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Plane that are now going forward
■with increasing momentum 'for the
Chapter House Dedication and Home
Coming Day to be held Friday, April
29 were laid before the Benjamin
May chapter, Daughters of jthe Amer
ican Revolution, in detail by the re
gent, Mrs. T. C. Tumage, at the
March meeting held Saturday after
noon, for the round table discussion
which ensued and featured the
lengthy business session.
As a preface to her program out
* line, Mrs. Turnage gave a brief dis
course on the subject “Landscape
and Horizon” and presented proposed
plans for dedication and restoration
as conforming to the paramount ob
jectives of the society.
Plans discussed'by the entire mem
bership included activities of the va
rious committees connected with the
invitations, unveiling ceremonies, dis
tinguished guests, the selection of a
national fgure able to scan the inter
national figure able to scan .the inter
the brochure, grounds, music, interior
furnishings, decorations, dance, pic
nic dinner, open house event, publici
ty and ways and means.
Mrs. Henrietta M. Williamson
read a commur lcation from Cross
nore School relative to the Albert
Coy Monk, Sr., scholarship contribu
ted/at the time of his death by the
Major May chapter to honor its dis
tinguished benefactor and a note of
appreciation from the student chosen
as recipient.
Application of Mrs. Frank Davis,
Jr., for membership, presented by
Mrs. W. C. Holston, reecived a unani
mous vote.
The meeting was opened by devo
tional exercises conducted by Mrs. E.
Bruce Beasley, Sr., who chose as the
theme of her meditation, “The De
feat of Discouragement” and scrip
ture references, 1st Kings 19:18.
Pointing out the immediate^ task a
head of the chapter, Mrs. Beasley
depicted the Chapter. House Dedioa?>
tioii and Home Coming event as an
opportunity and privilege as well as
a distinctive service to Farmville,
the state and nation, and charged
the members to think of the blessings
' of. the past and to look forward to
great achievements in the future.
Following adjournment, the hos
tesses, Misses Helen, Christine and
Huldah Smith, served block ice
cream, angel food cake and salted
nuts, the color note and motif of the
course being suggestive of St. Pat
rick’s Day.
The chapter house was beautifully
decorated for the meeting with ar
rangements of daffodils, forsythia
and spirea placed on the colonial
mantels and the regent's table.
At The Rotary Club
Rotarian Maynard Fletcher of
Washington, guest speaker at the Ro
tary club Tuesday night, waa intro
duced by the program leader, W. J.
Rasberry. He told several jokes and
reminded the members that jokes
should be of a high type because of
the impression they leave on others.
Mr. Fletcher, using “Community
Service” as his topic,'pointed out that
services to the church -meant the up
building of character habits, that the'
school was another community ser
vice, and that those who lived lives
of righteousness in their homes were
setting patterns for others to follow.
Teachers have always been under
paid, he stated, 'and added that he
hoped people soon would realise that
that teachers mold the lives of chil*
dren.
The attendance prize was won by
Mk Rasberry. Charlie Fitzgerald
was the guest of his father, Dr, C. E.
Fitzgerald.
EARLY MORNING FIRS
RAZES COUNTRY HOME
Fire early Monday morning com
pletely destroyed the fornidhings and
home of Mr. and Mrs. Alonza Stocks,
who lived on the K. R. Woqten farm,
formerly the 0. H. Lemon farm, be
* tween Fhrmville and Bbm £ ; v
According to reports, Mrs. Stocks
Former Chaplain
To Hold Revival
In Walstonburg
Revival services at the Walston
burg Community Methodist church
will be conducted the week of March
21 through March 27 at 7:46 each
evening by Rev. A. Purnell Bailey, a
famous war chaplain who is now pas
tor of a Norfolk church.
Rev. Baiey, former Army chaplain,
accompanied Tojo to the hospital
after the Japanese premier’s attempt
ed suicide. He had been sent along
with the notorious Japanese leader
to record the exact time of the death,
in event Tojo sho dd die while en
route to the hospital from the prison.
Rev. Bailey and the driver of the am
bulance were the only two with Tojo
on the ride.
Rev. Bailey was the first Christian
minister to broadcast a continuous,
daily devotional service over the Jap
anese radio network after the war.
