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FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1MB
NUMBER SIXTEEN ;
IN FARMYILLE
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Town and Country
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(By James B. Hockaday)
Mr. and Mrs. Gue Roebuck need
have no fears .about how Gus Ross,
get along with the fairer sex when
he reaches the “getting along” age.
Although still a year or two away
from his teens," Gus Ross has demon
strated a remarkable flair for tact
that is certain to keep him in good
stead with the Igdies. Said he the
other day to a lady who has been
driving since long before Gus was
born: “I can’t get over seeing you
drive a car. You look so young.” Of
such diplomacy are real statesmen,
and heroes, made.
‘If you can't beat ’em, join ’em,
. is an old saying that is quite often
used in politics by cliches and fac
tions. Several Sunday afternoons
ago, Dr. Charlie Fitzgerald had occa
sion to put into effect something akin
to the idea that first prompted the
“join ’em” expression. Dr. Charlie
was trying to run two races, simul
taneously, with the stork. He had
two patients, expectant mothers, one
living in Farmville and the other in
Greene county, several miles’ away.
Unable to determine which of the two
mothers-to-be would need him first,
Dr. Charlie decided the wise thing
to do would be to get his patients
together. He brought, them to his of
fice here and the two babies were de
livered less than a minute apart,
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Those folks you may have seen, or
probably will see; staring at and
talking about vacant lots in town
aren’t treasure hunters or anything
of the sort. They are Presbyterians
seeking a suitable location for. the
church they intend to erect within
the future. So far, they have been
assured that any of the following lots
are Available: The northwest corner
of Belcher and Barrett streets; the
comer adjacent i to the home of Billy
Smith on North Contentnea street;
the Norris lot on Grimmersburg
street, and the George Davis rose
garden site on Grimmersburg. Before
actually picking a location, the Pres
byterians are getting as many pros
pective sites as possible for presen
tation to members whose votes will
determine where the new structure
will be placed. Members of the com
mittee have been unable to get op
\ tions on other possible lots which
would present a better appearance as
the site of a church than they do
now, adding nothing more to the
town except weeds and containing
hidden' places for mosquitoes to
breed. ,
PICNIC
The Earmville Home Demonstra
tion clab held its annual picnic at
the municipalv park on August 19.
Special guests included Rev. Z. B. T.
Cox, Rev. E, S. Coates, Mrs. L. E.
Tumage of tine Ballard’s club and
Maw Verna Belle Lowery, assistant
Mrs. Florence Thome’s kind<
ten for children four and five
old will open in. her home op 1
xne town Doara, a lew days ago,
held a special meeting and received
from the auditor who had Just given
the town’s books a thorough going
over a report on the “state of toe
town.’’ He told the Commissioners
little they did not already know. The
town’s finances are sound, though a
bit strained at the moment because
improvements completed last year
ran considerably in excess of the sum
anticipated. - This came about large
ly by virtue of the companies, from
which the new engine at toe power
plant and other equipment were pur
chased, exercising the 20 per cent
escalation clause in their contracts.
In his written report to toe board,
the auditor, praised Town Clerk C.
M. Paylor for the excellent condition
of his records.
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Considerable improvement in park
ing and traffic habits of Farmville
motorists has been noted since Chief
of Police Lloyd Lucas and his police
men have started remihding offend
ers of their laxness and requesting
that they cooperate in carrying out
the town ordinances. The officers) re
port that car owners are cooperating,
almost to a man or lady, and are
falling right in line with the idea.
“We don’t park {hat way in Farntr
ville any more,” might be toe friend
ly warning directed your way if you
fail to abide by parking regulations.
Kiwanis Speaker
At The Kiwanis Club
Walter Jones, who for several yean
has been recognized as an outstand
ing athletic official in Eastern Caro
lina and wh<r has been picked to offi
date at one major college game thi!
coming football season—Furman vs
Davidson, spoke to the Kiwanis clul
Monday night on how officials an
chosen and assigned for the variotu
games, and also interestingly explain
ed some of the ride changes that wil
be placed in effect this season.
Jones is recognized by college an
thorities for his proficiency and ad'
ministrative abiilty. Last year he
was responsible for the appearand
in Farmville of the State college bas
ketball team, one of the finest in the
country, and was also instrumental ir
having the basketball district titk
game played in the local gym.
