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Two Men Arrested-Near
Greenville in Bank Robbery
Father 38, and Son, 18,
Found Hidden In
Diteh"
Greenville, May 15.?A 38-year-old
father and his 18-year-old son, na
tives of Grimes]and route one, were
captured and had confessed within
approximately six hours after they
had robbed the Bank of Winterville
yesterday shortly after noon.
The father, Theodore Williams,
told officers that he robbed the
bank because "my wife and kids
were hungry." Officers quoted the
boy, Willie, as saying that they
robbed the bank in order to get
money to purchase stock for a filling
station they had rented near Leg
getts.
The pair held up J. L. Rollins;
cashier of the bank, as the official
was preparing to close the institu
tion for lunch. The cashier told the
men that there was nothing but sil
ver in the bank at the time and the
ruse proved effective. After scoop
ing up the cash the pair fled in an
automobile. The father drew his gun
on the cashier and later told offic
ers that he held it because he knew
he would not get nervous and "hurt
anybody."
officials reported tnat i
$276.48 was taken and when the j
men were found they had all but
about $20. The approximately $20
was believed lost in the vicinity
where the men were found.
Immediately following the rob
bery city and county officers were
joined by highway patrolmen from
a wide area and an intensive search,
with the aid of bloodhounds and an
armed possee, was conducted.
The automobile used by the pair
was found abandoned about two
miles east of Winterville on a dirt
road. Not far distant, clothes were
found and it later developed that the
father had changed in an effort to
make identifies taon more difficult.
After searching in the vicinity for
several hours, many in the party ex
pressed the belief the pair had made
their escape, possibly in another au
tomobile.
About 6 o'clock, however, Patrol
man W. W. Massengill, stationed
here, saw the two lying at the end
of a ditch. They were lying flat on
their backs with their heads on their
jackets which concealed the money.
The patrolman said the men of
fered no resistance and climbed out
of the ditch and the father surrend
ered the gun without attempting to
draw it. They had crawled to the
end of the ditch, where they were
trapped.
Brought to the city, they were tak
en to patrol headquarters, where
they freely discussd the robbery.
The fathe was quoted as saying he
did not care "what becomes of me
now if I know someone will take
care of my wife and children."
He also was quoted as saying that
he tried to keep his son from join
ing him in the robbery, but some
officers were inclined to doubt this
and blamed the father for the son's
participation in the hold-up.
News of the robbery spread rap
idly and the entire community where
the car was abandoned joined in the
search. Farmers were working in
the fields in the section with guns
on their plows or transplanters.
The car used by the pair was stol
en in Tarboro during the week-end.
A Tarboro man by the name of
Hamm had the car, owned by the
Chevrolet place of Tarboro, but on
trial when it was stolen.
WHO SNOWS ?
1. When did Germany begin the in
vasion of Norway?
2. When was the U. S. Chamber
of Commerce formed? ?
3. What body of troops was known
as the Aliases daring the World War?
4. When did woman suffrage go
into effect in the U. S.?
5. Who is the tJ. S. High Commis
miaaioner to Hie Philippines?
6. When was the Wages and Hours
Act passed by Congress?
7. How many persons, bom in
Scandinavian countries, reside in the
U. S.?
8. How does the distance from
Germany's new Norwegian bases to
Seapa Flew compare with distances
: 9. How many members of the U.
II Senate have gone into the White
House daring Hie present century?
JO. In what countries has the
Ann?ri/??i* Bed Cross given aid since
"Si war began ?
(See The Answers- on Page ?.)
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BAGGING
' HB&' -4flEfiN|R^:
Marquis, The
Magiciau, Hare
NightofMay 21
Coming Under Auspices
of Rotary Club; Pro
ceeds for Student
Loan Fund
[ According to arrangements re
cently made with the Farmville Ro
tary Club here, Mr. Marquis, a not
ed magician and his "Circus in Won
derland," will come to Farmville in
a massive spectacle at the Farmville
High School auditorium Tuesday
night, May 21st.
Mr. Marquis comes to Farmville
highly recommended by the chambers
of commerce, Kiwanis and Rotary
clubs of several towns in Eastern
Carolina.
The Farmville Rotary ? Club, in
sponsoring Mr. Marquis, desire to
make money to add to the "Student
Loan Fund" which was started in
the club a few months ago.
