jg? FARMVILLE EVHWDAYJ i ? _ . ?? II ? 2? I U 2 . REGISTRATION BOOKS FOR '| MMSOIOOL MW EHRM ?SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 Farmville school district voters are being urged by member* of the school beard and others interested hi the commuunityV welfare to regtoa* now for the special election oil Satur day, October 18, which will dwjtfc) the fate of proposals to issue $200, 000 in district bonds for improve ments and to supplement the present tax levy for improvements not pos sible with the b6nd issue. Registration books are open daily, except Sunday, at the Town HalL C. M. Paylor is registrar. Saturday, October 4, is the final day voters will be registered. Atten tion is called to the fact that voters must register in order to participate in the election. Furthermore, those who register but fail to vote will be recorded as having opposed the elec tion. A majority of those who regis ter must be obtained before the pro posals will be carried out Chief among the items for which the $200,000 will be expended is a new colored school. The present has outlived its usefulness and the situation has reached the point that something must be done. A 16-room 'building has been planned, which will require between $100,000 and $150, m 000. Improvements badly needed at the white school include lighting equipment for the school and sur rounding grounds; repairs and im provements to the plumbing system; floor coverings of rubber tracking or asphalt tile; concrete or asphalt drive with parking facilities for school buses; acquisition of playgrounds and athletic field nearer the school and a teacherage. It is generally agreed that mem bers of the school board will have^to "perform feats of legerdemain if they are to accomplish all of these pro jects with $200,000. Second proposal is to supplement the 35-cent levy now in effect with an additional 15 cents for services which will generally raise the stand ard of the school. The 15-cent levy may be used to secure the services of a commercial teacher, a public school music teacher, a band leader, a full time coach and athletic direc tor, adavarie janitor service and for any activity not already included in the state school program. Based am a district variation of $6,000,*00, trie proposed levy will provide $6,000 annually 'for educa tional purposes. Members of the school board have planned a financing program by which they can retire the proposed $200,000 band issue on the .35-cent rate now in effect This plan is bes ed on the fact that tha district is now paying en bonds which will be retired in a eastpri of year*. The new bonds wfll be dated to begin mater ing w^sn trie old ansa are retired, j How trie money will be spent and how the bonds will be issued an questions for the fntare. Trie im port&nt thing now is to then to vete. PiPy^'i The saeend birthday of Troop 2 Girl limds. vu observed with < . partyjjiT?sisjr afternoon si tin ; home of the leader, Mrs. R. T. WH I liams. The eaks, decorated in th< Scout colors of crest sad white an served Shiatej' Nawtma was named head a the QfrMhal ' petrol and^ Barhari Greene was chosen petrol leader fo the ItodBoro petroL Jean Moor was named scribe and Carolyn Roe buck, tronaurer. Plana for the coming year wer discussed with the i duied being the mother and < sapper. j> '\i: i The golden rod was troop crest by members May SSfi-t# ' At The Rotary Club Paul Swell ni la charge of the regnua at the regular Salary meet ing Tuesday sight aad turned the program oyer to John B. Lewie, who ?poke on the needs of, and how to cope with, or take care of I3w -local colored school building to meet pros it-day requirements. The sanita tion facilities are inadequate. The fire hazard is very serious, because of improper facilities to fight fire in the present locality at the school, Irvin Morgan also spoke of the dilapidated condition of the colored school building. He pointed out that the rotem af ^armville would hare the opportunity to vote for th? 1150,000 hand issue en October 18, to be used for the construction, of a new, colored school building and $50,000 for improvements on the local high school building for white children. More details regarding the bond is sue will be found elsewhere in the Farmville Enterprise. Arch Flanagan also made some timely remarks kt regards to the con ditions that exist in the colored school. | Dr. J. M. Mewborn spoke of the lack of opportunity in the school be cause ef Inadequate space and grounds to provide the jlored chil dren with proper school activities. The present site is too remote and Manly Liles drew the attendance! prize. Visitors were Joe Terry, Franklin, Ky., and 0. C. Stewart, Orlando, Fla. Thumb-Nail Sketches Of Farmville Folks MRS. CHARLES & EDWARDS (By Elisabeth May) Two years ago she was serving Uncle Sam in the Army Nurses corps. Today Mrs. Charles S. Ed wards has more than a year's experi ence in housekeeping. Her