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>UNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1949
VOLUME THIRTY-NINE
Reports Relating To Dedication An
U«« Coming Event On 29th
Assure Success
The April meeting of. the Majo
Benjamin May chapter, Daughters o
the American Revolution, was hel
Saturday afternoon at the chapte
house with Mrs; T. Eli Joyner, Jr
and Sr., and Mrs. Haywood Smith a
gracious hostesses.
The meeting, devoted wholly t
business relating to the chapte
house dedication and home , comini
day program, scheduled for Fndaj
April 29, was presided over by Mrs
T. C. Turnage, regent, and mark®
by enthusiasm as reports were heart
from the following chairmen of com
mittees: Mrs. Ellen Iawis Carroll
brochure; Mrs. M. E. Dixon, finance
Mrs. M. V. Jones, piano; Mrs. T. E
Joyner, Jr., dedication ball, and Mrs
G. Alex Rouse, publicity. Each stat
ed that, her committee was hard a
work, that increasing interest vas be
ing manifested on every side am
that success of the celebration wa
assured.
The regent appointed Miss Tabitha
DeVisconti as flag custodian for tto
celebration and announced two addi
tional handsome gifts for the chapte:
•» house—a mahogany drop leaf table
given by their grandchildren in mem
ory of John A. and Lovie Clarl
Smith, and a silver tray by Roberta
Tnmulw r'o
Mrs. W. C. Holston, membershi]
chairman, submitted applications o:
Mrs. J. C. Fleming for transfer t<
this chapter and Mrs. Howard Moy<
for membership, each receiving i
unanimous vote.
Mrs. Herbert E. Hart, progran
chairman, announced that arrange
ments had been made for a radio T>ro
gram on Tuesday, April 12, at (
o’clock from station WGTC, Green
ville, with Mrs. G. Alex Rouse sche
duled to speak on the subject, “Th<
Romance of Monuments and Memo
rials,” and vocal and piano music bj
Mrs. Bernice B. Turnage and Donal<
Baucom. The date was chosen in ob
servance of the 173rd anniversary o:
the drawing of the Halifax Resolve!
at the Halifax Provincial Congress
Major Benjamin May was sent to th<
Congress from Pitt county and sa
as a member at the passage of th<
Resolves, which have the distinction
of being the first authoritative arw
explicit declaration of any colony it
favor of full and final separatior
from Britain.
Following adjournment, the hos
tesses served ices molded in Easte:
motifs, .homemade cake and salte<
nuts. a,, .
Arrangements of sprays of sprinj
flowering shrubs, azaleas and candlei
were placed on the colonial mantel s
and bowls of iris, tulips, spirea aiu
narcissus were used On the tables a)
a setting for the meeting.
NAMED DISTRICT CHAIRMAN
Miss Sue Worthington, member o:
the Ballards Presbyterian Youth fel
lowship, was chosen as social chair
man for' District 4, which include
Farm ville, Greenville, Hollywood an
Meadowbrook churches, at the sprinj
rally of the Presbyterian Youth fel
lowships of Albemarle presbytery h
Goldsboro Sunday afternoon. - .
Miss Worthington and Misses Nan
cy La Moore and Elizabeth May at
tended the retreat at damp Traile
Saturday and were joined Sunda;
afternoon at the rally by Mrs. W. H
Moore, Jr., adviser for the Farmvill
fellowship, Misses Pat Corbett, Peg
gy Burgees, Elsie May, Lula Bell
Moore and Jean Walston and Donal
Baucom.
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AN INVITATION
Upon the forthcoming occasion of
the dedication of the Chapter House,
| April 29, a certain triumph will be
justly felt Hie Saga hae become
1 rather obsolete, much to our regret,
because the guarantor of continuity is
1 quality. We have an heroic story,
with regard to motives, and activities,
and objectives; therefore, we fed that
our good friends are entitled to have
c a brief outline of some phases of the
^ work.
• For instance, the building is avail
r able to any group, or individuals, of
» course, with due regard to the high
5 standards of tire Nations! Society.
Most particularly the young people.
> The churches have access to its use
r without charge. It was such a pur
• pose which animated the chapter
> membership to launch a task so tre
■ mendously enacting in hard work. It
1 required indefinable stamina, and
l magnificent daring in the face of
■ what, at times, seemed almost hope
> less odds.
I Again, we have never received any
• aid from public funds. Aside from
• the generous and financial help from
■ our friend, the late Mr. A. G. Monk,
; Sr., we have never been favored re
■ cipients of any donations, except in
l very modest amounts—the most at
i any time from an individual being
$350. Hence, it is easily recognized
i that the entire beautiful place is the
! result of a dream, dedicated toil, aiS|
■ a prayer, and with the help of a
' friend, as reads the plaque which
, marks the building.
