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Held Wednesday
The beginners’ day end pre-school
clinic will be held in the Farmville
school on Wednesday* April 6, begin
ning ait 9:16 a. m. All children who
will enter school nest fall should ap
pear at the school sad enroll. ~ The
state law is that a child to enter
school must be six years of age on
or before October 1st of the year
the child enters school.
Principal Sam D. Bundy states this
rule will be rigidly adhered to in the
Farmville school.
Nurses will be here next Wednes
day to make premliminary examina
tion of the beginners and then they
will be referred to the local doctors
as has been the custom in the past.
HARVEY L. DAVIS, JR.,
ACCEPTED BY AIR FORCE
Harvey L. Davis, Jr., son of Rev.
and Mrs. H. L. Davis, has enlisted in
the United States Air Force and will
go to San Antonio, Texas, for his
basic training. Prior to his entry in
to service, young Davis was a stu
dent at Eastern Carolina Teachers
college in • Greenville. His father,
pastor of the Farmville Methodist
church, recently moved here from
Littleton.
According to Capt. Ralph W. Fer
rese, recruiting officer for the
Greenville station, there were only
three openings for the Air Force dur
ing the month of March. Davis was
one of the three selected.
PERSONAL ITEMS
Miss Annie Perkins, Mrs. P. M.
Murphrey and son, Preston? and
Mrs. S. A. Carr attended the 11th
district meeting of the U. D. C. in
Halifax Wednesday. Later in the
day they visited Dr. Willie Murphrey
at Roanoke Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. 'J. C. Brock, Jr.,
Miss Alice Cranford and Jennis Har
per visited the azalea, gardens in
Wilmington Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. .Edward Brock spent
the week end with her brother, Lloyd
Pornes, of Greenville, Route 2. .
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brock and
Mr s. Fred Smith were supper guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hering in Wil
son Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Shirley and
son, L. M., Jr., of Raleigh, spent the
week end with Mr. (Shirley's mother,
Mrs. G. M. Shirley.
R. W. Corbett of Greenville was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Tanner
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat- Ruffin, Mrs.
George Beckman, Mr. and Mrs. W.
Leslie Smith, Mr. and Mrs." W . A.
Allen and .Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Allen
attended the show “Oklahoma,” Sat
urday evening in Raleigh.
Mrs. J. I. Baker, who has been ill
at the home of her son, John, in
Morehead City for several months,
^ has been moved to Jthe home of her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Clifton, in
Mount Olive. Mrs. Baker is improv
ing.
VOCATIONAL TEACHERS MEET
Vocational home economics teach
ers of Pitt county had their month
ly meeting Tuesday afternoon in the
Farmville home economics cottage.
After the business meeting, Sam D;
Bundy presented a program on visual
aids.
OPERETTA
Directed by Mrs. Carlos Walston,
an operetta, “The Golden Trail,” will
be presented by the Walstonburg
Glee dub on Friday, April 22, in the
high school auditorium.
Toe operetta is a dramatization of
the California gold-rush in 1849.
Flanagan Announces
Cart is Flanagan, wh* las semi
two terns on the Town Board of
wid st present is
mayor pro tem, hp* amneaamd Us
candidacy for mayor in the mtfai*
cip&l election to he heU Tuesday,
Msy3.
So far, Mr. Flanagan is the only,
announced candidate for mayor.
There are no candidates for com
missioner. The field is wide open.
FOUNTAIN NEWS
Under the direction of Mr*- Car
Tanner, the eighth grade of tlx
Fountain school recently presented t
declamation .contest. The theme foi
the contest was “An America*
Dream.”
Wilma Grace Owens won firsl
place and a declamation medal witl
her talk on “In Quest of tfce Goal.’
Other contestants were presentee
school pins. ~ '
Contestants Mid their speeches
were “Ideals of the Dreamers,” Celu
Walston; “An Enchanted Land,” Ma
ris Andrews; “A Dream Come True,’
Peggy Tugwell; “Freedom for All
Mankind.” Joanne Webb.
Judges were Dr. Lawrence Brews
ter of E. C. T. C., John L. Johnsoi
of Farmville and Albert Bell oi
Fountain.
Jimmie Bell, class member, gave
the weclome and introduced eael
speaker.
—Luellen Tyson, eighth grade
rHUMBNAIL HISTORY
OF PITT COUNT!
Pitt county was named for William
Pitt It was formed from Beaufort
in 1760. The population in 1940 was
61,244. The county seat is Green
rilel. Its area is 666 square nfiles
47.6 per cent of the population are
Negroes. The farm population ir
1940 was 37,001. 'The largest city
other than the county seat is Farm
rille. Pitt county is included in the
First Congressional district and is
known as the World’s Greatest To
bacco County.
