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BOOST FARMVILLE EVERY DAY! VOLUME THIRTY-NINE FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1948 —...... NUMBER FIVE By Eula Nixon Greenwood FOR JOHNSON — Governor R. Gregg Cherry, who has made no pub lic statements favoring the two gu bernatorial candidates, is expected to give a vigorous nod in the direction of Charles M. Johnson within the next 10 days. EURE — Secretary, of State Thad Eure, who led the ticket in the pri mary and who was opposed by John Armstrong of the State Utilities Commission, is not expected to make any public utterances-for Scott. How ever, it is understood, that some let ters endorsing- Scott have already been written By Eure. More are an ticipated. ON THREE COUNTS—John * I. Bames, who handled R. Mayne Al y bright’s campaign, can cite you three instances in which ^.lbrigllt—in the presence pf his wife, Frances—prom ised W. Kerr Scott be would support him if Scott came through to the. m runoff. Bames is now one of Scott’s managers. FEELING — The fdettpg around Raleigh is that Albright did the best thing in remaining neutral—in leav ing the matter of preference for Johnson up to his constituents. But he did turn over Ac Bames a wealth of worthwhile material—names, ad dressee phone numbers, etc.—for use in the second go-around. On the day Albright came out with his statement of neutrality he was urged by tele phone calls and telegrams to “come out for Scott.” Two or three plead ed with him to remain in the center. At least one asked him to join Charles M. Johnson. FRANCES—You can put this down as a fact—Had it not been for Mrs. Albright. Mr. Albright would have sided with W. Kerr Scott—and might have gorier so far as to move over to the Scott headquarters at the Caro lina Hotel here. Information—correct dope—has it that Albright was on the verge, but Prances—a Washington, D. C., girl— would not consent. NOT QUITE NEUTRAT.- J. M. Broughton, your new U. S. Senator, as of November, is in a position to build a strong political machine in North Carolina. The late F. M. Sim mons had •* machine which rode rough-shod over virtually all opposi tion for approximately 25 years, un til A1 Smith overtook him in 1928 and knocked him out of the big leagues with J. W. Bailey in 1930. Is J. M. Broughton neutral in this Governor’s race? Well, no, not qui^e. He feels he was sold down the, river in ten counties—and he is going to see to it that Johnson supporters suf fer in those counties in the second primary on June 26. That’s the re port—and it comes straight. Other wise, Broughton is expected to go fishing. *■ MACHINE ? — Neither Broughton, Hoey nor Ehringhaus are machine men in the sense of the word that they tried to build machines around themselves. They carried on one that the late Max Gardner built in 1928 ' 1932. Gardner had one, and it still 1 functions better than you might sus pect. He built it, because he knew that the Simmons machine got him in 1920. And so he had to wait eight yjars to become Governor. J. M. Broughton can form an orga nization as strong as that which Simmons had—or Gardner. The Gard ner followers still run the State Re venue Department, the Department of Conservation and Deveopment, the ABC setup, the Local government, combine, etc., but it is out of the State Highway Commission and several other very important departments. That’s why there is so much confus ion about who will be the next Gov ernor. Johnson has part of the orig inal Gardner forkings, but so has Scott, it seems.. ' T.' '• ^ JUOT A PRELIMINARY - The Charles M. Johnson forees, although disappointed at the showing their candidate made in the first primary, are looking on it as 'merely a pre liminary hearing. They view the June 26 thing as an entirely new bat tle. They have Don Elias in Ra as another manager. He is from Asheville. Oscar Pitta, also jA Asheville, was ta Raleigh last week an d Claud * Ramsey of Asheville will assist with the publicity. So, Asheville, the “capital of Western Carolina,” which did so yrell front CITIZENS OF TOMORROW . ■ -'mm 1 . L Citizenship will soon he a vet-y real thins for aome of the young people whose picture The Enterprise has the plegsure of publishing ■ this week. In the group are, top row, left to* right: Carol, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gardner of 208 S. ^Mainstl; Gordon, spn of Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Lee, route 2; and "Eaye, daughter of Mr.