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FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CASOLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1950
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Finals In Jaycees Second Annual Gold Medal
Basketball Tournament Will Be Flayed Saturday
Night; Local Teams Safely Through First Round
Finals in the second annual Gold
Medal Basketball tournament, spon
sored by the Farmville Junior Cham
ber of Commerce, will be played to
morrow (Saturday) night in the local
gymnasium. The girls’ title contest
starts at 7:30, with the boys’ game
getting underway soon after the end
of the girls’ game.
The elimination process started
Wednesday night and ^emi-finals
were played last night, too lata for
inclusion in this week’s paper. The
tournament is suspending play to
night (Friday) so the participating
teams can carry out their regular
schedules.
Six ..high schools are represented in
the tournament by both boys’ and
girls’ teams. The Jaycees had an un
usually successful tournament last
year, thgir first, and indications are
that this year’s meet will be a repeti
tion of the first.
The gymnasium was filled Wednes
day night for the opening round of
four games. Farmville girls defeat
ed Maury, 39-19; Snow Hill girls de
feated Stantonsburg 37-33 in a thrill
er; Bethel boys defeated Maury 52-21
and Farmville won easily from Stan
tonsburg, 69-21. '
In the semi-finals last night, Snow
Hill and Farmville boys played for a
berth in the finals, while Bethel and
Vanceboro were fighting it,out for
the other spot in the finals. Farmville
girls played Vanceboro and Bethel
played Snow Hill.
BOYS’ LOSE THIRD ONE-POINT
GAME BUT GIRLS WIN AGAIN
Vanceboro defeated Farmville boys
last Friday night, 44-43, in an over
time game that marked the third de
feat of the season for the Red Dev
ils, all of them by one-point margins.
Vanceboro had previously defeated
Farmville, 21-20. A contested foul
shot, which would have made the score
22-20, was rejected by the referee on
grounds that the game was ended be
fore th« foul was committed. The
third loss was at the hands of Ay
den.
High scorer for Farmville was Carl
King, with 14 paints. Vanceboro had
an 18-12 lead at half-time.
Farmville girls won their game,
46-23 and stretched their record for
the season to 10 victories without a
defeat. The girls have been tied once,
by Ayden.
Vonceil Mozingo was high scorer
for Farmville with 16 points. Raye
and Dot Hathaway had 14 and 13
points, respectively. Mittie Rouse was
outstanding on defense.
The local teams easily defeated
Belvoir Tuesday night, the boys win
ning 56 to 24 ancj the girls, 21 to 16.
Farmville boys had a 30-14 lead at
the half and Coach Elbert Moye play
ed his second team in the second half.
These boys, Joe Smith and Wilbert
Morris at forward, Marvin Tugwell
at. center, and Randolph Allen and
Charlie Fitzgerald, guards, played
well and scored 25 points while hold
ing Belvoir to 10.
High scorers for Farmville were
Carl King with 16 points and ^Ubert
Cannon witlf 14. Best defensive play
ers for Farmville were Harry Albrit
lAJii aim iwuiuvtpu xuicut
Vonceil Mozingo led the girls,, scor
ing 10 points. Jennie Murphy was the
outstanding defensive player for the
Farmville girls.
Cub Scouts Will
Meet Tuesday Night
There will be a Pack meeting Tues
day night at 7:30 in the Christian
church for all members of the Cut
Scouts and for other boys between
the ages of 8 and 10 years old.
Den chiefs and den mothers oi
Dens 1 and 2 are urged to attend qnc
help resume activities of the Pack.
Jake Joyner is master of the Cubs
LEGION AUXILIARY DONATES
TO DRIVE FOB POLIO FUNDS
Thoughts on “Time,” a New Year’s
sermon written by Dr.'J. W. Holland
were discussed ' at the Americai
Legion auxiliary meeting Thursda;
afternoon by Mrs. 3. Frank Harpe
who also read from Matthews 22 am
Hebrews 3 as a part of the’devotion
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Thurs.
tiETHEL
Saturday
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6:30
VANCEBORO
SNOW HILL
8:30
9:30
FARMVILLE
GIRLS’ SCHEDULE
Thurs.
