>*-? r StiafiEUSiZlwl^U ??'i-1** .t" :? -,,' ?. :?? -V ' mm >rw .' ; ? " ?' >47 urn ?w|i r~nr~i -rr?i-' rAMTMUM ?"? Fall Pngru With Mm? Hmt And Lakes' Night At Municipal Park} ' Was blind Affair ' The Fkrmville American Legion fc*t Friday night *u advised by a prominent Legionnaire, Walter Sbep gaid of Aow Hill, to sponsor and aid Worth-while community projects in ier that the onfrudsatien might live up to the purpose for wfcish it waa founded. . ^ Mr. Sheppard, formerly of Farm Ville, delivered the main address at the poet's first meeting of the Fail isoa, held at the municipal park is the form of a barbecue supper. As is always the way, ladies of the auxi liary came to the rescue of the men and furnished cakes for the oecask Commander Charles SL Edwards was master of ceremonies and re cognised prominent guests, among whom was Congressman H. C.' Bon ner of Washington, who expressed his pleasure at being present, touch ed briefly on the "powder-keg" inter national situsttSii and pleaded with the veterans' organisation: to do its utmost to combat the "isms" which threaten our form of government Introduced-by Dr. Paul E. Jones, Mr. Sheppard traced the history of the American Legion and summaris ed some of tfee projects sponsored by individual poets. He streeaed the necessity of every unit supporting * program advantageous to the community. Mr. Sheppard's remarks were well received. Also recognised by the master of ceremonies were W. E. Eagles of BreanviUe; Miss Mamie Davis, head if the auxiliary whose members fur nished the cakes; Miss Annie Perk ins, retired teacher, and Mrs. J. M. Hobgood. Arthur Joyner was also applauded for his work m making the affair the success it was. FA Will Hold First Meeting' Of Year > r, Sept. 2ft Karmvflle Parent-Teachers Asso ition will have its fhvt meeting of school term, Thursday i, Sept. 25, at 8 o'clock in the ' T " v vtwa 4Jt uiC ?1 auditorium. An informal re o*i will be held foe the teachers K. T. Williams, PTA president, wts to attend the meeting In wetamMng the faculty |UB, ? *o FarnfUfltB.'. ? ????*?*'? Hie steering committee met sever ' 1 music but-was unable to ra the work this year due to lack nds. Whether or . not aa at will be made to revive the pro depeijds upon the outcome of next meeting. Officers other than Mrs. Williams M?. Henry Johnson first vice Annie Perkins, sec MlB. Wilt lfrvrv|-n I secretary; Mrs. L. P. Thomas, trea Tirer. Committee appointments follow: Budget and finance Mrs. ??~i> IA lbritton, Mrs. Harry' Harper, Mrs. | Lucy Lewis. Mrs. Walter Jones. ?? ? Mm. Jo & 8. Ooates. ? Miss Suth Parker, rite, Mrs. E. C. Holmes, Bandy, Mrs. Alex A1 Arah -Teacher Mra ~r yaK' Mrs. Z. B. T. Coj I . ^ ^ Money mm nunrffl* in ?Mh to tu their terminal leave Sept. 2, the firet date the former I servicemen could redeem their srminal leave bonds. ' He spates that very few of toe ten wftie their money, ICJI ww* weyvsMWift weavaa J' hot explained that it was .going to pay debts and into homes, auto biles and furniture. Veterans have been advised to hold onto their bonds, if possible,' and continue to accumulate in temst t': - ? -7: - , ' '- to . ' 1 1 .'W* 'j At The Kiwanis Club Thwarted in two previous attempts to haw ?nf outstanding Kiwanis pro gram, Louis Williams broke the jinx Mandpy night and presented three. Army recruiters, one of whom had; been captured by toe Japtnane in the early stages of the-war and had been held captive for nearly four years. Guests of Wilhatps were. Lt Col. Reed of Durham, bead of recruiting activities in Eastern North Carolina; Lt B line bury of Greenville, in charge of toe Greenville sub-station which serves five counties, and Sgt. Keel of Greenville. Col.-Reed and Lt. Blinebury outlin ed the administrative set-up of tooir offices and thanked Kiwanians for the cooperation recruiters have re ceived from eivjc dubs sad public spirited gcjtiiens. The Durham offi cer statwPthat North Carolina ex ceeded its quota last month and that the Greenville district, assigned a quota of 2B men, signed up 28. Sgt Reel related some of his ex periences at the hands of the Nip ponese. Captured shortly after Cor regidor, at toe mouth of Manila Bay, fell, he was confined in the Philip pines for awhile and later transfer red to a prison camp in Japanr He told of the joy be experienced on see ing the Ant United States planes over-Japan and on his return to the States. He also related a few of the atrocities committed by toe Jap anese on American prisoners of war. Plana for the Kiwanis Carnival to be' held Sept 19-20 were discussed. Charles Edwards, chairman of tha square dance committee, ? announced that a string band had been obtain ed for the occasion and that an ex perienced square, dancer had accept ed an invitation to call the figures. 