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FARMVILLE JOINS REST OF
COUNTY IN VOTING BONDS
FOR NEW PITT HOSPITAL
207 In This Precinct
In Favor Of Getting
State, Federal Funds
Pitt county citixana Tuesday voted
overwhelmingly in fnvor of
$361,000 'in bonds for the
tion of n new 140-bed, $900,000 hos
pital. The Federal government is
contributing $300,000 to ths project,
and the State is chipping in $249,000.
Returns from all except four small
precincts in the county showed that
2,706 were in favor of ths pton. In
these precincts, 3400 had registered.
Since the vote was "against ths reg
istration," those who ramghmd away
from the polls are recorded as being
opposed to the project
Two hundred and eleven of the 296
who registered la Farmville partici
pated in the referendum, with 207
voting for and four against the bond
issue.
A proposal for an nmmai levy of
five cents on oach $100 valuation of
tsTsblo property for the hospital met
with approval of 190 Parmville vot
Thumb-Nail Sketches
Of Farmville Folks
MRS. HERBERT E. HART
(By Elisabeth May)
T have always liked languages,"
?ays Mrs. Herbert E. Hart, who has
taught Spanish, French or English
for IS years in Georgia end North
Carolina schools. En with all the
attention required by her eight
months oM sen, Bert, she still finds
time to teach languages to private
pupils. Her interest in languages
gipw after dw had studied them for
two years in high school so die pur
sued them throughout her courses at
PfedmoA college, Demorest, Gsu, and
at the University of North Garolina,
Chapel Hill, and later took a year of
graduate work in this field.
The former Marguerite.(Pat) Mc
Kianey of Dublin, Ga, she came to
Fsmrville in IM1 to
Then asked how she
the nickname Pat, she
that her brother gave it to
when she was small because he,
thought that Marguerite
too formal for a girl who
liked to play caps and robbers,
boy and Indians and climb trees.
A native of Lauras, & C, Mrs.
Hart and her family moved to
Ga^ where they lived until dte
r college.
One summer she and 49 school
tour, sponsored by Piedmont college,
which took them through 18 steles
to ^bidi tforV** to
This trip was only the be
ef
of which was a visit to South
hslMfttoi
Ugh
to observe foreign cuetssns, nee the
language of the
add to her collection of costume je
welry. One of the i
about the trip was
A tour ox
poatpaoed when the war broke oat
After attending the Unirenity of
North Car
an A. B. Jagiea in edncatkm, Mra.
?art taught for two ran and
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At The Rotary Club
Joe Joyner was in charge of the
program at the Rotary club Tuesday
night He presented Sam D. Bundy
who introduced John L. Johnson,
coach of Farmville high school.
Mr. Johnson made his talk on
changing the stylr and mode of play
in sports of today and told gf the
opportunity that boys and girls have
to take part in sports. He noted that
games train the mind as well as the
body and instill the proper sports
manship in each participant Coach
Johnson brought out the fact that
Farmville is somewhat handicapped
by lack of ground for all the various
activities. A baseball field, two or
more volley ball courts, s football
field and tends courts are needed.
He also pointed out that it takes
time to build and develop a winning
Mr. Bundy concluded the talk by
bringing out the fact that it takes
moral as well as financial support
from the fane of Farmville. If the
fans cannot attend all the games,
they can show a fins spirit by buy
ing season tickets and, if possible, at
tending all games played at home.
Paul Ewell won the attendance
prise.
Visitors were Mr. Bundy, Mr.
Johnson and Rev. E. W. Holmes, who
was a guest of George W. Davis.
4-H POULTRY SHOW
Ten 4-H Club members, contest
ants in the Seen, Roebuck 4-H pool
try chain, entered exhibits of 12 pul
lets each in a poultry show staged on
the Snow Hill court house lawn Sat
urday afternoon. September 13.
Pulletc were judged by C. F. Par
rish and T. T. Brown, Extension
poultrymen, and a spirited auction
sale climaxed the event of the after
noon. #
Blue ribbon pens of pullets were
shown by Billy Sugg and Peery
Sugg, whose birds sold for $3.86 and
$3.50 each. 120 Barred Rock and
New Hampshire. Red Birds in the sale
averaged $2.86 per bird.
Club members exhibiting pullets
competed for $106 prize money giv
en by the Sears, Roebuck Fowls
tion. Blue ribbon winners: Billy Sugg
of Maury, and Peery Sugg of Snow
Hill club. They reecived $20 each as
prize money.
