| BUY_BANK
... SELL...
*
*
*
+
*
!
IN FARMVILLE
FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1950
. l
iT"‘, A
Government Calls
For Bids On Sites
For Post Office
The next step to securing a post
office for Farmville, that of obtaining
a site, will be taken Monday, March
27, when officials open sealed bids
from owners of lots suitable for the
site of the long-needed building.
The proposed site, if a comer lot,
must have a frontage of 100 feet with
- a depth of 170 feet; interior lots must
be the same depth but with 20 feet
more frontage, or overall dimensions
120 x 170 feet. Lots of sizes other
than these ,will be considered provid
ed the" area is as much as 17000 square
feet. ;
Information, sheets for submitting
proposals and other data can be se
cured from Postmaster Henry John
son.
Since the announcement was made
officially several weeks ago money
would soon be available • for a new
postoffice here, there has been much
speculation as to .where it would be
placed.
There are many who, if they were
given aft opportunity to select the
site, would pick the lot adjacent to
the Williams and Smith clinic 'on
North Main street. There are others
who would like to get it away from
the main business blocks.
Only time—and the postal authori
ties—vail tell.
At The Rotary Club
i - -
Jimmie Darden was to charge of
the program Tuesday night and re
lated some of his experiences while
in New York recently as a guest of
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. Darden
who now proudly but a little bit
apologetically boasts a membership in
the American Federation of Radio
Artists, in a humorous'and entertain
ing manner shared his week in New
York with the club by vividly describ
ing some of the well known radio and
television personalities, and telling of.
his brief association with them while
learning about microphones, television
cameras, bright lights, scripts, tape
recordings, and other perplexing sub
jects. '*■ •
Bobby Rouse called attention to the
impending Red Cross drive and urged
every member to rally to the support
of this worthy cause. He pointed out
several instances where Pitt county
people have benefitted from tli» work
of the organization.
Three members were absent. The
attendance percentage for the month
of February was 97. The fellowship
prize was presented to Freak Dupree
and the attendance prize went to
Cleveland Paylor.
Visitors were John Jones and his
brother, Rotarian Eldon Jones of the
Dunn club.
Jack Darden will have charge of
the program Tuesday night
Club President Charlie Rtgerald
presided.
ujdc district meeting to be
HELD HERE ON APRIL 11
Committee appointments for the
district meeting to be held at the
0. A. R. chapterhouse on April 11
were made by Miss Annie Perkins,
president of the Rebecca Winbome
chapter, United Daughters of the
Confederacy, Friday afternoon. Mrs.
A. C. Monk was hostess and her home
was decorated for the occasion with
azaleas, gladioli and camellias.
Committee appointments included:
Food—Mrs. Monk, Mrs. W. M. Wil
lis, Mrs. R. D. Rouse, Sr.
Memorial service—Mrs. J. H. Dar
den, Mrs. S. A. Carr, Mrs. B. 6. Tur
nage.
Pages—Mrs. P. M. Murphrey,
chairman. . .. ■ ' -'C;_
Decorations—Mrs. Arch Flanagan,
Mrs. Fred Darden, Mrs. C. Mb
zingo.
Corsages — Mis. Dunbar Lamar,
Mrs. G. M. Holden and Mrs. Mary L.
Lang. ''v- *
Pages will be MisseB Adelaide Dar
Files For Senate
DR. PAUL E. JONES
Dr. Jones has formally announced
tiis candidacy for re-election to the
State Senate. Dr. Jones has served
the town, county and state in a num
ber of important positions and has
been extremely active in Legion af
fairs and civic projects.
Farmville School
*
On Accredited list
For Tenth Time
Principal .Sam D. Bundy has been
advised that the Farmville high school
has won a place on the accredited Jist
of the Southern Association of Secon
dary Schools for the tenth consecu
tive year.
The Farmville school has a staff of
31 teachers and principals, four of
whom have master’s degrees and oth
ers who have some work toward this
degree.
