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, mt RaMMeft T several days *:NeW W M|?. EC. - Tueaday in RaWgh Mr*. W. G. week with Mil Mrs. Lowell litaa and infant son of Raleigh spent the week end with| relatives here. _ Mrs. George Wilkerson and Mre.1 J. L. Rumley of Greenville visited relatives here Sunday. Friends will be glad to know that I Mrs. G. A. Rouse is able to be up I after- a recent illnesa. Jack Horton of Greenville was'the luncheon guest of his mother, Mrs.] M. E Dixon, Tuesday. Mrs. B. C. Allen of Raleigh spent! several days' last week with hcr| cousin, Mrs. Manly Liles. , Mrs. Ruth Browning Durham of | Greensboro will spend the week end! with Mrs. Edward W. May. , Charles Garr, student at Louis-1 burg college, Louisburg, spent the I week end at his home here. Mrs. M. P. Chandler of West Point, Va., arrived last night to visit her daughter, Mrs. Z. B. T. Cox. Mr. and Mrs. David Parker and son, David, Jr., of Suffolk, Va., spent the week end with relatives here. f Mrs. Mattie Taylor has returned to her home in High Point after an ex-1 tended visit to Mrs. Dora H. Keel. Mrt. F. M. Davis, Sr., returned fsom a Baleigh hospital Tuesday and] is recuperating nicely at her home. McKinnon Moore of Clinton was ] the supper guest 'of his brother, George B. Moore, Wednesday even-] fi?g- f Elaine Tompkins of Sandston, Va., | arrived Saturday for a visit to her J grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.f Hardy. Richard Tugwell returned to his home here Wednesday after being a] patient at Park View hospital, Rocky Mount , Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Johnson are] on a business trip to Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tenn., and Birming-1 ham, Ala. Mrs. B. S. Smith. Mrs. Z. M. Whitehurst, Mrs. >. yf. Parker and B. S. Smith, Jr., were Raleigh visit-] ors Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Dixon at-| tended the Carolina-Tennessee foot-] ball game Saturday and spent the week end in Raleigh. Mrs. Jimmy Meaoomb, Freeman ] Meacomb and Mrs. Minnie Morriss of Middlesex spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Manly Liles. Mrs. T. E. Joyner, Jr., and infant] daughter, Eleanor Ann, returned to | their home Tuesday from Memorial] General hospital, Kinston. | Mrs. James Yates of Whiteville re turned to her home Wednesday after] spending a week with her parents,] Mr. and Mrs. A* J. Greene. Mrs. Wayne A. Mitchell, Jr., and daughter, Madeline, of Kinston arsl spending today .with the former'sj grandmother, Mrs. Dora H. Keel. Norris Lee Eason, student at the University of North Carolina, will spend the week end with his pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Eason. Mrs. T. A. * Whitfield of Bethel I and Martin Luther Whitfield of New] York City, spent Tuesday afternoon] with their daughter and sister, Mrs. Leon little. Mr. and Mrs. James B. Horkaday and daughter, Georgia Tull, attended the Carolina-Tennessee game Satur day and spent the week end fc>| Franklin ton. j Mr. and Mis. Manly Liles atteud-| ed the funeral of the letter's brother in-law, C. A. Strickland, at Stoney Hill church in Nash county Setur-1 day, October 26. Rev. and Mrs. E. R. Clegg left Wednesday morning to atterai' the North.Carolina Methodist conference' | in Elisabeth City. Miss Edna Boone I accompanied them. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bass, Leroy Bass, Miss Georgia Howard and Mr. ?nd Mrs. James M. Wheless, Jr., at tended the funeral of Mrs. John F. Owens in Wilson Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon I _ Twnday in Raleigh. They were companied by Mrs. H. W. Kemp spent Anne and . > E. Wooten with & H. in Charleston," R Mis. Augustas Rovers left Today 3:30 p. U. D. Ci meets witfi Mm Agnes Blount Tomorrow 3:00 p. m.?Carre way's Chapel circte meeta witli Mrs. A* G. 3:30 p. m.?Circle 1, Presbyterian,* meets with Mm Gary Bergeron. 