BANK ♦ ♦♦♦I I!♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦«I» * ******** FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, ■ ■■■■ NtTMBER twenty-nine ss At Meeting J. R. Taylor, mayor of Ayden, was chosen third vice president of the Tyson-Mny reunion at the annual gathering of the two families last Friday in the Major Benjamin May chapter, Daughters of American Re volution, chapter house. He will au tomatically become president of the reunion in 1952. Addressing the gathering on “Fam ily Life in Relation to World Peace,”' Col. J. W. Harrelson, chancellor of North Carolina State college, said that Hie greatest single influence in the solution of pruMtms will be the family unit. “Regardless of the im provements to be made,” he said, “you must begin with the family.” The speaker waa introduced by Guy Joneg of Kinston add State college, program chairman. Dr. Harrelson commended Mr. Jones, who has work ed with the Oxford experiment sta tion and who headed the Greenville experiment station, for continuing his studies in order to Xfceive a master of science degree in plant pathology. Reminding his listeners that this sec tion is almost wholly agricultural, he stated that there is a great shortage of skilled men in the scientific part of agriculture. Mrs. C. H. Mosingo (Alice Tyson) presided. In her tilfc she mentioned that the reunion carries the spirit of Thanksgiving over into the next day. Mrs. Haywood Smith was accom panist for the opening song, “Ame rica,” and “Auld Lang Syne,” sung before adjournment. Rev. H. L. Da vis, Methodist minister, gave the in vocation and also conducted the me morial service, reading part of John 14 and Hie names of family members who had died during the past. year. Mayor Walter B. Jones extended the welcome. < A trio composed of Misses Pat Corbett, Rathe Tyson and Wills Rea Harper sang “BleSs Ye the Lord,” and Brahms’ “Lullaby.” Robert Eve rette Roebuck sang “Water Boy.” Lou Taylor Lewis played Schubert’s “Im promptu No. 4.'.’ Miss Tabitha DeVisconti read a MstwAhtrihS ■ml’iipHimes ssjiWi" cognized several who had not pre viously attended the reunions or who had been absent for several years. Dr. J. Y. Joyner of La Grange, clos est living relative of Major Benja min May, was called on for remarks. Lunch was served buffet style in the banquet room. An arrangement of fruits was placed at one end and a bowl of yellow and white chrysanthe mums was used at the other: The east mantel in the assembly room wss de corated with spxayB of pyracantha flanked by the ceats-of-arms of the two families. On the west mantel magnoli leaves were banked. Berries were used on the speaker’s table. Officers in addition to Mrs. Mozingo are Miss Elizabeth May, first vice president; Mrs. Melton .Alien, second vice president; Miss Mary Thorne Ty son of Farmville and Richmond, sec ro tary-treasurer. Committees were Mrs. W. C. Holston and Mrs. Jack Lewis, arrangements and decorations; Mrs. C. R. Townsend, food; Mrs. Ed Nash Warren, registration; Miss Elizabeth May, publicity. -1 ECTC Choir Win Sing Here Sunday P. M. The choir of East Carolina Teach ers college in Greenville will be pre sented Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in the Farmville Meethodist church in; a program that will include some Christmas music. Originally, it jras planned to heave the choir appear et the Sunday morn ing service but the: afternoon time was derided noon in order that mem bars of all JanairtMMBiwa would have Church Will Be Dedicated Sunday - _ ' —----———— The new Bollards Presbyterian church, which was founded just five years ago and already is exerting its influence on the thriving agricultur al community located midway between Farmville and Greenville on highway 264, will be dedicated Sunday in ser vices which include morning and afternoon sessions with a recess for a picnic lunch. Rev. E, E. Gillespie, D. D., of Greensboro will preach the dedicatory sermon at services beginning at 11:30, thirty minutes later than the custo mary Sunday service in order that friends from Farmville, Greenville and elsewhere may attend without missing Sunday School in their home church. The afternoon program be gins at 2:15 and will include talks by Rev. H. M. Wilson of Dublin, Va., a former Farmville pastor who carried on the work at Ballards during his ministry here about a decade ago. Rev. Harold Dudley of Wilson, and others. The BaUards church, a handsome structure whose construction costs have been paid in full and winch stands as a monument to the work of staunch persons in the community who. were inspired financial help from several outside, and, oftentimes1 un expected, directions, has a total mem bership of 82 and a Sunday School enrollment of 109. These figures rep resent a tremendous increase over the 37 charter members around whom the church was formally organized on Dee. 3,. 