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The Farmville Junior Chamber of
Commerce, recognizing the need local
high school teams have of a god
father and anxious to serve as such,
entertained the athletes Saturday
night at an especially nice banquet at
the Country dub.
The invocation yas by the Rev. Z.
B. T. Cox, pastor of the Farmville
Christian church, and the address of
welcome was by Charlie Rasberry.
Sam Bundy, serving as toast master,
introduced the guests.
Elbert Moye, head of the school’s
physical education program, intro
duced B|ll Dole, football coach at
East Carolina Teachers college and
1 who, before mitering collegiate ranks
• ' several months ago, was recognized
as one of the State’s most successful
high school coaches.
Awards'were presented by Walter
'Jones, an athletic official who offi
ciates in high school and collegiate
football and baskethall contests, to
/ the following members of the athle
tic teams:
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Baseball—Harvey Webb, William
Walston, Bobby Brock, jdayo Al
len, Ernest Morgan, Garland Wind
ham, Carson Windham, Randolph Al
len, Carl King, Richard Oakley, Ghas.
Fitzgerald.
Baskethall — (Boys) Ernest Mor
gan, Harry Albritton, Wilbert Mor
ris, Randolph Allen, (burl King, Frank
Dupree, Albert Cannon, Billy Rus
sell, Carson Windham; (Girls)—Mit
tie Rouse, Grace Brock, Gaye Pippin,
Jennie Murphy, Raye Hathaway, Dot
Hathaway, Joyce Corbett, Jean By
num, Joyce Morgan.
Football — Charles Joyner, Jay
Flanagan, Robert Rollins, Albert
Cannon, Carl King, Jack Turnage,
George Wooten, Bobby Fulford, Hen
ry. Tyson, James Fountain, Wilbert
Morris, Joseph Smith, Roy Flora, Er
nes^ Morgan, John Barrett, Claude
Tyson, Harry Albritton, Clarence Joy
ner, Bobby Brock and Frank Dupree.
Special recognition was given
Carl King and Ernest Morgan, the
only athletes winning monograms in
three sports.
At The Kiwanis Club
Ted Albritton had charge of the
program at the Kiwanis club Monday
night and he was ably assisted by
his wife, Sarah, in presenting a ques
tionnaire. Each question not answer
ed correctly cost the member 10 cents
with the proceeds going to the under
privileged children’s fund.
The did) voted to have the Wilson
Kiwanis club as guests on Juno 6.
Sam Bundy introduced the eight
members of the safety patrol: Rob
ert Gates, Challis Strumb, Charles
Lockamy, Brunnell Bundy, Preston
Bundy, Charles Bundy, Clifton
Lloyd and Canon Walston. These
members were praised fear their effi
-cient work and faithfulness in their
duties.
J. W. Wilkeson was a guest for
the evening.
CHRISTIAN GROUP TO GIVE
TWO PLATS THURSDAY NIGHT
“Angel Child" is the title of one
of the short plays to be presented
at the high school auditorium on
Thursday night, June 2, at 8 o’clock.
It is a comedy of a typical family
where lovesick teen-agers and a
far-from-angelic ten-year-old imp
a "big, brftve” police
d maid and a ghostlj
angled up in a haunted
two charming youn*
pt to straighten thing*
cast of this play an
i, Jan Cayten, Sms aiw
Pictured above is one of the five mobile x-nay units that will be in Pitt county making free tubercuosis examina
tions. The unit will be in Farmville one week during the period. The final schedule will be worked out this week
and will be pubished in the next issue of the Enterprise. The units are brought to Pitt without expense to the
county, save for the load communities’ share of the proreeds of the funds derived each Christmas, from the sale
of Christmas seals. ' '
Interesting News Items
From Ballard’s
Last Sunday marked the first an
niversary of services in the Ballards
Presbyterian church. Peggy Ann
Barber, Wibur Barber, Curtis Worth
ington, Chester D. Worthington, Wil
liam Earl Nichols, Robert Nichols,
Mr. and Mrs. Preston'Elks and J. S.
Elks received awards for being pres
ent at Sunday School each Sunday
for the patt year.
Due to the Vacation Bible School
the week of June 6, the meeting of
the Women of the Church will be held
on Friday; June 3, at 3 o’clock, in
stead of on June 10.
Mrs. Ray Crawford will be hostess
at her home and Mrs. Noah Barber
will be program leader. \
The Ballards Home Demonstfation
club will meet Wednesday, June 1, at
2:30 at the home of Mrs. E. W. Mills.
This will be the last regular meeting
until September. It will be an im
portant meeting and all members are
urged to be present.
