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PARMVILLE. PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2*. »M
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Sales'on local tobacco warehouse
floors were resumed Wednesday mor
ning, following a five-day holiday
which was voted into effect
when redrying and processing plants
became too congested and prices
appeared to be getting weaker.
Prices on the re-opening were good
and Sales Supervisor Fred Moore
stated that those who patronize the
local market appeared to be well
pleased with sales made here.
Farmville warehousemen have the
reputation of being among the best in
the whole flue-cured area and, like
many other observers, Supervisor
Moore believes that they come nearer
pleasing all their customers than any
other set of warehousemen any
where. Some people can’t be pleased
anywhere or anytime, but Mr. Moore
is of the opinion that Farmville’f
share of this class is small indeed.
Sales on the Farmville market have
passed the 15 ^ million pound mark.
It is estimated that 60 per cent of
the crop in this section has been sold.
The market is maintaining an aver
age of 56 cents, which means that
more money will be paid out this
year than ever before in the history
of the market.
JJke all other markets in the area,
Farmville is selling only four and a
half hours a day. The schedule was
shortened to prevent congestion.
ECTC Professors
Will Appear On
PTA Program
Music and a speaker for the F&rm
ville Parent-Teacher association pro
gram Thursday night will be furnish
ed by students and a faculty member
at ECTC. The meeting will be held
at 7:30 in the gymnasium.
Dr. Rudolph Willman, head of the
music department, is arranging the
musical numbers.
Principal Sam D. Bun
Fannville school announc*
school will operate four
this fall In order to make
four-day delay necessifab
Dr. Edward J. Carter( acting head
of the education department, who is a
speaker of force and ability, will dis
cuss a topic in the education field,
A native of Mars Hill, Dr. Carter re
ceived bis A, B. degree from Lenoir
Rhyne and the M. A. and Ph. D. de
grees from the University of North
Carolina, where be majored in socio
logy and educational administration.
Ho has taught in the North Carolina
public schools, acted as state super
visor of schools in Alabama and cur
rently is on a year’s leave from his
regflar 'position as head of the edu
cation department at Murry (Ky.)
State Teachers college,N
During World War II he served
overseas as civilian administrator }n
charge of evacuation and care for ci
vilians in combat areas in the Medi
terranean theater. Later he was sta
tioned in Washington to train over
seas personnel for service with the
United Nations Relief and RehabUi
tation administration.
It is hoped that all parents ami
other interested citizens will avail
themselves of the opportunity of
hearing Dr. Carter.
At The Rotary Club
Howard McGinnis, Rotary Governor
of District 279, met with the Rotary
club Tuesday night and used as his
theme for discussion, “Just Rotary.”
We need to know more about Rotary,
said McGinnis, a great number of us
don’t know enough about it to enable
us to put as much into it as we
should.
Rotary now has approximately
342,000 members in 83 countries of
the world and if each member were
properly informed and lived up to the
motto of Rotary in its fullest mean
ing, even a much greater record of
service could be boasted than now al
ready exists.
As a source of information, Mc
Ginnis recommended several publica
tions, perhaps the most outstanding
being “The Rotarian.”
Attendance was 86% and Randolph
Eagles was a visitarian from Tarboro.
The fellowship prize went to Char
lie Rasberry and Manlylales received
the attendance prize.
Charlie Fitzgerald will have the
program Tuesday night
Club President Walter Jones pre
sided. .
David Harris Slightly
Injured In Car Wreck
David Harris, who moved to Wil
son early-this month, received knee
injuries and bruises Saturday after
noon when his car overturned between
Richlands and Kinston.
Driving toward Kinston, he met on
a curve a large transfer truck which
took most of the road^. His oar over
turned when he took to the shoulders.
Mr. Harris entered a Wilson hospi
tal Saturday night but was released
Sunday morning. The knee was put
in a cast, but'Mr. Harris will be able
to continue his duties as traveling
representative for the ’■Nolan com
pany. >
Vivian Scott Heads
Episcopal Choir
Mrs. G. Alex Bouse. Episcopal
church organist, was hostess Wednes
day evening at a meeting of the
choir held for the purpose of reor
ganization. Mrs, Rouse presided and
spoke briefly on music as an essen?
tial augmenttve factor In providing
an atmosphere of beauty and inspira
tion in the worship service of the
church.
