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♦♦♦♦»»>»****'H">****^ | VOLUME THIBTT-EIOHT =ser-zs.zr= . ii,r;;ir-’ = =4%;- rr==a:,;.•;....-.,"■:== Holy Week services in Farmvilfc will be climaxed Sunday with twq union services—one at sunrise and the other in the evening—and the regular morning worship hour at each of the participating^ drarehes, Baptist, Christian, Methodist and Presbyterian. The sunrise service, to be held at 6:30 in the Baptist church, will feature a program of solos, se lections by a young people’s choir and the scripture reading. Under the direction of Mrs. W. A. Pollard, Jr., the choirs of the church es will present a festival of Easter music at 7:30 Sunday evening in the Methodist church. Mrs. Haywood Smith will serve as accompanist for the choir of more than 60 voices. Tonight the four participating churches, which have been worship ping together each evening this week, will have individual • services. Com munion wK be observed at the Pres byterian and Christian churches. The Baptist church will present the Easter story through the use of 35 slides portraying events of thatxoqcasion. Rev. E. R. Clegg will speak'to the Methodist congregation. Easter sermon topics for members of the association are given below. The final topic, “The Road to Im mortality,” in the “Road to Victory” series of sermons which began the first Sunday in the month, will be the subject of Rev. E. W. Holmes’ ad dress at the Baptist church. At the Christian church, Rev. Z. B. T. Cox will preach on “The Great Victory.” The choir will sing “In Joseph’s Lovely Garden” by Clarence Dickinson. Rev. Clegg at the Methodist church will use as his text .11 Corinthians 13:4, “For lo he was crucified through weakness, yet he lived by the power ft# Slrut Fni* tiro olon OTP VPfllr 111 him but we shag! live with him by the power of God.” . Two anthems, “Early in the Garden” by Wilson and “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” by Norman, will be sung by the choir. The Presbyterian congregation will hear Rev. E. S. Coates speak an “The Wonderful Prospect for Christians.” “Now Is Christ Risen” by Holton will be sung by the choir. On Way Home Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rouse have received notice that the body of their son, Herman, who was killed in action in the Pacific in the closing stages of the war. has been returned to this country. 1 Young Rouse, who "served in the Marines, was honored when the' local post of Veterans of Foreign Wars selected him as one of the men for whom the post was named. Walstonburg Items EASTER EGG HUNT The Primary and Junior depart ments of the Christian Sunday School will sponsor an Easter egg hunt Fri day afternoon at 3 o’clock at the church. All children in this depart ment are invited to attend. The teach ers and assistant teachers will be in charge of the egg hunt. SUNRISE SERVICE U sm There wil be a community Easter Sunrise service at the Methodist , church Sunday morning at 5;3G. The devotional will be led by A. J. Craft The community choir, assist ed by. the high school glee club un der the direction of Mrs. C. H. Wal ston, will render the music. Everyone is invited to attend. Mr. and Mm. L. B. Bennett and son, Bobby, of Bell Arthur were din ner guests in the home of Mr. and Mm. Clarence Jones Sunday. Misses _Sue Hunsucker and Pag* Davis were Farmville visitors Tues Miss Sue Kirlcman spent the weel end at her home in Goldsboro. Mr. and Mm. Walter Speight, Mr lliam Windham,' Mm Shirley and Mrs. J. H. Wheel J. H. Wheeler Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Craft and chil ^' ’ ' ’ ** visited rela At The Kiwanis' Club The Farmville basketball teams and their coaches were special guests of the Kiwanis dub Monday night, in appreciation of the fine season just finished. Principal Sam Bundy in troduced John L. Johnson, coach of the boys’ team, who commented on the spirit and sportsmanship displayed all season and in the county tournament, where the boys reached the finals. Captain Dewey Hathaway introduced the following fellow members of his team: Dan Satterthwaite, Sidney Carraway, Ed Allen, Wilbur Bennett, Johnnie Barrett, Carson and Garland Windham, George 'Stroud and Frank Dupree. John Dunn, coach of the girls, was recognized and after highly praising his Pitt county champions and proud possessors of the handsome tourna ment trophy, asked Captain Faye Corbett to introduce other members of the team, namely, Joyce Corbett, Jean Baker, -Grace' Brock, Jennie Murphy, Gay Pippin, Jean Bynum, Dot Hathaway, Pat Corbett, Joyce Morgan, Mittie Bouse, Lola Grey Kemp and Connie Rollins. It was indeed graatifymg to all the Kiwanians to have as their guests such a fine group of young men and women and their coaches, who have shown by their records that they are outstanding in sportsmanship as well as athletic ability. * Emerson Smith, program chairman, had arranged an outstanding program bv the Farmville colored high school orchestra, whose numbers were also considered as a salute to the