During July or August the club
will have a social meeting, with fam
ilies as guests.
Mrs. Roy Smith, who has-been
making her home in Portsmouth, Va.,
for several months, has returned to
live with her mother, Mrs. Mamie R.
Holloway, while her husband is on
duty with the Navy in Atlantic City,
N. J.
Miss Betty Pearl Joyner spent a
recent week end with friends at At
lantic Beach.
Mrs. Sue Roberson was a guest at
a barbecue dinner at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Cleveland Johnson in
Greene county Sunday.
Coy Hall, J. C. Hall and Lloyd Hall
of near Durham were recent gueBts
of their sister, Mrs. C. C. Harris, and
Mr. Harris. '■
Friends of L. F. Worthington will
regret to learn dhat he has entered a
Richmond sanitorium for treatment.
His sons, Chester and Harry, visited
him Sunday.
Mrs. Vettie Nichols and Miss Bon
nie May O’Neal were Snow Hill visi
tors Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. B; L .Bateman and
TO PREACH HERE SUNDAY
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children were recent guests of Mr
and Mrs. Eddie Best in Goldsboro.
Miss Seba Flanagan, after spend
ing several days-with her sister, Mrs
Elbert Tyson, bos gone to Kansat
City, Mo., where she will take <
course in floral designing.
Mrs. J. 0. Pollard of Farmville wai
the guest at Mrs. Mamie R. Hollowaj
Sunday afternoon.
Friends of Mrs. Viola Boyd will lx
glad to know that she has returnee
home after several weeks’ stay ir
Duke hospital, where she underwenl
a major, operation.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Tyson and
daughter, Miss Carol Ann, were
guests at a barbecue dinner 'at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. .Cleveland
Johnson in Greene county*Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Baver from
Northern California were recent week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F,
Tyson.
Miss Louise Tysbn attended the
baccalaureate sermon at Belvoir high
school Sunday evening. The sermon
was preached by the Rev. Hayei
Clark, Presbyterian pastor of Kings
tree, S. C., a former pastor of th*
Belvoir church.
Rev. Edwin S. Coates of Farmvillc
was a Ballands visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Roy Smith attended a birth
day dinner in honor of her husband's
grandfather, Joe Craft, in the Roun
tree community, Sunday. Mr. Crafl
is 73 years old.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Edwards ol
Aurora were recent guests of Mr
and Mrs. Noah L. Edwards.
On Thursday evening Mesdames C,
C. Harris, P. R. Hines and P. J
Elks were hostesses at a shower hon
oring Mrs. C. B. Moore at the home
of Mrs. Elks. The guests were rae1
at the door by Mrs. Elks and invited
into the dining room where garnet
were enjoyed. The games were di
rected by Mrs. Joe Jones. After the
games delicious refreshments — ioc
cream and cakes—were enjoyed. The
honoree, then, with the-assistance oi
Mrs. George Darden, opened the giftt
which wflPeTovely and very useful.
About 40 guests were present foi
the occasion. Mrs; Moore wore a cor
sage of red roses.
SUIT AGAINST TOWN IS
COMPROMISED FOR $871
Mrs. Madeline Rountree’s suit foi
$5,000 against the town of Fatmville
.was settled for $876 Wednesday ii
Pitt Superior Court at the conclusioi
of testimony by witnesses for th<
Plaintiff and defendant.
At The Rotary Club
E. N. Freeman conducted thepro
gnam at the Rotary club Tuesdaj
night, making a talk on the state oi
’ North Carolina. Statistics show that
North Carolina ranks thirds in agri
culture and first in the production ol
tobacco, sweet potatoes, -beans and
peppers. The cash crops, including
livestock, brought $763,153,000 in
1948 to Tar Heel farmers.
Joe'Rasberry on behalf of the club
presented a gift to Donald BaucOm
in appreciation of his serviced ’as
pianist.
The Rotarians accepted a challenge
of the Kiwanians to meet them in a
softball game to be played at the
Farmvilfe park Tuesday night, pro
ceeds going to the Girl Scout hut
fun<i.
Walter Jones was winner of the at
tendance prize, LeRoy Rollins bad as
his guest his son, Robert
BASEBALL ATTRACTION
A baseball attraction extraordinary
will be presented Tuesday night at 8
o’cock- when the Rotarians battle the
Kiwanians and the Junior Woman’s
club meets the High School Girls.
Sponsors of the affair guarantee an
evening of fun, and they think that
there might bp some top-notch, soft
ball seen in the Rotary-Ki warns con
test. Rotary is the king bee in bas
ketball and Hie Kiwanis would really
love to walk away with the softball
championship.
