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FARMVIIXB, PITT
CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 ,1»50
1950 HWANIS CARNIVAL WILL BE
HELD SEPT. 29-3Q IN GYMNASIUM;
WILL BE BETTER THAN EVER
. Friday rad Saturday, September 29
&i\d 30,-have been set as the dates lor
this year’s Kiwanis Carnival, the fun
making event sponsored annually by
the local Kiwanians as a means of
raising funds with which to make
loans to deserving young men and
women anxious to get a college edu
cation.
Lewis Allen, chairman of the_ com
mittee in charge of the event", is- al
ready making plans and has assigned'
members various jobs that they are to
perform in the two-day festival. On
the committee with Allen are Sam D.
Bundy; Glasgow Smith, Bernice Turn
age, Frank Allen and Jim Hockaday.
One feature of the carnival, which
will be held in the high school gym
nasium and on rite approaches there
to, will he exhibits and displays by
merchants and business firms. Space
for these exhibits will be hekL
Several of the commercial displays
last year were outstanding rad it is
expected that merchants will again
seize the opportunity of showing off
' to advantage their choicest items to
_ the hundreds of men, women and chil
dren attending the cari\jval.
The entertainment features will be
practically the same as last year,
with the addition of several new fea
tures. There will be bingo for the
oldsters and youngsters, as well as
the “train” ride rad other entertain
ing events.
More about the Carnival will ap
pear in The Enterprise next week and
the week after. In the meantime,
Kiwanians are urging everyone in the
community to encircle with red ink
the dates, Sept. 29-30, on their cal
endars.
Funds from the Carnival will go in
to the club’s scholarship funds. Loans
are being made this year to two col-,
lege students.
Local Football
Team Scrimmages
Greenville Eleven
The local high school football
team journeyed to Greenville Monday
afternoon to engage the Greenville
squad in a lengthy scrimmage ses
sion. Each team was given ample
opportunity to test, its different of
fensive and defensive formations. No
score was kept as the' two Coaches
used the session to give their players
needed experience against outside op
position in preparation for their first
games. Also, the coaches gained
much valuable information concern
ing the performance of their perspec
tive team members under actual game
conditions. The local boys gave a
good account of themselves in view
of their lack of size and shortage of
experienced oersonneL
For Farmville’s coach Elbert Moye,
the main pleasant surprise of the
afternoon was the running and defen
sive play of’Gene Meeks, a newcom
er to the squad. Other boys who
performed well in the session ware
Bobby Fulford, Boy Flora, James
Fountain, Albert Cannoft an|. Doug
Pierce. The Jack of experienced play
ers who can serve as substitutes was
clearly evident in the scrimmage.
More boys With size and speed an
needed tq back up the first string
players. The first 11 players this
year Should be of good calibre but the
lack of capable reserve strength will
probably cause the loss of some
games. Football is too ragged and
demanding for a bey to give bis all
for the entire four periods of a game.
The election of officers .for the
At The Rotary Oub
Four members of ft newly- formed
organization known as the “Self Im
porvement Group” were the guests of
Paul Ewell at the Rotary club Tues
day might. The young business men
from Kinston have learned the art of
saying what they have to say in a
short time, and brought to the Farm
ville dub an outstanding sample of
their achievements.
Ruftsell Foster acted as spokesman
for the visitors and introduced Reece
Walter, Jake Strother and John
Murph.
“These Are Good Times” was the
subject chosen for discussion by Wal
ter and he pointed out that pow is a
good thne to develop a proper mental
attitude and cram our thoughts full
so othat there is np room for fear
or doubt.
Strother followed'..with a discourse
on "Pie Art of Calm Thinking,” and
Murph brought the program to a
conclusion wtih a short talk entitled,
'“Ideas Plus Action,” will result in
success and good fortune.
Attendance wgs much improved,
four members beings absent, giving a
percentage of 92.
-r A committee was named to begin
plans for the animal ladies’ night,
with Bobby Rouse as chairman and
George Davis and Paul Ewell.
R. A. Joyner received the attend
ance prize and Curds Flanagan the
fellowship prize.
Arch Flanagan Will be.responsible
forvthe program' next Tuesday.
