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Mr. and Mrs. Graham Me Ada mi
and daughter, Annette, were Raleigl
visitors Saturday. — ■«
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Doorley oi
Wilmington arrived Tuesday to visil
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Thomas.
Father Loyola O’Leary will least
Sunday to attend the Sugar Bow!
game in New Orleans.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Batchelor
will spend the holidays with relatives
in Sttielby.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Alligood oi
Washington ’Visited Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Harris Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Jafnea L. Joyner and
Mrs. Boh. Joyner of Wflhon spent
Sunday with Mrs. Mark W. Joyner.
Allen Drake arrived Wednesday
from Carthage, Term., to spend the
holidays with has. family.
Mrs. Herbert Hart and son, Bert,
will leave Tuesday to visit relatives
in Dublin, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. James Yates of
Whiteville will spend Christmas day
with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Greene.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Johnson have
returned from a trip to Columbia, S.
C., and Charlotte.
Miss Margaret Bynum and Ififlk
Margaret ffllis spent Tuesday in Ra
leigh and attended the “Ice Vogues
of' 1949.”
Mrs. A. H. Joyner and daughter
Bettie Wooten, of Morehead City,
are spending the holidays with rela
tives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Moore have
moved into their, new home on Home
avenue. -
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Byers will
spend the holidays in Charlotte with
relatives.
Fred CaiT, who is a patient at Pitt
General hospital, Greenville, is slow
ly improving.
Mrs. R. A. Parker and-son, Mar
tin, of Benson spent the week end
with Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Joyner.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Vainwright of
Greenville will spend Christmas day
with her mother, Mrs. J. C. Gibbs.
Mrs. J. I. Morgan and son, Bob,
and Miss Edna Robinson left Wed
nesday to spend a week in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Graham McAdams
and daughter, Annette, spent Satur
day in Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wright, Jr.,
and son of Wilson will spend Sjuaday
with Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Rouse.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Joyner attend
ed the wedding of her Mother, Boyd
Barnette, in Goldsboro last Sunday.
Mrs. C. S. Hotchkiss arid son,
Charles, of Elizabeth City are spend
ing the week with Mrs. Corinne Stil
ley.
Miss Elisabeth Lang of Roanoke
Rapids is spending the holidays with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W.
Lang.
Mrs. Paul W. Matheson arrived
Wednesday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. T. E. Joyner, Jr., during the
hnlidavs. '
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Capt. and Mrs, W. C. Andrews of
Washington, D. C., spent a few days
last week with Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Andrews.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Ange and son#
of Wilmington will spend the week
mid with Mr. and Mrs. L. W. An
drews. ~
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Barrett and
family of Oxford will spend Christ
mas day with Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Barrett, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Seale and
daughter of Georgetown, S.. C., will
spend Christmas day with Mr. and
Mrs. R. G. Barrett
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Styers and
family will spend the holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Styerff in. Hills
boro. ' . >•
D. L. Donnell arrived Wednesday
from Tennessee, where he has bepn
on the tobacco market to spend the
holidays with his family.
T. M. Hodges of Winston Salem
will arrive Friday night to spend the
holidays with his daughter, Mrs. Dan
H. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Liles of Ra
leigh will arrive Jriday to visit their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manly Liles
and Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Nichols.
Mr. and Map. Clayton Sutton and
family will spend Sunday in Bethel
with Mrs. Sutton's sister, Mrs. Dan
Whitley.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Darden will ar
rive Christmas Eve from Lebanon,
Ky., where they have been on the
tobacco market
. LaVeme Greene of Newport News,
Va., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. J
Greene this week. Mm Greene will
Hiss Mary Alice Gray and Pat
Gray of Cary and Miss Clara Wills
of Atlanta, Ga., will spend Sunday
with Mr. and Mm W. J. Rasberry.