basket* ball teams. Directed by John L. Burge; the orchestra was composed of Freddie Whitfield, Henry Smith, A pon Hope, Cary Harris, Clarence Knight; Jr., John L. Burge, Jr., Tom my Dixon, Ulysses Williams, James Blount and Nathaniel! Moore. Prof. Sugg announced the individual num i bers as played by the orchestra. Ernest Petteway, attendance chair man, presented Alex Allen, Frank Al len, Lewis Allen, Alton Bobbitt and Edgar Barrett with tabs denot ing three years of perfect attendance. Two-years tabs were presented to Lewis Williams and Sam Bundy, and one-year tabs to Howard Moye and Carol Modlin. George Allen made an announce ment regarding the book being spon sored by the VFW. He explained the purpose of the book and requested the cooperation of all members in its pub lication. George is the new command er of the local VFW post. > Home Economics Teachers Meet Here The vocational home economics teachers of Pitt county had thfeir reg ular monthly meeting at the Farm ville high school on Tuesday after noon, with Miss Rath Parker ^acting as hostess. Representing the schools were: Miss Alva Bay Taylor, Winter ville; Miss Nbra Lee Hinnant, Bethel; Mrs. Eleanor Watkins, Grimesland; Miss Alice Strawn, Greenville; and Mrs. Elsie Edwards, Ayden. ~ ' Miss Mabel Lacy of East Carolina Teachers college was present with two student teachers, Miss Annie mauae Bivens ana miss Nms isass. The group continues to work on ma terial to be used by the State De partment in preparing a new course of study for home economics classes. There was also a discussion of voca tional home economics day, which is to be held in Greenville on April 80. On this occasion, students of the county invite their parents and the public to inspect their work.' New officers elected at the Eastern Star meeting Thursday evening are: Mrs. R. LeRoy Rollins, worthy ma tron; Sam D. Bandy, worthy patron; Mrs. Lynn Eason, associate matron; Claude C. Joyner, associate patron; Mrs. M. W. Rollins, conductress; Mrs. G. 1^ Gilchrist, associate con dmtress; Mrs. J. W. Barker, secre tary; Mrs. C. H. Flanagan, treasur er. Along with nine appointed offi dte, these will be installed at a Min Myrtle Nichole presided at the meeting of the Y. W. A. Thurs day evening, opening with the watch word. Alter Mrs. J. C, Brock, Jr., read Proverbs 81:10-81 and offered a prayer, Mrs. H. D. Johnson interpret ed the maiming of thSse verses and stressed the Ixaits tint should be characteristic of a young homemaker. Entertaining the Sunbeams mice a month was discussed and an an nouncement was made concerning the council meeting which will be held in Rocky Mount April 12. The hostesses, Miss Ida Wetbrook and Mrs. H. B. Humphrey, served spiced cake topped with whipped cream, mints and ice tea. The devotional, taken from Luke 12:36-40, was presented by Mrs. Dam eron Fields at the Mary Lee Ernest circle meeting Monday afternoon in the home of Miss Mamie Davis. Open ing the program was a song, “We've a Story to Tell the Nations.” Mrs. G. L. Beaman summarized the chapter. “Catching up with the Migrant,” taken from “Spiritual Frontiers.” Chocolate cake, mints and orange sherbert were served. Plate decora tions were Easter rabbits made from marshmallows. . Mrs. Abe Wooten and Mrs. Clayton Hathaway were gusts. The Truett circle, meeting Monday afternoon with Mrs. Manly Liles, dis cussed the enlistment of new mem bers and what has already been done in adding'names to the roll. For the program, Mrs. George W. “Davis be gan the study of “The Word of Their Testimony.” by Una Lawrence. Prayers led by Mrs. H. C. Out land, chairman, opened and dosed the meeting. > . - Heavenly hash, chee-wees and ice cream .were served during the social hour. Mrs. Florence Phillips was a visitor. Catholic St Elizabeth’s Church will conduct all the services of Holy Week. On Thursday the mass commemorating the institution of the Holy Eucharist was celebrated at 7:80. Thursday evening there was a sermon. Father Timothy Shannon assisted at these services. , Today (Good Friday) the mass of the pre-sanctified will be celebrated at 7:30 a. m, by Rev. Shannon of Tarboro. The reading of the passion according to St John will be by Fath er Loyola O’Leary. In the evening at 7:30 there will be a sermon on the Seventh word of Christ from the cross. Holy Saturday the mass will be at 8 o’clock. Easter mass will be cele brated at 9:30 a. m. by Father O’ Leary. The mass will be sung by Miss Helen Rouse. It will be “Missa cum jubilo.” The sermon will be on the gospel text: “Be not affrighted; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: He is risen.” ■- --• . 