? ? AoVCrtlSttL Jh# .hp ? Thej An Constantly Inviting | ^ - -1?i?11 < >t i tt laoo (ml .' .'-'? ... " "T;" -_A. :j-' : ' ?". . ? . ?;.,_. . ? " ^^-0 . MB . 4fe ?? H ? ? &-A B^ V^H W^ ? ? ? m m I -?''??K 1 ? ? ? * /? I ? I ? ? ? ?? - 1 aj *?"? JgsSl^ - " V'- /- ^ ? , . ? ' ? '- ? MoruslwWGive My Easter Cantata Here ?? ^ Incidents of Saviour's Last Days on Earth Re called In Choral Work. The Farmville Symphonic Chorus will present the cantata, "Olivet to Calvary," by J. H. Maunder on Eas ter Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, in the Methodist Church, under the direction of Lewis S. Bullock and with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Hay wood Smith. Recalling simply and reverently the scenes which mark the last few days of the Saviour's life on earth, and some of the. reflections suggested thereby, the cantata promises to be an impressive presentation. The rejoicing of the multitude with hassnnss and palms, the view of Jeru- < salem from the steep of Olivet, the lament over the beautiful city, the ' scene in the Temple, and the lonely i walk bade over the Mount at night, form the chief features of the first < part. Part two opens with the Supper of 1 the Passover, at which Jesus washes ? His disciples' feet, and gives to His 1 friends the new commandment of '< love for one another as the sign of true disci pleship. From this the < scene passee to the infinite pathos of 3 the Garden of Gethsemane, the sud- 1 dm appearance of the hostile crowd, ? Jesus Forsaken by His disciples, His utter loneliness among ruthless foe? - the tumult befort Pilate in the Judg ment Hall, the Passage of the Cross, the tragedy and triumph of Calvary. < "The Hallelujah Chorus" from "The 1 Messiah" will be used as a closing number and as usual will serve as an inspiring and uplifting finale. The soloists for the occasion will be ( Mrs. J. W. Joyner, Miss Nellie But- ( ler, Mrs. John D. Holmes, W. D. Mor- 4 ton, C. F. Baucom and Pearson Has selL i The public is cordially invited. 4 tag Exercises ; In SefiNl It Begin! Here April 21st! ~ ? 3 Baccalaureate Sermon 4 To Be Pfeached By the J Rev. Leland Cooke On * Sunday Evening, April! 24. < Commenceemnt exercises, which will mark the dose of a most sue- ] eessful year in the Farmville graded \ school, will begin on Thursday, April i 21, at eight o'clock, with a piano re- ( dtal by pupils of Mrs. Haywood and ; Mrs. Daisy H. Smith. i The baccalaureate sermon will be j preached by the Rev. Leland Cooke, i of Kinston, on Sunday evening, April i 24, at eight o'clock; the senior play ] will be presented on the following Thursday evening and the graduation < exercises, st which Prof. C. W. Phil- , tips of the Woman's College, Univer- ] rity of North Carolina, Greensboro, 1 will make the address, will be held on Friday evening, April 29. ! Marshals for the commencement i nave oeen announcea as iouows. rfun- i iers?Mary Thorne Tyson, Blanche Bryan, Grace Humbles; Sophomores? KHiaheth Moore, Pauline Farmer, BUI Pollard; Freshmen Alton Tho- , sans, Dorothy Lewis and Bobby Rouse. I Negro la Stabbed I Fatally in Dispute I Over Quarter Collin Taylor, thirty-two year old I Negro, charged with killing Dennis I Bkooks, 88, his companion in a gamb ling game Sunday night in the home at Clara Williams, was bound over to Superior Court Monday morning in Mayor Davis* court, and is held with out privilege of bond in Pitt county I *L I , The ahereatkm, which resulted in Brooks fatally stabbed with a Swiss I blade knife, started over a quarter. Taylor ia alleged to have cut Brooks I so severe^ that be died in a physi I dan's office before aiff could be ad flgUliS&gCWle _ Taylor was apprehended by Off! I ears Ytetdk and Smith wtthout rods ... .. ? r . * J I 1 A..I. j TV. ? vww wncs vhzt/p wiwuiy g ?? ''U ? ' .. ? Pitt-Beaufort Group W. M. U. To Meet In Winterville Mrs. J. R. Shearin, county chair man of the Pitt-Beaufort Woman's Missionary Union of the Baptist Church, has sent the following pro gram to organisations comprising this group during the week, to in form them of the events which take place at the meeting to be held on Wednesday, April 20, in the Baptist Church, Winterville. Theme: "Set The Trumpet To Thy Mouth"; trumpet call at 10:00 o'clock; Hymn, "Come Women Wide Pro claim"; devotional, Mrs. E. L. Hen derson, of Greenville; Immanuel; wel come, Mrs. Frank Morris, Winter ville; response, Bethel; business ses sion ? W. M. U. reports; "Sound Forth The Word," Mrs. R. C. Josey, Scotland Neck; speeial music, Farm ville; address, "The Glory of the Gol den Jubilee," Mrs. Raymond Parker, Jackson; Hymn of Golden