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DELAYED BY BAD WEATHER,
SANTA CUtIS WILL APPEAR ON
FARRYHJI STREETS TODAYl
Inclement weather Wednesday
forced cancellation of Santa daua'
scheduled visit to Farmville but the
Chamber of Commerce committee
which invited the good old fellow has
been assured that he will make his
appearance on Farmville streets
this afternoon (Friday) at 5 o'cock.
The town is all set to extend a
royal greeting to him. The streets
are decorated and merchants have
tried to outdo each other in dressing
their stores and dressing up for the
Yule season.
Despite the shortage of power that
long ago passed the acute stage,
streets have been festooned with
lights, which will be turned on soon,
and with carloads'of laurel, brought
into Farmville especially for the occa
- si on.
Stores will follow .their normal
' schedule of working hours through
Friday of next week but beginning
Saturday, and extending through
Christinas eve, they will remain open
during the evening for the conveni
ence* of those who cant get in all
their shopping during the day.
Parents from adjacent communi
ties have ~ expressed intentions to
bring their youngsters to see Santa
Claus when he visits Farmville and
it isiioped that a huge throng will be
on hand this afternoon.
A AND B DRIVERS URGED TO
TAKE RE-EXAMINATION
PRIOR TO JAN. 1
Persons whose last names begin
with A Jor B have only 17 days left
in which to renew their driving
licenses without fear of penalty.
The Motor Department announces
that out of the estimated 150,000 A
and B drivers in North Carolina, only
90,000 had thus far obtained their
new licenses.
Examinations are given in Farm
ville each Thursday and Friday by an
examiner whose headquarters have
been set up in the town hall.
Time is drawing short, and persons
* whose surnames begin, with A or B
who are caught driving after Janu
ary 1^pn an old license will be found
guilty of a misdemeanor and wi)l be
fined not less than $25.
Col. H. J. Hatcher, Commander of
the State Highway Patrol, has an
nounced that he plans to have patrol
men make spot checks along the
highways after the first of the year
for the purpose of catching delin
% quent A and B motorists. .
The A"s aad B's were given the
period beginning last January 1 and
* continuing through December. SI to
take a re-examination and obtain
new licenses, and 194 license examin
ers these placed on duty throughout
- North Carolina, to take care' of the
re-examination program.
Beginning January 1 and continu
ing through June 80, 1948, persons
whose last names begin with C and
D will be re-examined. The Motor
Vehicles Department is urging these
persons to report to their examining
stations early in the year, so as to
avoid the last minute rush that is
now prevalent with A and B drivers.
- All licenses being issued under the
re-examination program will expire
on the birthday of the licensee
the fourth year following issuance.
Licenses will not be renewed without
a complete and thorough examination
kadi time, far this way, the Depart
ment hopes to weed out the poor aad
inefficient drivers" who are likely to
' cause accidents on our highways,
A schedule for other groupe of
drivers follows:
E, F, and G?-fronj July 1 to Dec.
31, 1948.
J' *?between January
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Monday night's
At The Rotary Qub
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Milton Rason had charge of the
program at the Rotary club and pre
sented .his guest, H. A. Fisher of
Wilson, who was speaker of the
evening. V
Mr. Fisher spoke on Highway
Safety. He gave impifslve figures
of fatalities in states not having
automotive inspection, and pointed
out the noticeable .decrease in fatali
ties in the states that have put auto
inspection into effect.
Frank Williams won the attend
ance prte.
Visitors were Joe Moye, Jr., guest
of Plato Bass and Russell Wood of
Wilson, also a guest of Milton
Eason.
EASTERN BELT ENDS SEASON
y WITH AVERAGE OF $43.02
Small volume and lower prices
prevailed on the 'Eastern North Car
olina flue-cured tobacco markets dur
ing the final week of the 1947 season,
report the United States and the
North Carolina Departments of Agri
culture.
Grade averages showed losses
ranging from 11.00 to 49.00 and the
general average fell to $28.69, or
$6-67 below last week's season low
of $88.28. Leaf grades were down
$1 to $8. Smoking leaf averages
were off $1 to $6 and cutters lost $1
and $2. Lugs were hit hardest?de
creasing from $1 to $9 per hundred.
A few gains occurred chiefly in beet
thin nondescript.
Offerings for the week consisted
mainly of common to fair -leaf, low
to good stroking leaf and .non
descript. Unsound sad damaged to
bacco appeared in much larger quan
tities and composed about 20% of the
Bales.
