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Local Spotlight
Sketches of Major May and Chapter,
As A Forerunner Of Celebration,
Supply Timely
Information k'®*
(By Eva Horton Rouse)
In connection with the approaching
date of the Homecoming event on
April 29, and the-Dedication of the
Chapter House of the Major Benja
min May Chapter, Daughters of the
.American Revolution, designed as a
living memorial to the citizenship of
Eastern North Carolina, a research
library and a cultural center for this
entire section, and in view of the. in
terest being manifested throughout
the State in the forthcoming cele
bration, the following sketch of Ma
jor May, Pitt patriot, whos^ memory
is to be permanently honored by the
Chapter through use of his name, is
timely in its news value. The sketch
was written by the late Sue May De
Viscodti Sheppard (Mrs. Benjamin
Streeter Sheppard), a great great
granddaughter of the Major .and the
chapter’s first historian, and was pub
lished in the North Carolina D. A. R.
News, a supplement of-the New
Berman, October 12, 1927.
“Scotland is recognized as the
home of a sturdy race. It has given
the world its idea of self-government
and the system of public school edu
cation. From the “Fens and Moors
of Bonnie Scotland” came young Ben
jamin May, about 1750, to contribute
force and noble heritage in making
America what it is today—the stan
dard for nations.
“Settling in what is now Pitt Coun
ty, he took up thousands of acres of
land in the Farmville vicinity, and
began the stupendous task of trans
forming a wilderness into fertile soil.
“No sooner had he established him
self than the call came to serve in the
struggle of 1776 to gain freedom
from England. When these trouble
some times came he was a Captain
of tiie King’s militia. When the Roy
al Government began tq. disintegrate
a^d there was no local stable govern
ment to take its place, the Committee
of Safety was organized. He was a
member and in that capacity help
ed to stabilize conditions and keep
the country from anarchy.
“In 1767, he was ‘saddler to the
County and Province,’ and later a
Captain of the Company Patrollers.
He was appointed by the Halifax Pro
vincial Congress to procure and re
ceive firearms and ammunition in
Pitt County for the use of the
troops. He.was sent to the Convert-'
tion at Halifax from Pitt and eat as
a member atthe pasaage of the Hali
fax Resolves.
“He served as a captain for five
years and was then commissioned
First Major of the Pitt County Regi
ment of Troops by the Governor of
North Carolina, Richard Caswell, and.
took part in many Revolutionary bat
tles, among them the Battle of Guil
ford Court House. _
“At all times he proved himself a
brave officer of the armies of the
struggling colonies. As a man of
sound judgment and good counsel he
continued to take a leading part in
the life of the community after the
war. In 1784, he resigned as Justice
of the Peace having served faithfully
and long.
“One of the most important events
in Pitt was the erection of the Pitt
Academy in 1786. Some of the most
prominent men of the State ^ere
trustees and Benjamin May was one
of these. He was also one of- a com
mittee which built the Court House
and jail at Martinborough, now
Greenville.
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ttens by Mr* Sendee Tranage,
sad Donald Baocom, pUntet, will be
broadcast Tuesday evening, April
12, at 8 o'clock, from Station
WGTC, Greenville, with the Major
Benjamin May chapter, D. A. R, as
April 12 k M
North Carolina history,
as it toes, the drawing of the Hall*
fax Resolves.
8, 1808, he was a member of the
General Assembly; thus, until the
mid of his life he proved his love for
his people and State by service.
“In 1765, he married Mary T^rson,
the daughter of Cornelius Tyson, an
other recognized Colonial and Revo
lutionary Patriot. To this union ten
children were born. Today his de
scendants are innumerable, many of
them members of our chapter, and
they still maintain the sterling virtues
that have always accompanied the
name of May.”
As a valuable source ol informa
tion relative to the early history of
the dedication event and homecoming
day sponsors, the following account of
the organizational meeting of the
Major Benjamin May Chapter and a
review of its activities daring that
first year as recorded by the sister of
Mrs. Sheppard, Miss Tabitha DeVis
conti, the first corresponding secre
tary and the present registrar, is be
ing published at this time.
“On November 18, 1925, through
the efforts of Mrs. C. M. Parks, of
Tarboro, a monument was unveiled At
Farmville, in honor of Major Benja
min May, a Revolutionary hero, by
his descendants aqi the Historical
Commission of North Carolina. This
was really the beginning of a chapter
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution in Farmville.