8:30 p. an.?Circle 4, Methodist, meets with Mm J. M. WartL . 7:00 p. m.?Kiwanis. 8:00 p. m.?Circle 2, Presbyterian, meets with Mm Paul Swell. 8:00 p. m.?Wesleyan Guild, Meth odist, meets with Miss Bettie Joyner. . Tuesday, 11 10:80 a. m.?Presbyterian Bible Mission Study class at the home of Mrs. J. M. Hobgood. 3:30 p. m.?Troops t and 4, Girl - 8:80 p. m.?Merry Matrons meet 'with Mm H. H, Knott. 6:30 p. m.?Kotary. \ 7:30 p. m.?Methodist Study class at the church. 8:00 p, m.?Tuesday Night Bridge Club meets with Mm Carl Green. 8:30 p. m.?Altar Guild, Episco pal, meets with Mm C. S. Ed wards. Wednesday, 12 3:00 p. m.?New Deal Club meets witn Mm W. Leslie Smith. 3:00 p. m.?Wednesday Afternoon Club meets with Mrs. Alex Al len. 3:30 p. m.?Brownies. v Thursday, 13 7:30 p. m.?Masons. Friday, 14 3:18 p. m.?Book and Bridge Club meets with Mm R. T. Williams. 3:80 p. m.?Woman's Club meets with Mm H. D. Johnson and Mm George Farr at the home of the former.' > 7:30 p. m.?Boy Scouts. Saturday, 15 10:00 a. m.?Bind Qub. 7:30 p. m. ? Supper Club at Country Club with Mr. and. Mm Walter Jones and Mr. and Mm T. S. Ryon as hosts. Mrs. Sam IX Bundy spent Monday and Tuesday in Norfolk, Va., with her sister, Mrs. Camp Vann, who is recuperating at .de Paul hospital after undergoing a major operation. Mr. and Mrs. Sam D. Bundy at tended the Greensboro Kiwanis club Ladies' Might on Thursday night. The meeting was held at Sadgefield Inn and Mr. Bundy ?was guest speak er. Mrs. Harry Dixon and daughter, Melda, and Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Kel ley spent Monday in Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley remained for a visit to their daughter, Mrs. Thomas E. GLadson. . , ' Miss Hazel Porter of Chicago, 111., has gone to Greenville to visit rela tives after spending Severn days wtih her grandmother, Mrs. W. B. Carraway, who is recovering from a recent illness. . Miss Patricia Davis, student at E. C. T. C., 'Greenville, will spend the week end with Miss Nell Bea man. They will attend the home coming celebration at Campbell col lege, Buie's Creek, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Palmer, Mrs. J. Frank Harper, Miss Willie Rae Harper and Bob Harper attended- the opening of Stations WCEC and WCEC-FM in Rocky Mount Sunday. Mr. Palmer is chief engineer for the station. Mrs. David Wise of Richmond, Va., arrived recently to work in the of fice of Hardy Transfer company and is jiving in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hardy. Mrs. Wise, who lived in Farmville some years ago, will be remembered as Lyda- Mae Wiggins. 'Mrs. J. H. Darden, Jr., Mza. J. T. Nolen, Mrs, Allen Drake, Mrs. J. R. Harris, Mrs. R. D. Harris, Mrs. J. M. Gibba and Mrs. John T. Thome attended the Greenville Woman's club- meeting at which Mrs. J. Blair Buck, general federation president, spoke Friday. Mrs. J. M. Rhodes of N?y -Bern" spent the week end with her niece, Mrs. George W. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Davis also had as their guests during the week end, O. R. Lee, Mrs. Charles E. Stephenson and Miss Myrtle Bar nett of Raleigh and their spn, Cedric, is a student at Wake Forest yourself the benefit of Sunday School will he at 10 o'clock Sunday morning at the Meth odiet church. There will be no mow ing worship hour due to the" absence of the pastor, Rev. E. R Clegg, who is attending the conference at Elisa beth City. " > ? j. / ' j|g Regular services will be held at the Christian church Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock with the pastor, Rev. Z. B. T. Cox, using "Going to Church" as his sermon tdpic. MRS. EUNICE G. MOSS Mrs. Eunice Gilbert Moss, 31, wife of Otway B. Moss, Jr., of Washing ton, D. C., succumbed to s heart at tack at her home at 6 o'clock Sunday morning. Funeral