Jones' talk, in which he told how
the Southern offidals’ association hat
grown from a membership of 140 tc
nearly 300 in a few years, was well
received. He explained some of the
ways in which high school and college
rules have been changed this year foi
the first time. ,
Jones was introduced by Jim Hock
aday. ,
Hubert Joyner presided in the ab
sence of John Parker, who was at
tending the state convention in Chapel
Hill.
The club was represented at the
convention by Mr. and Mrs. John
Parker, Dr. Frank Harris, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Bundy and their two sons
Mr- and Mrs. Frank Allen and Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Allen.
(By Mrs. Herman Baker)
School Time arrive*} in Fountain on
August 30, at 9 o’clock. Many happy
boys and girls trudged along the
many paths that led to their school.
A great surprise awaited these eager
children as they matched or rode tc
school, as the Fountain sCjhool has
been renovated and one thinks of a
miracle as he or she enters the build
ing—new floors, complete paint jot
of white ceilings and tinted green
walls, fluorescent lights, new heating
system and many needed repairs.
The sixth and eighth grades have
moved their quarters upstairs and
each has a big class room.;
Each classroom in the building has
a sink and a drinking fountain and
an adjoining workroom.
The library and first grade room
have inlaid linoleum floors. There
has been a bathroom added to the
first grade room and a new faculty
and health room, with an adjoining
bath room, have been added.
Our enrollment reached the figure
;of 257 for -the elementary school. The
following teachers will serve as pilots
and guides of their respective groups
1st grade—Mrs. Koma Lee Walker
2nd grade—Mrs. Ann Mercer; 3rd
grade—Mrs. Emily Mercer; 4th grade
—Mrs. Mary D. Horton; 6th grade
Mrs. Geneva Phillips; 6th grade
Mrs. Glendon Smith; 7th graded
Mrs. Edna Earle Baker; 8th giade
Mrs. Laura Tanner.
Mrs. Baker, who serves as princi
Mrs. Carlop Walston will teacl
AMERICAN
Name Hometown . Local
T. B. Roberts....‘.. Durham . Mrs. R. H. Kno
F. L. Oates ... Oates, S. C. Davis Hot
T. P. Moore .... Wilson .-■... .
W. P. Finn....- Bowling Green, Ky .. Davis Hot
J. W. Kuhlman ..Paint Lick, Ky. ........a.. A. W. BobM
J. E. Hornsby; Jr. .:.... Emminence, Ky . A. Q. Roebu<
E. P. Hussey .......I.... Warsaw-1. Rev. E. S. Coati
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. R. Collie, Jr.
C. Herring ..
J. L. Ammons ...
J. M. Wilkinson
EXPORT TOBACCO COMPANY
W. R. Collie, Jr. . Rocky Mount .Mrs. M. V. Jon<
J. C. Herring ....... Wilson ... —
.. Rowland ... Mrs. J. R.*Lew
... Ayden, RPD ... .
E. B. FICKLEN TOBACCO COMPANY
John Allen ... Goldsboro ---- —-—
Sterling P. Owens, III... Cynthiana, Ky.. Davis Hot
W. A. Wade, Jr. ..... Lynchburg, Va. .Davis Hot
Bud Eason ... ParmviUe ... . -—■+—;
FARMVILLE LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY
H. N. Howard, Sr. .... .. Farmville
H. H. Bradham :.............. . Farmville
Paul Kimbrough . .. Cynthiana, Ky. .....
R. C. Copenhayer ... Farmville
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W. E. Joyni
S. L. Loving ... Richmond, Va. ...4- Harry Dixc
H. N. Howard, Jr. .. ... Farmville .-—
W. Graydon Liles ..«... Farmville .-.->■.— -
Gene Short ........... Claxton, Ga. .......4.. Davis Hot
James L. Humbles ..!. Winterville
R; C. Teel .... .... Farmville
A. F. Joyner, Jr. ... Farmville
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Smith, Jr..... Farmville
Robert Allen . ._ Farmville
E E. Pate ....,. Farmville
Miss Agnes Quineriy .. Farmville
IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY
R. G. Ruffin...... Farmville ■
R. H. Gaskins . Greenville .
E. M. Fulghum .... Wilson .
Z. M- Whitehurst .... Farmville ..... .>
J. C. Johnson 4.... Wilson ...... .. .
H. H. Proctor ......._,. GreenvilleMrs. M. V. Jonc
M. 0. Webb ...... Farmville ..«..... —
R. C. Thornton, Jr. ... Farmville .......... .
J. E. Rogers ..... Farmville -J... .
JJGGETT-MYERS TOBACCO COMPANY
W. S. Royster .!...«.,. Farmville .i.
Alien C. Darden . Farmville :-3,.
