North Carolina Newspapers

" ^ ? ' V T: ? VOL TWENTY-FIVE^ ~~ " FA-IMYILLE, im COUNTT, NORI dutOUNA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 21, 13J4 ^ NUMBER THIRTY-THREE - , . I ?D,:..;? IT IS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY Saturday Is The Last Day Of The Enterprise Big Expansion Campaign ? Only Few Hours Re main?Now Is The Time to Win your Choise ??? ? Standing today with their faces to the future and the thoughts of "now or never" hovering in their minds, candidates in The Enter prise's gigantic prize campaign are rallying their aids as would a gen eral on the eve of battle; preparing with feverish haste to make their final stand for victory before 9:00 o'clock Saturday night?the last night?while all Pitt and surround ing counties are waiting, watching, wondering?and hustling for the favorites. Leading candidates are ' seeking with the hustle of preparation for the final dash and with. one accord are fighting valiantly and determin edly to reach the goal?where the big prize automobile await The Last Stand Seven weeks of hard work and anxiety culminate in the closing scene, 9 o'clock Saturday night, at J which time the big automobile and j cash campaign comes to an official) end and the most successful candi dates will claim the magnificient prizes?headed by a 1935 model Terraplane Coach. Success in an event of this kind depends upon the keen judgment and immediate action. Through all history people possessing the facul ty of knowing an opportunity when they see it and grasping it at the right moment, have won frequently on the last turn of the cards, the good things of this world, while those undecided and afraid stapd back and talk about what they might1 have done. ? To The Candidates The end is but a few hours away. If you trust your own judgment as to your competitor's strength, based on facts and observations and lay ,v>"? "lane nforvrriinclv there is vet ? WW time to stem the tide and turn it to sweeping victory. Are you going to be the one finish triumphantly with an over whelming number of votes, or, are you going to be content with what you have and see the efforts of those many weary weeks go to waste and the rewards wrested from your grasp by more enterprising compe titors. It is up to you now, or let your rivals beat you to it. Don't try to figure just how many votes it will take to win, for you will surely fail to get enough. Don't be afraid of having too many votes for you can't have too many. It would be better to win by a million votes or so more than to get left by a few thousand. Better Safe Than Sorry A few more laps and the course will have been ran. Only a short time remains to choose between vic tory and defeat?success or failure. Dont overlook your chances to win, and always remember that your ad versaries, as keen, perhaps and as resourceful as yourself, are racking very acute brains for the same pur pose. It means something to win in a compettition of this kind. It is a demonstration of capacity that is<j extraodrinary. Sometimes it will prove up the "yellow" in your bogus friends, but it will reveal the true ones, and it always tests our mettle and measures your strength. Subscriptions now will count for more than all the regrets in the world after Saturday night. Huge Still Is Captured Six Thousand Gallons Of Beer Also Taken by Officers In Falkland 'mm The holiday supply of liquor in the Falkland community was eat shoct Monday when? sheriff's offi cers captured a diatiBing- plant with 6,000 gallons of beer. The still had just been fired np for operation when the officer* sud denly swopped dawn and put an end to what would have eventually turned out to be a big load of whis key to help take care of the holiday demand in this community. Tan men escapted when they || were waned by outposts of the ap try. ? Road Introduces New 'Rail-Buses' ? ? The Specially Designed Cars, Stream-Lined, to Operate on Norfolk Southern Raleigh, Dec. 16.?New, fast rail service, with the popular stream-lin ed coaches propelled by internal combustion engines, will be introbuc ed by the Norfolk Southern Railroad early next month on its main lines, it was announced yesterday by L. P. Kennedy, superintendent A new type of rail coach, known as a "Rail-Bus," has been developed especially for the Norfolk Southern and two of these modern coaches, providing the latest in railroad pas senger transportation, will be de I livered tomorrow by its builders, i the American Car and Foundry Company. Two additional units will be delivered by early spring. The new coaches, each self-pro pelled by internal combustion en gines mounted beneath the bodies, will be exhibited at Norfolk, Ra leigh, and other stations along the Norfolk Southern between the date of delivery and the first week in January, when they will begin regular runs from Raleigh to Wash ington, N. C., and from Goldsboro to Beaufort. The "Rail-Bus is approximately 57 feet in length, seats 