PARMYILLE ENTERPRISE FABMVUUE M. C PnhUzhsd hr : THE ROUSE PRINTER! ». a Sub8criptioo Price: Year *2.00-6 Mae. *1—« Moe.'60c Resolution* of Respect, Card* jf Thanks end all Notice df Ee tertainmeni for profit will be charged for at the rate of 2 cents per word. Cash to accompany or der. Advertising rates will be famish ed upon request Published weekly and entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Farmvilie, N. C., under Act of Mifch Srd( 1878* | May-Haps - M -J (By Elizabeth May) Girl Scouts throughout the natioi are celebrating this week as N&ttan ai Girl Scout week, honoring thi fonuding of the organization in Sa vannah, Ga., 38 years ago by Julietb Low. Visitors to Savannah head quarters are impressed by the variei objects turned out by this calentei woman. At her death in 1927, shi gave the carriage house to Savannal Scouts for a meeting place. One roori has been set aside as a museum. Oa display are hand-painted plates sculpture, a commemorative flag, at well as pictures, souvenirs and let ters, and other things which Mrs Low’s hands made. Gordstonian Park a campsite given by the Union Bag and Paper company, has wrought Jroi gates, which Mrs. Low made one sum mer in England. The park is name< for'her family. The receptionist told the following story about Mrs. Low, who frequently visited England and other European countries. While out walking oni day she came to a stream over whicl was a log. Afraid to cross, she no ticed an old man nearby. She toll him that she wanted him to go acrosi the log and she would follow, bat the man did not' wish to. After much in sistence, he did. When • they were safely across, rite discovered that he was blind. Mrs. Low was deaf. Birthdays come every year, regard lees of how old or young you would like to stay, ft is the custom in the family of one kraal woman for nobody to put more than 16 candles on her cake, whether it be grandmother or daughter. A Kentucky reader’s three year-old grandson furnished plenty oi laughter by decorating grandmoth er's take. On it he placed 78 .can dles, 72 of which he lighted, and grandmother is to her early fifties. With the college crowd — Betsj Morriss, junior at W. C., Will be mo derator at 7:15 tonight on a program her sociology class is producing and presenting over Station WBIG ir Greensboro. She helped write the script. Vipian Scott, St. Mary’s sen ior, has been thumbing through chM dm’s books looking for ideas for th* circus costumes to be used in ths May day pageant 1 Without more boys, the Farmville High School Mixed chorus, even its most optimistic supporters know, will not be able to bring back s superior rating from district music festivals, such as the .one in Greenville today. The present chorus has only 17 boys as compared to 38 girls. Only four are tenors, making it necessary foi several girls to sing an octave lowei to boost tenor strength. Now is tot time for .parents to seek to interest their .sons in joining next year’s chorus. The chorus meets two 50 minutes periods a week and a hall unit is given for the year’s work. Miss Alma Whitley, who has dons an excellent job as director for the past two years, could use at least 15 tenors and 20 basses. A. girls trio, composed of Misset Wills Rae Harper, Pat Corbett and Ruthe Tyon, has received numerous compliments on their a capella ren dition of “Bless Ye the Lord/’ in sev eral churches recently. Sunday toes sang at the Methodist church. AU art voice students of Mrs. Bernice Turn age. i • -- ---... B. E. (BOSS) MOORE B. E. (Bow) Moore, 62, died in Pitt General hospital at 10 :25 last Thursday night following several days of- serious illness. Mr. Moore spent most of hia Mfe in FStt ounty but had lived in Jacksonville for the past 8 years. Funeral services were held from the Farmville Funeral home at 8 o’clock Saturday afternoon, con ducted by the Rev. R. B. Crawford, Free Will Baptist minister of Green rifle. Interment was in the Flana gan cemetery near barmrille. * Surviving are his wife, the former Hefctie Hobgood; four daughters, Mrs. Archie Case of Bethel, Mrs. Raymond Harris of Greenville, Marie of Wil mington and Mary Ella of Bethel; three sons, Alfred of Wilmington, Howard of Greenville and 'Bandolph of Farmville; four sisters, Mrs. Leo nard Tyson of Farmville, Mrs. Andrew Arpps of Gaston, Mrs.' Lassie Hender son of Greensboro and a half-sister, Mrs. John Willis of Gryton. four