Peggy Tugwell, eighth grade.
SPORTS
The girls of Fountain Elementary
school are proud of their rec
ord of winning nine games during the
basketball season with only three de
feats.
The forwards of the seventh and
eighth grades were Celia Walston,
Louise Hathaway, Joanne Webb,
Anne Harris, Catheine Baker and
Ethel Lee Joyner. The guards wore
Christine Moye, Peggy Togwell, Wil
ma Grace Owens, Luellen Tyson,
Marjorie Coley, Vicy Moore, Algeria
Owens, Mary France Owens, Sylvia
Gardner, Shirley Tugweil and Bar
bara Jean Wainwright.
Fountain girls are looking forward
to. another basketball season just as
fine as this one.
Chris Moye—eighth grade.
FARMV1LLE GOLFERS
DEFEAT TARBORC
(By Charles Joyner)
The golf season opened at th<
Farmville Country dub Wednesday
afternoon as 38 local linksmen dealt
Tarboro an 86-55 defeat in the Coaa
tal Plains Golf association play.
Frog Pickett and Bob Fisex, witl
76 and 77 respectively, were low foi
the local men on the par 70 course
Low scores for Tarboro were CarlyU
with a 77 and Simmons with 78
Sow greens were blamed for th<
high scores.
Officials at the Farmville Country
<Sub wish to express their apprecia
tion for the way the local men re
sponded to their request for play
ere. They also exressed the dfsin
Gut the men will continue to shoe
interest in the tournament.
Activities Of Local
Church Organizations
Groups of die Woman’s council met
Tuesday evening. Discussions cen
tered around pre-Easter services and
the missionary talk Thursday even
ing. 1 ,
Mrs. A. J. Garris was hostess to
Group 1, with Mrs. a H. Moye of
Maury takjpg the devotional from
Psalm % “He Conquers Fear.” Mrs.
Howard Moye announced that a mis
sionary rally will be held at Roun
tree church near Ayden on April &
The program was in charge of Mrs.
John Pollard.
Chicken salad sandwiches, salted
nuts, cookies and coca colas were
served. The Easter motif was em
phasized.
Twelve members attended the meet
ing of Group 2 in the home of Mrs.
Annabelle Allen. In the absence of
Mrs. Ted Albritton, Mrs. C. L. Ivey
presided and led “Hidden Answers.”
The devotional leader was Mrs. L. E.
Tumage.
Chicken salad sandwiches, cookies
and coca, colas were served.
Mrs. E. D. Rouse and Mrs. Z. B. T.
Cox reported on the executive meet
ing at Group S, which met with Mrs.
T. T. Moore. Literature on the
Christian home and the Crusade was
distributed by Mrs. Cox, who was in
charge of the Bible reading. Mrs. J.
H. Moore directed the “Hidden An
swers” quiz.
After the benediction, the hostess
invited the group to her dining room.
Mrs. Arch Flanagan, group chairman,
was seated at one end of the table
and poured coffee. At the opposite
end, Mrs. Banche PaschaJl served
pecan pies topped with cream. Mints,
cheese straws and nuts completed the
refreshments.
Pansies, azaleas and other spring
flowers were used in profusion
throughout the home.
Group 4 was entertained by Mrs.
Rr E.-Pickett, A reading from Mat
thew 13 was given by Mrs. L. W. Al
len. Mrs. Archie Cayton, presiding,
discussed entertaining the council
Monday afternoon and led the pro
gram quiz.
A. new member, Mrs. Murphy, was
welcomed. Ham biscuits, cheese
straws, brownies, fudge and hot tea
were served to the 16 members at
tending.
Episcopal
A round table discussion ensued
after the presentation of the chapter,
“Difficulties as a Christian,” taken
from “The Prayer Book Speaks in
This Machine Age,” at the Episcopal
auxiliary meeting Monday afternoon
in the home of Mrs. G. A. Rouse.
Mrs. R. C. Copenhaver, president, was
the program leader.
As a Lenten project, the group vot
ed to send $10 to the Good Shepherd
hospital, New Bern.
Scripture reeding and prayer were
led by Mrs. John D. Dixon. Plans
for assisting the Altar guild with its
bazaar and supper were discussed.
JANICE ATKINSON WINNER
OF 4-H DEMONSTRATION
Janice Atkinson, member of the
Farmville 4-H club, won first place in
The individual demonstration contest
Friday night at the regular meeting
of Pitt County Council of 4-H clubs
! in Greenville. Her demonstration on
milk shakes was titled, “Dressing-up
Milk.”
