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VOLUME THIRTY-NINE
FARMVTLLE, PITT COUNTY,
CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST «, 1948
(Editor’s note: This article is com
posed of excerpts from the letters
of Cecil Lang to his mother, Mrs.
W. E. Lang of Walstonburg. Cecil
is now traveling in; Europe, study
ing and gathering information to
be used during the coming year
when he completes work leading to
a doctor of philosophy degree at
Harvard university. These are
descriptions of the places and
sights he has seen.)
“It’s ten-thirty at night, and
though I have been ashore for 12
hours I am still rocking on my feet
and balancing myself to keep from
falling. The trip across was ex
cessively dull, and the water mono
tonously smooth. Hardly anyone was
sick, saw only one, though I heard
several others.
“Hampstead is a beautiful section
of London—lots of trees rod. grass
and winding streets. The ^Jorgen
sens, with whom I am staying, seem
to be very agreeable, and I am sure I
shall have a pleasant stay here. Mrs.
Jorgensen is always thrusting coffee
upon me .She .prepares a very fine
breakfast for me every morning—
far superior, I am sure, to what most
people in London eat: ham (or ba
con)', eggs, toast, buttery jam and
coffee. Everything you have heard
about English food is true—that is,
if yon have heard the same things I
have. There is enough, apparently, to
keep alive. All my time so far I
have spent sightseeing in London,
with one short trip outside. I have
gaped at so many things that I feel
like the original rubberneck. The
trip. outside was to see Windsor
Castle and Eton and Hampton Court
Palace, all three worth visiting and
quite impressive. That was on
Thursday. On Friday, I went on a
conducted tour of parts of London:
the Victoria and Albert Museum, so
little of which has been reopened
since the war that it is not worth
visiting so far as I am concerned, the
Guildhall, the Tower of London; St.
Paul’s; and the National Gallery,
which still has very few of its pic
tures on exhibition. I suppose there
are a great many more things in
London that one ought to see, hut I
am going to deny myself for awhile
and visit nothing else but Westminis
ter Abbey and the Tate Gallery—and
I shall go back to the National Gal
lery, to improve on the hasty glimpse
I had yesterday. Many of the walks
at Hampton Palace were lined with
‘Tree Roses’ and they were- lovely. '
“Before I forget it, Mrs. Jgrgen
sen was very much pleased with the
handkerchiefs you sent to her. Hand-1
kerchiefs are rationed here, too; a
bout the only clothing to coudots
are required for is gloves and I
think, hats—maybe just men’s hats.
Last Sunday, Mr. Jorgensen, his
daughter, aid I had tea at the Grbs
venor Hotel, and after that we drove '
around London.
“Friday evening I spent riding a
round the slum section of London,
called the Limehouse (rode a bus of
course). Yesterday afternoon I
went to Westminister Abbey for a
Bout an hour, and thence to Tate Gal
lery for about two hours. The Tate
has a marvelous exhibition ' (ttempo
rary) of ‘Modem’ French paintings. ‘
I saw the original of your ‘Sunflower’ '
by Van Gogh hanging in the dining !
room. Or if not the original, one :
very much like it I believe he
painted several such pictures. I am
going back to the Tate before I
leave, and also to the National Gal
lery. Only a very small number of
pictures are exhibited now—both gal
leries were damaged slightly' by
bombings, and then is a shortage of
help and what nob This means that
none of their Rossetti paintings can
be seen without permission and I
hare to apply for it by letter. The
rest of this week I have spent study^
' ing in the British Museum which
equals our library of Congress, bid
which is much' older and much bet
ter. I have been earmarking manu
script letters by Rossetti and Swin
burne for use in my thesis and per
haps for a book later. Hope to fin
'ish up there Monday and then go to
the Public Records office for some
more work. *
"Went to a Gilbert and Sullivan
opera, one I had seen in Boston, a
couple of months ago when the Lon
don Company was there. Tuesday
night 1 saw the St. James Theatre, a
company from Bristol, do ‘The Ri
vals.’ Wednesday j invited Mrs. J.
to have tea with me at the Ritz,
Two-year-old Pamela Lamphere, left, of Chicago, who must under
go a dangerous operation to correct a rare bladder deformity,
receives a comforting kiss from Christine Ulrich, 19 months Old,
who survived a similar operation. Doctors gave Pamela a very slim
chance of surviving the surgery, but said- she could dot live past
five without it. Pamela’s' parents, who are separated, disagreed
over the case, and it was left to a Chicago Superior Court Judge,
with the advice of medical experts, to decide who would get custody
of the child and whether the operation would be performed.