Mrs. Ben Hardison, Mrs. Clayton
Hathaway, Mrs. Roosevelt Bryan and
Mrs. G. D. Hathaway were Goldsboro
visitors Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Freeman and
daughter will spend Christmas day
with her brother, W. E. Stroud, in
Kinston.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Outland and
son will spend Sunday in Goldsboro
with Mr. Outland’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. R. (Jutland.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Burgess and
sons, John and Walter, and Mrs.
Fred Smith visited in Kinston Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Petteway will
leave Sunday to visit Mr, and Mtb.
B. P. Hayes, Mrs. Petteway’s par
rents, in Lake View, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Cayton will
spend Christmas day in Greenville
With Mr. and Mrs. Jesse R. Boyd, Mr.
Gayton’s sister.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L Johnson of the]
Faxmville faculty are spending the
holidays in Turkey and Raleigh with
^datives.
’• Mies Virginia Area Glover of Co
ibus, Ohio, arrived Tuesday for a
ffiisit to her aunt, Mrs. Frank K.
Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Joyner and
children, Larry and Garble, Of Nor
folk, Va., will arrive Friday to vidlt
Mrs. Carrie Belle Joyner.
Cedric Davis, student at Wake
Forest college, and Harry Davis, stu
dent at State college, are spending
the holidays with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Wood and
daughters of Burlington, Vt., will ar
rive Thursday afternoon for a few
days’ visit to Mr. and Mrs. R. G.
Barrett.'
Midshipman Donald E. Walston of
the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.,
arrived this week to spend 10 days
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.- E.
Walston.
Miss Mary Ellen Kittrell of the
Duke Dietetic school, Durham, will
arrive Sunday to visit her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kittrell, for a
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Smith
and son and Mr. and Mrs. B. S.
Smith will spend Christmas day in
Mount Olive with Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Cooke.
Altie Melton arrived Saturday
from the Emory-Riddle School of
Aviation, Miami, Fla, for a two
weeks vacation with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Melton.
Mr,, and Mrs. Wilson Tugwell and
son of Newport News, Va, and Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Tugwell of Norfolk,
Va, will spend Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Tugwell.
Mr. i^nd Mrs. Warren Gurganus
and son will spend Christmas day
with Mr. Gurganus’ brother, Hilton
Gurganus, and Mrs. Gurganus, at
Newport.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Johnson and
daughter will leave during the week
end to spend a few days with Mrs.
Johnson’s mother, Mrs. Lelia' San
ders, in Columbia S. C.
Mrs. Verna Sawrey and eon,
Vance, of Smithfield and Mrs. C. K,
Edwards and son, Raby, of Green
ville will spend Christmas day with
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Morgan and
children spent Sunday in Wilson with
Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Williams. The
Williams will be guests of the Mor
gans Christmas day.
Mrs. Henry Sutton and daughters,
Frances mid Janie, of Conetoe, will
spend Christmas day with Mrs. Sut
ton’s son, Clayton Sutton, and Mrs.,
Mrs. Horace Lewis, Mias Nell Bea
man and Mrs. C. L. Beaman spent
Wednesday .with Mrs. Beaman’s
mother, lbs. Mary Taylor, in Golds
boro.
Bill Rasberry, student at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Dental
school, Philadelphia, is spending the
holidays with his mother, Mrs. C. H.
Rasberry.
Arch Flanagan spent Friday and
Saturday at Black Mountain with a
party of Christian church members
in connection with the retreat which
the North Carolina Christian con
ference is developing.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Horton
Rountree and daughter, Cathey, of
Chapel Hill, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mur
ray of Washington, D. C., Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne A. Mitchell, Jr., and
daughter, Madeline, of Kinston will
be guests of Mrs. Dora H, Keel dur
ing the '
Watson of Knoan
emt at. Harvard Schoo
arrived Monday aften
few days with Bill
was a groomsman in
eh wedding in Pittsl
Those who give themselves grow
richer.
The kindly word, the spontaneous
smile, the thoughtful deed -*• those
are outward expressions of the
goodness inside the hearts and minds
of pm.