53 persons, and also carry a 12-foot mail and baggage compartment. Built of Corn-Ten Steel and aluxnnnium alloy, it is capable of a speed of 65 miles per hour. A recent test on the B. and 0. tracks at Philadelphia demonstrated that it can attain a speed of 62 miles per hour in one minute, from a dead stop. In comparison with the steam coach, the new stream-lined unit has a much lesser weight. With its own engine, it weighs 38,000 pounds, while a steam coach without power will average 80,000 pounds. The most luxurious seating equip ' ?it m li i i.1 ment is employed, witn mu leaurer i semi-recliner, air cushioned indi I vidual bus seats built by the J. G. j Brill Company, the first to be used in railroad cars. This car has a greater power per pound of weight than any equip- . | ment yet turned out by the build | ers. It carries 216 pounds of weight [for each horse power, as compared j with the 300 to j400 on the Bur I lington and" Union Pacific's steam lined Diesel trains. ? Estimates indicate that these cars can be operated at a cost compar able with that of busee on the high ways and provide double capacity of the average highway unit, with, mail and baggage space in addition, as well as providing fast schedules, and safety and comfort One car will be operated between Washington and Raleigh, leaving Washington at about 7:45 a. m., reaching Raleigh at 11:15 a. m., re turning to Washington about 2:80 p. m., and arriving- there at 6 o'clock. The Goldsboro coach will leave Golds bo ro or Beaufort in the morn ing and return in the afternoon. The new coach passed through Farmville, Thursday afternoon, on its test trip from Norfolk to Ral eigh, and was viewed by a- large number of local people^ who gather ed to see it I PREENROLUHENT NEW CCC CONTINGENT An announcement was made at the FERA office today lor boys to, enroll in the fbqrth enlistment of the CCC. White boys between the ages of eighteen to twenty-five; in clusive, unmarried, who are eligible for relief under this plan may be en rolled- Pitt County's quota is twen ty-one. Application fo* enrollment may to made anytime at the ERA of fice at the Graft house in Greenville. Final enrollment and entrance in the CCC work will be made at Wash ington on January 10, where com plete physical examination will be given. ? Five alternates will also be select ed toflll vacancies for rejections ? A. " ???- / Wiiifmz iHanp $atrom$ & iHcrrp Cfjristmas Pitt Pays Defaulted Obligations In Cash > , , Greenville, Dec. 18.?Pitt County today claimed the distinction of be ing the only county in the State to take care of its defaulted obligations in cash. # While a number of other counties have been calling attention to re funding operations, it was announc ed from the courthouse today by County Auditor Coward that Pitt had paid off $120,000 worth of its obligations in cold cash, and is able to take care of its remaining obli gations for the fiscal year in good style. Mr. Coward said money for taking care of the obligations was on hand last June and had been paid gradu ally since that time as the county was able to get bonds in hand. Many of the securities, he said, were scattered in all sections of the country, and considerable time was required to get them in. All but around $2,000 of the total sum has been paid, and the money is on hand at the treasury to take care of this obligation as soon as the bonds can be obtained. The clerk also made known that enough money is on hand in the county coffers to take care of re maining obligations of the year. With improvement in the county's financial situation caused by rapid collection of taxes, the county is in better financial shape at this time than it has been in years. Like every other form of govern ment, Pitt was hard run during the years of depression, but by slashing here and there and reducing ex penses wherever possible, the com missioners were able to see their heads above the water when money bcame easier to obtain, and today were, figuratively "sitting on the top nf tlvo world." The commissioners and others con nected with the operation of the county government, are proud of the fine record they have been able to establish, especially that of being the only county in the State that has been able to pay off its defaulted obligations in hard cash. It is a record others probably will ait up and take notice of in view of the unusual amount of publicity which has been given to refunding opera tions by other county governments. JUNIOR WOMAN'S CLUB ? ? ? The Junior Woman's Club was de lightfully entertained on Wednes day afternoon by Misses Rachel and Hazel Monk, at th? home of Mrs. G. M. Holden. Miss Elizabeth Davis presided and conducted a discussion of plans for local relief -during the holidays, aj* pointing committees to tak^ charge of this work, and of the weekly Story Hour program for several weeks, in advance. The pnegnm for the afternoon included principal events in the careers of