About the elemental traits of our
: members — they have proven their
: real worth in every assigned task and
crisis.
i On and on we might write of the
: Saga-like qualities, but suffice to say
i we have raised a standard—the event
! is in the hands of God. We pledge
i the citizenship that we will keep faith,
even unto your children’s children in
i the ways of old-fashioned hospitality,
- old-fashioned politeness, honor, which
• are the only things worthy of sur
i vi^al.
The program will be announced in
next week’s paper. We enlist your
, sharing with us in a truly momentous
day. Also, we engage your finest
qualities to make of this stately
building the first in North Carolina,
a place where the body and spirit
; may find the healing virtues of de
i lightful recreation and edifying pro
grams.
There will be no invitations sent
; out in town. It is a celebration to be
, enjoyed together; to renew family
, ties, and greet old. friends—a time
of. adventure for the soul.
And, if there have been thorns
, throughout the years of this distinc
tive group, we can assure you that
they have been im-pearled with the
, multi-colored dew drops of God’s own
I sunshine.
With thanks to all who have had
. a part in this achievement, we are
, gratefully,
! Mrs. T. C. Tumage, regent.
Miss Helen Smith, cor. secretary.
1 LITERARY CLUB DISPENSES
WITH APRIL 20 MEETING
The Literary club has dispensed
, with its April 20th meeting in order
’ that members may attend the conven
tion of the St&e Federation of
( Women’s dubs in Goldsboro.
. A memorial to the late Mrs. J. M.
, Hobgood will oe given by Mrs. Land
' of Statesville, who was president of
the federation at the time Mrs. Hob
1 good served-as vice president
FARMVILLE GOLFERS
WIN OVER SMITH FIELD
r In a match with Southfield Sunday
. afternoon, Farmville golfers won by
) a score of 52-38. Lowell Liles had
- the lowest score, a 68, and Bo Welch
i with a 75 was lowest for the visi
i tors. Twenty-four local men were
hosts to 23 Smithfield players.
Representatives of 18 linos, mem
bers of the Farm vile Chamber of
Commerce, have been nominated for
directors of the association by a com
mittee appointed by W. C. Gamer,
president.
Ballots containing the names of the
18 nominees have been submitted to
the members with the request that
they vote for nine of the nominees
and return the ballots to Secretary
Fred C. Moore not later than today.
The sine receiving the largest num
ber of votes will constitute the Board
of Directors for the new year start
ing May 1st. The immediate past
president also serves on the board.
The directors will pick from their
number a president and vice presi
dent who will be installed St the
annual banquet, Tuesday, April 26.
Nominated for directors are: Lewis
Allen, Nassif Cannon, Mrs. Made
Carraway, -Roderick Harris, Dewey
Hathaway, Jim Hockaday, J. P. Jones,
C. H. Joyner, J. W. Joyner, Jack
Lewis, R. O. Lang, Jr., Miss Delphia
Parker, Ernest Petteway, M. W. Rol
lins, J. Glasgow Smith, William T.
Smith, B. B. Tumage, Robert P. Whe
less.
JAYCEES HAVE DINNER
An attendance of 26 members oi
the local Junior Chamber of Com
merce and their guests were feted
Wednesday night at the Bell Arthur
community house.
President Joe Joyner called for re
Srts on the project at the ball park.
airman Jack McDavid reported the
work is well underway and hopes to
have most of the fence completed by
this week end
Bill Creekmur was appointed as
chaiftpan in charge of the concession
.at the ball park.
A motion was passed that the Jay
ceee give $25 to the cancer drive.
Arthur Joyner presented a liars’
contest on his program for the night
A prize was gjven to Jim Darden,
for repeating the "biggest tiars’ story.
EPISCOPAL LADIES ENDED -
LENTEN MEETINGS MONDAY
Futon OursJer’s modernized version
of the resurrection was read to the
Episcopal auxiliary by the president,
Mrs. R. C. Copenhaver, Monday after
noon as a part of the devotional. The
meeting was held at the home of Mrs.
J H. Darden.
A letter from the district president,
Mrs. T. W. Rouse of Greenville, ex
plained that the district get-together,
planned for early May, has been post
poned until fall. After hearing a re
quest for donations to the southern
Episcopal Colleges, the auxiliary vot
ed a donation.
This meeting concluded the Lenten
series of meetings. It was decided to
dispense with the Easter Monday
meeting.