“With a fitting George Washington
program, on February 23 1026, at
the home of Mrs. A. C. Monk, they
duly organized with Mrs. T. C. Turn
age as Regent; Mrs. W. H. Whitmore,
Vice-Regent; Mrs. C. E. Moore, Chap
lain; Miss Ellen Lewis, Registrar;
Miss Mary Barrett, Recording Secre
tary; Mrs. B. Strfteter Sheppard, His
torian; Mrs. 'A. C. Monk, Librarian;
and Miss Tabitha M. DeVisconti, Cor
responding Secretary. Twenty-five
charter members were enrolled. Now
the membership has grown to forty
three, and each Daughter is interest
ed and anxious to assist in all noble
aims and aspirations.
“Contributions have been made to
Ellis Island, Valley Forge, and Old
Trails and Roads and a collection
of clothes sent to Crosssore.
“One original play based on North
Carolina History, has been presented.
In the early Bpring plans for a
pageant of the history and traditions
of this section will be an outstanding
feature.
“Six Revolutionary soldiers’ graves
have been located. Markers will be
placed on these- We have twelve sub
scribers to the D. A. R. Magazine.
The Chapter has paid sixty dolktrs
on a chair in Constitution Hall in
honor of Major Benjamin May.
“D. A. R. medals were given to two
students of the Farmville high school
for making the highest average in
United States History. Plans are
now being made to present the school
with a set of Colonial Records of
North Carolina. "
“ ‘Historical Trebs in North Ca
rolina,’ a paper written by Mrs. B.
Streeter Sheppard was sent to Miss
Phifer, State Chairman of Historical
and Literary Reciprocity Committee.
“All memorial days have been ob
served, thus giving the Community a
new reverence'for the Constitution,
for the flag and a finer concern for
opr National structure. In coopera
tion with the better film movement
(Continued on back page)
President W. Alex Allen of Fann
ville and all other officers of the.
Pitt County Farm Bureau were ne
eected at a meeting Friday night in
the Agricultural building, Greenville.
W.’ A. House of Bethel will serve
as first vice prescient; G. H. Pittman
of Falkland, second vice president;
M. 0. Speight of Winterville, Rt. 1,
secretary-treasurer. The 25 directors
who will stay in office for another
year are Cecil .Satterthwaite, Pacto
lus; R. R. Stokes, Falkland; G. S.
Porter, Simpson; J. I* Stanley, Rt.
4, Greenville; J. D. Gannon, Dr. M.
T. Frizzle, Ayden; P. S. Rasberry,
Route % Jaase Moye and Mrs. Her
man Baker, Farmville; Cecil Craw
ford, Route 2, Greenville; L. T, Har
dee, Jr., and Mrs. Thelma Hardee,
Route 3, Greenville; Leslie Elks,
Grimesland; James J. Edwards, Rt.
2, Ayden; M. 0. Speight and G. D.
Cox, WinterviUe; Wyatt' Highsmlth
and S. C. Winchester, Greenville; A.
L. Woolard, Stokes; W. I. Bissette,
Grifton; M. B. Hodges, Grifton; R. A.
Fountain, Fountain; Curtis Spencer,
Route 8, Greenville; Julius Parker,
Route 1, Tarboro, and W. A. House,
Bethel. - -a.- i ■ >,
It was brought out at the meeting
that in the near future the national
Farm Bureau would cooperate with
the starte organization in holding
meetings, one in Rocky Mount for the
eastern section and another in States
ville for the western section, in the
interest of improving the livestock
industry. Eastern Carolina has fav
or^ble weather conditions for beef
cattle raising and lacks wide-stale
erosion.
The educational program of the
Farm Bureau, the necjeasiti of stabi
lizing tobacco acreage from year to
year and the "need for keeping the
acreage of all controlled crops as
nearly the same as possible from one
season to the next were discussed.’ J.
E. Winslow made a report on the re
cent meeting of the state board of
directors.
Mr. Allen and Arch Flanagan at
tended the meeting from Farmville.
U. D. C. HEARS TALK
ON TYRON’S PALACE
Mrs. J. H. Darden discussed the
restoration of Tyron’s palace in Nefa
Bern at the Rebecca Winbome Chap
ter of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy Friday afternoon. Mrs.
G. M. Holden was hostess and Miss
Annie Perkins, presiding, led the flag
pledge aqd ritual,
The group accepted the invitation
to entertain the district meeting next
April. A nominating committe^, com
posed of Mrs. Fred C. Darden, Mrs.