Brst Harte, Koaqtrin Mil ler, John Hay, Sidney Lanier said John Burroughs by Miss Elizabeth Davis and read-ngB from each by Mrs. Worth Stewart Misa Elizabeth Fields gave a delightful Christmas reading, "Keeping Christmas," by Henry Van Djfce. -Christmas decorations woo ef fectively used and the season was boys evening> ^nd x tlw n ountmn cruris - won Trom ithA. r-flnri" villov giris on tho ssroe ovsmnffy in hotly contested sxid well pl&ytd GREETINGS TO SEPTUAGENARIANS Another mile stone has been reach ed, not only by the youth of our land but likewise by the old, which marks the foot prints of another year?and the older we grow, the dearer and nearer do they seem to cling to the heart strings of nature's handiwork?vibrating with the cords of the melodies, sung by God's chil dren, while marching down thej long journey of Life. Indeed, we have always had much to be thankful and grateful for] dur ing this season of the year. But especially those of us, who have traveled through three score years and ten, have far more than the average person, when we realize that statistics show that the average age of the population born in the Unit ed States is about 45 years?and less than one in a hundred reaches 75 years. So hats off to those, who have climbed Life's ladder to over four score years?May God temper the winds of winter, which awaits you and us. Whoever or wherever we may chance to be?Let us not for get that all good gifts come from Him, who doeth all things well. So here is wishing for each and every one, a happy and joyous Christmas, and good luck until we meet next spring at our annual meet ing, when we can exchange greetings face to face. Watt Parker. A SURVEY OF JUVENILE COURT RECORDS OF PITT Tn a snrvev of the Juvenile Court Records of Pitt county sinee 1930 it is -found that 629 children have gone through the court Of this number 809 were white, 220 colored. White males were 201, white females were 108, colored males 159, colored fe males 61. 66 of the white males were charged with stealing and 62 of the colored males with the same offense. 22 of the total group clas sified as being charged with secret assault The court made disposition as follows of this group; 134 or 72 white children and 62 colored were placed on probation. 91 white and 103 colored woe placed in private homes. 79 were sent to corrective institutions. 20 of this group being colored and 59 eing white. 9 in- I fants were admitted to the North Carolina Children's Home Society while thirteen adoption papers were executed. Twenty of this group were order ed to pay restriction charges for damage to property and -all -doctor's faffls. ' v k This survey covers part of the depression and many children need ed the Juvenile Court supervision and- ^uidenee-who have not had it. LITERARY CLUB Mrs. J. H. Darden entertained the Literary Club on Wednesday after noon of this week, at the home of 1 Mrs. G? M. Holden, the completion of plans for charity work during the holidays, featuring the business ses sion, and interesting papers, the program; "Lord Dusany, English Playwright," written by Mrs. J. Y. Monk ,and "Booth Tarirington," pre ' a ^. Wfiiolt itJ Jn J i I iTtwnfli fl*nagf A# tVa, IIAflbMII 4f AMa To Held Cum :F-'' Tv gjg?'U- .?????.? raonily Semico Sunday Dec. 23 Spirit Of GbodwiD And Good Cheer Prevails Throughout This com- \ munity i. . The annual Community Christmas Tree service will be Held at 5:00 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, Decem ber 23, under the auspices of the Woman's Club, at the Christian . church with the pastor, Rev. C. B. , Mashburn, Rev. H. M. Wilson of the , Presbyterian, Rev. L. R. Ennis, of ( the Baptist, Rev. John C. Wooten, , of the Methodist, and Rev. Jack Tyson, of the Free Will Baptist churches, assisting in the devotional . services. A musical program will be pre sented under the direction- of Mrs. , Henrietta M. Williamson, with the , choirs of the town singing carols, ' and Miss Mary K. Jerome and a male quartet, composed of John D. ' and Elbert Holmes, C. F. Baucom and Rev. L R. Ennis, rendering spe- ( cial selections. Miss Irma Callahan wHl give a Christmas reading. The Annie R. Lang Memorial Tree ] will be lighted for the occasion and gifts for the needy placed about it OPPORTUNITY LIST AGAIN PRESENTED 1 i The list of needy families have i been shrinking to h gratifying de- i gree to Miss Tabitha DeVisconti, i who has investigated and recom mends same, with each succeeding i day seeing the various cases of un- j fortunate men and women and chil- i dren in this community, being taken ! care of jby individuals or organize- < tions, who are pledging themselves j to make the Christmas season one ( of good cheer for others. Please notify Miss DeVisconti at 1 once of your'choice of the remaining < opportunities' for service, and clear i the list by Sunday. ] i NEED FOOD, CLOTHING, < CHRISTMAS CHEER. ' i Case 1?Family of six, father un employed. Taken by Junior Worn- ^ an's Club. 1 Case 2?Family of. 12, father's ' health impaired, almost an invalid. 