Those of us in the newspaper busi
ness must record the little things
that make news day by day. Often'
we wish there were leas of pettiness
in the world and more of the spirit
SUPPORT OP SEAL
, SALE IS URGED
Jliss Tabitha M. DeVisconti, seal
sale chairman for the Farmville area,
urges all who have received seals to
make their contributions at once, if
they have not done sq..
Honey given^o the tuberculosis as
sociation for the seals is an invest
ment in the health of the community
jas well as being a protection to the
giver.
Some of the activities financed by
the Pitt County Tuberculosis associa
tion are: finding unknown cases of
tuberculosis in the community, see
ing that facilities are available for
the care of patients, getting before
the public the facts that they must
know in order to protect themselves,
helping the cured re-adjust to com
munity living, and promoting re
search to hasten the day when the
disease will not exist.
For a number of years the Farm
ville Literary club, with Miss De
Visconti as chairman, has sponsored
the drive. .
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
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Mr. and Mrs. Billie Oglesby of Au
burn, Ala., announce the birth of a
Bon, William Cooper Oglesby, Jr., at
Drake infirmary, December 17. Mrs.
Oglesby is'the former Miss Donie
Jones of Farmville.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Barrett were
dinner guests of her Bister, Mrs. V.
B. Dupree, near Fountain Sunday.
The Barretts and Duprees visited J.
Q. Trotman atiPitt General hospital,
Greenville, Sunday afterft
Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Petteway and
son spent Sunday in New Bern with
bis sister, Mrs. M. L. Skinner, and
Mr. Skinner.
Charles Carr, who is on the Ilog
ersville, Tenn., tobacco market, will
arrive Thursday and E. C. Carr of
Newport News, Va-, and Bill Carr of
Wilmington, Del., will arrive Thrist
mas Eve to visit theii
and Mrs. E
Mr. and Mrs.
son, Poe, of Snov
it Mr. and Mrs. John T. Walston on
Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. Moor
ing are Mrs. Walston's parents.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles {Fitzgerald
and children will leave Tuesday for
New Orleans, La., where they will
visit friends and will attend the
Sugar Bowl game on New “Year’s
lay.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Pridgen of
Newport News, Va., will spend the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Jones, who had as their week end
guests, Mr. and Mrs. James Mount
:astle and chUdnert of Weldon.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Pate and
Family of- La Grange, Linwood Pate
it the Naivy, and Mr. and Mrs. Cleve
Westbrooks, Jr., at Kinston will
spend Christman day wtih Mr.- and
Mrs. Claude Joyner. >
Mr. and $ba. Julian Smith
Greensboro, Miss Nannie Smith
Henderson and Mr. and Mrs. E.
Smith of Newport Neva, Va.,
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith
for the holidays. I
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Welsh of Balti
more, Md., will arrive Friday to
spend the holidays with her mother,
Mrs. S. G. Gardner. Mr. and Mrs.
George Wilkerson will be guests of
Mrs. Gardner Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ward and Son,
Jimmy, of Greenville will spend
Christmas day with Mrs. J. M. Ward,
who will have as her guests for the
week end, Mrs. H. N. McClees and
son, James Henry, of Columbia and
Mr. and Mrs. A. Q. Roebuck, Jr., of
Raleigh. -
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Langley re
turned Tuesday frojn Union, S. C.,
where they were called Sunday on
account of the death of Mrs. Lang
ley’s cousin, Dewey Gallman. Chea
ter Langley, Jr., remained for a
week’s visit.
Mrs. W. C. Gamer,, president of
the Junior Woman’s chib, Mrs, J. H.