Jubilee; appointment of committees; an nouncements, lunch. Afternoon?trumpet call; hymn, "O Zion, Haste"; devotional, Greenville Memorial; reports Junior organiza tion; special music, Mrs. Sam Pierce, Ayden; address, "Youth Follows the Trumpets," Rev. J. L. White, Jr., Elizabeth City; Y. W. A. playlet, The Voice," Winterville. Sanitary Program Under Way In Pitt The Sanitary Division of the Pitt bounty Health Department under the iirection of Mr. J. H. Moore, Sani- : ary Inspector, is urging all rural utizens who need privies to avail i Jiemselves now of getting a privy j trough the WPA Privay Program, i Under this ^ogram the owner ] simply pays for the material and the 1 5VPA furnishes the labor. Mr. Moore j says that it may not be generally : ?town but there is a State Law re- i juiring all property owners living ' vithin 300 yards of another property >wner to have sanitary privies unless ;hey have a septic tank or other san itary means of excreta disposal. He ilso stated that the law further re juires that the property owner be jiven thirty days in which to build i privy but that many citizens are icting promptly in the matter since it s possible to get a ready-made privy ( in the City of Greenville. Mr, Moore, ] jpon request, will supervise the work , jf setting or placing all privies. ] The Health Officer, Dr. N. Thomas < Ennett, states that sanitary privies ire so important in the protection of the family from typhoid fever and >ther filth born diseases that he hopes the citizens of Pitt County will make some sacrifices, where neces sary, in order to bring this health pro tection to the family. He further stated that unless the citizens prompt ly order privies the WPA project is apt to be discontinued and if it is discontinued the citizens, in the con struction of a privy, will not only bave to pay for the material but for the labor as well. When asked if the Health Depart ment would enforce the Privy Law even though the WPA project was suspended Dr. Ennett replied, "most assuredly." ffttlHMR I Get Aereagss Total Allotted County, However, Not Avail able. ? ~V7 ? _______ I Greenville, April 12. ? The County Agents office revealed today that to Ibaeco acreage allotments had been Imailed for all farms except those on I which tobacco has never been pro duced, but added that the total for the eoenty was not available. ?.County Agent R. R. Bennett declar ed he was not in position at the pres ent to say how many acres wouldd be allotted the county, nor was he able to give the percentage of last year's harvested yield. He declared that he expected to re ceive allotments for group C farms, those on which tobeeee never has been produced before, and notices would be sent out on these. Pending these allotments, be said he would not be ant to say how many acres would be allowed in the countR'V.^i ^ Last tear approximately SMOO acres were planted to the product led to be; "I-voted for controlled pro dnction and I am going to try to do ; the beet ! can with any allotment N. Carolinians I Bay Control Of LeafJIoors Largest Real Estate Turnover In Years Consummated By Prin cipals Today. AFFECTS MARKET Danville, Ky., April 5.?Sale of the People's Tobacco Warehouse Com pany to Carolina interests, involving three of the seven local loose-leaf floors and many thouseands of dol lars, was announced this afternoon by Col. I. M. Dunn, president of the company. Sale of the properties lo cated on Perryville Street and Hard ing Street, was made to a syndicate of buyers headed by Lee Knott, Washington, N. C., R. H. Knott, Farmville, and J. M. Hobgood, both of Farmville, N. C. Details of the sale were not made public. Giving up their interests in the business are Col. I. M. Dunn, Walter S. Dunn, Allen Hieatt, and John S. Van Winkle, Eugent Spragens and Mrs. Pleas Tucker. The sale, which is one of the larg est real estate and business transac tions in Danville in recent years, brings to Danville no new comers, in asmuch as Mr. Lee Knott has been identified with the local market for the past several years. During that time he has become quite popular, as well with Danvillians as he had been with growers in this territory. The syndicate purchasing the local warehouses has large experience in the tobacco business, operating houses in Florida and in both of the Caro The People's Tobacco Warehouse Company was organized in Danville in 1910 by Colonel Dunn and John S. Van Winkle and since that time has enjoyed a steadied growth in business and popularity. Several years ago the "double warehouse" on Hard ing street was built, and at the time it was the largest house in