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Key. Jack Rountree, who has stor
ed as rector ox tae r arnmue Rpis
cupai pansa xor sixteen years, ana
jurs. Rountree, were nonorea at a
oartoecue and brunswicx stew buitet
supper at tne parish house on Thnra
aay night. Kev. Rountree, who wdS;
recently relieved as rector of the
FarmviUe Church, preached his
oificial sermon on the past
The decorations for the:
were in the fall and Halloween :
and were unusually colorful
artistic.
The serving table was centered
with hom-of-plenty arrangements of
chrysanthemums, grapes and
and the auxiliary tables
ed with epemettes also filled with
grapes and berries. Large baskets
of pyracantha berries and autumn
leaves were used in the backgrt
and a large pumpkin with fruit fea
tures were used in a realistic setting
of corn ears and stalks. Mrs. W. C.
Murray, decoration chairman, was
assisted by Mrs. Harry Byers.
After supper, J. W. Joyner, senior
warden, presented a deep freezer to
Rev. and Mrs. Rountree, on behalf of
the church in recognition and appre
ciation of their 16 years of service to
the church. The freezer was camou
flaged during the supper as a back
ground decoration and when uncover
ed was a large white package tied
with a big red bow.
Mrs. F. A. Williams was food
chairman and Misses Dorothy Lucas
and Mary Frances Joyner assisted in
serving.
Out-of-town guests attending the
snipper in addition to Rev. and Mrs.
Rountree were Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Lang and Mrs. Wayne Mitchell, Jr.,
of Kinston.
Ayden Defeats
Farmville; Takes
District Title
Ayden won the Coastal Conference
Championsnip nere last Friday mgnt
by defeating the local high school
eleven, 28-0.
FarmviUe started the game with a
bang as tney blocked an Ayden punt
and recovered on the Ayden 36-yard
line. Two passes, both''from Charlie
Fitzgerald vo hoy Vick, ate up most
of the yardage as the local boys went.
on to score. Fitzgerald went over on
the third attempt from the two yard
line.
Ayden came right back with a
score of its own in the first period.
Cannon hit the middle of the Farm
ville line, and from all indications
was stopped at .the scrimmage line.
However,- he spun away and easily
scooted 73 yards for the score as the
Farmville boys, thinking Cannon was
down, tailed to give pursuit. Edwards
added the extra point on a sneak and
Ayden lead 7-6. „
Farmville’s pass defense lapses were
responsible for the other Ayden TD’s.
All of the remaining scores were the
result of long passes in which the
receiver cut behind the secondary de
fense. Ayden could not gain steadily
through the Farmville line, which
played its best defensive game of the
season. However, the forward pass
proved to be the more lethal weapon.
Farmville led Ayden in first
downs, and completed ten of nineteen
attempted passes, which surpassed
Ayden’s total. However, Ayden led
in rushing yardage and in>.#*§di
yards gained by passing.
The local boys made several bids
for pay dirt after their initial score,
but fumbles at crucial times hurt
their cause considerably.
Several of Che locals made a credit
able performance in the game.
Among the linemen, Boy Vick,
chal Barrett, Jimmy Allen,
Fotimtiin perfc
hackfield Chao
Smith were the leaders.
The next .home game is with
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U while in
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the Norfolk
since the time the memory of men
runneth not to the contrary. For more
30 yeans, Mr. Barrett has teen
faithfully meeting,pr*ptaa* in alt
kinds of weatherand under Ul con
ditions, doing hie ##Tto keep the
community in contact with sections
far and near. Postmaster Henry D.
Johnson, informed that the highway
Office will mean better postal service
for Farmville, opines that operators
_xJki_j _1_- __1
Of the motorized office have a real
Job on their if they deliver the
mail from town to town any better
than' Boh has been covering the dis
tance between the depot and the local
While the highway post office may
mean improved service for the town,
no improvements are in sight for the
building itself, which is certainly not
in keeping with the size of the town
nor the volume of busmeiS transitt^
ed. Chances are, , however, that a new
P. 0. would be under construction by
now if land values had not shot up
ward overnight when Uncle Sam an
nounced that be was in the market
for a lot on which to build an office.