The following officers were elected
at this time: Miss Vivian Scott, pres
ident; Mrs R. C. Copenhaver, lead
er; Miss Annie Lee Jones, director;
Mrs. Wm. Gaudier, seeretary-treafe
urer; Mrs. J|. 0. Gibbs, choir mother,
and Mrs. Horton Rountree, assistant
Mrs James H- Darden, Jr„ Miss Vi
vian Scott and Mr. mid Mrs. Horton
Rountree were cordially welcomed in
to the group as new members.
At the conclusion of a practice
period, the hostess invited the choir
into the dining roqm for a social hour
and refreshments.
Those in attendance Were: - Mrs.
Rouse, Mrs. Copenhaver, M^T and
Mrs. Rountree, Miss Scott, Mri.
Candler, Mrs. J. C. Gibbs, Mrs. Dar
den, Mrs. Frank A. Williams, Mrs.
Will Jones, Jr., Miss Mary Frances
Joyner and Ed Nash Warren.
PERSONAL ITEMS
FITZGERALD FAMILY
AWARDS FOE
DAY SCHOOL A*
-At the Presbyterian Sunday School
following a special 'Rally day pro
gram Sunday morning Dr. and Mrs.
Charles E. Fitzgerald and their two
children, Charlie and Millie, were
presented awards for three years of
perfect attendance at Sunday School.
Carl Blackwood was presented
a wreath for laving attended Sunday
School every Sunday for two years.
Baptists To Install
Three New Deacons
-iAt the Sunday morning worship
hour in the Farm'ville Baptist church,
the Lord's Memorial Supper* will be
observed, and a Deacon’s Ordination
will take place. The choir will sing
a special anthem.
The Sunday evening worship, at
7:30, will feature a program of con
gregational singing, special music by
the Youth choir, and a message By
Rev. E. W. Holmes, the pastor.
The Sunday School hour, beginning
at 9:45, is under tile direction of J.
R. Shearin, recently-elected superin
tendent The school is organized on
the plan of the Southern Baptist
Convention, and maintains nine sepa
rate departments.
The Training Union meets at 6:30.
John Jones is the new director.
Four departments are represented in
the present organization.
The following church officers have
been elected for the new year, Church
Clerk, C. M. Pay lor i Treasurer, Marr
ly Liles; Organist, Mr*. Arthur Joy
ner, Sr.J Associate Organists, Mrs.
Chester Langley and Raymond Shear
m; Choir Director. Mrs. Bernice Tur
nage; Associate, Mre_ E. C. Holmes;
Financial Secretary," Mrs. Maynard
Thorne; Chairman of Ushers, .Henry
D. Johnson; Newly-elected deaeons,
Walter Jones, J. F, Jones and Capl
Beaman,
New-general officers of the Sunday
School include: Sppt., J R. Shearin;
associates, Carl Beaman and Walter
Jones; secretary, Charlie Rasberry;
associate, Jake Joyner; chorister, E.
C. Holmes; associate, James Thorne;
pianist, Mrs- C. M. Paylor; BTU di
rector, J P, Jones; associate, Geo.
W. Davis; secretary, Carl Beaman;
department officers: adult, R. N
Freeman, supt; associate, Mrs. J- W
Miller; young people’s department,
Mrs G. W. Davis, supt.; intermediate
dept., Mrs. Bernice Tupiage, supt.;
junior, Mrs. R» P Wheless, supt,;
primary, Mrs. If. D. Johnson, supt.;
Mrs A. B. Moore, associate; begin
ner,'Mrs. E- W. Holmes, supt-; Mra.
R. N Freeman, associate; nursery,
Mrs. ‘Manly Liles, sppt.; associate,
Mrs. J. R. Shearin; cradle roll, Mrs
B. M. Lewis, supt.; extension, Robert
Joyner, supt r associate, Mrs- Robert.
Joyner.
