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BUT.... BANK • «> SELL. • • m FARMVILLE mmm VOLUME FORTY-TWO FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JANJJARY H, 1»5J NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE j ♦«U> ... BUT, .... BANK dot IN FARMVILLE Episcopal Rector Will Be Ordained Monday Mominj An ordination service, to be mark ed by impressive rites and an ir spirational sermon, will be held i Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 10:30 Monday morning at which time th Rev. Frank M. Ross will be ordain© to the Sacred Priesthood by the R1 Rev. Thomas H. Wright, D.D., Bis hop of the Diocese of East Carolina Plans for a day of Christian fellow ship have been made by St. Bama bas, Snow Hill, St. James, Ayde: and the local church, the field whicl the Rev. Mr. Ross Ijas served ai Deacon-in-Charge since November 1 The Very Reverend F. Craighil Brown, D.D., Dean of the School o1 Theology of the University of the South at Sewanee, Tenn., will be the preacher at the service. Dr. Browi was a former missionary to China: teaching at St. Johns University, Shanghai. Prior to his association with the University of the South, he was Rector of the Episcopal Church in Southern Pines. The Rev. Mr. Ross is the son of Mrs. Lina deRosset Ross and the late Frank M. Ross, of Wilmington. He was graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1947. He was president of his fraternity, Pho Gamma Delta, and was listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. He served in the Army at Fort Bragg. He was graduated Uptime Merens from the University of the South in June of last year and was ordained a Deacon in St. James Church, Wilmington, the same month. The young Deacon was put in charge of the Ayden and Snow, Hill Churches during the summer and called to serve this field, which in cludes Farmville, in October, coming here to reside in November. All clergy of the Diocese have been urged by Bishop Wright to be pre sent and to take part in the service. With Servicemen Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Davis received a telephone call from their son, Har vey, on Saturday afternoon. Sgt. Davis told his family that he reacheed the states from Kwajelin, Marshall Islands, several days before and was at Camp Stoneman, Calif., from where he would soon leave for home. Two years have elasped gince the Davis’ have seen their son. One year was spent in Hawaii and the past year was spent on Kwajelin Island. Rev. and Mrs. Davis expect Harvey to arrive today. Mr. and Mrs. Joab Tyson received a letter from their son, Sam J., that he is being moved to frontline duty and his address has been changed to the following: Pvt. Sam J. Tyson, $3079426 204 PA. Bn. A.P.O. 301, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. Master Sergeant Willie Gray Allen Mrs. Allen and son, paryl, recently returned to Fort Campbell, Ky., after a holiday visit with relatives here. Cpl. James Craige Harris returned Saturday to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., after a holiday visit with his grandmother, Mrs. S. H. Bundy and other relatives. While serving aboard the attack transport U.S.S. Cambria with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. Billie T. Cash, ship’s serviceman, third class, U.S.N., son of Ella S Cash of Route 1, Farmville, spent the Christmas holidays in Naples, Italy. After attending -religious services crew members of the Cambria enter tained local orphans with a turkey toys and a Santa Claus. The Cambria is in the Mediterran ean on a good-will tour. Train Kills Father Of Mrs. Russell Rriti The Rev. Benjamin Randall Page 69, a retired Baptist minister an former Brunswick County schoc superintendent, was killed early Mon day morning when struck by a trai in Wake Forest. The minister, who had been i failing health for some time, ai patently left his home in a daze condition and did not realize whei he was when he reached the track His wife discovered Ms absent shortly after 4 o’clock. It is believe that Rev. Randall was struck in tt head by a metal projection from tl passing train. Funeral services were held c Tuesday morning in the Wake Fore Baptist Church and burial was mai in the Wake Forest Cemetery. About Farmville People Mr. and Mrs. Neal folk, Va., visited Mi ents, Mr. and Mrs. vens of Noi Owens’* pai J. Willifon Owens’< here and Mrs. Owens'1 mother, Mr C. L. Owens, of Fountain, last wee end. Miss Betsy Morriss of Kinsto - visited her parents, Mr. and Mr i Lath Morris, last week end. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Seales an 5 children, Diane and Theordora, o 1 Georgetown, S. C., returned Sunda after a visit with Mrs. Seales’ par ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. <3. Barrett. Mrs Seales and children arrived on Thurs day of last week and Mr. Seales join ed them on Saturday. 