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IN FABMVUXE
Farmville Bad
Makes Big Hit in
Initial Concert
Patrons of the Farmville high
school packed Perkins hall Monday
night to see and hear the recently
organized high school band. The
patrons liked what they heard and
saw, and came away praising the
director, Newton C. Maenhout, and
the 54 boys and girls under his in
struction.
The band was enthusiastically re
ceived and applauded vigorously time
after time. The students in the basri
range all the way from the' sixth
grade to the twelfth. Featured num
bers were given by members of the
band who performed like season musi
cians, not beginners.
The band is also a credit to the
people in town who have supported
it, financially. So far, $4500 of the
$6,000 needed has been subscribed.
Uniforms are the next essential for
the band. Now that Farmville has a
band that can play, the town also
wants a bands that can march, in
uniform. '
The Junior Glee club also had a
hand in making the evening a musical
success. Directed by Miss Alma
Whitley, the young people rendered
three numbers while bandsmen were
catching their breath. They perform
ed creditably, giving a fine interpre
tation of their three numbers.
The Senior Glee club is planning
to present a Christmas program on
December 21.
Members of the band and the in
struments they play are: M. Allen,
W. Bennett, J. Boyce, E. Barrett, J.
Bynum, G.. Flanagan, Clarence Joy
ner, F. Mewbom, J: Murphy, B. Rus
sell, S. Tucker, A. J. Tyson, L. Wil
liams, S. Worthington, cornets. ^
J. Allen, T. Bennett, H. E. Maen
hout, L. M. Mosley and H Thomas,
trombones.
R. Moore and G. Pippin, baritone
horns; C. Roebuck, glockenspiel;
P. Allen, B. Brock, D. Moore, J.
Stansill. Z. Whitehurst, snare drams.
C. Fitzgerald, R. B. Owens, E- Roe
buck, J. Tuniage and J. Williford,
saxophones;
J. Atkinson, B. Baker, E. Bass,
J. Carraway, F. Dupree, J. Horton, J.
R. Joyner, J. Satterthwaite, J. 'A.
Thomas, trumpets.
J. Moore and G. Dilda, alto horns;
A. Bynum, French horn; J. Flan
agan and B. Jones, sousaphcmes; H.
Murphy, bass drum; R. Pollard, cym
bals.
James Thome is drum major.
PUERTO RICAN SPEAKS
AT SUB-DISTRICT MEETING
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the sub-district, presided over the
business session. It was announced
that the district rally would be held
in Tarboro on November 30, at 5
o’clock, and that the Wilson sub
district had been aslfed to present a
skit based on sqb-district activities
for the coming year. The group de
cided to present a skit on missions
and evangelism with council members
participating.
A Share-It session on missions and
worship was led by Edna Boone,
counselor, with young people from the
various churches taking part in the
discussion. . - -
Miss Flo Bernier, Puerto Bico, stu
dent at Atlantic Christian College,
told of the diffeemces in customs in
the United States and in Puerto
Bico, mentioning particularly cus
toms which affected the life of a
young person, in her homeland. .
The Wilson MYF presenting the
worship program had as its theme,
"Living Prayerfully.” The Bev. B.
W. Bradshaw, -pastor of the First
Church, Wilson, spoke on "Prayer Is
the Christian’s Vital Breath.”
The next meeting will be held in
Elm City, January 6. - ’ ^
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The Wilson sub-district meeting of
the MYP was held in the First Meth
odist church, Wilson, on Thursday,
November 18, it 7:30. Bob Morgan
led the group in a number of songs
at the beginning of the meeting.
John Moore, Wilson, president of
Drumstick Duty
Etiquette Ts forgotten tor the
moment as 15-month-old Mark
Roy Schildkraut dives into that
Thanksgiving drumstick. After
polishing off the roast turkey,
'he’s going to work on the slice
of melon.
EASTERN STAR
CONORS. DfeGREB
Miss Annie Taylor, teacher in the
Maury school, had degrees conferred
upon her at the Thursday evening
of the Eastern Star in the Masonic
hall. The chapter presented her a
corsage of chrysanthemums tied with
colors of the order.
Twenty-five members and eight
visitors—W. R. Owens, worthy pat
ron of Darden’s chapter, Stantons
burg, and the following front hie
chapter: Mrs. J. W. Bynum, Mn. W.
