ?m
Today's Homo Builds Tomorrow's
WorM: That's the them* for Notion
al Homo Demonstration Week, May
S to 12. H wiH be used by n*oi wom
en throughout the United States,
Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico to
focus attention on the contribution
of the borne and family toward prog
ress and world peace.
During the week, the 3 million
women reached by home demonstra
tion work will hold open house?so to
speak?to eaU attention also to tl
progress made in rand family and
coram maty living since the home
demonstration program was initiated
over 30 years ago.
Through meetings, exhibits, toon,
and radio programs during National
Home Demonstration Week, these
women will show the opportunities
that home demonstration work oflfert
and encourage wider participation in
the program.
The Extension Service of the De
partment of Agriculture and of each
of the 61 landgrant collages (located
fn the 48 States, Air sirs, Hawaii, and
Puerto Rico) is coopers ting with
rural women in planning observance
of National Howe Demonstration
Week.
And Scope Of Howe
Demonstration Work
demonstration work is an
educational program carried into
rami homes and communities by ap
proximately 3,000 home demondtra
tion agents, joint employees of the
State land-grant colleges and the U.
a Department of AgileuHs?jl Home]
Demonstration wash, Mke 4-H Clnb[
work" and other phages' of the cooper:
tive extension psugsten in agriculture I
and" heme economics, is financed by]
the aowskft State, pad Federal Gov
From tirmgtr canning in a few
southern communities in 1918, the
scope of home demonstration work
of
families me asking home
Typical
BOMS DEMONSTRATION CLUB
WORK IN PITT COUNTY
(Bjr Mlm Verotia Lee Joywr)
For more tlum twenty-five years
the Home Demonstration Club organ
isation has extended to rural home
makers in Pitt County the oppor
tunity to study home-making prob
lems under trained leadership, to. in
crease their skills, add to their in
formation, develop their apprecia
tion to .the end that they may apply
the contributions of science and art
to their chosen profession, home mak
ing, and may more effectively con
tribute to the well being of their
community. This great organization
has served ae a line of communication
between the homes of the County,,
State College, and the United States
Department of Agriculture.
In April 1916 Miss Laura Wingfield
from -Texas came to Pitt County as
the first Home Demonstration Agent.
In November of that same year she
left this county to become-, the As
sistant to Dr. Jane S. McKimmon,
then State Home Demonstration
Agent Mr. B. Troy Ferguson, 'new
Northeastern District Farm Agent,
was Pitt County's first Farm Agent
and assisted Miss Wingfield m or
ganizing the first Tomato Club in the
St John Community.
January 1917 found continued in
terest in Tomato Clubs and so Miss
Carrie Mauney, a North Carolinian,
worked in the county as Home Agent
during 1917. In 1919 Miss Mabel
Bradsbaw came in April and worked
for the remainder of that year.
After a lapse of five years with no
Home Demonstration Agent Miss
Bertha Lee Fesgerson from Texas,
came to Pitt County" during 1926 and
served the people aa Agent until Jan
uary 1, 1928. During the early part
of 1926 the first dubs known as Home
DsaMnstmtiqp JCluhf were organized
in Pitt County. In February 1928,
Miss Ethel Nice, began her thirteen
years of faithful service to the coun
ty. On January 31, 1981, Miss Nice
returned to her native state,
to continue her work in this Held.
On April 1, 1941, the present Home
Lee
Gero
duties in the county
the rural women and
of this same
Kirfty of Lu
now Mrs.
Uiau Ella
Grove, North
place and now holds
vv.^
," on* celled for its
hiMSmt nid that it sh espeetelly
appropriate this year after victory
"on a thousand momentous fields of
I battle," that the country "express the
jcUbt of gratitude which each of us
owes to his own mother and which
allow* ty^j moOars of Ameri
He malted observance of the day
with "public and private- expressions
of honor, reverence, and love."
Mb called upon officials to display
.the Americas Flay on all government
buildings. *
In another document, the President
proclaimed the week commencing
July 21, as "National Farm Safety
Week."
"He asserted that farm accfclents
not ofiy rob the Nation of thousands
of lives each year hut millions of dol
lars' worth of food and other prop
erty.
0, When, 0, Mart h
Gtapigi?
Organized Community Better
meat Movement of 25 Years
Ago Is Recalled In Effort To
Launch Mar Health Meas
ure.