FARMVILLE
Saturday
7:30
VANCEBORO
BETHEL
7:30
8:30
SNOW HILL
BOYS’ SCHEDULE
Benny Mewborn
Dies Suddenly In
Goldsboro Store
Funeral services for Albert Ben
nett Mewborn, whose sudden death in
Goldsboro Friday about noon shock
ed this whole community, where he
was born and raised, were conducted
Saturday afternoon at the home of
l)is mother, Mrs. J. A. Mewborn, on
West Wilson street.
Mr. Mewborn, who at 38 was in the
prime of‘young manhood, succumbed
to a heart attack at his office in the
Weil's store in Goldsboro, only a few
minutes after he had been to see his
doctor. Up until that time, he ap
parently had been in good health.
Rev. H. L. Davis, pastor of the
Farmville Methodist church, was in
charge of the service. Interment was
in Forest Hills cemetery. Music was
furnished by a choir composed of El
bert Holmes, Charles Baucom, 3. R,
Shearin, Mrs .Bernice Tumage and
Mrs. Alton Bobbitt
Active pallbearers were L. E. War
rick, J. Y. Lassiter, W. D. Stevens,
R. R. Anderson, W. P. Neel and Fred
Cox, 411 of Goldsboro.
Mr. Mewborn had* lived in Golds
boro for the past 13 years and foi
the past 10 years he had been mana
ger of the farm supply department at
Weil’s. He married the former Edit!
Teel of FarmviUe in June, israo. fu
was a member of the Wayne Maaoid<
Lodge ip Goldsboro, and a membei
of the American Legion. He servec
in the Army for more than a year.
Survivors in addition to his wifi
are three children, Peggy, Albert, Jr.
and Sarah; his mother; and one sis
ter, Mrs. George Edwards of Snov
Hill.
Founders’ Pageant At
PTA Thursday Nighi
Commemorating the fifty-thin
year of the National Congress o
Parents and Teachers, '“Our Goldei
Tribute,” a Founders’ day pagean
with music, will be presented Thun
day evening; at the. Parent-Teache
association.
Mrs. Jbhn B. Joyner will be one o
the two narrators. Pupils from Mn
L P. Thomas’ and Mn. J. E. Bynum’
seventh grades, Mies Margaret Lewi;
first, Mn. W.0. Joyner’s sixth an
Mrs. Myrtle Wooten’s and Mies Li]
ban Herring’s second grades will prc
sent the pantomine.’ Part of the Girl
Glee club win Sing.
Parents and friends of the scho<
are invited to attend the meetin
which starts at 7:80. j After adjoun
DirectsStudy
MRS. JOHN WACASTER _
BAPTISTS TO STUDY
MANUAL NEXT WEEK
Ladies of the Baptist church will
study the manual of the Woman’s
Missionary union Monday and Tues
day evenings at 7:30 under the direc
tion of Mrs. John Wacaster of
Chprryville.
Mrs. Wacaster, who for the past
five yeartrtka been a field represen
tative of the state Woman’s Mission
ary union, is a native of ^Cleveland
county. She has taught school, was
superintendent of WMU in the King’s
Mountain association for 20 years and
served as superintendent of the Hic
• kory division of WMU for two years.
Her present work takes her from
Murphy to Manteo, teaching classes,
> holding conferencesi working in
schools of missions, organising mis
' sionary societies, attending associa
. tional meetings and delivering lec
tures.
Mrs. Wacaster will be the guest of
Mrs. Henry Johnson, president of the
Farmville Woman’s missionary socie
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FarmviHe Masons
Install Nefw Officers
The elective and appointive offi
cers of the FarmviUe Masonic Lodge
were installed recently by Past Grand
Master W. J. Bandy of Greenville,
Charlie Gray of Robersoi
as marshall. New elect
are: Sam Bundy, master;
senior Warden; C. L. Ivey,
den; O. G. Spell, secrets
cere are: Claude
Quota Ot $578 In
Drive For Polio Fund
Walstonburg; has exceeded its goal
of $578' for the March ot Dimes bj
approximately $15 and contribution!