We understand Mr. Marquis' show
is highly entertaining and you are
invited to attend. In this way you
can also help add a few more pen- J
nies to the education of some worthy
boy or girl in this community.
Remember the date, Tuesday, May
21st, at 8:15 P. M., High School au
ditorium.
AUXILIARY TO HOLD
AUXILIARY PARTY WED.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Farmville Presbyterian Church will
celebrate its Annual Birthday Party
at the Church Wednesday night,
May 22nd, at 8 o'clock.
A pageant, 'Cnrist's Challenge for
Childhood," will be given by the
Young People, with the choir assit
ing.
The offering this year will aid the
Vacation Bible School Movement. AH
of the members of the Church are J
urged to attend and a cordial invi
tation is extended to the communi
ty.
War has casualities among the ex
perts as well as the generals.
Relief Funds
Are Approved
Huge Sum Recom
mended for Next Fis
cal year
Washington, May 15.?A $975,
650,000 WPA appropriation, spend
able in eight months if necessary
was recommended today by the
House Appropriations committee,
which reported a lessening of
"abuses" in relief administration.
The WPA apporpiation which' the
committee approved as President
Roosevelt had requested it was part
of a $1,111,754,819 emergency relief
supply bill from the fiscal year be*
ginning July 1. The committee sent
the bill to the House floor.
At the same time it reported to
the House that the administration
of relief heretofore had been mar
red by abuses, including improve
ment of private property at public
expense, over-manned projects, "pad
ded" sponsors' contributions and in
adequate supervision and operation
of projects on which a high per
centage of non-relief labor was re
quired.
The worst situation found by the
sub-committee which investigated
WPA, the appA>priation group said,
was in Louisiana, where some stale
officials have faced criminal charg
I es. The committee's report declared
I that it was "incomprehensible" that
I federal officials, at least in Louisi
ana weer not cognizant of the Waste
and diversion and misapplication of
funds."
I The |975,660,000 WPA appropria
I tbn was compared with V $1,77,000
I relief outlay for the full 12 months
I of the current year. The committee
said th proposed sum would pro
vide employment for an average d
i 1,330,000 persons if used over s 12
i months period,. or 1,860,000 on an
eieght-months basis.
Pennisaion to use the money ir
eight months if necessary, was rec
ommended, the committee said,)- oi
> President Baoaevelfs request th?
; this he d^e^smd in the light of re
National Cotton
Week to Sot For
May 17tlito 25th
Cotton is North Carolina's No. 2
cash crop cotton is one of the neces
sities of life; cotton is the roost vers
atile and widely used of all fibers.
That is why Miss Willie N. Hunter,
Extension clothing specialist of N. C.
State College, urges people of the
State to support National Cotton
week, the producer-Consumer event
which will be celebrated May 16-25.
"This annual campaign is held .to
stimulate increased consumption of
cotton goods, and this year mer
chants of all types, individual and
chain store, are planning special
window displays and bargains in cot
ton goods during the nine-day peri
od," Miss Hunter declared.
The Southeastern Chair Store
Council, through its North Carolina
representative, P. D. May, is taking
an active part in the campaign in
this State, and the North Carolina
Cotton Council, of which T. B. Up
/?iitin.}, Jr.. of Raeford. is leader.
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has heartily endorsed the event. .
Miss Hunter points out that cot
ton contributes something useful
from infancy throughout life of
every person. The infant's first
clothes are cotton, and whatever age,
"we wear and use cotton in some
form or another."
Other specialists of State College
point out that this year, above all
others, increased domestic consump
tion of cotton will be vital to Tar
Heel farmers. The European War
has cut off export markets, and with
tobacco allotments restricting ? pro
duction of North Carolina's No. 1
cash crop, scores of farmers are re
turning to cotton as a source of ma
jor income.
Among the use of cotton listed by
Miss Hunter are: Clothing and ac
cessories; curtains, begl linens, and
other household necessities; ropes,
twine, nets, tents, awnings, belts for
machinery, sails, surgical dressings,
explosives, photographic films, cellu
oid products, and various by-products
such as livestock feed.
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Pump Is Heart' of
Farm Water System
Select the right land of pump and
be sure the water supply is pure,
then you have solved the most im
portant problems in installing a farm
water system, declared Howard M.
