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j , :M farmville, put county, north Carolina, Friday, December 10, 194s m Local Woman Has Coloriiil Career As Professional Nurse Her twinkling blue eyes and a merry laugh that intersperses every few sentences of her conversation must have -been as great m aid to their health as the medicine end good care she gave them during her 35 years as a private nurse. An adopt ed North Carolinian, Miss Violet Meredith, who celebrated heir 80th birthday Thankgiving day, has made her home with her niece, Mrs. Co rinne Stilley, for the past few years. With no particular reasons for entering the nursing profession other than she thought she <gmld do the work, it would furnish a steady income and there were no heavy tui tion bills, young Violet entered Gar field Memorial hospital, Washington, D. C., in November, 1892. That sum mer she had visited relatives in New York who told her about a friend from Jersey City who had finished nurse’s training at Garfield. Return ing to her home in Wilson, she made up her mnid to enter Garfield, be cause it was halfway between north and south. Her mother was not keen about her going into this field and her father objected, wanting to know if the food and clothes he provided were not sufficient. Miss Violet insisted and was soon in training. Uniforms for under graduates were a shirtwaist made a long the Gibson Girl lines of the Gay Nineties. Black lines formed cross bars on a white blackground. White was reserved for graduates. About three months before Miss Violet was graduated, a new superintendent came from Johns Hopkins and, prob ably acting on the adage that “a new broom sweeps clean,” introduced blue and white striped dresses. Skirts were ankle length but Miss Meredith recalls that she never was stylish be cause hers were always about two inches above the ankle. White aprons, half cuffs to protect the long sleeves and caps that covered all the hair completed the costume. In contrast to the numerous styles allowed for nurses’ hair-dos today was “your cap is not for show, but to take care of your hair and to keep it out of things.” The quoted words were the command of the superintendent, who did not UK6 gaiety eitner. “We were treated more or lees as girls in a convent” and were not sup posed to have jokes with the doctors, but we did, reminisces Miss Mere dith. She bought a banjo, one girl played a guitar, another a violin, a pharmacist was a flutist and two doctors played instruments: Some evenings they would sit out on the roof porch and play to the annoyance of the superintendent, who always came up but could never say any thing, since none of the musicians were conversing. When Grover Cleveland was inau gurated as president, the nurses were allowed two hours off. So great were the crowds near the White House that ribs lapped and the Wilson girl spent most of her time getting in and out of the crowd, not even seeing the presidential procession. There wasn’t as much technical study in those days as there is now. Then, she says, the nurses had more time to give to patients. Patients to day get little of anything but what is necessary, adds Miss Meredith. Her alma mater was arranged more conveniently than some of the smaller hospitals and that can ac count to some degree for each in dividual receiving less attention. At the end of one month in train ing the superintendent sized up each of the 16 beginners. When Miss Palmer (the superintendent) came to Violet she told her that she was rather large to be a nurse, and asked if she had not lust some. Miss Mere dith replied that she had lost 26 pounds and was at the 160 mark, where she stayed all two years. “That is a very good beginning,” noted the superintendent, much to her listener's amusement. Graduating in 1894, she kent into the private nursing Held, spending most of her years in New York City where she and four St. Luke’s gradu ates kept an apartment on 1081h street. The apartment would be empty for months at a time hut it was necessary to have an address where she and the others could be J reached. Sometimes, when all or part Scout Leader DR. LORNE W. BARCLAY National Director of Publications Boy Seonte of America SCOUT COUNCIL WILL HAVE ANNUAL MEETING TONIGHT Dr. Lome W. Barclay, national di rector of publications for the Boy Scouts of America, will be the prin cipal speaker at the 1948 annual meeting of the Scout Organisation in the East Carolina Council at Green ville tonight (Friday), according to an announement by Colon McLean of Washington, presdient of the council which comprises Pitt and 19 other Eastern Carolina counties. Tickets for Ihe dinner are $1.50. The meeting will be held at E. C. T. C., beginning at 7 o’clock. During this meeting, Silver Beaver awards will be presented. Weil known figures in Scouting from throughout North. Camilla will be recognised and officers for the new year will be elected. More than 300 Scout leaders, par ents and friends are expected to at tend this meeting.