BANK Hundreds lined Farmville’s streets Saturday nwwnfci«^» usher in the Christmas season and to extend a warm hand ot fellowship to the fat little man, symbolic Of ^uietide, whose entry was heralded with a long pa rade consisting of 2 bands, 30 floats ami marching- units. It was a - gay, happy crowd of youngsters and old sters who watched the parade, ap plauded the attractions which had the most appeal for them, and passed complimentary remarks on the town’s two bands, from the colored and white schools. Cash prizes, donated by the Cham ber of Commerce, sponsors of the an nual event, wen awarded floats from Farmville and Fountain schools, and to Andy Martin, who rode as Santa Claus in a wagon rigged up as a sleigh and drawn by a goat. The Farmville school received f26j Foun tain $12.60 Young Martin $5. The judges were from au#of-town. A somber note was struck by the police department float, which show ed a wrecked automobile with its ca sulties and the grim warning, “it hap pened here.” The float prompted more than one of the spectators to recall that carelessness can quickly force happiness out- and bring in grief. T.. Streets of the town are being deco rated this year in a manner different from the customary procedure of re cent years, decorations which consist ed largely of a aeries of multi-colored lights woven up and down and across the streets. This year lighted Christmas trees line Main street. Stove pipes, paint ed white'and red to resemble huge sticks of candy, have been fastened onto light posts. At the intersection of Main and Wilson streets, gay ligjhts have been suspended above the intersection. As individuals, Farmville business people have gone to considerable ,ex pense and trouble in decorating their windows and places of business in a manner that wall prove to out-of towners that they are welcome here, and at the same time prove -to “towners” that they should spend their Christmas dollars here, not else where. The trouble and expense to which local persons have gone are expected to pay dividends as Farm ville maintains its reputation of being the “friendliest town in the State.” The committee in charge of decora tions and the power department have worked in complete harmony as they went about the job of dressing up the town for Christmas. Fred C. Moore, executive secretary of the chamber of commerce and a city commissioner, at the town meeting Tuesday night expressed his appreciation for the fine manner in which Supt. W. A. Mc Adams and his department cooperat ed. McAdams returned the. compli ment by saying that never before had the two groups worked in such close harmony. The floats entered in the parade, the best of Its kind ever staged hero, ac cording to many veterans, showed the interest of firms and civic groups, as most of them were the result of much work and careful planning. Mayor Walter B. Jones delivered s brief welcoming speech, officically starting the parade. The Chamber of Commerce is ex pressing its appreciation to Mayor Jones and to the following firms, in dividuals and civic groups for enter ing floats in the parade: The Turn age Co., Farmville Implement Co., Andy Martin, Jr., Kftrattis and Ro tary dubs, Eason Motors, Brenda Barrett, Ann Pollard, FXrmville Fur niture Company, Fountain and Ftan villa schools, Boy and Girl Scouts, Gas Company and Gamer dub, Pontiac, Smith-1 len, Jr., tor Co., FarmvUle W Chevrolet, Mrs. Junior Woman's Sales, Parker Co., Ale* Al tville Mo Department, t, B. and Roberta, the DAVIS Sam Weeks, assistant county agent for Pitt county, Tuesday night re viewed briefly the history of tobacco and offered suggestions as to hew and why Pitt county should improve the quality of its tobacco. Said Mr. Weeks, generally the to bacco companies want, tobacco with a low fticotin and a Ugh sugar content. In our effort to produce more tobac co by heavy fertilisation, we are rais ing the nicotin and lowering the su gar. Quality is being sacrificed for quantity and we should center our attention to tite|powing of a better grade of tobacco. The importance of fertilising the plant bed was stressed and experi mental work in this field is being done with 16-8-2 fertiliser. Tobacco is subjected to many dis eases, but according to Mr. Weeks, much progress has and is being made toward correcting this. In conclusion, it was pointed out that fanning is no longer a way of life, it is a business and as such should be canducfed in a businesslike manner, if we hope to prevent our fanning opportunities from penetrat ing much further Southward. Jesse Moye, program director, in troduced Mr. Weeks. Five members were absent. Plato Bass received the fellowship prize and Frank Dupree the attendance prize. Club president, Charlie Fitzgerald, presided. CARL HICKS DIRECTOR OF GINNERS ASSOCIATION Announcement has been made that the 11th annual meeting of the Caro lines Ginners Association will be held in Shelby on Monday, January 9. The meeting will take place at the Armory and will last one day. The program is incomplete