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FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTE
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FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1M8
Bishop Wright Visits
Local
Fryer PwwW la
Dedication Recital
- The impressive
organ dedication, which
annual visit of the Ht Rev. Thomas
H. Wright, D. D., to Emmanuel
church Sunday afternoon was well
attended, and Brookes Fryer of Tar
boro and Norfolk, Va., a gifted young
organist and composer, who was pre
sented by the organ committee in a
recital, immediately following, won
praise from the appreciative congre
gation for his artistic interpretation
and performance of technically diffi
cult compositions.
The recital program was designed
by Mr. Fryer to develop the maxi
mum effectiveness of registration and
versatility of the Ham
organ,
which was installed in the church in
September of last year by famiies of
church members both as a memorial
to those “gone before” and as a
means of honoring living members
who are seving in varied capacities
at present These include:
Edward Qlyde Beaman, senior war
den; Mrs. Vivian Parker Harris, ac
tive in the Woman’s auxiliary and
originator of an organ fund in 1927;
Mrs. Lillie Askew Horton, faithful
in attendance and active In Woman’s
auxiliary; Jacob F. Joynef, senior
warden; Mrs. Fannie Lang Moore,
Sunday School teacher, president of
Woman’s auxiliary; Jasper Leroy
Shackleford, clerk of vestry, Sunday
School superintendent, member of
choir—Memorialised. Mrs. Sarah Co
wan Darden, active in Woman’s aux
iliary and present U.-T. 0. custodian;
Mrs. Elspeth Askew Joyner, past
president, and'secretary of Woman's
auxiliary, choir leader; Mrs. Annie
Shaw Smith, first organist active in
laying foundations of church and in
organizing Woman’s auxiliary of
which she was the first president;
Miss Helen Smith, active in Woman’s
auxiliary, serving four terms as
president, the first and most gener
ous contributor to the present organ
fund, honored.
The rector, Rev. J. R. Rountree, was
in charge of the service and present
ed to the Bishop new sets of white
and purple altar cloths, provided by
the Altar Guild, and the organ for
consecration. Red hangings indicated
Whitsuntide and the altar vases held
arrangements of white gladioli and
carnations.
SENIOR CLASS LEAVES FOR
WASHINGTON SUNDAY MORN
Twenty four members of the 27
members of the 1948 graduating class
of Farmville high school will leave
^Stmday morning at 6 o’clock for
Washington, D. C. The party will
travel in private cars but will go
caravan style. The group will cut off
at Richmond and go by Charlottesville
and by the way of the Sky-line
Drive, and win view all the wonders
of the Luray Caverns.
Three Ml days will be spent in
Washington seeing the spots of inter
est and taking in good shows. Some
of the famous places to be visited are
Mount Vernon, Arlington, Washing
ton Monument, Museums, Zoo, Art
Galleries, White House, Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, Senate and
House of Representatives, Congres
sional library, Supreme Court Build
ing, Franciscan Monastery, and oth
er places. The group will call on
Congressman Herbert Bonner.
The party will be under the disec
tion of Principal Sam D. Bundy who
will be taking his 19th senior class
group on this trip, having taken stu
dents heretofore from Speed, Leggett
and Williamston. Miss Ruth Parker
and Mrs. Bundy (going in place of
Mrs. 3. M. Wheless) win act as cha
perones for the group.
PHYLLIS JEAN STOCKS
_ Phyllis Jean Stocks, 3 %-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Stocks of near Farmville, died in a
Greenville hospital early Tuesday
sight as a result of wound* sustain
ed early Tuesday afternoon wb»n she
severed an artery in her wuk as
she fell upon a butcher knife in the
kitchen of her parents’ home.
The little girl hail climbed into a
chair, opened a drearer to the table,
lremoved a knife wife the intention
of cutting some flowers, and fell as
•he prepared to get out of the chair.
Funeral services were held from
Farmville Presbyterian mini*
Albright and “Challenger” Will Be Here Monday
R. Mayne AUbrij
nation, will roll into
trailer field headquarters, “The Challenger,” and will be leading a motor
cade of Albright supporters in a brief tour of Eastern Carolina. His cal
vacade will be met on the outskirts of town and Albright will make a brief
talk in the lot next to the municipal building. Mayor J. W. Joyner will greet
him on behalf of the town, - . ' 1
Albright is scheduled to arrive here at 12 o’clock from Wilson and the
motorcade leaves at 12:20 for Tarboro.