1944, and who have served as a nucleua for the formation of the prising that mOSt of this growth has taken place since the new building was started two years ago and com pleted just a year ago. The building is one of the most adequate rural buildings in this sec tion of the state. It has a handsome sanctuary, right class rooms, kitchen and adequate rest rooms. The build ing represents an outlay of about $26,000 and many days of hard work on the part of its pastor, Rev. E. S. Coates, and the frithful members of the congregation who bad a vision and were determined to have the new church. Presbyterian services in the Bal lards community date back to Octo ber, 1930, when Mrs. Josie McArthur, who has the unusual distinction of being a charter member of the Green ville, Farmville and BaUards Presby terian churches, invited W. S. Hardin of the First Presbyterian church in Greenville to conduct services in the school, an old building that later was renovated by Presbytery and has since been abandoned. On the second Sunday in October, 1930, W. S. Dres back and Jesse Chambers of Green ville organized the bun4$y School. This work continued until 1934 when ill health forced the Greenville men to discontinue their help. Mrs. Mc Arthur, Mrs. Gilmer Nichols and a handful of other faithfuls, carried on the work with the help of Rev. Wil son and J .C, Corbett, an elder in the Farmville church who still teach es a class in the Ballards Sunday School. In 1942 Rev. Wilson moved to another field hut the Sunday School continued Its struggle for existence and found new life when the church was organized two years Inter. Rev. Coates, who says that the pro ject ta Ballards has been a wonder ful experience with many obstacles which, somehow as if by Divine Guid ance, were surmounted with financial and help that came when At The Rotary Club Tuesday night, the FarmviUe Ro tary chib was delightfully entertain ed by Mrs. Elois# Moye. Mrs. Moye, discussing Citizenship, stated that Good Citizenship begins at home, and that the home is the workshop of the citizens of tomorrow. This point was followed through by a humorous discourse upon the life of Dad and Mother Gilbretb and their 12 child ren, from the book by Gilbreth and Gary, "Cheaper by the Dozen.” Elbert Moye, program chairman, introduced Mrs. Moye. ' The club agreed to have the pro gram at 6:80 next Tuesday night and then go to the high school gymnasi um for the barbecue supper sponsor ed by the band committee. Five members were absent and visitor* were Rev. Leon Russell and Sam B. Undet^frood, Jr., of the Green ville club. Frank Williams was awarded the fellowship' prize and the attendance prize was won by Milton Eason. President Charlie Fitzgerald pre sided. ' Farmville Closes Football Season Coach Elbert Moye’s Farmville high school football team dosed but its 1949 football campaign last Wed nesday night with a 19-7 victory over Scotland Neck. It was the sixth- victory of the sea son, against three defeats, an excel lent record. The School finished sec ond to Ayden in the conference stand ings. Halfback Claud? Tyson, playing his last game with Farmville, scored one touchdown and passed to Carl King for another. Tyson had a 70-yard run for another. Tyson had a 70-yard touchdown rtinPnullified by a penalty. The opening score came when Ty son rifled a 35-yard aerial to King, Connecting for a touchdown. Randolph Allen hit King with Another pass for the extra point to give Fanmvttle a 7-0 lead in die second quarter. Fullback Harry Albritton,, who bore the brunt of Rumville’s offensive, bulled his.wajp*»ver from the two-yard line to” climax a 45-yard drive in the third period. In the last quarter Tyson rammed over from/the two to score Farm ville’s last touchdown of the year and end a 75 yard march to pay dirt. With time dinning out* Scotland Neck wingback Walston dipped over from the four yard line on a peat re verse. Fullback Wilkinson wed: over for the extra point Farmville put on one of its great est passing attacks of the year, com pleting 10 of IS passes Guards Henry .Tyson and Bay Flo ra and Tackle George Wooten paced the Farmville forward wall. ___ With God Record CHRISTIAN CHURCH ANNOUNCES CHRISTMAS SERMONS AND MUSIC The Christian church extends to all most cordial invitation to at a most cordial invitation to tend the specially planned Christmas program covering the four Sundays in December. This program has been planned with the thought in mind of each Sunday being a part of the whole program, reaching a climax on Christmas day. The special music has been selected with great thought and care so as to emphasise each ser mon. Dates, sermon topics and spe December 4—TL. Joy of Hope, "Jesu, Joy of Men's Desire," Bach. December 11—The Dawn of a New work that is on US 268 westerly 5.2 *&» via Plea sant Hill Lodge to NC 11 at a point 2.4 miles northward of Fink Hill.] Part 2 begins near Davis Mill on NCj 56 westwardly via Shiver's Store 8,8 miles to the Wayne county line. "In Pitt county / the surfacing on 2-8-24-202 has been completed. This] project extends irom Wintervillej eastwardly to NC 48 at