She and Cornelia Randolph and
• Julia Stokes of the Belvoir chib, who
won the team demonstration with an
. ice cream demonstration, will repre
. sent Pitt county in the Northeastern
• district contest in June.
' Hazel Garris, vice president of the
council, presided at the meeting.
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FARMVIUE
KNOW ADOS MUES
AND CUTS COSTS.
Heads Farm Bureai
Alonzo C. Edwards of Hookertoi
the ftewly-eLected president qf tl
North Carolina Farm Bureau with
membership of more than 78,00
farm families, is a successful fern
er, operating a 1,200-acre farm i
his native Greens county.
Edwards purchased his first fan
back in 1926 and two of his origin]
tenants are still farming with hint
The SO tenants who live on ti
Edwards' farm are not bothered wit
the yearly “moving problem” becam
the Farm Bureau president encoui
ages each tenant to build a financii
nest-egg for the future by practicin
a live-at-home program. This pn
gram consists of home gardens,
milch cow per family and the pr<
duction of sufficient feed crops f<
livestock.
“I have always found "it an at
vantage to keep the folks woritin
with me happy and satisfied,” E<
wards says. Several of the fennei
who have tended his land now ow
their own farms because of the thri:
ty plan that Edwards outlines wit
them.
Active in Farm Bureau work f<
many years and particularly so i
the past two as its vice-president an
chairman of the state membershi
drive, Edwards says that membershi
in the organization ik not a requin
ment for his tenants. Instead, 1
points out the advantages of stron
farm organization, and his tenant
become members of Farm Bunea
only when they understand its obje<
tives and desire to join. -
So that the men working on h
farm may learn first-hand the a<
complishments of the organizatioi
Edwards has financed trips for tvs
of them to two National Farm Bi
reau conventions.
As president of Farm Bureau, E<
wards, with the. aid of the member
intends, to continue the same sour
and constructive policies the organ
Ration has so successfully built o
and whieh have proved a definil
benefit to all rural people and th
over-all economy of North Carolina
Edwards has served five sessior
in the State General Assembly and j
the present chairman of the Horn
Education Committee. He is a men
ber of the District Sbil Conservatio
Service Board of Supervisors; fom
er president of the State SCS Boai
of Supervisors; and a former men
ber of the Greene county AAA Con
mittee.
Active in various civic bebtermei
programs and organizations, he is
Mason and an active member of ti
Methodist church. He is married 1
the former Bettis Hardy Taylor <
Hookerton. They have one son.
PTA SEES HEALTH FILM
“Mr. Williams Wakes Up,’’ a fill
giving information about the work <
health departments throughout tl
state, was shown at the Paren
Teacher meeting Thursday afternoo
Mr. Morgan of the Pitt coiml
health department was in charge <
the moving picture.
Mrs. J. W. Miller called the mee
ing to order and the members, aceon
panied by Mrs. Haywood Smith ar
directed by Mis# Alma Whitley, san
"Come. Thou AlmMhr ITlnir ” •
"Come, Thou Almighty King.” *
The room roll call was won by Mil
Margaret-Lewis’ first grade. Smj
In the absence of Rev. E. S. Coate
Presbyterian' minister, Mrs. J. ]
Joyner was called on to lead in pra;
A report, of the Executive Bom
meeting during the previous we<
was read by the secretary, Miss Am
L. Jones, After the nominating cor
mittee, composed of Mrs. M. E. Pc
lard, Mrs, Ted L, Albritton and Mi
J. M. Carraway, was announced, tl
Surpassing the gout of $1,600 by
$168.81, and with no collections from
the colored section yet reported, the
Jied Cross drive conducted last week
Under the direction of Xm. T. E. Joy
ner, Jr., was brought to a successful
conclusion Saturday.
Mrs. Joyner, who was notified of
her appointment as chairman less
than a week before tbe drive was to
open March 21, wishes to express her
appreciation for-toe splendid coope
ratin given her by the workers and
to ail who contributed. Farmville is
the first community in the county to
report that its goal has been reach
ed.
Professor H. B. Sugg, captain for
the colored section, requested that he
be given an extra week in which to
complete his solicitations. A com
plete report will be given next week.
STUNT NIGHT
Stunt night, sponsored by the sen
ior class, will be held Friday night,
April 8, at 8 o’clock in Perkins hall
at the high school.
The high school classes and clubs
Will present stunts. Both the Kiwan
is and Rotary chibs have accepted in
vitations to present stunts. Several
individual performers are being sche
duled. Sam D. Bundy will be master
of ceremonies.