1 -- J, Boy Scoots Planning les Farmvilie Boy Scoot Troop 26, aft er a rammer of reduced activity, is now prepaidng to go into full soring again. Regular weekly meetings have been held all summer bat, doe to the fact that mgny scouts were either on vacation or working, at tendanoe was low. Mflsh was accom plished, however, in that several boys learned to swim and other*.jpceiyed life saving instruction. There were also sevens! overnight hikes during the ejh-ly pert of the summer. The troop staff called a Green? Bar meeting last Monday night to discuss plana for .the regular ache? duled troop meeting Friday nigfit, Sept. 12, at 7:80. Those present were Assistant Scoutmasters Joe Bynum and Charles Quhwrly; Patrol Lead ers Joe Smith, Jbhn Russell Joyne^ Harold Flanagan; Assistant Patrol Leaders PaadhalT Barrett, Jackie Williford and Senior Patrol Leader Albert Cannon. , The deaden stress ed the necessity of every scout tak ing advantage of the opportunity -to make an advancement in class. De tails of the coming meeting were al so planned. -16 . Any boy 12 yean of age and in terested in scouting is advised to contact Scoutmaster Ed Hash War ren. The Farmvilie Troop 26 has g for sincere boys who want to ,ve a good time and learn' scouting. Miss Janie Kemp left Wednesday to enter the Junior clan at Wage Forest collage. She was graduated last spring from Man Hill college. . . ? i m 'i.i , of F,rmviU. Mgh GoWaboro tost Friday ?f the East Carolina Athletic Confer sua and fs'iiiiiilalKi policies they will,''follow fat the eoiqfatf football B. F. Johnson, principal of the Ay ien school, waft ftWfrwi vice-president - * * ? "? ? bo fill the vacany created when J. H. Moore, former superintendent of -the Farmville school, accepted a position is superintendent of the Pasqfuotank xmnty schools. . ? >; ' All rules and regulations adopted by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association will govern the iligibilify of players for whom 1 ports must be made by the school principal at the close of .each six veeks grading period. The referee ?od umpire for each :onference game will be assigned by I B. Edwards, La Grange principal, vho serves as aecretary-treasun rhe other necessary officials will be (applied by the heme team. , ; A proposal to include basketball a the East Carolina Athletic Con ference was tabled. Officers Exonerated In Death Df Negro The coroner's Jury empaneled to investigate the death of Web Vines, rr., Farmville Negro who was slain >y Policemen J. A. Gregory and R. 3. Fields early one Sunday morning several weeks ago after he had at tacked the two officers, held a hear ng Friday night and exonerated Gregory and Fields. Fields and Gregory stated that hey^ftaed at Vines after he fttst mrsed "the law" end then launched in attack. Vines struck Gregory in he eye, shattering his glasses, and imperiled the sight of his eye. It an not be determined whether the >fficer will lose the eye until he is fitted for glasses a week or 10 days aence. ?n |m>. Matthew Giljbs was a guest. Punch and angel Cake topped with j whipped cream were served in thi social hour. Christian Miss Mary Ima Rives, a member of the Walstonburg high school fa culty, spoke to the Woman's Council Monday afternoon about home mta-| sions. She was introduced by her aunt, Mrs. Arch Flanagan. . Mrs. Z. M. Whitehurst, vice presi dent, had charge of the devotional and presided over the busbieas ses sion at which, time goads for the year were discusaed. The singing of "My Faith Looks Up To Thee" opened the program. n?iim ! Group 3 served refreshments con sisting of homemade cake, ice cream ind nuts. Mm. AiiiiAi Mhl J. E. Bynupfl an* Mrs. Maffiwy Dail acted as hostesses. The president, Miss H?l?a Smith, I ui hostess to the Episcopal auxilia Monday afternoon attoer country me and opened the meeting by iding Matthew 9.followed by pray . wf- " iv 11>- v Additional contributions were made 0 the leprosy fund in line with siim ner program (todies of the group, rhe auxiliary decided to remember vkh gifts former members who were ill. Miss Smith reed a letter from the diooeean president' Mrs. Ward, taking that they be hostesses to the Convogatien of Edenton October 22 tnd also announced that at the invi tation of Mrs. Madeline H. Rountree, 1 former member, they would hold their first October meeting pn her Mrs. Jack Lewis, educational sectp ary, gave a synopsis of an article, They Lbe Again," written by L. C. dcConniek, which dealt with the eprosy colony at Carrille, La. Mrs. jewis pointed out the colony is more heerful msd much happier than most jeople think and since promin, a w* SrUg, has been used there is, man chance for recovery from this [readfut-v,|H|Bi$< Beginning next the group will study world i' ? 