The game promises to be blood
thirsty. Those with weak hearts are
urged to huy tickets, but to stay at
home.
Admission'will be SO cents for the
grown-ups, 26 cents for children,
BRIGHT LEAF LEAGUE
Pinetops ..-.—9 3 .750
Farmville ....— 7 4 .630
Macclesfield ——.— 7 4 .636
Ormondsville —. 8 6 .616
Walstonburg —..'— 7 6 .588
Elm City..5 7 .417
Gardners....... 3 10 .231
Saratoga —..-2 9 .182
Farmville, now tied _ for second
place and playing much better base
ball than early in the season, has a
heavy schedule this week end.
The .team plays Gardners here Sat
urday and at Gardners Sunday in
regular, league games.1
Tonight (Friday) the team plays
the Snow Hill All-Stars in an exhi
bition game and tomorrow night Wal
stonburg and Farmville meet in ai
exhibition game. Bpth contests will bs
-Hyed in the local park, beginning a1
o’clock.
Governor Kerr Scott wjll make an
it the Snow Hill school an
nex* Wednesday afternoon,
1, at 4 o’clock on behalf'of his
for better roads and
cause for which the
rs will be settled on
Saturday, June 4, when voters will
decide whether the State will issue
$25,000,000 for schools and $200,000,
000 for roads.
The public is cordially invited to
hear the Governor and it is expected
that a large crowd will gather for the
occasion.
Meanwhile, in Pitt county, leaders
of the better schools and better roads
drive are holding a series of meetings
to acquaint people with the issues and
to stimulate interest in the election.
Hugh Winslow and Arthur Tripp of
Greenville are Chairmen, Meetings are
scheduled as follows—
Tuesday—Bell Arthur and Belvoir.
Wednesday—Fountain, Stokes and
Grifton.
Thursday—Winterville.
Friday—Chicod and Grimesland.
Arch Flanagan is serving as chair
man in Farmville township, with G.
A. Williams and Jack Lewis as co
chairman. Dr. Paul E. Jones and
Walter Jones are serving on the com
mittee, according to an announcement'
by Mr. Tripp.
At Beil Arthur, Mark Smith is
serving as chairman. Bruce Strick
land and Paul Rasberry are on the
committee with him.
If the bonds are approved, Pitt
county will receive nearly $4,000,000
as its share of the two bond issues.
Churches To Have
Softball League
A group of interested persons
from the various churches met at the
City Hall Tuesday night and dis
cussed plans for initiating a Sunday
School softball league.
Elbert Moye, who is to be city
recreation director for the summer
months, wij} supervise activities for
the league,’
It was decided to have one member
from’ each Sunday School appointed
to serve on a committee which will
meet with Mr. Moye and make ar
rangements as concerns player eligi
bility, equipment, umpires and rules.
It is proposed to start the league
on June 7. News of this will appear
in next week’s Enterprise.
ATTEND HOOKERTON UNION
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Dixon,' Mr.
and Mrs. B. S. Smith, Mrs. Lloy<f
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Arch Flanagan,
Mrs. T. R. Mizelle, Rev. Z. B. T. Cox
and Mrs. Clarence Moye and Mrs. L.
L. Hardy and Mrs. L. A. Moye of
Maury attended the quarterly meet
ing of Hookerton union at Wheat
Swamp Christian church Wednesday
afternoon and night. Rev. Cox .is
president of the union and reports
that attendance has been steadily in
creasing with about 200 in attendance
at this meeting.
to Preside at union service
REV. OLIN FOX
will preach at the union service
Sunday night in the Methodist
church. Rev. Fox was pastor of
, the Farmville Christian church
i from 1920 to 1925. He took his de
gree at A. C. C. while living here,
in 1924.
He has held pastorates in Gad*
’ den, Ala., Griffin, Ga., and a ten
year pastorate in Goldsboro. He v
now serves a new pastoral unity,
composed of Hassell, Oak City and
Everetts, having n combined mem
t berahip of 450.
rev. z. a t. cox
pastor of < the FarmvilW Christian
church, will deliver the bacca
laureate sermon Sunday night at 8
o’clock at Waistonburg.
REV. ROBERT BRADSHAW
pastor of First Methodist church,
Wilson, will deliver the commence
ment address Monday night at 8
o'clock in the Walstonburg school.
21 To Graduate
At Walstonburg
Twenty-one seniors will receive
their diplomas Monday night during
.the commencement finals at Walston
burg high school. The program be
gins at 8 o’clock and Rev. Robert
Bradshaw of the First Methodist
church Wilson, will deliver the ad
dress, ■ *«.