—from Duke and Harvard. He goes
to the oldest college in Oxford, and
lives in the oldest part of that col
lege. His section of the quadrangle
iates from 1250, and looks every bit
»f it. For heat, he (and everyone
else over here in England as nearly
as I can tell) use a small fireplace
tnd an electric radiant heater. How
tnybody could survive an English
winter is beyond me. Oxford is
lovely, tho. Most of it is quite old
tnd Gothic, but some of it is not old,
tnd Neo-Classical. The 18th century'
buildings are hideous. Each of the
J7(about) colleges has its own gar-J
len, apparently, and all of these 1
»w are quite wonderful—though I
Kd not get to see the nicest—those
belonging to Worcester College. Eng
ish gardens everywhere are the nice
ist you. can possibly imagine. Those
ilong the river at Cambridge are
Magnificent (you know of course I
nean the lawn and flower gardens).
. '“The only thing in Birmingham,
that I have visited, that was of in
terest to me was the Art-Gallery,
which has a fine collection of Pre
Raphaelite pictures and the Cathe
iral, with four stained glass win
lows by Buma'-Jones. In Manchest
sr, I went to the Art GdUery, where
there was-a Pre-Raphaelite exhibi
tion. It is an ugly city, hot that I
tad heard anything else.
“From Manchester I took a train
n the Lake District—in Westmorl
and. The Lake District is the most
beautiful country that I have ever
seen. All hills and covered with
pass and ferns and trees and streams
tnd waterfalls and a dozen lakes.here
tnd there, most of them quite small,
>ut three or four just as lovely as had
ieen reported. You would certainly
:ovet some of the ston^ they have
here; all the buildings are of stone
tnd so are the fences. The people
lave sheep and cows and they fence
in small meadows to contain them,
fhe fences running up the hillsides
tun as one rides along. Stayed in
.he New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, which
is at tiie foot of one of'tfte moun
tains, and also at the foot of one of
die waterfalls which one can hear all
thq time, but pleasantly, not deafen
rngly. A splendid place to stay*.for
more reasons than its location, too.
It was comfortable and not only that
for . a guinea a day (21 shillings—
H.20) got my room, three meals and
i sumptuous afternoon tea. The most
surprising tiling is that the food was;
good. That id unprecedented in
England.
“Got back from jny Scottish trip
yesterday (July 24th), spent the
light in Edinburgh. Saw the sights
there. It doesn’t get dark there un
til before 11 o’clock. • Rode on a bus
rat of the city to see a magnificent
bridge spanning the Earth, went
through tiie old Edinburgh castle,
through Holyropd Palace, St Giles
Cathedral, and walked the length of
High Street looking at the old 16th
Completes Training
At Wilson Hospita
—*
Many relatives and friends c
Peggy Jones attended her gradut
tion exercises of Woodard-Herrin
hospital on Thursday nigrfi of laf
week. The exercises were held a
St. Timothy’ Episcopal church in Wil
son.
Miss Jones graduated from. Farm
ville high school in 1946 and entere
the cadet nurse corps on Septembe
1st of 1946 at Woodard-Herrlng
During her training period sha. wa
affiliated at various times with th
University of Maryland hospital a
Baltimore, James Walker Memorit
hospital in Wilmington and Baby1
hospital, Wrightsyille Sound.
