.... BANK ... SELL.. .. IN FAEMVILLE P8gp§ i§| VOLUME FORTY-ONE 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. ■ ---—“ 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,

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