1 Case 3?-Widow, 4 children. All 1 unemployed. Episcopal Auxiliary. Case 4?Widow, 4 children. All 1 unemployed. ^ Case 5?Widow, 3 children. Taken < by Junior Woman's Club. * Case 6 ? Widow, 2 children. 1 American Legion Auxiliary. * Case 7?Family of 4. Father un- 1 employed. Literary Club. 1 Case 8?Homeless girl, 8 years, ' mother and father separated. Taken ' by 3 individuals. * { Case 9?Thpe orphans, living 1 with grandfather. Case 10?Father and 2 children, ! mother in State Hospital. Taken by Woman's Class,, Methodist Sunday 1 School. - 1 Case 11?Family of 5, father un- ' employed. Case 12?Family: of 3, father un- 1 employed. ( Case 13?Family of 9, father un employed. HOSTESS AT CARDS Mrs. G. M. Holden was hostess to the Progressive Bridge Club on , ? ? ? it ' a 9 Thursday afternoon, in MRllhUauun : of the series of contract tourna ment games, in which the members i are at present engaged, additional scores being compiled and" recorded at this time. Tipsy cake; coffee, nuts and stuffed dates wefce > served at the conclusion of six progressions. In the evening from 8:00 to 10:00 1 Mrs. Holden entertained friends for < six tables of contract with attrac- \ tive reflectors and fruit cakes being given at table prizes. Poinsettas and Christinas greens in the home on Contentnea street. made a back ground suggestive of the Yuletide. A sweet courne whs served w|ten: cards were laid aside* '? i ? ? .. . WENDESDAY AFTERNOON CLUE , A delightful meeting of the Wed nesday Afternoon Club was held1 this week with Mrs. Ed hksh Warren aa hostess, the attractive decora tions in the home and delicious re freshments carrying the iibd and peen colors, and other toocfty be ^Mrs, W. & Spruffl made fog*' score and received a colorful apvon. ?fUKw? jjUwilf V ftluWvU WUWvJf 1 Perkins Chosen KwTrasirar . ( ? ? County Commissioners Also Adopt New Hfealth Budget at Spe cial Meeting Greenville, Dec. 18.?Vance Perk ins, of Grenville, wtas named County freasurer to succeed A. T. Moore at a special meeting1 of the Board >f County Coimmissidners here yes terday. ' The action followed the inability of Moore to provide bond of $150,000 required for the poet. In a brief note to the commission ers, Moore, who had held the posi tion of Treasurer for a number of years, explained he was unable to arrange bond and saw no imemdi ate prospects of doing so, and ten dered his resignation. After accepting the resignation the board selected Perkins, who ran Becond to Moore in the primary in June, and then lost out in the sec ond primary held a month later. Perkins presumably will take over the post as soon as he can arrange bond, it was understood today. Moore was not inducted into office the first Monday in December as other county officers because of fail ?a *mmv?n<la Kam/I on#) Tiro a civ ati 41C W |nUT<W MWU\?f wra nw Q- * until yesterday by the commission ers to take care of the bond. In addition to disposing of this matter, the board also concurred in action of the Board of Education in appropriating $500 a year to the Sheppard Manorial Library of this city because of services which the institution has rendered to the vari ous schools of the county. Donald Conley, director of educa tion, explained the action of the education department ,and told of the fine services which the local library had rendered to the public ichool system by lending books not inly to the children but valuable vOrks of references to the faculty members. - The new health budget, carrying total appropriations of $11350, was ilso adopted. The department had leen operating on a tentative budget pending settlement of provisions for the various fields of activities. Of this amount the county appro priates $9,800, the remainder of the Fund coming from State and Federal iepartments of health. In addition to the budget, the Federal Govern ment also provides $1,800 annually to defray the cost of employing an til-time sanitary ? inspector. The unount directly appropriated by the jounty is nearly twice as great as last year, and opens the way for sertain improvements in public tealth activity throughout the coun ty. The county last year alloted ?5,400 for this purpose. Theboard also permitted the :ourthouse to close Monday noon to five employees ample time for cele bration of the Christmas holidays, rhe courthouse -will be re-opened Wednesday morning for resumption yf regular business. HONORED AT TEA * Members of the faculty of the Firmvflle high school, and of the fonior Woman's Gub were honored it a charming, informal tea, given Jythe Woman's Club on Friday aft ernoon, and held at the home of the pi^Ktent, Mrs. A. Q. Roebuck. Mrs. M. lC. WiHiamson greeted the guests as they arrived. Mrs. D. E. Oglesby received at the music room smad'Mrs.G. W. Davis at the lining room doors. Mrs. J. L. Shackleford rendered instrumented selections during- the