f BUY_BANK I ... SELL.. • | IN FARMVILLE i ^++*-5-*+-5-++***+++++++++++++++' A-K;* HHHI • • f » * • 7«1N FARMVXLLK WWIWmililltllHtWHMI ... Lodi Market Is Enjoying Largest Sales of Season Sales Supervisor Fred C. Moore reports that Farmville market had its largest sales of {he year on Fri day and Monday, and that the market remains ahead of its 1961 average, though falling slightly behind in -the number of pounds sold. 810,000 pounds were sold Friday, 837,792 on Monday. Monday’s average was $51.68. The season’s total sales are 9,063, 000 pounds, for an average of $50.75. The market has paid $4,594,501.25 for these offerings. For the same number of sales days last year, Farmville sold 9,366,360 pounds for an average of $49.80. Light sales were held on Tuesday and Wednesday. Full sales were set for yesterday, again today, and will probably continue through Monday. Moore reported that quality of leaf offered or sale remains fair to med ium, with leaf and tips predominant. The market is operating this week on a five and ne-half hour sale sche dule, but will go back to five hours daily beginning Monday. Farmville Band To March In Bethel Harvest Parade The Farmville High School band will take part in Bethel’s Harvest Festival Parade, Thursday. The parade, the first of its kind • to be staged in Bethel, will begin at 10 o’clock with a number of bands, school children, attractive floats and other attractions, taking part. There will be a band program at 11 o’clock followed by a welcome to the city and introduction of nobbles. Frank Jeter, head of the News Bureau of State College Extension will make an address. The afternoon program consist of special hill-billy music by Clyde Moody, Dick Carter, and A1 “Fuzzy” St. John and a contest for children. Clyde Moody and his band will give another program at 7:30 in the even ing and round and square dancing at the High School Gymnasium with music by the Dick Carter Band will conclude the festivities of the day. Farmville Red Devils Win Over Norlina 25-2 Farmville Ked Devils got off to a good start last Friday night by de feating Norlina by a score of 25-2. Farmville got off to a slow start and added steam as the game progressed. The score at the half was 6-0. Jess Joyner and Teddy Allen, two fleet halfbacks tallied three times. Sigbee Dilda made steady gains time after time. Quarterback Fitzgerald called the plays very well. In the line Jess Spencer, Billy Shacleford, Carroll Wooten and Frank Moore stood out; however it was a team victory. Norlina had a big and rough team. Tackling and blocking was unusually good for the first game. The squad of 27 made the trip with 24 getting a chance to play. Fitzgerald faked a hand-off and kept the ball to sOore untouched. The line plays hard, rough football. The team came out of the game without any injuries. At The Rotary Club Joe Rasberry, program leader for the Rotary club Tuesday evening, in troduced Charlie McCullers, secretary of the Kinston Chamber of Com merce, who spoke oi| the subject, “Farmville and Rotary.” Mr. McCul lers likened membership in Rotary to membership in the community, com paring club service with city or town service. Vocational service in the club was compared to one's business serving the the town and community, community service in the Rotary,club to services rendered the community adjacent to Farmville by a citizen of Farmville, and international service of the club was compared to Farm ville’s relationship with other towns and States. If these objects were ac complished, Farmville could be made a better town in which to live and be ing a citizen of Farmville would be a distinct privilege. - * J Cleveland Paylor won the attend ance prize. Charlie and Mildred Fitzgerald celebrated their 20th wed ding anniversary last week. Earl Frank of Kinston was a Vis itarian. If fillKga si HAS NEW POSITION ON DESTROYER igweijpi Donald WjSMsn jggife; re cently made wktmt to the execu tive ffSftwr of the destroyer, Willard Keith. The ship has headquarters at Eagle Scoot HAROLD FLANAGAN Harold Flanagan, who was an Eagle; Scout in theory and principle long before he won the,number of merit badges required for him to become an Eagle, is shown here in full re galia. Harold, a senior in-the high school, received the award this year as being the most outstanding Scout in the district. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Flanagan. Cafeteria Under Construction At Watetonburg- School > Contracts were recently negotiated by the Greene County Board of Edu cation for the building of a new cafe teria at the Walstonburg School, and construction of the building is now underway. Two outstanding renova tions were made at the school this summer, the floors of the toilets were tiled and lighting fixtures designed to be easier on the eyes were in stalled in all the classrooms. The school opened Thursday, Au gust 28, with three new teachers on the faculty, Miss Lola Watson, Mrs. Lucille Craft and Miss Shirley Pillrin ton. Teachers and their departments are: 1st grade, Mrs. Sue Gay; 2nd, Miss Watson; 3rd, Mrs. Craft; 4th, Mrs. Sarah Goin; 5th, Mrs, Sue Thompson; 6th, Mrs. Verdis Craft; 7th, Mrs. Henrietta Williamson; 8th, Mrs. Elmer C. Holloman; Public School Music, Mrs. Mary Ellen Shir ley; Commercial, Miss PiUdnton; English, Mrs. Josephine Taylor; Home Economics, Miss Myrle Mason; Math, Science and Coach, JosepB E. Brown; Agriculture, David Starling and Social Studies and Principal, T. A. Hood. In addition to the other improve ments at the school, the library has been rearranged and many new books are being added. Farmville Preparing • For First Home Game - The Farmville High School football team has been hard at work this week in preparing for the first home game against South Edgecombe, Friday night (tonight), September 19 at 8:00 o’clock. , Long hard, rough workouts have been the word for the Bed Devils this past week. Scrimmages on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday—with kick offs and extra points practice. The team welcomed back - Jimmy Allen, who had to miss the first game due to appendicitis. There will be a few changes in the line-up by game time. The co-captains for the 1952 squad are Charlie Fitzgerald and Billy Shackleford. Fitzgerald is quarter back and Shackleford plays left tackle. 4Team spirit is beginning to pick up. The weak spots noticed in last weeks game are being worked at in hopes of making them strong points. The probable starting, line-up for Friday will be: Left end, Tommy Norville; left tackle; Billy Shackleford; left guard, William Allen; center, Jack Allen, or Wilbur Hollins; right guard, £arroll Wooten; right tackle, Jess Spencer; right end, Freddy Thorne or Tull Tay lor; quarterback, Charlie Fitzgerald; halfbacks, Teddy Allen and Jess Joyner, and fullback, Sigbee Dilda. FarmviUe Doctors Hosts To County Meeting Dr. Fitxgerald, pi over Dm short busii D. B. Armstead of ( DflPfll* An ^**^****^; ■ • visited relatives is Clinton, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Pennell Barnette end •on visited relatives in Jacksonville ever the trade end. Mrs. Madeline Roan tree and Mrs. D. R. Morgan returned Saturday from a visit with Mrs. Bert McCalhim of Louisville, Ky. . f . Mfs. O. C. Stewart of visited her brother, P. A. and Mrs. F. A. Williams the pad week end. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hodges from Greenville moved into their new home on the Fountain Highway, September 3. They have two children, Aim Pal mer age 10, and Bex Jr. age 8. Mr. mid Mrs. C. L. Ivey, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Melton, Mis. O. G. Spell and Mrs. F. A. Williams attended an Eastern Star meeting, in Greenville, Tuesday night The District Deputy Grand Matron and Patron spoke. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bynum, J. H., Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Quinton Dwyer and Mrs. Fred Smith Visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom Herring in Wilson, Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Quinton Dwyer and daughter, Susan, of Corydon, Ky., ar rived Sunday to spend several days with Mrs. Dwyer's permits, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bynum, Sr. - Mrs. Forrest Minges of New Bern spent the week end with Mm. Lyman Off. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Dodson and children of Sanford spent the week end with Mrs. Dodson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Greene. Johnnie C. Williams spent Sunday in Dunn with relatives. Mrs. J. H. Darden, Sr. spent sev eral days last week with her sister, Mrs. D. C. Mitchell in Durham. Mm. B. E. Davenport and Mrs. Robert T. Monk were Durham visi tors Tuesday. Mrs. James B. Hockaday and daugh ter, Mm. Charles Rogers and daugh ter of Wendell and Mrs. Ruby Terrell of Franklin ton visited relatives in Kenbridge, Va., over the week end. Mr. and Mm. Harry Byers and Mr. and Mm. John D. Dixon spent the week erfd in Williamsburg, Va. Mr. and Mm, M. L. Eason, Sr., and Mr, and Mr#, Willie Eason spent the week end at Morehead Dr. and Mm, Paul E, Jones, Mrs. ; Lula Forbes, Miss Lula Forbes and 1 Mrs. Richard Tu^well spent the week end at Bogue Sound. Bob Smith left Wednesday for | Chapel Hill where ha will enter Hie University of North Carolina. He was accompanied by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Smith. Mr. and Mm. Melton Allen visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pack and son of High Point last week end. Mr. and Mrs. Streeter Tugwell and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Tug well of Walstonburg, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Whitley and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Seymour of Goldsboro spent last week at Carolina Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. per Lewis of LaGrange joined them Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wainwright, Jr., Miss Shirley Wainwright and Jarvis Wainwright spent last week end with Mr. and, Mrs. H. H. Janis and family in Baltimore, Md. Mr. Janis is a brother of Mrs. Wain wright. J. B. Taylor who became HI Friday night, is improving slowly at hi* Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Dixon spent Sunday with tteir son, Lewi* Dixon and family in 'Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Dixon and Mrs. Willie Barrett were Fountain visitors, Monday night Mrs. Cherry SaMey accompanied Misa Mary Frances Joyner to and family in KinatatL Sendai. Mw. J. A- Corbett of Newport News, Va., visited her daughter, Mrs. Lera Crumpler, rad family last week Mrs. 0. D. Davis had M guest this week her daughter, Mrs. Myri Baker, and Mr. Baker, of Beltfr. ore, Md. Mrs. Warren Palmer and sen, Brian, of Raleigh, spent the week rad with Mrs. Palmer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Harper. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Windham, in company with Mr. and Mrs. Jake Dixon and children of Wilson, were Atlantic Beach visitors, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lutch Oldham of Hartsville, Tenn., who are in Durham « the Tobacco Market, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Drake, Sunday. E. C. Carr, who has been working in Orangeburg, S. C, daring the sum mer months, returned to his home here this week. He will resume studies at State College Tuesday. James Thorne left Wednesday for Raleigh where he will resume studies at State College, next week. Miss Lola Grey Kemp of Beaufort spent the week and with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Kemp. Mr. and Mrs. Ksmp and Miss Kemp visited friends in Pinetops and Wilson, Sun day afternoon. , Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bobbitt spent the week end with relatives at Palmer Springs, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Barrett and son, Rev. Claude Barrett of Kinston, sprat Sunday with Mr. Barrett’s mother, Mrs. Nome Barrett, and his sister, Mrs. T. Eli Joyner, Sr. Miss Tabitha DeVisconti and Mrs. W. C. Holston were Wilson visitors, Monday. Mrs. Darius White, Jr., was a Rocky Mount visitor, Wednesday. High School Classes Elect Officers Officers of the various organiza tions and classes of Farmville high school were elected last week. They are as follows: Athletic Association Randolph Brock (junior), president; Grace Miller (soph.), vice president; Shirley Newton (senior), secretary; Emily Cannon (soph.), treasurer. Anne Morgan, head cheer leader. Assistant cheer leaders: Faye Mew bom and Anne Murphy, sophomores; Mary Ellem Dail and Marcia Forbes, juniors; Jane Russell and Lou Lew is, sophomores. Senior Class Wilma Owens, president; Jesse Spencer, vice president; Shirley New ton, secretary; James Allen, treas