'i •’ Closing the series of Lenten meet ings of the Episcopal auxiliary was the one held with the president,'Mrs. R. C. Copenhaver, Monday afternoon. Assisted by Mrs. C. H. Joyner, the hostess conducted the devotional. The group agreed to purchase sup plies for use at the church. Mrs- J. H. Darden discussed the United Thank offering which will be taken in April. Mrs. Copenbaver briefly reviewed the book, “Committed unto Us,” and brought out the main points in the last chapter, “Committed unto Me.” A study of the pamphlet, “Christ, the Body of the Church,” was made with Mrs. Charles S. Edwards as leader. The auxiliary had as a special guest, Mrs. Verna Sawrey, Mrs. Ed wards’ mother. - ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH The Young People’s meeting of the Advent Christian church near Marl boro will be held at tin church Thursday night, April 1, at 7:80 o’clock. All members are requested to be present and a cordial welcome and II veteran* for the historical volume the organization is sponsor ing and which will feature interesting facte about the' community. Publish ed by a Missouri concern, the volume will be to the Farmville community what an annual is to a coBege or school. ' Veterans and their families are in vited to dip the questionnaire, which appears on another page in this issue of The Enterprise, and return-it to R. R. Newton, Jr., chairman of the publication committee, after all the facte requested have been given. Sponsors are particularly anxious to have pictures of the veterans. These anil be returned, if owners desire and request it, and it makes no difference whether the pictures were taken while the veteran was in uniform or if they were made before or after his or her military service. Another section of the book which bids fair to become one of its most popular features is the section devoted to youngsters under six years of age. Since the book Is sponsored by a vet erans' organization, some- persons are of the opinion that the picture section for children is limited to veterans’ youngsters. Such is not the case, as all children of the community are eligible. ' Pictures of churches, schools, the country dub and swimming pool will be included. Those who have inter esting pictures of the community are urged to lend them to the committee. WESLEY DELEGATES AT GOLDSBORO CONFERENCE Among the members of the Wesley Methodist Church who attended the North Carolina Methodist Conference of Women’s Society of Christian Ser vice 14 Goldsboro last Wednesday were Mrs. Henry Tyson, Mrs. Fate Nethercutt, Mrs. Ferrell Morgan, Mrs. Archie Jones and Mrs. Vernon Mozingo. ■ Josh Tumage Final rites for Josh R. Tumage, 68, were held from the home of his broth er, Lester E. Tumage, near Farm vine Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock with Rev. Z. B. T. Cox, Farmville Christian minister, and Dr. Anderson, Baptist minister of Durham, officiat ing. Mr. Tumage, who had been in poor health for several years, died in Quke hospital, Durham, Sunday aft ernoon. Burial was in Hollywood cemetery, Farmville. He was bom near Farmville, the son of the late Aaron P. and Carrie Speight Tumage. He went to Dur ham 41 years ago as a cotton buyer for the Erwin Mills and was well known throughout the state for the barbecue dinners he served every Thursday night. Mr. Tumage was a member of the Elks. Survivors include six brothers, A. C. and L. E. of Farmville, M. L. and D. L. of Green vile, C. A. of Wash ington, N. G. and J. M. of Richmond, and and and several nieces and nepnewB. ■ Active pallbearers were four neph ews, M. L., Jr., of Portsmouth, Lester Earl, Jack and A. C. Tumage, Jr,, all of Farm vile, and Walter Jimmy Warren, Fred Wilkerson Carl A. Harris of Durham and Bill Holder of Wake Forest. Out-of-town friends attending the funeral included Mrs. J. E. Latham, Mrs. J. E. Kellenberger, Mrs. Sarah Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Richey, Greensboro; Mrs. Bill Redman, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Warren, Sue War ren,' Walter Warren, K. P. Lewis, Dr. and Mrs. L. C. Roberts, H. B./Miller, Cliff Dixon, Jack Turner, Charlie McCoy, Hall Miles, R. H. Lewis, Jr., E. W. Dunham, Buck Jones and son, Mra J. B. Boch, Charlie Boch, Fred and Tom Wilkerson, Durham; Mr. and Mrs. J. & Schmus, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Tumage. Jr., Portsmouth, Va.; Mrs. Sam Parker, Mrs. Myrtle Lane, Pinetops;. Mrs. W. Z. Morton, L. M. Buchanan, B. B. Suggs, Jimmy TyBon, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Speight, Bill Pruden, Mr. and 'Mrs. W. G. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Tumage, John Tumage, Aubrey Tilley and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Carroll, Miss Anna Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. t>. L. James, R. F. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Page,/ Greenville; L. S. Thompson, New Bern; Mrs. Eva Gurganus, Nor folk, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Tum age and son. Howard, Chape* Hill; Mrs. M. L. Carr, La Grange; Dr. and ' Vernon Ward, Dr. and Mrs. Jessie Ward, Robersanville; Mr. and " ' ‘ .. p topped with whipped cream, cake and ice tea. Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Childress of Greenville, Mrs. Verna Joyner and Mrs. I. A. Joyner were guests of Mrs. B. L. Bateman Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. R Jones, Mrs. Joe Jones, Bill and Jimmie Jones were Richmond visitors last Friday. Mrs. Leon Jones, who was a patient in a Richmond hospital, returned home with them. L. F. Batts visited his father, W. B. Batts, who is ill in James Walker hospital, Wilmington, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, O. L. Erwin and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Strickland were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jones Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Worthington and Acy Waters attended the fqnersl of their brother-in-law, George Case, in Charleston, S. C., last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bowen of Ply mouth were guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Jones Sunday. Mias Corinne Holloway, who teaches in Baltimore, arrived yester day to spend the Easter holidays with her mother, Mrs. Mamie Ruth Hollaway. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tyson and Miss Sybil Hoffman of Chicod were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Tyson Sunday evening. gg* Owen Tyson and Sam Sfcnith were Washington visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wooten, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Harris and Miss Lil lian Harris visited relatives in Dur ham Sunday. Mrs. C. J. Tyson and little son axe spending several days this week with Mrs. Earl Bowen in Plymouth. Mesdames L. R. Jones, J. R. Jones and James Jones were Goldsboro vis itors last Thursday. Durward Tyson is spending Friday in Williamsburg, Va. Mr. and Mrsu C. J. Tyson were Saturday night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bowen in Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hart, Miss Ha gar Hart, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Moye and Mr. and, Mrs. Larry Worthing ton attended the funeral of their uncle, Mr. Levi Humbles, at Walston burg last Wednesday. Abemethy For Solicitor Charles L. Abemethy, Jr., en dorsed by the Craven County Bar Association for appointment as soli citor of the Fifth Judicial district fol lowing the death of the late Solici tor D. M. Clark, Thursday announced his candidacy for that position in the coming Democratic primary election. A former congressional candidate, he is well known throughout this and adjoining judicial districts. \ Born in Carteret county, he came t6 New- Bern to live in 1914. After graduating from New Bern high school he attended the University of North Carolina for two years and then transferred to Harvard universi ty and graduated from. Harvard in 1922. Then he entered upon the study of law at Harvard and at Trin ity and Wake Forest college. He re ceived his law license in 1924 and an tered into active practice with his father, Congressman Charles I* Abernathy, Sr., under the firm name of Abemethy, and Abemethy. The younger man has been active ly identified with public and private affairs, and has enjoyed an extensive practice in his profession and has specialized in criminal cases. Upon the death of Solicitor Clark he had the unanimous endorsement of the Pamlico county bar as wefll as that of Craven county and the endorse ment of many other attorneys and outstanding citizens throughout the district. Discussing the candidacy and the position to be filled, Mr. Abemethy said “The death of my friend, Hon. D. M. Clark, leaves a vacancy that it will be impossible to fill. His record of public service was out standing in the highway of our state. I would never have been a candidate against Mr. Clark, but I have many friends in sOl parts of the Fifth Judi cial-district who have encouraged me to run for solicitor and many of them have expressed a strong convic tion that the people should exercise their privilege of chocsing whom Board T. ELI JOYNER, Jr. T. E. Joyner, Jr., of Farmville Las been re-appointed to the coun ty Board of Elections. It marks Ms second term on tWTjoard. J. H. Harrell of Greenville is chair man and H. R. Mumford of Green ville is the board’s third member. ----- Child’s Photographer Will Have Proofs For Inspection Tuesday Representatives of Woltz Studios, the studio which took photographs of Farmville children three weeks ago, will be at the high school building next Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 6 o’clock with proofs of pictures taken when they were here. Sam D. Bundy, school superintend ent, has offered the use of the same room in which the pictures were tak en. - The Enterprise will publish a series of the pictures but the company will furnish plates only of those pictures selected next Tuesday. It is neces sary that the parent inspect the proofs next Tuesday and select the one for publication. There will be no charge and pa rents are not required to purchase the pictures. 