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President Roosevelt
" Colb on His Advisors
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Summons Them For
Conferences on Legis
lative Program For
Next Congress
Washington, Dec. 26.?President
Roosevelt today called a significant
gathering of his aides to-morrow or
Friday to review an already drafted
legislative program, described by
some as mainly "middle ground."
While Mr. Roosevelt at first pro
posed definitely to counsel with
his cabinet and emergency council
tomorrow, he indicated that the i
meeting might have to be put off
until the following day. <
The meeting is to be a forerun
ner to a series of talks with indi
vidual advisors and congressional
chieftains at which problems on
the program, dealing largely with
9ocial security and relief steps, will
be discussed,
No general conference with con
gressional leaders is contemplated
at the present time, since House
Democrats have yet to select their
new party chieftains. This will be
done at a caucus a week from today.
A meeting of the Senate Demo
cratic steering and policy commit
tee has been called for Monday by
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the
Democratic leader, to prepare for
the opening of Congress a week
from tomorrow.
Administration plans to give as
much work is possible to the un
employed and to curb outright doles
to the needy have been evidenced
lately. While purely unofficial esti
mates for a public works appro
priation have ranged as high as
$5,000,000,000, officials and some
congressional leaders have said off
the record they would be surprised
if the" President asked for more than
three to four billions of dollars.
They base their idea on an ex
pected improvement in business,
which the say would allow industry
to haul in some of the unemploy
ment slack.
Estimates that the budget for the
ordinary expenses of the govern
ment will be United to around $3,
000,000,000 were made today by
Chairman Buchanan (D.-Tex.) of
the House appropriations commit
tee. This is exclusive of the $1,300,
000,000 necessary to meet the inter
est requirements on the public debt
and its sinking fund.
At the present rate of outlay of
around $145,000,000 a month for di
rect and woik relief, it was estimat
ed in an official source that unless
more people could be given work,
it might be necessary for the Presi
dent to call for at least $1,500,000,
000 for this purpose.
In addition, demands are piling
up in Congress for other big out
lays, including cash payment of the
bonus to cost $2^00,000,000, expan
sion of the Tennessee Valley author
ity by $250,000,000^ a $600,000,000
land and waterway improvement
program, and an increase by $1,000,
000,000 in the capital of the Home
Loan Owners' Corporatism.
The Administration thus far has
indicated strong opposition to cash
payment of the bonus. Whether Con
gressional' advocates* of cash pay
ment could agister enough vote* to
override a presidential veto?they
claim more than two-thirds of -both
House and Senate?remained a mat
ter of speculation. T
The President trill give major
study this week to the economic se
curity report of the cabinet com
mittee headed by Secretary Perkins.
Both the question of old age pen
sions and unemployment insurance
are expected to he oat the table for
talks by the cabinet at its forth
coming meeting.
BRIDGERS WOX RETIRE
? AS RAILROAD MANAGER
I Tarboro, Dee. 26.?After building
I and operating the Ehst Carolina rail
I road, for 35 years Henry Clark
? Bridgers will r%tif? from the man
agement of. the mad on account of
? ifl health. Mr. Bridgera achieved suc
ceac of this short Kne road. He will
I be meceeded in the management of
the mad by W. IL Newell, Jr., it has
been announced here. The East Caro
lina road has been a great benefit to
Ttehor? sad community, through
? the skillful management of Mr.
TfcTSop of m bates allowefto be
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Hartness Yields
To Heart AM
Former Secretary Of
State Dies After Few
Day's Illness
Statesville, Dec. 26.?James A.
Hartness, 71, former Secretary of
State, for three decades clerk of
superior court of* Iredell . county,
leader in many battles for the cause
of Democracy and prohibition in
his county and State, died from a
heart attack at the H. P. Long hos
pital about nidnight last night. He
walked up town Christinas Day and
was in a drug store getting some
thing to relieve indigestion when
he suffered a sudden attack and
was removed to the hospital. What
he and members of his family
thought to be acute indigestion was
found to be heart trouble which re
sulted in his death a few hours
later. '
L. H. C. BROWN
Greenville.?L. H. C. Brown, 78,
veteran North Carolina tobacco
man, died suddenly at the local
hospital Tuesday night while spend
ing the holidays here with his son
Claude L. Brown. ?