brothers, Van of Ahoskie, Robert of Walstonburg, Tilman of Washington State, and Dee of Newport; eight grandchildren. .DANCE RECITAL ON MAY 2 Mrs. John R. Youngblood of Tar boro will present her Farmville pup ils in a spring dance recital Tuesday night, May 2, at 8 o’clock in the high school auditorium. Proceeds from this event will go to the Parent Teacher association. REVIVAL Rev. L. B. Manning will conduct a series of revival services in the Marl boro Free Will Baptist church, begin ning Sunday, March 26, with services each evening at 7:30. Rev. Manning is pastor of the church. CANTATA READERS Readers fod the Easter cantata to be presented Sunday evening, April 9, in the Baptist church have beer announced by Mrs. Bernice Tumage director. They are Irvjn.Morgan, Mrs, Z. B. T. Cox and Rev. E. W. Holmes ssssssssass^BBa^ 1 Sponsored by Junior Woman’s Club — BENEFIT — - Contributions made by the following Southern Supply Company Allen & Jones Electric Service ' Army A Navy Surplus Store Wheless Drug: Company D. R. Morgan’s Jewelry Store Pitt County Insurance Agency FarariUe Flower Shop Farmville Laundry and Cleaners Parker's Service Station (llarl.) Melvin Fails Jewelry Company Walter Jones, Office Supplies Farmville Furniture Company Dupree’s Department Store Farmville Battling and Loan Ass’n Mashburn Plumbing and Heatfeg Farmville Oil A Fertilizer Co. rbome-Wooten Furniture Co. Lane Grain A Seed Company Farmville Retail Lumber Yard Jimmy Lewis* Service Station Sinclair Service Station RAW Chevrolet Company Farmville Auto Saks, Inc. John 9. Dixon, Insurance R. 0. Lang A 'Sana C. L. Ivey, Sr. Insurance Robert's Jewelry Company Royal Grill Home Mutual Ins. Co., Joe D. Joyner, agent - a S. and R. L. Smith The Ethel Kittrell Shoppe Modlinfe Grocery " W’illiams-Staith Clinic Pollard Auto Co. Paramount Theatre Tyson’s Cafe Bank ef Farmville Parker Pontiac Sing Oil Co. Farmvilte Wasberette C. J. Tyson, Jeweler Mizzle Electric Co. ■—■■ W. a Willis vr v Davis Hotel Western Union ’ Briley Oil Co. Tripp’s Barn Station lea Ca. • 7:90 p. m.—Fiekls-Rouse wedding ' rehearsal at Walstonburg Meth odist church. Cake cutting after wards at home of Mrs. George Eason in Snow Hill || . 7:30 p. m.—Greenville sub-district meeting it Providence church near Grimeslaxul. Tuesday, 21 2:90 p, m.^-Seven Pines club at clubhouse with Mrs. H. L. Meeks and Mrs. Roy Jones. j 5:30 p. m.—Wedding of Miss Joyce Rouse and Henry Grey Fields iia Walstonburg Methodist church. Thursday, 23 | 8:00 p. m.—Circle 2, Walstonburg Christian, meets with Mrs. Larry Shelton. : ; a a degree at me Potrlni’ _. i, • al. end ofthe wtotar W w 1UU9X \ quarter, which closed this week at the Univemitv North Carolina for his B. S. degrw in commerce. He will receive the de gree at commncement - exercises k June. He is the son of Mr. and Mm Johi Hill Paylor and was salutatorian oi the 1944 class in Famrville higl School. POUND, PAINT — PAINT — PAINT Fully guaranteed Dixie Plaint, insid< white end colors; Porch and Floo Enamel, $2.45 per gallon; Suprem aluminum, $3.45 per gallon./Limite* outside whiter $$45 per gallon mirplna pilot, MV $1,45 p6f ARMY * NAVY SURPLUS STORE, Farmville, N. C ■. FOR SALE: House and Hon. Good location. Writ® Box G-3 Care The WANTED: Used wardrobe. Reason able price Mrs. John Wright, Jr, Rt. 2, Farmville 3-2« EXPERT REPAIR WORK on rodfaM and electrical appliances. Take ad vantage of onr service department Farmville Furniture Co. it) FOR SALE: Duo Therm oil heater is good condition. Sam D. Bundy, phont 8111. 17:24 VIGORO, VIGORO, ALL SIZE BAGS 1 Ik to 100. Also Triogen, all aim bags. JOYNER AUTO PART& THREE-ROOM unfurnished apart ment for rant. Mrs. W. J. Rollins Phone 5201. S-A HAVE YOU SEEN THE 1950 MAR TIN OUTBOARD MOTOR? It's 01 display now. Joyner Auto Pants. HAVE YOU SEEN OUR SEEI — HELP WANTED: Mm or woman to take over route of established Wat kins customers in Farmville. Full time income averages $45 weekly. No car or investment necessary. We will help yon get started. Write J. R. Watkins Co., Dept. S-S, Rich mond, Va. 2-24-Sp when COLD MISERIES STRIKE COlOHlAl's liNrajBigj ^9// 77< to, , 8«ff ***»» Chuck cohw^j COtONtAl WlNMBjt ^owwt fsgt^ 'f^Sr CHOPS *o«r **«SH GROUNO PAt*’**, £15S? "282«ou>b« Uvtg^a ■mSS^ss?1 a"3 s]OK£LY's °MLr a PHOOCC* B K SHUH6 rAitov JUBiiina •-0*. •HNSOW'S f/vrf/? AWH'.' f/vrf* 0f7flV'

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