AID SOUGHT FOB FAMILY
/ , - LEST HOMELESS BY FIRE
Mamie Lee Howard, colored, lives
near Seven Pines with her aged moth
er and five or six children. She has
no husband.. Mamie Lee does not hate
a crop, but works for wages. Her
house burned to the ground on Tues
day, with-almost a total loss of all
^mature and clothes. Any contribu
tions of clothes, furniture or money
will be greatly appreciated by Mamie
Lee and her needy, family. Contribu
tions.-may be sent to Jimmie Harris
at his service station at Joyner’s
Cross Roads.
MRS. ROSA McKEBL DIES
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
Mrs. Rosa _JL- McKeel, lifelong
resident of Wahjfconburg, died in A
Wilson hospit|L earij Thursday night
following a short illness.
Funeral services were conducted
from the home in Walatonburg on
Saturday afternoomat* o'clock by the
Rev. Key Taylor, pastor of the Wai
stonburg Methodist church to which
Mrs. McKeel belonged. Interment was
in the Watatonburg cemetery.
Active pallbearers, were Sam Jenk
ins, Sam Chandler, John Craft, Jr.,
Grey Helds, Roland Fields and J. C.
Gardner. ■ J&jliSSF ■> *
News |
Friends will be- glad to know that
Mrs. George Bailey is continuing to
improve from a recent attack of
pneumonia.'
Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Marlowe and
son, Jimmy, were among those who
attended the Carolina-State football
game in Chapel Hill Saturday after
noon. •.’•M
Mrs. Tolly Hunter of Kinston spent
the week end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Wheeler.
Miss Dorothy Jones of Raleigh
spent the week end with her mother,
Mrs. W. A. Jones.
Mrs. Lee Jones is improving from
an appendectomy in a Wilson hospi
tal and expects to return to her home
this week.
Mrs. 1. J. Rouse underwent a minor
operation in a Wilson hospital Mon
day and is recuperating at her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Burnworth and
son, Larry, of Lockport, 111., and
Mrs. Lester Burnworth and daughter,
Janet, of Sidell, HI., left for their
home Monday after spending .some
time with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Earley
and attending the Burnworth-Shirley
wedding Sunday afternoon,
- Among those who were in Wilson
Friday afternoon were Mrsr Richard
Holloman, Mrs. Ben Gay, Miss Mary
Blair Shirley and Rev. Key Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Brooks and
Mrs. Ivey Smith were Raleigh visi
tors Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl T. Hicks and
Mrs. W. A. Marlowe were Raleigh
visitors Monday, '
Mrs. W. E. Lang, Sr., spent the
week end in Fountain with relatives.
Local Colored
Soldier Killed
In Korean War
Alonza and Leberta Joyner, who
live on Miss Tabitha PeVisconti’s
farm on tile Wilson highway, were
notified-last Wednesday by the war
department that their son, Pfc. Bar
nabas Joyner, 86, was killed in action
in Korea on September Iff. Joyner’s
death occurred one month to the day
after he reached hie 26th birthday.
The soldier was home on furlough
"early in July and was Bent to Japan
immediately after he returned to
duty. He attended the local colored
school, leaving in the ninth-grade to
join the Army. He served overseas
a few months before the close of
World War IJ and later re-enlisted.
Joyner’s family generally heard
from him every two weeks but had re
ceived no word from him in three
weeks until the telegram came.
The Joyner family lived on the W.
C. Askew farm a number of years.
They moved to-th^. present location
about six years age.
Professor H. H. Sugg described
Joyner a# a good boy.
Red Men W1U Have
District Meeting Here
The Farmville Tribe of Bed Men
and Pocahontas will be hosts to the
Fourth district Thursday. The Red
Men will meet at 2:30 in the Town
Ha{I for a business session. The Po
cahontas. will hold their meeting at
the same time hr the high school au
ditorium. At 3:30 the groups will
meet together in the auditorium for
a memorial service, to which the pub
lic is invited.
Rev. D, A, Windham, Free Will
Baptist minister of Greenville and a
member of the Red M<in for 40 years,
will give a lecture, on Redmanship,
which is to be broadcast. Mr. Wind
ham has been an officer in the Grand
council of North Carolina.
' The two organisations and their
guests will be served a barbecue
supper af the municipal park.