'Walter Jones, club president, pre
sided^
MRS. MART ROSS BOYD
Mrs. Mary Ross Boyd, 82, died at
the home of her son, M. C. Ross, near
Ballards Crossroads early Wednesday
night following an illness of six days.
She was bom and reared near
Grimesland and spent all her life in,
Pitt county. She was a member of
che Grimesland Methodiet church. Her
first husband, JosephuB Ross, died in.
1920. Surviving this union is one son,
M. C. Ross.
In 1921 she was manned to Ed
Boyd of the Black Jack community
of Pi^ county, who died in 1929. Sur
viving besides the. son are 13- grand
children and 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral' services will_.be held from
the home on Friday afternoon at 3
o’clock, conducted by Rev. Nickens,
Methodist minister of Grimesland,
assisted by Rev. E. S. Coates, Pres
byterian minister of Farmville. In
terment will follow in the Boyd ceme
tery near Black Jack.
OOL "BUS PATROL
FORMED IN GREENE CO.
In order to encourage and promote
better and safer transportation in’ the
Greene county school system, Supt.
B. L. Davis states that school bus pa
trol belts, badges and caps wiH be
given to those students in each school
serving on the patrol. ^
All prihcipals have been encourag
ed to organize school bus patrols fat
their school. i \
It is believed that 'such dn "Organi
sation will be of unlimited service to
the bus drivers and will greatly Assist
fte promotlpii of better and, safer
transportation for students.
lit and Mrs. Jessie Beasley
children of Atlanta, G*., and E. N.
Dalton of HartsvtUe, Item., are visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. George Allen. Lt
Beasley is Mrs, Allen’s brother and
Mr. Dalton is her stepfather.
I Miss Margaret Coates, who teaches
in Scotland Neck, spent the week end
with her parents', Rev. and Mrs. E. S.
Coates.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Bobbitt and J.
W. Kuhlman of Kentucky, who is on
the local tobacco nuirket, attended the
lee Capades in Raleigh Friday night.
George Davis and Henry B. John
son spent the week end in Colombia,
S. C. Mias Mamie Davis, who has
befenvisiting relatives there, returned
home with them.
Mr. and Mrs. J .W. Redmond
children of Oak Ridge, Teim.,
last week with Mrs. Redmond’s par
ents, Mr, and Mrs. Frank Dupree, Jr.
Paul Ewell, John Lewis
Rountree spent Sunday -and
in Washington, D. C. -
Mrs. Lila Shirley and Mrs. t E.
Jones attended homecoming at Eden
Christian church between Snow Hill
and Goldsboro* Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs; E. R. Smith have as
their guest, Dr. Smith’s mother, Mrs.
Anna Smith of Springfield, Ohio,
Miss Amaryllis Lang of Gatesrille
and Miss Thelma Hinson, hongs eco
nomics students at ECTC, axe- doing
their practice teaching in the local
high school. They are living at the
home of Mrs. G. M. Holden.
Misses Margaret Lewis, of Belvpir
and Mildred Maddox of Snow Hill,
members of the local faculty, spent
the week end at their homes.
Mrs; R. A. Roughton of Norfolk,
Va., spent last week with her mother,
Mrs. W. G. Gurganus.
Mrs. R. L. Spivey, Mrs. A. G.
Roughton of Norfolk, Va., and Mrs.
W. G. Gurganus visited Mrb. Jerome
Perkins at Stokes Saturday.
Mrs. R- E. Mayo and sen, Elbert,
returned Sunday from a visit to Mrs.
Mayo’S sister, Mrs. C. ‘O. Mathis, at
Elkin. Mrs. Mayo has been ill with
virus pneumonia.
Mr. and Mjs. G. D, Hathaway ac
companied their'daughter, Dot', and
Miss Jennie Murphy, to Greensboro
Friday where the latter two entered
WCUNC.
Mrs. Roy Ireland has returned to
her home in Burlington after a visit
-to her niece, M?& W. D. C^ekmur.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E Clements and
Miss Nannie Smith of Henderson will
spend the week end with Miss Smith’s
parent^ Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam B, Bundy and
sons and Rev. and Mrs. %• B. T. Cox
and sons attended Monday night's
performance of “The Duplin Sto^y”
at Kenaisville. i
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Smith and Son,
Richard, of Greensboro spelit the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
gjnith. I ;
l Mrs. R. H. Wright of Hampton, Va.,
spent the week end with her nephew,
John B: Wright, jr., and Mrs. Wright.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wright, Jr.;
aTUhs^i, Jack, were film City visitors
Sunday. ?