at this time; however, featured speakers and other details will be announced later. New features of the program and con vention will be commercial exhibits and the awarding of prizes donated by the associate members of the as sociation. The Carolinas Ginners Association, In;., a combination of the old South Carolina Ginners Association and the old North Carolina Ginners Associa tion, was formed in December, 1946. G. T. Ashford of Red Springs has remained president of the association since it was formed. Carl Hicks of Walstonburg is one of the directors. ' CHRISTMAS PAGEANT TO BE' GIVEN SUNDAY P. M. A pageant titled “The story of His Birth” will be presented Sunday, De cember 18, at 5 o’clock in the Fann ville Methodist church by the chil dren of the primay, junior and in termediate departments, assisted by the senior choir, s. AT STUDENT CONGRESS Six Farmyilie high school students attended Friday’s session of the Third Annual Student Congress sponsored by Greenville high school. They were Miriam Sutton, Grace Brock and Ha zel Gam ?, members of the Senate, and Mittie Rouse, Joyce Morgan and Jimmy Horton, members of the House. They were accompanied by John L. Johnson. WORKERS’ COUNCIL Miss Bettie Joyner and Mrs. S. G. Gardner entertained the Workers’ council of the Methodist church Mon day night, plans for the Christmas programs at the church were made. Rev. H. L. Davis mkde the openiutf prayer. Stuffed angel food cake, salted nuts and coffee were served to $$ members. 1 < (& RESUMES STUDIES Rath Moore, daughter of Mrs, Ad dis D-‘ Moore of RamviUe* has re sumed her studies at 'the Shenandoah Conservatory of Musis in Dayton, Va. Miss Moors is studying for her Bachelor of Music Education degree and is a member of the touring A CappeUa Choir. by Miss Alms Whitley, the junior chorus, the mixed chorus and the girls’ chorus of the Ksnmlle school will present a Christmas pro tonight (Friday) at 7:80 in the gram will b* the singing of Claus Is Coming to Town” by five first grade boys, Dan Begley, Briley, Johnnie Mewborn, Bill Roberts and Robert May. , Some of the numbers included on the program are “Winter Wonder land,” Bernard; “Carol of the Bells,” Wilhousky; “White Christmas,” Ber lin;; “The Children’s Carol,” Swift; “Lullaby of the Christ Child,” “Sleep of the Baby Jesus,” Gauert; “Christmas Night,” James; “Glory to God in the Highest," Jones; "Joy to the World,” HandeL Carolyn BoebsndrwOl play bells at the beginning of the program. Solo ists will be Mrs. Rommary Turaage, Wills Rae Harper and Ge neva Braxton. Last year the Christmas tree effect used throughout the program drew much favorable comment from the audience. This year the effect of a tree will be used for part of the numbers.. The Farmville Junior 4-H club met Wednesday at the school. Hie repeat ing of the 4-H pledge and the sing ing of "Jingle Bells" opened the meet ing. Roland Murphy and Vera Holland received their certificates of achieve ment. Mary Frances Jones reed a story and the goup sang "O'Little' Town of Bethlehem." ' Miss Marjorie Shearin, assistant home agent, talked about Christmas and lb. Goodman, assistant county a gent, spoke about improving mail SCOUT HUT PROGRESS Scout officials are vary pleased with progress being made on the Boy Scout hut being constructed of ce ment block aWthe swimming pool across from the light plant The building which la 74x25 feet and contains a recreation hail and 4 patrol rooms is almost ready for the roof. - COUNTY SCHOOL INSURANCE PROGRAM IS EXPLAINED The following latter from D. H. Conley, , superintendent of Pitt oaunty schools, explains the blanket insur ance program under which students and teachers are protected for a foe of 76 cents. ; • j Mr. Conley’s letter follows: ■ The following benefits are provided for accidental injuries arising out of school activities and travel to and from school. The only exclusions are before or after the regular school day. All other forms of athletics and school activities are covered, i The maximum allowance for med FIVE GREENE BOYS JOIN 100-BUSHEL CORN CLUB The majority of the 4-H corn re cords of Greene county members has been reported to the county agent’s office. The highest com yield per acre made by any dub member was 131 bushels, made by Billy May, a junior member of the Maury club. The acre of com was preceded by a crop of soybeans. The hybrid N. C. 27 was used and^waa planted in 3% foot rows and 12 inches apart in the drill. Billy used 400 pounds of 4-10-0 com mercial fertilizer at planting and it was later topdresscd with 400 pounds of A. N. L, Bo far, five one-acre com projects have, been reported mT lidding 100 bushels or more. Other members'pro ducing 100 bushels or more are: Franklin Webber, Walstonbuxg junior club, 126 bushels; Roger Tripp, Maury club, 112 bushek; Jimmy Wooten of Walstonburg; 100 bushels, and Wiley Mayo, 100 bushels. These now become eligible to join the 100 bushel corn dub. JUNIOR 4-H CLUB Free Will Baptist church. Rev. Jack Neilson expressed the purpose of the fellowship