Kentucky under one roof. Mr. Page Speaker On Garden Club Program at School Continuing the conservation pro gram of the Garden Club, Rufus H. Page, Jr., assistant district forester of the Extension Service of State Col lege, told pupils of the grammar grades and high school, and members of the 4-H Club on Thursday, of the importance of birds and^ trees in re lation to humans. He said if all trees in Pitt county were destroyed the people would be compelled to move elsewhere. Besides their value in the landscape picture and for shade they are most useful in aiding in the prevention of droughts and floods, and are very necessary for the mak ing of almost everything used by man. "To adopt the plan of Germany and plant three trees for every one cut would insure this nation from be coming treelss," he stated. Mr. Page said that early morning and late afternoon hikes are the best for studying the birds which are the friends of man due to their insect de stroying habits. He planned sugh a hike soon for those desiring'to go. In addition to Miss Page, Miss Ethel Nice, county home demonstra tion agent, and Mr. Griggs, assistant county farm agent, made brief talks. Several members of the Garden Club who were present at the chapel ex ercises and Superintendent J. H. Moore were invited tp the Home Econ omics Cottage, where'punch and wa fers were served by the class and the teacher, Mrs. Captola Lane. MRS. TUGWELL HOSTESS The Home Demonstration Club, No. 2, held its regular meeting with Mrs. W. G. Tugwli, Thursday. There were 15 present with one-visitor and two new members. The tour of Farmvflle gardens, planned for this meeting, was post pond, because of the rain. This tour, however, to be made soon. Having no program planned, Miss Nice came to the rescue by telling about her recent trip to Cuba, which was very interesting. The clean-up campaign was dis cussed, and April 24-30 was set for "Home Own Week." A program committee was appoint ed consisting of Mrs. W. R Hinson lbs. W. G. Tugwell and Mrs. L. R , BelL It was decided to have a travel ing library in the club and Mw. B, p. Weaver was appointed librarian., Flans were made for the floww and vegetable shows to be held ix May at Mrs. B. F. Weaver's home. ? " ? ? I -1K .M 1 ^ EXPERIENCE NO TEACHER UgSoJ In observance of National Bet-1 I ter Home* Week, , and for the ad-1 i I vancement of the appearance and! 1 I sanitation of the town of Faring I ville* the town council haa deaif? I k I nated Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-1 ! day, Thursday, Friday and Satur-1 1 (day, April 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, I , 129th, and 30th aa CLEAN-UP J I DATS in Town of Farmville. 11 Now, therefore, L George W. II I Davis, mayor of the said town of 11 I Farmville, hereby set apart aadjj I proclaim the days ahore mention-1 led aa CLEAN-UP DAYS* and calll ? upon all residents and property! I owners of the town to clean up all|| I premises occupied and controlled II I by them, putting all old cans, hot-1 I ties and other rubbish in sacks and ! J (placing same on the htreet where || I they can be conreniently picked up 11 : I and hauled off on a track that will II I be furnished by the town. Hauling II I will begin Monday, April the 25th, 11 I Town of Farmrille, North Caro- I I Una, April 20, 1938. GEORGE W. DAVIS, I I Mayor. 11 si' "Ml (Hugo S. Sims, Washington Corres pondent.) Roosevelt and His New Deal Present The Only Issue of the 1938 Campaign The congressional elections are less than seven months away but already the political campaign is under full sway. The issues can be boiled down 1 to a single question: Are you for or against President Roosevelt?" For several weeks the country has ' j witnessed an amazing barrage of op* I position directed against the Reorgan- 1 ization Bill. The intensity of the ! Struggle was amazing, equalling any* thing that Congress has seen in many a year. Frankly in the opinion of 1 most observers, the furore was en tirely out of proportion to the meas ure involved. I . Repeating 1934 and 1936 The meaning of it all is simply this, that in the fall of this year, the voters will be asked again to approve or dis approve the policies of the New DeaL The present campaign is preliminary to a larger manoeuver designed to j convince the people of this country that the President has too much power, that he is threatening Democ racy and that a dictator may result some day in the future. - Lined up against him are the same elements that participated in Ihe battles at the polls in 1934 and 1980? $. ? Of course, the author of this column has no way of knowing