With, some interest aroused and
discussion underway by citizens here,
in regard to a Clean Hp Campaign,
which is definitely needed at this
time as a health measure, the follow
ing clipping from an "Enterprise",
published in the spring of 1921, is
being reprinted as a timely article,
for the purpose of stirring up mem
ories of the pest 'and as a means of
reminder for town authorities in this
connection:
"A movement for community bet
torment, which dill be gratefully re
ceived and energetically supported by
all progressive citizens is a Clean Up
and Paint Up campaign to be launched
on April 10th and continued through
out the* 18th.
"At a meeting called by Mayor M.
V. Horton on" Wednesday morning,
citizens representing the civic, social
and commercial forces of the town
decided to make this a campaign not
a mere "Week". This intensive cam
paign will be of four days duration
and will be entered into with the hope
of inspiring the civic conscience and
the purpose of forming a community
habit that may be permanent am) only
need stimulation armualjy.
"The Boy' Scouts will officially
launch the campaign on Monday af
ternoon with a parade and it will end
with iiiapbctien by officers who will
report names of citizens who have
not cooperated.
"A poster contest is now being en
gaged in by paptis at the primary
and grammer grades and the high
school with a first prise of |5 and a
second prize of $2.50 offered in the
two sections. Mas. J. Y. Monk and
Mrs. 6. M. QsMan ware appointed as
a committee to plaeo the posterns. A
committee headed by Miss Tsbitte
DeViseonti, will meet with the
commissioners on next Tuesday i
ing to uk for cooperation In further
brians for permanent betterment of
the community." -
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}, , SERVES IN ITALY
Leghorn, Italy., April 24, ? Pvt.
James F. Gardner, hmhgnd of Mrs.
Annie L. Gasdser of Raraville, N.
C., has arrived at Naples and has
been psa*** tenths 468th Engineer
Depot Company. Private Gardner
entered-service in June, 1845, pad
was trained at Camp Wheel or, Ga.
He was * welder before entering the
many painted farm homes with yards
that axe landscaped that have result
ed from this program > however, there
y Changes hi the homes of the
rural families that cannot be sack to
a passer-by ? healthier families,
through improved diets ?nd health
habits, attractive and livable interior
of their homos, happy family end
community Ufa, .well stocked pantry
lockers, better economical clothed
families, time and labor advar darfeoe
<ht ft. ftm ?l kft, *.
the county. On* of the
contributions''the program
of the Home
bi the Town Hall to
hear Kobert L. Humbar, Pitt Cormtf*
candidate for Congress from the First
fiHim?nimnl District, speak.
Mayor J. W. Joyner introduced Dr.
JrfhnM.
?John T. Thofhe were
spoke briefly.
Referring to
basic economy of this section and of
his audience, the speaker urged crop
diversification for assurance of ? sup
plement to the tobacco crop.
Speaking of education, he pointed
out how necessary it waa to have
good schools and teachers. "The
teachers," he said, "should be paid
on a parity with other professions,
allowing them an adequate income."
He promised his audience that if
they woujd send him to Congress,
that he would let his voice be heard
in the halls of Congress from one end
to the other, that he would work with
all his might to get through the prop
er legislation for the benefit of the
First Congressional District sad the
State of North Carolina.
Humber was scheduled to speak this
week in other points of the county.
At The Kiwanis Club
Lewis Allen was program chairman
for the Kiwanis Club this week. He
had arranged for Prof. H. B. Sugg,
principal of the Colored School, his
wife, who is music teacher, and 12
members of the school choir to eater
tain with several spirituals, which
were enjoyed by every one.
The guest speaker was Miss Mamie
Davis, who gave an inspiring talk on
"Inter-club Relations." She brought
out the value of Kiwanis and other
civic clubs and the many, many things
they can do to help their community
to improve its standing. Miss Davis
emphasised that "The will to Serve"
is the great contribution of Ameri
can civilisation to the advancement
of mankind. It is the spirit that lifts
American citizenship above the level
of mere national existence and makes
of it something fine, highly aspiring
and greatly accomplishing. It is the
main spring of-the greater America
that is to come. She further stated
that every one should work for their
club and not dream, and whether it be
work or play we must throw our
ego's foolish greed, for to win the
strife it's clubwork that we need. If
together we pull a united whole and^
strive "for the common good this*
earth may know the worth of genuine
brotherhood. The standing applause
was genuine proof that every ana had
enjoyed her talk immensely.'