T. Herring and Mn. David E. Gay;
Mn. Catherine Clark, Mn. Della
King"Jordan and Mn. Catherine Bar
field of Mount Olive and Mn. John
P. Jones, . former member of the
Darlington, S. C., chapter, were pres
ent.
A large sum was collected for the
Masonic-Eastern Star Home hospital,
Greensboro, and the sick^tthd cheer
committee made a report.
Members and visiton were invited
to the home of Mn. Haywood. Smith,
where she and Miss Dixie Barrett,
co-hostesses, served green and whit^
brick ice cream, cakes iced in gregp,
homemade green mints and note.
The Smith home was decorated
with chrysanthemums and the chap
ter hall was decorated with chrysan
themums and roses.
BILL MONK QUALIFIES FOR
PHI BETA KAPPA AT UNC
Ernest L. Mackie, dean of student
awards and distinctions at the Uni
versity of North Carolina, announces
that William ■ C. Monk - of Farmville
haswqualified for election to member
ship in Phi Beta Kappa and will be
initiated, in all probability, near the
end of the fall quarter. — '•
Phi Beta Kappa is one of the old
est collegiate organizations in this
country, having been -founded at the
College of William and Mary in 1776
It now comprises 141 chapters in the
leading colleges and .universities, and
so membership in the organization
which is awarded for scholarship, ii
a mark ,of distinction.
The honor student is a sen of Mrs.
A. C. Monk and the late Mr. Monk.
ROTARY AND KIWANIS FOOT
BILL FOR SHIPPING TOWELS
The Farmville Council of Chord
Women has announced that the con
tributions from the Rotary and Ki
wanis clubs paid the express on the
towels for overseas use, which were
dedicated on World Community day
A check for $16.45 has been mailed
to the United Council of Chord
Women to be use -in purchasing med
icines and vitamin^ for war-ton
countries. That amount was collect
ed at the World Community day ser
vice.
Mr. and Mrs.
Jacksonville,
of triplets,
ronica, Ni
is the ft
J. M. Whelesa.
* Mrs.
of Kr. and lbs.
TROY DAIL
Troy L.‘,Dail, 60, died in a WilBon
Hospital early Saturday morning fol
lowing afi illness thatextended over
a period of severitl years. A veteran
of World War I, he lived in Greene
county until he moved to Farmville
three years ago. **')' ? i
Funeral services were held from
the home Sunday afternoon at 4
o’clock, conducted by the Rev. L. B.
Manning, Free Will Baptist miinster
of Fountain, assisted by the Rev. Z.
B. T. Cox, Farmville Christian minis
ter. Full military honors were pro
vided by joint honor guard from the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and the
American Eegion.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Doris Graves; four daughters, Mattie
Frances, Mary Ellen, Jeon and Max
ine; three sens, Thomas of the Army,
Troy, Jr., and Ted of the home; one
sister, Mrs. Peyton Thomas, Sr., of
Farmville; four-brothers, Luther of
Snow Hill, Clarence of Walstonburg,
Matthew and Lonnie of Farmville.
MR. AND MRS. GARRIS
HAVE 60th ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Garriss of
Route 1, Farmville, were honored at a
surprise barbecue dinner, Sunday,
November 14, in celebration of their
golden wedding annivrsary. The din
ner was given by their six children
at the home of Mrs. Oscar Holloman,
Route 3, Walstonburg. f*
Mrs. Garriss, the former . Mary
Frances Craft, was married at her
home near Walstonburg.
Those present for the dinner were:
Mr. an*d Mrs. N. F. Hardison arid
daughter and Mrs. J. H. Sumrell of
Snow Hill, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Garriss
and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Gar
riss, Miss 'Sudie L. Garriss, Mrs.
Georgia Baker and Mrs. James Little
of Farmville, Mr. and Mrs. Holloman
and family and .Carol, Doris, Alice,
Joyce, and Ervin little of Middlesex.
Children of Mr. and Mrs. Garrjps
are Mrs. Hardison, A. J., and R. M.
Garriss, Mrs. Holloman, Miss Garriss
and Mrs. Little.