Mrs. Frank. A. Williams read a
pamphlet on the prayer book.
A note from Mrs. John D. Dixon,
directress of the Altar guild, thanked
the group for being so helpful with
the bazaar and barbecue supper,
MT. HERMAN WILL HAVE
NIGHT PROGRAM SUNDAY
A program-,“Easter Sunrise," will
be given" at Mt. Herman Methodist
church, located on the Farmville
Snow Hill highway, Sunday night at
7$0. Mrs. Mack E. Jones, assisted
by Mrs. D. B. Murphrey and Mrs. Ed
gar Thomas, is direciting the presen
tation in which more than 60 mem
bers of the Sunday School are taking
part
Services will be conducted by the
pastor, Rev. J. D. Young, of Snow
Hill at 11 a. m.
WELL, I HOPE IT D0ESN7
WEVE CERTAIN^/ GOT j|i
lOUR MONEYS WORTH %
^OOTA'IT.AND juottminkI
OFTHEPOORNlMBLEWnS
►WHO HAVE TO SUFFER WITH
HONEY ITS RIAUyNICE1
,TO COME HOME AFTER
A HARD WS WORK AND
RELAY ON THIS SUPER
SOFT-SOFA/
take thbw too lon<
TO LEARN THAT IT'S
^ALWAYS WISER AND
RIGHT MERE
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EXCUSE FOR A SOFATHEY
BOUGHT IN THE BIG TOWN
Principal Sam IX Bandy of the
Farmville school band announce* that
the high school hand has raoahwd two
more invitations to make out-of-town
ijilirnraiiiili One invitation is for
Hillsboro on Wednesday, May 4, at
a state-wide concert of selected bands
and the other is for Tarboro on Wed
nesday, May 11, on Hospitality Day.
The Tarboro invitation has been ac
cepted and the Hillsboro invitation
will be accepted if transportation is
provided. Mr. Bundy stated that two
cars have been made available for the
Hillsboro trip and 10 more will be re
quired
Any person who can and will take
a load of bandsmen is asked to get
in touch with Mr. Bundy or the band
director^ Newton C. Maenhout.
ATTEND ZONE MEETING
Twenty-one of Farmville's Metho
dist women attended the Quinn Coun
ty Zone meeting in Wilson Tuesday.
Mrs. H. M. Grizzard, Jr., of Kenly,
Zone leader, presided and Mrs. Bus
sell Johnson of Conway, district pres
ident, made the principal address.
Highlight of the day's program was
the presentation of Adult Life and
Honorary Baby Memberships. At this
time the Farmville Woman’s Society
of Christian Service was proud to
present four Honorary Baby Mem
berships to John Irvin Morgan, III,
given by. his grandmother, Mrs. J. I.
Morgan; to Herbert Earl Hart, Jr.,
given by his parents; .to Jo Alice
Brock, given by her grandmother,
Mrs. C. H. Mozingo; and to Robert
Carlton Teel, Jr., given in memory
of his great-aunt, Miss Hattie Carr.
It was announced that Mrs. J. H.
Harris has recently bedn made a life
Member by her daughters, Misses
Louise and Virginia Harris.
In the afternoon session the Farm
ville Society gave a sldt entitled
"What Can I Do?” emphasizing Ad
vance in Personnel. The cast included
Mrs. S. G. Gardner, Mrs. E. N. War
ren, Mrs. C. H. Flanagan, Mrs. R, D.
Harris, Mite Edna Boone and Mrs.
B. R, Fields, who was in charge. Mrs.
Newbold, who is District Secretary
of Missionary Personnel, assisted.
Others attending the . meeting were
the babies and-their mothers, Mrs. J.
T. Morgan, Jr., Mrs. Herbert E. Hart,
Mrs. J. C. Brock, Jr., and Mrs. Robert
C. Teel:/Mrs. C. H. Mozingo, Mrs.
Melton Allen, Mrs. J.T. Thome, Mrs.
E. L. Barrett. Mrs. Fred Moore, Mrs.
E. C. Carr, Mrs. J H. Bynum, Mrs.
A.. J. Greene, Mrs. Peytn Thomas, ]
Mrs. Allen C. Darden and MrS. G. M.
Holden.
WORK STARTED ON ANNEX
TO EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Work has been started cm an man
tion to Emmanuel Episcopal chord
of a hall, 22 by 60 feet, aif'gn esti
mated cost of $4,000, which will bi
attached to the back of the presort
structure and extend alnjoet the widtl
of the lot.