Harris and Mrs. W. Jesse Moye were
of Mrs. Cora Powell,
of the Greenville
Mondial
Christmas decorations at
of
of
N.
are
guests
nigni aim
of Christmas scattered throughoul
the year. Sat the day. that maria
the birth of Jesus brings with it «
rebirth of faith ami hope and a reali
zation that deep down inside eari
person there are Christ-like qualities
of unselfishness, loyalty and devo
tion td the highest principles of Got
and man. It is those qualities whicl
make Christmas the most joyoui
sealon of alL
Truly, then is "joy to the world’
Activities Of Local
Church Organizations
Catholic
Friday night at 12, the Midnight
Christmas Mass will be celebrated bj
the Rev. Father Loyola O’Leary, M.
S. SS.T. The Missa de~‘Angelis will
be sung by the Choir, directed by
Miss Helen Rouse. Prior to the
Mass, a program of Christmas carols
will herald the Birth of the Infant of
Bethlehem. Father O'Leary will de
liver the sermon, “The New Bethle
hem,” taking hjs text from the first
chapter of St. John, “The word was
made flesh and dwelt among us.”
At 9:30 a. m. the Christmas morn
ing mass' will be celebrated.
'j’he Chritmas Crib has been erect
ed in the Sanctuary of Hhe church.
The beauty of the altar has been en
hanced by the decorations made by
the ladies of the altar guild.
Thursday morning a Christmas
party for the children was held at
St. E izabeth’s church. A game pro
gram of softball, badminton, volley
ball and football delighted the
youngsters. After the singing of
Christmas hymns, each of t£e chil
iren received a gift-laden shocking.
Presbyterian
The Presbyterian auxiliary held its
December meeting in the home of
Mrs. Charles Fitzgerald Monday
light with 21 members present.
Mrs. J. T. Nolen had charge of the
orogram and devotional, her subject
being “Making the Most of Special
Occasions.”
Mrs. Will Moore closed the meet
ing with prayer , after which ice
sream decorated with the words,
Merry Christmas. Toasted pecans
ind coconut cakes holding tiny
sandles were served.
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
AT LEGION AUXILIARY
“Mrs. Goose’s Christmas,” a story
old by Miss Annie Perkins, and two
solos, “0, Holy Night," and “Silent
Might,” sung by Seleta Tucker, ac
:ompanied by Mrs. E. W. Holmes,
’ormed the Christmas'program given
it the American Legion auxiliary
rhursday afternoon in Mrs. C. H.
royner’s home.
Hie president, Mrs. R LeRoy Bol
ins, announced that a number of
Christmas gifts had been sent bj^men
n the hospital at Fayetteville. Miss
tfamie Davis, conducting the devo
ional, read the Christmas story from
juke and stressed peaces oi» earth
hrough Christ! A letter , was read
'rom one of the pateints at Oteen
vho each month has been receiving
i small gift from the auxiliary.
During the sorial hour, the hos
esses, Mrs. Joyner, Mrs. A? & J°y
ifer, Mrs. A. W. Bobbitt and Mrs.
N.' M. Willis, served strawberry
ihortcake, salted nuts and cheese
itraws.
Bells on the front door, a tree,
•oses, a potted pink begonia and red
:andles dtcorated the hall and living
oom.
NOTE OF APPRECIATION
(The note that appeared in last
reek’s Enterprise was written by a
'elative at Mrs. Hobgood’s request,
tfot knowing the other note had been
nailed, Mrs. Hobgood wrote the mes
age below.)
Dear Friends, t
Since it is impossible to Bend a
nessage of appreciation to each of
rou who has remembered me, in any
ray, during this present illness, I
tm asking our mutual friends of the
Enterprise to say “Thank you and
3od bless you,” not only, now but
ilways. May this be the most blees
sd of all Christmas seasons for all
>f us. We will be remembering the
nusic of other such * seasons and
ooldng forward to those times of
wming years when we will be back
vith’ you. Remember that the rests
n music are just as important (and
:an be made just as beautiful) as the
tlayed notes. * *
I hope I can be strong enough soon
o receive guests.