( and Mrs. R. L. Corbett, of 519 N. Main st.'; bottom row: Ann Pollard, daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. M E. Pollard,' 105 Home aye.; Anne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Murphy, route 1; and Betty 'Rose, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John Erwin Wilkeraon, route 2. CARL HICKS TELLS ELECTRIC CO-OP FARMERS MUST WORK TOGETHER At The Kiwanis Club One of the finest talks the Kiwanis club has heard in a long time was given at the weekly meeting Monday night by Dr. William Irwin of Eure ka, ^ho has been practicing medicine for 39 years. Sam Lewis, who had charge of the program, introduced Dr. Irwin, Whose talk was spiced with wit and “hard” cemmomsensa. Dr. Irwin is writing a Book of Kis experiences as a country doctor. He says he hopes to finish the, vohyne within the next six months. The book will be a “best sell er,” insofar as local Kiwanians are concerned, if Dr. Irwin’s talk Monday night is a -sample of what the book will 'contain. Sam Bundy had as his guest his son, Sam, Jr., who was celebrating his tenth birthday., Young Sam was given the attendance prize when he drew his father’s name. The club wM have its quarterly discussion Monday night in lieu of a regular program. > DUKE STUDENT WILL FILL' METHODIST PULPIT SUNDAY A student from the Duke univer sity divinity school will fill the pul pit at the Methdist church Sunday as a substitute for Rev. E. R. Clegg, who is undergoing observation at the Duke hospital. - --7-1 Un>on county, if the Hodges plan goes through. That’s the way the grand strategy looks from this cor ner. NOT WAYNICK—In the event W. Kerr. Scott is elected Governor, Capua Waynick will not be chairman of the State Highway Commission, contrary to wbat you may have heard. Scott says that Waynick has not been of fered any State position whatever—. and does not want one. " " AT LEAST SIX—Ed Martin, who handled Mayne Albright’s campaign in Asheville and Buncombe county, will-assist with Scott’p from here on out. At least six Albright county managers have .joined Scott since May 29. FAVORING JOHNSON — There will be fedr local contests on June 26, and the local politicians will be free to line up with whom they choose. The vote should be even less than on May 29. SCOfT BURDEN—With his /Orig inal vote and two-thirds of Al bright’S, W. Kerr Scott will win. In fact, many county leaders, believing he is destined to be the next Gov ernor, and wanting to be with the winner, made the telephone lines leading to the Scott headquarters hot last week. On Monday morning fol lowing the primary one State manu facturer who can’t afford it offered financial support well into five fi gures for Scott • •„ Hie Scott burden: Getting out a large vote; fighting overconfidence, and maintaining enthusiasm. RECURRENCE OF 1936-In 1939, Dr. Ralph McDonald came very close to defeating Clyde R. Hoey. Between the first primary and the second; the road contractors told Hoey they would see to it, mohey no object that he would be nominated Governor if The annual meeting: of the Pitt and Greene Electric Membership Corpora tion was held in the fown hall Satur day afternoon. Manager Cleveland M. Playlor pre sided in the absence of J. Lee Tug well, president, and Secretary Seth Barrow kept minutes of the session. Foilcaving the opening prayer by Rev. Z. B. T. Cox, pastor of the Farm ville Christian church, Mayor J. W. Joyner welcomed to Farmville the members of the electric cooperative who receive their power from the municipally-owned plant here. Board of directors present for the meeting, and presented to the group, were Mr. Barrow, Sam V. Tugwell, E. E. Nethercutt and O. L. Erwin. Principal Sam D. Bundy of the Farmville schools then introduced the principal speaker, Car! T. Hicks of Walstonburg, president of the Flue Cured Tobacco Stabilization Corpora tion and a recognized authority on tobacco and the marketing problems which, face growers of the gulden weed. Using “Necessity for Cooperation” as his topic, Mr. Hicks stressed the fact that so long as farmers continue to cooperate and work together in marketing thdir products in an orga nized effort to get a fair price, then their goal will be achieved. The Secretary then reported that 97 of the REA’s approximately 1Q00 members were present and that an additional 16 were represented by proxy, ’• Manager jPaylor presented a brief summary of the annual report, copies of which had been mailed to members on April 15. He also added that much progress had been made toward the construc tion of additional facilities and that approximately 850 new members would be added to the system. A. C. Oakes, W. C. Hinson,W. L. White, Geprge Mewbom and R. T. Bynum had been appointed as a com -ffittee on nominations to recommend four members to serve as directors for a two-year term. Chairman Oakes ^submitted the following recommenda tions: Seth Barrow, J. L. Tugwell, J. E. Mewbom and J. C Parker, all of whom are currently serving as mem bers of the board by Ichabod Alien and unanimously carried that the four be elected. Then came another highlight on the program — the awarding of prizes. W. A. Martin served as official “stir rer,” mixing the names in a box, and Rachel Tugwell, a young girl from the audience, drew the names of the following members and the