Ellis, agricultural engineer of the
State College Extension Service.
"The pump is the heart of the sys
tem, but of course it needs pure wat
er to serve the farm family safely,"
he said.
One of the simplest pumps is the
hydraulic ram. This is a device for
pumping water by means of water
power. The condition necessary for
operating a ram are: A supply of
water with a fall of at least two feet
to the location of the ram, and suf
ficient fall below the ram to drain
away the water used in itjs opera
tion.
A shallow well may be used satis
factorily where ground water can be
reached within 22 feet of the sur
face. For lifts between 22 and 100
feet, jet type pumps are becoming
very popular. Deep well pumps set
directy over the well may be used
for lifts of more than 22 feet.
Continuing, Ellis said that an ele
vated tank should be a part of every
farm water system, since it permits
the flow of water to nearby points in
the house and bams under pressure.
If the shallow well hand pump is
used, it should be set over the kitch
en sink, since this is the point where
the most water will be needed. An
overhead tank may be installed with
a hand-operated shallow well pump,
and from this tank water can be pip- ]
ed to other parts of the farmstead.
Ellis recommends the gravity sys
tem in the mountains and certain
parts of the Piedmont, where the
spring is at a higher elevation than
the house. This does not require a
pump, and is therefore the most eco
nomical in most instances.
SPEED SETS CAR AFIRE
Jersey City, ft J.?Forrest D. Bar
ron, 22-year-old mechanic, was ac
cused of driving1 an automobile so
fast that the muffler of the care be
i came red hot, setting fire to the rear
? seat upholstery. He was said to
have averaged about 80 miles ah
? hour, once reached 89 and made a
? turn at 75. The youth said he was
l on his way to Main to visit a girl and
hoDDed to set back by nightfall.
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EXPORTS
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t Probable erports of cotton over the
- foil season which ends July 31, ex
- elusive of barter cotton axe 6,402,000
bales, according to a check-up made
- by the N. Y. Stock Exchange Service.
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By HUGO & SIMS
(WaaUagtoo Correspondent)
FDR ALONE TO DECIDE
DEWEY AND TAFT WORKING
FOR PEACE
WAGE ACT STANDS
THE HATCH ACT FIGHT AF
FECTS STATE MACHINES
FLEET IN HAWAII
TOKYO TALKS OF PEACE
EDISON ASKS FOR FACTS
IMPROVING U. 8. PLANES
The 1940 political campaign, at this
time, so far as the Democrats are
concerned, is all Roosevelt The
President, it is generally admitted,
will be nominated for a third term
unless, prior to the convention he re
move himself from consideration. So
strong is Roosevelt sentiment among
Democrats throughout the nation that
his reno mi nation is likely regardless
of any statement that he makes. The
President, if he chooses not to run
again, will pro baby have to decline
the nomination of the Convention.
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On the Republican aide, the Dewey
drive picked up considerable momen
tum. The New York prosecutor, has
demonstrated his vote-getting ability
and has made something of a record
as a speech-maker. Meanwhile, the
friends of Senator Taft insist that
the Ohioan will go into the Conven
tion with a greater number of dele
gates than any other candidate. Apr
parently, the Ohio Senator has the
edge in regard to Southern delegates,
Mr. Vandenberg, Wendell Wilkie
and Frank Gannett are also in the
running but, as far as we can judge,
the contest is narrowing down to 'Daft
and Dewey. The New Yorker faces
a critical period until Convention time
and his prospects will depend, in
part, upon the success of his backers
in enlisting the support of influential
Republican leaders in the business,
as well as the political, field.
? It seems to be definitely establish
ed that William Phillips, the United
States Ambassador in Rome, made a
definite effort to prevent the exten
sion of the European war to include
Italy and other nations at the sug
gestion of President Roosevelt Af
er a conference with Premier Mksso
lini, the American diplomat continued
his discussion with Count Ciane, the
Italian Foreign Minister.
Apparently, there . were intima
tions that the United Sates would at
tempt to improve political relations
between the two countries and might
contribute toward economic appease
ment by negotiating a' commercial
treaty and facilitating development of
trade is Italy and this country. While
no official revelation has been made,
it is understood that Premier Musso
lini explained his position without
giving any assurance that Italy
would not intervene in the war.