Holden and Mrs. E. L. Barrett, was
appointed.
Notations about noted North Caro
linians .were read by each member.
Miss Perkins gave a report of the
district meeting in Halifax, March
30.
' Frozen fruit salad, crackers, potato
chips and iced tea were served. ,
TARMVILLE TO HAVE PART
IN AYDEN MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Pitt County Music Festival will
e held in Ayden on Friday, April 15,
it 7:80 p. m.( Ftemville wil be rep
esented by the band, junior glee club
nd the. senior glee club. The public
a cordially invited and there isvmb
idmission charge.
Ayden, Fountain, Grifton and Win
erville.are the other schools partici
pating in the Festival. M
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Margaret Fields of Greensboro coh
lege spent Isst week end with bar
parents, Mr. and Mrs. t). D. Fields.
Mrs. Fred Beaman is visiting her
daughter, Katie, in Washington, D<
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■rtiose attending the Christian
World Fellowship Youth meet in
Washington last Friday' and Saturday
wre Misses Ruth Gay, Evelyn Mann,
Jane Fields and Elbert Windham.
Mrs. R. G. Fields took them down Fri
day, returning Saturday afternoon.
Rev. Key Taylor is holding a re
vival this week near Norfolk.
Mrs. Metta Herring was able to at
tend church services in Saratoga Sat
urday after a long illness.
The basketball double header spon
sored by the Woman’s club Friday
night was a huge success. The club
extends its appreciation to all those
who contributed in any way.
Friends will be glad to learn that
Jarvis Holloman, Jr., has been re
leased from the hospital, and, though
on a strict diet, is able to be out a
gain.
WOMAN’S CLUB MEETS
Mrs. D. D. Fields was hostess to
the Woman’s chib Thursday after
noon. During the business session it
was d«teided to observe National
Clean-up week beginning April 4,
asking the entire town’s cooperation.
B. L. Davis, former principal of the
Walstonburg school present superin
tendent of the Greene county schools,
was the speaker of the afternoon. His
talk on “Transition in Rural Ameri
ca” was most enligKtening and en
couraging. He pointed out tiie prog
ress made in the home, church „ and
school, and urged the women to con
tinue to promote such progress. ,
During the social hour the hostess
served a delicious ice cream.
Those seeing the New York stage
production pf “Pygmalion” at the
Wilson theatre last week were JJiss
Mary Ellen Jones, Catherine
es
Campbell, Mr. and; Mrs. R. G. Fields,
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Mercer, Fred
Shackelford and Paul Jones.
Mrs. Nita Shackelford is visiting
fridnds and relatives in Portsmouth
and Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Windham and
daughter spent Sunday in Show Hill
with Mr. and Mrs. -Walter Speight.
Miss Ruby Butch spent Friday
night of last week with Mrs. Herman
Pittman in Macclesfield.
Miss Hazel McKeel of Mebane spent
the week end with her mother, Mrs.
Tryphenia McKeel.
BTliy Marlowe, Sam Lewis Jenkint,
Stewart McKeel and H. T. Herring,
Jr., students at the^UniVersity of
North Carolina, spent the week end at
their respective homes.
Friends wiB Jt»e glad tcr"Enow that
Mrs. J. L. Whitley who has been a
patient in the Woodard-Herring hos
pital at Wilson for several days was
able to return home Wednesday.
Friends will regret that Mrs. Em
ma Mercer is in a Wilson hospital
to undergo an operation.
AUXILIARY PLANS BOR
- ? % PRE-EASTER SERVICE
Plana for holding an all-day pre
Easter service Wednesday were dis
cussed by the Marlboro Free Will
Baptist auxiliary, which met March
30 in the home of Mrs. J. B. Briley
and Mrs. R. J. Wainwright. The
women will meet at the church at
10 o’clock, have picnic lunch from 12
to 1 o'clock and continue the meeting
until 8 o’clock. y:
•In the absence of Mrs. Clyde
Brooks, president, Mrs. Jack Park
er presided. The program was titled
“Giving Christ Pre-eminence through
Religions in Cuba.” Mrs. C. T. West
brook reported on the convention she
attended that day at the Elm Grove
church near Ayden. <. > - f;
S(alad, sandwiches and coca colas
were served during the social hour.
r ^ ATTEND CONVENTION 1 §J
Mr*. C. Ty Westbrook, Mm W. R.