Tis election time ' in the JLiwahiS
club, and the next president, whoever
he may be, will find his task easier
by virtue of the outstanding work
this year by President Charles Ed
wards. Not only has the club suc
cessfully carried on a wide range of
outside activities—all designed to
benefit the community in general and
young folks in particular—but the
ease, with which Charles presides
over the meetings has drawn many
compliments, and his sense of humor
has been the bright spot of more than
one meeting. And, better yet, he is
humorous without stooping to in
dulge m off-color jokes.
Farmville citizens of both races
will welcome the announcement that
the local colored school will hence
forth bear the name of ifh principal,
H. B. Sugg. The honor that has
come to the highly-respected school
head is well-deserved, and it is good
that the honor Is bestowed upon him
while he is alive. Professor Sugg is
thfe type of man needed by both races,
and relations between the groups
would not be strained as they are
today if his ideas and ideals were
practiced more generally.
THOMAS C. HUGHES
Thomas Cleveland Hughes, 67,
died suddenly at his home near
Farmville about 6:46 Friday after
noon of a heart attack. Surviving
are his wife, the former Lila Fields;
five sons, Joe'J., of New Hem,
Thomas M., of Washington,D. C.*, W."
Ralph, J. Denver and Julius L. of the
nonje. Four daughters, Mrs. J. F.
McGrath and Mrs. J. D. Batson of
Eatontewn,il. J.; Mrs. W. J; Little
of Riverside; Md., and Mrs. J. W.
Hardison of Snow Mill; one brother,
Julius L, and one sister, Minnie, of
New Bern and 13 grandchildren.
Funeral rites were conducted at the
home Sunday afternoon by the Rev.
J. R. Phipps, former pastor of Croa
tan Presbyterian Church of which
the deceased was a member, assisted
by Rev. Thomas Ellis, adult Christian
C. L. IVEY, SB. CONTINUES TO
WIN HOME SECURITY HONORS
C. L. Ivey, Sr., Who has been an
surance salesman with Home;
scurity Insurance Co., for a number
‘ Fears, and who has been a winner
' Sales honors for as many years,
ȣ judged leading superintendent
if‘September in a State-widecon
st. Sharing honors with Mr. Trey
«; Ronald Nichols, J. D. Rnrant;
. R. Morgan, E. R. Jones and J. O.
President Bascom Baynes honored
ber* on their voluntary quota of
i^The 3rive is going well in most
sections of the county,” Flanagan
said, “fcut there are still Bometown
ships that are behind in their
quotas.9 "" , g||
He urged all township workers to
"leave no stone unturned in our drive
for this years' Far.n Bureau mem
bership in Htt" . .
Flanagan said that today the
farmers have more problems than
they have ever had. “We must have
a strong Farm Bureau organization
to combat these problems if we expect
to earn a living wage on the farm,”
he said.
Flanagan called attention to the
fact that the net farm income in this
country has decreased over 5 billion
since 1946. He said that ^this net in
come would continue to decline even
further if farm prices are not more
in line with the things the fanners
have to buy.
“The general public has been gross
ly misinformed by the so-called
farmers-getting-rich line,” ha said,
“but if they .could realize that the
faAner receive only 69 cents an hour
for his work in comparison to the
$1.46 average hourly wage other
groups receive they would be more
sympathetic toward him.”
Flanagan said that the Farm
Bureau would continue to lead the
fight for a fair share of the national
income for farm families, and called
on every serious minded farmer in
Pitt County to “stand behind this or
ganization.” -
Townships in the county that have
already- exceeded their membership
quotas are: Ayden with 426 mem
bers; Beaver Dam with 183 mem
bers; Bethel with 382 members;
Carolina with 289 members; Falkland
with 233 members; Farmvilie with
479 members; Fountain wmi 141
members.
Rev. Neilson Will
Hold Revival At
" Baptist Church
Revival services will begin at the
FannvUle Baptist Church next Sun
da/ njvmitfg, Ostoher. M, and will
continue through the following Sun
day^ Bev. J. A, Neilson, pastor of
the Emmanuel Blftist Churchy of
Greenville, will be the visiting efp
gelist. Mr. J. Harrell Groves, minister
of music at Edenton Street Methodist
Church in Raleigh, will lead the sing
ing. Mr. Groves is a graduate of the
Westminister Choiir School.
Rev; Holmes will preach Sunday
morning on the subject “Do we want
a revivaL” 0® Sunday night Rev. Mr.
Neilson will .preach on, the subject
“Are you being honest with Ood.”
The Worship Choir will sing at the
uwmingseavice and the Youth
ChoirtvIIlsing at the evening hour.