Diplomats frankly doubted that the
United States could offer advantages
sufficient to offset the - gains that
Mussolini expect to acquire by tak
ing the winning side in the present
struggle.
Seven dayB of bitter debate and
confusion were ended in the House
when it voted, 205 to 175, to recom
mit the original Labor Committee bill
and thereby ended efforts to amend
the Wages and Hours Act at this
session. The vote showed an un
usual split in Party lines, with 122
Democrats, 79 Republicans, 22 Pro
gressives, 1 American Laborite and
one Farmer-Laborke voting to. re
commit Against the motion were
102 Democrats and 78 Republicans.
The effort-to extend the Hatch
Act to State employes, paid wholly
or in part from Pedera funds, met
with considerable opposition. The
original Hatch Act prohibited Feder
al employes from taking active part
in politics. The extension would ap
ply the said restrictions to those who,
nominally under State control, re
ceive compensation through Federal
aid.
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I ' In a number of states tne pouacsi
situation is dominated by two politi
cal machines; One is usnally com
posed of Federal office-holders and
the other, as you might suspect*
State office-holders. The original
Hatch Act hamstrung the political
power of the Federal office-holders.
This left tiw field entirely to mar
chines dominated by State office
holders. An sktension of the 'Hatch
Act would put the axe to the State
machines.- - - W T?
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There may be ao $onnectton wnat
ever, but observer* noted last week
that the United States battle fleet
will eoatiim to remain at its bate in
Hawaii and that the announcement
, coincided with increased tension in
i Europe, where extension of the con
flict seemed inevitable.
Two Big Battles
Rage in Europe;
NazisAdvancing
Brussels Is Threatened
With Air Raid Unless
Allied Troops With
drawn; 1,000,000 Men
Gathered in Sedan
Sector; Nad Sending
Huge Air Armada to
Norway
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Paris, May 16.?Two of the great
est battles of all times were in pro
gress last night and early today,
one near Brussels and the other in
the Sedan sector, near the French
Maginot line.
| The Germans pierced the Maginot
line in a small lightly fortified sector
yesterday, but were reported to have
been driven back six miles by a
French counter-attack last night.
The French were continuing the
struggle to drive the Nazis com
pletely from the fortifications.
The Germans crossed the Meuse
River three times - yesterday, but
were driven back each timte by coun
terattacks. Almost a million men,
together with scores of planes and
heavy motorized units were in ac
tion along the Meuse in the Sedan
sector last night, alto ugh conflicting
reports prevented a clear picture of
the struggle. At the same time Ger
man attacks were said to be slow
ing up as they met with great op
position,
A German spokesman in Berlin
threatened to bomb and destroy the
city of Brussels unless the Allied
troops are completely withdrawn
from the area; The Invaders were
within a few miles of Brussels, and
claimed to have' completely destroyed
a French tank detatchment in the
Sedan area.
The French today threw thous
ands of fresh troops against a foot
hold won by the Germans in the
Magi not Line across the River Meuse
from Sedan.
A terriffic battle was raging al
ready and before nightfall it was
expected to 'reach to new crescendo
when heavy German, reinforcements
attempt to smash through the Magi
not fortifications for a possible thrust
at the heart of France. '
Stockholm, May 11.?The news
paper Dagens Nyther reported today
th^ Germany is concentrating large
numbers of airplanes at coastal
points in Norway, possibly for at
tacks on Great Britain. ,
The newspaper said in a dispatch
from Oslo that both German troops
and airplanes were continuing to ar
rive and that planes were being sent
to points along the Norwegian coast
where an attack on Britain might be
launched.
MAYFAIR CLUB TO HOLD
MAY DANCE TUESDAY
A social affair, which will mark
Tuesday of next week as a red letter
day will' be the annual May dance of
i the Mayfair Club, to be held in the
gymnasium frofii ten 'til two. The
! dance will be informal.
Music will be furnished by the
popular orchastra leader, Jack Ward
flaw, and his musicians,
j High school seniors and their dates
will attend ? the affair as special
guests of the Club.
TO ORGANIZE CUB SCOUTS
Scoutmaster C. L. Ivey is in re
ceipt of a communication from John
J. Sigwald, Scout Executive of the
Eastern Carolina Council, will speak
to parents of boys of nine, ten and
eleven, who are interested in having
a Cub Scout organisation in Pann
ville on the evening of May 21 in the
town hall atHKM) o'clock.