.Besides the usual academic sub
jects, Farmville offers vocational ag
riculture and shop, vocational home
economics, commercial subjects, phy
sical education, band, public school
music. Also, a full tune librarian
is employed for the library work.
Several former students of Farm
ville school are making honor rolls at
their respective colleges this year.
Commerce Group
Picks New Directors
The new members of the Chamber
of Commerce’s board of directors,
elected by a poll of the group, will
meet next Wednesday afternoon at
2:30 in the office of Secretary Fred
C. Moore and pick from their group
a president and vice president for
the year beginning April 1.
Members of the new board are Hal
Winders, Eli Joyner, Jr., Mrs. J. M.
Carrawav, Sam Bundy, J. P. Jones,
Charlie Kasberry, Frank Allen, J.
Glasgow Smith and Russell Mizelle.
Ernest N. Petteway, immediate past
president, will also serve as a mem
ber .of the board. ■/'
A majority of the members who
took part in the recent poll also vot
ed to have a Farmers Day program
this spring instead of having the an
nual banquet. Opinion was expressed
that a Farmers Day would be an ex
cellent medium for spreading good
will and letting the neighboring folk:
know of the advantages offered bj
Farmville.
CHORUSES ENTER
DISTRICT FESTIVA1
The Farmville high school mixe<
chorus, which received a rating of ex
cellent in the northeastern distric
music festival. last year, will com
pete in the festival to be held h
Greenville next Friday.
Miss Alma Whitley,, director, hat
announced that the club will sing th
following numbers: “Ours Is th
World,” Morgan, and “Oh God, Then
Faithful God,” Brahma-Dougl as. Th
Girls Glee dub will render two selec
tions.
A trio composed of Misses Ruth
Tjeom, Pat Corbett and Willa Ra
Harper will sing “Night Magic,” Hop
IdM,.. v * ti
Extra practices have been held afte
school for the past two weeks.
Curtis Flanagau
Hole ArniAinlntAtif
ucio Appuiiiiiuem
As Census Leader
-■
F. Webb Williams, district super
visor of the census, has announced
that Curtis H. Flanagan has beer
appointed crew leader for the Farm
ville territory for the decennial none
counting and ‘data-gatbering project
that will "begin about April 1.
Other crew leaders for the district
are as follows: - -
Martin county: Ronald R. Johnson,
Robersonville, and William E. Grif
fin, WlUianiston.
Washington county — William Ti
Freeman, Plymouth.
Hyde county — Mrs. Isabelle M
Howard, Fairfield.
Chowan — Ernest E. Ward, Eden
ton.
Pasquotank — -Mrs. Pauline S
Evans, Elisabeth City.
Beaufort county — Charles Edwir
Ricks, Pantego; Jllonza Dumay Gor
ham and Mrs. Stella D. Manning
Washington.
Currituck county — Elmer Wood
ard, Jr., Coinjock.
Perquimans — Herbert Newby Ni
xon, Hertford.
Hertford county — Earl S. Vann,
Murfreesboro.
Gates county — Mrs. Gona Lee Ni
xon, Sunbury.
Pitt county — Mr. Flanagan, Cecil
Cobb of Grifton, Francis Peel ol
Greenville and T. K. Fountain ol
Falkland.
Farm Leaders Blasted
For Negative Criticisgi
Of Brannan Plan
Congressman Herbert C. Bonner,
speaking Monday in Winton, lashed
out at the federal farm program.
Citing the cotton mid potato pro
grams as “glaring examples” of in
efficiency and ineffectiveness caused
by a system of patchwork, the First
District Representative called for a
revision of the national farm pro
gram.
Mr. Bonner's speech was made at
a meeting of the Hertford Farm Bu
reau.
“Figures show that farm income in
the last three years has declined. In
vipw of the stable conditions of the
general economy, this should not
have happened.
“I am convinced," he continued,
that the farm program needs a gen
eral overhauling, not a system ol
patchwork, to cure the maladjust
ments we see today."