1 Naturally, The Enterprise wants to use as many of the pictures as pos sible. Parents are therefore requested to cooperate by picking the pose they want published. Selection cannot be made by mail after the representatives leave the community. ' Oil Company Says Fuel Crisis Has Ended Refineries* of Esso Standard Oil Company have continued to empha ize the output of much-needed heat ing oil and kerosene, tuning out more than 14 million gallons more of these products in February than, in the previous month, M. J. Rathbone, president, reported early this week. In addition, the company contri buted approximately three and a half millions of kerosene and heating oil last month tostate and city emer gency fuel coordinators to. allocation to relieve hardship cases in various cities in the area where Esso ope rates. This brings the company’s to tal contribution tor such purposes to almost nine million gaKons since the first of the year. The increased production reflected tlie improved tanker transportation continued adjustment of JSfinery yields to maximize kerosene and heating oil at the company’s refin eries in Linden and Bayonne, New Jersey, Baltimore, M*L, Baton Rouge, La., Everett, Mass., and Charleston, SL C. Mr. Rathbone stated that this gra tifying improvement in Esso’s output of these critical fuels in February had been responsible fof the com pany being able to take care of its regular customers in an adequate way during this difficult month and also to contribute large quantities of these fuels to State fuel coordinators. IS As to gasoline supplies in the com ing car-driving season, Mr. Rathbone said that based on the present estimates of gasoline demand arriv ed at from a Study of new cats, busses and trucks coming an the Talcing cognizance of the for , « i i n i • *■. ^ ■ nmoni *w* a new colored school in Farmvffle, the Grand Jury Wednesday aftemoqp. submitted a report of. its findings to Judge Henry L. Stevens and called, the county superintendent's attention Jto the fact that bonds for the struc ture had been approved by voters of the township. Repairs were also ordered for the courthouse which, jurors stated, had not been painted in 18 years. Ben Lewis of Farmville is foreman of the jury. Pertinent paragraphs from the -re port follow: Wji ' r We visited and inspected all coun ty offices and the County Jail; we recommend that the Court Room be immediately painted; we recommend that the rest of the courthouse be painted as soon as convenient, both inside and out; we recommend furth er that all windows (including frames, sashes and panes)'be immedi ately and adequately repaired; wo recommend further that modem and adequate furniture be installed in the judges and lawyers’ consultation rooms of the courthouse. We visited and inspected the Coun ty Home and found certain needed re pairs being made; we further recom mend that a deep freeze unit be in stalled at said County Home. We visited and inspected the Coun the county; We found that one unit of the colored school in Fannvile needs replacing, and have been advised that an election has been held at which bonds were authorized for the replace ment of this unit and plans are now in progress to make this replace men', We also found some minor repairs need to be made to other schools. This has been placed before the County School Superintendent to be acted upon as soon as possible. We visited all county jails and ' found them in good condition. We found that the County Agent’s office needed some repairs, including loose plastering in the front hall which appears in an unsafe condition. We express our sincere regret for the loss of our beloved and efficient Solicitor, D. M. dark, and do here with extend our profound sympathy to the people of the Fifth Judicial Dis trict and especially to his good wife and children* :-<• ;y In this connection we wislT to thank Solicitor W. J. Bundy for his prompt and valuable cooperation Air ing this term; also we thank Judge Stevens for his assistance' and co operation. ' " -•? At The Rotary Club Ed Nash Warren had charge of the program Tuesday night at the Rotary club and presented Paul Ewell, chair man of tie Boy Scout Board of Re view, who a^ruded first class scout badges to Scouts John Russell Joy ner and Zeb Whitehurst. Second class badges were given to Scouts Harold Flanagan, Bert War ren, Charlie Fitzgerald, Walter Bur gess, Jesse Spencer and Boy Moore. S&rat Jan Cayton, who acted as a pa tient in a first aid relay demonstra tion, drew the attendance prize. i- —_m__ Archie G. Cayton, assistant scout masters. Bryant Speight of Afden was the guest of Plato Bass. Carl Tanner To Be Ayden Police Chief Qarl Tanner, who has been a mem: her of theFarmville police force for several months, has resigned, effec tive April 1, and has accepted a posi tion as chief of police in Ayden. The capable officer has a corps of friends here who wish him well in his new position. The Tanners will continue to reside in Farmville until the dose of the school year as Mrs. Tanner is a mem her of the Fountain COMPLETES TRAINING Miss Carley Ann Johnson, who completed her nurses training It Park View hospital, Rocky Mount, last week left Tuesday for Raleigh to take state board examinations. She will receive her degree at the gradu ation exercises in May. Miss Johnson, the daughter and Mrs. Tracy E. cepted a position at