He also made a tour of Japan in com
pany with Kagawa, noted Japanese
Christian who was imprisoned during
the-war for his opposition to the mili
taristic- tactics of the government.
During the war, the chaplain
served on Leyte and Luzon in the
Philippines. He entered Japan on
the first day of the occupatios and
served there for 15 months before re
turning to the United States for dis
charge. He was a member of the
famous First Calvary division during
his entire service overseas.
Shortly after entering Japan, he
made inspection trips to Hiroshima
and Nagasaki, Where the atomic
bombs fell. His account of these trips
was carried in several periodicals in
America and England.
In addition to his regular services
fn the Army, Rev. Bailey preached at
Matsuzawa church every Sunday. for
eight months at the request of-., the’
pastor, Dr. Toyohiko Kagawa,- the
world-known Christian of Japan.
While serving with Dr. Kagawa,
Bailey baptised S3 Japanese young
people into the Christian faith.
His educational preparation for the
ministry was done at Randolph-Ma
con college, Union Theological semi
nary in Richmond, Duke Divinity
school, Colombia university • and
Union Theological seminary -to Ne\y
York. He tecefaed his B. A. degree
at Randolph-Macon and the B. D. de
gree from Duke. Be has taken stu
dies at Duke university slncg, -dls-J
charge from the Amy. He assumed
the pastorate of Oak Grove Methodist
church, Route 5, Norfolk, June 18,
1948.
Prior to the war, he served as pas
tor of t Beulah Methodist church in
South Richmond, Va., for five years.
Movie Impresses
MiV W.wm
More than & thousand school chil
dren from the white and colored
schools here, and adults, including
teachers and members of the Major
Benjamin May Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, viewed the
United States Treasury films, “Amer
ica, The Beautiful," and “The Power
Behind The Nation,”.,at the Para
mount theatre Monday morning as a
special patriotic, educative and in
spirational'event sponsored by the
local D. A. R. chapter on behalf of
the youth of the community.
The theatre, tendered the chapter
for the occasion by the general man
ager, Worth' Stewart of Charlotte,
and tjie local manager H. M. Allred,
was filled twice by audiences held
spellbound by the magnificent beauty
of mountains, forests, coasts, plains,
deserts, tablelands and streams
screened in glorious color; by the co
lossal strength of the nation depicted
in industrial scenes, and by the nar
ration and music, which moved them
often to. muted exclamation and ap
plause as they were stirred to inmost
depths of appreciation and pride.
The school children were escorted
by their respective bands and direc
tors, N. C. Maenhout and J. L. Burge,
and the spirited inarches, patriotic
airs and colorful parade attracted
large numbers of spectators. The
colored children carried posters to be
read in sequence, “America, The
Beautiful, we love you,” “America,
The Beautiful, we live for you,”
“America, The Beautiful, well die for
you.”
The D. A. R. program committee,
composed of Mrs. Herbert E. Hart,
Mrs. Henrietta M. Williamson and
Mrs. G. Alex Rouse, was represented
by Mrs. Rouse, who led the assem
blage in prayer and welcomed the
guests. Superintendent Sam D. Bun
dy and Prof. H. B. Sugg responded.
During intermission, “America,
The Beautiful” was sung in unison by
the students and* appreciation was
expressed by the chapter to the
United States Treasury Department,
the theatre managers and staff of
workers, the school authorities,
Stiayor J. W. Joyner and the police
department, the Boy Scouts, The
Farmville Enterprise, and B. G. Tay
or of the Farmville Motor Co., who
worked in spendid conjunction for
the success of the occasion. The chil
dren were congratulated upon the
close attention given the films and
their excellent conduct throughout.'
RALEIGH PHYSICIAN NOW
ASSOCIATED WITH CLINIC
v Dr. C. C. Kistler of Raleigh ar
rived Monday to be associated with
Dr. R. T. Williams at the Williams
clinic. While Dr. Williams and his
family are sway, Dr. Kistler andhls
family-will live at the Williams resi
dence.
WEEK-END VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. J. 6. Batts of Wilson
and Mr. and Mis. Gordon Weeks of
Rocky Mount spent the week end
with Mrs George Burnette.
He entered the Army chaplains corps
after a short pastorate at the New
Bent Methodist charge. -
w Lawrence Tyson of Gfeenville will
be soloist and song leader for the re
vival services. Mrs. Carlos H.. Wal
ston, pianist of Ahe church, will he
choir director.