He denounced the negatively criti
cal position taken by farm leaders in
regard to the Brannan Farm Plan
“Some new plan must be adopted,
whether we Like all of it or not," the
Congressman said, adding that if the
farm leaders “are so violently op
posed to the Secretary’s recommenda
tions they should offer their own pro
gram." ^
Mr. Bonner spoke in favor of i
program under which food producer
might be consumed. “In light of th<
hungry people In the world today
food should not be permitted tt
spoil,” he declared.
The congressman spoke at the invi
1 tation of the Hertford county Hurt
Bureau.
1 __
! SOLOISTS NAMED
FOB CANTATA
Soloists and sextettes for the East
er cantata to be presented East®
Sunday in the Baptist church havi
been announced by Mrs. Bernice Turn
age, director. Soloists include: So
prano, Mrs. M. V. Jones; mezso
soprano, Miss Wills Rae Harper; alto
Mrs. R. 0. Lang, Jr.; tenor, Arthu
Joyner, Jr.; baritone, Everette Roe
buck; bass, E. C. Holmes,
Mrs. E. C. Holmes and Mrs. A. W
Bobbitt form a duo.
Sextettes are as follows: Group 1
Mrs. Dewey Fuquay, Miss Harpei
Miss Mary Leah Thome, Miss Elvir
Tyson, Mis. John Parker, Mrs. Jac’
McDavid; Group 2, Misses Miriar
Sutton, Pat Corbett,
drews, Ann
Ruthe Tj
Group 3,
bucl
'm
Tort
Activities Of Local
Church Organization:
Mrs. E. C. Holmes, in charge 01
the program at the Woman’s Mia
siomary society of the Baptist churcl
Monday afternoon, discwmd “Am .)
My Brother’s Keeper?" emphasizini
soul winning aai Christ’s persona
way of getting people to recognize
Him. Several members of the socieitj
read scripture portions.
Mrs. H. D. Johnson, president, an
no u need the Pitt-Beaufort meeting ii
Ayden on April 12.
Mrs. Holmes, chairman of the Ev«
Taylor circle whieh had the larges
number of members present, wai
given the honor of wearing the gok
pin for the month.
After adjournment the hostesses
Mrs. Lang Davis, Mrs. L. W. An
drews, Mrs. G. D. Hathaway, Mrs
Robert Joyner and Mrs. Abe Wooten
served coconut cake and coffee.
Blanche Satterfchwaite and France!
Joyner had charge of the nursery.
Miss Myrtle Nichols presided at i
joint meeting of the night circles
the Alda Grayson and Annie Perkins
in the church. Mrs. David Quinn wai
devotional lepder discussing "Am 1
My Brother’s Keeper?”
Short talks on women witnessing
for Christ were given by Mrs. M. G
Thome, Miss Nichols and Mrs. J. W
Batchelor. Mrs. Albert Lewis, pro
pram leader, conducted a Bible quiz
answers to which .were appropriati
verses for Christian living. i
The hostesses, Miss Ida Westbrook;
and Mrs. H B Humphrey, served :«
cream, < h< cc.'ate cake and nuts,
Mrs. Wiliiam B. Gardner was wel
comed into the membership of th.
Annie Fokins circle.
Christian
China was the program study af
the Woman’s council, meeting at th<
i diurch Monday afternoon. Mrs. Cla
rence Moye, assisted by Mrs. Howarc
Moye, gave the introduction by ^re
viewing work begun there about 6(
years ago by Disciples missionaries
Reports on mission work in different
stations were made by Gayle Fiona
gan on Nanking; Margie Lilley, Ww
hui, Bette'Jobnson, Hofei; Carole Pip
pin, Chuhsleuj Jean Cay ton, Nantung
Mrs. James Moore, told of the wori
and needs of the Christians in. China
Mrs. Howard Moye, president, open
ed the meeting with the singing ol
‘Jesus Calls Us” and appointed com
mittees and made announcements rel
ative to the Brotherhood dinner or
Thursday night.