meeting. The findings committee ma® the following report, which wii vnaui mously adopted: First, a Pitt County Ministerial association would be or ganized to meet in Greenville quart erly beginning with a meeting at Me morial Baptist church January 2 at 11 o'clock. ~ , Rev. Russell announced that the following important programs would take place in the near future: A meet ing of all persons interested in spon soring a displaced family, promoted by the Council of Church Women; quarterly meeting of the Allied church league on January 12 at the library; a city-wide leadership train ing program will be conducted fur the Sunday School workers February 19 23 and a visitation evangelism cam paign to be undertaken March 12-15. Attending the meeting from Farm vine and Fountain were Rev. Thad Cox, Rev. E. S. Coates, Rev. If. I* Davis, Rev. E. W. Holmes and Rev. Philip If. Cory. Ex-Kentuckian Fills4 Jr. Woman’s Club Post Bom in Alabama and coming to North Carolina aa a bride ft?Q‘nnd a ball years ago Iraqi Kentucky, Ruth Claypool Brown (Mrs. T, M.) Gibbs became president of the Junior Wo man’s &ub in June. Under her di rection the club expects to erect the Girl Scout hnt, lor which funds have been raised by the club lor about three years, Her experience as training union di rector in the Baptist church at Horse Cave, Ky., her former home, and as a teacher and assistant department superintendent in the Sunday School qualified her to H!1 this difficult of fice. After graduating from Hodginville high school, she worked as secretary to her father,' who operated'*' ‘dime store in Hone Cave. As a child she had lived hi Winston-Salem and Suf folk, Va., while Her father was con nected with chain dime store*. ' Since Match 15 she has been ss sistant secretary and treasurer of the Farmville Building and Loan. She enjoys housekeeping, likes to grow flowers and is enthusiastic a bout bridge, ^dilch she recently learn ed to play. ' ' V“S:I For company during her husband’s stay on the Tennessee marked, she has a lively puppy, Mitzie. ; The Gibbs are members of the Dance club. HEART ATTACK FATAL ' FOB C. E. CASE, SB. Cleon Edgar Case, Sr., 64, died late Monday night at Pitt General hospi tal in~Greenville, to ’ which he was t*lnm after suffering a heart-attack earlier in the day at his home in the King’s Cross Boadi Community. Mr. Case, a highly respected man of his community, was the son of the late Columbus and Emily Tyson Case. He was born and spent his l|fe in Pitt county. He was a member mid deacon of the Fountain ^Presbyterian church, a Mason and a member of the Wood men of the World. ' Funeral services were conducted from the home Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. Phiiip M. Cory, pastor of the Fountain Presbyterian church, and the Bev. E. S. Coates, Presbyter ian minister of Farmville. Active pallbearers were Earl Tre vathan, J. A. Mercer, A. C. Gay, I. L: Dozier, Dennis Mercer and Scott Peele. . tV Interment followed in Queene Anne cemetery, Fountain. Mr. Case is survived by his wife, the former Irene Smith; a daughter, Mrs. Jack Yelverton-of Farjnville; a son, C. E. Casa, Jr„ of the home; one .. m of of I B. F. Case of . * home missions in the Synod of North Carolina has inspired scores of small congregations to complete and main tain individual churches, emphasized the importance of sanctuaries by stat ing; that the Bible outlines in minutest detail the instructions God grave Abraham, David and Solomon when- they -were commissioned to build or prepare places of worship. The home mission worker, who_ waa accompanied on his trip to Ballards by Mrs. Gillespie, praised the community for its completion of the new house of worship and then outlined charac teristics of a successful church. ' He stated that a church is measured by four things: (1) The manner in which its membezs'carry out the Golden Rule, or the way in which they ex press their love for one another; (2) Liberal donation of time and talents to worthwhile projects; (3) Friendli ness and (4) Fruitfulness. The church was offered for dedica tion by Preston J. Elks, an eider, a member bf the building committee and one who had toiled faithfully from the time the church was in the blue print stage until Its completion last year and the final hills cleared a few weeks ago, Rev, E. S. Coates, pastor of , the church, directed the dedicatory cere* mony and Rev. J. W. Hassell of Green ville, executive secretary of home missions < in Albemarle presbytery, offered the dedicatory prayer. Hiss Elizabeth Hay of Farmville rendered special music. Unusually favorable weathst pre vailed and a soft December sun smil ed on the diners who. for the most part, remained, on the lawn near the tables of food and occasionally dash ed into the church kitchen for cups of coffeh. The services ware not strictly a de nominational affair. Friends of the church and well-wishers frdin several denominations and from various com munities gathered with the Presby terians and Joined in the lumpy occa sion which celebrated