2 Sandwiches, homemade chocolate eke and fruit drinks were served by j he hostess assisted by her sister,; lias Huldah Smith. ? The Juniors held their first roeet ng of (he fall with the leader, Mis. '. M. StansUl, Thursday ifcernoon, drs. Stansill read Luke 4:81-41 and old the story. "Jesus Makes Sunday t Happy Day," after which she ask MjjdOilAKiS pertaintog to the selec Members told of the visits made m tite sick after which Roy Moore i?T" nn, ? 1 and ' 13, at 8 o'clock on 1 torn nt Snow Hill. ' P Tta ctatb members will enter 12 each in the stow. They will ed end will he auctioned to c Sixty New Hempehire Rede and 60 Barred Plymouth Rock pullets will be on sale. All pullsta are ready to lay, are of certified breeding as have been vaccinated against fewt pox. This to a fine opportunity to pur chase. good pullets for a backyard flock or to replace old pullets. Buy ers will be needed in order to insure a good sale. <*$ Club members raising these pullets are: A. L. Moye, Yvonne Meeks, Co rnelia May, Billy Sugg, of Maury club; Esther Beaman and Richard Tugwell, Walstonburg; Perry Sugg, Lewis Barrow, Miriam Barrow and Jean West, of Snow Hill dub. . % 1 Football Season Tickets Available To Public Farmville high school will orga nise an athletic association this wee in order to stimulate interest in the athletic program. Officers and cheerleaders will be selected. Committees will be ap pointed to handle certain matters and ah important committee will be named to sell eeason tickets for the football games. , Adults tickets, good for the four heme games, will sell for $2.06; tickets for school pupils will be ?1.00. It is hoped that suffi cient funds can be raised through the sale of season tickets to pay the ex penses of havfi&^a football team. | A practice game has been sche duled with Greenville higl} school on Friday night of this week at 8 o'clock, in Greenville. - MISS BOONE INTRODUCED As members of the Woman's So ciety of Christian Service arrived at the church MnnRaj afternoon, Mrs. G. E. Moore, Jr., introduced them to Miss Edna Boone, new rural church worker. After singing "I Think When I Read That Swewet Story" the group heard Mrs. S. G. Gardner give thrf devotional. Misses Betsy Morris* and Mary Leah Thome rendered "Give of Your Beat to the Master," accom panied hy Mrs. Jack McDavid, Jr., of Nashville, -Tenn. ^ v , ' The purpose of the program given by Mrs. Ei R. Clegg.was to acquaint, members with the division education program for children at home and abroad. She stressed the importance of a Christian education along with public and private school education. Miss Boone gave highlights of the letters written about schools sup ported by the society. Hie college advancement program was discussed by Mrs. Clegg. }?' Mm, R. D. Harris, vice president, welcomed Miss Boone and made an nouncements ? relative to the fall edu cational seminar to be held in the First church of Rocky .Mount Tues day, to the informal hour after the- next meeting compliment ing Mm. Ayeock and Mrs. White hurst, district officers, who will be guests, and to the week of prayer and self-denial which will be ob served October 25-31. .. " Hie closing prayer was the read ing at the Woman's club collect by Mrs. W. M. Rollins. I ME f ? I nil ??>, MfiMII ml 111 in 1 AAA small, repreaeimng less, third of the eligible voter*, in the ? township. Those who registered for the election are reminded that failure to vote wext Tuesday will be equi valent to voting against the pro gram as a majority of those who registered must favor the proposal. I .. J, . At The Rotary Club Frank WilHams was in charge of the Rotary program Tuesday evening and introduced Lt Blinebury who has charge of the United States Army Recroitingaervice in this area, which includes the <*? counties of j Pitt, Greene, Beaufort, Hyde nnd| Berths He stated that now as never be fore, the Army needed the coopera tion of the civilians in order to cure young men who can meet the| requirements f6r soldiers. " 'y?" After relating a few personal ex periences he had during the battles on Guadalcanal and other Pacific islands he introduced his- co-worker, Sgt. Reel, who has served seven years id the Army, four of which were spent as a prisoner of war. in the Philippine islands and Japan. Many men died from disease caused by lack of foodVrcn before the Japs captured them. When the sergeant spoke of the living dead in' the prison cdmps, a change was noted in his voice. The happiest moments of his life came, he related, when' he was told that Um War was ever and when he reached the United States. Part! Ewell won thji." attendance prise. The ehd> was happy to have Don add Baucom as a guest and is look ing forward to having him present. 