Awards Made At
Court of Honor
17 Girls Promoted To Second Class;
Junior Woman’s Chib Donates
$500 To Hut Fund
Intermediate and Brownie Scouts
completed their year's work by hold
ing a Court of Honor at the munici
pal park Saturday afternoon at 4
o’clock with second class badges be
ing presented to 17 girls, Brownie
wings to eight girls and a large num
ber of badges in the fields of first
aid, folk dancing, music appreciation,
my troop, cooking, cycling and dra
matic appreciation being given.
At the conclusion of the program,
Mrs. J. Roderick Harris presented a
check for $500 -from the Junior Wo
man’s club to be applied on the hut
which the two organizations are to
build jointly.
Those receiving badges formed a
large horseshoe with each troop step
ping forward and making a small
horseshoe when badges were to be
awarded to its members.
Mrs. H. D. Johnson, assisted by
Miss Dora Mae Barrett, gave Brownie
wing to the following Brownies who
flew- up to Intermediate Scouting:
Johnnie Jane Joyner, Nan Williams,
Mary Lou Moore, Marion Pickett,
Barbara P«ramore, Jean Dail, Kay
Guthrie and Ann Melton.
Jeannie Parr, who recently joined
the Brownies, was presented her
Brownie pin since she is moving a
way.
Leaders of Troops 4 and o, Mrs.
George Parr and Mrs. Mark W. Joy
ner, respectively, were assisted by
Dotdee Jones, the only girl who has
attained the curved bar rank since
Scouting was reorganized here in
1944, in presenting second class
badges to the following: Troop 4—
Ann Morgan, Ann Pollard, Theodora
Albritton, Sandra WainwTight, Faye
Mewbom, Ann Murphy, Sue Flana
gan, Clara Belle Flanagan and Lou
Taylor Lewis; Troop 6—Mary Ellen
Dail, Martha Holmes, Jane Russell,
Sybil Crumpler, Norris Spencer, Lil
lie Little, Marcia Forbes and -Janet
Harris.
First aid badges were also pre
sented to these gi.rls, with the excep
tion of Marcia Forbes and Janet Har
ris, who had previously received their
first aid awards.
Recipients of the folk dancing
badges were Ann Morgan, Ann Mur
phy, Lou Taylor Lewis, Sue and Cla
ra Belle Flanagan, Faye Mewbom,
Theodora Albritton, Martha Holmes,
Sybil Crumpler, Janet Harris, Marcia
Forbes and Mary Ellen Dail.
Ann Pollard, Martha Holmes and
Marcia Forbes won music apprecia
tion badges. Mary Ellen Dail received
a my troop badge and Ann Murphy
acquired a cook’s badge.
Dramatic appreciation and cyclist
badges were received by' Marcia For
bes.
Mrs. R. T. Williams, leader of
Troop 2, was aided by Dotdee Jones
in presenting folk dancing badges to
Jean Moore and Grace Miller.
Mrs. Farr presented a book. “The
Miracle on Thirty-Fourth Street,” as
the beginning of a Scout library. Ann
Morgan, first leader of Troop 4, ac*
cepted the gift on behalf of the
Scouts.
A picnic supper was spread and
served. Drinks and dessert were fur
FOUNTAIN SOLDIER RETURNS!
\ WITH HIS GERMAN WIFE
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After three and one-half years in
Hie Pacific and European theatres,
Sergeant Marvin L, Webb, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Webb of Fountain,
is arriving home from Europe with
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Final Rites Held
For J. C. Gibbs
Succumbed To Heart Attack Follow
ing Health Decline
Funeral services for Julian C.
Gibbs, 66, who succumbed early Tues
day morning to a sudden heart attack,
following a gradual decline of health,
were held Wednesday afternoon at
Emmanuel Episcopal church by the
rector, Her- J, R. Rountree, with the
Rev. A. C. D. Noe of Bath, a former
rector, assisting. Interment was made
in Hollywood cemetery beneath a
lovely floral tribute.
The church choir, augmented by the
voices of Mrs. A. W. Bobbitt, Joe H.
Bynum, J. R. Shearin, Arthur Joy
ner, Jr., and Bob Morgan, sang favo-.
rite hymns, My Faith Looks Up To
Thee', Have Thine Own Way, Lord,
and Abide With Me.
Active pallbearers were vestrymen
of the Episcopal church: C. Hubert
Joyner, Ed Nash Warren, Tdmmy SL
Ryon, R. .C. Copenhaver, R. S. Scott
and Dr.. J. M, Mewbom, Irvin Mor
gan, Jr., and Haywood A. Smith.
A son of the late Charles W. and
Martha Ann Gibbs, Mr. Gibbs was
born September 2,1881, in Hyde coun
ty. He .came to Farmvilie to reside
in 1919 and became a well known citi
zen and was highly esteemed for his
integrity, faithful service to the
Faftnville Oil and Fertiliser Co.,
where he was employed for 27 years,
and for his genial manner.
