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Policeman Wounded,
h Gun Fight Thursday Morning 1
•rtSercral MflesfWest Of limit
Lessie Sylvester Stocks, 26-year?
old Negro ( of Louisburg, Ttoute 1,
was shot and killed Thursday morn
ing about 11 o’clock after he had
opened fire oh, and twice wounded,
Policeman Joe Gregory of the Farm
ville police department. Gregory's
wounds, in the arm and shoulder,
were not serious enough to require
hospitalisation.
The gun-fight occcurred west of
I Farmville, about one and a quarter
miles from Jack Lewis’ home.
With Police Chief L. T. Lucas,
Gregory was seeking clues which
might lead to the arrest of the driver
of k stolen automobile which was
wrecked and abandoned Wednesday
night on the Wilson highway. They
were also seeking clues that might
lead to the return of Gregory’s car,
Which was stoln several nights frim
the town parking lot. * - *
Stocks was alone in the house, on
the Lang farm, and opened fire on
' Gregory when he walked in the front
door. The policeman was shot with
a .22 Winchester rifle. Lucas said
Stocks fired two or three times, and
there were 13 rounds left in the gun.
Lucas stated that he had gone a
round to (he back of the house and
was fixing to arrest a Negro who
was on the outside, hiding in the
bushes, when the shots were fired.
The Negro, escaped when Lucas rush
ed to Gregory’s aid.
Officers stated that the Negroes
had been hiding out in the house and
that there was evidence that some
one had been carrying them food.
Hallowe’en Fete
Provides Fun For
Family, Says PTA
In the fall each year, about Hal
liwe’en time, the Parent-Teacher as
sociation plana, for the enjoyment of
the entire family, a carnival with a
two-fold purpose.
To some, the raising of funds would
seem a primary purpose. The money
made is always needed desperately,
and the need this year is more ur
gent than at some other time. Cur
tains for the school stage will be
purchased.
Second purpose of the carnival is
of no less importance. It affords an
opportunity for the whole family to
enjoy an evening together with
teachers and neighbors in a whole
some and enjoyable manner.
Farmville has the reputation of do
ing things well and, the town certain
ly does not want a school that is sec
ond rate in any sense of ft® word.
It is therefore expected that the
whole community will turn out for
this year’s carnival which will be
held Friday night, October 27.
A barbecue and brunewick stew
supper will be served in the lunch
; room from 6:30 to 7:30. Mrs. Howard
% Moye and Mrs. Ben Atkinson will su
At The Rotary Chib
Assistant Fire Chief CurtiB Flana
gan, who is.vice president of the
North Carolina Firemen’s Associa
tion, was m charge of the program at
the Rotary club Tuesday night and
gave a very interesting and informa
tive program. Mr. Flanagan, who
has been very active in the ' State
Firemen's Association for a number
of years, told of the great need for
rural fire protection for our rural
neighbors, and stated that although
we who live in towns might not he
too interested in such a project, we
do have a direct interest in that our
rates are affected by rand losses.
He stated that the Town of Farm
ville has an excellent system of fire
protection, not only from the stand
point of its volunteer fire department,
but its adequate supply of water, fire
pumps, elevated tank, and circular
system of water mains, a combina
tion of which can dp touch in times of
an emergency.
Manly Liles again received the
attendance prize. The fellowship prize
went to Paul E. Jones.
Five members were absent. Paul
Taylor was a visitarian from the Ay
den chib and Joe Rasberry had as his
guests Mr. Baines aand Mr. Hodges,
tobacconists on the local market.
Dr. Paul E. Jones will be program
chairman, Tuesday, Oct. 24.
Club President Walter Jones pre
sided.
Mrs. Moye on Out-of
Town Programs
Mrs. W. Jesse Moye gave a citizen
ship talk at the Elizabeth City Wo
man’s club last Weflftesday. Mrs.
Charles Hotchkiss, a former Farm
ville resident, is president of the dub.
Mrs. Moye, who was chairman of the
Department of Citizenship in the
NCFWC last year and who was ap
pointed as the Americanization di
vision chairman to fill a vacancy this
year, spoke to the Women’s fellow
ship of the EtChth Street Christian
church in (fyeenville Monday.