service in the nursing corps began in April, 1944, after gradua tion from the Carolina General Hos pital School of Nursing. In Septem ber of that year she was sent to the European theater whore ske worked for a year in France. ?Among her impressions of the French were that they have few morals, caused to a great extent by the dire need for food and clothing. any of the people wore garments that most Americans would not con sider usable for everyday wear. The -French women, she asserts, wore en jticely tee much make-up and had a ! I On. of her favorite pastimes* playing bridge when she was off '{dst* Net only did it keep the nurses occupied but it helped them keep their minis off net receiving mail regularly. After returning to the States ght was stationed at Fort until her discharge in fSPISp 1 Smithfield where shs most of her life, Mrs. Ed former Eula Maye Saw part time nursing at the County hospital until her to Charles Edwards August 194& Since that time she hat her home in Farmville when she takes part in the Junior Woman'? dvte clubs than doer attending nursing w ???????? a - ? - - - a student for two yean fcristian college In in the .A. Wilson is her : lrmftl AH y Realizing that the backing of local folks was entirely responsible for t*e success of hia dub's aneual scholar ship carnival, President Alex Allen of the ?47-48 school year: Senior class?Aaron Tyson, presi dent; Alan Parker, vice-president;! Lola Gray Kemp, secretary; Betty | Boss Wilkeieon, treasurer. Junior class?Robert Rollins, pres ident; Elsie May, vice-president; Ha ael Tyson, recording secretary; Ruth Moore, corresponding secretary; Hel en Thomas, treasurer. Sophomore class ? BJllie Russell, president; Den Satterthwaite, vice president; Jean Ems, esthete ry; Pa tricia Corbett, treasurer. Freshman class ? James Thome, president; Gayle Flanagan, secre tary; Charlotte. Mosley, treasurer; Bohert Pollard, reporter; Ruth Ty A WARDED VICTORY MEDAL ABOARD Has PRINCETON I |& W. Parks, cook, first class, USN, husband of Vanderioano Parks of Farm vide, has been: awarded the World War U Victory Medal in cere hdd aboend the aircraft. car rier USS BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT - Mr..and Mm C. J. Howell of Frost reef, Fla., announce 4he Rrth of a on, Charles Lee, Sunday?- Sept. 7, a a Lake Wales hospital. Mm is well is the former Miss Mary idee Harris of Ftamrville. TO Mrs. J. M. Hobgood will be on* ?f to comet the aitua t. i o ni,: with or without Security Coun it did l**t year?* more judicious tie* of the Big- Ftre unanimity provision. v"7. Y But no one with any knowledge of the backfound of the situation .ex pects that the .veto will be eliminated or revised. Simple troth is that Rua eia is not the only member si the Big Five that wants the veto retain ed. The Palestine situation offers an >port unity for the General Aasem bly. * It has been recommended by a special commission that the Holy land be partitioned into separate Jewish and Arab states. The prob lem that will confront the Assembly is to accept or reject the report. If it deddro on the former, it will face the onerous task of compelling the Arab and Jewish .disputants to bow to its authority. The Zionists have indicated their willingness to accept the major pro visions of the partition reommendaJ tions while the Arab states have r* iterated their opposition to any plan which envisages a separate Jewish state in the Holy Land. On the other hand, there are many UN observers who feel that the Arab# might be to take |jfP ?i# they could I res and guarantees from powers, The important subject of back "to the i little 1 lock tS of State Department of MPfriculture activities, with emphasis an the State Credit Union, was given Monday night at the Kiwenia club by Kobert Graham of Raleigh, who directs work of the union wider the supervWsa ef Commissioner of Ag riculture y-irr Scott. on the program as the of John Council Parker, Mr. cited way* in which the de ; protects citisens of North Carolina from manufacturers and packer* who would not (top at put ting'inferior goods on the market. The elgfc waa pleased to have aa its honor guoato three high school stu dents?Jay Flanagan, BOle John son and Ann Vandiford, to whhm Frank Allen presented medals donat ed by the club to pupils showing most improvement during the last school year. The medals were to have been presented at commence ment but the club was unable, to get them at that time. The importance of the forthcoming school bond election was discussed briefly by Supt Sam D. Bundy and will be considered in detail Monday light, when Be mice Turnage will have charge of the program. Alao briefly mentioned was the carnival, bald Sept. 19-20. Berniee Tmmage, who heeded tike steering committee and served as general chairman, reported that the club netted almort $1,000. President Alex AHen'enpieesnd hie appreciation for Bernice's excellent leadership and the