TOBACCONISTS LEAVE
FOR BiptLEY MARKETS
Local tobacconists left this week
for the opening of the Tenessee and
Kentucky markets.
They are as follows:' Farmville
Leaf Tobacco Company—Hf N. How
ard, N. A. Smith, Jr., and- Robert
Allen, Lexington, Ky.; H. H. Brad
ham and Robert Teel, Richmond, Ky.;
R. C. Copenhaver, Louisville, Ky.; A.
F. Joyner, Jr., Owensboro, Ky. Lig
gett-Myers—W. S. Royster, Mays
ville, Ky., and Allen C. DardenfLeb
anon, Ky.
A. C. Monk A Go.—George E. Beck
man, Bloomfield, Ky.; George Moore,
Springfield, Ky,; James M. Gibbs and
B. F. Wood, Horse Cave, Ky.; A. L.
Joyner, Franklin, Kyf; J. P. Surrett,
Dail Laughinghouse, Jr., D. L. Don
nell, Jr., and John Andrews, Frank
lin, Tenn.; Allen Drake, Carthage,'
Tenn.
R. J.. Reynolds—R. E. Pickett,
Sjhelbyville, Ky.; Scott and Bright—
R. S. Scott, Louisville.
Mrs. Bradham and son, Mrs. Gibbs,
Mrs. Darden and Mrs. Royster ac
companied their husbands and father.
JUNIOR 4-H CLUB
The members of the Farmville
Junior 4-H club met November 9 at
the school. The boys enjoyed seeing
pictures of their work the past year.
The girls had lessons in table setting
and tali]* manners. •
1, wm a member of the American
Legion until hie retirement several
year* ago. He was a farmer in the
Farmville community.
Services were conducted ftbm the
home Sunday afternoon at 2:46, con
duced by the Rev, . Z. B .T. Cox,
Farmville Christian minister, assisted
by Rev. E W. Holmes, Baptist minis
ter of Farmville. ' ;
Burial was in Hollywood cemetery,
with full military honors provided by
a joint Honor Guard ft6m the Vete
rans of Foreign Wars and the Amer
ican Legion. V.
Surviving are his wife, the former
three sons, Ernest
Minnie Smith; . t .
Lee and James of Farmville, and
William ff the Army; five brothers,
M. *V., J. R., L. R., J. D., and C. L.,
all of Farmville. „
Serving as active pall bearers were
David Jones, Norwood Jones, Dotiglas
Jones, James Jones, Durwopd Mur
phy and Willard Pleasants, nephews
of the deceased. Members of the
American Legion served as honorary
pall bearers.
A quartet composed of Elbert
Holmes, Mrs. A. W. Bobbitt, Mrs.
C. R. Townsend and James Murphy
rendered several selections at the
final rites.
Thanksgiving- Services
Rev. Er W. Holmes has chosen as
his scriptural reference for the union
Thanksgiving service at the Presby
terian church Thanksgiving morning
at 9 o’clock the twelfth verse of
Psalm 116: “What shall I render un
to the Lord for all his benefits to
me .
Mrs, Bernice Turnage will be the
soloist and Rev. E. "S. Coates, Pres
byterian minister; will preside.
The annual services are sponsored
by the Farmvilia Ministerial associa
tion. Everyone in the community is
invited to attend. ; ,
At The Rotary Club
Everett Case, basketball coach at
State college, and his team , were
guests at the Rotary club Tuesday
evening, with Mr. Case addressing
the club. Walter B. Jones introduced
Coach Case, who, in turn,‘introduced
his assistant, Mr. Anderson, and the
team. Dr. John M, htewbom was
chairman of the prOgmm. A >
The coach stressed the need"-for
making basketball rules that will be
understood in all parts of the coun
try. He invited the Rotarians and
their guests to see a practice game
between his team and the E. C. T. C.
boys in the Parmville high school
gymnasium.
Asked whether his team would be
as good as it was .last year, Coach
Case said that he expects a good
season since he lost only one man..
Visiting Rotarians were Mr. Par
rott of Chapel Hill and Mr. Johnson
of Ayden. Others who were guests
were H. D, Johnson, Bert Warren,
Robert Rollins, Dr. Prank Harris and
J. M. Fitzgerald .of Wilson, and the
Parmville football squad.