Hinson, Mm. Marvin Hinson, Mm
Luby Bundy, Mrs. Johnnie Murphy,
Mrs. Claude Joyner, Mrs. R. J. Wain
Facilities supported by the sale of
Easter seats include hospital, surgi
cal and Convalescent care; camping;
special programs; education classes
for handicapped children; bedside
teaching for homebound and hospita
lized children; dorreetive shoes,
braces, crutches and wheel chairs;
transportation to clinics,, hospital*;
training for teachers interested to
preparing themselves to help with the
educational program for handicapped
children. These services are not a
vailable from other existing agencies
for the handicapped children. '
62,000 children in the state need
sutdh services, bpt lack of funds has
prevented some of them; from re
ceiving treatment
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CANCER DRIVE HERE
Dr. J. M. Mewbom described can
cer as bring the second greatest kill
er, discussed holding a cancer clinic
in the community and requested the
Junior Woman’s club to sponsor the
cancer drive in Farmville this month,
Tuesday evening at the dub meeting
in the home of Mrs. Bernice Tumage.
Miss Elvira Tyson waa co-hostess.
The American Cander society this
year has in mind a three-fold pro
gram, the doctor -stated. The, pro
gram is proper education, cancer de
tection and cancer research. A dis
trict detection center is Set-up in
Kinston for patients referred to it
by doctors.
Miss Tabitha DeVisconti introduced
Dr. Mewbom.
After a lengthy discussion, the chib
voted to Sponsor the drive.
Mis. Robert P. Wheless. program
leader, introduced Mrs. Cherry Easley
vrho gave a talk on “Place of Poetry
in the Average American’s Life.” Mrs.
Easliey told the story of* sports an
I bouncer in Kansas seven years ago
; who, at the. end of his broadcast, was
called on to read some poetry to fill
in. between programs. After read
ing the poetry, he told the station
that they must not use his name and
that he didn't care for’that type of
assignment. The next day there was
such a demand for the gentleman
reading poetry that the sports an
nouncer, Ted Malone, soon gave up
sports and turned to reading poetry,
on a national network each morning.
She quoted parts of *If” by Kipling
and( mentioned that Marlene Dietrich
has the poem in seven places in her
home, so that she may refer to it
when she is depressed. She quoted
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “How
Do I Love Thee."
A sweet course wfcs served by the
hostesses, -
WILL POLLARD HEADS
CHRISTIAN LAYMEN’S LEAGUE
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At a meeting in the Christian
Church Thursday evening, a Laymen’s
league was organized with W. A. Pol
lard, Jjr., as president; L. W. Alim,
vjee president; Charles Quinerly,
secretary Mid Archie Cayton, treas
urer.
The following were elected as
chairmen of the four standing com
mittees: W. J. Moye, program- J.'Y.
Monk, activities; Elbert Moye, evan
gelism; Ronald Nichols, finance.
The committee chairmen and offi
cers will constitute the executive
board. Shortly after faster a meet
ins; of the executive board wiU be
held and a program of activities will
be launched. \
CUB SCOUT PINS GIVEN
TO 19 BOYS FRIDAY
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Jack Hogart of Kinston, Scout exe
cutive, explained activities ai*2 work
of the Cub Scouts to thb parents of
Cabs at the first Pack meeting Fri
day night Nineteen boys were offi
cially made Cnb Scouts and received
their Bob Cat pin* from the Pack
with one of their parents .pinning
them on. \. >§4/:
Mm. C C. Simpson an* Mrs. F. A.
five members, three of whom will be
appointed by the president but is sup
posed to be non-political. This bill
will be financed as follows: In 1961,
1% of wages up to 13600; 1962, 3%
of wages; 1963, 3%%; 1964, 4%;
1966, 5%; 1966, 6% and thereafter
the percentage to be set by Congress.
The cost of those not covered, $46.00
per year. , ' ,
No one knows or dares to estimate
the cost of the proposed program but
it is definitely known that the in
crease of government employees
would reach a staggering number,
and would add gnp’l to Federal ex
penditures.
There are many clinics being ope
rated today in our communities, free
to those desiring medical attention,
for several different ailments, and yet
these are only attracting limited use.
Dr. Mewbom summed up the pro
posed program as an enormous cost
to most all individuals, and a limited
benefit to a few.
Miss SJsleta Tucker sang two num
bers, accomanied by Mrs. Bernice
Tumage, and thpy received lots of
applause.
Fred Moore and Rev. H. L. Davis
were inducted into the club as new
members. .