* Dr. Barclay received his prelimi nary education in Popular Hill, On tario. He graduated from Bethany college in 1906 and conducted furth er studies at Yale university for sev eral years. In 1935, Bethany college conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. ’ -While at Yale, Dr. Barclay was in charge of the boys clubs at Lowell Settlement Housei He spent summfer months directing playgrounds in Al bany, N. Y., and in Homestead, Pa. During 1931-33 he was director of the National Parks Association with headquarters in Washington, D. C. BETTY ROSE WILKERSON ON TOUR WITH COLLEGE CLUB Miss Betty Rose Wilkerson, daugh ter of Mr, and Mrs. John Erwin Wilk erson of Route 2, Farmville, is a mong the members of the Greensboro college glee club who will go on a week’s tour beginning Sunday. Con certs will be presented in Elkin, Bre vard, Asheville, Kannapolis, Belmont, Lenoir, Forest City and Concord and in Spartanburg, S. C. In order to be eigible for the tour, students must not only make satisfactory grades but must sing a lone the 19 songs that will be in cluded in the program. Miss Wilkerson, a freshman, was elected to the Y cabinet this week, quite an honor. FARMVILLE TEAMS WIN FROM BELL ARTHUR No overtime periods axe now al lowed in 'girl*' games, so the final score remained a tie. Carl King and Harry Albritton led the boys in defeating Bell Ar thur, 36-8. Farmville and Chicod play here Tuesday night at 7:80 in the final game until after the holidays. and are willing to stay in a section where rents are comparatively cheap.” Leaving New York in early Decem ber, 1923, she made her home with the Colgate family, for the next six years, four miles from New Vernon, N. J., near Morristown. Previously, she had nursed in the Colgate family at their Urge country home. Mr. Col _i_'_i_* il. v_i -a At Dot Hathaway shot a field goal three second before the end of the game to tie the score, 17-17, in the Farmville-Bell Arthur girls' basket ball game played here Tuesday night. One rands in ancient Bible hietorj of a good man “whom the king d» lighted to honor." Therural people in the Fountain ana of Pitt Count] have in midi another food mai whom they an delighted , to honor ii recognition of his faithfulness in loot years of service; Andrew J. TUgweU began his ca reer as mail carrier in this area Jnm 1,1909. This career terminated No vember 90,1948, covering a period ol 39 yean, six months. No cotnmunii] has been served by a man more kinc or more accommodating. Only people living out on the rural routes realise how the folks in s community “set their rights'* by the mail carrier. Many times people have thought they wen snowbound,' or ice bound, only to find that Mr. Tugwell got through with the mail. They knew then that it wasn't as bad as they feared, and took heart. But many a time he got through when hearts less faithful would not have make the at tempt. Through rain and drouth, cold and snow, ice and all hut im passable roods, he has felt a respon sibility toward the people depending on him for news from the outside. During those long war yean only those families having sons across the country or overseas know how much his coming was anticipated. Truly the mail carrier plays an important part in the ife of a community. One can imagine he has had many interesting experiences in his almost 40 yean of traveling up and down tiie same country roads, day after day. And no. doubt he lias had his ups and downs. One incident is re called. During a siege of unusually severe weather when each day he wondered if he would be able to make his rounds, he ordered chains for his car. So late wen they in arriving that the crisis was past; so, in disgust, he laid them sway. They remained undisturbed for seven year^i. However, early in this pres ent year during the snow and ice, he was glad they wen on hand and used them to decided advantage. • A humble man, desiring little for himself, hying largely for others, in his private life, ay well as in his pub lic service, it wasn't easy for his friends to decide how to show their appreciation. They could not pro vide the “rnyal apparel”- and the "erbwn royal" as did the king of Queen Esther's day, but they took their cue from his idea. They have taken Mr. Tugwell to town and dress ed him up from head to toe—suit, hat, shirts, shoes, and so on. They have done their very best to fit him out In contacting people along his route that they might share in this recog nition, One was reminded of a well known proverb from Holy Writ, “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.” All along the way, from one and all, came this tri bute: “He’s a good man.” A good man indeed! All who know him delight to do him honor. UNIVERSAL BIBLE SUNDAY IS THEME FOR SERMONS Set aside for the past several years as Universal Bible Sunday, the sec ond Sunday in December—December 12 this year—will be observed in local churches. This year the Amer ican Bible Society, which was estab lished to publish and distribute the Scriptures at cost,'picked "The Book ef All Nations” as the theme for the Thanksgiving to Christmas Bible readings. Rev. E. W. Holmes has prepared a sermon centering around that theme for use at the morning hour at the Baptist church. Bulletins will carry a picture of the scene used on the poster, which depicts people from many countries looking at an open Bible. The Christian congregation will hear Rev. Z. B. T C.ox speak on a "Song of Joy.” At the Methodist church, Rev. H. L. Davis will use the topic, "The World’s Book.” Presby terians observed Bible Sunday last Sunday in accordance with the ealen New Point Chief llaj.