Red ribbon winners received $10
prize money. They were Lewis Bar
row, Snow Hill; Esther Beaman,
Walstonburg: and Yvonne Meeks of
Maury.
White ribbon winners receiving $7
as prize money were. A. L. Moye and
Comolia May, Maury dub; Richard
Tugwell, Walstonburg; Jean West
end Miriam Barrow of Snow Hill..
The pullets were purchased by J.
H. Potter, J. C. Moye and J. C. Her
ring of Snow Hill; S, L. Walston of
Snow Hill, Route IT Alton Mewborn.
Hill, Route 8; H. & Beddard,
HOI, Route 1, end Billy Sugg,
owner of one of the blue ribbon pens
of pullets.
These projects were ?started in
March, when each club
given 100 chicks. Tig
the direction of Rose
home agent, end J. W.
Grant, assistant county agent
Veterans Of Foreign
Wars Make Plans To
Construct Club House
The Burnette-Rouse Poet No. 9681,
of Foreign Wars, met loot
night, Sept. 11, and enjoy
delightful barbecue supper.
The post welcomed into its fold a
itenan who is still in service, Tech.
Sgt. William (Bill) Russell, now sta
tioned fat Puerto Rioo> Sgt. Russell
stated that he would like very much
to be a member of -the post in his
home town, even though he could not
attend the meetings.
Tha post voted to meet the fourth
Thursday night in every month and
to have the meeting in the form of a
supper. Heretofore, the veterans
have been meeting twice a month.
It was decided that the post would
organize a ritual team whose mem
bers would assist in conducting fun
erals of veterans killed overseas
whose bodies are' -returned to this
country for burial. Marvin Hinson
and Claude Tyson were appointed as
oo-chairmen of this project at a pre
vious meeting. The war department
has approved the post's application
for 10 Army rifles for use in these
services.
The poet is also in need of a bug
ler. If there is anyone in this area
who is or has been a bugler and can
blow taps, it is requested that he get
in touch with Commander R. R. New
ton, Jr., Marvin Hinson or Claude
Tyson.
At their nekt meeting. Sept 26,
members will decide upon the type of
building they will construct and also
will decide upon its location.
Enrollment forms for the National
War Memorial were signed by the
members present. The completed
blanks will be forwarded to Wash
ington, D. C.
Quartermaster Paul Allen made his
quarterly report which showed the
excellent financial condition of the
post. The organization received $822
as its share of proceeds of the carni
val held here the week of Aug. 26.
BASEBALL PLAT-OFF
The Farmville baseball club will
meet South Edgecombe in the Tar
bo ro stadium tomorrow (Saturday)
afternoon at 3 o'clock in the first
play-off game. The two teams will
meet here Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Several lady fans entertained the
Farmville players Saturday night at.
a fried chicken supper at Tugweli's
cafe.
MARKET GOES ON 4-HOUR
SELLING DAT, SEPT. 22
The Farmville tobacco market, al
though not up to its record high of
1846, ia-still maintaining its average
along with the rest of the belt, ac
cording to an announcement by Sales
Supervisor Oscar Hoffman.
Part of the blame for the prevail
ing prices rests with the low grade
tobacco offered during the past week
on local warehouse floors. This was
due to unfavorable weather at trans
planting time. Later blue mold and
excessive rains handicapped the crop.
The Farmville iHkrket, through
September 15, averaged $40.60. Total
poundage was 6,527,064, for a dollar
value of $2^402^76.18.
Warehousemen expect the grade of
tobacco to improve as the season
progresses. Avenges will go up a
iong with quality. ?
Beginning Monday, September 22,
the selling time will be reduced to
four hours daily per set of buyer*,
in line with an agreement reached
prior to the market opening.
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NCEA Head Reports
41
Mrs. Herman Baker," president of
the Pitt comity unit of lite North
Carolina Education Association, and
Mrs. Koma L. Walker, secretary and
? ?Mended the Local Unit
Conference, sponsored by
the NCEA, and the National Educa
tion Association which held an in
formative and inspirational meeting
at Catawha College, Salisbury, Sept.
8, ? and 7.
Friday night at 8 o'clock, the
to order by A. C
president, NCSA,
steaded to the
by Dr. Donald C. Dearborn,
College, and Miss
Melon Jenkins, president, Salisbury
Mrs. Stella J. Price ol
Winston Salem led the group sing
ing for
of the first program was
by Dr. Ralph McDonald,
of
for education, if the state 011I7 want
ed to* do so.