prize they received: Pete Reeves, route 3, Snow Hill, electric fan; R. T. Sugg, route 2, Snow Hill* electric' toaster; B. A. Thomas, route 2, .Snow Hill, electric fan; Carlos Tyson, route 2, Walston burg, electric broiler; Sam Albritton, route 1, Snow HjU, electric iron; W. H. Owens, route 1, Fountain, table lamp; Walter Tyndall, route 2, St*n tonsburg, electric' broiler; W. L. White, route i, Farmville, Silex cof fee maker; John Grimsley, route 3, Snow Hill, electric fan; Mrs. C. C. Corbett, route 1, Farmville, electric clock; Clifton Horne (colored), route 2, Farmville, heating pad; Mrs, Sadie Reeves, route 3, Snow Hill, electric toaster; John Parker, route 1, Farm Suice there were no additional nom inations, either bp petition in the manner prescribed by the laws of the REA, or from the floor, a motion was made, by Charlie Walston, seconded In North Carolina it is approved by the State Federation of Women's clubs, with Robert N. Simms of Ra leigh as state chairman. ./ This crusade for children, endorsed by numerous public spirited organi sations in North Carolina and throughout the country, is seeking to secure contributions pf at least $400, 000 as this state’s share of the nation al goal of $60,000,000. This sum, together with donations from many other countries, will be expended for the relief- of more than 230,000,000 children in war-devastated countries. The meeting opened with prayer by Rev. Z. B. T. Cox,' pastor of the Christian churcK, Mrs. W. Jesse Moye, president of the Fifteenth Dis trict, told of the distressing need of these children. Then George W. Da vis, chairman for Farmville, stated his heart felt interest and urged all to actively co-operate in raising the ffinds. In addition to "Mr .Davis, the following officers were named: Bev. Cox, co-chairman; Charles Rasberry, treasurer; Curtis Flanagan, chair-, man of special gifts campaign; Miss ElizabetliDaCis, Miss'Tabitha M. De Visconti,"Mrs. W. C. Garner and Mrs. Moye, members of the executive com mittee, together with those' officers above-named* The Junior .Woman's club, with Mrs. Allen Drake as chairman, will -have charge of publicity. The dri^e in Farpmlle will begin Monday, June 14, and continue until June 30. The quota assigned the community is flODO. Attending ' the meeting Thursday night and the organizations they represented are: Mrs. Mabrey Pollard, Presbyterian auxiliary; Mrs. LeRoy Rollins, American Legion auxiliary; Miss Elizabeth Davis, Literary club; Miss DeVisconti, Woman’s club; Mrs. E. R. Clegg and Mrs. B. 0. Tumage, Methodist Woman’s Society of Chris tian Service; Mrs. R. C. Copenhaver, Episcopal auxiliary; Charles Quiner ly, Boy Scouts; Mrs. Gamer and Mrs. Robert Fields, Jr., Junior Woman’s club. ~ At The Rotary Club The speaker at the Rotary meeting Tuesday night was Sam D. Bundy, principal of the Farmville school. He gave a brief history of the school, showing how it had grown from a wooden structure-to a well equipped group of brick buildings, opd> how the school term had gradu ally been increased until it is now a nine months’ term. It is interesting to note that all men who'have served as head of the school have advanced to higher positions — that is, those who remained in the profession. The school was accredited for sev eral years-about a decade ago, hut lost its standing . Today it is on the North Carolina and the Southern ac credited lists. Twenty-five teachers were members of the faculty during the pest year, with a record bf only two per cent absenteeism. Six hund red and eighty-five pupils were en rolled last year. An enrollment of 742 is expected for the 1948-49 term. The cost of transportation, is ap proximately nine cents per m.ile. The chilren come in on five school buses, and. two from Fountain. The high school and elementary libraries con tain almost 6000 volumes. Twenty magazines ore received in the high school library. The home economics cottage and the vocational agriculture building serve 120 girls and boys. The lunch room served lunches at 20 cents per platen Five helpers and a manager were employed. At present the school property is valued at over a quarter million dol lars. The school is financed as fol lows: Salaries and operation, state; repair and maintenance,, county; new buildings, local. The vocational teach ers are paid jointly from Federal, state and county funds; the commer cial teacher by pupils'fees. Last year activities included foot To make the officers were installed cil meeting which wcl_ ment on Monday Mrs. Lloyd Smith had this most impressive servi< new officer was ,charged with i cepted the -duties of her office, lighted her candle from 4 central candle, which symbolized the light of Jesus to the world, and in turn light ed another! candleto signify she would do her best to extend her light, through her service to the organiza tion and the church, to all parts of the world. The following officers were install ed: President, lira. Howard Moye; vice-president, Mrs. -Clarence Moye; secretary, Mrs. R.'V. Fiser; treasur er, Mrs. J. O. Poliard; literature chairman, Mrs. Z. B. T. Cox; world call secretary, Mrs. T. B. Mizelle;- and group leaders, Mrs. Ct A. Lilley, Mrs, Ted Albritton, Mrs. Arch* Flanagan and Mrs. Archie Cay ton. The program for the afternoon was presented by Group 4. The devotional theme, “Upon Original Ground,” was developed by Mrs. Cay ton. . Mrs. James Moore reviewed “Great Causes . Make Great Men,” grOing special attention to the-life of Archibald McLean. During the social hour which fol lowed, Group 2 served delicious lime frappe and cookies. 