W. F. Berry ..... Maysville, Ky ..„
D. B. Edwards ..-..4.
.T. W. Lan
Paris, Ky. .... Will Joyrn
H. C. Chinn .1..... Germantown, Ky. . C.. H. JoyiK
G. J. Fishter ..•- Maysville, Ky. . T. W. Lan
A. C. MONK ft COMPANY, Inc.
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Officers:
A. C. Monk, Jr. .
R. T. Monk .........—.
R. D. Harris ..—_.c:»—
T. S. Ryon_-.4.
Buyers (Farmville Market)
W._ A. Frost ....
Allen R. Drake .............
Factory Managers
M. E. Dixon .....
F. W. Satterthwaite, Jr. ..
Storage ft Shipping Dept: Manager
Lath Morriss
Office:
Mrs. William Easley ...
Mrs. A. M. Harris .r.
Mrs.' Rayniond Cranford t.
Mrs; Dewey Fuquay .;..
Mrs. Lawrence Lee ....
iMrs.—W. A. Frost .. .
Farmville .
Farmville ..
Farmville .
Farmville .
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CS^E: Beckman, J:
*.. Farmville
Farmville
Farmville
Farmville
Farmville
Farmville
Farmville
Farmville
Horse Cave, Ky. . David Harri
■ .G. E. Beckman, Ji
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
Cynthiana, Ky. ........
W. Leslie Smit
R. D. Moore .
R. E. Pickett ..... ..
Dalton Corbett .........
Lather Vetter ..
Billy Mareton .
C. Clarke Beckerdite
Farmville ..
Owensboro, Ky.
SCOTT & BRIGHT TOBACCO COMPANY
Farmville
GOVERNMENT GRADERS
..... Corbin, Ky. ...
... Franklin, Ky.
.... Stanford, Ky.
.Leonard Joyne
Mrs. W. J. Tumag
........ C. F. Baucot
Maurice Hodge
R. L. Nunnelly
L. D. Glover
H. T. Ogden, Jr.
Wilson
WAREHOUSE PERSONNEL
. BELL'S
L. R. Bell, R. A. Bell, B. C. Bell, #rs. J. A. Mercer, Mrs. Ethe
Bell, Lester Baker, Fountain; C. C. Ivey (Hubert Joyner), S. C. Ivey, C
C. Ivey, Jr., E. J. Davis (Adrian Paramore), C. M. Nicholson (Adrian Para
more), Itfount Olive; R. B. Ivey, Mrs. Nita Roberts, Mrs. Clara Frits, E. W
and Marvin Littleton, Goldsboro; R. L., ,B. R. and J.. R. Bell, Farmville
Route 2; B. A. Farridr, Kenansville (Adrian Paramore); Tommy Lancastei
La Grange; Roy Eason, Eugene Eason, Lee Bridgers, Macclesfield; Charli
Wheeler, Stantonsburg; Tommy Tucker, J. L. Creech, Iu>bert Darden, Farm
ville. ' ’
FARMERS-FOUNTAIN L
John Fountain, C^, E. Trevathan, Blaclde Trevathan, Ferness Kellum am
Robert Pierce, Fountain; Grover Webb, George Webb and Vernon Webl
Pinetops; Mrs. Johd D. Dixon, Mrs. Pat Ruffin, Mrs. Ted Albritton, Mri
Horace Lewis and Joe Jones; Farmville; Herbert R. Acton, Danville, Ky
(Mrs; J. I. Morgan); Alex Caton, New Bern (Davis Hotel); Roy Roberta
Goldsboro, RFD; Roy Vandiford, Snow Hill; William Norville, Walstonburg
Bill Shelton, Ayden. ,
MONK'S
J. Y. Monk, Jr., arid R. D. Rouse, Farmville; J. C. Carlton, Pinetopf
J. R. Rogers, Mullins, S. C. (T. S. Ryon); E. W. Carter, Valdosta, Gh. (I
G. Ruffin)t; 0. M. Rogers, Conway, S. C. (Davis Hotel); L. P. Thomas, J
B. Joyner, *Ira. M. V. Jones, Mrs. R. V. Fiser, Mrs, Allen Darden, Mn
M. E. Pollard, Mrs. Ed Nash Warren, Fred Carr, W. C. Holston, Euger
Hobgood and Seth Barrow, Farmville; David M. Murphy, Lizzie.