1 Frank Fuller of Greenville was thi 1 supper guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hermai 1 Baker on Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. von Ebersteii ; visited relatives in Nashville on Sim day. Mr. and Mrs. Joney Taylor ane son, Mike, visited relatives in Rober sonville on Sunday. Dickie Thornton has returned tc his work with the Imperial Tobacco company, Henderson, Ky., aftei spending the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Ethel Thornton. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bradham and son, Frank, returned Sunday to Rich mond, Ky., where Mr. Bradham is on the tobacco market, after spending the holidays at their home here. Mr. and Mrs. Bradham are staying at the Glyndon Hotel while in Richmond. J. F. Batts of Greensboro is visit ing his daughter, Mrs. Sam Wain right, and Mr. Wainright. Miss Tabitha DeVisconti, Mrs. J. R. Lewis and Miss Louise Cahoon at tended the wedding of Miss Sue Brickhouse and Milton May in Columbia on Sunday, December 30. They also attended the wedding luncheon for out-of-town guests which was given in the church re ception room, following the ceremony. Miss Tabitha DeVisconti visited Mrs. J. B. Newton, Sr., and her mother, Mrs. Maude Warren, on Christmas Day in Falkland. Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Brill and son, Tony, of Falkland visited with Mr. and Mrs. Luther Deal and fam ily on Sunday. Friends will be interested to know that the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Walston who was born in the Melchior Clinic, on Saturday, is re ported by his family as being much improved. Mrs. Walston returned to her home here on Tuesday. The baby will remain in the clinic for 10 days longer. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Mooring, Miss Peggy Allen and Miss Nancy Lou Hobgood visited in Richmond, Va., during the week end. While there they attended the Old Dominion Bam Dance. Friends will regret to know that Ralph Goins is confined to his home on account of illness. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Minges of Greenville spent Sunday with Mr. Minges’ sister, Mrs. Lyman Bass and Mr. Bass. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bynum, Sr, left Saturday morning to visit for several days with their daughter, Mrs. Quinton Dwyer, and Mr. Dwyer in Corydon, Ky. Mrs. Fred Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Herring of Wilson were Kin ston visitors Sunday. Mrs. James Coughlin of LaFayette, Ind., is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. R. Willis. Mr. Coughlin, who had been visiting here, returned to La Fayette on Thursday Mrs. M. V. Jones and Mrs. Dewey Fuquay were Rocky Mount visitors on Wednesday. Mrs. O. S. Stewart of Raleigh ar rived Wednesday to visit with hex brother, Frank Williams, and family. Friends will be glad to know that Mrs. E. S. Coatess is abie to be out after a recent illness. Mrs. Frank Ross, Sr., of Wilming ton is visiting her son, the Rev, Frank M. Ross. Rev. and Mrs. M. Y. Self of Little ton attended the funeral of Mrs. T M. Dail and visited friends here oi Wednesday. Mrs. R. A. Fields is visiting hei sister, Mrs. John Calloway, in Kin ston. Mrs. John Parker and daughter ' Whit, left Saturday for their home ii Wilmington, Dela., after a holida; , visit with relatives here. 1 Friends will be einterested to knov 1 that Mrs. Ellen L. Carroll is recuper - ating'from a recent illness, v, Mrs. John B. Lewis, Mrs. Dunba Lamar and Mrs. Ben Lewis wer i Greenville visitors on Monday. Mrs. L. E. Walston returned Fri i day from a visit with her mOthei e Mrs. Rosa Woofter in Buchannon, M i. Va. Mrs. Foofter, who has been sic e for some time, is reported as in d proving. — e Miss Nell Taylor Beaman of Wil e iamston arrived Friday to spend t! week end with her mother, Mrs. ( n L. Beaman, Sr. it Mr. and Mrs. Joe G. Smith ar le Milton Ttfgwell, Jr., were Goldsboi visitors on Friday. >f Mrs. Anna Belle Allen, Mrs. H. 1 a. Allen and daughter, Dolly, «pei - Friday in New Bern as guests o ■- Mrs. Jones’ daughter, Mrs. Vemo: l, Laughinghouse and Mr. Laughing i. house. k Mr. and Mrs. Noah Allen and Mrs Lizzie Allen were Goldsboro visitor u on Tuesday. Mrs. Charles Duke and daughter Allyson, will spend the week end ii j Richmond, Va., guests of Mrs. Jamei f Fleet. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Rollins visit ed relatives here on Monday. Mr Rollins is in charge of the parts de partment of the Hudson dealership ii that city. James Thome, State College stu dent, will spend the week end at his home here. Mrs. Forrest Minges and son, Mike, of New Bern, returned to their home on Saturday after spending several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Bass and family. Miss Helen Thomas, daughter of Mrs. George Thomas, and a junior at -Dunbarton college in Washington, D. C., returned to the school on Mon day after a holiday visit at her home here.. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Jones and daughter, Jennifer Rath, returned recently from a holiday visit with Mrs. 'Jones’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Blakeley in Meridian, Miss. The Blakeleys returned with the Jones for a visit. At The Kiwanis Club In a talk delivered to the Farm ville Kiwanis Club, Dan H. Jones. Farmville attorney, lashed out at en trenched bureaucrats and members of Congress interested in patronage and pup who, he charged, waste billions of dollars of the taxpayers money annually. Mr. Jones is vice-chairman of N. C. District No. 8 of the Citizens Com mittee for the adoption of the Hoover Report. This report was the result of two years of study by 300 special ists in administration and manage ment. Improvements effecting an esti mated saving of $2 billion have al ready resulted from recommendations made as an outgrowth of this study and adopted by Congreess in 1950. Mr. Jones charges that the 82nd Con gress and its hureaucratic friends have sabotaged recommendations that would effect an additional sav ing of $3.4 billion annually. William D. Creekmur of Farmville representing the Junior Chamber of Commerce explained in introducing Mr. Jones that it was part of the national program of the Junior Chamber of Commerce to enlist speakers to publicize the need for and the1 advantages of the HooVer Commission’s recommendations. Dr. E. H. Oakley was the guest of Jack Lewis and Ellis Rabil was the guest of Dan Jones. BASEBALL ORGANIZATION SET UP, DIRECTORS AND MANAGER NAMED Around 100 interested citizens met in the Town Hall Tuesday night and discussed plans for continuing a base ball program in Farmville. It was decided that the community as a whole would sponsor a team and the directors named were: Marvin Speight, Robert Joyner, Will Sum rell, Lewis Allen, J. Y. Monk, M. E. Pollard, Walter Jones, Fred Moore, John-^. Walston and John M. MSVfiom. Pete Piestrak, who demonstrated his baseball ability, as pitcher and third baseman on the Farmville team last year has been chosen manager of the 1?52 team. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS \ and Mrs. George M. Allen, an the birth of a daughter, ine Alexander, Tuesday, Jan uary 8, at the Pitt Memorial hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Quinton Dwyer of Corydon, Ky., announce the birth of a daughter, Susan, on January 1. Mrs. Dwyer is the former Margaret Bynum. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Harris announce the birth of a son, Richard Dixon, Jr., on January 7, at Pitt Memorial hospital. - Mr. and Mrs. John Turner Walston announce the birth of a son, John Turner, Jr., on January 5, at the Mel chior Clinic in Wilson. FLOOR OF LOCAL GYMNASIUM REFIJJISHEE The Farmville high school basket ball team has been forced to play al of its games since Christmas or foreign courts, pending the comple tion- of repairs and improvement! made to the local gymnasium. Thi court will be finished in time for t game here on Tuesday, January 22. Coach Elbert Moye has been tak ing his team to Fountain and Wal stonburg for afternoon practice ses sions, while the court is undergoini it repairs. Sen. Smith Opposes Sending Ambassador To Yatican Citj Senator Willis Smith (D-NC) re turned to the nation’s capital thi week, pledged to oppose strongl; , President Truman’s proposal to sen an ambassador to the Vatican, an< also to oppose any further increasi i in taxes. i The second session of the 2nd Con gress opened Tuesday. Senator Smith made it clear tha he would never vote to confirm th« presidential appointment of Genera i Mark Clark “or anybody else” a: ambassador to the Vatican. Smith added that of the “hundreds of let ters, telephone calls and telegrams received on the subject, only one has been in favor of the proposal.” Smith commented that he suspec ted that the President “might have had some personal political motives behind the proposal." The Senator added that he did not believe the Senate would confirm the appoint ment. “Certainly,” he said, “it will not with my vote,” As for the tax burden now resting on the shoulders of American citi zens, Smith said: “We cannot con tinue to support the world. We must cut down on our foreign spending and we must, by all means, act now to cut down on the waste and extrav agance in ovfr domestic spending.” As Smith moves into his second year as North Carolina’s junior Sen ator, he looks back on a busy 12 months. His first year in offiee in cluded heavy responsibilities with the Senate’s Internal Security subcom mittee. Most North Carolinians, because of the confidential nature of the work of that- subcommittee, are not aware of the tremendous amount of time and work required of Senator Smith last year. The committee duties