Mr. Brown came to Greenville
several days ago and was carried
to the hospital Sunday afternoon
suffering from an infected foot He
was thought to have been improv
ing, until Tuesday night, when he
was taken suddenly worse and died.
The body was taken to Winston
Salem where funeral services were [
held at four o'clock at the graveside.
Mr. Brown was a native of Hills
boro. He confined his time to the
tobacco business on markets in this
State, Kentucky, Georgia and other
areas, and made his home with his |
son here, and another, W. F. Brown
at Lexington, Kentucky.
In addition to the two sons, he is
survived by two brothers, Claude
W. Brown, Birmingham, Alabama,
and M. W. Brown of Hillsboro, a
sister, Mrs. James A. Gray, Greens
boro.
SAFETY FEATURED
P. T. A. PROGRAM
The third monthly meeting of the
Farmville P. T, A. was held Thurs
day, December 20. The program
opened with a number by Miss Boat
wright's pupils on "Safety." Ten
girls displayed posters while two
girls gave readings to explain the
posters. Following Mies Boat
wright's program the High School
Orchestra entertained with a num
ber of Christmas Carols, ^
The meeting was called to order
by the President, Mrs. Hobgood.
The minutes of Jbe preceeding meet
ing were read" and approved and de
votional was conducted by Rev. H.
M. Wilson. The association adopted
two resolutions: one, that a new
room, to be used as a sewing room,
be added to the Home Economics
Cottage, to be sent to the town of
ficials, and two, that the teachers be
given their back salaries due in
] 932-33. The latter resolution arsis
to be sent to the County Commis
sioners. To write these wsolufkms,
the President appointed the follow
ing committee: Mrs. L E. Sattets
field, chairman, Mrs.. H. M. Wilson
and. Miss Tabitha DeVisconti.
A report on new members contest
was made, and Miss Annie Perkins'
room won the prise given for the
greatest number oi paid-up new
memberships. Tbara was a total oi
ninety-one paid-up new nteouMra.
The room roll-call contest was wop
by Miss Lucas. Miss Proctor won
the attendance banner with a record
of 98.8 per cent.
Vim Tabitha DeVfsconti, the prin
cipal speaker on the program, gave
a talk on "Safety." This was fpr
lowed by a reading fjrpm tiie Parent
Teaeber Magazine by Miss Hatcher,
and' a talk cm "Safety for Children*
by Sojwrmtendent B. ^ hyi. $
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I B. Maahburn, Jr., bei By
I Refreshments were
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MAURYNEWS
(By MISS MAJTU5 LKB SUGG)
PERSONALS
.
Miss Elisabeth Sugg is spending
the week aid with, friends in Greens
boro.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mayo are
spending the holidays in Elkin with
Mrs. Mayo's people.
Miss Mattie Lee Sngg spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. K. W.
Cobb in Greenville.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hardy spent
Xmas day with Mrs. Hardy's pa
rents in Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hardy and
children spent Xmas day in Ayden
with Mrs. Hardy's mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Tucker and
Mrs. Hardy Albritton wer^ Green
ville visitors Saturday.
Mr. Bert Hardy and Misses Helen,
Elnor Ruth and Mary Francis Hardy
were in Farmville for a while Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Williford and
| son, R. E. Jr., are spending ? the
holidays with friends in Fayette
ville. <
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sugg, Jr., and
little daughter, Betty Reese, spent
Xmas day with Mr. Jim King in
Greenville.
Mrs. Jesse Hardy, L. A- Moye
and Misses Hazel Ruth Turnageand
Mary Alice Bullock were Goldsboro
shoppers last Friday.
Mr- and Mrs. IX E. Buffaloe of
Jonesboro arrived Wednesday to
spend a few days with Mrs. Buffa
loe's father, J. Ed Sugg.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Morrison, Mrs.