The Rev. Neilson was bom in
Palermo, Italy, .of Scottish parents,
who were missionaries from. Great
Britain. He attended grammar
SS.-Jttak’SI £££
and seminary education in the United
States. He is a graduate of the Bap
tist Theological Seminary in Louis
ville, Ky.
Rev. Neilson started his ministry
as an assistant to the pastor In the
First Baptist Church in Wilmington
and served his first fuHjjgltlpate at
the Southport Baptist Chun*. From
Church for 6 years.
Women of the Faraville Methodist
Chun* are observing the annual
Week of Prayer and Self-Denial ac
cording to plans outlined by the
Woman’s Division of Christian Ser
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Dr. and Mm A. W. Smith, Jr„ at
tended the Duka Ellington-King Cole
Trio concert in Raleigh, Wednesday
Friends will be glad to learn that
Mrs. W1. S. Hartman of RalMgh,
sister of Mm Louisa D. Harm who
underwent an operation at the Rex
Hospital Saturday, is reported as
improving.
Mr. and Mm Howard Harris and
f Jimmy, and Mrs, R. H. Knott
return this week end from Witor
ington, Del., where they have been
visiting Mr. and Mm John Parker
and daughter, "Whit.”
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dixon and
family attended the funeral of Mrs.
Dixon's uncle, Fletcher Waters in
Rocky Mount, Sunday.
Mrs. Lucy Kumley of Washington,
D. C., and Miss Janie Johnson, who is
taking a special course in public
health nursing at U.N.C., spent the
week end with their mother, Mm
Pearl Johnston and family.
Mm Virginia Howerton spent lajft
week end with frimjd* in (Speenylfle
and Washington,
Mm B. 0. Turnage had as guests
last week, her daughter. Mm Rand
Montague and daughter, Susan, of
Goldsboro and her sister, Mm Henry
Morris of Henderson. „
Mr. and Mm Marvin Wainright
and sons of Wilson visited Mr. mid
Mrs. Wright Corbitt of near Snow
Hill, Sunday afternoon.
Miss Aileen Vick of near Farm
ville spent the week end with Miss
Shirley Wainright.
Mr. and Mri Carlton Gary aU<1
son, Charles, spent Sunday in Raleigh
visiting relatives. * ' .
Mr. and Mrs. Addi^m Sprague and
sons, James and Dbvid, of Durham
spent the week end with Mrs. Spra
gue’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. G.
Spell, Sr.
R. L. Spivey, in company with
other managers of the New Bern dis
trict of the Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph, enjoyed a fishing trip at
Snead's Ferry on Wednesday of this
week.
pital in Wilson on Tuesday.
Lewis Allen and Bill Gamer were
in New York City ' on Tuesday a#
Wednesday of'last week on ^ business
Mm C. F. Proctor, Mm Bernice
Smith and daughter, Barbara Jean,
Mm Cecil Webb arid daughter, Caro
lyn Jana, of Thrboro visited Mm
Linwood Proctor and family, Mon
day afternoon.
Walter L. Burgess underwent an
appendectomy at . the, Edgecombe
County Hospital on Sunday.
’ Mrs.' T. T. Grimes, Mrs. Earl
Smith, Miss Sandra Manson,- Mrs.
Johnny* Inghram, Miss Kathy In
ghram and Master Johnny Ingram,
Jr., left this week end for Mifuni,
Fla;, after visiting Mr. and Mm S.
JujRoebuck.' . . .. •. >.
film H. R. Purvis and sons of
Bethel visited Mrs. Purvis' sister,
Mrs. Louis Roebuck, and family this
past week mid,
Mrs. Jamah'' B. Hockaduy and
daughtter, Georgia Tull, visited Mrs.
Charles Rogers in Wendell last week
end.
Mrs. George Green of Raleigh
spent several days this week 'with
Mm John B. Wright, Jr„ and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith of Nor
folk, Va., visited Mm Smith’s aunt,
Mm Lizzie Bundy, Spnday.
Mr. and Mm.Frank Williams, Sr.,
and Frank, Jr^ wiH attend a birthday
dinner given in honor of Mrs. Will
iams’ father, O. S. Winfree at the
home of her sister, Mm C. L. Arm
strong in Whitakers on Sunday.