have often extended Smith’s working day over an 18-hour period. They have also taken him overseas on one occa sion, and on trips to New York and other cities. Even now the discoveries made by the subcommittee cannot be released pending full investigation — which ultimately will disclose serious infil tration of Communists into the American way of life. Work of the subcommittee kept Smith out of to\yn, and off the floor of the Senate, for a total of 23 days last year. But he managed to ar range his schedule so that he missed no vote in which his presence would have been imperative. . Even with his responsibilities with the probe oef Communists, Senator Smith missed only 43 roll-call votes. And in each of these votes he had as certained beforehand that the vote would be decisive. Often he arrang ed for a “pairing” of his vote, and in every case he made his stand known on the issue at hand. Dr. Paul Jones, Jr., Chief of Cabarrus Hospital Staff Dr. P. E. Jones, Jr„ son of Dr. and Mrs. P. E. Jones, Sr, of Farmville, was recently elected chief of the medical staff for .1952 of the Cabar rus Memorial hospital in Concord. Dr. Jones is a graduate of Jeffer son Medical College of Philadelphia, Pa., where he received his doctor’s degree and specialized in internal medicine. Mr. Jones has served as resident doctor and internist at the Memorial Hospital in Charlotte and Watts hospital in Durham. He has been a practicing physician and in ternist in Kannapolis for a year and a half. RETURN FROM NEW YORK TRIP Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Holmes and children, Martha and Mack, returned on Saturday from a holiday trip to New York City. During the 10-day trip in New, York they attended some good operas and musical shows and visited with Mr. Holmes’ sister, Mrs. Carl W. Rogers, and Rev. Rogers, who are taking courses in personal counselling at the Marble Collegiate Clinic, under the direction of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. . They also visited Mrs. Rogers’ daughter, Mrs. Henry Myers, and Mr. Myers. Mr. Myers is a first-year student at the Episcopal Seminary. Their younger son, Todd, visited with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Todd in Wendell, while his family was in New York. TEAMS PLAY FIRST HOME GAME JAN. 22 WITH a EDGECOMBE The Farmville basketball teams will play their first home games of i the season on January 22 when they s. meet South Edgecombe here. On the i following Friday they play Winter ville on the home court. The two games next week will botl • be played ant of town., Tuesday nighl • the teams play Ayden in Ayden ant : on Friday night they play Vanceboro there. 1 r Schedule Fixed For Gold Medal Basketball Even! | The schedule has been arranged for the firsts two days’ games of the ! Farmville Junior Chamber of Com merce fourth annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament which begins in the local gymnasium on Monday, January 28, for a four-day run, end ing Saturday, February 2. N<^ games will be played on Tuesday and Fri day nights. Boys and girls teams have been entered from eight schools: Farm ville, Walstonburg, fitantonaburg, Snow Hill, Belvoir, Bethel, Winter ville and Vanceboro. Four games will be played each night with the exception of Saturday, when the two championship contests will be staged. The first game on opening day will begin at 6:30, with the Snow Hill girls playing Stantonsburg. ^*4* stonburg and Farmville boys play at 7:30, Winterville and Walstonburg girls play at 8:30, and the final game of the night will pit Vanceboro boys against §now HilJ. Wednesday’s schedule follows: 6:30 — Vanceboro vs. Farmville, (girls), 7:30—Winterville vs. Belvoir (boys). 8:30—Bethel vs, Belvoir (girls). 9:30 —, Bethel vs. Stanstonsburg (boys). Interest in the tournament is keen throught the area. Harold Bouse, who serves on the tournament com mittee with Chairman Marvin Speight and Rom Webber, visited the participating schools Wednesday and gave them information and tickets for the event. Baptist Minister Guest Speaker At Walstonburg P.T.A. “Character is not something that you can trifle with; it is something that must have the concern of church, school, and home,” stated Rev. E. W. Holmes in an inspiring talk to the Walstonburg JParent Teacher Association. Rev. Holmes spoke on the subject, “Character— A Shared Responsibility,” when the P.T.A/held a regular monthly meet ing last Thursday night. After Henry Bruch, president, called the meeting to order, Mra, Sarah Go in, of the faculty conducted the devotion, reading the 121st Psalm. Mrs. A, J. Craft,' secretary, read the minutes of the last meeting and they were approved by the or-: ganization. Mrs. Peeler’s tenth grade won the attendance prize for having the largest percent of parents present. A financial report of the school lunchroom for the first