-Oen. Bryant B. Moan, above, 64, chid of the Army's Piddle Information Division, wOl piparintaroUnt of ttW U. S. Military Academy at Wert Point on Feb. l, succesding Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor. Veteran at Guadalcanal and European fighting in World War II, Moore later commanded the U. S. occu pation of Trieite when But area varan international faot-epot Pitt Group En Route To Farm Bureau’s National Convention Otis Stokes of Ayden, Mrs. Thelma Hardee and Mrs. J. L. Stanley of Greenville, G. H. Pittman of Falkland and Miss Etna Lewis and Mrs. L. R. Jones of Fsrmville are winners of trips to the American Farm Bureau convention which will be held in At lantic City, N. J., beginning Sunday. Others from Pitt county, who left on a special train yesterday and will spend two days sightseeing in New York City prior to the convention, are Mr. and Mrs. W. Alex Allen of Farmville, Mr. andl Mrs. Ivan Bis sette of Grifton, Ralph Stokes of FalMahd, Mr. and Mis. R. A. Foun tain, Sr.,of Fountain and Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Highsmith of Greenville. Over 2,900 memberships were writ ten in the county this fall. Paul Ras berry of Arthur wrote the largest number for the men’s division and Mrs. Hardee wrote the largest num ber in the women’s division. HERE COMES CHARLIE The annual senior play will be pre sented tonight (Friday) in the high school auditorium at 8 o’clock. “Here Comes Charlie,” a three-apt comedy, has a cast of 10 charcters. These in clude Larry Elliott, whose home in a suburb of St. Louis is the scene of action; Mrs. Fannie Famham, Larry’s aunt by marriage; Nora Malone, cook at the Elliott place; Officer Tim Mc ' Grill, Nora’s sweetheart; Ted Hart ley, Larry’s old-time college pal; Vivian Smythe-Kersey, Larry’s fian cee; Uncle Aleck Twiggs; Mrs. Caro line Smythe-Kersey, Vivian’s mother; Mortimer Smythe-Kersey, Vivian’s brother, and Charlie. Seniors having roles in the play are Jay Flanagan, Harold Maenhout, Ann Horton, Ruth Moore, Bob Mor gan, Janet Stansill, Gaye Pippin, Donald Baucom, Charles Joyner and Mary Frances Allen. Miss Miriam Moore is directing the production. Seleta Tucker Myrtle Stocks are in charge of make-up and cos tuming. The story concerns Larry, whose Aunt Fannie runs his household, mid how a certain event disrupts his life. Tim and Nora add a bit of Irish interest. Mortimer, whose sis ter, Vivian, is engaged to Larry, is bored by everything. Mrs. Smythe Kersey is a very snobbish society widow. Uncle Aleck, who comes from the Ozarks, somewhat disturbs her. position. / Admssion is 36 mid 60 cents. The seniors urge the public at large to attend their play and find out who Charlie is. ’ NEW NORFOLK-WILMINGTON BUS SERVICE INAUGURATED On Saturday, December 11, Farm ville residents will .have added bus transportation north and south when Carolina Trailways begins through express service between Norfolk and, Wilmington. There will be one de parture in each direction daily from the FarmviUe bus station! This new service will cut the travel time con siderably not only to Norfolk and Wilmington but to other cities along the route as express coaches stop only at the larger terminals. The Norfolk bus leaves at 7:46 p. m. and is routed through Tarboro, Scotland Neck, v Rich Square, Murfreesboro, and Suffolk to reach Norfolk at 11:45 p. m. The Wilmington bus leaves at 9 p. m., stopping only at Kinston, Mail Qiristmas Parcels Early! With the normal mail volume at ax all-time high, Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson warns Christmas mailers that .unless they mail their Christmas parcels at once and their Christmas cards well in advance at Christmas Week they face the like lihood of not having them delivered ■until after Christmas. Directing the attention of Christ mas mailers to the fact that normal mail volume in the last several months has daily reached proportions of the peak of the Christmas period a year ago, the Postmaster General said that this year’s Christmas mail, added to the present everyday record volume, has created the most acute .flail congestion and transportation problem in the history of the Postal Service. Only by the immediate mailing of Christmas parcels, Mr. Donaldson said, can the senders be assured that their gifts will arrive prior to Christ mas and thereby be in keeping with the spirit of the holiday season. The Post Office, Department, Mr. Donaldson pointed out, has been making preparations for this