how the peo ple of this country would vote in an election today. At the same time, it is evident that the tactics of his op* position are. the same which Presi dent Roosevelt indicate that he has lost some ground but there is no reason to suppose that this has been anything like what his enemies claim. Party Lines Shattered. The Republicans are somewhat uni fied in their concerted opposition to the President, but show a tendency to divide rather easily in attempts to define definite future policies. In his own party ranks, President Roosevelt is faced with considerable opposition, usually led by anti-Court Bill group, which ahowB a willingness to display a surprising independence at times. In some instances party lines are di vided and instead of a line-up on the basis of previous party policies, one finds the division strictly based on the President and his New Deal policies. The current business recession, is, of course, counted upon as an asset to the opposition. If it continues un til this fall, political observers expect the voters to register their dislike of '"hard times." It is too early, how ever, to predict the economic state of the country in the fall and Jhis-factor remains uncertain. What the govern ment will do to assist business and ; improve economic conditions remains to be seen. - ? Early Forecasts While most, of the electionforecasts currently assume that the Republi l cans will makayrtde gain* inCon , gess, seme asserting that they will . gain from fifty to eighty peats in the House, it is entirely too early for such; . calculations. In most-.q^es the pre diction represents wistfhl thinking. ? At any rate, they are along the same t line and from the same sources that] made"'similar predictions in 1984.! Meanwhile, it is to he uoted&at the opponents of the measures recom > to be a recognition of his continuous r personal popularity among the people ? ?oan Says Security Sg, ws& m! t vate Worit: "" i ? , Federal works programs do not compete or obstruct seasonal employ* ment, was the substance of a state ment made yesterday by George W. Coan, Jr., State WPA administrator. Daring the period from March 15 to April 1, 555 workers voluntarily left WPA projects for private em ployment he said "These were most ly for seasonal occupation." "Although these workers left of their own accord," Coan added, "The WPA demands that workers for se curity wages accept private jobs whenever they are offered. We will not obstruct or compete with seasonal employment, such as farming or the iflte." eflrfi "To encourage such transition, we always make every effort to reassign the worker in tee event his private job fails," .he added. "If a security wage worker does not follow this WPA rule, it means dismissal for him or her; however, it should be dearly understood that we will not kick a worker off the WPA roll to force him to work for starvation wages." ? . Postal Receipts For March; City De livery Wins Praise Postal receipts for the Farmville office for the quarter amounted to $2,820.57, according to Postmaster B, 0. Turnage, who also reported that he has had favorable cqnunefltfl on the city postal delivery system which went into effect here this month. A. G. Clayton, former substitute postal clerk, is serving as city carrier and Wesley Joyner as temporary subs#* tute carrier, Ed Nadi Warren is acting as snbetitnte postal clerk. DENTAL WORE | IN THE COUNTY The dental work in the Pitt county public schools, both white and colored for this year closed last week. This work is supported jointly by the State and the-county, The program put on in Pitt county is considered one of the best in the State. Pitt county was one of the earliest counties in the state to recognize the value of dental work in a program of preventive medicine. This early rec ognition of the importance of oral hygiene or mouth health was largely due to the progressive dentists of Pitt county under the fine leadership of Or. Paul Fitzgerald of Greenville, Secretary of the Pitt County Board of Health, The clinics in the white schools were conducted by On. A. 0. Under wood and M. J, Hoffman and a brief summary of the work is as follows-* Number of children examined 197?, treated 959, referred to private den tists 615, total number of operations 4197, lectures on oral hygiene 56 and attendance at lectures 2058. The colored clinics Vera conducted by Or. J. H. Barnhill and a brief sum mary is as follows: number of chil dren examined 907, treated 415, re ferred to private dentists 81, total number of operations 1610, lectures on oral hygiene 45, and attendance at lectures 1107. This