Herbert Sugg and Misses Etna, Mat
tie Lee and Elizabeth Sugg were
Greenville visitors Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Morrison, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Sugg, Jr., and Miss
es Elna and Mattie Leo Sugg were
Kinston shoppers Monday night
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Moye and
daughters, Ruby Evans and Jeane,
spent Xmas day with Mrs. Moye's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Evans
in Greenville.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B, Frizzelle and
son, Brooks, are spending a few
days in. Florila, and from there they
will take a plane to Cuba. They
will be away for ten days.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Morrison and
little daughter, Dorothy Ann, of
Rowland, is spending the Xmas holi
days with Mrs. Morrison's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Herbert Sugg,
FOUNTAIN NEWS
(By MBS. M. D. YELVERTON)
PERSONALS
'
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Williams and
son are spending a few days with
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Eagles, parents
of Mrs. Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Harris are
holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Fountain, Sr. -?< j
The following teachers are spend
ing the holidays at Fountain: Miss
Koma Lee Owens from Bell Arthur;
Miss, LpcilaYfclverton from Saratoga;
Miss Carrie Smith from Roanoke
Rapids; Miss Mattie Smith from
Falkland; Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Eagles
from Kinston; Miss Edna Gardner
from Grapite Falls; Miss Leona
Brothers from Hertford; Miss Mat
tie Lap Eagles from Bethel
The following boys and girls are
at the# homeii- m and near Fountain,
for the holidays: Mack Smith, Jr.,
and Adeyian Qardner from the Uni
versity at. Chapel Hill; Elizabeth
Smithf Mary. Pondy, Hazel Gaynor
and Elizabeth'Lewis from E. C. T.
?C., at Greenville; Louise Bell from
Boone; Grace ' Beasley, . Jr., from
:DarlingU?;?fc Rome, Ga.; Robert
. Parker front Mars Hill
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' The 0aWwel! County curb market
at Lenoir $9,008.98 worth of;
pred?o*< far-tamers and farm wom
en of the. county this year.
pansion ^mpaip
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The culmination of seven weeks |
of activity and suspnse for workers j
in the FARMVILLE ENTERPRISE
Expansion Campaign, came on Sat-'
urday night with Miss Gray Carra
way, of Farmville, declared by the
judges as the successful candidate
and winner of the magnificient 19S5
model Terraplane Coach, offered as
first prize.
Mrs. Manly Liles, also of Farm
ville, won the second prise of $200;
Miss Lucy Smith, of Walstonburg,
the third award of $100, and Miss
Vivian Parker Harris, of Farmville,
the fourth prize of $50. All other
candidates received a 20 per cent
commission on the subscriptions se
cured by them.
The entire community will join
THE ENTERPRISE in congratulat
ing the winners on rtheir efforts in
the campaign, which was a test of
mettle and a measure of the per
sistence and strength of each and
every conaestant '?
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HIGH-SPRUILL
Miss Glara Lee Spruiil, of Colum
bia, K. and Mr. S. E. High, Jr.,
of Lucama, N. C., were married here
at the home of the bride's brother
and sister-in-law; Mr. and Mrs. W.
N. Spruiil, .at 8:00 o'clock Saturday
night, December 22nd. Only mem
bers of the two immediate families
of the couple attended the wedding.
? The bride and bridegroom entered
togther. The bride wore a tailored
model of brown crepe. Her hat and
accessories were of an identical
shade, a shoulder corsage of garden
ies giving contrast to her costume.
Rev. H. M. Wilson, Presbyterian min
ister, officiated. a
Mrs. High is the only daughter of
Mrs. Minnie Lee Spruiil and the late
Robert H. Spruiil ef Columbia. She
received her education in the Col
umbia Schools and East Carolina
Teachers College at .Greenville, N.
C., and for the past several years
has taught in the Lucama High
School. 1 * .
_ Mr. High is tb&- only son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. E. High, Sr., of Lucama.
He is a very prominent young busi
ness man of Lucama, being associat
ed with his father in the Banks of
Lucama and Keniy.
Immediately after the ceremony
the couple left for a wedding trip to
points in Florida. After January 1st
they ^11 be at home in Lucama.
Proceeding the wedding Mr. and
Mrs. W. N. Spruiil entertained at
dinner in honor of the bridal couple.
Christmas decorations were used
and ? color scheme of rod and green
was emphasized in the table decora
tions and appointments.
Covers were laid for the following:
Mrs. Minnie Lee Spruiil and Miss
Clara Lee Spruiil, of Columbia, Mr
and Mrs. S. E. High, Sr., and Mr. S.