Mm Allen M. Harris and small
spit, Al, spent several days of this
week with Mrs. Harris’ mother, Mrs.
h^yne Dail and Miss JaneDail in
Raleigh.’
* Misses Olivia and MaryVarden
Hammond of New Bern are spending
the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Ed
flash Warren and Bert.,
j Miss Poiiy Bundy of Wilson, visit
ed her mother, Mrs. Lixsle Bundy,
Wednesday of last wee* with her
parents, Mr. .and Mrs. A. J. Greene.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Eason, Sr.,
spent Thursday and Friday of last
week in Raleigh. They attended the
State Fair and Mr. Eason attended a
Chrysler meeting. Mrs. J^son visit
ed with Mrs. Frances Thompson.
Major William A. Lewis and wife
of Mii»hejl Field, N. Y„ are spending
sou# time here, the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Lewis and other rela
- ' ^ , y ^ \
Frank A. Williams, Jr., had as a.
week end guest, his couwn, Charles
Armstrong; Jr., of Whitaker*. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Armstrong Sr., mid
daughter, Patricia, joined Charles
for a visit with the Williams’ on
Sunday. ■
Misspell Taylor Beaman, teacher
in the WiUiamston Schools, spent
the week end with her Aether, Mrs.
C. L. Beaman.
Jlfr. and Mre. Gordon Grant and
daughter, Peggy Anne of Alexandria
Va., will spend the week end with
Mr. Grant’s cousin, Ernest Petteway
and Mrs. Petteway,
Mr. and Mrs. J, P. Jones had as
Sunday guegtg, Mr, and Mrs, Walter
Crgmpler and son, Douglas, of Clin
ton, and daughter, Miss Lynette, stu
dent at A.C.C. and Mr. had Mrs.
Grover Horton, Jr., and daughters,
Ruth and Kay, from Louisburg, Mr.
Horton and Mr. Jones served together
in World War II, entering the ser
vice for basic training at Fort Mc
Clelland, Ala., serving in the Euro
pean theatre and being released from
service at Cajnp Campbell, Ky.
Mr. and Mrs, J. W< Miller and
daughter, Grace, attended an annual
family reunion at the' home o# Mrs.
Miller’s mother, Mrs. J. E. Parker
son, in Greenville, Sunday. The re
union was the Uixth that the family
has held and all immediate members
have been present on all occasions.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank K. Alien leave
Wednesday for Atlanta,. Ga., where
Mr. Allen will attend a meeting of
John Deere dealers and Mrs. Allen
will visit with an aunt, Mrs. A. B.
Burras/ They Will return Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mjnriel Baker of
Baltimore arrived Sunday to* spend
several days with Mrs. Baker’s
mother, Mrs. 0. D. Davis, and Clar
ence Davis.
John Barrett spent the week end
at his home here.
Mr, and Mrs. J. T. Nolen and
daughter, Jackie, spent the week end
in Raleigh with Mrs. Nolen's mother,
Mrs. Emma Parker.
Bins. Annabelle Allen ^nd Mrs.
Lizzie Allen spent the week-end in
WiUiamston, the guests of Mrs. Liz
zie Allen’s daughter, Mm. W. M.
Baker. '
- Mr. and Mrs. Joney Yaylor and
small son, Mike,'spent Sunday visit
ing relatives in Robersonville.
John R. Joyner, student at U.N;C.,
spent the week end with Ms parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Joyner.
Midgets Badly
Win Prom Iij
! . ^ Tilboro
The Farraville Midget football
squad was a rude host last Saturday
night when they roughly .entertained
the Tarboro team and came out oh
top of a »-0 score The local*, eager
fire quickly. and when the half end
ed, they lutffiked up a 27-$ more
at the expense of a smaller and in
visitore earae back strong in the
Wtwo
touchdowns.
dOwn-fieldr,
Devils gave
“littleboyg!
fundamental
lie rugged :
ing key bit
abled the backs to break loose for
long gains.
mjm halfbaek.vBilly Ellia had a
good night
In the line s
three times
ymds. The
for their 1
le whole team
SARAH BOTH WEAVER »
Slate Defease
Official Will
Address PTA
State Director of Woman’s work in
Cavil Defense, Sarah Boyd Weaver of
Raleigh, will be speaker at the regu
lar monthly meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association meeting in the
school auditorium next Thursday
night. Mrsi Weaver will bring a
timely message on the work which
has been, embraced by the North
Carolina Congress, ofv (Parents and
reachers in this year’s work. Mrs.