Just now my method of expression
s rather wobbly but my love is
itrong and constant.
Always yours,
in abundant evidence of eeil-giving
of hands clasped in friendship, of
hearty good wishes. How insignifi
cant are the little troublesome things
of the world in the light of the
Christmas spirit that pervades the
world!
And so we again join in the glad
ness of the season to wish all otu
friends and subscribers
A-MERRY CHRISTMAS
CHURCH SERVICES
New Year’s messages will be de
livered to the congregations of the
Baptist and Christian churches at the
11 o’clock service Sunday morning.
At the evening service.at the Baptist
church the annual student night will
be held with high school and college
students participating.
There wiH be no evening service at
the Christian church.
On Christmas Eve from 11 to 12
o’clock, a midnight service will be
held at'Emmanuel Episcopal church,
with a timely message by the .rector,
Rev. J. R.'Rountree. The choir will
render special music end there will be
a guest soloist.
The Methodist morning sermon
will be titled “From Bethlehem.”
Rev. E. S. Coates will be the read
er in a Christmas service of scrip
ture and song at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning. $>los and
special music by the choir will be a
part of the program.
MELTON MOTOR SERVICE
* honors employees
A., J. Melton and J. W. Boykin,
proprietors of Melton Motor service,
entertained their employees and their
j wives at a turkey dinner at the Wal
stonburg cafe Tuesday evening, con
tinuing an annual custom.
Thog invited were Mr. and Mrs.
Charles E. Mayo of Falkland, Mr.
and Mrs. James F. Gardner, Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Young, Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Cobb, Mr. Boykin, Mr. and
Mrs. Melton.
MRS. DARDEN GIVES
Col. Alexander McAllister cluster,
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, was entertained at a Christmas
party at the home of Mrs. J. H. Dar
den Saturday afternoon.
Christmas greetings were extend
ed by the regent
Preceding the contests was a busi
ness session opened by the pledge of
allegiance and American’s creed.
Miss Payne Suggs, chaplain, based
her devotional on a story, “There
Will Always Be a Christmas.”
Mrs. Ernest Hardy, scrapbook
chairman, reported on the progress
made on the record. A contribution
to the new D. A. R. building in Wash
ington, D. C., wae made in honor of
the state regent, Miss Gertrude Car
raway. As requested by the state
magazine' editor, Mrs. J. W. Parker,
regent, announced that she had se
cured data on Col. McAllister. Copies
of the state paper were distributed
and Mrs. H. S. Taylor reported sev
eral new subscriptions to the D. A.
R. magazine. - ~ ;
Yearbooks were passed out by the
chairman, Mrs. Darden, who was
thanked for the work she and her
committee did. A short memorial ser
vice was held for a deceased member,
Mrs. T. A. Person of Greenville. .
Acrostics were made by each mem
ber using the words, Merry,Christ
mas. A drawing for the prize, a
box of Christmas cards, was held
with Miss Annie Perkins’ number be
ing selected. Mrs. E. S. Coatet . a
guest, was remembered with cards,
also.
' The dining room was opened- and
guests listened to carols on the phon
ograph. The hostess described the
room as her white Christmas and in
vited the guests to see the “little
angels,” bear'grandchildren, Noel Jean
and'Jimmy Darden. The floor was
covered with white material and the
tree and other decorations empha
sized the chosen color.
Tipsy cake, cheese crackers and
coffee were- served. Assisting hi
serving were Mrs. J. H. Darden, Jr.,
rad Mrs. John C. Darden, daughters
in-law of the hostess, Mrs. Parker
and Mrs. Jack McDavid, Jr.
Each member was presented a box
of homemade candy and stuffed dates
from- the tree. —
JUNIOR CLUB TO PROVIDE
FOR NEEDY FAMILY
Meeting in the Jipme of Mrs. James
T. Lang, the Junior Woman’s club,
Tuesday afternoon, decided to pro
At The Rotary Club
The Rotary club’s guest speake
Tuesday evening was Mrs. Berber
E. Hart, who talked about “Musie 01
High.” She reviewed the history o
bells and carillons. J. D. Joyner in
troduced the guest speaker.