intersection of fjilack Jack Road, a distance of 4.67 miles. "Also in Carteret county project 2-8-16-201 which is the paving on the Merrimon Read has been approxi mately one-half completed, “In Craven county the paving op Project 2-9*17-201 which la the sur facing on the rhat from Cove City northwardly via Wintergreen 6,16 miles to NC 66 is being started this week. ■ 44 “Work is also beginning this week on Project 2-9-14-201 In Pitt county I and 2-9-18-201 in Greene county. Jlds wm ■ II J 1m Ja ■ ■■ ' » 91 ■ - a g '4__ M 'f B _ _ J_ road leads from BaUards Cross Roads in Pitt county by way of Wintcrgreoo and Ormandsvllle to. 4-Way Service Station near Hookerton, a total dis tance of 10.6 miles.,x “It occurred to me that perhaps these facts in connection with our work which is being financed from the bond money might be of interest to you.” The engineer's letter was directed! to W. D. Snider, director of public relations far the Highway Commis afon, who forwarded a copy of it to The Enterprise. * sgira REUNION hostess to the F. M. Smith family re union Thanksgiving day at her home in Kinston. The guests were greeted at the door by Mr. and Mrs. Duke and invited into the home whoch was beautifully decorated with flowers, candles and red berries. • After several hours of conversation, the family assembled in the dining room . Mr. Duke gave the welcome, all joined in the singing of “Amer ica,” and Mack Smith ottered' the invocation. A turkey luncheon^, hot coffee and fruit cake, topped with whipped eream, were served. - K" During the business session the following officers were elected: Jack Smith of Raleigh, president; Mrs. Lee Gorbett, Farmville, vice ‘president; Mrs. Mack AbramsrFarmville, secre tary-treasurer. 'Names for an exchange-of Christ mas gifts were drawn and it was de cided that a family wreath be placed on the graves of the parents, the late Mr. and Itrf. F. M. Smith, and that as many ms possible visit the graves Christmas day between the hours of three and four o’clock. Jadf Smith gave * talk on Thanks giving and Mack Smith recited a Thanksgiving poem. Group singing was enjoyed. - ■v > jfc Attending the reunion, which will be held next year with Guy Smith %t Macclesfield, were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Corbett and children, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Abrams, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Cayton and children, Farmville; Mr. and Mrs. Mercer Tatem and three sons, Norfolk, Va^ Mr. and Mrs. Mack G. Smith and daughter, Ned Smith, Greenville; Mr. rad Mrs. Jack Smith, W. Leslie Smith, Raleigh; Mrs. Russell Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Legette, Wilson; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Smith and son and Mrs. Harrell Macclesfield; Mrs. Ellen Legette, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Murphy and child ren, Miss Mavis Legette, Lyman Ro berts, Washington. senior plat tonight The Farmville high school senior class will present the play, “The Fun ny Fullers," Friday, Dec, 2, at 8 o’clock in the school auditorium. Between the acts, art auction of do nated cakes, pies, and candy wfil be conducted. ^ Admission is 36 cents for school children and 60 cents for adults. " ' ' ' " " ' •' the ZEB WHITEHURST JAMES TlfORNE I Recent issues1 of the Farmville' high school paper, “News N’ Views," had feature articles about the two young men shown above. Zeb is the' [son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. M. White-' ! hurst and James is the son of Mrs. i -Maynard Thorne and the late Mr.' : Thorne. ( . Seeking Location For New At a meeting at the _ school board oh last Friday; it was de cided that immediate steps most be taken to expand the facilities of the Farmville school. Principal Sam D. Bundy /sported to the' board that all rooms are now filled and some are being, doubled for extra classes; that -the school has gained three teachers in the last two years, that three more I have been added on a local basis, that [the high school will - - next year, that s the a ing' numerically on a curriculum bas is, and that the are now too The, board has tentatively agreed that ,a new building for the primary division of the school or a new build ing for the high school academic classes must be .constructed It ja a question of being able to secure a favorable place to build If a high school building of six is built, it would have to be the present site in order to use tile existing facilities of a high school nature; if a six room building is con structed for the primary department, it could be be near the present site or it could be in another locality. The Farmville board is open to suggestion from the public as to location of new facilities. The board consists of John B. Lewis, chairman, Irvin Jr., secretary, Arch Flanagan, A. C. Monk, Jr., and Dr. John Mewbom. Any persons desiring to offer sug gestions as to type of new facility or the location/should submit -wT jsions to any member of