'Grsss sales for the week were re
ported as 2,918,298 pounds. For the
season, total sales amounted to
483,872,006 and averaged $48.02.
Stabilization receipts' were set
ss 6% of gross sales for the week
and for the season as 10%.
Only -four markets operated dur
ing the week. Greenville ended sales
on December 3. Rocky Mount, Wen
dell and Wilson held final sales on:
December 6. I
DANIEL LEROY DAIL
Daniel Leroy Dail, Jr., 30, of Kin
ston died Wednesday morning, in
Rocky Mount hospital. Funeral ser
vices were hold at the home of his
mother, Mrs.' Lanye H. Dail, in
Fannville, Thursday afterpoon at 3
o'clock with Rev. E. R. Clegg, Farm
villa Methodist minister, officiating.
Burial followed in Hollywood
jmetery, Fannville; *
Mr. Dail had been in failing health
for the ptst year. He was associat
ed with the Export Tobacco company
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.Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Gladys
a Dail, one son, Daniel L. Dail, III,
one daughter, Theresa Ar>n, all of
Kinston; his mother, Mrs. Layne H.
Dail of Fannville; four sisters, Mis.
Allen M. 'Harris, Farmville, Miss
Jane Daft, Raleigh, Mrs. Marvin
Hurst, MsushviQe, Mrs. DiQy Tljpmp
son, Rocky Mount; ? brother, gho Is
in the Nanry sad is stationed in China.
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ATTENDING FARM MnUUV
CONVENTION IN CHICAGO
Mrs. ?Sarah Meadows, E-l, Ayden,
John W. WorthingtoiC Robert Neth
erratt, R-l, Snow Hill, and Mrs. Em
G. Kearney, R3, Snow Hill, have
ifor an analy
sis to be made of certain fields on
t?eir farms for a fertiliser and lime
for crape that will
be ptastaA Jafbase field in IMS.
and women will
morning, Dec. 12,
by special train to
Farm
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II.
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11m Junior Chamber of Commerce,
Farm vine's pewest civic giyup
one which, if property supported,
ctn be of paramount importance to
the town, will complete, ita organiza
tion tonight (Friday) at 8 o'clock at
a dinner in the Royal Grill.
Permanent officers will be
following the report of the
ing committee, the membership of
which was picked at e meeting Thurs
day night in the town hall. Serving
on this important committee rue Dr.
Frank Harris, Chester Outland, Joe
D. Jojmer, John Turner Walston and,
Vaasar Fields. W. T. (Bill) Gaud
ier is serving as temporary presi
dent and Emerson Smith as tempo-'
rary secretary-treasurer.
The constitution and by-law* were
adapted at the meeting lest Thurs
day night; tonight the charter will hi
Sponsors of the organisation
anxious to have all of the town's
civic-minded young men in the 21-38
age bracket as members of the Jun
ior chamber, which < already has -the
blessing end the sanction of the
ior group's board of directors. Dues
(pr the first quarter, $7.50, are now
payable to Secretary-Teasurer Smith.
The need for n wide-awake organi
zation of this type has been keenly
felt here and ita members are look
ing forward to rendermg a distinct
service. Emphasis has been placed
on the fact that the group will be a
stagnant, useless one; though, qaless
those joining are willing to shoulder
their share of the responsibilities and
enter enthusiastically into "projects
and activities.
An example of whole-hearted co
operation can be -seen in a scrap
paper campaign conducted by Wilaon
Jaycees. The group netted $3800,
after the paper collected had- been
trucked tp Roanoke Rapids and sold.
GIRL SCOUTS
An informal discussion about the
Freedom Train and- its documents
was participated in by the Brownies
it Jtheir meeting Wednesday after
noon. - ' -
Each member was aaksdto Mat
Christmas ornaments or trimmings
which .will be used to decorate the
tree at the Christmas party given by
the troop committee composed of
Mrs. J. M. Mewbonj, Mia. LeSoy
Rollins and & T- Williams.
After adjournment the group waa
invited to the home of the assistant
ieades, Mrs. J. R. Harris. May Torn
ige Eason and Barbara Paramo re
served fruit juice, cookies-and candy.