Miss Jackie Frost returned to
Louisvflft, Ky», Sunday aftefc a visit
to her parents, Mr. andi Mrs. W. A.
Frost. . .
Mr. *d MfB, Bert McCiillom and
son, BiHy, - who have been visiting
relatives here, will return to Louis
ville, Ky., Sunday. ^ j
Friends wilt lie glad to learn that
Mrs. J, W. Joyner returned from
Duke hospital Tliursday a» ft re
ported as improving. .. 1
Mr. and Mrs, W. C. Murray, Mrs.
Madeline iH. Rountree, Mr. ana Mrs.
f£ Horton Rountree and daughter,
Dathy, were Washington visitors on
■■ «S:i
-Mrs. Wayne Mitchell and daughter,
Boston, Va., are ■ Vhsikik
parents, Rev. and Mrs,
fetsy Harris
■ Va., were
Ity Monday
this year, the
Mrs. L. P. Thomas gave the treas
urer’s reportandstanding committees
were read hjpfc secretary.
The reconhneaUtions of the Execu
tive board weiel read and a.icpted.
They are: Meetings for the year 1950
Sl school year £ be held at 7:80 on
the first Thurajfey night of each
month; two projects for the year,
paying-- the salary of a full-time maid
and replacing tjj)§ stage curtains with
a budget of tfBO to meet the ex
penses of the tjio projects; the im
mediate past pigaident automatically
becoming second^ vice president the
year following Che term of office;
that the president appoint at each
meeting three members of the FTA
to serve on a committee to inspect
the work of the maid.
The inspection committee members
for September are Mrs. Alex Allen,
Mrs. Ben Lang and Mrs. Frank Wil
liams. , . •’ . '
Conducted by Miss Margaret Lei*,
is and Mrs. Gregsr, the room roll dttl
was won-by MiE Leroy Bass'^fifth
grade,
Mr. Bundy gave the school enroll
ment figures, and presented a detail
ed account of the improvements be
ing made in tl$ school building.
The standing committees are:
Program — Mrs. C. H. Flanagan
Mrs. Z. B. T. 4ojc, co-chairmen. Mss.
Budget and finance — Mrs. B. T.
Williams and Mrs. Ben Atkinson, co
chairmen, Mrs. Carroll Oglesby, Mrs.
Howard Moye, Mrs. N. Gannon, Mrs.
Alex Allen, Mrs. T. S. Byon and Mrs.
G. P. Bergeron. '
Membership—Mrs. Walter B. Jones
and Mrs. Lfcyne Roberts.
Room roll call — Miss Margaret
Le^ip and Mrs. Fred Greger.
s Hospitality
North CaroBn* today are Zeb WM*e
inmrtand I*M&
ers resuming their studies not week
in Miss Betsy Jones, a senior who
is majoring in primary 'education,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rons*, amdora,
Bobby Bussell, a senior in the Com
merce school, Robert Rollins and
Charles Joyner. .
Miss Helen Thomas will leave
Tuesday lor Dunbarton in Washing
ton, D. C., where shd is asophomone.
Miss Joyce Corbett entered Atlan
tic Christian college, Wilson, Monday.
Dan Morgan Sunday for Benin.
State College of Optometry, Philadel
phia, and Bob Morgan will fetum to
Duke next week.
Aaron Tyson resumed his studies
this week' at Guilford college, where
he will be a junior.
CALIFORNIA VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Joyner, Jr, and
son, BUI, of Raleigh will arrive Sat
urday to spend a few day* with Mr.
Joyner’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Joyner. Mrs. Joyner’s father, W. H.
Wood of Madison, California, will
spend several day* here as guest of
the Joyners.
Frank Allen, Lewis Allen and Sam
Bundy represented the Fsimville-Xfr
kanis dub at the Amend of B. J.
Holloman of Jacksonville, a former
lieutenant governor who was killed
& an airplane crash In Delaware.
REVIVAL AT TYSON’S CHAPEL
Rev. C. T. Wells of Wihterville
will conduct a revival at Tys-h s
Chapel, five miles south of FarmViB',
beginning Sept. 24. The public is in
vited- Services will 6e held eadi eve i
ing at 7:30.