Ladies' night will be Friday night
and Kiwanis Governor Jasper Hicks
of Henderson, will be the guest
speaker. Dinner will be served at
7:00 P. M. and dancing will be all
oyed later.
There wHI not be a meeting on
Moaday night May ft> but all mem
bers are urged to attend the district
meeting in Goldsboro on that night:
Howard Moye will be tn charge of
the next meeting May IS, wWctf- is
agriculture week,?(Contributed.)
Boy Scouts of Eastern
North Carolina Gather
In Wilson Friday
Wilson, May' 8.?Some 1,500 Boy
Scouts from all over Eastern Carolina
will begin converging on this town
today for the Annual Oamperee of
the East Carolina Council, largBsi
Scout Council from point of area in
the Southeastern part of the United
States.
Penn Watson, of Wilson, General
Chairman of the Camporee, made
the announcement. He fttfd that tdflj i
Wilson Junior Chamber of Com- '
meree ware sponsors of the Cam
' * lihis
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John B. Hackney, Executive of i
tile Council, with offices here, said 1
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at Recreation Park here for
to HTe in daring the three ,
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will <
in toe Eg*.
be held
Store Closings I
closing af FsmvUle
?tores began Wedasedar. May 1st,
I will (Ml
be of the local tobacco market
Pest Office, The Enterprise
?tares wiB alter
?ate
Announcement Made
Of School Closing
I. M. Moore, Superintendent of the
Farmville PuWie Schools, announced
this week due to the addition of
the 12th grade to FhrmvOle High
some four years ago, there will, as a
matter of course, be no graduating
elaas year, which eliminatea the
baccalaureate' sermon, commence
ment address and other regular
scheduled events usually held in con
nection wi?h the closing exercises of
the school. Friday, May 24, Is the
official closing date.
* However, Supt Moore stated that
the school will give a number of in
teresting programs as follows:
Friday night, May 3 at 8:00 o'clock |
the Sophomore class under thee direc
tion of Mrs, J. B. Joyner will pre
sent a comedy In three acts, "Busy
As A Beaver"; (postponed).
Friday night, May lOrthe eighth
grade class under the supervision of
Mi? Bertha Lang will present "Miss
West Field High";
Thursday night; May 16?piano re
rftal;*
. Friday night, M^y 17 ?Patriotic
Pageant by the Grammar Grades;
Tuesday night; May 21?piano re
commencement Marshals: Eighth
Grade: Jean Bynum, Jean Flora, and
Jennie Murphy; Ninth Grade: Helen
Ihomas, Elsie May, and Ruth Moore;
Tenth Grade: Cedric Dsris, Betty I
Base Wakerson, and Dora Mae Bar
rett; Eleventh Grade: Brpce Daiden,
Rufus Braxton, and Marjorie Killi
The three pupils making the high
est average in each grade are chosen
Marshals.
The Primary and Grammar Schools
nave just dosed a highly successful |
recitation sad declamation contests
The following boys and girls repre
sented the Primary School: George
Parr, Zarelda Walston, Miss Perkins'
room; BUI Morgan, P<**rGriflri^
Miss Farrior's room; William H.
Fisher, Mary Lou Moore, Mrs. ;F*ee
room; Clarence Hundy, Butn
Ckrtett, Mm. M.
srt Harper, Faye Mewbort, ? Miss
Thompson's room; Marvin Andrews,
Dixie TugweU, Mrs. Moore's room.
George Farr and Zarelda Walston
y^TheWSiing pupils
he Grammar School: Ma
Grace Miller, Miss Baker's worn;
Lack Allen, Lucy Tyson, Mrs. Bache
lor's room; Harold Flanagan, Louise
Lovic, Miss Robinson's room; William
Watson, Doris Oakley, Mrs. Wals
ton's room; Jackie Williferd, Joan
Atkinson, Mrs. W. E. Jovasris room;
Lames Nichols, Mary Frances Oakley,
Mrs. Leonard Joyneris room; Robert
Pollard, Hazel Garriss, Mr*. Thomas'
room; Aldeen Oakley, Betty Pearl
Evans, Mrs. Bynnm's room. Aldeen
nakley and Joan Atkinson were win
>
At The Rotary Club
Featuring the Rotary program,
rueoday evening, wps a Splendid talk
>y Maynard Thome, Jr., high school
student, who discussed "The Future
>f Electronics," in a highly interest
ng and comprehensive manner. May
traced the histoey of sadio from
1895 to the present'day, pointing oat
die development of electronics and
heir varied
var, and enumerated its uses tat the
industrial field, and in medical science
is well ss in that of entertainment.