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LOCAL BASJU^TRALL TEAMS Ft
WJN TWO FROM CHICOD
Farmville boy* defeated
December 9 in their second victory of
the season. The Farmville boys led
st the half by a- score of 21-8. The
Final score was 63-10. Highest scor
srs for Farmville were Carson Wind- ,
i?am and Dan Satterthwaite, each
ivith 10 points. The other players in
the Farmville line up played well.
Farmville girls won their second
game, on the same night, by defeat
ing Chicod, 28-10. At the half, farm
ville girls were ahead by only two
points but they relied to an easy
victory with a fine second half rally,
lean Baker was high scorer for
Farmville with 17 points and Fays
Corbett had 7. Joyce Corhett and
Jean Bynnm each scored two poinl*
High scorer for Oaeod was Jon
with 8. Mittie Rouse, playing her
first game for Farmville, was a
stand-out at guard,
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U. D. C. t
The remembering of each of the
34 ladies at the .Confederate '
home in Fayetterilje was
at the
becca Winborne chapter of the U.
fi. C. Friday
of Mrs. Sidney Cart on the
by the
November.
fore tfct Totem-for ratification j>r re
[ It to stated that the town has been
told by the State
?ion that a couple of blocks will be
paved if curbing to installed.
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Activities Of LocaM
Church Orffcitizationftl
Mrs. A. B. Tyson, Mrs. Floyd
Rouse and Mrs. A. J. Melton were
to the Annie Perkins circle
Tuesday evening in the home of Mrs.
Mission^*?
Tyson. "World Missions" was the
topic of the program given by Mrs.
George W. .Davis who showed a mo
vie on mission work in the Philip
pines.
Scripture front Colossians was
read by Mrs. Joseph Batchelev,. de
votional leader.
SPiring
An. offering for the Lettie Moon |
mission fund amounting to appro xi
mately *60 was taken.. Alter the
regular program, Mm Davis abowod
a film abtitled '"The Night Before
Christmas." . " % ?
Ppcan pies, wafers and coffee ware
d three i
served to 17 member*, and three visi
tors,, Mis. G. X. Holden sad Rev.
and Mrs. E. W. Holmes.. Plata deco
rations were Christinas belle and
yuletide decorations wen used in the
Tyson home.?
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Mrs. A. B. Moore presided over
the December meeting of the
Woman's Missionary society Monday
afternoon when plans "were" made to
help several ppopll during the
Christmas season.
"0 Gome Afl v Ye .Faithful" was
oped as the opening hymn.
Frior to showing the film, "Go
Forth," which '? dealt with a young
man becoming a medical missionary,
Mrs, George W. Davis, program
chairman, spoke about the topic,
"Challenge for Service^"
The scripture ftudy was given by
Mrs. Lang Davis and MA. Manly.
Lilee tod in prayer. Mtos Mamie
Davis closed the meeting with pray
The hoeteases, Mi*. Ban Lewis and
Mrs. Gordon Lea, served sandwiches
In star shapes end pates iced to rep
resent packages: r Each plate held a
Christmas tree favor,
At the Baptist church Sunday
morning:, the service will em {Assise
Universal Bible Sundsy, and the ser
mon subject will be, "The One Book
for the One World." The special,
music will consist of a solo, and
uithefoi.
A Christmas program will be given
at the evening hour with pictures
and special music. Both the'junior
and senior choirs will be featured in
special numbers. Has Junior Choir
trill appeas robed for the first time.
Twenty ??* ?ii|ss will be projected
on the screen to bring the Christmas
Story, "Christ is Born."
"The stirring beanty of gorgeous
scenes and inspiring portrayals can
not be surpassed for impressing the
story of Jesus oh the mind of young
sad old." THs service will provjs a
blessing to all who will attend.
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GIRL SCOUTS
Pictures, made at the Rally day
exercises and during the Book paaads
were shown to members of Troop 4
Tuesday afternoon at their weekly
meeting. Articles to be placed in
the friendship kit were counted and
assignments made in regard to the
missing articles necessary to com
plete the kit.
Tryouts for parts for the radio
play to be given in March about the
Girl Scouts' birthday were held. Ann
Morgan, who presided, presented a
gavel to the troop.
Gatnee were played after adjourn
ment. '
*SS3T B,,fc
Of tuberculosis sesls, ?P<
by the Litoniy club, as compared
with 1689.60 raised b> the community
jflgfr yggj " ? J
|99 came from the bond ide I
Bonds are sold in $5. $10,
|fi0 denominations and a certificate!