year’s anticipated record Christmas- mail ings since early last Spring. He add ed, however, vthat only by the whole hearted cooperation of the mailing public with this urgent mail early plea of the Postal Service will it be possible to handle this year’s unpre cedented holiday mailings on time. While every available means of transportation and extra facilities have been pressed into service, to gether with the employment* of ap proximately 800,000 temporary em ployees during the holiday period, Mr. Donaldson emphasized that much of this advance preparation will have been in vain if tye mailing public fails to place thjlr Christmas parcels in the mails at once. Mr. Donaldson said that the Post Office Department-is relying on the mailing pubjie to do its full part in cooperating in this-year’s holiday problem, the greatest ever to confront the Postal Service. Farmville’s Postmaster Henry D. Johnson adds a loud, vote of approval to what tiie Postmaster General has said. Three employees will be added to the local postal staff to help with the Christmas mail. Douglas Kemp, Jaines Gowan and Joe Bynum, Jr., will help during the holidays. Drivers Must Take Tests Before Jan. 1 The time is fast running out for automobile drivers whose names be gin with E, P, or G. The State Motor' Vehicle Dppart again is calling attention to the fact that drivers with last names be ginning wtih Ip, F, or G are required to take an examination for a new driver’s license by December 81, as a part of the Highway Safety Act passed by the 1947 General Assem bly. The department reported that this group of drivers has been very slow in taking the examinations, and that if they procrastinated much longer.they would -have to wait in long lines to take their tests Airing the last few days of December. Department officials also announ ced that the 100 examining stations located throughout the State would be closed several days around Christ mas, and that motorists who put off their , tests might find it impossible to get them within the prescribed time. Beginning January 1, persons wtih last names beginning withh H, I, J, and K will begin taking their tests. Taking drivers, in alphabetical groups, the re-examination program will be completed June 80,1951.' The Department also reported that any E, F, or G driver caught driv ing on an old license after January 1 wil be found guilty of a misde meanor and will be subject to a fine of not less than $25, or 80 days im prisonment, or both, in the discre tion of the court. \ Landmark Moved One of Farmrille’s landmarks, a dwelling that has stood for 76 years on the .spot where it was built, will soon be moved and will be converted into two apartments. Known to the younger residents of the .town as the Lula Joyner house, the dwelling, ac cording to older residents, was built before Farmville was incorporated in 1872. It was situated in a grove of trees and faced Main street. About a decade ago, some of the trees, under which Mrs. Pearl John ston recalls she and other young folks house Williams of LP a building will direct the build of illative Assembly end aon of the founder of the Republic, Is the new premier of China. Ed ucated in America, he was au thorised to form a war cabinet with broad emergency powers in an attempt to end the govern ment crisis resulting from Com munist military advances. Victory Dinner W. H. Woolen! of Greenville, chair man of tiie associate Farm Bureau membership drive in the county, was chairman of a dinner at the Green ville Woman’s club this week for the associate membership committee 0/ each township. Talks were made by State Repre sentative A. C. Edwards of Hooker ton and B. B. Suggs of Greenville. Mr. Woolaid expressed his apprecia tion for the fine work in the drive, whose total collections were between $6,300 and $5*400. Attending from Farmville were El bert Ho’mes, who headed the local drive, R. O. Lang, Jr., C. H. Joyner and W. A. Allen. Greene County 4-H Clubs Observe Pine Achievement Day Greene county 4-H clubs held their annual 4-H Achievement Bay pro gram Friday night, December 3, in the Snow Hill school ^auditorium. Ar den Dixon of Hookerton presided over the meeting and Janie Hinson acted as secretary._ J. M. Mewbom of the Snow Hill senior club gave the wel come to which Mrs. J. R. Hunt re sponded. Donnie Jones led the 4-H club pledge. Shirley. Graves and Dixie Ham sang a special song, "Dreaming." J. B. McLawhan told in verse of the 4-H club activities and accom plishments during the yean Color slides were shown of some of the 4-H activities and of outstanding project work. The slides included pictures of summer camp, 4-H recreation nights, pig chain members, the poultry show and sale, com projects, and the Fat Stock Show and Sale. J. B. McLawhan of the Maury sen ior club was awarded a medal for outstanding leadership. Hope Shackle for was given the Danforth Certifi cate and Mr. Panforth’s book, "1 Dare You," for being the best de veloped club member, morally, men tally, physically and socially. Ed ward Hill of