Weaver is a graduate of the Univer
sity of ’ North Carolina School of
Journalism. She is a native North
Carolinian but was engaged in Civil
Defease wxwk in Florida prior to
taking the North Carolina position,
recently. ,' , :
A good musical program is also
Being planned far this month’s meet
ing. *
WORLD COMMUNITY DAY
WILL HE OBSERVED NOV. 2
Friday, November 2. Special services
will be held in the Episcopal Church
at 8 o’clock bMthe afternoon. The
Christian Church has Aarge of the
program. Rev. Morton R» Kurtz, who
is State Director oY the North Caro
lina Council of Churches, will speak
on this occasion.
Invitation is extended to all men
and women of the community to be
served by the Farinville Churches on
World Community Day will be ob
FARMVILLE
ROANOKE
Rev. E.W. Holmes and George W
Davis attondod .a, niesfcig of the
Roanoke Association executive' com
if, E.' C. Baucom, and
Kml ■ W. Holmes ex
nbere were entertained
iting% W. W. (Cap)
the' moder
vige model
officio, h
after the
Eagles.'
Rev. dames Lowry, pastor of the
Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian
dhurch of Noritolk, Va., will^begin
evening, .October 28, at the Carraway
Presbyterian Church, which will con
tinue through Friday night.
Rev. Edwin S. Coates of the Farm
ville Church heldaerviees at ;the
church Wednesday* and. T»nuwiay
nights of the past week end . wfll
preach there tonight, starting the
service at 7:30 o'clock.
OWEEN CARNIVAL
AT BH>L ARTHUR
Portal service from Famvflle
westward fc- Raleigh, and northward
to Norfolk, will be provided by «
highway postoffice which will super
sede the Norfolk Southern railroad
on November 1, as a mail carrier in
the Raleigh-Norfolk territory. : F' C
Details of the new service have
Been' furnished Postmaster Henry D.
Johnson, who announces that the
motorised postoffice will make two
visits daily, Holiday excepted. The
"nail is scheduled to heave .here for
Norfolk at 8:21' each morning, as
compared with 10 o’clock under the
present train schedule. The west
bound mail leaves at 2:29 in the
afternoon, also approximately hours
earlier than the train s<hedul& '
The highway postoffice will ban- •
die only first class mail and papers.
Parcel post and packages will alao be
hauled by truck. The contract for
this service has been awarded to
Nordan. Contracting Company of
Raleigh. It is practically impossible
to arrange a complete schedule for
this type of transfer service, but the
trucks will follow closely behind the
highway postoffice. ' r
Postmaster Johnson says that the
change is certain to result in better
postal service for the community. In
other sections where the trucks have
superseded trains, the .results hive
been quite satisfactory.
From Farmville, the northbound
truck .goes to Beil Arthur and Green
ville. The westbound mail carrier
goes to Walstonbburg, Saratoga,
Stantonsburg, and then to Wilson.
The change means additional service
for Saratoga, which is not’ on the
Norfolk Southern. * •
At TheKiwanis Club
MisB Willa Rae Harper, sweetheart
of the KiWanis club, rendered a pro- -
grim' Monday night at the club which
proved that she was just as good'as
any of the “other members” when it
comes to entertaining the ^roup. Miss
Harper,* a talented vocalist, rendered |
several nuAbers. She was accom
panied by Miss Carolyn Roebuck. '
Nominations were presented for
club officers who will be elected next
Monday night. Nominees are: Presi
dent—Bernice Turaage and Glasgow
Smith; vice-president—Jake fields,
Thud Cox, Dan Jones and Jim JRock
aday; treasurer, Jack Lewis, Tommy .
Lang and Seth Barrow; directors—
Dr. S. H. Aycook, Eriiest Petteway,
Dan Jones, Herman Baker, Gordon
Lee, Vassar Fields, Jim Hockaday, C.
L. Ivey, Lewis Williams and Jobs y
||pK fy§. d§- . mm® f;
Among the gdests at the meeting
Monday were: Milton Culpepper,
guest of Frank Allen; Major William
Lewis, guest pf Jack Lewis; and
Mayor Walter Jones, guest of Billy -
Smith. Dr. John Messick* of QrOen
viHe was a visiting Kiwanian. Sam
Bundy had as Msgjiesta fouroffie
ials of the Christian daymen’s Lea
gue.
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