REA News Letter
One ofthe most interesting and
“newsy” letters received by this office
recently is the news letter issued by
Gilbert Whitley, manager of the Pitt
and Greene Electric Membership Cor
poration, for the more than 2800
rural members of the REA.
The letter contains matters of in
terest to the rural consumers and
facts about the cooperative.
PERSONAL ITEMS
Mr. and Mnj. John Lewis and son,
Jade, Cart Blackwood, Mr. and Mrs.
R- D. Rouse, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ed
wards of Hookerton, J. H. Baylor, H.
H. Bradham, Pred Moore, Lath Mor
riss, Dr. Prank Harris,' Ferd Satter
thwaite, G. E. Beckman, E. C. Holmes
and son, Mac, were among those at
tending the Carolina-Wake Forest
football game in Chapel Hill Satur
day. as _ ■■ ■•- risifS
George W. Davis returned from a
Wilson hospital Tuesday and is re.
cuperating at his home.
Mrs. R, M. Dilda and son of Foun
tain spent Tuesday withthe former's
grandmother, Mis. J. D. Owens. Mrs.
John Tugwell of near Walitonlrarg
was the sue* of her mother, Mrs.
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Walstonburg News
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nBek 'ei«4''wfth'*to titter,
Mrs. BUI Goln, and Mr. Goat
Miss Becky Winstead spent the
with
lege spent the week end with Mr. and
Mrs. L J. Boose.
Mrs. Towny Hinton of Princeton
spent last week with her parents.
Mr. Hinton joined her for the wee*
end and they returned to their home
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Redick and
Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy Taylor spent
Monday in Raleigh an business.
Rev. Key Taylor it holding a reviv
al near Whitevflje this **&.
Hpnd Mrs. Harold Bailey' visited
Mrs. Bailey’s parents in Rocky Mount
Sunday night.
: Mrs. Ralph Tucker of Greenville
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I.
J. Bouse, Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Dobbs Dixon Was ft Wilson
visitor Tuesday morning.
Mrs. H. N. Batten spent Tuesday
in Farmville with lbs. Florence
Thorne, who is quite ill.
- Mr. and Mrs. Grey fields and Ro
land Fields spent,the week end in
Laurens, S. C., with * their brother,
Albert Fields and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Cameron West and
aon of Fairmont spent the week end
with Mr. and Mrs. Ray West, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs Creech of Wal
lace spent the week end with Mr. and
Mrs, Jenkins and attended the Home
coming Sunday at the Christian
church. ’ ' |:
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Among inose woo snengeg we job*
rolina-Wake Forest football game in
Chapel Hill Saturday were Mr. and
Mr*. Richard Holloman with Mr. and
Mrs. Brnten Taylor of Rocky Mount;
Mr. and Mrs, C. T. Hicks and son,
Bobby, with Mr, and Mrs. B. L. Davis
and son, Bobby, of S)ww Hill; Dr.
and Mrs. W. A. Marlowe; Pa«l Jones,
Fred Shackelford and James Albert
Redick. u ^
Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Burch of
Asheboro spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Burch and at
tended the Homecoming at the Chris
tian church. Mr. and Mrs. Wagfar
Burch and family of Wilson visited
the Burch family Sunday aftemtisii.
Among those who attended the fun
eral of Joe Marlowe at Black Creek
Wednesday were Dr. and Mrs. W. A.
Marlowe, Mrs. Ed Taylor, Sr., and
Mrs. W. V. Redick.
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Farm Bureau At
Peak Of Drive
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Because farmers are more and
more realising the value of the Farm
Bureau in serving as a medium for
them to marshal . and concentrate
their strength, leaders of the Pitt
county Farm Bureau are optimistic
over prospects bf reaching 8500 mem
bers in the eottnty, with more- than
566 of them from Fargpvilie township.