the Snow Hill junior club received the meat animal award for Iris outstanding work with the pig chain. Elton Harrison won the field crops award for producing 104,6 bushels of com on an acre. Elton friso received a membership certificate to the 100 Burfiel Com Club. Mercer fields of Snow Hill received the poultry medal. CHRISTIAN WOMAN’S DAY PROGRAM SET FOR SUNDAY In celebration of Women’s day at the Christian church, a special pro gram will be given Sunday evening at 7:80. Parts have been assigned as fol lows: Leader, Mrs. A. C. Turaage; candlelightere, Miss Elizabeth Moore and Mrs. James Moore; readers, Mrs. Z. M. Whitehurst and Mrs. Clarence Moye. Mrs. Lloyd Smith is direc tor. Honoring the missionaries, the ser vice is based on "Servants of the Great Adventure” by Edith Bentley and Velva Dreese. An offering for the United society will be received MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED The marriage of Miss Corinne Pol lard Holloway tu James Eddie Stokes of Washington in the first Christian church, Washington, No vember 26, is announced by her moth er, Mrs. Mamie Ruth Holloway of Ballards. „ * ‘ ^ Mrs. Stokes is a graduate of Ar thur high school, Peace college, Ra Auto Inspection Lane Makes One More Visit Here Have you had your vehicles in spected yet? By vehicles u meant automobiles, trucks, semi-trailers, .motorcycles, motorbikes, or any other motor propelled contraption, propell ed by internal combustion or electric motors, except trackless trollies. In other words; the Motor Vehicle __ Department emphasizes, any vehicle which is required to be registered with the State and carries a state license plate must be inspected at the State’s Mechanci&l Inspection Lanes. The absolute deadline for 1948, the Department said, is fast approaching, adding that the lanes will be able to handle just so many vehicles on the last day, December 31. Then, too, there are just so many days left, and no doubt some of these days will be rainy (some of the testing equipment at the lanes cannot be operated dur ing inclement weather). There remain around 100,000 vehi cles still to be inspected, and less than 20 working days to do it in. “We can handle about 5,000 vehi cles a day,” said Arthur T. Moore, Director of the Inspection Division, adding that “to wait farther will likely increase your waiting time in the lines at the inspection lanes.” The Inspection Lane will be in Farmville, December 14-16. At The Rotary Cluh Rev. H. L. Davis, new Methodist minister, making, his first appearance here as a civic club speaker, talked to the Rotarians Tuesday evening on “The First' Christmas.” Due to the illness of his father, R. A. Joyner, Joe Joyner introduced the speaker. Baby Rotarians, Jack and Jimmy • Darden, were introduced by Rev. E. S. Coates. The father-in-law of the latter, the late Mr. Newsom of Dur ham, was a former president of Ro tary International. The attendance prize was drawn by W. Jesse Moye. Allen Cromel of Greenville was a visiting Rotarian and John Russell Joyner was the guest of his brother, Joe. Friendship Train In Greene Delayed On Account Of Strike Due to the shipping: strike, the date the Friendship Train will visit Greene county and pick up the car of produce and feed donated for over seas relief has been delayed one week. All drives by churches in the county which are cooperating: in the movement shoud be completed by Wednesday, December 15. The car will be loaded in Walstonburg on De cember 20. Attention is called to the fact that 1he com being: collected is for food purposes, should be clean and put ha clean bags. — . People in all parts of Greene coun ty are responding generously to the cause. Moat of the churches are co operating by managing the drive a mong their members and in their re spective communities. C ^ight hundred bushels are needed to fill the car. Reports have been received showing the ' following amounts-have been collected'from the participating- churches: Davis Grove, 1.04 bushels; Howell Swamp, 75; Spring Branch, 35; Walstonburg Methodist, 80; Friendship, 85; Rain bow, 82; Jason Presbyterian, 84; Jerusalem, 68. Those w.io do not have com to don ate may gvie money which will be used to purchase food that can be shipped or to pay the expense of transporting the car from Walston burg to Norfolk. The food will be carried overseas at government expense. CANTATA AT WALSTONBURG SUNDAY AFTERNOON, DEG 19 * The Walstonburg Community choir and the high school glee club will present a Christmas Cantata, ‘The Nativity,” by H. J. Stewart, on Sun day afternoon, December 19, at 4 o’clock in the Howell Swamp Free Will Baptist church. The public is cordially invited to attend. - ■' There are 27 voices in the combined chorus: SAM BUNDY TO ADDRESS WALSTONBURG MEN’S CLUB , The.Walstonburg Men’s club will have its Ladies’ nighfat the Walston burg cafe Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock. Sam D. Bundy, superinten dent of Farmville schools, will be the guest speaker.
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