urer; Ethel Flora, reporter; Jesse Spencer, editor-in-chief of annual; Gerald Davis, editor; Bobby Hatha way, business manager; Dotdee Jones, assistant business manager. Junior Claw Teddy Allen, president; Mary El len Dail, vice president; Grace Miller, secretary; Guitta Cannon, treasurer; Doris Oakley, reporter. Sophomore Class Martha Holmes, president; Sue Flanagan, vice president. Freshman Class Chandler Cox, president; Peggy Tyson, vice president; Mack Holmes, secretary; Peggy Oakley, treasurer. Local Group To Oppose Hike In Phone Rates Srnest Petteway, president of the Farmville Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association, states that he is in favor of the trade organisation taking vigorous action to oppose the Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company's request for another in crease in rates. At the hearing in May, when the Company asked for, and received, per mission to hike their rates, the Cham. her of Commerce petitioned the State Utilities Commission by letter not to grant the increase and the letter was added to the record, largely through the efforts of Counsel John Hill Pay lor, over the objections of the com pany. The organisation was not re presented by officials. Chances are that the latest request will be vehemently opposed, judging from comments received here and elsewhere in the district served by the company. V.F.W. Auxiliary To The second visit of the Bed Crass Bloodmobile to Fanhville fell short of the quota of 150 pints by 42. The first visit of the unit, seven months ago, topped the quota with .153 pints. Dr. A. W. Smith, Jr., chairman of the Jaycee committee, largely in charge of the visit, states that enough prospective donors were not available although there were 27 persons re jected. Colds were prevalent among the town people on the day of the visit and fevers accounted for many of the rejections. In looking back over preparations, those in charge be lieve that they, overlooked a.large field of possible donors in the rural communities, among cituen* who did not know about the visit and would have given if contacted. Members of the FountainWoman’a Club and Junior Woman’s Club did a splendid job of operating the canteen for donors and Dangs Cross Roads Home Demonstration Club served workers of the unit medical staff with a good luncheon. In charge of registering were three local clubs, The Social Service Lea? gue, The Junior Woman’s Club and The Literary Club. • Local nurses giving their assistance were: Mrs. R. D. Rouse, Jr., Mrs. Lucille B. Quinn, Mrs. Dan H. Jones, Mrs. £. R Smith, Mrs J. M. Mewbom, Mrs Charles Edwards, Mrs. C. W. Casper and Mrs. Ervin Evans Norses aides were Mrs. Howard Allen and Mrs. Claude Johnson. 11 ! Plans Progress For Pitt Fair Officers and members of the Exe cutive Committee of the Pitt County Agricultural Fair held, a meeting at the American Legion Home last Fri day or the purpose of making final plans for the annual Fair, to be held the week, of October $, J, Howard Moye, president o the Fair Associa tion, presided at the meeting. Nor man Y. Chambliss of Hooky Mount, veteran fair manager, who is enter ing his fourth year as manager of the Fair, gave a detailed account of the Fair up to date, assuring the officers that the Fair deinitely had the 100% suport of all the agricultural leaden in Pitt County! The Fair officers approved the recommendation of the manager that a brilliant display of fireworks would be staged four nights' during the Fair promptly at nine o’clock, following the presentation, by the Fair Com pany, of the outstanding and daring high act “Hollywood Skyrockets.” The high act will give two Free perform ances at the end of the midway, after noon and night. The officers approved the sugges tion of the manager that the big opening night of the Fair—Monday night, October. 