QgPfflsstsfc?
to bed with the disease soma to
well; ethers to die. Ambitions of
many young "North Carolinians were
shattered; homes wefe broken up; ui-'
comes amounting to ^ thousands o
dollars were lost, ^
conditions tragic to the individuals asl
well ss to the communities came s-1
'bout-as a-result of tuberculosis.
[ Contributing factors to this condi
tion were ignorance, fear and com
placency. ji' .
Something can be done about
berculosis if are foitad m
early stages. The free masa X
survey to be conducted in Pitt
ty in. 1M8 will help to find
so that treatment can be started.
~ The' 1947 Christmas sdtl with its
pair of oxen is s symbol of team
W?Letters received through the mail
are returned to Greenville tbki yearl
so that aU records are kept in toe
Pitt County. Tuberculosis Associa
tion's office. The totals tor each 1
community are posted together?at I
any time information can be obtain
ed to show the stsnding of eny com-J
munity.; '
Seels are not being sold by school I
Children this year. Every one should
return his mail sale letterdireet to
Greenville with his contribution and
any seals he is unable to buy.
Any Parayille persons who failed
to get seels are urged to get to. touch
witoItoTdita M. DeViscontl, the
local charman.
Farmers Elect . _ ,
Township CoHimittees!
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, Committeemen whs will administer
the 1948 farm program in- Farmvihe
township were elected Tuesday as
growers in this township joined t
of other PHt eommunitiee In
storting their .
in? a delegate who, in turn,
-a*-*]
county committee. 1
Jesse Moye, John D. Dixon and B. ,
E. Moore were elected as pnembers of
the township committer Moye was
picked as delegate to represent Btan
ville town in Tv\
committee, now composed of J. v.|
Taylor, Ben M. Lewi end Jamie
Wilson. *''? al'1 4 . 1
The fanners voted unanimously to!
favor of continuing the peanut mar-j
keting program.
GREENE FARM NEWS *
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John Gray,. assistant extension
forester from .State college, assil
M. E. Smith, Jr., Charlotte, in mak
ing plana, to thin a 20-acre tract of
young pines on his farm in Speight's
Bridge township on December 1. The
stand of trees hi this tract is too
thick and Mr. Smith is planning to
eta the undesirable trees, 'which have
been marked, and sell as pulpwood.
This will leave him a good staq
of growing trees fnd, future timber.
I Joe Herring, R-3, Snow Hill, had a
flock of 160 Buff Orpingtons rang
ing in age from one year to six years
old. Mr. fierring was getting about
20 eggs each day from hit fioek.
This flock of binds was culled and
only 86 good, hens left, which easbles
Mr. Herring 'to save nearly one-half
on his feed bill end he is getting f?
many eggs as before.
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CANCER SOCIETY LEADERS
HAVE MEETING IN RALEIGH
To launch the most
attack ever waged against cancer in
Nofth 'Carolina, Mrs. Helehe Higgs
other leaders in the
over the state in Raleigh
??Hkl
on Friday, December 6.
SsThe group "
information
duce from
number of
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with its ten
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At Tiie Ktranla Gab
t wete
bf Jim Hockaday,,
the program. and
mniilitii to iphi
wilting 1U0 with six nine*. The
anaymr: 99 99/99. -^Qtc&'fcgg
The meeting Monday night wiH be
toned into an open town discussion
concerning the chib'a week end the
activities. Snggeattons win be wei
comed from members whs have been
eafced to/take the meeting seriously
and submit any pcupoeala they think
would benefit the Club and communi
ty.
Items of Interest from
Ballard's
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The Presbyterian Vemm'i auxili
ary will meet Friday afterrreon, Dee.
IS. with Mrs. G. T. Tyeen ?t 2:*>. v!
At the meeting of the PreebyterUA^
Youth Fellowahip on Thursday even
ing it wee voted that .the young
people would give the Christmas pro
gram for the dtpreh oiv Sunday
evening, Dec. 20,' at 7 o'clock.
The priding on "Good Will* was
given by Betty Faa^ Jbyner.
The meeting closed by. a prayer by
the Bey. Edwin S. Coatee.
Refreshments consisting of candy
and coca colas wore served^by the
hostys, Betty Joyaer.
The Christmas luncheon of the Bal
lard's Rome Demonstration club was
given at the home, of Mrs. H. - D.