continue to be made. '
Solicitors and amounts collected
are: Mrs. Lucille Craft, $85.50; Mrs
A. J. Craft, $57.30; Mrs. Ben G^y
$117; Mrs. W. A. Marlowe and Mrs
C T.. Hicks; $200; David Starling
$38; Mrs. Wooten Hobbs, $57.50;
school students, $37.55. -
Town and Country j
(By James B. Hockaday)
Elbert Moye, who directs the phy
sical education program in the Farm
ville high school nine months of the
year and serves as recreation direc
tor for the town the jest of the time,
is quite enthused over the recently
organized midget basketball team,
composed of boys too. small for the
varsity, that has played two games
with Ayden, 'winning here by two
points and losing in AydeiT by one
point. Moye, who has done an excell
ent job with both the school and
town athletic1 programs, says his
youngsters play hard, clean 'basket
ball and enjoy playing more than
they do eating.
Two local organizations that have
been trying for months to build club
houses may get together on a plan
by which they can pool their re
sources and erect a handsome build
ing that-can be used by both. Com
mittees from the American Legion
and the Masonic lodge have been dis
cussing the matter and are to make
their reports and recommendations at
an early date. The Masons own the
lot on Grimmersburg street next to
Dr. Rod Williams’ clinic and have
been planning) for many months to
build a Masonic Temple. The Legion
has been saving its money for a per
iod of years with home-ownership in
mind.
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Directors of the Pitt-Greene Elec
tric Membership corporation, the REA
which now has more than $500 mem
bers and purchases Jts power from
die Farmville plant, are having an
important meeting on Thursday night
of this week with officials fro*
Washington. Some important deci
sions will be reached, or discussed.
All of the' administrative and book
keeping work of the REA has been
combined with the city .clerk’s office
in Farmville but the membership has
grown so large that separate quart
ers are needed. Accordingly, the town
has been notified that the REA will
set up its office as soon after May 1
as possible. Unless present plans are
changed, the office will be located
here in the best quarters available.
Ultimate aim of the RE^t office
building of its own. P^t-Greene has
flourished since its establishment a
little more than a dpzen years ago
and, in conjunction with the town of
Farmville, has furnished electrical
energy for many families who other
wise would not now have the modern
conveniences which in yester year
were luxuries but have come to be ne
cessities.
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Tentative plans for the new church
the Presbyterians hope to in the
near future on Grimmersburg street
were received this week from the
church consultant who met several
weeks ago with the building commit
tee and heard wishes as to the kind
and type of edifice the congregation
wants. Proposed plans, which^vill be
accepted, rejected or altered by the
congregation, call for the construc
tion of an English Mission type
dtraicb.
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At The Rotary Club
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Major W. H. Stanley, commanding
officer of the Greenville uuij. of the
Salvation Army, entertained the Ro
tarians Tuesday night in'an amusing
and confusing maimer. Stanley, who
doubles as Billy Howard the magi
cian, presented his repertoire of ma
gi<T in'a commendable fashion which,
for its duration, seemed to free
everyone present from the inevitable
responsibilities and burdens of the
work-day wodd. Stanley was intro
duced by program director, Cleveland
Paylor. ’S' /
Edwin Coates had an his guest, a
nephew from Raleigh, Edwin Masson
gill, and Harriett Paylor came to the
meeting with her father, Cleveland
Paylor.
Bobby Rouse received the attend
ance prize and Curtis Flanagan the
fellowship prize. Five member* w*w
•sent ami it was announced that
Manly LilCs would be in charge of the
program next Tueaday night.
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Key Club President
JAMES THORITE
Interesting News Items
From Ballard’s
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Friday night, Jan. 20, was observed
as college night by the Arthur Chris
tian church. /- :
Special guests for the occasion
were Dr. Jarmon, acting president of
Atlantic Christian college in Wilson,
the men’s music club of the college
and Miss Barnes, club director.'
The program was given in the
lunch rbom of the Arthur school and
the women of the church served sup
per to approximately 166 people.
Throughout the evening, special vo
cal selections were rendered by . the
members of the music club.
Following the supper talks were
made by Dr. Jarman, Rev. DeShield,
pastor of the church, M. S. Smith and
Herschel .Tyson.