dental program has the cordial endorsement of D. H. Conley, Super intendent of Pitt County Schools and J. H. Rose, Superintendent of Green ville City schools. The Pitt County Health Officer, Dr. N. Thomas Ennett, expressed the opinion today that the County Com missioners should be heartily com mended for making, by appropriation, this dental service available to- the school children of Pitt County who are unable to provide it for themselves, also declared that he regarded dental work among school children as odf of the most important phases of the entire program of preventive medi cine. BEAUTIFUL HOMES ... .??? Since Aprils is the month chosen [far North Caroline as Better Home Month, five of the Home Economics utedents gave a brief program on homes in the school auditorium one morning this week. The program consisted of the fol lowing: announcer, Virginia Cobb; Bible reading, Doris Heath; Prayer, Myrtle Andrews; song, "Old Ken-i tucky Home," school; poem, "Dream ing," Grace Humbles; paper on beau tiful Homes, Helen AUenMwd re view of booklet on "My House of Happiness," by Christine Joyner. Farmville High School will give their annual fashion show Tuesday, April 19, at 8:80 a. m. in Peririn's Hall. The public is invited. ' JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET One of the most anticipated an en joyable events of Farmville's graded school calendar, the Junior-Senior banquet, waa hald on Fridw ??ntag at the Davis Hotel, at which time the Juniors acted as hosts to the Senior and faculty members* The appointments of the banquet table with places laid for more than sixty guests, carried the colors of the i Seniors, blue and white, and blue and white iris, Die class flower, predomi nated in the lovely bowls of spring flowers used as decorations. These were flanked by tall blue candles in crystal holders. Favors were Easter] I frUm Mae'Knott, president of the! Juniors and charming in her role of toastmistress, extended a warm wel come following the invocation by i Superintendent J. H. Moore. Miss J Grace Humbles gave the Seniors a toast, to which Jim Satterfield, pres ident of the Class, responded. .Fol- , lowing this Robert Pierce expressed I on behalf of the Juniors, appreciation ( of the faculty, with the response being made by Miss Mary Harrison Benson. . At intervals during the banquet , those present were entertained by a . splendid program, including accordian . selections by Robert Fields, solos by Frances Dupree and Graydon Liles, a group rendition by Mary Thorne I , Tyson, Rachel Barrett, Mary Frances I Russell, Frances Dupree, Robert I, Pierce, Graydon Liles, Edward Harris f and F. D., Warren, a monologue by , Blanche Bryan, a prophecy, by Mary , Thorne Tyson, and a song and dance act by Olive Taylor. Boats and guests joined in singing the opening I. song,. "Hail, Hail the Gang's AU| Here," "Whistle While You Work and "Auld Lang Syne." - I At the conclusion of the program j Mr. Moore expressed appreciation for U the occssion and Graydon Idles gave the farewell speech. Mrs, J, L, Shackleford was in charge of the musical program. United States Civil ; J Service Examinations _ The United States Civil Service ,1 Commission announces an open com- : petitive examination for the position i of Substitute Clerk-Carrier for filling ? vacancies in the Post Office, Farm ville, North Carolina. The usual en trance salary being 66c an hour. y.' Applications for this position m?tO be on file with the Manager, Fourth U. S. Civil Service District, Washing ton, D. C., not later than April 16, 1938v Competitors will be required to re port for written examination, which < will be held approximately 15 days after the date set for the clpse of re- : ceipt of applications. Full information and application ] blanks may be obtained from the Sec retary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, Post Office, Farmville, < North Carolina. ? ? i . * SWALLOWS flXMS ? t ? Newark, N. J. ? Prances Pilone, i 16, was sitting near the window of her home sewing,' holding 10 straight < pins in her month. A car, passing , on the street, backfired. . Frances 1 jumped, s#allowed the pins and was , taken to a hospital for their removal. : Jailed After Mis Grim Faces Charge of At tempting to Assault Daughter. . Greenville, April 12. ? Two per sons weTe lodged in the Pitt county jail yesterday afternoon on- serious charges, a white man for allegedly j beating up his wife and children and attempting to criminally attack his 12-year-old daughter; and a Negro on a murder count Jesse' Alford, 30-year-old white man of near Bethel, was committed to jail following a preliminary ^ hear ing before Magistrate F, S. PowelL Bond, set at $1,000, has not been fur nished. The man is charged with beipg drunk and attempting to attack his daughter, Lizzie Alford. He is al leged by Chief of Police S. H. Mar tin to have beat his family and then to have made the attack oh.his daugh ter Sunday night ?