Amission is 16 cents for school
children and 25 cents Tor adults.
NI&W
VFW OFFICERS
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of
The -Bumette-Rouse post, Veterans
Foreign Wars, held their animal
election of officers last Thursday
night at the VFW club.
New officers are: Marvin Hinson,
commander; Paul Allen, Jr., Senior
vice commander; Harry D. May, jun
ior vice commander; Warren Gurgan
us, quartermaster; Chas. F. Baucom,
chaplain; Habil A. Nichola, judge
advocate; B. R. Newton, Jr., post sur
geon; J. H. Bynum, Sr., two-year
trustee; Glenn Ansley, three-year
trustee.
Department Americanism Chair
man Ed Knauff was welcomed to the
post by out-going commander, George
Allen. Knauff stated that he was a
visitor mi behalf of North Carolina
Department Commander W. H. Van*
derlinden, Jr., and complimented the
post on its activity.
HOLD' OPEN BOUSE
Home economics departments of
Pitt county high schools will observe
April 4-8 as Home Economics week.
The local department has displayed
In the window of The Turnage com
pany an exhibit of clothing made by
the pupils. Thursday evening, from
7:30 to 9:30, the students will have
open house at the cottage for their
parents and other friends in the com
munity. Additional exhibits of work
by the students will be on display in
the department.
Miss Ruth Parker is head of the
home economics department in the
Farmville school. •
PRESBYTERIAL TO MEET
IN GRENVILLE APRIL 5-6
The annual meeting of Albemarle
presbyterial will be held in Greenville
April 5 and 6. The president, Mrs.
Emerson Fountain of Leggetts, will
call the meeting to order at 11
o’clock. The executive board will
meet at 10 o’clock. v *
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WESLEYAN GUILD
The Wesleyan guild will meet
Thursday night, April 7, with Miss
Bettie Joyner at 8 o’clock. The date
was changed in order not to conflict
with Easter services.
P. T. A. PROGRAM
A member of the English depart
ment at E. C .T. C. will apeak at the
Walstonburg P. T. A, meeting Thurs
day evening at 8 o’clock on modern
poetry.
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At ■ joint meeting yesterday
iaorning, directors of the Chamber
of Commerce and the Tobaceo
Boerd of Trade appointed Fred C.
Moore as sales supervisor and exe
cutive secretary.
Mir. Moore, a native of Farmvift«N
assumed his new duties immediate
ly. ‘ '
The directors have been praised
for their appointment.
They stated that several well
qualified applicants were interest
ed ht the poeition.
CUB SCOUTS TO
GET PINS FRIDAY
Cub Scouts of FVtrmville will have
their first Cub pack meeting Friday
night at 7:80 in the social room of
the Christian church. All Cob Scouts
with .heir mothers and fathers are
especially urged to attend. At this
meeting, the Chibs will receive their
membership cards and those who have
passed the erqtdrement of Bob Cat
will receive Bob Cat pins. The mother
or father of the boy will be asked
to place *hi« pin on the Scout.
Refreahmjents will be served.
Cub Scoutmaster is Gordon Lee.
Graham McAdams is assistant. Den
mothers are Mrs. C. C. Simpson and
Mrs. F. A. Williams. Den tethers are
Abe Wooten and C. E. Modlin, Sr.
The pack committee is composed of
C. H. Joyner, chairman, Abe Wooten,
Slam Bundy, John D. Dixon, Rev. Z.
B. T. Cox and J. Y. Monk.
Officers of Den One ore Harold
Flanagan, den chief; Chandler Cox,
denner; Cliff Simpson, keeper of the
buckskin. Other members are Wil
liam Morgan, Donald Bullock, Wiley
Cobb, Mack Holmes, Carol Wooten,
Jimmy Joyner and’ Cecil Modlin. Of
ficers of Den Two are’Walter Burgess,
den chief; S. D. Bundy, keeper of the
buckskin. Gordon Lee, Albert Monk,
John Burgees, Johnnie Dixon, Frank
Williams, Cecil Winstead and Wil
liam EdWaid Hobgood are the other
members" of, the den.
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LAYMEN’S LEAGUE FORMED
BY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
William H, Edwards, missionary to
Africa, who is now on furlough, spoke
last night to the Christian church
members. At the meeting, a com
mittee presented a slate of officers
for a Laymen's league. The commit
tee is composed of Arch Flanagan,
chairman, L. W. Allen, W. J. Moye
and Rev. Z. B. T. Cox.
Mr. Edwards, in addition to speak
ing at a nufnter of churches, talked
at the three. World fellowship meets,
one of which was held in Goldsboro.