Plans call for a kitchen and facili
ties by which the hall may be con
verted into Sunday School rooms, ai
auditorium or dining room aa the oc
casioh arises. The finishing of the
interior will not be undertaken foi
the present Such an addition hat
been needed for years.
The Rev. J. B. Rountree is recto;
of the church and the vestry is com
posed of the following: J. W. Joyner
senior warden; C. H. Joyner, junto
warden; T. S. Ryon, clerk," Louis am
Frank Williams, James H. Dardei
and Ed Nadi Warren. T. S. Ryca
heads the building committee.
A heading plant, water facilities
and a memorial Hammond orgai
were improvements added to ths
church during 1947. The churchyarc
was a main project of the past yea
when landscaping and the planting
of shrubs at a dost of $885.0<1 wen
undertaken, and special attention was
paid to the lawn.
Marvin Horton of Farmville hai
been named secretary-treasurer o:
the Young Democratic dub at ths
University of North Carolina in Chap
el Hill., He is the son of Mr. sms
Mrs. Marvin V. Horton and is a stu
dent in the Law school
REVIVAL AT
, Dr. E. Bruce Beasley of Fountain
s has. been selected by the Pitt County
, .Medical Society as the outstanding
; general practitioner in this county
' and his name, together with Informa
tion concerning his life and unselfish
. work in his community, has been for
I warded to the North Carolina Medical
i Society which, after considering nom
inees from each county medical soci
. ety, will forward to the American
1 Medical Association the name of the
. physician selected as the outstanding
[ gfeneral practitioner in North Caro
. lina. From the candidates submitted
by each state, the Board of Trustees
of the American Medical Association
will select the physician who will be
. named the outstanding general prac
titioner of the year on a nation-wide
, basis.
Dr. Beasley was bom at Colerain
in Bertie county on November 11,
! 1888. He attended high school at Mars
Hill college and Oak Ridge institute,
finishing at the latter institution in
1906. He then entered the University
of North Carolina where he spent one
year in the academic department. Al
ways as a boy he. had planted the
study of medicine, so in the fall of
1907 he matriculated as a medical stu
dent at the University of North Caro
lina completing his first two years
there, then entering the University
of Pennsylvania from which-he was
graduated as an M. D. in 1911.
Following graduation he interned
at' Queen’s Hospital, Honolulu, Ha
waii, being resident physician a part
of the time. In April, 1913, he re
turned to the United States and lo
cated. in Fountain, a community which
he ikaa served faithfully for R6 years.
When Dr. Beasley first came to
Fountain, there were no improved
roads. Some were sandy in summer,
others muddy in winter. He often
faced the inconvenience and hardship
of "getting stuck.” He resorted to
deflated tires in summer and the put
ting on of heavy chains in winter,
At all times the young physician was
willing to endure any hardships to
| serve the sick, frequently answering
EASTER CANTATA WILL BE
GIVEN SUNDAY NIGHT
^“Eastertide,” a cantataby Daniel
Protheroe, will be presented Sunday
evening at 8 o’clock in the Methodist
church by the combined choirs of the
Baptist, Christian, Methodist, Epis
copal and Presbyterian churches.
Miss Alma Whitiley is director and
Mrs. Haywood Smith will be organist
Soloists will be Mrs. R. O. Lang,
Jr., Misses Pat Corbett, Ruth Moore
and Willa Rae Harper, Mrs. Bernice
Carolyn Roebuck, Joyce Corbett, Wil
la -Rae Harper, JeSB Carraway, Jean
Moore, Miriam Sutton, Nancy Kit
treU, Jane Kitta«U and Ruttr Moore,
emergency calls on mule and cart as
roads and weather defied any othei
transportation. - -
During the "depression years,” h<
never failed his patients. One woman
expressed her appreciation when she
said to him, “The poor people of this
community should erect a monument
to you when you die, for you alwayt
come when called.” Dr. Beasley feeli
that such a tribute as, that repays him
for his unselfish devotion to duty.
The town end surrounding com
munity have shown steady progress
and growth. Dr. Beasley has always
been a leader in this onward march
and has watched with pride the com
ing of good roads and modem faci
ljtiea of every kind which have add
■ ed to the betterment of the communi
Jty physically, educationally, cultural
ly and spiritually.
While the town and community
were improving, Dr. Beasley hat
ever kpot pace in the newer trends oi
his profession and has always been
ready to use these methods in hit
practice. He hse been an active mem
ber in the County and State Medical
Societies and a few years ago wat
awarded a certificate as an honorarj
^pllow in the N. C. State Society
which denotes an unbroken member
ship for a period of SO years.
