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IN FARMVJLLE ;
Mayo Wins Suit
From Lenoir Firm
In Federal Court
Reuben £. Mayo and the Florence
Mayo Nuway Company of Farmville,
manufacturers of oil-homing tobacco
curers, have won another legal round
in the suit brought against them in
Federal court by Forrest H. Smith
and the Smith Heating Company of
Kinston, who claim that the Farm
ville firm is producing a cure* em
bodying features which infringe on
patents owned by the Smith .concern.
Attorney John B, Lewis, who ap
peared for the Mayo firm, has been
notified by telegram that the Circuit
Court of Appeals has affirmed the
district court which rendered a ver
dict in favor of Mayo and disallowed
Smith’s claim. The case in the Cir- 1
cuit Court stemmed from an appeal
which Smith entered when the lower 1
court decided against him.
The ruling of the circuit court. In
affirming the district court, was that 1
the Smith patent was valid hot that
there had been no infringement on ;
the part of the Mayo firm. ]
The victory was the second Mayo '
has won in suits which involved the 1
curers manufactured in the Farmville
plant Previously, the courts had up
held his contention that the Hardy
Company in Maury was making a
curer which infringed on patents he
oWned. In this suit, the lower court ;
ruled against him but the oimiit
court of appeals reversed the decision ,
and sided with Mayo. (
Another suit involving the curers
and the patented features has started
its way through the legal maze that ,
finallv ends with a ruling. Mayo has
entered suit against the Lopg Manu
facturing Company of Tarboj*). He '
\ charges that the Long firm violates
his patent in much the same planner
as the Maury firm did- The spit has (
been filed in Federal court in Wilson
A similar spit against the Henry ,
Vann Industries of Clinton was fprfc
stalled when the Clinton firm settled
with Mayo without court action
,1. Henson Boydon, patent jawyer of '
Washington, D. C., appears with
is in the spits, __- i
At The Rotary Club !
, Rev. William 0. Morton, speaking ,
at the Rotary club Tuesday night. .
briefly but very forcibly offered a j
challenge to civic organisations to
spreading cloud of Communism, Mon- i
ton, who recently received his minis- (
terial degree at 'Union Theological ,
Seminary in Richmond, told the story
of a rich man and his three sons, each ,
son being given the same sum of |
money and charged with the respon- •
sibility of purchasing something that
would most nearly fill a room. The
wheat straw and thistle down brought ,
in by the first two made their mark, ■
but the light from the candle and
flint purchased by the third son, and .
the knowledge that good deeds bad
been done with the bh}k of h^ Share
of the money, lopnd favor '%e
father. And go, iq Rotary, “Service
Above Self?’ ever presents an oppor
tunity and stands* as a bulwark to
the prevailing feeling of unrest.
Russell Mizelie, ppgram phaijmait,
presented Rev. Morton.
|raig Motgian welcomed Emerson
Smith as a pew premier of the Ro
tary clpb apd presented him wjt|i a
lapel pin and a book gn the doctrines
of Rotary.
Seven members were absent. 3. D.
Shackleford, a visitarian from tRe
Rast Point, Qa., club, was the guest
pf Frank Dppree.
(Jeorge CJreekmur received the at
tendance prize, - v *
Walter B. Jones will be h» charge
of ti»e program Tuesday night.
Club president, Charlie Fitzgerald,
presided.
At The Kiwanis Club
Miss Mamie Davis talked to the
Kiwanis club Monday night on
Americanism and brought out several
fine points in showing that church,
a .triangle.. jbl
UDC Places Flags On
Confederate Graves
;■ vt- ' "N."
111. Fred Darden was hostess
to the Rebecca, Winborne chapter of
the United Daughters of the Confed
eracy last Friday afternoon at 3:80.
Mrs. Darden’s home near Farmville
was decorated with summer flowers
in the living rooms and hall
Miss Annie Perkins, president, pre?
sided oyer the business session, dur
ing which It was reported that 12
Confederate flags were put on graves
on Memorial Day. The chapter de
eded to display Confederate flags in
public places next year on Memorial
Day.