He served as a vestryman of Em
manuel church for many years, was a
loyal communicant and faithful in
Sunday School attendance until his
health failed some two years ago. -
Surviving are his wife, the. former
Etta L. Watson, of Lake Landing;
a. daughter, Mrs. J. P. Vainwright of
Greenville; three sons, B, B. Gibbs of
Greenville, R. L. Gibbs of Kannapolis
and J. M. Gibbs of Farmvilie.
FIRST WEDDING IS HELD IN
NEW BALLARD’S CHURCH
The jnew Ballard’s Presbyterian
church has the distinction of having
been the scene of a wedding before it
had held a church service. The wed
ding was performed Saturday night;
church was held the following after
noon.
Miss Gladys Summerford of Me
Coll and Clio, S. C.. and Stacey Mc
Lean of Rowland were married Sat
urday evening at 7 o’clock. Rev. Ed
win S. Coates, former pastor of the
bride, officiated at the ceremony.
Mrs. J. M. Hobgood. pianist, pre
sented a program of nuptial music
including “I'Lover You Truly,” “Trau
meri” and the traditional wedding
marches. "
Pink and white gladioli, snapdrag
ons and carnations formed a floral
setting.
Following the ceremony Rev. and
Mrs. Coates entertained at a buffet
supper. The table was spread with a
white cloth and centered with a bowl
Of vari-colored sweet peas.
Chicken salad, pimento sandwich
es, pickles, potato chips, lemon pie
and toasted nuts were served.
The couple left for a wedding trip
to Washington, D. C._- and other
points.
Mrs. McLean is the daughter of
Mrs. W. R. Summerford of Clio and
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her
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es completed the
Frontiers.” It was
for the sommer
The last two chapters in the Truett
circle’s study book, “The Word of Our
Testimony,” were reviewed by Mrs. J.
W. Miller and Mis. 'R. LeRoy Rollins
at tiie meeting Monday afternoon.
During the business session presid
ed over by Mrs. Chester Qutland, who
opened the program with prayer, the
members voted against discontinuing
their meetings during the summer
Mrs. J. E. Parkerson of Greenville
was a visitor.
Mrs. J. L. Creech, hostess, passed
coca colas, cookies and peanuts Air
ing the social hour. *
Catholic
The regular meeting of the St.
Elisabeth’s Altar guild was held at
the rectory. Father Loyola O' Leary
opened the meeting with prayer. The
ladies discussed the May crowning of
the Blessed Lady which will take
place on the evening of May 27.
Mrs. K. Cannon served a delicious
snack.
The regular evening devotions in
honor of Our Lady of Fatima were
conducted on Thursday evening.
Sunday is the feast of the Most
Holy Trinity.
Episcopal
The Episcopal auxiliary’s program
Monday afternoon was composed of
talks by Mm. T. S. Ryon on “At
Work in the Church’ and by Mra. J.
H. Darden “At Work in the World.”
Conducting the devotional based on
a Whit Sunday text was Mm. R. C.
Copenhaver, president, who presided
over the business session. *
Adjournment was-by prayer.
The hostess was MJS. Frank A.
Williams.
Free Will Baptist
The Free will Baptist prayer ser
vice will be held in the home of Mm.
Maggie Cobb on Friday, May 21. The
public is invited to attend.
Methodist
The devotional at the Wesleyan
guild Monday night took the form of
a discussion on the Lord’s praytfr led
by Mrs. C. H. Flanagan. Flans, to
assits with Bible school and to aid
In cleaning the church were made.
Reports on the district meeting
were given.
Mm. J. M. Carraway, hostess, ser
ved fruit punch, cookies, cheese
straws and peanuts to the 14 mem
bers present. Miss Ann Boyd was
welcomed into the group.
Circle 5, holding its last meeting
until the fall, was entertained by
the chairman, Mrs..James T. Monk,
Jr., Monday afternoon.
Mm. T. Eli Joyner, Jr., had charge
of the program and devotional.
A social period was held after ad
journment with the*hostess serving
cookies, sandwiches and coca colas.
' Presbyterian
Commemorating the thirty-sixth
birthday of the Presbyterian auxiliary
was a playlet enacted by Mrs. John
M. Mewbom, Mrs. Charles Fitz
gerald, Mm Will Moure and Mrs.
Harry Harper about'the Assembly’s
Training school in Richmond, Va., and
the Montreat Women’s Auxiliary
Training school.
Mm Mewbom led in prayer after
which an offering for the two institu
tions named above was taken. The
offertory prayer was given by Mrs.