Saturday morning, a panel dis
cussion was conducted on "The Local
Unit in Action." Miss Ethel Perkins,
NCEA executive secretary, presided
1 Saturday afternoon, Paul Reid,
controller. State Board of Education,
gave facts about the public schools.
He declared that North Carolina was
ninth in the nation in percentage of
income spent for schools and thus
wee making the ninth greatest effort
in the country to support its school
system. He concluded his address
with these words: "I do not claim
that we have adequacy of finance for
our public schools in North Carolina,
do I claim that North Carolina
than she is do
I have
facts which I
I and authentic*
at 7:80 at
villa Baptist Church. The
hour will ba entitled, "The Minele
of Miracles." Than will be a
service with visualised hymns, and
choice colored slide views will
be thrown on the screen. Two well
known hymns, "Savior, Like a Shep
herd Lead Us," and "Come Holy
Spirit, Heavenly Dove," will be
by, soloists.
Fon H. Seofield of Wake Forest,
secretary of the department of visual
education, radio and publicity, of the
North Carolina Baptist Convention,
will direct the service.
| Rev. E. W. Holmes, pastor at the
Baptist Church, will have as his ter
mor. topic at the morning worship
hour, "Those That Stay By jjfe
Stuff."
WALSTONBURG MEN'S CLUB
FETES FACULTY MEMBERS
The Walstonburg Community Men's
club held its regular monthly meet
ing Tuesday night, Sept. 9, at the
?Walstonburg school. This being La
dies' night, the school faculty, mem
bers of the school .board, their wives,
and B. L. Davis, superintendent of
Greene county schools, were special
guests.
A delicious barbecue supper was
served by Frank Dail -end Fitxhugh
McKeel, with the able assistance of
Miss Grey Woriey and her home eco
nomics class.
Speaker of the evening was Supt.
Davis, who was introduced by J. R.
Peeler, school principal. Hie subject
of his talk was "Hie School Tri
angle," consisting of the faculty,
students, parents and patrons of the
school community.
In his talk, Mr. Davis pointed out
that success m the educational pro
grant could not be achieved without
the success of parents, students and
faculty members. He added that
no community can have a good
school unless the people of the com
munity want a good school;
ORGAN IS INSTALLED
IN EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The Hammond organ, presented to
Emmanuel Episcopal Church as a
gift by families honoring present and
former members of the congregation,
and as a memorial to. loved ones
"gone before," was installed Thurs
day of this'week by the 'Stephenson
Music Co., of Raleigh.
A consecration service with a re
cital program by' Stephenson's Mr.
Seymour, organist, of Durham, will
be held in October.
D. A. R. NOTICES
The Major Benjamin May chapte,
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, will meet October 8 with Mrs.
E. B. Beasley, Sr., of Fountain, Mrs.
W. C. Holston, Mrs. G. A. Rouse and
Mrs. T. C. Tunnage as hostesses in
the chapterhouse.
The eighth district meeting of this
organization will be held in Wilson
at the Woman's club October 1 at 11
o'clock in the morning. The Thomas
Hadley chapter of Wilson will be the
hostess.
A Dutch luncheon will be served;
members are asked to notify Miss
Clyde Deans, 1181 West Nash street,
Wilson, if they plan to attend.
FATE CORBETT HEADS
NEW ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
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The Farmville High School Ath
letic Association was organized .sev
eral days ago and has made plans to
carry on the athletic program as a
student activity. Officers elected
were as follows: Fa ye Corbett, presi
dent; Sydney Carraway, vice-presi
dent; Betty Rose Wilkenco, secre
tary; Dewey Hathaway, treasurer.
Cheerleaders elected were Faye Cor
bett, Joyce Corbett, Janet Staasill,
Jean Baker and Dot Hathaway. Sea
son tickets were distributed among
some of the members and the sale of
tickets for the football season start
ed. Adult tickets, good for all home
games, ore $2.00; children's tickets
are $1.
The first scheduled game hi Farm
ville win be played this afternoon
(Friday) at 8 o'clock on the athletic
field near the Country club. Fly
mouth will furnish the opposition.
SC&OOL L
Letters sent
school children
payments for lunches met with good
About 125 pupils have
? which can be
of a week or
that tickets
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HEStf
The Pitt County
tal
by Dr. Hemmiingway and Dr. Gai
rattan of Bethel in the Bethel Rotary
club, Thursday evening.
"Fluorine Content of the Water
Supply In Relation to Dental Decay"
was discussed by Dr. Frank Harris
of FartniHQIe.