On faculty
""
. Rev. and Mm, E. W. Holmes of the
Farmville Baptist church will be on
the faculty in a training school at
Five*Points Baptist Church in Wil
son next week. Mm. Holmes wfij
teach a class of' women. Mr. Holmes
wiB conduct the young people daw.
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BAPTIST TOPICS
Rev. E. W. Holmes, pastor of the
Farmville Baptist church, will preach
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock’ on the
topic, “Where the River Flows.”
M the opening aerviof, beginning
at,7:30, hia subject will be, “A
jHMrour
EXTENDINC CITY LIMITS AND PUTS
FIRE BOXES IN VICTORY PARK
Mrs. Ellen Lewie Canon, who spent
six weeks this summer studying in
New York City, . told the Kiwanis
dub Monday tdgWtiehotib * idsit she
mmAo. to one of Father Divine’s mis
sions. She was in company with a
group of others who were guided by
Mr. Howell, “the Pled Piper of New
York," who matoaa specialty of tak
ing students to Hie city's Well-known
spots.
Mrs, Carroll told members of the
tremendous power, and iuflUfw*
wielded by the Negro, the son of a
Georgia daw who flmt obtaiued hie
idea of "being divine” at a meeting
in Maiytead. She told the group that
he has between 16 and 20 million
followers in the United States.
Mrs. Carroll made clear in her
talk that die was not expressing her
opinion about some of the facts con
nected, with the activities of Father
Divide but that die felt the whole
country should be aware that such a
situation exjbts.
Mrs. Cantoli was introdced by her
brother, Jade Lewis.
will bring the season’s offSi
the 1236-million mask.
The market is still selling
hours per day, because of
gested condition of facto™
short selling days are rthe
continue until Sept. 25.
rHle high school to diseusatotaieosts
and'estimates for the proposed dredg
ing of West End Middle Swamp.
The portion-uader consideration is
from Thome Cross Roads in Groene
county to the Pitt county line, and
ronning along boundary6;, between
counties to the lower side of C. TV
Hicks' harm. Oh tLj Pitt county side,
this point is near the southern boun
dary of T. W. Lang’s farm.
SYTERIAN PI
tn Reynolds,, professor o:
tiro at ECTC in C&eenvill,
officer of the Greenyilli
in-the
Parraville
Ordinances formally extending the
city limits to include sections north
add e^st o£ Farmville were taken by
the Board ox Commissioners at the
regular maeting^xn Tuesday night of
last week. ,
The aleas Include the section on
the Fountain highway, skirting the
golf course and club, and' extend
ing to North Main street. East of
town, paft of Victory Park was an
nexed and a section of the Davis sub
division. •*’ • v
The board also
increased insurance on the electric
and-water works from $125,000 to
$$50,000, placing the policy with the
Pitt County Insurance Agency.
Instructed Supt. W. A. McAdams of
the water and light department to
purchase two new fire alarm boxes
and extend the fire signal so that Vic
tory Park could be covered.
Authorized the street committee to
investigate the cost and advisability
of installing Welcome Signs on the
various approaches to the town.
Asked Mayor Walter Jones to get
in touch With the state highway com
mission and see what' projects can be
undertaken with funds allotted the
town, by the state for road work and
maintenance. ^ _
Awarded a contract for repairing
the roof of the town hall to Brown,
and Baker of Raleigh at a cost of
$666. First, the town & to erect a
small room on the room of the build
ing to house the farm alarm system.
165 Pitt, county men, white and
colored, have been ordered to report
tp the pre-induction center in Raleigh'
itions
Those accepted will be ordered to re
port, about 21. day's latdr, for active
duty.
Students can be deferred until the
end of the current academic year,
next spring, if they request the draft
board to defer them.
large because this is the first time
draft authorities have tapped this
county for manpower since the Ko
rean cripis. It is anticipated that the
The gronp report
day includes men
O. 0 .Stroud of Aydeii is fchi
man'of the board. Members are
V. Jones of Farmville, Dr. H, Ctd
Winterville and John W. Book
Mrs. Lucille Quinn and son, Da
Mrs. Ada Moore and dai
ters, Elizabeth, Ruth and Jean,