four months of the school term was given by J, R, Peeler, principal. Mr. Peeler also explained the advantages of stu dents eating in the lunchroom, and he urged the parents to arrange for their children to eat regularly there. Mrs. Henrietta Williamson, pro gram chairman, presented Rev. Holmes, pastor of the Farmville Baptist Church, who gave a very arousing talk in which he emphasized the fact that the church, the school and the home all must take credit for what’s being done. “We are all in the business of character building,” he stated. He explained the importance of parents giving the child, the pro per training at home ebefore he be gins school, for his experiences at school will be a continuous recon struction of things that have already started in his life. "Biological and social inheritance are important fac tors in the development of charac ter,” remarked Rev. Holmes. In con clusion, he listed various ways by which teachers, as well as parents, can guide children in their develop ment of character. Members of the audience heartily, congratulated Rev. Holmes for having delivered a splen did and enlightening message. The next regular meeeting is sche duled for February-7, 1952. Scoutmasters Have District Meeting Scoutmasters, Ed Nash Warren and Horton Rountree of the Farm ville Boy Scout Troop No. 25, were hosts to the Scoutmasters of the Edgecombe District at the regular meeting of the Scoutmasters Round table, on Monday night at the Boy Scout Hut. There were sixteen members present. E. C. CARR, JR, WINS PLACE , * ON STATE HONOR ROLL E. C. Carr, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Carr, Sr., and a senior in the School of Forestry at State College in Raleigh, has been placed on the 1951 fall quarter honor roll. . ‘ ' / Child Guidance In Home and School Discussed at P.T,A Frank Fuller, guidance directc and councilor instructor at Eai Carolina College, made an interestin address at the Parent-Teacher meel ing on Thursday night. Mr. Fuller spoke on the important of guidance at home and at achoo He stated that before a child can b guided he must first be loved. H stressed the fact that good guidanc is not a program of correction but i program that encourages children t make decisions for themselves', to ac cept responsibilities and thus to gaii emotional security. To illustrate good guidance in thi school program he showed a movi< which depicted a teacher who love< children and-carried out the righ guidance program in problems o: discipline and instruction. In con trast to the good teacher the movi< showed a teacher who was lacking ii understanding and affection anc without ability to cope with schoo problems. The speaker was introduced bj the program chairman, Mrs. Herman Baker. The Bey. Frank M. Boss Episcopal rector, led the devotional prayer, Miss Carolyn Boebuck, accompan ied by Mrs. Haywood Smith, delight ed the group with two songs, "Sylvia” and “Without A Song." The president, Mrs. Frank Allen, presided and announced that at the regular monthly meeting on Febru ary 7, a Founders’ Day program would be given. The room attendance prize was won by Mrs. W. E. Joyner’s sixth grade. j _ At The Rotary Gub “No one is satisfied with existing conditions,” said Rev. H. L.“Davis, Methodist minister, as he addressed the Rotary Club Tuesday night. 0. G. Spell, program chairman for the evening, introduced Eev. Davis who pointed out that the war in Korea is no further along now than when it started. Although w.e appear anxious to solve our problems, anxi ous to find our way out, too much talking is probably one of the weak nesses of America, We are over looking the fact that God has given us a way out, and that way depends on us as individuals and can be sum med up in this simple but compre hensive statement. “Humble thyself and pray and seek My face, and turn from wicked ways, then will I heal thy land," Three members were absent and club pianist Margaret Lewis received the attendance prize. Jimmy Hollo man of Fort Bragg was the guest of Bobby Bouse. John StansiU, program leader for next week, announces that there will be a joint meeting of the Rotary Club-, the Kiwanis Club, and the Jaycees in the school lunch room at 7 o’clock next Tuesday night. Dr. Gilbert Rowe To Conduct Holy Week Services Here Dr. Gilbert Rowe of the Duke University School of Divinity,' and one of the most outstanding Metho dist ministers in the South, will con duct special services at the Metho dist Church here during Holy Week, beginning on Palm Sunday and con tinuing through Easter Sunday. MRS. ALICE N. DAIL Mrs. Alice Nichols Dail, 76, widow .Of the late T. M; Dail, died at her home in Farmville, Tuesday morn ing at 11;46 after a lingering illness of several years. Funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon at 3:30 from the Farmville Methodist Church, conduc ted by Rev. H: L. Davis