The following new officers for
1950-51 were elected: President, Miss
Vnnie Perkins; vice-president, Mrs.,
’reston Murphy; treasurer, Mrs. T,
iV. Lang; secretary, Mrs. F. C. Dar
ien." The chapter lost one member
>y demit.
Miss Perkins read an article on
fefferson Davis. Mrs. 0. C. Stroud,
3r., dramatics teacher of Ayden, with
leven of her students, presented a
rery fine progreen.
The meeting adjourned with the
linging of “Dixie.” . ’
The hostess served delicious punch,
ndividual cakes, nuts, sandwiohes,
>otato chips and cheese .biscuits. Dur
ng the social hour, Troy Jackson
ang severed “A1 Jolgon Songs,”
PERSONAL ITEMS
Miss Ella Mae Curtis arrived Wed
lesday to spend several days with
ler aunt, Mrs. Edgar Barret^ *
Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Chandler ~ of
Vest Point, Va., are , visiting their
laughter, Mrs. Z. B. T. Cox.
Mrs. Dora Bauch of Akron, Ohio,
3 visiting her higthers, Lather and
’ravis Little, and Mrs. Claude Allen,
Mrs. W. P, Eagley and daughter,
iliss Jen Easley, spent the pnd
n Smithfield with Id1®- J, T. Gurley,
Urs. Easley’s mother.
Pat Bergeron, son of Mr. and Mrs.
lary Bergeron, underwent an appen
lectomy in a Greenville hospital.last
Thursday. ' *■
Mrs. Corinne Stilley has returned
if ter undergoing treatment tqt a
veek at Fowle J|emorial hospital ip
Vashingtop.
Mrs. Frank Davis, Jr„ attended the
redding of Mips Martha Pinch Wof
hington and" James Abernathy to
lyden Sunday,
Leola and Yvonne Briley of Win
erville spent several days here this
veek with their aunt, Mrs. Harry
)ixon- ‘ . ' v
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bradham and
on* Frank, were dinner guests Fid
lay night of Miss' Sarah Lee Taylor
if Rocky Mount.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cox of Ayden
vere week end guests of Mrs. Cox's
•rother, J. A. Wooten, Jr., and Mrs.
Wooten.
Misses Louise Lovic and Mattie
Jail left Monday for a week’s visit
vith the former's mother, Mrs. Vann
N. Little, Monroe.
Mrs. C. C. Satterfield of Richmond
ind Mrs. W. D. Simpson of Norfolk,
ifa., are spending a few days with
heir cousin, Mrs. M. V. Jones.
Jack Willis left. Wednesday inpm
:epted a position afthe Carolina ho
*1 for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson «£
Raleigh spent last week end wi^h
Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. K. Tippi^.
Mrs. James Coughlin will return tu
ter home in LaFayette, Ind., today
after visiting her parents, Mf. and
Mrs Wesley R, Willis, .
Miss Helen Ihemaa arrived during
the week end to spend the summer at
tome. She has been attending Dun
barton school in Washington, D, <3.
Mr. and Mrs. L, B. Walston return*
ed Friday fropi a visit with their son,
Donald Walston, a midshipman at the
United States Naval Academy, Anna
polis, Md, ‘ -
Mr. and Mrs. R. A Fields, Jit, and
family of Robersonville spent.Sunday
afternoon With- Mrs. R. A. Fields.
Betsy King returned with them for a
week’s visit. V, *
Mr a,d Bits. G. W. Windham,**;
md Mrs. Jack'Yelverton and' Mrs.
G.-E. Case spent Sunday in Suffolk,
Nau7 fWfi#*Arc And
OvW uuicers Ami
Farmville’s American Legion Post
installed office?* for the new fiscal
year, last Friday night at a dinner
meeting in the Ugh school lunchroom,
and then adjourned for the -summer
after a speech hy Sam Bundy, whose
semi-humorous talk contained sever
al fine points and just as many good
jokes.