6, be known as “American Legion Night”. AH Leg ionaires holding a paid up member ship card or the year, or a receipt, will be admitted at the Main Gate free on Monday night, hhe Fair is operat ed by the American Legion Posts of Ayden, Farmvilfe and Greenville, and it is expected that several hundred JLegionaires will be on hand for the "Grand Opening of their Fair bn Mon day night, October 6. The Fair officials expressed a word of appreciation to the Greenville Chamber of Commerce or the annual Banquet which it stages snnually in connection with the Fair. The Pftt County Fair this year has increased its offer of premiums up to $3,600.00, and will feature its Live stock and Junior Swine Show. W. C. Eagles, of Greenville, is general direc tor of Exhibits. Mr. Eagles had this to say: “The 1962 Pitt County Fair will be the greatest in its history, and the exhibits and livestock will sorely justify the slogan “Pitt County on Parade.” The exhibits in the main building will be held in tact until ten o’clock thru Saturday night, but the Livestock, Swine and Poultry will be taken from the grounds on Saturday afternoon. ; ' ’’ '*•••• Much activity is going on at the Fair Grounds in preparation for the opening of the Fair. t - The pre-opening will take place on Sunday afternoon, October I, at the Airport, With the presentation of Irish Horan’s Lucky JMl Drivers, featuring the actual shooting of an automcMle out of a cannon. J Bobbie Ethel Jones, 16-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. Mack E. Jones of near Lizzie, suffered severe' btutvi in *n accident thatoecurred in the home a week ago Tuesday. Bob bie Ethel returned from Lenior Memo rial Hospital in Kinston this week. The child fell into a pan of hot water that had been momentarily Placed on tbe floor. fljifjiflg $8?W!£f\ A moving picture on the work of public health nurses in the discovery and treatment of tuberculosis was to the I^iwanis Club Mon ' night by Miss Fisher, public ri4i« educational director ty Bed Cross, and Hiss Tabitha De PiscontL - Alton ^obbitt had charge of the program and presented Miss De Visconti, who introduced Mrs. Spili man. The three ladies are closely associated with the sale at tuber culosis seals, which finances the work, Dr. John Messick of Greenville was a visiting Kiwanian. Ernest Petteway, who served as general chairman of tire Kiwanis Carnival last week end, reported that approximately $800 bad been cleared from the project. Ernest singled out several parts of the Carnival which exceeded last year’s profits and he, himself, was given a hand by the club for his work. Farm Bureau Launches Drive For 4500 Members The Pitt County Farm Burma this week is conducting its membership drive, the goal being 4600 members. The following le;tter, signed by President Arch Flanagan and Mem bership Chairman J. B. Speight, em phasizes the importance of the Farm Bureau and its goals: “We do not need to list here the many advantages of being a Farm Bureau member. Every thinking per son today knows how-important it is for any group of workers to organize. Only 16 per cent of the people in our nation are farmers—we must stand unitedto assure ourselves of a fair share of the national income. In our case, the tobacco program has to be protected against constant attack; As tobacco farmers we perhaps have a greater stake in a strong farm or | ganizntion Bun any other county in North Carolina. It is not a question as to whether or not we should con tinue our membership—we must—in Order to protect ourselves and our families. “Membership cards will be mailed when receipts are turned in to the county office, and one-half of your card will be used as a ticket to your township dinner meeting, which will be held esrly. in October, after we reach our quota of 4600 members. “Do your part Contact your township chairmen end offer your help. You 'are needed. Your mem bership is important”. : > W. A. Allen of Farmville and Mr?. Alton Moore of Fountain are chaif-J men of the Farmville-Fountain dis trict Mrs. L. R. Jones of Farmville, R-2, is co-chairman of the county. The Farmville township committee is composed of Jack Lewis, Miss Et na Lewis, R. D. Rouse, Jr., Mrs. Edna Earle Baker, and E. P. Bass. Mr. Bass is to serve as chairman of the township dinner meeting. In Fountain township, the commit tee is composed of Charlie Phillis, R. A. Fountain, Sr., Mrs. Ora Joy ner, Mrs. Ethel Bell, and Alton Moore; the last-named being chairman of the township dinner. The Beaver Dam committee is composed of P. S. Rasberry, W. W. Young, Mrs. P. S. Rasberry, Mrs.