E. High, Jr., of Lucama, Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Harris and Bobby Harris
of New Bern, and Miss Betty Lee
Spruiil of Farmville.
By some sacrifice, J. H. Oehler of
Derita in Mecklenburg county plant
ed 50 pounds of lespedeza seed on
four acres, of land last spring. He
harvested the seed from two acres
this fall and cut the other two acres
for hay. This next, season, he plans
to expend Ws acreage.
A group of Anson county turkey
growers shipped 6,105 pounds of
dressed birds to a packing house in
Raleigh last week and realized 21
cents a pound from the shipment.
Crop rotation plans begun by
Hertford County farmers in 1920
are still being followed and are prov
ing profitable, they report.
Farmers Vote For
Continued Crop Control
Complete cooperation is necessary,
he says, to make, such a program
real}? effective.
"to t|rt Pest," he says, ?a. number
of attempts h*v? been made to reg
ulate, ppodnption so as to .contyol
prices, but. they always failed be
cause- noSMT/X-peraiing gpowsrs off
set the work -tone by those who did
cooperate. North Carolina farmers
are not interested in such half-way
WALSTONBURG I;
NEWS
(By LILLIAN CORBETT)
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PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Craft and sop
Paul were Wilaoo visitors Monday.
Miss Mary Taylor of Ahoskie is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tay
lor. ' ? '
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Reddick and
family are visiting relatives in Hope
well, Va. .'I
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bailey and
family spent Christmas Day visit
ing relatives in Princeton. {
Miss Edwina Burch who is a mem
ber of the Roper school faculty is
at home for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. A; P. Moore of Stan
tonsburg were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. R. D. S. Dixon Tuesday. *
Miss Virginia Lang of Baltimore,
Md., is spending a few days with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Lang.
Miss Eloise 'Burch of E. C. T. C.,
Grenville, is visiting her mother,
Mrs, Sadie Burch, during the Xmas
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hicks and
daughter, Ann, are spending the
Christmas holidays in Rockingham,
guests of Mr, and Mrs. Dan Hicks.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jenkins and
Miss Clara Jenkins have returned
from spending the holidays |with
their mother, Mrs. W. P. Jenkins, in
Lumberton.
Mr. and Mrs. W, L Shackleford
had as their guests for Christmas
dinner Mr. and Mrs. Bill Elks, Mr.
and Mts. Floyd Sutton? daughters
and sons-in-laws from Wilson and
their son Mr. Richard Shackleford,
from Wilmington.
CHRISTIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL
CHRISTMAS TREE
The Annual Christmas Tree party
for che members of Sunday School,
Christian Endeavor and Mission
Band was presented Sunday even
ing.
A large, beautifully decorated
Christmas Tree was surrounded with
gifts of fruits, nuts, candy and toys
which was distributed to about seven
ty-five children by R. G. Fields who
played the role of Santa Claus.
A most entertaining program was
rendered by members of the Chris
tian Endeavor and Mission Band,
ahd a most appropriate Christmas
talk given by the pastor, Rev. C. B.
Mashburn, before the distribution of
gifts.
MRS. BURCH HOSTESS
The monthly meeting of the Wom
an's Missionary and Aid Society of
the Christian Church was held in
the home of Mrs. Sadie Burch on
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. A J. Craft was leader and a
most interesting and helpful pro
gram was enjoyed. The subject be
ing "Peace on Earth and Good Will
to Man." Mrs. Craft gave a most
interesting report from the Conven
tion held in the Christian Cchurch in
Goldsboro.
During the business meeting
plans were made to send baskets to
the needy families in town.
After the business meeting a
social hour was enjoyed. At this
time the hostess, assisted by her
daughter, Miss Eloise urch, serv
ed dainty sandwiches, mints and hot
tea to the following: Mrs. Sadie
Burch, Mrs, W. A. Marlowe,
Mrs. Ray West, Mrs. A. J. Craft,
Mrs. W. E. Lang, Mrs. J. M. Bailey,
Mrs. R. G. Fields, Mra. W, I. Shackle
ford, Mrs. J. C. Gardner and Miss
Lillian Corbett,
MISS SPEIGHT HONORED
I One of the most beautiful social
I events of the season occurred on
I Wednesday night when members of
I the Walstonburg School faculty
I honored Miss Birdie Speight, bride
I el^ct, with a linen showeiv
I The spacious living room and din
I ing room of the teacher's home were
thrown en-suite and beautifully dec
I orated for the occasion. A color
I scheme of pink and green was car
1 ried out
Guests were- met at the door by
Miss Margaret Condon and Miss
Ruth Jenkins and directed? to Miss
tanie Murphry-wha presided over
the register.