6., R. Smith, followed-by the sing
ing of “Seal Us, O Holy Spirit”
An appeal for teaching assistance
at the Vacation Bible school, May>Sl
Thana floe, youngsters who will be dtirens of tomorrow arfe, top
row, left to right: Betty Jeon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Q. Little
of FarmvilJe, route 2; Jo Alice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs; J. C. Brock
of Wilson street; Susan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hinson;
bottom row, left to right, are: C. B., Jr., son of Mr. and Mnu C. B.
Salter of Farmville, route 1; Linda, daughter of Mr. and lbs. F. T.
Carr, and Deryl, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Allen, Jr., of Farmville.
Jean Beckman
Gives Graduation
Music Recital
Miss Jean Beckman of Faimville,
soprano, was presented in her gradu
ation recital in the Meredith college
auditorium in Raleigh on Wednes
day evening. She was accompanied at
the piaqo by Miss Christine Creech
of Southfield.
Miss Beckman is the daughter of
Mr. and Mm. G. E. Beckman. She is
a candidate for the degree of Bache
lor of. Arts, and is a pupil of David
Wilmot, head of the department of
public school musk, and also assist
ant in voice at Meredith.
Miss Beckman intends to' enter the
state school system next year. She
has been very active on the Meredith
campus in extra-curricular activities,
particularly in the music clubs,* and
is a member - of the Meredith choir.
Her program on Wednesday present
ed works of Mozart, Brahms, Charles
and LeonL
She shared the program with three
other music students. Thelma Haigler,
Monroe; Martha Jean Modlin, Rich
Square; and Joy Stillwell, Sylva, all
pianists. Their recital marshals were
Forrestine Snider, Spencer; Marjorie
Wall, Pee Dee; Nancy Jo Massey,
Cary; Deane Haigler, Monroe; Doris
Carroll, Charlotte; Jeanne Dickens,
Delray Beach, Fla.; Margaret West
moreland, Marion; and Mary . Louise
Milliken, Siler City.
A reception, honoring the young
musicians, was held in the college
parlors following the recital.
Mr. and Mrs. Beckman, Mm. J. M.
Stansill, Mrs. W. Leslie Smith and
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Smith attend
ed the recital.
TWO WAR GENERATIONS -
JOIN FORCES POPPY DAY
Mothers, wives, sisters and daugh
ters of the men who defended Ameri
ca in two World Wars will ha among
the volunteers who will distribute
poppies to be worn in honor of the
war dead here on Poppy Day, Satur
day, May 29.
These public spirited women and
girls will be on the streets through
out the day offering their veteran
made memorial flowers for everyone
to wear. May everyone greet them
in the same spirit they are showing
and help make the day truly one of
remembrance of the war dead and
aid for the -wars’ living g&itims.
The first instance of ^rearing pop
pies in tribute to the dead tOok place
in New York City on Nov. 9, 1918,
when Miss Moina Michael of Athens,
Ga., a Y. M. C. A. staff Worker, dis
tributed-poppies at a conference'of
that organization.
The poppy, was first distributed
publicly on the streets of Milwaukee
in. June, 1919, in connection with the
home-coming of the 32nd division.
While the dead of World War II
fel1 in many parts of the world,
many of the fiercest battles of that
war took place in France, Flanders
where .they died, the poppy is I
flower which says we remember i
honor their great sacrifice for Ar
ri a
FOUNTAIN HOME
DEMONSTRATION CLUB
Mrs. J. C. Parker was hostess to
the Fountain Home Demonstration
club' Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
C. E. Case, Sr., presiding.
Mrs. Fred T. Langford, home a
gent, gave a demonstration on “Lamp
Shades,” telling how old ones may be
covered so that it will not be neces
sary to replace them with new ones.
i^Aanfsted by her daughter, Miss
Ruth Parker, the hostess served
strawberry ice cream and angel food
cake. >c' ■■■ > ft i m
Pasture Demonstration
At Pecan Gk>t« Dairy
A pasture demonstration, to which
are invited livestock growers from
throughout Eastern North Carolina,
will be held Friday, May 28, at Pecan
Grove Dairy, one mile west of Farm
ville on highway 264.
. County Agent S. C. Winchester has
arranged the demonstration, which
wiH begin in the morning about 10
o’clock and continue until mid-after
noon. Boy Bowling, manager of the
dairy, trill serve a barbecue dinner.