1st, played one imbiber and has con sented to play I$ji the club each week, which will add much to the Rotary spirit. GIRL EXPLOSION Miss Sue Taylor of Maury, form-] erly of Farmvill*, was reported ling doing so well following -the ex plosion of a yacht at Carolina Beach la* Wednesday night in which she and a companion, George Apple white, Jr, of. Carolina Beach, re ceived second and third degree burns ?ad narrowly escaped with their lives. She is confined to James Wal ker hospital, WiBhtrigton. The disaster was to. an over loaded gas tank. The motor flooded an&Udken a backfire occurred, sparks set firs to the gas in the bilge. The couple were preparing to go to Wrightsville Beach with a crowd and were testing the motor before the othero arrived. When they were nbout 30p feet from shore, jhe boat caught fire. Applewhite rescued the girl and swam with her to the dock. daughter of and the of H. F. Seigler of New York City spent Tuesday here,.. Noises sufficient- to raise the dead will probably waft from the tfarm ville high school gymnasium Satur day The contests, for ladies awl gentle en, will be a part of the Square dance which, in turn, is put of, the carnival attractions arranged by the Kiwsnians who annually sponsor ?mrtfh an event to raise funds for their Scholarship account, from which ? I* of their professional Efi Joyner, Jr., might be test the strength Sam Lewis, Jr., thing is certain? is in ftpre for all carnival will begin-Friday and Chairman Ber^ i hi Organisation work on the member ship ewnpeifpi of the Pitt County Farm >has been t of and on Monday, ftt?Yl. ? den the capable leadership of F. P. Hendrix, membership chairman. ?'?I following ahairmwi will con duct drives In their respective com munities with the help of other farm leaden: Ayden, J. D. Cannon; Bell 1 Arthur. P. a Rasberry; Belvoir, Jul ius Parker; Bethel, W. A. House; Ca- I rolina, Mr*. Lyriia Barnhill; - Shet mainline, U C. Venters; Black Jack, Elijah Mills; Simpson, G. a Porter; Grimesland, Leslie Elks; Falkland, G. H. Pittman; Farmville, Mre. L. R. Jones; Fountain, J. L. Dozier; Green- - J ville, Mesdames Oscar Hardee and J. L. Stanley; Pactolug, Cecil Sat- . terthwaite; Grifton, Brown Hodges; Gardner's Cross Road, J. J. Edwards; Winterville, G. D. Cox and Roy Da venport. * ... v-'T : * Mr. Hondrix urges all farmers, landlords and to join Farm Bureau immediately. He requests the farmers not to wait until they are solicited, but to pay dues to the com munity chairmen or mail dues to the Pitt County Farm Bureau Office, Greenville. _ * ! Farm Bureau doesn't cost but it jsji. I;; How much is it worth to you? Methodist Sunday School Workers Will Meet In Rocky Mt * .y Bishop W. W. Peele of Richmond, V?l, Bishop fa Charge of the North Carolina Conference of the Metho dist Church, has announced a meet ing- of the pastors and Sunday School workers of the North Carolina Con ference to take place fat the Flint Methodist Church, Rocky Mont, est Thursday, Sept 18, begfanfag at 10 o'clock. The purpose of the meeting is to make plans for the special emphasis on Church School enrollment and at tendance fa connection u*h the Ou ssde for Christ, the nation-wide pro gram. of the Methodist Church. Prominent among the leaders will be Dean Harold A. Bos ley, of the Duke Divinity School, who will give the noon-hoar inspirational address. Dean Befaey has just come to Duhe University fmra Mt Vcrnm Place Methodist Church, Baltimore, Md. The dining' address will be given by Bishop Peele and ajouHnaent will be reached by %80 in the afternoon. Rev. E. R. Clegg, pastor of the Farmville Methodist Church, plans to attend the meeting. ' ?? ' - ' ?'... ; _ GIRL SCOUT ACTIViTIRS ' -? Troops 2 and 4 held a pionic at the bom* of the leader of Troop 2, Mrs. B. T. Williams, Thursday afternoon. The girls of Troop 2 initiated 11 for ?w Brownies and Sandra Wain wright into Intermediate Girl Scout ing. Ping pong and other games were played prior to serving of the supper which ? consisted of assorted sand wiches, cookies and drinks. Manh mellows were roasted and group singing enjoyed* around the Jjfcm jflre. ~ Officers for Trati( 4 were selected Tuesday afternoon as fbllowa: troop leader, Faye Mewborn; secretary, Ix>u Tayloa Iurwis; treasurer, Arm Pollard. After the group waa divid ed into two patrols Clarabell Flana gan was chosen as patrol leader for .the dogwood patrol and and Martha Holmes, leader for the deer patrol. The girls-discussed ways of mak ing money to build the hut Sybil Grumpier and Aim Murphy were in itiated into the troop. Bad was chosen ss the color for ties to be used with the new uniforms. -jS | the Scout hymn closed which was attended by 17 ummbera. - gf/ Plana for the coming year at the meeting of