. Dr. Jarman told of the girls’ dormi
tory now under construction at the
college, which, when completed, will
be. among the most modern buildings
of its kind in {he state. At the close
of the program, a check, was present
ed to the college from the Arthur
church as a gift to be used in the
building program at the college.
An up-to-date library is also being
erected at ACC, a gift from C. L.
Hardy of Maury.
Plnainor ttin nrnmm was a movintT
picture showing the college as it is
today and sketches of how it will
look after all the proposed improve
ments have been made.
The women of the church realized
a nice sum from the supper served.
Herachel Tyson presided. Durward
Tyson of the Arthur church is a mem
ber of the music club.
CONFERENCE
ATTEND
EAST CAROLINA REA OFFICERS
The Pitt-Greene Electric Member
ship corporation was well represent
ed Tuesday at a conference in Wilson
for REA officials of Eastern North
Carolina. Seth Arrow, Sam V. Tug*
well, J.' C. Parker mid E. E. Nether
cutt, directors, and Manager <$. M.
Paylor represented the local organi
zation at the meeting. Jflf
ROSE'S STORES HAVE SPECIAL
35th ANNIVERSARY SALES
Throughout the year of 1950, Rose’#
5-10-25c Stores, Inc., will celebrate
the 85th anniversary of the founding
of the c<S(ppany by offering special
anniversary bargains in their .various
lines of. merchandise. Manager J. P.
Jones of the local store states there
will be some outstanding values.. of
fered in these special sales through
James Thorne
Chosen Head Of
Key Club Hare
Sponsored by the Farmville Kiwan
ts club, a Key Club was organized
Tuesday in the Farmville high school.
The group met during the activity
period and heard Principal Sam D.
Bundy outline the organizational pro
cedure, background, workings and
value of a Key Club in the high
school. Previously, many of the boys
had been guests of the Farmville club
when a program was presented by
the Wilson^ Key Club and for the past
year or so many of the boys had been
entertained as Junior Kiwanians.
The Original group consisted of 32
boys from the sophomore, junior and
senior classes and represented a cross
section of leaders in athletics, music,
band and other extra-curricular acti
vities. Officers elected were: James
Thome, president; Robert Pollard,
vice president; Russell Joyner, secre
tary; Everette, Roebuck, treasurer.
Three directors elected were Jack
Turnage, Harry Albritton and Zeb
Whitehurst. These and the officers
nm OVA TV CM3 (Mt VAVVUM T W WIIIUIIVW.^
and will make recommendations to
the club on such things as time -and
place of meetings and what projects
the etui) -will undertake. In the near
future a Charter Night will be spon
sored by the local club at which time
the Key Club members will be guests
and the charter will ha presented by
an outstanding Ki warns n. tj
The Kiwanjens will rotate having
the Key clubbers as their guests at
each meeting and1 will always have a
committee to meet with and advise
the Key club in all of its activities.
' The - present Kiwanis committee is
composed of Alex Allen, Alton &b
bitt and Bundy.
Members of the new Key Club axe:
Harry ■ Albritton, Billy Ray Allen,
Randolph Allen, Johnny Barrett, Pas
chal 1 Barrett, Kirbey Bell, Bobby
Brock, Albert CaWm, Frank Dupree,
James Fountain, Bobby Fulford, Roy
Flora, Jimmy Horton,"'Clarence Joy
ner, John Russell Joyner, Bin Jones,
Carl King, Wilbert Morris, Fg£fl
Moore,. Robert PotUrd, Everette Roe
buck, Billy Russell, Bob Smith, Joe
Smith, Claude Tyeon, Henry Tyson,
Jack Tumage, James Thorne, Roy
Vick, Zeb Whitehurst, Louis , Wil
liams, Jackie Williford, George Woot
en, Howard Evans. ,
Fountain Children
Aid March Of Diftiee
Through Tuesday, children of the
Fountain school had collected $176.73
for the March of Dimes.