He estimates that 200 or more will
be present. ' '
State’extension specialists on the
production of dairy cattle, beef cattle
and swine wfll be on hand to, explain
to the individual producers the im
provements which have been made
and the 'most profitable practices to
use in providing pastures. n j ,
Bowling states that his pastures are
exceptionally good, this year, due pri
marily to conservation practices that
have been carried out at the dairy
over a period of several years. He
points out that knee-high clover is
now growing on a tract which used
to be a fitAing place.
The Raleigh Opera
presented “aCrmen” 1
Woman’s club in Rj
evening at 8 o’clock,
directed the program.
personality and vaMed expressions on
the stage made a big hit with all who
attended the concert
Miss Holmes is a graduate in music
of Limestone college, Gaffney, South
Carolina. She taught public school
music in Farmville one year and was
choir director of the^Farmvilte^Bap
sent she is a member of the faculty
of Hugh Menton high school in Ra
leigh. She has taken a keen interest
in the musical life of Raleigh.
Mrs. Holmes, Mis. C. L. Langley,
Mrs. R. P. Wheless, Misses Elvira
and Betty Rose Wilkerson, and Ber
nice Tpniage were among the out-of;
town guests attending the concert
Rev. Holmes was unable to attend
the concert as he is attending the
Southern Baptist Convention in Mem
phis, Tenn., his week.
BROWNIES
Concluding their weekly sessions,
the Brownies met at the school build
ing for a short business meeting May
12 and then went' to the home of Miss
Tabitha DeVisconti. -
A bird lover. Miss DeVisconti-talk
ed to the girls oii the varioua, kinds
of bir&\ emphasizing the cardinal,
North Cstitilina’s state bind. Bird pic
ir experiences at camp,
will be held from Jnn
Sam D. Bandy, past master of the
Tarboro Lodge and present junior
warden of the Pamville Lodge, pre
sided and recorded the proposals of
and then played the recording bark
much to, the amusement of the din
ers.
W. E. Joyner, past master of the.
local lodge, inducted j. P. Brewer,
past district deputy grand master of
Greenville, and WflUe Owens of Stan
tonshurg into the Farmville Lodge as
honorary members. Past masters in
attendance were recognized and a
Past masters of the local lodge pre
sent were: J. T. Bundy, Mr. Joyner,
J. L. Taylor, M. W. Rollins, E. G.
Holmes, T. G. Tumage, Paul E. Jones,
George W, Davis, C. P. Baucom, L.
P. Thomas and Charlie Walston. Oth
er living past masters are Jesse Gay,
John Hill Paylor, R. A. Joyner and
J. E. Garris. The entire group stood
in a moment of silent prayer in re
spect and tribute, td'those past mast
ers now deceased.
R. L. Pugh of New Bern, Grand
Marshall of the Grand Lodge of North
Carolina, spoke to the group on “The
Value of Masonry." “ |:
John King, master of the Farmville
Lodge, expressed his thanks to every
one for their presence and for the
splendid cooperation he has received
this year in the work of the lodge.
FARMVILLE WINS TWO MORE
GAMES AND WE FOR THIRD
PLACE IN LEAGUE STANDING
Andrew Mewtora, pitching: for
Farmville against Walstonburg, Sat
urday afternoon racked up a 5-4 vic
tory in a game that went one inning
beyond the customary nine. The
final score was 5-4. Farmville broke
a 2-all tie in the tenth inning as
Wood stole home with the final and
winning tally.
On Sunday afternoon Carl Shirley
hurled FdrmviHe to its fifth consecu
tive victory, a 6-3 win over Walston
buirg. Pierce, Farmville catcher, was
one of the outstanding players. '
Ham. left-fielder, made several fine
catchefe in the two games, catches
that very nearly spelled the differ
ence between victory and defeat.
Sunday's game, which had been des
ignated as Holloman’s game, in honor
and for the benefit of the pgayer who
broke his leg the previous week, net
ted $228 to help defray the expenses.
Farmville plays Pine tops in Pine
tops Saturday and the same two teams
play in the local stadium Sunday.
League standings follow:
w l per.
Saratoga 7 8 700
Pinetops % 3 700
Macclesfield 6 4 600
Farmville 6 4 600
Elm City 3 7 800
Walstonburg 1’ 9 100
JAYCEES WILL OPERATE
CONCESSION AT POOL
the Board. of Commissioners re
cently approved a requestion from the
Farmville Junior Chamber of Com
merce for permission to operate a
concession in the west wing of the
“feed house” at the municipal park.
The concession will be operated
subject to the supervision of the Com
mission’s Recreation Committee, com
posed of Walter B. Jones, chairman,
R. O. Lang, Jr., and C. H. Flanagan.
The pool will be opened to the pub
lic within a short- time. W. A Mc
Adams, superintendent of the water
liahlng the local unit of the
I now serves *s one of its off