Dr. J. M. Mew born, president of
the organisation, and Dr. Harris
were Farmrille members who attend
ed.
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MRS. W. K. FULFORD NEW
PRESIDENT FARMVILLE
DEMONSTRATION CLUB
Mm. W. E. Fulford wu elected
president of Karmville Home Demon
stration club Thursday at the
first fall meeting in the clubhouse on
the Fountain highway. Other new
officers chosen' were Mm. W. R. Hin
son, vice president, and Mm. W. J.
Baker, secretary and treasurer.
Mm. Fred Longford, county home
demonstration agent, assisted by
Mm. W. R. Hinson, gave a demon
stration qn the nlew fall wearing ap
parel and accessories, exhibiting
clothing from Farmville stores.
Stressing style changes, Mm. Lang
ford made suggestions for adapting t
clothing now on hand and showed
changes that might be made by the
addition of accessories.
Mrs. J. R. Lewis, president, presid
ed over the meeting which opened
with the singing of "We Believe in
Our State," Allowed by thp collect
Plans were made for the club to
sponsor a booth at the Pitt county
fair and Mrs. C. G. Morgan was
named chairman of the fair commit
tee which is composed of Mm. Hin
son, Mrs. Roy Bowling, Mrs. Fulford
and Mm. Dorothy Baker.
Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. B. R. Fields
described the New York trip taken
during the summer by. a group of
Pitt county club members.
Mm. Hinson and Mrs. Lewis' spoke
about Farm and Home Week held re
cently at State college in Raleigh.
The group pledged itself to fill
discarded handbags and purses with
thread, needles, and other sewing ne
cessities, cosmetics, soaps and vari
ous small articles to be sent to
women overseas who need them bad1
ly and are unable to purchate them.
A contest was conducted with Mrs.
Dorothy Baker being the winner.
Mm. Bennett Tyson and Mrs. S. F.
Hobgood, hostesses, served sandwich-,
es, cookies, nuts and iced drinks in
the social period.
PTA MEETS THURSDAY;
SEPT. 25, AT 3 O'CLOCK
The Parmville Parent-Teacher As
sociation will hold its lint meeting
of the 1947-48 session Thursday,
Sept. 25, at 8 o'clock in the school
auditorium.
All parents dad patrons of the
school are cordially invited.
Mrs. R. T. Williams, president, an
nounces that after the meeting an
informal reception in honor of the
teachers will be held in the high
school lunchroom and Miss Ruth Par
ker will be in charge.
The program chairman, Mrs. J. B.
Joyner, announced that a musical
program by pupils of Miss Anne Lee
Jones and Mrs. W. E. Joyner's sixth
grades will be presented as the main
feature of the program.
Announcements and discussion of
the coming school election will also
have a prominent part on the pro
gram. The PTA will begin securing
memberships next week. Last year
the membership was 603, the highest
of any PTA in the state. That feat
can be accomplished again.
The annual membership fee is 26
cents. It may be sent to the school ?
teacher by the children.
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meeting of the Kiwanls club.
Hubert Joyner, who had charge of
whose talk was extremely timely
since
u -chafc - A*a?tltf'Pu<?ti?ai
Week." Hinted thatAmericans are
the
of the earth, the
and generou?|"
Mr. Browning's definition of
neighbor in safety is one who Jl
bis hands in such ways as administer
ing artificial respiration or roodering
help in time of need, and one who
thinks clearly when driving or When
doing something that might injure
others unlets it is properly carried
out
Members of the Farmville school
faculty were also guests of tire dub
and welcomed by President Alex Al
len and Supt. Sam D. Bundy, a'club
member.
Miss Annie Perkins and Mr. Bart
Smith were also guests.
IV ALSTON BURG LEGION POST
DISCUSSES PLANS FOR HUT
The Walstcnhnrg Post No. 332 of
the American Legion held its regular
nonthly meeting Friday night in the
unchroom of the Walstonburg high
school.
A delicious barbecue supper war
mjoyed by those present. The sujfper
va8 served by ladies of the auxiliary.
Commander -Hansy Burch called
he meeting to order and Treasurer
raraes Shackelford made a very fa
vorable report. Various means were
iiscuased whereby funds could be
raised for the construction, of a Le
rion hut. It was finally decided that
he poet would sponsor a Negro min
strel fai the near futfcfifp
A collection was taken for the
purpose of helping the school with
its subsidizing program. The final
rount was $86, tableing the discus
don and collection until the October
neeting. \
MAGICIAN WILL BE FEATURE
KIWANIS CARNIVAL SHOW
V.