Dr. Paul E. Jones, a faithful Leg
ionnaire -who has held practically
every position of importance in the
post, conducted the installation cere
mony ftr the following newly-elected
officers: W. D. Creekmur, command
er; Jafana Bynum, first vice com
mander; R. D. Bouse, Jr., second vice
commander; Charles F, Baucom,, fi
nance officer; and Rev. E. W.
Holmes, chaplain.
Pijor to the installation, the out
going commander, Charlie Rariierry,
expressed Ms appreciation to * the
L’ost for the cooperation the yetefsns
had given him during the year and
urged the Ppst to continue its good
work, ' ' • .
After the taMtallafion, Commander
Creekmur thanked the Legionnaires
for the honor accorded Mm and ex
pressed the hope that the Post would
maintain a high standard of service
and activities during, the year which,
in reality, will start Yfben the Leg
ionnaires have their annual get-to
gether in September. By that time,
the Post may be in its new home on
The following appointments were
announced by Creeknupr; -
Adjutant, Chester Optland; service
officer, J. W- JflyR**; athletic offfcer,
J„M. Gibbs; sergeant-at-arms, Pgvid
Pi Bundy; guardianship, W- Bob
bitt; historian, J. B. Hockgday.
Committee chairmen were also
announced as follows: Membe^hip,
Archie Cayton; boys* state, L. P. Yel
verton; child welfare, Chester Out
land; school awards, fill Joyner, Jr.)
graves registration and memorial, C
S. Edwards; oratorical contest, Pan!
E. Jones; Americanism, R. L. Rollins;
Boy Scout, R. N. Barden; Sons of
Legion,* Wyley Yehrerton; public re
lations, J. D. Joyner- .
The executive committee hi com
posed of Chas. Hasherry, Chas. Ban
corn, R. D. Rouse, Jr., Chari** Ed
wards and Dr. Paul E. Jones.
Herbert Moore and Carol Modlin
were re-appointed to .the food com
mittee. !' ! :
No meetings will be held in July or.
August- but the Post is trying to se
cure as many memberships as possi
ble during the vacation lull.
unch workshop for the managers of
unch rooms in the northeastern area,
rhe woricshop has been h^d fjf ^
rohn Small school
E. P. Bass, agric
he local high school, is attending the
State Conference of Agrieultute Yfe*C
State Conference of
Mrs. Bass aiyj M*
Misses Jean Bfopre, Gayle ©*%:
gan, and Ann Bynuip an$ Harold
Flanagan lesft Saturday to attend a
week's conference at j&aptic Christ
ian college ip Wilspn.. Sam D- Bun
dy is one of the teachprs,
Cedric Davis, student at Wpke For
est college, returned la»t week to
spend the summer with hi« parents,
Mr. and Mrs, George W. Davie, Ced
ric was recently initiated into' PM
Beta Kappa.
M*. *nd lira. J. R. Feeler and
daughter will leave Monday for
Chapel Hill where Mr. Feeler will at
tend the summer session at the Uni
versity of North Carolina. Iair. Feel
er is principal of the Walstonburg
high school. s — -f-M , l
E. C. Carr, Jfy., Jay Flanagan,
Bruce Darden and Harry Davie, stu
dents at ^tate college, Raleigh, an=
rived Thursday for the SuUpher va
Town and
(By Jamas B. Hockaday)
Those who believe that democracy
is id a healthy condition when young
folks become interested in thing!
political will be eneouraged by an in
cident which took place in a neigh
boring county on the eve of the Maj
27th primary. ■> Sandra, whose fathei
managed Senator Frank Graham’s
campaign , in Harnett county, rushed
into the house from the yard, whom
she had been play&g* with araothei
Aild of kindergarten age, and said to
her mother: “Quick, Mother, give jn<
some of daddy’s Graham buttons.
Virginia’s getting ready to vote for
Wuatta.”