Members of the 1949 class are
Jimmy Beaman, Ralph Beaman, John
Allen. Corbett, Alvin Dikiy, Henry
Gray Helds, Roland Moye, Billy Nor
ville, J. C. Parker and Misses Fran
ces Craft, Janie Dildy, Evelyn Fields,
Ruth Gay, Myrtle Hardison, Ann
Hides, Jane Kittrell, Jeaane Redick,
Joyce Rouse, Verna Stepps, Gail Tug
well,* Zelda Wainwright and Doris
Whitley. Janie and Alvin Dildy are
brother and sister; several members
of the class are cousins.
Zelda Wainwright is valedictorian
and Joanne Redick is salutgtorian.
Class mascots are Darlene McKeel,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fits Mc
ke,el, and Guy Kenneth Jones, III, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jones.
Selected on the basis of their
scholarship, the marshals are Misses
Peggy Reason, chief, representing the
eleventh grade; Lois Wooten, tenth,
and Faye Parker, ninth.
Rey. Key Taylor, pastor of the
Walstonburg Methodist church, will
introduce Rev. Bradshaw. Supt B.
L. Davis, head of Greene county
schools, will present the diplomas.
Awards will be presented by Princi
pal J. R. Peeler. Miss Evelyn Fields,
president of the Keyboard club, will
award the music medals.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered Sunday night by Rev. Z. B.
T. Cox of Farmville. Special music
will be rendered by the Glee club both
and Monday nights,
seniors were presented in a
piano and voice recital Friday night.
They were Evelyn Helds, Ann Hicks,
Jeanne Redick and Zelda Wainwright,
-pianists, and Je**“ »™i i<™«
Rouse,
is legion. . . . He was brought to
rest forever in his marble home in
Arlington.
“Thus lies the Unknown Soldier,
who died that free men might re
main free, and he is at peace. There
are those who did come back, but
often wish they could have joined
who fought for right, but were de
prived of the right to a normal and
vigorous life. They lie in hospital
beds. They hobble about is pain on
crutches, or they propel themselves
by their hands in wheel-chairs.
“In recognition of the service these
disabled heroes have given, a big
business has evolved. A big business
in which the veterans of World Wars
1 and II are the sole stockholders.
These stockholders are manufactu
rers, and they manufacture their
own product, through the labor of
their own hands. What do they manu
facture? The answer is little scarlet
crepe-paper poppies. They have work
shops throughout the country in gov- #
emment hospitals, where they hap
pily work at their trade of fashioning
the crimson flowers. ... The poppy
is the symbol of remembrance, and
was adopted as such by the Ameri
can Legion after the First World
War, when the recollection of seising
the red poppy of Flanders spring <qp
to cover the/battle-scarred earth
was awesome and unbelievable.”
The auxiliary not only sells the „
poppies without profit hut furnishes
the materials for the remembrance
tokens and auxiliary workers teach
the veteran the technique of making
them. J,
“The flower industry is complete
ly on a non-profit basis, but it pay* ■>
dividends greater than any other
business enterprise. The veterans
who do the labor have been given
employment, a chance to keep thei? .
hands and minds at work. I^ieir
morale and pocketbook both benefit
from this activity, and as a natural
consequence, their health is improved.
The poppy industry is invaluable as
occupational therapy. There is, for
example, the veteran in a New York >
hospital who kept his spirits and '
his fingers moving like lightning as
he hung each completed poppy mi a
taut string. He called it his produc
tion line.”
By action of the Ninth National
Convention, no fixed price is asked
for the poppy, but the sale continues
on a volunteer system.
x^When you buy your poppy Satur
day, think of the disabled veteran in
a hospital ward who fashioned, the
blood-red flower and of the fatherless
family whose struggles during the
coming year will be lightened by the ,
coin you drop in the box.
their brother in his radiant
home., They are the disabled
BALLAKDS P*F
The Ballard* Presbyterian Youth
fellowship met Friday night in . the
church. The meeting was called to
order by the president, Henry Dunn,
Jr, “Into My Heart” was sung as
the opening prayer. The secretary
read the minutes of the last meeting
and called the roll. .To make the at
tendance better, the group has been
divided. Henry Dunn, Jr., and Dur
wood Tyson are the captains. -The
side having the best attendance rec
ord for three months will be given a
party by the other side. Mm. C. C.
Harris, the adult adviser, announced
that Durwood Tyson’s side is now
leading by five , points.
The meeting was then turned over
to the program leader, Malvina Craw
ford. The topic of the program was
“What I Should Know in Order to Be
a Good Christian.” An open discus
sion wa# held and Rev. E. S, Coatee
gave an interesting talk on the topic.
i and woir
Priday at
munity are