Rev. Key Taylor is pastor of the
church. The public is invited to at
tend the services.
What's the Verdict, Doc? ;
Clare Dennis is *8(188 Photo
Flash of 1949.” She was picked
at the annual Chicago press pho
tographers’ ball Along with
her title, the 18-year-old blonde
got a trip to Bojl^ood and a
free vacation.
NIECE OF FABMVILLE
WOMAN MARRIED ON
RADIO PROGRAM
Miss Jauqueline Worsley, niece of
Mrs. R. T. Williams of Farmville,
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert C. Worsley of Balboa, Canal
Zone, and Rocky Mount, was married
to Rush Williams of Pasadena, Calif.,
in a ceremony cqnducted on the ,
Bride and Groom program of the
American Broadcasting company,
Monday in the studios in Los An
geles, . • ! '
During the war, she was an aero
batic and novelty dancer, and was
often referred to as “The Sweetheart
of the Army.” It is estimated that
she participated in 2,300 performan
ces during the war period..' The
bridegroom is a graduate of Pasa
dena Playhouse*.
The bride has visited in Farmville
several times.
At The Kiwanis Club
The Kiwanis club met Monday night
at the Bethlehem Methodist church,
Bell Arthur, and were served a de
licious supper by ladies of the church
in the new-recreation building.
Sam Bundy, program chairman,
traced the growth of Kiwanis from
its birth to 1946, except for the
period from 1933. to 1944. Newton
C. Maenhout, band director in the
school, played several selections on
the accondian. * He started his num
bers with song hits that were popu
lar in the year Kiwanis was start-*
ed and ended with current hit tones.
Henry Johnson yjon toe attendance
prize and at tlie^nd of -toe program
donated it to the-ladies for their
building fund.
Harry'Alhritton. and Zeb * White-*
hurst, junior Kiwanians of the month,
were present Guests were ‘Harold
Maenhout, Bill Candler, Joe Henry
Bynum, Principal Garland Bailey of
Bell Arthur school, Oscar Erwin, Paul
;Rasberry, Hal Willoughby and Hers
hel Tyson, i
NOTICE
Members of the Benjamin . May
chapter, D. A. R, pleese hand in
by Saturday noon, to Mr*. Jack
Lewi*, Miss Tabitha DeVisconti,
Mrs. C. H. Mozingo or Mrs. Pres
ton Mnrphrey, the name of the
person yen hare chosen to be page
or one of the children for the Un
veiling of memorial plaques.
This is orient.
Cora Moore Tuntage, Regent.
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Services Rendered By Red Cross
brief report, Mrs. WalterF.
of Greenville, executive secre
tary of the Titt county chapter.
American Red Groin, gives some of
the way* in which the chapter served
during the past ye*r.
A total of 1.M6 oases were assist
ed during the year. Out of this
1, iliiinli n m ft A SC ■ ■ 'n Sum mm, M m m n n ^
numDer -vfto veterans wer^ semceu.
Insurance forms, on the job training,
and loans were made until subsis
tence checks arrived. Loans were
made for a trip to the V, A. hospi
tal until the V. A. could refund rim
expense money. Getting a veteran’s
wife and child from another country
and locating the next-of-kin of the
deceased serviceman were other acti
vities. There are many things that
the veteran cannot do or thinks he
cannot do for himself. -
Telegrams asking for a welfare re
port of a serviceman who had neg
lected writing his mother. Reports
were secured oh a serviceman who ik
stricken with a serious disease in
Japan or China. Assisting parents
tfith the proper procedure in getting
their son released to come home and
help on the farm was another ser
vice rendered.
While the case load has not been
as heavy as it was during the war,
the services to a veteran require
more time as letters have to be writ
ten %nd fprms completed. A complete,
In a
Taylor
file Is kept ©n every ^ person who
comes to the Bed Cross office.
During the, winter months, food
rad coal have been famished to vet
erans’ families. Hie chapter partici
pates with other local agencies in
one or two family disasters. A na
tional Red Cross policy prevents the
chapter from stepping in and provid
ing aid unless five or more families
are involved -in a disaster. In 1947
the National Red Cross spent $2,500
in the Grifton area after a tornado
strode.