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Too few citizens realize the many
different types of duties performed
by policemen, a situation which fre
quently results in unwarranted criti
cism about the work of those whose
duty it is to protect property and life
Saturday afternoon during the mati
nee hour, Policeman Jenkins of the
Farmville department was seen pick
ing up and carefully putting into the
rack in front of the Paramount
theatre bicycles which youngsters had
carelessly left on the sidewalk.
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The problim of double parking is
one which improves only by constant
vigilance on the part of Officers who
oftentimes have the task of calling
motorists* attention to the fact that
they are not abiding by the laws. The
local department- several months ago
started a campaign toward eliminat
ing double parking, especially in front
of the post office, and a decided im
provement* was neted. Irately, h«fw?
AV'jar IflmABR him Wn noted and it
might be well for another campaign
to be undertaken,
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Improvements and repairs to the
local school thig summer include a
coat of red paint to the roof of the
gymnasium. It is hoped that this is
an- indication of the'type of basket
ball Coach Elbert Mope’s teams will
play next season, and is net ait indi
cation of 1jhS political leanings of
anyone associated <with the school.
Those who selected the color, how*,
ever, shouldn’t be too surprised if
they are subjected to an Investigation
by , Sen. McCarthy.
R. E. Mayo, whose successful de
velopment of an oil-burning curer
has given Farmville the largest fac
tory in the world devoted exclusively
to the manufacture of such curers,
is quite pleased with the decision
handed down in his favor by the Cir
cuit Court qf Appeals.. It gives him
a perfect record with the courts over
litigation^ that has developed during
the 15 years he has been "making the
curers. In addition to those suitg
which resulted directly from manu
facturing processes and the question
of infringement, Mayo wop a decision
in the Court of Appeals on the ques
tion of a re-issue patent. The district
court piled against him but he won
naoA nn annual and MallStlfi
patent ! was granted
Mrs. W. A. Marlowe
lian Craft were WU801' shoppers on
Wednesday morning.
Mrs. W. B. Strickland of Louiaburg
and daughter of Camp Bntner visited
Mrs H. M. Batten Sunday. _
Mrs. E. ftrig Bounds and sons,
Bobby and Billy, of Richmond were
week end guests of Mr. and Mrs, R.
G. fields.
Mrs. Sam Jenkins and Miss Clara
Jenkins were Rocky Mount visitors
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Parker and chil
dren of Charlotte are spending this
week with Mrs. Parker’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Bailey.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lang, Jr, and
Mr. and Mis. Truett Lang spent the
week end at Atlantic Beach.
4 Mrs. W. V. Redick and Emma Jean
Xedick attended the Mayo-W orthing
-on wedding in Greenville Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chrl T, Hicks we
spending tilts week at Myrtle Beach,
3. C.,' where Mr. Hicks is attending a
meeting ofthe- Bright Belt Ware
loese association.
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*•» ■*«* W. ,p. Lang, Sr., went to
Monday and was aceom
by Mrs. W. R. Lang aiyl
Norfolk, Va., wfco will
sometime’here. •
. W. A. Dildy has aetuyned tc
Softball League
Team W L
Panthers .. 3 0
Crusaders .. d 2
Bears 1 2
Mustangs ........... 1 2
. Tuesday night games in the city
softball league put the Panthers out
in front with three wins and no
losses and the other three teams tied
for second place.
In the first game the Panthers won
a free hitting contest by tile score of
1# to 9, with the winning run coming
in the seventh inning on a double
by Cannon. Going into the last half
of the seventh inning, the score was
9 to 8 in favor of the Bean. TFwo
walks and an error filled the bases.
Smith, the fourth man up, fanned^
and then Gannon came through with
his game-winning double, scoring two
markers and winning his own game.
Alphin scored three runs and hit a
double and triple for the winners.
Yelverton had a home run, two sing
les and a walk in four times at bat.
Score by innings: 4
Panthers 032 . 012 2—10
Bears 033 003 0— 9.