Several contests were conducted;
by Miss Nora Lee Harris and Miss
Mildred Peele. Miss dan Jenkins
. wis winner of an interesting musi
I cal contest and -Mrs. Ray Weqfc win
der of a most unique advertisement
| contest Prises were awarded each
| at the piaim by Miss
w^s - met st thft landinir .ov Msstsr!
Sam Lewis Jenkins, attractively a& II
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Milt Furni
ture ft,'8 Sale
Utilise to Glost
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Thousands Were in the
City To Hear The An
nouncement Of Prize
?
Winners
.
The annual sale of the Faroville
Furniture Company, Pitt county's
best known furniture establishment,
which draws customers from a wider
territory each year, and which has
been running this special sale for
the past three and a half months,
came to a close in the mid-afternoon
of Christmas Eve, with a crowd es
timated at three thousand on hand
to witness the final drawing of the
prizes, several drawings with valua
ble prizes fieing held prior to this,
the grand finale.
The winner of the new Chevrolet
coach, was J. A. Crisp, Pinetops, R.
F. D., who stated that he did not
own a car and had about forty trade
receipts in the barrel.
Others winning $2 in trade at this
time were: Mrs. L. E. Tumage,
Mra. J. H. Bynum, Mrs. 0. D. Davis,
Mrs. Sarah May, Henry Hams, col
ored, all of Farmville, R. F. D.j It.
L. Drake, Miss Claribelle Sowers,
Snow Hill, R. F. D.; W, W. James,
Walstonburg, R. F. D.; Mrs. C. E.
Williams, Greenville; Willie Taylor,
Fountain, R. F. D.
President Backs
Mueitions Probe
Nye Pleased With Re
sults of Conference;
Says Additional Funds
Assured
Washington, Dec. 26.? A Presi
dential blessing apparently assured
the Senate munitions committee to
day of funds to continue its inquiry
into the activities of arms makers,
Chairman Nye, after a White
House conference in which he said
President Roosevelt endorsed the
appropriation of additional funds
for the committee, added:
"I don't see any opposition now,"
Confidently, Nye set his staff to
work lining up evidence to submit
at the committee hearings begin
ning early in January. At the same
time, he prepared to broaden the
inquiry to cover the activities of
shipbuilders, steel makers and in
ternational financiers.
Expressions of members of the
Senate committee indicated that to
day's White House talk had dissi
pated the friction existing between
them and the White House since
President Roosevelt set up an in
dependent commission two weeks
ago to study legislation to take the
profit out of war.
Nye and other mem hers 01 tnej
?committee voiced fear at that time I
?that it was a move to stop their in
quiry. They seemed confident to
day, however, that the independent
I group headed by Bernard M. Ba-1
Brach would not interfere with them.1
I Word was passed around on Capi-1
tol Hill that no recommendations I
would be forthcoming from the Ba-I
ruch group until the Senators were!
B "I don't think we are going to get I
B anything but cooperation from the!
B White House in the continuation of!
Bthis study," Nye told newspaper I
men after his conference with the!
President "He seems to be intense^!
?ly interested in the subject and its!
?being, carried through.
"We had a very nice visit, discuss
ing the munitions investigations." (
Though Nye said he did not die-1
cuss with the President the reasonj
for the creation of the independent!
group, he said "There is evidential
not the slightest reason for the!
Btobry of the days ago tiWji* the!
President wanted to end our inves-1
tigntiom"
He disclosed that he conference!
with ithe Cheif Executive included i
discussion of the State Departments
cies, but would not talk about this J
phase of the conversation.
e Mpbers Uf th^Grw^i Mutual
Spirit of Good Will Reign
? W ed Here During Week
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.Santa Clans, making a good will
tour, abandoned his sleigh, and ar
rived here by plane several days be
fore Christmas, landed with a para
chute, and paraded through town,
thrilling the scores of kiddies, big
and little, who greeted and followed
him through the streets.