Christmas cheer was brought to
patients in . tiie Naval hospital at
Camp Lejeun© and Cherry Point.
Games, fruit, nuts, candies and a gift
for each boy were fumished. Perhaps
the most touching thing happening
during the Yule season was when the
St. Paul’s Episcopal Junior choir of
22 voieee spent the day at the Naval
hospital, ringing Christmas carols to,
the patients on the wards. The pa
tients joined the choir boys in sing
ing and the joy that was felt by them
was expressed on their faces. Let
ters of aupieciation from the patients
and the commanding officer were re
ceived. Cookies made by the Service
League were passed Airing the hour.
Plans are underway for bringing
cheer to the patients during the
fiaater season.
Activities Of Local
Church Organizations
Baptist
Mrs. J. W. Miller, leader, was hos
tess to the Junior Girls auxiliary of
the Baptist church Friday afternoon
and served cookies and pepsi colas
upon arrival of the members.
The hymn for the year, “We've a'
Story to Tell to the Nation#,” watch
word and allegiance were used and
the leader, gave the devotional and
closing prayer.
Dplwoopil
Mrs. J. C. Fleming was hostess
Monday afternoon for the second
Lenten meeting of Episcopal auxili
ary, Mis. B-%£. Copenhaver, presid
ing, opened 'with scripture reading
and prayer. Mrs. Will Jones, ,Jr.,
program chairman, conducted a study
from the pmyer book on “Power for
Living from Worship.” • J
Three CARE packages have been
sent recently, Mrs. G.'A. Bouse stat
ed. United Thank offering envelopes
were distributed by Mrs. J. H. Dar
den, offering custodian.
Adjournment was by a prayer.
Circle 5. met Monday afternoon
with Mrs. A. J. Greene at the home
of Mrs. Ernest L. Barrett *
Mrs. J. H. Harris finished the re
view of the book, “Great Prayers of
the Bible,"
After a short business session, hot
tea, cookies, sandwiches, nuts and
pickles were served in the nine mem-;
ben and one visiter who attended.
Jonquils and panetos were used in the
living room. - h
i. - Presbyterian
The March circle meetings were
held Thursday. Mrs. C. C. Joyner and
Mrs. Harry Harper were hostesses
for Circle 1 in the afternoon. Mrs.
G. R. Smith, Bible teacher, conducted
the study of Revelation.
Mrs. J. M. Mewbom tatted about
stewardship. Reports indicated in
creased attendance, with ah average
, ,' i'.V—iVii^ .1 'j i > i j,!,,
of 14 members for each meeting, in
creased interest and giving. The
chairman, Mrs. E. S. Coates, who will
serve another year, announced that
her vice chairman will be Mrs. W. H.
Moore, Jr., and that Mrs. G. P. Ber
geron will be tiie hew secretary.'
A congealed salad course was
served daring the social period.
Mrs. G. L. Gilchrist presided over
Circle'2 which met In the .home of
Mrs. W. P. Easley and Miss Jen Eas
ley. “Oh, My, Another Every Mem
ber Canvass” was the topic of the
program presented by Mrs. C. F.
Baucom. The ^Jible study, led by Mrs.
Easley, was based on Revelation.
Thirteen members and two visitors
were present and were served lime
fruit jello and cookies, iced in green
to emphasize the St. Patrick’s motif.
All officers and cause secretaries
made their reports at the meeting of
the Women of the Church Monday
ni ght in the home of Mrs. J. M. Mew
born. New literature was distribu
ted and it was announced that the
presbyterial would meet in Green
ville April 4 and 5. The devotional
was led by Mrs. W. H. Moore, Jr.
Standing committees were announ
ced by Mrs. M. E. Pollard, president,
a? follows: Care of church, Mrs.
Glenn Newton; Mrs. Lonnie Pierce,
Mrs. l&ul Ewell and Mrs. Emma
Jones; program, Mrs. E. S. Coates,
Mrs. Charles E, Fitzgerald, Mrs. G.
P. Bergeron and the secretary of
Circle 2; visiting, Mrs. Coates, Mrs.
J. M.ifetinill, Mrs. F. G. Dupree, Sr.,
and MKHphn Lewis; yard, 'Mrs.