Moye on Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 12:30
with Meedames A R. Go wan, Lloyd
Allen, A. J. Cams and G. S. Nichols
The hoiqe was beautifully decorat
ed throughout with Christmas ever
greens and candles.
The luncheon was served from a
beautifully appointed table with the
Christmas color scheme being"carried
out. ?
During a social hour foilewing the
luncheon, gifts were presented to each
ohe present from a beautifully deco
Mrs. Bessie Byrd of Ormondsvillp
was a guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Larry Worthington, last week.
Dick" Stanley and . Moses Tyson
were Goldsboro visitors last Friday.
Annie end
Mamie Ruth Bollowsqr visited tela-11
tives in Farmivilla Monday.
Elder L. W. Pettis of Charlotte
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Mr. and
relatives in
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jones and Mr.
md Mrs. C. a Harris were Raleigh
Mr. and
of Mr. and Mre. Ray
and.: 4.
Mr. and Mrs. William Grey Dunn
were hosts at a family reunk
tTme?!dl tire children of the
and Mrs- Ed
JdCt.ferl
they win
Ofi/Batts was ealled to Jack-|l
nvillc. N. G., Saturday, due to
Jus nephews being^seriously m-j<
phew is In r hospital in
end it
MOLT* mull' iIB* vHITNi DOWdl H
Greene county were Ballard visitors.
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lk? FarmvQle Post No. 191,
RL-mJI ^ Ha regular
monthly meeting Friday night, Do
camber 6, fat the high school lunch . I
room with Commander Charles Ed
wards presiding. There were 62 ex
service men present. A splendid
turkey dinner was enjoyed by all
present, after which a financial re
port of the Pitt County Fair was
read, and a Check for the Farmville
Post's percentage of the profits'was
presented to the Post
A splendid. musical program was
presented by Misbra Mildred and
Louise .Vdams of Greenville.
Special guests were Mrs. Charles
Edwards, wife of the commander,
Rev. E. R. Clegg, minister of the
FhnnviDe Methodist church, and Wm
Mills of Greenville.
On motion made by R. O. Lang.
Jr., and seconded by Leslie P. Yel
verton, the following resolution was
adopted without a dissenting vote:
Whereas, at the regular monthly
meeting of the FaxmviUe Port No.
161, held on Friday night, December
5th,, 1947, it was moped by R. 0.
Lang, Jr~ and ascended by L P.
Yelvertoa sad unanimously carried;
h That Whereas, an agricultwfi
fair has boon operated in Pitt county
beginning with the year of 1VS6, and
continuing up to sad including the
year of 1947, except* the1 year ef
1943; and,
Whereas, the said Fair was ope
rated or conducted by the Pitt Coun
ty Agricultural Fair/ Inc., .which
corporation is composed of members - I
of the Greenville Poet** vis. Pitt
County Poet npmber 39, and Flurm
ville Post number 161, of the Ameri
can Legion, and which Fair after the j I
payment of the expenses of the Tbdr
?ch year, then allocated or pro rated
to the two pestgi of the American
l<e$ion, the net proceeds, based on
the then current year's membership
?f' each Poet; and,
Whereas, tf is the considered opin
ion of the membership of Fannville
Poet ngJhlier 161, that the Pitt Coun
ty Agricultural Fair, Inc., has at all
times been conducted on a high lev
si, with the intent and purpose of -
the net profits enuring to tha. bene
fit of the two American Legion
Posts, and that the said Post* have
si ways leoelved their pro rata por
tico of such net profits:
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the Farmvilie Poet number 161 that
it expresses its confidence in and
aom mends the membership of the
Pitt Ossmty Agricultural Fair, Inc.,"
for the excellent and honorable man- /
ssg m which they have conducted the
if fairs of the said Fair, and duly and 0
lastly paid to the two Posts their
Eair had proper portions of the net
oneeeds of each Fair conducted by
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DEADLINE NEARS IN v*
97 STORE CONTEST
ftr
Manager Jack Freedman of
Store again - calls attention
fact, announced two weeks
Enterprise, that the contest to
for the little
?r
80, id
hp announced in the
"Tk> will be ewaroeo tae wersoojj
will be |S and
arc Say D.
gg and Curtis
become the
of the store; decision of
judges is- final.
? t_ ? tt, ?- ^ buy "*** ~ -
says, "yriha the
hink best on a
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BIRTHDAY PARTIES .?>.
aie Pollard entertained eight
Saturday .afternoon in
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