Visitors included: Addison Id
Sprague of Durham, guest of O. G
Spell; Bill Riaeberry, guest of Charli
Rasberry; Lowell Lifts of Saleigl!
guest of Manly Liles ; Visitation
Brantley Speight of Ayden and Jacl
Hogarth of Kinston. ,
Rotary pins and books were pre
sented to the baby Rotarians, Jacl
and Jimmy Darden.
Arch Flanagan’s number won tb
attendance prize. •
HEALTH NURSE REPORTS
ON TUBERCULAR WORI
. Reporting on Ihe uses to which tb
Christmas seal sale money is put
Mrs. Emily Johnston, Pitt count]
health department nurse, states thai
primarily the funds pay for chest x
rays of known cases and suspicioui
cases. Physical examinations, skii
tests, monthly clinics and education
al work comprise other uses.
At the present time in Pitt coun
ty, there are 83 cases of active tu
berculosis among the white .people
and 63*in the colored race. For eacl
of these active cases, there are al
least four contacts that must be fol
lowed up. Eight patients, three ol
whom are children, from the Farm
ville community are in sanatoria anc
two others are on the waiting list
Two deaths from the disease were
recorded in the county this year.
“Tuberculosis,” Bhe adds, "is i
real problem in our county. Through
the Seal sale money, we are able tc
follow these contacts and find then
I in their early stages. For our tuber
culosis work, we feel desperately the
need of more sanatorium beds to care
for our patients. This need could be
met by an increase of state sanato
| rium beds and by presiding a count j
| sanatorium where we could place
these patients until the state could
provide care for them.”
Mrs. Johnston expresses apprecia
tion for the response to the seal sale
and urges that those who have not
bought seals do so.
OUR SHERLOCK HOLMES
Sometimes the great walk among
os unobserved. And then some cir
cumstance throws the person, right
beside us perhaps, into bold relief
and we discover that he or she hac
developed characteristics and poten
tialities beyond our ken.
Who could guess that young Bob
Harper was Sherlock Holmes dwell
ing in Farmville incognito! Well, he
certainly, displayed the power of re
cognition of that of our favorite
sleuth one day this week, together
with his sixth sense of following up
clues and his ability to rely on his
own Judgment.
It so happens that Paschall Bar
rett, who has a paper route here and
depends on his bicycle for transpor
tation, has been the victim of two
robberies within the past year, with
some thief “lifting” his bicyc’es from
the rick near the police station while
the owner was at the movies.
Paschall, his family and friends
have been greatly distressed by his
misfortune; one friend lent him a
wheel but it broke down, then he bor
rowed one from another and had a
narrow escape from a serious injury
due to faulty brakes.
It looked as if the newsboy would
have to give up his job, when our
young Sherlock Holmes, in passing
through the Joyner Croc Roads Com
munity, recognised a wheel being rid
den by another boy as Paschall’s
property.
' The parents of Paschall were ad
vised of Bob's discovery and the mat
ter was put in the hands of local
police. The story goes that the boy
who had the bicycle had bought it
from another boy. Facts are meager
in this regard but our purpose any
way is to tell our readers of the joy
that Bob Harper's power of observ
ance has brought to a friend.
(Contributed)
P. T, A.
R Farmville Parent-Teacher associa
tion held its regular monthly meet
ing on Thursday of last "week.
Mrs. J. W. Miller, president, call
ed the meeting to order. Miss Alma
Whitley directed the. group in sing
ing Christmas carols. Mrs'. Haywood
Smith was the accompanist.'