To date, leaders of the drive in this
township' report that 440 iiemberi
have joined this year. The drive is
nearing its peak, and with this peak
comes a contagious enthusiasm that
makes the work of the~leaders much
easier. V.!.1"
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HOOKERTON UNION
AT WHEAT SWA
The quarterly meeting of the Hook
erton Union group of Christian
will be held at the Wheat
Swam© Agidi near Kinston nest
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Ayden’a Com
pious downed «u
ville eleven Pri
nual Pitt count}
Tripp’s Toma*
quarter as tbs
fourth straight
y, 46-6, in thean
ivalry game. Coach
i scored In aj|sry
tramped to their
In of the season. ;
Quarterback Teddy
Bullock ran 18 y^rds around mid for
the first Ayden score. Hal Edwards
ran 48 yards in up fourth quarterfor
another tally. if. ■
Girl Scout hat. Mrs. J. B Joyfcer,
guest speaker, was introduced by
Mrs. Hathaway.
Speaking on “What LiteratureCan,
Mean to You,* Mr*. Joyner empha
sized that it ‘a personan
outlet, vision of ideals and a knowl
She urged members to help in aeeor
ing funds far the Children’s Home in
Greensboro, a state project; Mrs.
Graydon Sites, finance chairman, an
nounced that the fall rummage sale
would be hetd^dtober 28. ^
Three new members ware welcom
ed: Mrs. Earl Fhte. Mrs. Lucille
Qnh*»|*and Mrs. Horton Boun
The decorations of yellow
golds and orange candles empl
the >HMlb*»!*t motlfc' * -V.,
Chocolate eclairs, nuts and
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with U.N. sfawe its early days,
seal |to its center is in white.
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Mrs. Robert Stroud is ill at h,er
lome, 509 East. Wilson street.
Mrs. Charles T. O’Farrell of Myrtle
tech, a C., is vending this week
with her sister, Mrs. H. H. Bradham.
Miss Dora Mae Barrett, student at
tfCUNC, wfll a»rt»e today to spend
he week end her parents, Mr.
ind Mrs. Earnest Barrett
Mrs. BurweO Smith .of Asheville
spent the fed with her mother,
in. J. a Lewis. Mrs. Smith, who
rorfes |dth the state acho<d hmcb
•oom program, has been in Raleigh
tor tile peat few weeks.
Mr. and Mts. Lynn Eason and chft*
Iren spent the week end at their cot.
age at Morehead City. "
Mr. and^M**- Eddie barraway spent
he week end in Norfolk, Va., where
Mrs. Chrraway attended a beauty
how at the Naneemond hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Addison Sprague of
Durham sprat the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. 0. G. Spell.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert C. Holmes
spent Monday night in Wilmington,
with J. M. .Cavanaugh of Wallace,
Mr. Holmes’ uncle, w'10 is seriously
ill at James WaQber Memorial hospi
Rev. Z. B. T. Cox concluded a re
vival at the Rocky Motu't Chilian
church Sunday night ■
Jack Turnage, who had beenill at
Pitt General hospital in Greenville for
several days, underwent an operation
yesterday..
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Baker aq^ Mrs.
Lossie May Walnwright are spend
ing-the week with friends and rela
tives in Newport News, Va. -;
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Flanagan
of Norfolk, Va., Reemt James Pplto
man of Fort Bragg, Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd- Andrews- at Mount Olive. Jfcn,
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:(i Brief ceremonies will be held on
the school lawn Tuesday moraine at
-11 o’clock to commemorate %» fifth
anniversary of the founding of the
United Nations.
.The local observance will be part .j
of a world-wide celebration.
10 minutes before the program is
to begin, chimes will be played, re
minding citiscns of the meeting and
calling their attention to the import
ance of it. ?
Highlight of the program will ‘ be
the presentation of a UN flag to the
town of Farmville. It will be present
ed by Jack Tyson, commander of the
VFW post, and will be accepted by ^
Stayer Walter Jones. Boy Scouts
participating in the ceremony will
raise the UN flag.
Plans for the meeting provide for
a brief concert by the bend, the
pledge of allegiance led by W. D.
Creekmur, commander of the Amer
ican Legion, and the reading of Pres
ident Truman's proclamation by Bev.
Z. B. T. Cox of the Chrisfianchmch,
former chaplain in the 'Army.
The program will be brief, lasting
not more than 15 or 20 minutes.
Merchants and other business firms
have been asked to close their doors
for 15 minutes, beginning at 11 a. m.
d*v and Sept. 3C.
beta# held on Sat
Ihfi PTA Hallowe’en
luled for Friday,