Members of $he Farmvi lie C. Y. F.
are planning to attend the World
fellowship meet in Washington Fri
day and Saturday.^
Born in Scotland, Mr. Edwards be
gan his missionary career in 1909,
serving first under the Congo Balola
mission of England and later under
the Disciples of Christ.
When returning to America in
1939, and again hi 1943 while at
tempting to reach th?ir mission work
in Africa, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards
were aboard ships which wer# sunk
by enemy vessels. The ships were the
Athenia and the Zam Zam. In 1943
they arrived on the field for their
final term of service there.
LINEMAN FALLS FROM
POLE AND BREAKS LEG
Carl Croom of Greenville, an em
poyee of the Fannviile Water apd
Light department, sustained a broken
leg Thursday morning about 9:30
when he fell from a pole on the
Fountain highway.
He is a patient at Pitt General hos
pital, where he Was carried on the
ambulance.
HQBO DAY
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The Fannviile Future Homemakers
of America will sponsor a "Hobo day,
April 9. The girls will houseclean
and do all types of work for 50 cents
per hour. Call 2046 between the
hours of § and 6:30 o'clock, Monday
through Friday.
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Farmville D. A R.
To Sponsor Radio
Program On WGTC
A program, which will include a
talk on “The Romance of Monuments
and Memorials9 by aFarnwille speak
er, and vocal and piano music by
local &rtist», Mrs. Bernice B. Turnage
and Donald Battcom, will be broad
east Tuesday evening, April 12, at
8 oklock, from station) WGTC, Green
ville, with the Major Benjamin May
chapter, Daughters of the* American
Revolution, as sponsor.
The significant date of the draw
ing of the Halifax Resolves, April
12, has been chosen for the broadcast
as it marks an important event in
the history of the State and deemed
of such importance by North Caro
linians as to, merit a place on their
State flag, second only to the other
date it bears, May 20, 1775, which
memorializes the day of the signing
of the Mecklenburg Declaration of
Independence.
Traveling North, South, East or
West, one finds the universal senti
ment and romance centralized in
some notable man, group of men or
plade made famous through special
achievement of battle, fittingly mem
orialized for future generations by
monument or memorial of diverse
form, • “lest we, forget,”
No other country or nation has as
large a number or so great a variety
of monuments and memorials as the
United States, though these record
ings of achievements are to be found
in every corner of the globe.
A review of these achievement
markers by the local D. A. R. Chap
ter will'be most timely asit will be
among the forerunners off the dedi
cation of its Chapter House ant- April
29, which stands out in Eastern
North Carolina as a' living memorial
to its progressive citizenship.
The spacious Chapter House will be
a fitting repository for historical
books and documents and is to be
used as a research library as well as
a shrine and sanctuary.
Since its organization, with Mrs.
T. G Turage as the first and the
present regent, the Chapter has con
sistently promoted events that have
been epochal in their nature and
have called national attention to the
history of Eastern North Carolina,
and its Dedication and Homecoming
Day will be a red letter day in the
calendar of this section particularly.
The Major Benjamin May Chapter,
D. A R., and the Greenville radio sta
tion join in issuing a cordial invi
tation to tune in on Tuesday evening,
April 12, at 8 o’clock, to hear this
program planned in celebration of
this historical day.
At The Rotary Club
Officers for the 1949-50 year,'which
begins in July, were elected Tuesday
evening by the Rotary club. They
are: Charles E. Fitzgerald, president;
W. B. Jones, vice president; Edwin
Coates, secretary; John M. Stansill,
treasurer; Plato Bass, sergeant at
arms; Dr. Fitzgerald, Mr.. Coates,
Mr, Jones, Charlie Rasberry, James
Darden, Jesse Moye and J. D. Joy
ner, board of directors.
Eli Joyner, Jr., had charge of the
program, presenting as guest speak
er, Harold Duval, vice president of
the Commonwealth Sales corporatioh
of Richmond, Va. Mr. Duval spoke
about television, seating that its com
ing to small communities in the
near future would provide not only
entertaimeat but also educational in
struction. Television was originated
about 1926. In, 1947 there were 16.
commercial stations in the United
States and |186,000 worth of sets
were sold. Last year the number of
stations had grown to 58 and sales
were stepped up to over a million
dollars. This year, Mr. Duval estima
ted, sales would skyrocket to a bil
lion dollars.
Ways in which television is trans
mitted from Btation to station were
explained by the speaker.
Mr. Joyner had as his guest Sam
Lewis. Rev. E. W. Holmes was the
guest of George Davis.
The dub extended its goed wishes
to Harold Allred, local theatre mana