She is' the daughter of Mr. an
Mrs. C. L. Jones of Route 2, Farm
ville, who have another daughtei
Frances, in trainfhg at Woodard
Herring. ' ;
Dr. John M. Mewbom of Farmvill
was principal speaker at the grade
tion exercises. “Make .' every da
worth while because you have inherit
ed the opportunities of a great cs
regj,”* "^hs the advice given the nei
nurses by Dr. Mewbom, who state
“nurses are the doctor’s right hand.
Dr. Mallory A. Pittman, vice pres
ident of Woodard-Herring hospita
presided over the exercises.
The nurses were led by Mis
Frances Flye as they took the Might
ingale pledge and became graduat
nurses.
A reception was held following th
graduation in the parish house ad
joining the church and was attende
by a large number of friends an
relatives of the. graduates.
A buffet supper for the fainilie
of the members of the graduatini
class was held in the Nurses horn
on North Goldsboro street. Wilsor
preceding the exercises.
Dr. George Erick Bell, assisted b;
his daughter, Miss Inza Bell, entei
tained the graduating class on Tues
day evening with a dinner at ' th
Cherry hotel.
On Wednesday evening Dr. an
Mrs. Cleon Godwin entertained th
class at a buffet supper in the!
home. A dance followed at the Conn
try club, given by the Nurses Alum
nae- '
Alton Bobbitt had charge of th
Kiwanis program Monday night an
asked Sam Bundy to help him put o
a unique program that called to
several three-minute biographic!
talks by members whose names wer
picked ait random. • ; ,
Those,who enlightened the rest c
their.chflh about their early lives an
activities to date were: Howar
Moye, Jake Fields, Zeeley Cox, Lewi
Allen, Earl Holmes, Charles Ec
clubs participat
|760 of the cash^n hand came from
members of thefcwania club, who
donated individually through the club
president. Williams said that $200
had been given by the Tobacco Board
of Trade.
Commander George AUen of the
Burnette-Rouse post, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, reported that the past
profits they hope to make this week
from the carnival they are sponsor
ing, and probably would increase
this amount if the treasury would
permit
Joe Joyner, president of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, stated that
his club is giving a dance
in the
school gymnasium on September 11,
with profits going to the band fund.
Ed Nash Warren, speaking on be
hall of the Boy Scouts, offered the
help and support of his troop hut ex
plained that their treasury had long
been “in the red."
President Curtis Flanagan of the
Rotary club reported that the Rota
rians have been occupied'with an
other project, which they are finish
ing this ufeek, and that something
definite on the hand would be under
taken within the next, few days.
Realizing that funds will be needed
other than those that have been or
will be subscribed by organizations if
the goal is to be reached, members
5 of the gTmp wslaMLMz. Williams to
appoint a committee of three whose
duty it will be to personally contact
firms and, individuals for donations.
This special gifts commitee is com
posed of Irvin Morgan, chairman, W.
Alex Allen and Dr. Paul E. Jones.
Principal Sam D. Bundy stated that
he was in receipt of a letter from
Band Director Maenhout, who is sche
duled to arrive in the community this
week from his, home in New York,
explaining that instruments needed at
the start will cost about $3700. Since
some of them are being donated and
others can be obtained through local
dealers, it is believed that all of the
instruments can be purchased for a
bout $3200, leaving a nest-egg for
getting uniforms.
Mr. Bundy said he thought Mr.
Maenhout will make his home with
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Fountain.
At The Rotary Club
Special guests'at the Rotary club
meeting Tuesday night were Gen. Hal
Tmaiage of Widewater, Va., Harry
Montgomery of Raleigh, "Bo” Cart
er of Georgia and visitarians Brant
ley Speight of Ayden and Herbert
Acton of the Danville, Ky., club, who
will regularly attend meetings while
here on the tobacco market.
M. Y. Jones presented Rev. E. R.
Clegg, guest speaker, who talked on
“The Task of Bringing about a New
World," emphasizing that every one
is responsible in this work.
Lynn Eason won the attendance
prize.
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Mt Hennan Church Honors This'Faithful Member
First set for August 81, the ppen
ing of Ktt county schools has bees
postponed, on account of the polic
situation, to Tuesday, Sept, 7.