work of the steering committee, as well as the cooperation of the indi vidual members. O. C. Stewart of Orlando, Fla, was the guoCVef Lonis Williams. Welfare Department Makes Annual Report] Some significant social changes em contained to toe 'annual report K. T. Futtrell, Pitt csOnty's superin tendent of puMic welfire, made to tbe County. Commissioners and Board of Public Welfare on September 1. The report showed it different persons during the year were given supervision on' phrole from prison with a monthly average of 48. Three persona were revoked for falling to have good conduct and work records j and were returned to prison. J County financial participation on patients to the State Sanatorium numbered 47 with a monthly average of 28. It was significant to note of the 47 patienta, only eight of this ruber were to the Sanatorium ail 12 months. ^ " Labor certificates issued for min ors under 18 yean entering public iployment numbered 194 during the year. Investigation and reports oa men tal patients either entering to or out oh probation from the State Hospital numbered 88 for tto 'year. ^ ^ ^ _inaal "report dealt with service to '224 individual, children. Many of theae were sards of the Juvenile [CM* and eadrr order of D. T. House, Jr., judge. Of the total dure. A goodly number were the corrective health program for correction of phys^ha^eaps.^^ programs shewed Old Age Assist 288 with lie Kmlvrev awk?mn?l Qfi *aaee VeM cancelled, 61 of who* died during the year. An average grant of * '4.tt paid to iU people. Eighty seven " made for Aid to MPP* 61 bp proved and 84 cases closed, with average of 90 tor the rear. The l^ftoiiyttaa 1 to the blind was tor to are W. W. Eagles of MaochofteM. president of th? North CMka Farm Banco, says that domrfte oil the clamor about Ugh prices for farm pndaeta, "the farmers' Jfe* in the total United States income in lfttt mas less than 10" per cent." 1 " Annpplinv oll^\nf snnnert al Appcail UJ5 TOT nH'Oul support OI , the current Farm Bureau campaign tor 100,090 members in the State to. "insure a sound agricultural program for the future," Eagles said: "the tif. S. Department of Com merce's 'Survey of Currant Business,' s study of major sources of income, shows agricultural income for the na tion last year at 9.6 per cent, com pared with 21.3 per cent for masui- '* facturtog payrolls, 26.8.per cent for trades and services, and 17 per cent for those receiving income from Fed eral, State and local governments." Eagles said the roast ahead for ag- _ riculture, one of the nation's chief industries, employing nearly 10 per cent of the total population, is going to be difficult, especially for south em agriculture. Farmers of the ? South, he added, face an uphill battle , to keep price support and acreage al lotments, for many agricultural people in other parts of the nation have no immediate need for such "income safeguards," and therefore are not inclined to fight for them. F'; "While agricultural income was the smaHsst piece in the country's in- - come pie," he said, "farming scored a gain as a source of income from 1940 to 1946. The share that agri- ; cultural income ..gepresents in the United States' total income increased 2.6 per cent from 1946 to 1946, while gates for other major Manufacturing pay rolls, one par cent; trade and service 1.4 per cent, and Govern- . meat payrolls, 4:6 per cant." North Carolina farmers cannot af ford to wait to show their determina tion to aseors their tremendous in of time, labor .and money declared. They must organ to their fullest strength right now, he continued, if they hope to 1948, when the diraet fits of the Steagall amendment and the current Commodity C^wfit Cor poration appropriation for support of v tobacco prises will sad. Eagles urged every farmer to the State to jein the.fhrm Bureau, the largest farm organization in the nation, during the present drive. He added that without organization farmers are alike SwSP jftsita in a hard-headed, economic world that wHl not wait tor any group to pro sent its claim tor recognition. Peanut Be Set Before Referendum Is Held * I : B?fo item keting quotes sad acreage allotments Before Pitt county peanut vote on -whether there Will be mar for the next three yean, they will be notified what their 1948 allotments will be. This assurance was given by J. V. Taylor, chairman of the County Ag ricultural Conservation Committee. "This will give each producer a chance to decide whether he has re ceived his fair share of the county allotment before the referendum is ? wL:r? should have received i which they are asked to ghre their past acreages and other necessary information. "It is very important," ?the chairman said, "that each pro ducer return his questionnaire by -Oct 1, so the county committee caa inform him of his allotment and put his name on the list of eligible voters before &? nay be is not on the one Who has not of acreage be in 1960