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> Jack M°ye- Sr- *»d Jaclc Moy«- Jr->
’ 1 FWgarSIen^llf Rt' ^Martin AlbrittS
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At The Rotary Club
’ Dr. John M. Mewborn was 1*
charge of the program at the Rotary
club Tuesday night, and used as a
basis for his remarks the address oi
a former Senator from South Caro
lina, James P. Byrnes, made at Wash
ington and Lee university recently
it being Byrnes’ first executive decla
ration on national affairs since hie
retirement. j* •2*1
Said Dr. Mewborn, our national
defense depends upon sound economy
at home, the conservation of natural
resources such as our forests, miner
als, ores, petroleum supply, and the
fertility| of soil; these basic resources
being the necessities of mcdern econ
omy. / •
Mass production, loss cost distribu
tion, full consumer utilization, free
competitive trade, are fundamentally
necessary for a sound, progressive
economy.
In connection with the Farmers
Day Beauty Pageant to be held in
Greenville Saturday, the club chose toe
sponsor Betty Rose Wilkerson for
this event.
EIRsrt Moye presented his guest,
Norman Clark, ace of the Farmville
baseball team.
Attendance was greatly improved,
only thins members being absent.
Charlie Fitzgerald, club president,
presided. Jesse Moye received the
Fellowship Prize and Plato Bass the
Attendance Prize.
BASEBALL SERIES
Farmville and Pinetops will play
here Saturday night and Sunday aft
ernoon in their first games of the
semi-finals to determine the winner
of the Bright Leaf League. Norman
Clark will pitch the first game.
In the regular season’s play, which
ended i last week end, Macclesfield
finished in first place, Pinetops was
second, Farmville third and Walston
burg, fourth. These teams are now
competing in- play-offs for the cham
pionship.
Prizes, donated by Farmville firmp
as a meads of stimuating interest in
the games, were awarded Friday and
Saturday nights when Farmville play
ed Macclesfield here. Farmville lost
Friday night, 10-0, and won Saturday
night,' 7-0.
Saturday, night’s winners were:
Carl Nanney, winner of a pair of ny
lon hose donated by K. Cannon; Her
bert Lee Webb, Winner of a wash and
grease jah and oil jehange at Moore
Speight; Ernest Moore, winner of 5
quarts of Sinclair oil, donated by
Hathaway Sendee ' Station; Dawson
Tugwell, one gallon of Preatone giv
en by B & W Chevrolet company; Mo>
zelle Felton; shampoo and finger
wave given by Dolly Beauty Shop;
the $10 cash prize was won by Ed
Nash Wanen, the fcuest at the ball
game of Charlie Baueom. They do
nated the prize to the ball club.
LEGION SUPPER TONIGHT
The American Legion will open
the 1949-60 season tonight (Friday)
a barbecue supper in the muni
cipal park, beginning at 7 - ’clock. All
veterans, regardless of present pr
previous membership in the Legion,
and their wives are invited.
Rev. E, W. Holmes will be princi
pal speaker. . %
The first meeting of the season is
an affair looked forward. tt> with
much interest by Hie Legionnaires and
members of the auxiliary, without
whose' assistance the affair could not
be held.
HOLDING REVIVAL
Rev. Z. R. T. Cox, pastor of the
Farmville Christian church,' is con
ducting a revival in Dudley this week.
Last week Rev. Cox held a series of
services in the Grifton Christian
The Farmville public school* open
ed on Tuesday of this week with a
record enrollment,, according td Prin
cipal Sam D. Bundy. ~ > ,
The elementary school enrolled 486
on the first day and the high school
enrolled 246 on the first day. This
made a total enrollment of 730; how
everr additional pupils were enrolled
MISS EVELYN FIELDS
MISS FANNIE ^UINN
MISS PEGGY JEANNE REASONS
LOCALS GTRLS ENTERED >
IN BEAUTY CONTEST
Three girls from nearby communi
ties are being sponsored by the Farm
ville Kiwanis club in the Farmers
day beauty contest in Greenville
Saturday. They are Misses Fannie
Flaming Quinn, daughter of Mr# and
Mrs. T. 'C. Quinn of Route 1, Farm
ville; Evelyn Fields, daughter of Mr.