The postponement was ordered bj
the Board of Education in a letter to
principals which stated: “It is ne
ssary in protection of public in
terest to delay the opening of Ktt
county schools until September 7.“
The Famville township board had
voted to ask for permission to open
on September 9th but accepted-the
date suggested by the county board.
There will be a county-wide teach
ers’ meeting on_ September 6 with
high school teachers meeting at the
new classroom building at E. C. T.
C., Greenville, and elementary teach
ers gathering in Shepphard Memo
rial Library. Both meetings will be
gin at 10 o’doek.
Farmville teachers will have; their
first meeting Monday afternoon,
Sept. 6, at 3 o’clock. : - (
Principal Shm D. Bundy states
that repairs and improvements have
been made to the local school build
ing and janitors are busy getting
the classrooms in readiness for the
opening. The home economics cot
tage has been painted inside and
out, and new equipment has been
added. Classrooms in the gymnasium
have been painted and the lunchroom
has a new coat of paint also. A
bicycle shed has been built, a gar
bage container has been made, and a
Coal bin will be added within a few
days.
I ""...
Farmville To Continue
Football Brit Will Not
Compete In League
Farmville high school will have a
football team again this year.
It was thought at one time that
the sports would be discontinued un
til a lighted athletic field is provid
ed. The high school boys, however,
have indicated a serious interest in
the sport and the new coach, Elbert
Moye, wanted to start as early as
possible toward building for the fu
ture.
Farmville has withdrawn from the
East Central League because the
light, inexperienced team that the
local school has been fielding is com
pletely outclassed.
Games are being scheduled this
year with teams more on an equal
with Farmville. This step should be
more interesting football, not only
for the spectators but for the play
ers. Games have already been sche
duled with Williamston, Wendell and
Scotland Neck Negotilations are un
derway with Enfield, Warsaw, Zebu
Ion, Robersonville, Coterain and
others. - i|
Coaclr Moye has set Monday as the
date to begin practice. AD boys in
terested in trying out for the year
are requested to report to the gym
nasium Monday afternoon at 2:30.
The first game wiU be held Sept.
24.
TOBACCO BOARD OF TRADE
HAS THREE NEW MEMBERS
The Tobacco Board, of Trade met
on Wednesday of last week, accept
ed three members and voted to donate
$200 to the Farmville high school
band.
The new members are H. T. Lang
ley, C. R. Townsend, Jr., and W. H.
Creech. '
UNION SERVICES AT
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Rev. E. W. Holmes, Baptist minis
ter, wll fie the speaker at the fifth
Sunday evening union, services which
will be held at the Christian church
at 7:30. These services are spon
sored by the Farmville Ministerial as
sociation. . • -
Mrs. Oksana Kosenkina, 52, Rus
sian schoolteacher, Jumped from
the third floor of pie Russian
Consulate-General in New York -
City to escape being returned to
her homeland. She was taken to
a New York hospital with multi
ple fractures and serious internal
injuries. Mrs. Kosenkina’s dra
matic le&p came after a week
long struggle over her custody
between the Russian Consulate
and antt-Communfat Russians
wlpo claimed she had asked them
tor protection.
Registration Under
New Draft Laws Will
Begin Next Monday
Youths in the 18-25-year range who
will be effected by the new draft
law must register with their county
draft boards according to the sche
dule published below.
Men on vacation or temporarily a
way from home should register at the
local board nearest them in the coun
ty or state which they are visiting.
AD men within the eligible age
group must register, regardless of
time spent in military service. How
ever, veterans with three or more
months service before V-J day will
not be called.
[• Oates for draft registration are as
follows:
[ 1. Persons born in the year 1922
after August SO, 1922, shall be regis
tered on Monday^ August 30.
2. Persons bom in the year 1928
shall be register'd on Tuesday, Aug.
31, or Wednesday, September 1.
3. Persons bom in the year 1924
shall be registered on Thursday,
September 2, or Friday, September 3.