The Panthers had 7 hits and the
Bears 10. '
In the second game, the Mustangs
w'on from the Crusaders by a score of
6 to 1. For five innings this looked
like a duplication of tire game last
Thursday night when the Panthers
won over the Crusaders, 2 to 0, hut
the Mustangs put the game to the
win column in the sixth on four hits
<ui oji-ut wihvii prouuceu mree
runs. Brook contributed three hits
for the winners and Thomas two hits.
In the last two games for the Cru
saders they have produced only four
hits. . s. - '
Score by innings',
Mustangs 080 ^ 003 1—6.
Crusaders Qio" 000 0—1
The Mustangs had nine hits; the
Crusaders three,
I-ast Thursday night the 3ears de
feated- the Mustangs, 10-9, and the
Panthers defeated the Crusaders, 2-0.
Tuesday night ef next week, the
Bears will meet the Mustangs at 8
o’clock and the Panthers meet the
'Crusaders.
On Thursday night, the Crusaders
and Mustangs meet in the first game
of a twin bill. The Panthers and
Bears meet in the nightcap.
Lucas Acquitted
Chief of Police U T, was
Mv^tuvuvu * V* WUUgQB WIUVU
were lodged against him as the result
of shooting a dog belonging to B. 0;
Taylor. Lucas was indicted for
cruelty to animals, wanton destruc
tion of personal property, and unt.
necessarily firing; a gun within 2QQ
yards of a, house in Fajfmyiiig,
GRADUATES F&OM CAROLINA
Horton Rountree received a Bach'
elor of Law degree from the Univer
sity of North Carolina on Monday.
After finishing Farmville “high
school and Darlington Preparatory
School in Rome, Ga., Rountree enter
ed the University of North Carolina
and in 1948 he enlisted in the Navy
under the V-7 program. Mid in-1943
after receiving an A. B. degree from
the University of North Carolina, he
transferred to V-5, serving as- avia
at Columbia University. He re-ent
ered flight training serving as flight
officer until January, 1946, at which
time he was transferred to. Pearl
Harbor, Oahu, as liason officer for
the 20th Naval .Construction Regi
ment. While in Hawaii, he married
Miss Helen Elizabeth Lots from
Dayton, Ohio, who was with the Ha
waiian Air Depot at Hickam Field.
They are the proud parents cf a little
daughter, Kathy Rountree.
Rountree's mother, Mm. M. H.
Lots Of Smoke But
No Fire As Dept
Answers Alarm
Firemen were ealled to the home of
John E. Joyner, 181 Zeno street
(more popularly known as Short
street), Monday' morning about 11
o'clock. There was no fire, but smoke
pouring from a hole in the eookstove
flue and into the attie frightened the
occupants into believing the house
was on fire.
r This was the fourth alarm the de
partment has answered since April
1. On April 14 part of tiie front seat
of an old Chevrolet bunted back ref
the Bank of Famrville. The follow
ing day the department answered a
call to a burning outhouse on Moore
street. On April 30 firemen answer
ed a call from the home of Raymond
Joyner, 504 George street. The fire
was out when firemen reached the
scene. *
During the months of March and
May there were no fires. There were
two out-of-town fires in January and
one minor fire in February.
INTERIOR OF EPISCOPAL
CHURCH TO BE REFINISHED
At A meeting of the vestry of Em
manuel Episcopal church on Thursday
night, May 26, Senior Warden J. W.
Joyner appointed a committee to ask
for bids on refinishing the interior of
the church. '
The work will begin at an early
date.
LIONS TO HAVE CHARTER
NIGHT NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT
The recently-organized Farmville
Lions club will observe Charter Night
nn Priilnv. Jnnp tfi.'untli ft Kftnrtnftt
at 7:30 in the high school lunchroom.
Jack Yelverton is chairman of the
committee in charge of arrangements.
NEW HOME AGENT
Miss Ann Parker, who has been
teaching home economics for three
years in Nashville high school, has
accepted an appointment as assistant
home agent for Pitt county. She be
gins her work on July 1.