and assisted by Rev. M, Y. Self of Littleton. The body remained at the Funeral Home until one hour prior to the service. Interment followed in Forest Hill cemetery, Fafmville. Mrs. Dail was the daughter of the late Emily B. and Thomas A. Nichole of Pitt County. She had spent mosl of her life in Farmville. She hac been a life-long member of the ’ Methodist Church and was a membei of the United Daughters of the Con federacy. She is. survived by one sister, Mrs Marinda V. Cobb of the home, tw< half-sisters, Mrs. Bryant Sorey o: St. Brides, Va., and Mrs. Willian Nash Of Fentress, Va., one brother Heber L, Nichols of the home, an< one nephew, Capt. William J Nichols, Jr., of Washington, D. C. Members of the board of steward of the Methodist Church served a active pallbearers. They were: 1 V. Jones, L. E. Walston, Jf. L Mor gan, Jr., C. L. Eason, J. D. Joynei B. 0. Lang, Lath Morriss and Da Jones. ( To Be Presented Tuesday Night Farmville’s annual awards night will be observed next Tuesday nigh* at 7 o’clock in the high school lunch room with members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis and Rotary dubs gathering for a joint session. The Jaycees’ Distinguished Service Award will be presented to the Farm ville citizen in the 21-35 age range who rendered, in the opinion of com mittees from the town’s various or ganizations, exceptional service to the community in 1951. The selec tion has beeen made, but public an nouncement will Be withheld until Tuesday night. In addition to this award, a special award will be presented to an older citizen for outstanding community service in 1961. The Jaycees’ DSA was presented last year to Robert D. Rouse, Jr,, while the special award for community service was presented to Dr. J. M. Mewbom. The banquet meeting Tuesday night is under the direction of the Jaycees and will take the place of the regular Kiwanis and Rotary meetings for the week. Horton Rountree is chairman of the program committee, and an interesting program is being arrang ed for the event, which is developing into one of the highlights on the calendar of Farmviile’s civic clubs. George Leonard Willed Eyes That Others Might See George Leonard, who served, as an official of the Hardy Curing Corpora tion in Maury, died last week with the satisfaction of knowing that, after his ' death, medical science wpuld use his eyes to replace those of persons with impaired vision. Suffering with an incurable ma lady, Leonard only a few days before his death signed legal documents authorizing the operation and pro cedure for his eyes to be turned over to Bowman Gray Hospital in Win .ston-Salem. In accordance with his instructions and wishes, his eyes were removed immediately after his death and were rushed by the State' Highway Patrol to the hospital. Leonard passed away at 8:30 Wednesday night. Within 24 hours, physicians had grafted the corneas in two patients. Local Man Serves On Ship Escorting Plying Enterprise Ensign Donald Walston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Walston of Farmvilie, is serving aboard the destroyer, USS Willard Keith, which was dis patched from Bordeaux, France, to stand by the Flying Enterprise, mer chant ship that became a victim of a terrific storm off the English coast. The Enterprise’s brave skipper, Captain Kurt Carisen, gave an order to abandon ship but remained aboard, hoping that his vessel could'be towed safely to port. Latest word from the ship is that a tow line parted when the vessel was within 100 miles of England . Another storm is brewing and it is feared that the Enterprise will be lost The destroyer is stand- ^ ing by to pick up Carlsen if his cause becomes futile. Ensign Walston, who graduated from the Naval Academy in June, is on his first assignment He was ordered to the ship in mid-summer, and the vessel was sent shortly after that to the Mediterranean. His par ents have not heard from him since November 5, at which time he told them that he expected to spend Christmas in London. MARCH OF DIMES Opening of the 1952 March of Dimes campaign in Pitt County this week was announced Friday by. Chairman James W. Butler. The goal of Pitt county citizens is un announced because “we need all the money we can get for the benefit of infantile paralysis victims,” Butler added. The drive will continue through the month of January and will be , given the intensive effort of the cam i paign leaders in the respective com : munities and school districts of Pitt i County. , Paralysis victims will befiefit I financially not only from the drive, . but also from the research which is conducted to make their lives more s comfortable. Research is also being • s carried out on an intensive basis to . perfect an anti-infantile paralysis - vaccine. V Locally, the campaign will be l spearheaded by the school principals who are district chairmen. I