4. Persons bom in tile year 1925
rhail be registered on Saturday,
September 4, or Tuesday, September
7. -
5. Persons bom in the year 1926
shall be registered on Wednesday,
September 8, or Thursday, September
9.
6. Persons bom in the year 1927
shall'be registered on Friday, Sep
tember 10, or Saturday, September
11.
7. Persons bom in the year 1928
shall be registered on Monday,
September 13, or Tuesday, Septem
ber 14.
8. Persons bom in the year 1929
'shall be registered on Wednesday,
September 15, or Thursday, Septem
ber 16.
9. Persons bom in the year 1930
before September 19, 1950, shall be
registered on Friday, September 17,
or Saturday, September 18.
10. Persons who were bom on or ■
before-September 19, 1930, shall be
registered on the day they become 18
or within five days thereafter.
Only those youths in the 18
through-25 age, group who are at
present in the armed forces, or who
are members of a reserve component
on extended active duty, are exempt
from registration.
An attempt to obtain a highway
Post office to serve the towns be
tween Wilmington and Norfolk is
being made by Congressman Herbert
Bonner of Washington, who has fur
nished The Enterprise with infor
mation that he has mdde the request
and with a copy of the reply he re
ceived.
Congressman Bonner’s letter to
The Enterprise and the letter from
the post office department are self
explanatory.
Jiis letter follows:
’'Since the discontinuance of many
passenger trains on the Norfolk and
Southern Railroad and other rail- *
roads throughput Eastern North Car
rolina, I have on several occasions
discussed with the Post Office De
partment the possibility of establish
ing' a highway post office from Nor
folk, Va., to Wilmington, N. G, I have
discussed tills subject with the May
ors of several towns, civic groups
and individual citizens. Recently, I
submitted to the Post Office'Depart
ment petitions and individual letters
from numerous localities throughout
the area addressed to the Postinaster
General pointing out the necessity of
this service and urging its establish
ment.
“I am enclosing you copy of a let-*
ter received from the Postmaster
General which I am, sure' will be in
teresting to your readers and I hope
the effort I have made as pointed out
above will also be interesting. * . ' -
J wouia like to nave your coope
ration through publicity'in stirring
up a general interest and thereby call
it to the attention of all individuals
and business people throughout the
area so that we can get their help
for I intend to continue my efforts
until this service is successful, as I
am firmly convinced this is the only
relief for the situation we are now
experiencing with respect to the de
lay in our mail dispatches and re
ceipts.”
The letter from Postmaster Gener
al J. M. Donaldson, which needs no
explanation, follows:
“Dear Congressman:
"I have your letter of August t,
1948, advising that you have receive*'
numerous letters from Mayors, Secre
taries of Chambers of Commerce, and
others in Eastern North Carolina,
concerning the possibility of estab
lishing highway post office service
between Norfolk, Virginia, and Wil
mington, North Carolina.
“All of the Government-owned ve
hicles that have become available are
presently in use. We have several
other vehicles on order and the Con
gress appropriated monies to pur
chase HPO vehicles during the cur
rent fiscal year. We am endeavor
ing to secure additional vehicles as
rapidly as manufacturers can supply
them. However, for the present, we
are not in a position to expand the
highway post office service.
“Field officials of. the Railway
Mail Service are makingGtuveys of
the entire country to determine the
highway post office needs, and I am
sure the route proopsed by you will
doc do overlooked. The policy is to
establish highway post office service
where of most benefit to the postal
service until such time as we might
be able to place in operation routes
wherever needed and desired consist
ent with operating the Bail way Mail
Service, efficiently and economically.
"Although a definite statement
cannot be made new, please be as
sured that your interest in this mat
ter mil have every consideration pos
sible at the earliest date practicable.”
Bundy Gets Master's jj
Degree Prom E. C. T. G
Sam D. Bundy, principal of Farm
rille high school, today will receive a
Master's Degree in Public School Ad
ministration at the East. Carolina
reachers college.
Mr. Bundy started work on this the -
jree in June* 1947, and attended two
full summer sessions and attended
graduate classes during the past
regular term. His work included ~
retirees in Guidance, Elementary