■and Mrs. D. D. Fields of Walston
burg, and Peggy Jeanne Reason,
daughter of Mrs. Mattie Reason of
Waist onburg and Washington, D. G.
The Greenville Chamber, of Com
merce is sponsoring the Farmers day
program and Hie Junior Chamber of
Commerce is presenting the beauty
contest. Any single girl between 15
and 25, who.lives in a rural commun
ity of less than 2500, from Pitt or
an adjoining county, is eligible.
The Greenville Junior Woman’s
club is sponsoring Miss Hazel Garris
of Route 1, Farmville.
Saturday morning, the girls will
appear in bathing suits or sports
dresses in a- parade, scheduled for
10:30. At 7 o’clock they will be
shown in evening dresses at'Wright
auditorium, ECTC. Three impartial
judges will select winners on basis
of poise and appearance. The first
prize is $300; second, $200; and
third, $100. ,
A hostess v-;H be in charge Of the
entrants at vis Hall. Free trans
portation will JU* furnished and the
young ladies will be guests at the
Old Town Inn for supper. '
Dean Hudson and his orchestra will
play for the pageant and for a free
dance following the pageant.
SEVEN FROM FARMVILLE
RECEIVE DEGREES At ECTC
Mrs. Herman Baker, principal of
the Fountain school, John L. Johnson
and John Dunn of Binetoos, teachers
SC'':-*
Dr. Paul E. Joryes was elected pres
ident of the Fatmville Country dub,
at the annual meeting held Friday
night at the club house. <
Other newly-elected offiers are;
R. V. Fiser, vice president; W. A.
Pollard, Jr., secretary and treasurer.
Directors are: W. S. Royster, Cecil
Lilley, Fred Moore, Roy Mewborn and
Graydon Mies. 3 *s?
. Royster was named chairman of
fhe greens committee; Moore is chair
man of the house committee* Liles is
chairman of the tournament commit
tee and Pollard head of the finance
committee.
Charles Quinerly has beeri employ
ed to replace Bill Gunter, resigned, as
professional at the club.
Quinerly and Chairman Royster of
the greens committee are working
hard in an effort to have the course
in good condition for this week end.
Those who know the two are confid
ent they will succeed, if weather per
mits.
DISTRICT TO MEMORIALIZE
THE LATE MRS. J. M. HOBGOOD
Mrs. J. M. Gibbs, president of the
Junior Woman’s dub, and Mrs. W.
Jesse Moye, citizenship chairman for
the North Carolina Federation of
Woman’s dubs, attended a luncheon
given by Mrs. W. C. Ormond .presi
dent of the -fifteenth district, in Ay
den Wednesday. . ,
Miss Mamie Davis, Literary club,
president, and Mrs. W. C. Garner, re
tiring Junior Woman’s dub president,
were also present.
Plans were discussed for memorial
izing the late Mrs. J. M. Hobgood,
former state president. The . recom
mendations of Mrs. J. p. B. Moore
of Greenville and her committee that
as much as $260 be raised and divid
ed equally between the building fund
for state ^headquarters and a piece
of furniture for the prosoped build
ing was accepted.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
f • HAS BUSY MONTH
The Farmville Fire Department
■was quite busy during the month of
August, having been called out six
different times. In August, IMS,
there were no fires.
The first call was on August 11 to
a fire in a trash pile hack of the
Davis hotel. On the fifteenth the
house occupied by Claude Vines in
Washington Heights was destroyed.
On Saturday night, August 20, about
11:30, the department answered a
call to 203 Cotten street where a
mattress was on fire in a room oc
cupied by George Barrett Early in
the morning, about an hour later, the
firemen were called back to the same
address and found a mattress burn
ing on the other side of the house in
a room occupied by James Davis.
The next fire was a burning auto
mobile in front of the Christian
church on August 26. The sixth alarm
came on Monday morning of this
week as firemen were called to ex
tinguish a fire in the kitchen of a
house on South Barrett street owned
by M. V. Jones and occupied by Ly
man Tyson. Th$ fire was confined
to the kitchen and was out five min
utes after the hook-up to water was
made. _ I - ,:V".
According to ffte department re
ports, nearly all of these fires were
caused by negligence.
JOINT MEETING
The Woman’s Missionary society
and the Annie Perkins circle, orga
nizations of the Baptist church, will
hold a joint meeting Monday night at
S o’clock in the home of Mrs. Hi D.
Johnson, president of the WHS.
RECEPTION AT DAR
HOUSE FOR TEACHERS