set C ices were held .from Edwards Funeral home in Kinston at 3:30 Tueeday afternoon with inter ment in the Kinston cemetery. Rev. Z. B. T. Cox, Christian minister of Farmvilie, officiated. Surviving in addition to her hus band are her mother Mid stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Daugety, a sister, Mrs. Doris G. Pratt of Farmvilie, a brother, Karris Gilbert of Norfolk, Vs., and a niece and nephew. '. OFFICE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES OFFERED BT WAA More than $31,000 worth of miscel laneous furnishings and paper pro ducts will be offered by the War As sets Administration in a sealed bid sale to all levels of trade with bid opening to close Nor. 12. The war surplus property consist ing of office furniture, office fix tures, and paper supplies is located at the Richmond General Depot, Richmond, Vs., and Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va. Prospective purchasers may "in spect the property. Nov. 10-12, from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m., at the two locations by contacting the Surplus Property Officer at either location. WAA officials urged that buyers in spect the property as failure to in spect will not constitute basis for canbellation of bid or adjustment. Bids must be marked "sealed bid CEO-36-311" on envelope and sub mitted to the WAA Customer Service Center, 817 South' Tryon Street, Charlotte, not later than 5 p. m., No vember 12. A 10 per cent deposit must accompany- all bids. FUEL OIL SHORTAGE CAUSED BY LACK OF TANKERS, CARS . t jj Standard Oil Company of New Jersey is notifying its heavy fuel oil customers on the East Coast that due to the acute shortage. of tanker transportation, it is forced to reduce its current deliveries to both the ma rine and Industrial trade. - It was stated that, although the Company had no doubt pf its ability ultimately to bring supplies in bal ance with demand, /or the time be ing the quantity it can produce local ly and transport from other refining areas, plus its inventories, is insuf ficient to meet current demands. This may idean some delay in the sailing of steamships and some curtailment of operations of industrial plants. Ib is hoped, and the Company has urged since last May, in view of the tight supply situation, that users of heavy fuel who have standby equipment or can convert to other fuels, will do so for their own protection, as wall as to help, the general petroleum supply picture. - ' NOTE OF APPRECIATION We wish to express our deepest appreciation for the many kindnesses -and expressions of sympathy shown us during the death of our daughter and sister, Mrs. Otway Moss. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Daughety. Mrs. Doris Pratt. give ? book, or a ooat of $10 to the Library in observation 'of Book J. I. Morgan reported on the Greenville meeting and gave high light* of the address made there by Mrs. Blair Buck, general federation president. The club was proud . to have had three representatives at tend. . ^ Mrs. William Easley, as program chairman for the afternoon, brought a timely resume of educational trends and needs for the future un der the topic, "Education Reflected In History." Upon adjournment the hostess served a salad plate, nuts, candies snd coffee. CONTRACT CLUB The Contract club was entertained by Mrs. Mark E. Dixon Tuesday afternoon in her home which was made more attractive by the use of fall flowers. Mrs. C. H. Joyner won the high score prise, and Mrs. W. S. Royster, low, both ..of which were note paper. A flower basket was given to the runner-up, Mrs. W. R. Willis. /P&rfey sandwiche8 add coffee were served by" the hostess assisted by Mrs. Royster. " DANCE CLUB Mr. and Mrs. Allen Harden, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Drake and Mr. and Mrs. Lanier Donnell, who entertain Bd the Dance