The district comprises Pinetops
Greenville, Grimesland, Ayden, Win
terville, Wilmington and Farmville.
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One of the most popular attractions of the annual Kiwanis
Carnival is the train, ‘Kiwanis Special,” which is shown above
getting minute touches for its operation.
About Famville People
Mrs C. H. Flanagan, Misses Annie
Perkins, Mamie Davis and Agnes
Quinerly, Mrs, W. Jesse Moye, Mrs.
W. C. Hathaway and Mrs. J, M
Gibbs attended the fifteenth district
Woman's dob meeting in Washing
ton Tuesday.
Mrs. Trayis Hooker of Greenville,
Mrs. Preston Murphrey and Miss Ta
bitha DeVisconti, of the Major Ben
jamin May chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, and Mrs J. I.
Morgan of the CoL Alexander Mc
Allister chapter, and Mrs. John T.
Thome attended the district DAR
meeting in Elisabeth City Tuesday.
Miss Elisabeth Copeland of Wash
ington was the week end guest of
Miss Nancy Lewis:
Mr. and Mrs. W A. Dildy of near
Walstonburg spent the week end in
Asheboro with their son, Willie.
Mrs. Sam Heller spent several days
in New York this week on a buying
trip for'Heller's store.
Miss Marianna Creasy of Kinston
was the week end guest of Mrs. Da
vid Jonbs. Both are students at the
Greenville Beauty school
. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Thomas left
yesterday for Evansville, Ind., to at
tend the wedding of their son,
“Boots," to Miss Ruth Butterfield
Saturday evening.
Mrs. 0 G. Spell underwent an ope
ration at Duke hospital Tuesday.
* Mrs. T. C. Tumage is seriously
ill at Medical College of Virginia, in
Richmond,
Ray Smith of Washington, D. C.,
and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Funch of
Vass spent the week end with Mrs.
E. F. Qaynor and Mrs. L. E. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Modlin and Hr.
and Mrs. C. H. Flanagan attended
the funeral of Raymond Modlin in
Warrenton Saturday. Mr. Modlin was
an unde of C. E. Modlin.
Lewis Allen, Robert Lee Smith, R.
E. Pickett, Allen Darden, Frank Al
len and R. D. Harris attended the
Carolina-State football game Saturn
day in Chapel Hill.
Carl Tyson remains critically' ill
at his home.
Mr. and Mrs.'O. G. Spell, JK, and
sons of Wendell and Mr. and .Mrs.
Addison Sprague apd sons of Dur
ham spent the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. 0. G. Spell.
Mr. and Mrs, Frank Eagles and Mr.
and Mrs. F. L. Eagles of Crisp apd
BUI Eason and son of near Rocky
Mount visited Mr. and Mrs. R. T.
Norville during the week end,
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Melton and Mr.
and' Mrs Allie Melton accompanied
Mss. J. M. Melton, who had been vis
iting here fpr the past few .weeks, to
Norfolk; Va., Sunday. Mrs. Melton
will visit her daughter, Mrs. Herschel
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Melton, Mr. and
Mrs. AUie Melton and Mr. and Mm
Marvin Cobb will attend the centen
nial celebration at Olive Chapel Bap
tist church near Apex Sunday. Olive
Chapel is Mm A. J. Melton’s home
church. ’ ' ^
Friends will be glad to learn that
Miss Edna Robinson, who is a patient
in a Richmond hospital, is greatly im
proved.
Grange Sunday.
Mrs. Bill Flinn of Bowling Green.
Ky., retained to her home Sunday
after spending two weeks with her
husband, who is on the local tobacco
market.
Mrs. C. M. Kelly has returned from
a lengthy visit to he? daughter, Mrs.
Thomas E. Gladson, in Greenville.
Mrs. M. L. Skinner mid Mrs. Rich
ard Spdnner of New Bern spent
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Petteway. ' '
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Allen and Mrs.
Willie Gray Allen, Jr., and son spent
the week end in Charlotte with Mrs.
H. L. Hudson, sister of Mrs. W. G.
Allen. • -
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Baldwin of Char
lotte spent a few days last week with
Mrs. Baldwin's brother, Mrs. J. B.