On display was the Silver whjdi
members contributed for-the kitchen
After the benediction, Group S
served cake and coffee.
Presbyterian
At the final meeting of the churcl
year in the home of Mrs. C- C. Joy
ner and Mrs. Harry Harper, Monday
afternoon, Circle One’s chtdrman, Mrs
E. S. Coates, expressed appreciation
for the cooperation given her, In the
absence of Mrs. . G. R. Smith, Mrs
Cherry Easley, Bible study leader
concluded the study of John undei
the headings, “The Presence of th<
Living Lord” and" The Epilogue.”
A stewardship program was giver
by Mrs. J. M. Mewborn,
The monthly prayer topic, thal
church members may be awakened t<
their responsibilities, was read. Mrs
John B. Wright was welcomed as c
new member.
Strawberry shortcake was server:
by the hostesses.
Mrs. Charles E. Fitzgerald, hostess
presided at Circle 2 which met Mon
day night. Members were reminder
that the magazine sale would be con
eluded within a few days.
Miss Edna Robinson read severs
- articles on stewardship. Mrs. Cherr;
Easley completed the year’s study o:
, the book of John.
During the social period pineappb
, cake, topped with cream and cherries
. coffee and salted nuts were served.
Methodist
Hie circle chairmen, Mrs. H. N
, Howard, Mrs. B. 0. Tumage, Mrs. S
• G. Gardner, Mrs. E. C. Carr and Mn
. Melton Allen, will assist Mrs W. M
Willis, president, in arranging for th
. district meeting in Farmville on Apii
19, it was announggd Monday after
, noon at the meeting of the Woman’
Leaders Named
For Annual Red
Cross Campaign
| Sirs. J. M.s Gibbs and R. D. Rouse,
Jr., have announced the following
captains for the business and residen
tial sections in the annual Red Cross
( {oil call beginning Monday: East, 3.
D. Joyner and Mrs. E. C. Holmes;
south, John P. Jonee ejid Mrs. J. M.
; Mewborn; west, Hal Winders, LeRoy
, Rollins and Mrs. W. Alex Allen;
I north, Marvin Speight, Fred Moore
and Mrs. Harry Harper.
For the rural districts J. C. Brock
! will be in charge at Marlboro, Miss
Etna Lewis will solicit in the west
section and airs. L. R. Jones will di
rect the drive in the east.
The Red Cnoss is supported entirely
by voluntary contributions of individu
als and organizations. Its main ser
. vices are aiding in digesters, serving
, the armed forces, serving veterans, es
, peeially the 111,000 who are hospi
i talized, promoting health and safety,
serving youth and strengthening the
led Cross organizations in other parts
■ of the world. "
Two of its-more spectacular ser
vices were aiding the West during Hie
great blizzard last winter and provid
ing temporary shelter for 2,400 dur
i mg a cloudburst at Fort Worth.
One of the most imnortant year
round activities of the Pitt county
chapter, is assisting veterans in per
sonal and family problems^ giving
financial assistance for disabled veter
> ans pending receipt of government
benefits and assisting men still in
the armed forces and their families.
Bonner Piles For
7th Term In'Congress
i First District Congressman Her
bert C. Bonner has filed for re-elec
tion and posted his 9125-filing fee
with the State Board of Elections. Sc
far, the Congressman is unopposed.
He is seeking his seventh consecu
tive term in Congress. Bonder first
served Lindsay Warren, "Comptroller
General of the United States, as Con
gressional secretary for IT years.
Bonner is ranking member of the
Merchant Marine and Fisheries com
mittee, a member of the Committee
on Expenditures in the Executive De
partments; chairman of the Inter
governmental Relations Subcommit
tee, and the Coast Guard Subcommit
tee and a member of the committee
on Maritime affairs.