5 • Methodist Highlight of the meeting held in the church Monday was the presenta tion of a life membership in the N. C. Conference, Woman’s Society of Christian Service, to Mrs. T. W. Lang. This honor, chosen as an ap propriate Mother’s Day remem brance by her daughters, Miss Eliza beth Lang and Mrs. Allen Dardeh, because of her loyalty and constant interest in the W. S. C. S., formerly known as the Woman’s Missionary Society, represents a substanital gift to missions. During her 40 years of untiring service in the society, Mrs. Lang has served as secretary, presi dent and treasurer. She has served continually as treasurer since 1939. The life membership pin was present ed by the president, Mrs. R. D. Har ris. The program for the afternoon was given by Miss Bettie Joyner and Mtb. Curtis Flanagan, representing the Wesleyan Guild. Miss Joyner, who is also a member of the society and serves as secretary of spiritual life, gave a devotional, assisted by. Miss Jane Kittrell, who sang an appropri ate selection. She was accompanied by Mrs. Haywood Smith . The regu lar program topic, “The Christian, Alcohol, and PuMic Sealth,” was de veloped by Mrs. FlSnaghn. Plans for Farmville’s part in the American overseas aid and United Nation^ appeal for children were pre sented and members there were asked to give generously during the cam paign here in the latter part of June. Co-operating with other local church es, the society decided to make a do nation to the American Bible ‘Society .and to.ask other groups within the Methodist church to participate, also. For supply work this quarter, the N. C. Conference, W. S. a S., is asking that new materials suitable for clothing be sent to the Philip pines. Mis. E. C. Carir, secretary of supplies, will/ have . charge of the project for the local society and mem bers are asked to contribute individu ally. A tentative date, June 21, was an nounced for the regular quarterly meeting of the Executive board. Baptist The Annie Perkins circle met at tte church on Monday night at eight o’clock. Mrs. Dewey htichols and Mrs. Tom Harris were hostesses tp the group. The devotional, given by Mrs. John T. Walston, was taken from Matthew. •. . - . * Taking part on the program, “World Wide Missions,” were Mrs.' Robert Fields, Mrs. Blair Wheless, Mrs. A. J. Melton and Miss Elvira Tyson. "Jesus SfaaiLl Reign,” theme song for the year, was sung by the group. Miss Annie Perkins gave a report on the amount and allocation for the Heck Jones Memoriaf Fund. M?-sr Melton talked on community missions. Eighteen members were pre sent. ■» - The hostesses served chicken salad sandwiches, toll house cookies and coca colas. " ■ "r v' * Albert Coy Monk, Sr., 72, promt-1 nent Farmville tobacconist whose life story rrada like on Horatio Alger book in which the principal character achieVee wealth ' and influence through personal integrity, industry, and by observing the fundamental virtues of life, passed away Sunday morning at Hot Springs, Ark. The death of Hr. Monk, who ap parently was in good health three1 weeks ago when he and Mrs. Monk went to the famous center for a rest,' came as a distinct shock to the to-j bhcco world in general, and to Farm- [ ville in particular,- the community, whose hearts held him in genuine af- [ fection and esteem. He was 72 years' of age but the rank and file' general-1 ly considered him several years less thin three score and ten. Mr. Monk was stricken with the fatal attack Friday after he.and his wife had retired for the night. Upon receipt of news from. Mbs Monk that their father was in and confined to a hospital, two of the Monk’s three sons, Robert P. and William, left for Hot fringe. Since only one reserva tion was available between Memphis, Tenn., and Little Rock, Ark.', Robert proceeded from Memphis alonp and arrived at his father’s bedside 15 minutes before - Mr. Monk passed a way at 8:40. The third son, A. C., ft., was en route.to Raleigh to board a plane and join his 'parents and brothers when news was received of the death. In addition to his wife, the former Emily Lou Turaage, and the three sons, all of whom reside in Farmville, Mr. Monk is survived by four grand children and three sisters, Mrs. An