Ed Nash Waren was winner of the
attendance prize.
VISIT RELATIVES
Mr. and Mrs. Sam D. Bundy and
sons, James-Henry and S. D. Jr, will
spend the Thanksgiving holidays in
Conway and Seaboard with relatives
of Mrs. Bundy. On Friday night Mr.
and Mrs. Bundy will attend the Ahos
kie Ladies night banquet and Mr.
Bundy will be the guest speaker.
Hazel Garriss, daughter of Mr-1
and Mrs. A. J. Garriss of Parmville,
is one of two delegates from Pitt
county • representing North Carolina
at the National 4-H Club Congres%in
Chicago, <Novemljpr 28-December 4. V
Hazel won the' ■ individual dairy
Foods demonstration contest at the
recent state contest and thereby be
came eligible to represent North Ca
rolina at the Congress. Her expen
ses are being borne by the Parmville
Chamber of Commerce, Pitt County t
Farm Bureau, Parmville Rotary club,
Farmville Senior 4-Hr dub and the
Lang’s 4-H dub. '
This year iB the first time in a de-1
aide that Pitt county has furnished
representatives to the national con
mention. !
Hazel is an outstanding member of
the Farmville senior dub and ia its
rice president. She is also vice pres
ident of the Pitt County Council of
l-H clubs. She has completed 28
liome projects during her five years
at club work including food prepara
tion, food preservation, health im
provement, frozen foods, gardening,
poultry, better methods electric, room
improvement, clothing and dairy
She has given her wining demonstra
aon, “Prink Your Way to Health,”
13 times during the past three years
jo a total audience of around 700
people.
The young lady, will leave- Fnday
for Chicago. She and the remainder
if the North Carolina delegation will
iepart from Durham.
THANKSGIVING DAY
(Prom PACK-O-NEWS)
The pilgrims had been in
America for nearly a year.
They had sown their seed and
it was almost harvest time.
The fields were watched with
great anxiety for they rea
lized their lives depended up
on the harvest. Harvest time
came and there was an abun
dance of crops beyond all ex- .
pectations. The governor,
whose name was Bradford,
decided one fall to hold a har
vest of Thanksgiving, a day
praising and thanking God
for His rich blessings. He sent
several men into the forest to
shoot wild game and fowl. He'
also invited friendly Indians
who brought gifts of venison. .
, So in 1621 came the first
Thanksgiving ever to be cele
brated) Bradford’sv custom
spread „from east, to wept
through the coming year 3.
During the revolution, a
day of national Thanksgiving
was recommended by Cong
ress. In 1789 Washington,
then president, set aside tsuch
a day, and in J.795, »he ap-.
pointed another day for
Thanking God for the
general benefits and welfare
of the nation. Finally, in
1894 the president appointed
the last Thursday in Novem
ber as an annual day -of
Thanksgiving and this law
has been followed through
the years.
That is the history of
Thanksgiving from the first
one to the one this November,
though the Thanksgiving of
today is changed very much
from the original one. Our
forefathers probably would
not even recognize our pres
ent day celebrations or ap
prove of them.
Of course, people from differ
ent regions have different
ways of celebrating. As far
back as I can remember, a- ,
At The Kiwanis Club
Thursday, December 9, has been
fixed as the date for the anneal Ki
wanis Ladies night, according to an
announcement made Monday night at
the weekly meeting by President
Louis Williams.
round home we usually take
off for recreation. After a
big dinner we menfolks go
hunting and the tfomen go
visiting or just sit around and
talk.
Frankly, I thinks that
is, in a way, ruining
Thanksgiving; sort of failing
to carry out its real purpose
and course. There ought to
be church services and pray
er meetings and more of a
day spent in praising and
thanking God, than for just
stuffing ourselves and then
loafing the rest of the day. .
5day
A good thing to do if you
have a chance is to go for a
walk in the.woods. Yap’ll
probably see the same things
i ; saw last Thanksgiving.
There’ll be every color of the
rainbow and many more also.
You’ll find every hue of red.
It will look as if they’re a|l
dressed up for Thanksgiving,
sort of praying, and holding
up their lihabs in thankful
ness. It is a masterpiece,
PuTple and gold are in their
richest color, brown and yel
low are in perfect harmony.