-?; ' Collin Taylor, 82-year-old Fara ville Negro, was placed in the couhty jail yesterday on a charge of murder, ^e is aUeged to have inflicted kpife wounds on Dennis Fleming, another Farmville Negro, following an argu meat ovm? WnMii* pune. Af stood the fatal wounda were inflicted after the two had engaged in sin ar gument over fifty cents. Taylor, * . r4* IftMWge - : Churches Here To Cele brate Eventful J)fy 'With Appropriate Mes sage of &nnon and ?*!. ; -i. * w ? .? Vv>: -- - 1 V' Special messages in sermon and song will mark services at tike various churches here on Sunday, having as their thwne the triumphant announce* ment of the angel to the won^wfc the tomb, "He is not here; He is risen; Behold the place where they laid Him." Several of the churches have fol lowed the steps of the Piaster during the forty days prior to the Resurrec tion with special service* deigned to observe the experiences of the walk leading up to His crucifixion on the cross, the supreme symbol of pain awl injustice, but practically every church in town will be open for the celebra tion of this the greatest of all feast days in the calendar of the Christian, marketing as it does the momentous event on which the Christian founds his hope of immortality; builds a faith in a God, who has created and continues to rule a divinely ordered universe, and enables him to con front the mystery of the hereafter with quiet confidence. Coming as a fitting climax to the day's program will be the sacred can tata, "Olivet to Calvary" to he pre sented by the Farmville Symphonic Chorus at three o'clock in the Meth odist Church, to which the public is cordially invited. *.i ? * ? - - A nation, like an indiyidual, can take it so easy that it forgets how to bear down when necessity arises. High School Days AiLG.T.C. More Than 2,400 6 Attend Annual Affair. Greenville. ? High School seniors, their teachers, and their parents over flowed the E. C. T. C. campus when more than 2,490 of them from SO counties and -108 schools of Eastern North Carolina poured in to the col lege to attend the third annual "High School Day" of East Carolina Teach ing College. From 9:00 until noon delegations kept arriving. Every seat in the large Robert H. Wright auditorium was taken when the Grand March from the swimming pool, where the crowd was first collected, took the ; visitors to the building for the mom-' tug's program. Music was furnished by the Bel haven High School band. President Leon R. Meadows extend ing a brief but cordial welcome to the guests, mentioned the purpose of - the High School day to interest more high school students in going to col lege, some college, not necessarily this one, but preferably one in this Btate. He summarized in his apt way the chief reasons for attending college: college helps one tp adjust better to life; it gives one culture he desires; and it prepares one to serve humanity better. "V I - He then asked two other questions, Which college shall I attend? and when shall I go to college? The first he ansvered with the suggestion to choose fully accredited cotltge, one which the student will like of the .spirit of the campus, and mm in which the student considering the question can meet the eTpsns? ? In answering when to go, President Meadows urged his listeners to enter . some college as soon after graduation as possible. I ' Dr. Carl Adams, head of the educa tion department, general chair man of the day, presided and called. the roll of the counties, asking those from each county to stud when their names were called. ... Pitt County led* in the number pres ent, with over four hundred. Wilson county, which has led both other years, came next with over three hundred andfifty. / Hundreds of pounds of barbecue, slaw, pidcles, cornbread, calces and a hundred and fifty galtaui of punch were served to the long lines that passed the picnic tablet on the bsek campus. In the afternoon dancing kept one large group entertained in ther Wright building, while a moving picture was I run twice in the Auditorium, and a baseball game with Haw Marn was going; on .at the athletic field. Cloudy wether of early morning n?4? crowds somewhat uneasy, but it seem ed not to have kept away any who i pl^ed^toja^eu^ ^ fiie s vuiil. ^ ? ' XS-J* ' -..r - ? - ?- . .<