nie H. Rigsbee of Farmville, Mrs. R. G. Homer of Durham and Mrs. John D. Gates of Richmond, Va. Bom in Durham county on January 2,1876, Mr. Monk was the son of the late William H. and Emma Lyle Cox Monk. His career in Farmville and Pitt county was launched as a tobac co buyer in 1903, the year the Farm ville tobacco market was established, and he bought the first pile of to bacco sold on the local market He was founder and president of A. C. Monk and Company. Inc., one of the largest independent tobacco dealers and exporters of the Bright Leaf belt, and was the active presi-j dent until his desth. He was also president of the Bank of Farmville and an officer and director of other business concerns. His position as a pioneer in ihe tobacco world gave him wide acquaintance in this And foreign countries, to which he had frequently traveled. Mr. ]Monk looked upon his material gains as having been entrusted to him by a Divine Providence and he used them accordingly. He was an ardent Methodist but his gifts knew no denominational lines. It was through him that the prayers of many persons seeking financial assistance for worthwhile caused were answer ed. Mr. Monk, among other gifts, con tributed the site and funds for the erection of the Daughter of the Ame rican Revolution chapterhouse here, the only one in North Carolina and one of three in the South. He also has contributed to the Farmville Pub lic Library. He was en active par ticipant in the various campaigns connected with relief during both World Wars. Mrs. Monk and the two .sons ! ac companied the remains from Hot Springs and were met in Raleigh early Tuesday morning. Funeral services were conducted from the home Wednesday afternoon. Officiating was Rev. E. R. Clegg, pastor of the Farmville Methodist church, with which Mr. Monk became united in 1905 and of which he had been a member of the Board of Stew ards for more than 40 years, and serving as chairman of the Board of Trustees at the time of his death. Assisting Rev. Clegg, were Bev. T. and Rev. E. S. Coates, pastor o Farmville Presbyterian church. Clegg opened the service by r® two of Mr. Monk’s favorite PS A. C. MONK, SB. SPECIAL MUSIC FEATURES MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE daring or from effects of World Wars I and II wag paid at Memorial day exercises Sunday evening in the Bap tist church by the congregation stand ing in a moment of silent prayer.. Rev. £. R. Clegg, Methodist minis ter, wqs the speaker at the fifth Sun day service sponsored by the Farm ville Ministerial association and used as his topic, “The Why and How of Memorials.”' < Special music consisted of an an them, “A Song of Peace,” Sibelius, by the Baptist choir and' a solo, “My Buddy,” Kahn, sung by Arthur Joy ner, Jr. The congregation joined in The invocation was given-by Rev. Z. B. T. Cox^and Rev. E. W. Holmes read the seripture and offered a clos ing prayer. TO ATTEND BOYS' STATE Donald Batifeom and Jaimes Murphy will attend Boys’ State to be held at the University of North Carolina the N week of June 14.. The twp, sponsor ed by the Ideal American Legion Post, will leave for Chapel Hill Sun day. death there is victory. “Mr. Monk believed as the' Com rade in White that one must have a philosophy to find the abundant life and his living was under the idea that s God is hot far away; God is not dis tant; God is real, and reaches down, into the intimacies of man’s life and helps in meeting the emergencies of everyday. He found that in commun ion with God there is that which turns one friendly, graciously and under standingly towards one’s fellowman. . As the Comrade in White loved His t fellowmen so did our friend, whose passing we mourn today, love men. “He believed in the home. It has been my pleasure to visit with him on a number of occasions and to know he brought the good and beautiful in to his abode and that peace, happi ness and wholesomeness were there. ‘He believed in the Church—the power of the Church, the opportunity it offered for worship and a privilege to find'God; that it was a place to go to meet friends and to do good and, through his little deeds of life is revealed a consciousness of how God Values such. “God trusted him and he dis- > charged this trust honestly and gen uinely. He was generous to his Church; benevolent to causes for bet- „ torment of world; forgot not the or phans arid people in need. His was a divine trust discharged fiuthfully and unselfishly. We are glad he came anil inraM amnnir lia on/I trrltll and dwelt among us and left us with a challenge of faith and a fine whole- * some memory. Tribute to those who lost their lives Our' Native Land.’ “God of Our • Tis of Thee” lira. T-on/l » A quartet composed of Mr. and rs. Elbert C. Holmes, Mrs. Alton obbitt and, John Dwight Holmes ndered^music for the rites. At the ime they sang an anthem, “Let. Not our Heart Be Troubled,” and “Ten