Stating that them ami 9000 radio
whole
the
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1 Speaker At County
Convention
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The Pitt County Democratic Con
vention was bold at the court hodse
in Greenville, Saturday at noon, with
John G. Clark, of Greenville, pre
siding. J.
Attending to business first, the
dtaixman conducted an election of
delegates and alternates, which M
sulted in the following Democrats
being chosen to represent the Fmnp
ville precinct in the County delega
tion which met; Thursday, May 2, in
Raleigh;
Delegates?W. J. Rasberry. Walter
B. Jones, Lath Morriss, Curtis H.
Flanagan, George W. Davis, Mrs. G.
Ales Rouse. Alternates?B. M. Lewis,
Dr. Paul E. Jones, J. W. Joyner, B.-O.
Taylor, J. M. Gibbs, John B. Lewis.
John T. Thome was sleeted an a
delegate at large to the State Con
vention and Mrs. J. M. Hobgood as
an alternate.'
Announcement was made that any
Pitt County Democrat is good stand
ing present in Raleigh during the
Convention would be privileged to
participate as a delegate.
Robert Lee Hnmber, of Greenville,
candidate for Congress from the First
District, was the principal speaker.
He was introduced by chairman Clark,
as a profound student of government
and an international lawyer.
Mr. H umber reviewed the hfetory
of government in the United States,
tracing its workings as -an example
to the world. He spoke proudly of
the parts played by Thomas Jeffer
son and others in founding the Dem
ocratic Party, which he stated was
the. oldest in the world, arid of the
contributions of President George
Washington, Woodrow 'Wilson and
Franklin Delano Roosevelt He re
counted many of the accomplish
ments of the party, which drew ap
plause.
Jack Spain, of Greenville, secretary
to U. S. Senator Clyde R. Hoey, spoke
briefly urging unity.
Miss Lois Kiljpatrick, of Ayden,
winner of oratorical debates in re
cent contests, delivered her "Tribute
to Franklin Delano Roosevelt" and
received heavy applause.
Following adjournment, the Pitt
Comity Bemoenatie Executive Com
mittee met and reelected John G.
Clark, of Greenville, as chairman.
George W. Davis, chairman of Ftna
ville precinct, was present as a mem
ber of this committee.
Cancer Control Drive
Reported Successful
By Mrs. Hobgood, Chm
It
With a quota of $1,000 to aim at
in the local annual Cancer Control
Drive for Fonda, which beyan Tues
day, April 9, Mrs. J. M. Hobgood,
chairman, reported today a total of
$1,109.65 with some additional con
tributions expected to come in.
The 1945 campaign yielded $1,907,
with, $488.80 of this amount being re
turned to Dr. J. M. Mewborn, chair
man of the Farmville Cancer Society,
to be; get aside as the nucleus of a
dancer Clinic for Farm ville. Mrs.
Hobgood states that nearly 59% will
be returned this year for the same
purpose.
; Workers, assisting in the campaign,
included members of the Farm ville
Literary Club, the Woman's Club, the
Junior Woman's Club, the Merry Ma-,
trans, American Legion Auxiliary,
Mrs. A. B. Moore and committee,
Jack Lewis and committee, Prof. H.
B. Sugg and committee, ffeoige W.
Davis, R. LeRoy Rollins, Charles Ed
wards end A. C. Monk, Jr., the last
named group serving as a special
gifts committee, and others who gave
their tiirie and services gladly and
111 ,,l 1.4
without stmt.
The local chairman was gratified
with the success of the drive and
requestaa that Jjlhlsjjjapfbciatian to all
whrkers be extended through the.
columns of this paper.
Geocge W. Davis, Pitt County Com
mander of the American Cancer So
ciety, has been coaunembd on, every
ride for his keen interest and untiring
efforts in Mali of the campaign,
locally, and throughout the county.
New
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