At The Kiwanfe Club
Russel Foster, Kinston jrealtor and
auctioneer, spoke to the Jawnnis club
Monday night on building'better relar
tions, and improving community and
individual enterprises. Foster, the
guest of Lewis Allen, stated that an
affirmative answer to the following
four questions would insure that an;
contemplated project was worthwhile:
(1) I# it the truth; (2) It is fair;
(3) Does it build ipood will and bet
ter friendship; (4) Does it benefit all
concerned.
Foster developed these four ques
tions into an excellent speech.
J. R. Shearin and Tommy lajhg
were guests. Dr. s
the Rotary club ■
Lewis Allan. J. A. CelHnsand his
son of Greenville were visiting Kiwan
Only one member wan absent from
the meeting.I + i -
Farmville Nat
Doing Right By
I / March Of Dimes
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Siun D. Bundy, chairman of the
March of Dimes campaign for funds
in Farmville, states that the returns
indicate Farmville‘will lag way be
hind last year’s magnificent contribu
tion of $1370.20. Through TiAeday of
this week, only $492.34 had been con
tributed for the worthwhile cause, or
about one-third of last year’s dona
tions.
Appeals hive been made through
the press and radio, 800 letters have
been sent to parents, '600 self-address
ed envelopes have been placed at the
doors of residences, children have
canvassed the town and community., >
The need is greater than ever before
due to epidemics of the past two
yean and the mounting cost of treat
ments required. It is up to the people
of thiB community and others to meet
the challenge. If an epidemic were,
to strike in this section, then the re
sources of the local, state and na
tional chapters would be placed at
our command. There is nothing more
Christian or American than giving to
help those who cannot help themsel
ves. It is hoped that the people of
Farmville will rally behind the March
of Dimes as heretofore and produce
not less than $1,000 of the county’s
quota of $1,200.
The philosophy of the following
poem should govern the attitude of
the community toward the plea: /
I’ve taken my fun where I’ve found
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I’ve laughed — I’ve chuckled — I’ve
smiled.
I’m happy to say I’ve been able to
play,
And I’ve helped mend a crippled child.
I’ve been blue, Pve been worried, I’ve
tasted some pain,
My plasures sometimes have been
,p»ild;
But my troubles were small for I
knew after all
I’ve been helping sbme crippled child.
I've played like a^boy—yes, unwisely,
perhaps '
There were orgies I fear a bit wild.
If such things were a sin—I can still
lift toy chin,
For I!ve guided some crippled child.
If I’ve strayed from the narrow and
wandered a bit,
It’s myself, and just me, I’ve defiled.
Maybe He wiill overlook as He finds
in the Book
That Fve helped to straighten a crip*
pled child.
Walstonburg News
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gardner, Mrs.
Tryphenia McKeel, Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Letchworth and Ann and
Steve Letchworth visited relatives in*
Morehead City Sunday. v
Mrs. Emma Belle Jenk$ns of Fair
mont is spending some time with her
son, Sam Jenkins, and his family.
Mr. and, Mrs. A. J. Craft were in
Rocky Mount on business Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bailey were
Goldsboro visitors Tuesday.
Leonard Mann of ACC spent the
week end with' his parents.
Mm W. R. T•sincr has'returned
leigh, Mrs. Melvin Perry of Colerain
and Warner Burch of Wilsonwere in
the community Saturday to attend
the funeral of Bennett Mewborn in
Farmville. . « /
Mrs. I. F. Smith of the Corinth
Holder school near Zebulon spent the
week end at her home here.
Mrs. James Bailey of Farmville
visited friends here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Williams and
daughter, Florence, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Fields.
Mrs. Flank Shirley was the guest
of Mrs; Ernest- Selivant hr Snow Hill
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dobbs Dixon and
Miss Frances Dixon attended the
wedding pf a friend in tilaytoh Thurs
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B, Taylor and
daughter, Gail, were the week end
guests of Mrs. Ed Taylor.
home after visiting in Fountain.
Mrs. Harold Bailey-, Mrs. I. J.
Rouse and Miss Joyce \ Rouse spent
Monday in Rocky Mount.
Miss Sara Griffin has returned to
her work after being called to her
home in Lynchburg, S. C„ because of
the death of her father. v
Mr. mid Mrs. Graham Smith of Ra