The streets in the business sec
tion were elaborately decorated for
the season, strings of varicolored
lights being intertwined with gar
lands of mountain laurel leaves, giv
ing the town a colorful and cheerful
atmosphere, with the store windows
and residential section being candle
lit and gaily decorated.
Church organization, Rotarians,
Legionnaires and woman's groups,
together with many of the fraternal
orders assisted local relief workers
in giving cheer to poor families here,
whose purses had been depleted on
account of unemployment and sick
ness.
Most of the churches 'in Farm
ville, with long leaf pine and holly
decorations and illuminated with can
dles, celebrated the season in an ap
propriate manner; a special service
being held in the Christian church
Sunday morning, the pastor Rev. C.
B. Mashburn, discoursing on the sub
ject of "A Regenerating, Not De
gen irating Christmas," At 5:00 in
the afternoon the Community Christ
mas tree service was held in this
church, with members of the Minis
ter's Association, Reva Mashburn,
H. M. Wilson, J. C. Wooten, L. R.
Ennis and Jack Tyson taking part
in the program, which included
choral numbers by members of the
combined choirs, a solo by Miss Mary
K. Jerome, a reading by Miss Irma
Callahan and quartet selections by
Mrs. M. V. Jones, Mrs. A. W. Bobbitt.
C. F. aucora and Rev. L. R. Ennis.
The service was conducted on the
grounds, under the community tree,
dedicated several years before to
the late Mrs. Annie R. Lang, promi
nent woman of Farmvi lie, whose
activities in the religious and civic
life of the community were outstand
ing. The services were held under
the auspices of the Woman's Club,
the musical program being directed
by Mrs. M. C. Williamson and Miss
Tabitha DeVisconti in charge of dis
tributing the gifts.
Christmas programs were present
ed in three of the churches Sunday
evening at the regular worship- hour;
the Methodist and Presbyterian
churches having White Christmas
services. Parfs in the drama
tiation of the Nativity in the
former, were taken by twenty-two
characters in costume, with Miss
Mary Friar Rouse in the role of read
er, directing being done by Miss
Vivian Case, and the organ accom
paniment played by Mrs. Haywood
Smith.
Exercises, in the Presbyterian
church, consisted of readings and a
song service by the children, together
with a solo by Miss Mary K. Jerome,
and a trio by Mrs. J. M. Hobgood
and Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Baucom,
with Mrs. Hobgood and Miss Mae
Joyner as accompanists.
The program presented in the Bap
tist church, under the direction of
Mrs. J. M. Wheless, and with Mrs.
J. Sterling Gates as accompanist,
took the form of a playlet, "The
Most Beautiful Tree," followed by
scenes of, impressive pageantry, de
picting "His Kingdom On Earth."
Carol singers, members of the lo
cal Christmas Carol Society, sang
the "Adeste Fidelia," "Silent Night,"
"It Came Upon Midnight Clear,"
"0 Little Town of Bethlehem," "Joy
To The World," and other familiar
carols for two hours on the streets
after midnight on Christmas morn
ing, stopping for refreshments at
the home of Mrs. J. L. Shacgleford
and Miss Vivian Ck~e.
Celebration of the Holy Commun
ion was held in tile Episcopal church,
Christmas morning, with Dr. Frank
Dean, of Wilson, as celebrant
Christmas mass was held in
Catholic church on Christmas Day
with the pastor, Rev. M, J. Bagiey
in charge.
SON BORN TO YOUNG WIFE
AND 94-YEAR-OLD MATE
New Bern, Dec. 26. ?? George
Hughes, 94-year-oid Confederate
veteran, and his 27-year-old second
wife, are the proud parents of .a
I eon, weighing 8 1-4 pounds, born
Sunday night at their home here.
|7he couple were married just a
year agoj
The Confederate veteran, was
born in 1840, and moved here eight
years ago from Greene county. He
had had 16 children by a former
wife His wife has had two other
children by a former husband. v . I
As yet they have been unable to
decide? on a name for the new son,
as, all family names were exhausted
;qn the previous children. / 1
N I ottoz of