Taylor. '
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Sutton and
children spent Sunday near Rober
sonville with Mrs. Sutton’s sister,
Mrs. J. E. Leggett.
Miss Sylvia Gardner of Fountain
was the week end guest of Miss Grace
Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Edwards and
daughter of near Greenville spent
Sunday with Mrs. Edwards’ sister,
Mrs. Edward Brock. ;
Mrs. T.'C. White of Rehoboth, Va.,
and Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Whitten and
daughter of North View, Va., spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Mi
zelle.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Kemp spent
Sunday with Miss Lola Grey Kemp
at Wake Forest college and with
Douglas Kemp and E. C. Carr, Jr., at
State college.
Mr. and Mrs. James Askew and Mr.
and Mrs. John Easop and sons spent
the week end in Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Jack Gates of Greenville and
Mrs. C, C. Joyner spent several dayB
in Charlotte with Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Joyner.
Mr. and Mig.--Albert Roebuck and
fam|ly of Raleigh spent th? week end
with A. Q. Roebuck.
Mr. and Mrs. Ennie Etheridge and
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Morris of Kenly
visited, Mrs. J. M. Ward Sunday.'
Mr. gnd Mrs. Mark Joyner and
daughter, Pat, visited Mrs. Bob Joy
ner and her, guests, Mr. and ' Mra.
James L. Joyner and family of Lake
City, S. C., Sunday in Wilson.
Mrs. Z. B. T. Cox and daughter and
Mrs. Will Jones, Jr., spent Tuesday
near Oak City with Mrs. R. A. Hai
slip, Mrs. Jones’ aunt.
Miss Rachel Barrett spent a few
days last week in Greensboro with
her sister, Miss Dora Mae Barrett,
student at WCUNC.
with M
mother,
This week end marks the time of
year when members of the Farmvilie
Kiwanis club doff their professional
dignity and step out from their busi
nesses to operate a home-talent eatm
that has as its objective the rais
ing of money for funds from which
loans are made to deserving girls and
boys desiring to get a higher educa
tion.
The carnival provides fun for all
and a large number of attractive and
handsome , prizes. It will be held ir.
the high school gymnasium tonight
and tomorrow night. It costs nothing
to snter, but the Kiwanians are frank
to admit that tliey hope those who
attend will “shell out” generously
for the worthy cause which has done.
valuable work in the past and has all
the ear-marks of becoming more valu
able as time passes.
Hammers started ringing in the
gymnasium Tuesday night as the Ki
wanians readied their booths and the
display spaces which local merchants
have secured in order to present some
of their most attractive items to the
public.
The Kiwanis carnival deserves the
support and backing of all citizens in
the community. The past events have
been very successful and the Kiwan
ians hope for the same measure of
success this year.
Hertford Downs
Farmvilie Grid
Team In Opener
Farmville high school Red Devils
went down in defeat, 25-0- the
hands of the Hertford high school
eleven Friday night in the opening
game of the 1950 football season.
It was a costly night for the Farm
yille squad in the loss of the game
and in injuries to players. Randolph
Alien, Farmville’s quarterback. who
was expected to spark Coach Elbert
Moye’s backfield this year, suffered
an injured ankle in the fii^t five
minutes of the game and was 'but for
the, remainder of the fray. End Al
bert Cannon discovered after the
game that he had sustained a frac
tured finger. His finger was injured
during thq, contest but he remained
in the game. Hie fracture was not
discovered until after the game when
Cannon’s finger was examined by a
doctor.
Two fumbles by the Farmville team
early in the game gave the Hertford
squad the breaks they needed for two
quick touchdowns. Farmville fumbled
behind its own goal line in the first
quarter and Hertford recovered for a
touchdown. The Hertford players
added two more tallies in the second
quarter but ip -the second half tile
Farmville defense stiffened and Hert
ford was able to score only once dur
ing the third and fourth periods.
James Fountain. Bobby Fulford and
Roy Flora were the best defensive
players for the Red Devils. Gene
Meeks was outstanding on offense.
Today the Devils travel to Martin
county for a Coastal Conference
game with Robersonville.
Farm Bureau