Mr. Ivey urges that the attendance
begood.
When an individual thinks of
nothing but business, the time will
come when he can think of nothing
but! business. ? '.
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SCOUT NOTES
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The last meeting of the Boy Scout
I Troop No. 25, consisting of the Wolf,
Panther, Flying Eagle and Tiger pa
trols, opened at 7:80 o'clock Friday
night, with Scoutmaster C. Ivey
liL^. ^to *?
was given.
Two new prospects, Stewart Mc
Keel and Edward Hope wanted to
Join our troop. They were vo+edin
and .the troop decided to have "patrol
I meetings. After the patrol meetings,
the Scoutmaster, Cecil lilley and
Marvin Horton went as troop repre
sentatives to a meeting being held
at the Home Demonstration Club
house.
The initiation rites followed fox
; four boys With Bob Paylor conduct
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Citizens Get 2nd
Mil For dace
Willi MrJat Mod.
Town Making Joint Ef
fort to Get Rid of De
bris and Rodents
With practically every homemak
er in Farmville joining wholeheart
edly in the Clean-Up campaign
launched by Mayor Davis and the
City Fathers Monday, the movement
for Cleaning Up, Painting Up,
Planting Up and Fixing Up here will
get into its second stride next week,
when activities will be continued
and concluded with an intensified ef
fort to eradicate Mr. Rat on Thurs
day and Friday.
L. C. Whitehead of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
will be here for the ratkilling, and
poisoned bait will be delivered to the
homes in both the white and colored
sections, and put out in the business
district on those days,
R. A. Joyner, 'town clerk, said to
day that poisoned bait would be
available to those living in the coun
tv for <actual cost of material on I
i May 23 and 24 only, as it is perish
! able and cannot be kept on hand for
any length of time.
The rate eradication movement
last year was hailed as a great suc
cess and the town is to be congratu
lated on the zealous effort being
made by officials here to eliminate
this source of disease and waste. This
rodent is credited with running mil
lions of .dollars worth of property
each year and is considered danger
ous as a carrier of disease in the
community.
MEYER-FARGIS MARRIAGE
Mrs. Pearl Fargis announces the
marriage of her daughter, Dorothy
Louise, to Mr. Charles William Mey
er, on Saturday, the eleventh of May,
nineteen hundred and. forty, Farm
ville, North Carolina. - *
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Letters to the pditor; on any sub
ject, are welcome. If your com
munication is nQt too long and doesn't
involve the libel law, well be glad to
print it.
World WagRlrim
Suecumbsjo Illness
Thomas Rollins Laid to
Rest Monday in For
est Hill Cemetery
Last' rites for Thomas Cecil Rol
lins, 45, well known and highly es
teemed Farmville citizen and World
War veteran, were conducted from
the home of his mother, Mrs. W. J.
Rollins,, by Rev. B. B. Fordhtup;
Baptist %^nlflter, assitaed by Rev. D.
A. Clarke, of the Methodist Church,
and Rev. C. B. Mashbum, of the
Christian Church. " ?'! '?
Members of the Baptist choir, as
sisted by Mrs. M. V; Jones, sang
favorite hymns and interment was
made beneath a beautiful flpral trib
ute, in Forest Hill cemetery. The
flag draped casket reminded friends
of service rendered his country dur
ing the World War, in which he sus
tained ' injuries contributing to his
death. He was a member of the
Baptist Church, the American Le
gion and the Farmville Masonic
Lodge. He was connected with his
brother, R. LeRoy Rollins, in the
dry ^lo-aning1 husiness here.
Mr. Rollins,' who had been in ill
health for several years, returned to
his home here about a month ago
after receiving treatment in the
Veterans Hospital at Phoebus, Va.,
and had been critically ill for two
weeks prior to his passing.
In addition to his mother; Mr.
Rollins is survived by a son, Thom
as Cecil Rollins, Jr., two sisters, Mr*.
E. E. Swain, of Plymouth, and Mrs.
R. B. Fields, of Walstonhutg; four
brothers, R. L., W. M., and Rufus
Rollins, of Farmville, and C. G. Rol
lins, of Raleigh.