afternoon. Beautiful seasonal decorations J were used throughout the home on Mcdn street, the dining1 room being" especially lovely -with' its table cen terpiece of silvered yew and pyra u^itha berries, arranged in & silver Wwl^ Similar arrangements were uied on the buffet and auxiliary tables. Silver candle sticks bore red tapers, with additional illumination cojming?ftota *-fcuge snow ball Mrs. A. Q./ Roebuck and Mre. J. Of nwlfii ^aailtilnil nTS^hj* An*^All owning uatea presiaea over tne tea Berviee and Christmas delight plaf t& with cookies snd ssltied nuts be inifr. served by Mkst W. T. MottiU* ger and- MTs. Mary. If. Patterson. I"; ;y<: I || LKTCHWOBTHT-RlDDLE Mrs. Alma Riddle, of Gwanvifle; (Uughter Mr*. Ann Snutih and the Holidays To Bring Many Social Activities Special Mode With The Choirs of The Tdvrn Singing Carols Have Been Arranged With the strain of the depression years lessening in this section, every body is looking forward to a gayer arid happier Christmas season than ariy of several years, and the older set as well as members of the yocng er circle are anticipating many so cial activities daring the next few days. Incoming trains, basses and motor cars are filled With college bdyi a&d girls en route home for the holidays. While here they will entertain them selves and each other with motoring, visiting, partying, and hurrying off to the theatre and dances. ? - v..? % Probably the heaviest, and certain- | 'V? ly the most select and varied stock of Christmas goods ever seen on the shelves of the stores of Farmville, indicate that this is to bs a big season for Santa Claus. -JS Shopping is becoming unusually . j L brisk with the passing days, and V, I numbers of extra clerks have been N I hired to supplement the regular sales forces of practically every store here, in order that prompt and . - courteous attention may be given to % the hundreds of visitors from Fram ville's trade territory. The streets in the business sec tion are more elaborately decorated x than ever before, strings and strings , of varicolored lights being inter- /' twined with garlands of mountain / laurel leaves, these being used also ! on the lighting and telephone poles. Y* The town fathers have done every t \ thing possible to give the town a colorful and cheerful atmosphere, and the merchants have followed suit, gaily decorating their windows arid presenting displays of their ex ceptional offers in Christmas gifts. For the past four years gifts have had to be put strictly in the practical class, but this year money is more plentiful and a few joyful gifts, which may be classed a luxuries, ,t will find their way into the stockings ' / " of both youngsters and older mem- t be*s of the family. ' (. - . . The residential section is also in / Christmas attire; candle lighted - windows calling a greeting to pass ersby; Christmas trees are to be seen indoors and out, and gay decorations visible from the windows, reveal the Christmas spirit inside^ 1 In truth, Christmas 1934 bids fair to be the brightest and beet experi enced in this community in many moons. VETERINARY SURGEON OPENS OFFICES HERE Dr. H. B. Smith, veterinary sur geon, who has recently moved his residence here from Apex, has open ed up headquarters in the laboratory of the Municipal /Building, and has been very busy for the past two weeks treating cholera conditions -J found among swine in this section. < ?' '' Dr. Smith, a native of Vermont, _ and an ex-service man, who served j 4 A 4 A * xi J irom xyio-iy in une own army, the last half of his service being in the medical department, was until recently with the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, by which he had been employed since 1928, with headquarters at Apex, his territory extending to Is lington. Dr. Smith resigned from the Bureau to resume his private practice. ? J Graduating with a degree of veterinary medicine in 1925 from the University of Georgia, Dr. Smith supervised the building of the State - *" Abattoir at Leaksville, and has since been associated with sanitary pro jects, military and civil, both North and South, and has studied and prmc* tided extensively the, eradication of animal tuberculosis, cholera control and meat inspection. FIRES OCCUR IV RESIDENTIAL SECTION HERE THIS WEEK A fire starting from an immense. Christmas tree in the reception he'l of the Lang residence on Main street, occupied by A. Q. Roebuck and fami ly/ did considerable damage to the floor, walls, ceiling and furnishings late Friday afternoon. Firemen were called to the home of S. V. Lore, on Contehtnea street, Tuesday afternoon to tight a fire, which was discoverad among cloth es harjffintr near the fire nl?M of one of the bed room*. The mantel vu damaged and clothes of the family, ! , M vetoed at around $180 were lost as j _ '?^j a result of the five, the cause of ; vdiich was undertermined since there wis no fire in the grate at the time the burning clothes were discovered.