Sam D. Buody, chairman of the
?Ciwanis gide show which will be fea
tured at the carnival here Friday and
Saturday, announces that an added
ittraetion has been obtained for the
ihcw. Howard, the magician, or
The Mail Who Enchants , and Be
holders," has been; secured and will
ie billed as the main attraction on
Saturday night at the minstrel show.
Special music will be billed for the
performance Friday night.
A moving picture has been added
is another feature attraction for the
?hildren. In one'of the classrooms at
the gymnasium, a real plcturt show
with a 1# mm. projector will present
sound pictures of Mickey Mouse' car
toons and comedy attractions. It wi}l
lie a picture show of fun and enter
tainment for the adults as well as
the children. "^5* * II
LANG'S YOUTH FELLOWSHIP
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
The following new officers of the
Lang's Methodist Youth Fellowship
were elected Friday night: Billy Ful
ford, president; Ray
ident; Reba Gob
Louise
Cash,
was selected as adult counselor.
in
the need
ty to beg
better health
ed the need of hospital teciTtiec and
ZSIZZr*"?*"" *
Under the leadership of J. W
Grant and Hose McLean, Katie Prid
gren and Robert Parker gave a short
synopsis of 4-H activity and expan
sion in the county.
WU1 Rogers, ??-*-nt StaU tecn
iSt2^TJ-brirfly ** totaeco
the to Wo*
strong milife
<*? overcome.
coun* tor lead the way toe,inSrtpT
wg the State to secure 100,000 mem
bers, which stnmgth is ^wtaiiU y
needed to speak and be heard before
the next*$jjhgreas writes a new term
program.
X PearsaU' speaker of the
gssyatns&?
talks ever heard by a group of
Greene county farmers. He began
his remarks by saying, "Farmers like
|" fi*r K??PS are first Interested
? their financial security." He con
tinued by enumerating the many ad
vantages which we have received
through organised efforts with the
Farm Bureau.
Mr. Pearsall expressed the belief
that m his opinion farmers in North
Carolina have two very important
question. to answer for themselves.
we continue to 'cesitrol
production? Second, will we continue
support prices? He stated that the
farmers must answer these qpaeetions
for themselves Farmers have eajoy
?d *.iniat prosperous period of time
farming with a tobacco control pro
gram and now with a support price
of 90% of parity or around 40 cents
per pound for tobacco. These bene
fits will continue if the farmers will
organise strong enough to have their
desires made a reality.
Pearaall called upon farmers to
give some thought to diversifying
their terming activity. "If we don't
consider this forward step, we will
wake up and find our term incomes
being cut entirely too m?h," he said.
TTie farmers of North' Carolina
can h?lp themselves tremendously If
they will give serious thought to the
problems before them," Pearsall said.
"The way in which they can better
these problems is through oi
tion, and the Farm Bureau
ideal unit through which
may express themselves am
*?* help adv&noe their
W. W.; Eagles, president of
Norfc Carolina Farm Bureau,
present and called for a conct.._
action on the part of farmers of
Greene county. Having just retum
f!S? ***** ' the Ameri
their hands to assure retentfofrf the
price support and acreage
programs beyond 1948. '
The Farm Bureau barbecue, which
W]
of indiv
ber&liip vt?? irovmw *umx tne D&rbe
<n? supper would be served cat Fri
day, Sept. 26, at 6 o'clock in the
Slow Hill high school building
Heaac take jihtiee?-come to the
? on September 26, and dont
havent^renewed your
'MO Farm*"
re turned '
showed in
' many workers; h
f 2369, Greene
from the goal.
State Welfare Board Makes
I If the salesmen at your door ap
peal* to you to buy hi* magazines or
other merchandise because he is
blind or crippled and needs help hi
raising money for an operation or
medical treatment, think twice before
you reach for your puree. Many
people are making direct appeals by
exploiting the sympathy of well per
for handicapped individual, or
the sympathy of adults for extreme
ly young salesmen. , A*
T7I _ ? w n ^ 1 TrAawi rt^_ J ., ? _ _ 1 I i T.
* Oa SCVCI81 ?.?p Cci t&in piiDiiBn
ing or magazine subscription firms
have exploited crippled pereos
the North Carolina public by
V* 'iWzSfi.
imum
dividual to make fit appeal to
him aecuie funds to
NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN
BY FARMVILLE 4-H CLl
held at