-> A jBl ' .-i. £. ^::V:^1 S ■ _ ' NUMBS* TWBNTY-THBKE ■■mm*. 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. /Mrans Ml. Jn ,.j■‘tf,£‘* xjweaEr "fiwwflijr. . mm Walstonburg News ... jlSfei 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. ’ ' |: '.■V-'la 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. "■■ ■ '■ 1 ' Mjki.% J&' .... .i- x Farm Bureau At Peak Of Drive ___ 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" \XT-A. -m Wmflh. ,~m . : w _ r.y 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 -V - • • --•’fc.' <■ -•*!*?**• .'■.uhiij UK 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 f, ,tl 1. 1, j „ I DJEtnaajrj tain, and +m ^'.'-IISS*-*-—1 f fxfi oa«» igrfttt 'Sm ili dying with mSmm HfU * «t mafiwiHH «vwft Of the with U.N. sfawe its early days, seal |to its center is in white. ; v , u &- -f;; w MHfe: ■ 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