Mrsi George Beck
Mrs., Lewis, Mrs.
C. V. Baucom and Mrs.
W. P. Easley.
' SERIOUSLY ELL
Miss Janet Stansill, daughter of,
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Stansill, was
taken ill during the band, concert at
the high school Friday night She
was taken to a Rocky Mount hospital
early thid week and yesterday was
taken to Duke hospital, Durham.
Mrs. Eli Joyner, Jr., who served
daring the war as a Bed Cross work
er in the Fadfic, has bwn named
chairman of the Farmville *ted Cross
drive, which begins Monday. Pitt
county's quota is $10,006 and Farm
ville's portion to be raised is $1,600.
Mrs. Joyner has announced her
captains as follows: lbs. Frank Al- ^
leh Ed Nash Warren, co-captains for
the north section (Tumage’ comer);
Mrs. Allen Darden, Arch Flanagan,
co-captains for the east section
(Royal Grill comer); Mrs. Walter B.
Jones, Hal Winders, co-captains for
Aouth section (J. H. Harris corner);
Mrs. Z. M. •Whitehurst, Fred Moore,
co-captains for west section (Econo
my Auto comer); Mrs. Lionel Jones,
Mrs. L. E. Tumage, co-captains for
'dty limits to Lang’s cross roads seer
tion; J. C. Brock, Marlboro section*
Miss Etna Lewis, west section and
Joyner's cross roads; Prof.' H. B.
Sugg, colored section.
John Lewis is chairman of the
special gifts committee. Boy Scouts
will distribute window cards.
LEGION MAY SPONSOR
JUNIOR BASEBALL TEAM
After hearing Darwin McCaffity
of the high school faculty discuss
the advantages and disadvantages of
an American Legion Junior baseball
team, the Farmville American Legion
on March 4 appointed William D.
Creekmur and Charles F. Baucom to
investigate the .chances of having a
junior team here this summer.
A nominating committee woe ap
pointed to select the new officers.
Serving with Chairman Charles S.
Edwards on the committee are Rev.
E. W. Holmes, Mr. Creekmur and J.
E. Bynum.
ECTC FIELD SECRETARY
ADDRESSES WALSTONBURG PTA
After being postponed for a week
on account of the Greene county
basketball tournament, the regular
monthly meeting of the Walstonbuxg
Parent-Teacher association was held
in the school auditorium on Thursday
at 7:30 p. m., with President D. D.
Fields presiding. Mrs. Ben Gay’s
second grade had charge of the devo
tional and also presented a very
colorful and entertaining dramatiza
tion of “The Sleeping Beauty.”
The minutes were read by the
secretary, Miss Elma Chambliss, and
approved by the association. - Mrs.
Gay’s second grade won *. the atten
dance prize of $1.00 for-having the
most parents present. Earl Lang,
treasurer, reported a _ balance of
$681.46 in the-treasury.
At the conclusion of the busmen*
matters, Principal J. R. Peeler in
troduced Dr. Howard McGinnis, Field
Secretary of East Carolina Teachers
College-, who spoke on “Choosing a
Vocation.” His talk was directed
mainly, to the juniors and seniors,
.who were special guests at the meet
ing. After a very enlightening talk,
Dr1 McGinnis showed moving pictures
of various scenes and activities at
ECTC. Dr. McGinnis then intro
duced two. student' teachers from the
college who gave'interesting talks on 0
Vhy they choose teaching as a pro- ~
fession. ‘
Tim next meeting will
| April 7. V '
be held
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FOUNDATION POURED FOR
WALSTONBURG LEGION ?UT
. Friday evening’s meeting of the
Walstonburg American Legion was
occupied with the laying of plans for
the new club building. Commander
Henry Burch prodded and it was de
cided that logs which have been dor
nated would be eat on Wednesday
afternoons, a time when many of the
fellows are not working. The fann
ers in the group will haul the logs
to the saw mill.
The foundation for the hut which
will be located on Main street near
the A. J. Craft home baa been pour
ed. Situated <m a lot 85 by 80 fed:,
the building soil contain a game
room and a living room on the front,
an auditorium and a kitchen in the
rear.-'.
Lack of. funds has slowed up the
work. Comnjander Burch will gladly
receive contributions.
P The auxiliary met Friday night
with the Legionnaires for the supper