Active pallbearers were: J. R., Ned
and Paul Swain, Robert and Vassar
Field and Lynwood Russell.
"AMERICAN DAT" \!
Sunday, May 19th, has been design
r nated, "I Am Ah American Day,"
I by Plfceideat Roosevelt, who urges
? the public to observe it in recogni
i tion of citizens who have attained
f their majority or have become natur
alised within the past year.
? Gradation ? be far advmnced
> when "there's worrit to be done" will
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FarmviUe Baptist Lay
Corner Stone Sunday
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|Dr. Huggins Speaker of
Occasion; Documents
Placed in Stone by
Miss Perkins, Chart
er Member; History
of Three Decades Re
counted
The corner stone of the handsome
new Baptist Church, now under con
struction, was laid in an impressive
service on Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock, with a large number of in
terested friends joining the congre
gation for the event, which official
ly marked the beginning of the
building activities.
Invocation was offered by the
pastor, Rev. B. B. Fordham, who
read the Scripture lesson also. This
was followed by the spirited rendi
tion of the hymn, "How Firm A
Foundation," by the Church choir, ,
and prayer by George W. Davis, who (
has served the Church faithfully on
the Board of Deacons and as Sun
day School 'Superintendent for many
years. The choir, directed by Mrs.
Daisy H. Smith, then sang "Another
Day Is Dawning."
Miss Annie Perkins, the only
charter member of the Church, who
is a Farmville resident at this time,
placed the following documents as
they were read in the copper box:
A New Testiment; a list of chart- ; .
er hiembers of the local Church; the
present Church roll; list of deacons,
who have served the Church; the
building committee of the new edi
fice; a record of the Sunday School
officers and teachers; present
Church staff; pictures of the first
Church, built in 1909; a packet of
envelopes in which first gifts to
wards the new building were made
(1936); copy of the Farmville En
terprise containing account of the
death of J. M. Hobgood, who had
been an active member of the build
ing committee. This copy of the pa
per also carried the story of the
corner stone service; and a history
of the Church, read by M. P. Mc
Cor.nell, a newly elected deacon of
the Church. i.f.
Dr. M. A. Huggins, State Secre
tary of the Baptist Convention of
North Carolina, was speaker of the
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occasion. nr. nuggins cwmmenueu
the congregation on the splendid his
tory which had just been read, and
for the fine progress made in three,
decades, during which it has grown
from a mission Church, partly sup
ported by the Home Mission Board,
into a self-supporting organization
now able to extend a helping hand
to others. ? ; .
Dr. Huggins spoke with,convic
tion regarding the imperative need
for the Christian Church today and
urged that this new building be
made in truth a tabernacle of God,
in which men may worship God,
find themselves and realize their
responsibility and accountability to *
Him.
Following the State Secretary's ad
dress the member of the building
committee slipped the copper box,
containing the documents into the
niche provided for this purpose in
the corner stone and as it was sealed
with mortar the choir, joined by the
audience, sang "Faith of Our Fath
ers." The inspiring service was
closed with the. benediction of the
Church. * ? .
The beautiful new Church, styled
in the architecture of Colonial times
is now being erected on the' site of
the former building on the corner of
Wilson and Greene streets at a cost
of ?36,000. ' .
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umcers i fesrroy
l- r Nine Liquor Stills
Pitt, Beaufort and Martin coun
ty ABC enforcement officers, work
ing in cooperation during the first
two days of this week, destroyed
nine illicit liquor distilleries, eight i .
in Martin and nine in Beaufort. All
of the stills are believed to have
provided illegal liquor for various
sections of Eastern Carolina and
the officers were working jointly in
an effort to cut off the flow into
their respective counties.
Pitt and Beaufort officers, work
ing near Gaynor's bridge in Beau
fort county Monday afternoon, cap
tured 300 gallons of new mash ready
for distillation. The kettle and cop
per coil had been moved from the
'site. - I
Yesterday officers of the three
Counties working in the Beargrasa
section of Martin county, found five
stills within a radius of three miles.
A total of 2,160 gallons of mash
ready for distillation was destroyed.
None of the stills were in operation
whim officers located them. Three
of the plants were of the steam boil
er type and two were of the cop
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feral officers. These three stills,