club Saturday evening, had as special guests, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Purdy of Clinton, Miss Lula Hardy, B. S. Smith, Jr., and the fol lowing members of the tobacco colo ny: Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lee, of Horse Cave, Ky., Mr. and Mrs. Jake Bell, of Henderson, Ky., Mr. and Mrs. John.Honisby of Eminence, Ky. A bowl of yellow chrysanthemums flanked by yellow ^andlee in crystal candelabra centered the refreshment table which was covered with a white cloth. One mantle bore an arrange ment of greenery, fruit and yellow caudles and the other was centered with fall vegetables flanked by tap srs. Sandwiches, cookies, salted nuts, cheese'straws and soft drinks were Bervad buffet style. The olub welcomed Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Garner and- Mr. and Mrs. Bill Candler as new members. ; '*?#v CONDEMNED! No longer used for the purpose for which they were constructed, the stables adjacent to two Farm ville warehouses, Monk's 1 and Farmers, have been condemned by tfie Board of Town Commissioners and owners of the property have been requested to have them de molished as soon as possible. Commissioner Curtis H. Flana gan reported that he had inspected 'the* stables and the conditions ex isting were "a disgrace" to the town. Thooe who live near the stables heartily endorse the board's action. ' Buy ? Bank ? Sell In Farmyillel Subscribe To "THE ENTERPRISE" a bridge party and au linien shower given by Mr*. R A. Fountain, Sr., and Mrs. W. R Harris at the Farmville D. A. R chapterhouse Wednesday, Oct 29. The mantels were banked with] magnolia leaves and candles. Chry santhemums, dahlias and roses were used .elsewhere. The bride-elect's place was marked with a corsage of pom poo ' chrysanthemums and nose buds, v :p: ^; Prior to the games an ice eouxse wee served. After several progressions' Mrs. R D. Jefferson wss awarded the high score for bridge and Mrs. G. W. Jef ferson, Sr., for rode. The hostesses presented Mies Jefferson a clothes hamper filled with linens, gifts from the invited guests. UNDERGOES OPERATION Mrs. W. R Skinner has returned to her home in Greenville from Watts hospital, Durham, where she was a patient for two weeks after under going a major operation. Mrs. Skin ner is a former Farmville resident Mrs. Woodrow Getting of Hamp ton, Vs., is spending several days in Greenville with her sister, 'Mrs. Skin ner. Mn. and Mrs. J. A. Smith and eon, I Jimmie, and Mrs. Jack Marehburn J of Wilmington were guests of their, Bister, Mrs. Skinner, last week. :jjI PITT 4-H CLUB DELEGATES WIN HONORS FOR WORKl Hasel Gams of the Lang's Com munity 4-H club and Edgar Latham of the Grimesland club were dele gates from Pitt county to the Better Methods Electric Congress at. the Carolina hotel in Raleigh on Oct 27 and 28. This was a statewide meet ing for the county 4-H winners in s contest sponsored by the Carolina Power and Light Company, Virginia Electric and Power Company, and the Westinghoruse Educational Foun dation. ? Hazel was second place winner in J the Virginia Electric and Power die-1 trict and was awarded a yellow gold; wrist watch, epgraved, by the corn company. She was also presented a medal as the county winner and ' a certificate stamped with a gold 4-H emblem. Th^ power company pre sented her with a certificate contain ing a gold 4-H seal I Edgar was presented certificates from the companies for his outstand ing work. ' The' Congress was held for those who had made the best records in their Better Methods and Electric projects. The program included addresses by Governor R Gregg Cherry, Diree-! tor I. O. Schaub of the North Caro lina Agricultural Extension Service, State 4-H Club Leader L. R Harrill, R H.. Reynolds, industrial, consultant of Ckrolina Power and Light Com pany, and D. C. Weaver, agricultural engineer of North Carolina Exten sion Service. BUILDING PERMITS The following building permit) were issued by the town in October: John Swinson, residence, $2,o6o Addie Willoughby, residence, $500 Will Chestnut, store, $1,000; F. L Carr, garage, $150. in* out th* theme pf a Games were played and the hos tess opened her sifts after which the guests were invited to the banquet room upstairs where Mrs. Lee Cor bett, mother of the hostess, was as sisted in fearing: punch, pimento cheese and chicken' ?