Chester Outland
' SEs ‘Man Of Year*
Chester Outland has been selected
by o the Farmville Junior Chandler of
Commerce as Farmville’s outstanding
young man of 1950 apd a distinguish
ed service award will be presented tc
him at the Ladies* Might program on
Friday night of next week.
Outland w;,s the principal figure in
the move which has brought to the
. town more than 60 houses from gov
ernment housing projects.
Town’s Fire Loss
For 1949 the fire losses in Farm
ville amounted to approximate!)
13500, according toj* report prepared
by Fire Department Secretary Ed
Nash Warren. The department an
swered 16 calls, four of which were
beyond the city limits.
Three local fires were caused by
exploding oil cook stoves; two by
short circuits in electric wires, two
by defective chimneys; two by. leak
ing gas lines in automobiles and two
by carelessness with matches and
cigarettes. Damage in six of these
fires did not exceed $5 each.
More fires occurred in August than
in any other month. There were two
out-of-town fires in December, one in
Greenville and one near Lang's Cross
Beads. January, April, June, July
and September had one fire each.
, Th4 greatest losses were on the
out-of-town fires where there was no
water supply.
Since January 1, the department
On Snow Hill Program
MARION S. EGBERT
Mr. Egbert will work with Greene
county schools and other organisa
tions during the week of March 27-83
for the purpose of creating more in
terest in music. b
(By Elizabeth May)
The February 28 issue of "The Col
legiate,” Atlantic' Christian college
newspaper, carried several news sto
ries in which students from Earmville
and nearby communities were men
tioned. . '
Sam Jenkins, Jr.# of Walstonburg
has-been inducted into Phi Delta Gam
ma.
Rachel Horton of Fountain and
Sybil Barrett are among the junior
and senior attendants named to the
May Court.
Among the 11 girls participating
in basketball games at ECTC on Play
day, Feb. 18, were Sybil, Rachel, Mar
jorie Killibrew of Fountain and Bar
bara Mozingo of Bell Arthur.
In the "Giants Stairs," one of three
one-act plays presented in the college
auditorium} Feb. 22 and 23, Sybil was
cast "as Mrs. Weatherburn.
Marjorie is typist for “The' Col
legiate” and president of Phi Sigma
Tau.
The new hair cut which Miss Bea
Player, commercial teacher at the
high school, is sporting is a result
of her trip to New York' last week.
Bea, who accompanied Mr. and Mrs.
Eddie Carraway to the metropolis,
attended with Mrs: Ckrraway, owner
iof Mamie’s Beauty shop, one of the
sessions at the International Hair
show. Completing his lecture early,
Vincent Colletti, New York stylist,
called for a volunteer from the au
dience. Bea raised her hand and the
stylist motioned for ]her to come for*
ward. •"
Later in tbs hotel room, Mrs. Car
raway and her sister, Mrs. W. H.
Batts of Wilson, set Miss Player's
hair. 1
Mrs. Carraway, who has attended a
number of the shows, especially en
joyed the boat trip from Norfolk to
Baltimore. It snowed ' during the
voyage. *
Three of Mrs. Ida White's four sons
—Lawrence of the home, Oscar and
Mitchell, of Greenville—and two
grandchildren were present for the
open house" Sunday in honor of her
eighty-fourth birthday. The fourth,
Eugene, of Taunton, Mass., called
during the celebration, as did a
nephew, James Wilkeraon, of Char
lotte. Mrs. White, who was present
ed three corsages for the occasion,
two of which she wore while receiv
ing guests, was mighty pleased and
excited over receiving so many callers
and gifts. The gifts were unwrapped
Monday morning; Mm White has
eight grandchildren and time great
grandchildren.
For the occasion, Mrs. T. R. Mi
zelle made a guest register. The
cover was decorated with gold hand
painted designs and and the wording
“To Mrs. White on her eighty-fourth
birthday.” Inside was a poem about
friendship. Gold stars marked the
places for the guests to sign their
names. ■> * ■ r*:
MOVE
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Hart and
family moved this week into the home
formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs,
Sam D. Bundy at 206 N. Contentnea
street. The Bundys have moved Intc
their new brick heme at 110 Grim
bersburg street.