Miss Parker, whose home fa in
Northampfim county, is a graduate of
East Carolina Teachers college. She
succeeds. Miss Verna Belle Lowery,
who resigned March 1 to accept a
position as home agent in'New Han
over county.
ATTEND BOYS' STATE
John "Russell Joyner and Robert
Pollard will leave Sunday morning to
attend Boys’ State at Chapel Hill.
TO SWEDISH
Walton Butterworth, above, as
sistant secretary of state, was
named by President Truman as
U. S. ambassador Ut Sweden, re
placing Ambassador R. Treeman’
Matthews. Butterwbtth was
strongly attached in Congress
while in charge of the State De
partment’s Far Eastern division.
'The Pitt-Greene Electric Member
ship Corporation last Saturday after
noon held one of the most successful
annual meetings in its history when
a large group of members met in the
Farmville high school to elect offi
cers, hear a Summary of their year’s
work, meet their new manager, Gil
bertjWhitley, and to make plans for
another year’s growth.
The report of the nomination conv
mittee, given by tiie chairman, A. C.
Oakes, was received . and accepted
without a dissenting vote. It provid
ed for the election of the following
officers: Standi L. Dilda, Fountain.
R-2, president; J. C. Parker, Fountain
R-l, vice president; %th Barrow of
FarmviUe R-l, secretary-treasurer;
0. L. Erwin, Farmville R-2, Sam V.
Tugwell, Farmville R-l, George L.
Mewbora, Snow Hill Rr3, and E. E.
Nethercutt, Snow Hill R-l, directors.
Attorney John B. Lewis outlined
the history and growth of the REA
and presented Jfr. Whitley, who on
June 1 took over the managership of
the corporation. Mr. Whitley comes
to this section from Hertford, where
he has served .as manager of the Albe
marle Electrie Cooperative. He said
that he was already acquainted with
several persons in the audience and
that he hoped to know them all, by the
time for the next annual meeting.
The address of welcome was given
M VMWi. WUUCOi
The following were winners of
prizes donated by firms in the area
served by the membership:
C. H. Albritton, R-l, Hookerton,
electric toaster; Pete Sutton, R3,
Snow Hill, electric toaster; W. C.
Hinson, R2, Walstonbnrg, automatic
can opener; Virgil Bert, R-3, Show •
Hill, electric toaster; Mrs/ W. H.
Owens, Rl, Fountain, electric clock;
Mrs. Ben Gardner, Rl, Fountain, an
electric dock; James N. Barrow, Rl,
Snow Hill, fire extinguisher; W. C.
Dildy, Rl, Greenville, box of cigars;.
W. E. Cobb, Rl, Fountain, electric
toaster; William Tatum Rl, Green
ville, electric iron; Henry Dixon, R2,
Snow Hill, jug; Elliott Pope, &2,
La Grange, table larpp-; Will Bartlett,
R3, Snow Hill, shower and window
curtain set; James Hall, Rl, Farm
ville, Presto cooker; G. L. Tugwell,
R2, Farmville, 25 lbs. of flour; Mrs.
Jim Beamon, R3, Snow HOI, electric
hot plate; W. F. Welfare, R2, Snow
Hill, floor hunp;
Frank Johnson, Rl, Farmville,
electric heating pad; Sam Albritton,
Rl, SnoW Hill, electric broiler; Al- -
fred Harper, R.% Snow Hill, Presto
cooker; Maybelle Dildy, Rl, Foun- .
tain, hatehet; Major Gorham, Rl,
Greenville, glass tea set; Kirby Mur
phy, Rl, Farmville, electric percola
tor; J. W. Frazier, R3, Snow Hill,
electric percolator; Floyd- Williams,
Jr , R3 ,Walst«nburg, electric iron;
Raymond Wade, R8, Snow Hill, elec
tric irim; Nora Mae Bartlett, R3,
Snow HilL electric toaster: W. L.
Church