-A. J. Garris, and W. A. Allen, the latter being chairman of the township din ner. The Falkland committee is com posed of Woodrow Wooten, Mrs. Levy Wooten, R. R. Stokes, Mrs. R. B. Tyer and Atlas Wooten, the hurt-named beihg in charge of the dinner. ■V Town Cooperates With Carnival' The people of Farmville and sur rounding communities turned out as usual last Friday and Saturday night for the Kiwanis Carnival. Both children and grownups had a wonder ful time and while they Were doing, though the final figures are not available as yet, it appears . that enough money will have been made to send two people to college for a year. •- - '*■ V Everyone agreed the minstrel wae the best ever put on. Vassar Fields Honor House was even more horrible thaw he anticipated. Earl Holmes kept his lemonade pink both nights and also kept his formular secret— T1>e destruction last Saturday night of three more storage houses, only one block apart, ® fires at 10:80 and 12:80 gave credence to speculations that a “fire-hug” may be operating in the western sector of town. Since Sunday of last week, three separate' fires have virtually destroyed five storage houses near the Farmville Oil and Fertilizer Company. Four of the houses destroyed’belonged to the F. M. Davis Heirs and attained hay, baled shucks, lime and fanning equipment. '{Jig fifth building be longed to the oU mill and held tele phone equipment which had been stored therein $y the Carolina Tele phone and Telegraph Company. The first fire occurred Sunday be fore last about noon. ~ Firemen have been speculating that the two build ing? burned at that time were not burned by accident. Truck Driver Milton Fasan stated that both of those building were afire when he reached the scene with the truck. Be tween them was a steel Vox car which, under ordinary conditions, would have limited the flames to one build ing had the Hie resulted from a spontaneous combustion or accident ally started. The firemen were again called out Saturday night, and two more storage houses, adjacent to the ones burned on Sunday, were afire. Curtis Flan agan gave as his opinion that those two buildings were hunting- simul taneously, and that one did hot catch from the other. Two hours later, at 12:30, firemen extinguished another fife in a stor age house in an adjacent block. The flames were first detected by Police men Carl Tanner and McDonald Tay lor, who sent in the alarm. The officers were riding by the scene of the earlier fire, to make certain that the flames were extinguished. Cedric Davis Writes Of Trip To Kefea:. Cedric Davis, who is stationed at . Ashiya Air Base in Japan as a mem ber of the public relations staff, wrote Miss Mamie Davis, his aunt, recently that he had just returned from a trip to Korea that proved very interesting. The section of dedric’s letter deal ing with the trip follows: “My; trip to Korea, last week was very interesting. Three of us went to Seoul to gather some material on one of the squadrons in this wing. We flew a Couple missions with them. Last Thursday afternoon, the photo grapher and I went on an emergency' ’ medical evacuation from an airstrip a few miles behind the front lines. We picked up a load of wounded and flew them to a rear echelon hospital. Then we went back for a second load. I have written a story up on it. Friday morning We couldn't get on a flight so we. went into Seoul, city to look around. It is a waivravaged city and the people are pitiful. Begging for i money, food, etc, and trying to sell any and everything that they have. Americans should really be thankful they haven't, had to live in conditions such as are so prevalent in Seoul. On Saturday afternoon, we flew out to an island outpost off the coast of Korea and dropped food to a detach ment there. There is no place to land pn the island so all supplief have to be dropped by parachute. We chine back over here on Sunday night Jt really was an interesting trip and/the squadron we stayed with there did everything they could to help us. out.” Cedric graduated rom Wake Forest college and enlisted shortly thereafter in the Air Force. Tax Notices Getting Results Notices reminding Farmville citi zens that their town taxes for 1952 are due were mailed early this week from the office of Town Clerk Cleve land Paylor, who states that the re