|,<| sandwiches, cookies, nuts, mints and individual cup cakes iced in green and yellow, by Mm. John Barrbtt and Mrs. J. 0. Pollard. The punch bowl was placed at one end'of the table and the three-tiered birthday cake bearing; candles at the other. Pastel colored napkins were Dancing oonchided the evening's entertainment. Jimmy Langston, J.T. Gay lord and Billy House of Winterville were out-of-town guests. Rev. Z. B. T. Cox was s special guest. m -t ? . . * & , to i for their contributiorui to our rummage Junior Wpmah'a Club. j> > Turkeysfor Sale Broad Breasted Bronzes -Aire, SEE? H. N. BATTON 108 S. Greene Street : The BALTIMORE SUNDAY AMERICAN on sale each Sunday at Farmville Bos Station Comic Weekly?American Weekly and Pictorial Sections plus Lato ??l if YOU UKE JUNG You'll Want These Records price 82c When Day Is Done I'm Waiting for Ship* That Never Gome In Bing Crosby ' Decca Record Temptation I H I September Song Bing Crosby >,< Decca Record price 82e I Lore Yon Truly Just A-Wearyta* For Yon I Bing Crosby Decca Record ?, price 82c The Sweetest Story Brer Told Mighty La It' A Rose Bing Crosb> Decca Record JH 5T price flic the Sunny Side of the ogm Woo fie ? ? - ; price 82c TT>e Freedom Train \ .. , The Star Spangled Banner 8fc Mister Meadow lark' On Behalf of the Visiting Fireman Crosby and Johnny ercer Decca Record price 82e When Ton Make Love To Me It Gould Happen To Ton Bing Crosby Decca Record ........... price 82e White Christmas God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Ring Crosby Decca Record ........ price 82c merry Christmas Album rz " 7?TNight Adeste Fideles ' God Rest Ye HI Be Home for . Santa Clans Is Coming To :ing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters *1.95 jg? COME IN AND LISTEN TO TOUR FAVORITES I JEWELERS 479-7 ? North Main St. ? FarmviHe, N. C. T. Andrew Connory, Photographer c WILL BE IN Farmville, N. C. November 17-18 Sponsored by Episcopal Altar Guild Call 3686 for an appointment Hie Farmville Parent-Teacher Association expresses its . appreciation to stores and individuals for their donations, cash and otherwise, which insured the success of our Hallowe'en Frolic. Farmville PTA yjK r d,l i y "THE LOVABLE FRAGRANCE Eighthearted and gay re are glad to announce that we now have the complete line of YARDLEY products in stock Yardley products for America are created ih England and finished in the U. S. A. from the original English formulae, combining imported and domestic ingredients Wheless Drug Co. FARMVILLE, N. C. +++++++++++++++++ ttention! Prospective Bottle Gas < 1. We install your bottle gas range for $19.75 regardfessof where yon fray your stove. 2. We use meters, thereby enabling you to measure the gas you are using. (You don't have t~ take our ward for what is in the bottle. You pay tor after it i the meter.) g2j3. We are the only bottle gas concern Carolina that owns its own gas balk plant of 30,000 capacity. Plant is | 4. We pride ourselves on the fact that we have the best trained service men and the largest fleet of J in business. 5. We give free service to all appliances as long as you e our gas. ? We service all stoves every four weeks regardless of whether your stove needs it or not. v r ^ if. v>V" ' i ii- - Gas Co. Gas UPWHUgSj;# > Phone 4 Phone " - i" ' . i rasm ?f Tl
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