Rev. H. L. Davis, pastor of Farm
ville Methodist church, read the
Christmas story from Duke and em
phasised two points: The iirmortanoe
of the child and the responsibility of
jta» unn escous oiee Clnb. directed
and accompanied v
Jones, presenter
ings and Christo
Mss Handy's tmra graut
room roll call. v ?
Principal Bundy
Campaign Made
| For Advertising
Service Donations
‘ The Farmvile Advertising Service,
' which is a division of the Chamber of
| Commerce, is again soliciting for
. funds to enable it to carry on its
work of advertising Farmville. It has
been the course in the past years for
' the Farmville merchants to raise
: money among themselves and this
amount would be matched dollar for
* dollar by the warehousemen. This
year the' method waa reversed .and
the warehousemen have contributed
$2600. It is the duty of the mer*
!; chants to meet this amount or the
| balance will be returned to the ware
i housemen.
,| The drive was held last year in
' September, but this year was held
; later, due to unforeseen dreumstan
.ces.
'! Those who have been contacted
1 have given generously and, as yet,
there are a few who have not been
contacted by the committee members.
Any who have been missed may call
the Chamber of Commerce secretary
and fsomeone will * call, explain the
I puroose and receive the donation.
The Advertising Service is the or
! ganization responsible for the Christ
mas decorations, dollar day promo
tion and the buying and distrubiting
; of almanacs, pencils and license tags
{and the sponsorship Of radio pro- ~
: grams. An important organization in
the community, the service needs the
' fullest cooperation of all in order to
obtain maximum benefits.
At The Kiwanis Club
Rev. Z. B. T. Cox, Bob Morgan and
the Kiwanis “sweetheart,” Elspeth
Joyner, combined their talents Mon- ,
day night and gave the Kiwanis
club a real Christmas program..
Mr. Cox made an excellent talk on
the meaning of Christmas, Bob led
i the club in singing carols and Elspeth
was the accompanist.
, Lane D. Roberts, who returned to
Farmville several months ago and is
now manager of Roberts Electric Co.,
was installed as a new member by
President Louis Williams.
The c'ub will not have its dinner
meeting next week. ,
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I DlJNiNKK FAKTY
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i Employees of the Water and Light
, department entertained their wives
I and Supt. W. A. McAdams and, his
, his family at a dinner Saturday night
at the plant.
Barbecue, slaw, bread, pickles and
coca colas were served.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Harris and daughter, Janet;
Mr. and Mrs. “Bud” Wooten and
; son, Jimmy; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lee
jjones.; Mr. and Mrs. William Suggs;
'Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McAdams and
Mr. and Mrs. Graham McAdams and
| children, Billy and Annette.
WISE MEN WERE PATRON .
SAINTS OP TRAVELERS
The Three Kiligs of-Cologne have
become patron saints' of travelers,
and very appropriately, too, since
the Wise Men traveled considerably
| even after their death,
I Biblically very little is known of
the Wise Men. Church tradition, bas
ted on the three specifically mention
ed gifts, has established three Wise
Men and Identified them as Caspar,
Melchior and Balthaser; the Kings of
Tarsus, Arabia and Ethiopia, respec
tively.
Legend advances that on their way
to Bethlehem, the Magi met at Ur
and 9t Matthew states that having
; adored the Christ Child, they depart
ed into their own country by a dif
ferent route. Whether each return
ed to his own country or whether all
i three journeyed into one country are
matters for conjecture. Legend con
tinues that-they were baptised, dis
tributed their wealth amoiig the.
poor, and went about preaching the
doctrine of peace and repentance; all
three seem to have suffered martyr
dom jn India at the same time.
In the fourth century Empress He
lena, mother of Constantine, arrang
ed for the transfer of their bodies ‘to
Constantinople.
When the Greek Emperor was
overpowered by the first crusade in
1096, the holy remains, were sent to
Milan where they were enshrined un
til the latter part of the 12th cen
tury when Frederick Barbarossa
ordered their removal to Cologne.
The Archbishop of Cologne adorn
ed the relics with precious jewels