I Mr. and Mrs. ,L D. Kirklin and
[son have moved to 20& S. Pitt street
Into.'the home formerly occupied bj
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Dolly. Th«
Dolly, a senior at ECTC, is practice
teaching at Bel voir.
The home of Rev. P. C. Wiggs at
Old Sparta was destroyed by fire
Sunday morning. The minuter was
noising services in Washington at the
time of the tragedy.
A daughter, Jean, 13, was burned
to death. Balton Wayne, 8 months
old, died Sunday night in Edgecombe
General hospital, Tarboro. A third
daughter, Rachel, 9, is suffering with
third degree bums which cover 90
per cent of her body and she is not
expected to survive. The mother is
also in a serious condition but is ex
pected to recover. The other five
children were not injured.
J.1M9 jure re&uiieu uviu me explo
sion ox a uve-gonon can ox Kerosene,
“tan was pouring oil from tne can
,uu> a woou stove in wmcn tne fire*
was supposedly out. The can ex
ploded, covering the room and occu
pants with a< .meet of burning oiL It
is tnougnt tnat Jean was killed by
me explosion. Mrs. Wiggs was able
to get the other child. from the
room. The house was more Hn 100
years old and burned very fast. The
roof had already fallen in when fire
men from Tarboro reached the scene.
Funeral services for the two chil
dren were held from the Eogewood
wxee Will Baptist church on Tuesday
axtemoon at 3:30, conducted by, the
pastor, Rev. d. D. Vernelson, of
Washington, Rt. 3, assisted by Sev,
L. B. manning of Fountain, Rev. K
E. Edwards of Chocowinity, Rev.
i'redwell Davis, rector of Calvary
Episcopal church, Tarboro, and Rev,
R. L. West, Baptist pastor of Foun
tain. Interment followed to the
Fountain cemetery.
Music for the services at the
church and grave was provided by a
choir consisting of J. R. Sham-in, a,
F. Joyner, Jr„; M. D. Brinson, Rufus
and Charlie Beamon.
Services were attended by one of
largest groups ever to attend a fun
eral in this section. The Rev. Mir.
Wiggs lived to Fountain several yean
ago and has been pastor of several
Free Will Baptist churches in dii^
area.
At The Kiwanis Club
L. T. Lucas, Farm voile’s chief of
police, talked to the Kiwanis club
Monday night about the work of his
department and gave dub members a
summary of the work the policemen
have done to recent months. He re
minded the listeners that the officers
are on guard all around the clock,
protecting property of Farmville cit
izens valued to excess of a million
a half dollars. He aso reminded the
Kiwanians that to recent yearn no
one had been killed to automobile ac
cidents to Farmville and also re
marked on the noticeable absence of
crime, rape or other capital crimes
in the city.
Chief Lucas whs the guest of Fred
Moore, a member of the town Board
of Commitrloners. • ’
The talk was well received. Carl'
Hicks took the opportunity to remark
that more talks of that nature, in
which officers report to citizens, an
greatly needed.
Or .E. R. Smith was inducted as a
new member by Louis Williams.
Eldon Jones of Dram was the
guest of his brother, J. F. Jones.
The club is to have a joint meeting
with the Rotary club the first Mon
day to April for a speech by Fred
Royster of Henderson.
TREVATHANS GIVE LOT
FOR FOUNTAIN BUILDING
The committee appointed by Foun
tain civic, clubs to map plana for a
community building in Fountain met
Monday night at the home of Kra.
Carter Smith and voted to accept a
lot donated by Mr. and Mrs. G. E.
Trevathan as a Bite for the proposed
building. ’
klbert Bell, president of the
junior Woman’s dub, acts aa chair
man of the executive committee.
FARMVILLE SCHOf»^v. g jgfj
CAFETERIA GETS ‘A* RATING
for