the addition of a valuable asset to the community. Sunday also; marked the fifth an niversary of the formal organization of the Ballard* church which, until the building was completed, held services in an old school. NORTH CAROLINA LEADS THE SOUTH IN MEMBERSHIP OF NATIONAL FARM BUREAU A. C. Edwards of Hookerton, presi dent of the North Carolina Farm Bu reau, has announced that the organi zation leads the South and ranks fifth in the nation with a certified mem bership of 72,221. Edwards, who was co-chairman of the 1949 drive with'Vice President P. N. Taylor of White Plains, said the certified figure was recorded with the American Farm Bureau Federation at midnight Nov. 30. That was the final hour, at which members from the States would be certified, Edwards pointed out, and added that efforts would be made to bring the NCFB to tal to 80,000 by the time the special train leaves tomorrow for the annual convention in Chicago. North Carolina regained first place among Southern Farm Bureaus from Georgia, which finished third this yew with 71,146, while Alabama was second with 72,024. Nationally, the Tar Heel State was led only by Illi nois, Iowa, Indiana and New York. At the end of the 1948 drive, North Carolina ranked seventh, hut moved ahead of Georgia and-Minnesota to gain fifth place this year. The leading county in this year’s Wednesday, December 21, and that classes would reconvene on Monday, Jam & A . list of grade mothers for the first six grades was read and sugges tions as to what is expected of them were read. Boring the social hour cider and doughnuts were served in the hall by the practice teachers andmembers of the home economics classes. The ta ble was centered with a bowl of holly. MRS. ARCH FLANAGAN IS HOSTESS .yO ,U. D. C. 1 " . # Mrs. Arch Flanagan was hostess to the Rebeoea Winbome chapter, United Daughters of the Confedera cy, Friday at her home 1' on East Church street. Red roses and potted plants were used as decorations in the home. - Mrs. Preston M. Murph rey, vice president, presided in the absence of the president, Miss Annie Perkins. ' _/■:vC Mrs.'Sidney A. Carr led the Flag Salute. ' Mrs. J. H. Darden, Sr., gave a read ing on historic churches of* South Carolina. ' Mrs. Fred C. Darden read a poem, “This Is Friendship.” Mrs. G. M. Holden read the report of the United Daughters of the' Con federacy for N. C. at tbe convention in New Orleans. The North Carolina delegation won many trophies for the UDC work during the year. Mrs. F. M. Davis, Sr., armodnced that she was sending a basket of fruit, to the Old Lady’s Confederate home in Fayetteville for Christmas. Mrs. Z. B. T. Cox was a special guest. . Mrs. Hidden assisted the hostess in Serving delicious coconut cake, nuts and black coffee,* V. -- , ■' BAPTIST STUDENT UNION AT ECTC PLANS CHRISTMAS PLAY Students at East Carolina Teachers college who belong to the Baptist Student Union are making plans for several Christmas programs to be given before the holidays begin on December 17. Members of this group will give a Christmas play at the Memorial Bap tistrchurch in Greenville Sunday even ing at 7:80. “White Christmas” by Dorothy Clark Wilson will be present ed by the following cast: Houston Williams, Leland; Dorothy Cain Of Garland; Gene M. Hart of Kinston; Annette Watson of Bethel; Clyde White of Windsor; Hattie Ruth Rich of Garland; R. Knott Braxtott of Farmville; Maggie Gatlin of Ernul and Elizaberth Glasgow of Little ten. Members are also making plans to sing Christmas Carols, in various lo calities of Greenville Friday and Sat urday evenings, Dec. 9 and 10. Mem bers of the organisation have ob served this custom for several years. ffitn Uouble ffin ■ n ' r ■ ■ The Farmville Bed Devils opened their i»*a oasaetbau season Monday uignt by deieaung WaistohOurg 44-20 and tbe girls won 24-17. ;> Carl lung set the FarmviUe boys oat in front by making a free throw after a few moments of play. Johnny aarrett widened the margin with a field goal and the Farmville boys Were out In front to stay. At half time the score was 25-11. Carl King'led the scoring with 11 point*, Aloritton had 8, Dupree had 6, Cannon and Morris 5 each, TugwelJ 4, Allen 3, and Barrett 2. Guard Cobb, with seven point*, was Waistonburg’s high scorer. Carl King, forward, and Albert Cannon, center, were elected co-cap tains of the 1949 team. ' - ' • The girls' game was more thrilling than the boys’. Dot Hathaway put Farmville in the lead with a field got) after a few minutes of play, fields of Walston burg spored a free throw a bit later. Urn first half ended with the score 9-6 in Farmville’a favor. In the third quarter the visitors rallied and managed to tie the score at the end of the period, 18-18. Von ceil Mozingo broke the tie with a free throw, Baye Hathaway followed with a two-pointer and the Farmville gh Opportunity 8—One giri, acp 18; two boys, ages 16, 9. Opportunity 6—Three girls, 13, 10, 11; two boys, ages 8, 6. Opportunity 7—-One giri, age one boy, age 9. , Opportunity 8—Two girls, 2; three boys,