Captain Clayton Andrews of Wash
ington, D. a, and Dr. Charles Fitz
gerald were guests.
The Kiwani8 Minstrel in Greenville
on Wednesday and Thursday, April
13 and 14, was brought to the atten
tion of the club, also the district
meeting in Kinston, April 20.
Ernest Pettewsay presented the pro
gram at the Kiwanis club Monday
night. His program consisted of an
interesting moving picture on cancer
and showed how the public dan be
misled on the proper method of treat
in cancer. *
! Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Renfrew of
Greenville were guests on ths pro
gram. Mrs. Johnson told about the
work now being done in Pitt county
toward cancer control and explained
how the funds are used.
Dr. John M. Mewbom gave some
interesting information on the treat
ment of cancer and the importance of
having cancers or suspected cancers
treated by qualified' ^ersohmel.
Frank Dupree, III, and Johnny Bar
rett, Junior Kiwaniane for April, met
with the club for their first visit.
Frank Motors, who ran the movie pro
jector, was also a guest of the club.
Puul Baker of Kinston wm a visit
ing Kiwanian and invited members of
the chib to attend the meqpng in
Kinston on April 20 which will at
t»ct Kiwanians and their ladies ftoin
all sections of E.-atern
The club will disband after the
meal is served Monday night so that
each member may attend the church
TWO CANDIDATES FILE
John M. SpaasUl, who has served
on the Board of Commissioners for
several tenor), and O. G. Spell have
been the only announced
for the five seats on the town board.
Mr. Spell has been agent for. the
Norfolk and Southern railway here
since 1929, served as mayor of Stan
tonsburg for two years and commis
sioner for six years during the 13
years he lived in that town.
ANNUAL MEETING
the date forJhe annual Chamber of
Commerce dinner, according to an an
nouncement by Fred a Moore, execu
tive secretary. • ...V^■T\
The Board of Directors, meeting
Tuesday afternoon, went on record as
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vice. Hev. H.\ L. Davie, pastor, will
use as the theme erf his sermons for
the week, the words of Christ on the
cross. * , ,
• The Marlboro Free Will " "Baptist
auxiliary has planned a service for
Wednesday beginning at 10 o’clock at
the church and continuing until 3
o’clock.
Thase services have been planned
so as to reach’ the greater number
and the ministers are requesting that
their congregations set aside less im
portant activities and concentrate on
enlarging the Spiritual life of the
At The Rotary Club
J9IU1 Lewis, who had charge of the
program, presented Mias Gaye Pip
pin, Charles Joyner and Wade AHem
they explained the, organization of
the Teen Age Club.
Erniest McCall of High Point,' a
visiting Botarian, and Bill DeVaugh
an, safety engineer for the SEA,
were guests.
Hie attendance prize was won by
James Harden. > ^ v
April 26, the club is to meet in a
joint session with the of
Commerce, Kiwanis club and the Jiay
cees. ' | S%:lp!31lr f“%
After the supper next Tuesday
night, the meeting will recass in or
der for members to attend the church
of their choke. ,
FARMVILLE IMPLEMENT CO.
ENTERTAINS FARMERS
• Last Friday night at the Allen Im
pement company’s building in Green
ville, about 300 farmers were enter
tained with a barbecue dinner and
several moving pictures showing im
proved fanning methods.
The Texas company of Greenville’
was co-host and was represented by
Dusty Rhodes and W. 0. Moore. W.
A. Allen welcomed the group had in
troduced the personnel of the two im
Aliumnni ---U—
PiGuicziv companies.
Frank Allen acted as master of
ceremonies , ,
ceremonies and awarded the prizes
to winners whose names had been
drawn.
STUNT NIGHT, FRIDAY
Stunt Night With the senior class
as sponsor will be held tonight (Fri
day) at 8 o’clock in the FarmviBe
high school auditorium. |
Eleven stunts, including ones by
the high school grades, Kiwanis and
Rotary clubs, eighth grade, Bob Mor
gan and Dotdee Janes, are scheduled.
Sam D. Bundy will be master of
ceremonies and will award the
for tilT
GOLF
SUNDAY
rarrrmlte and Smtthfield golfere
*ill play here Sunday in matches
which were postponed from Wednes- ■
day on account of the weather and
condition of the course.
WEEK’S CANCER DRIVE
TO OPEN APRIL 18
Mrs. Chester Outland is chair
of the Cancer drive which will be
April 18-28. The Junior Woo
cmn is sponsoring the drive,
quota for Farmville is. |1,050.