It makes no difference what
color you like, you'll find them
all in every hue.
Somehow, or in some way
on Thanksgiving, you’ll find
everything praising God. No
matter how we spend it, I
think We all enjoy Thanks
giving. This year I am look
ing forward to it with all my
heart. I’m also keeping in.
mind that all fins would not
have been ifTt weren’t for
those brave pilgrims of yes
teryear who thanked God for
all His blessings on the first
Thanksgiving Day,
This Thanksgiving, I hope,
when we say our prayers we’ll
say just a little more and try
to make this Thanksgiving
truly a Thanksgiving Day.
Hr. Jones conducted, services Son
lay morning at Tyson’s church, more
than a century old. Located near
Joyner’s Cross roads, Tyson’s church
lias recently been moved about 60
feet from the road and is being paint
ed both on the inside aad outside.
Greene Seeks
Car Of Corn For
Greene county citizens have orga- '
nized to collect a car of corn fbr
the Friendship Train that in mid
December will roll eastward across
North Carolina, picking up food and
produce donated by farmers for the
relief of war-torn countries.
Leaders in every section of the
county are cooperating, communi
ty chairmen have been appointed and
committees set up to collect the 800
bushels of corn required to fill a car.
Three places have been designated
as collecting points: The building be
low Moye's Motor- company in Snow
Hill, the building in Hookerton for
merly occupied by the beauty shop,
and Lang’s warehouse in Walston
burg. Where a large-supply of grain
is being moved, it will save handling
to take it to Walstonburg, since the
corn will be loaded on the car there.
All should be shelled, put in sr
clean fertilizer bag and tied secure
ly. Fill each bag so full there will
be no wasted space.
Thirty-five counties in North Car
olina have already made plans to
raise from one to five cars of food
per county to be sent to the hungry
and heedy people of Europe. The
produce will be carried oveseas at
government expense, there to be tak
en over by the church and distribu
ted to hungry people.
The entire project is known as
CROP, the shortened title of Church
Rural Overseas Program.
In an article that appeared recent
ly in an American magazine, the di
rector of a children's home'in Vienna
wrote the following: _
"For several years, the greater
part of Europe has been hungry.
Many millions are suffering starva
tion, on a diet of 1600 calories or
less a day; not enough to live on, but
just too much to die on.
“Sometimes our friends from the
west invite us to have a really good
meal with them. They are surprised
to find out how little we can eat. Our
bodies. cannot make use of sudi a
meal since we lack the juices to di
gest it When you have learned to
starve, you must also learn to eat
again.”
Greene county has always given
generously to a good cause. There
is no reason to believe that the coun
ty will not continue its ways.
FARMVILLE AND SCOTLAND
NECK PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT
The Farmville high school football
am will close a successful season
i Friday night of this week by meet
g Scotland Neck at Scotland Neck.
It is expected that many from
srmville will, attend. ' Those who
ive room for players are asked to
rt in touch with Elbert Moye, coach.
Mr. and, Mrs. Adrian B. Brown, Jr.,
of Greenville announce the birth of
a son, Adrian, HI, November 15, Pitt
General hospital. Mrs. Brown is the
former Miss Nan Little of WinterviUe
and was a member of the Farmville
high school faculty last year.
Miss Miriam Johnson’s senior class
won the room call at the Parent
Teacher association meeting held hi
connection with the band concert
Monday night. John Dunn’s tenth
grade boys were runners-up. Rev. Z.
B. T. Cox, Christian minister, led a
short prayer orior to th© concert
Ushers, for the program were Aim
Hqftan, Myrtle Stocks, Nancy Lu
Moore and EIbIo May. *
REUNION
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
MrMand Mrs. Paul R. Burnette of
Fountain announce the birth of a
son, Paul Ricks, Jr,, November 19,
at home. Mrs. Burnette is the form
er Miss Mary Emma Jefferson of
Fountain. Paternal grandparents axe
Mr. and Mrs. George Burnette of
Farmville.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl
1, Gainesville, Tex,,
birth of a daughter, November 1».
Mrs. Greene is the former Miss Merle
Howell of Gainesville. Paternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. A J.
Greene of Farmville.
Greene of Route
announce the