He has brought into the world over
4,000 babies, enough to populate a
good sized town. Vacations have beer
few and fhr between as he has al
ways considered.the need of fats pa
tients before hir own welfare. He
has. taken only two vacations that
lasted as long as a week during hie
practice in Fountain and has been or
call 24 hours a. day when at home.
His wife states that in their 85 years
together she has never known him to
refuse a call if at all possible to an
swer it
He carries his 60 years well, being
still active and doing a larger prac
tice than at any time during his 36
years. Some one has said that he has
proven that it is a far nobler pursuit
in life to minister than to he minis
tered unto.
LEADERS ARE NAMED
Leaders and captains for the Can
cer drive, which gets underway Mon
day, have been announced by the
drive chairman, Mrs. H. C. Outland.
: The Junior Woman’s club is sponsor
ling the drive. , ■
Easter Sunday services in churches
of FarmvUle will begin Sunday morn
ing at 5:80 with the Sunriae service
at the Christian church. Rev. E. S.
Coatee, pastor of the Presbyteroan
church, is in charge. Hie general
theme of the service is victory. Elbert
C. Holmes will sing ‘The Holy City." '
At 11 o’clock the churches will have
their own worship with appropriate
messages and music in keeping with
the resurrection story. At the even
ing hour the service for. all the ser
vices will be held at the Methodist
church at 8 o’clock. Protheroe’s can
tata, “Esstertide,” will be sung by a
chorus made up of members of five
choirs. Min Alma. Whitley will di
rect the chorus and accompaniment,
wiH be furnished by Mrs. Haywood
Smith, Methodist church organist.
The sermon topic announced by
Rev. E. W. Holmes for the Baptist
church is “Star of Hope." An a ca
pella sextette composed of Mrs. Ber
nice B. Tumage, Misses Seleta Tuck
er and Rathe Tyson, Mr. end Mm. E.
C. Holmes and Maurice Brinson will
sing Tschaikowsky’s “A Legends,”
“The Conquering Christ in the
iight of a New Day” is the topic for
the sermon at the Christian church,
announces the pastor, Rev. Z. B. T.
Cox.
At the Episcopal church, Good Fri
day services will be conducted from
2 to 8 o'clock by the rector, Bev. J.'
R. Rountree who will ( also , preach
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
Sunday will be membership day at
the Methodist church. Rev. H. L.
Davis will preach on “The Resurrec
tion and Christian Living.” The choir
will sing Protheroe’a “Now Is Come
the Salvation.”
At the Presbyterian church Rev. E.
S. Coates will preach on “The Future
for Christiana” and the choir will
sing an anthem, “Now Is Christ Ris
en.”
Tonight will made the close of Holy
Week services conducted in the Bap
tist, Christian, Methodist and Pres
byterian churches.
At Monk Manorial Methodist
church on the Farmville-Fountain
highway, Rev. H. L. Davis will con
duct morning worship at 3:80. Wes
ley Community Methodist church is
holding a sunrise service at 5 a. m.
The MYF will give a pageant, “The
Unseen Guest.” Rev. Key Taylor win
hold the regular third Sunday preach
ing service at 11 o’clock.,
Bethlehem Methodist church at Bell
Arthur is observing Easter with a
sunrise service at 6 o’clock. Commun
ion and a short devotional compose
the program.
Walstonburg churches wfll Join In
a community service at sunrise, 6:26
a. m. The community choir will be
heard in renditions of Easter carols.
The Walstonburg Christian church
will have services at 11 o’clock with
Rev. L. B. Bennett preaching.
MBITS CLUB HEARS SOIL
CONSERVATION TALK BY
WALSTONBURG STUDENT
The Walstonbuxg Community Men’s
club met on Tuesday night in the
Walstonburg cafe. After a steak sup
per, J. R. Peeler, entertainment chair
man, presented the Walstonburg
High school quartet composed of Al
vin Dikiy, Richard Tugwell, Cekada
Craft and Wesley Cobb. The quartet
sang two selections.
Cekada Cruft gave an informative
speech on "The Use and Management
of Our Soils and Sow They Affect
the Economy of North Carolina.”
A discussion was led by D. D.
Fields on how the club members can
make their dub more effective In
serving the Walstonburg community.
WILSON MINISTER TO
HOLD BAPTIST REVIVAL
Rev. Clyde E. Raueom, pastor of
tho First Baptist church, Wilson, will
conduct revival services at the Bap
tist chfirch, beginning Monday night
at 7:46. Each service will open
with a sing. The meeting will con
tinue through Sunday night, April 24.