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FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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FRIDAY, MARCH 28,1952
NUMBER FORTY-SIX
Local Kiwanif
Chib Host Tonight
At Division Meet
Between 176 and 200 Kiwanians
from nine towns in Eastern North
Carolina, plus a number of Kiwanis
district officials, will meet in the
Farmviile high school lunchroom to
night (Friday) at 7 o’clock for the
annual dinner session of the Seventh
Division. Frank Allen, a member of
the host club, is lieutenant-governor
of the division. Allen says that presi
dents of all clubs in his division will
be present, and advance reservations
indicate that the total number of ban
queteers will be around the 200-mark.
Towns in the division are Farm
vilie, Greenville, Washington, Golds
boro, Kinston, Wilson, Jacksonville,
Wilmington and Stantonsburg.
Principal speaker at the meeting
will be Joe Talley, mayor of Fayette
ville and governor of the Carolinas
Kiwanis district. Talley, who is a
candidate for Congress this year from
the Seventh District, has been a visi
tor of the local club on one other oc
casion and members were deeply im
pressed with the talk he made. Herb
Hennig of Darlington, S. C., secre
tary-treasurer of the district, will
also be among the dignitaries at the
meeting.
Fashion Show And
Swing Band To Be
?v Featured At P.T. A.
The Parent - Teacher Association
will have a double feature program
Thursday night at the regular meeting
in the school auditorium. A fashion
show will be presented by the girls of
the Home Economics Department
under the direction of the teacher,
Miss Elsie Seago. N. C. Maenhout
will be the pianist accompanist for
the revue. Prior to and following the
show the-Swing Band will present a
program of popular music. Miss Willa
Harper is vocalist for the band.
Charles Tucker
New President
Pitt Teachers
Boosters Of little
League To Meet
Edwin Mall, president of the Farm
tfile Little Baseball League, would
like to meet all officers, directors and
others interested in the league, Mon
day night at 8 o’clock in the school
lunchroom.
Plans to sponsor the league here
this summer are progressing. Great
interest, has been shown in the clubs.
Any person interested in making a
contribution to the league can mail
it to Ed Thomas, secretary-treasurer.
Clinton Defeats
Farmville golfers, played the sec<
in the series of matched plays of
Sam D. Bundy, president of the Pitt
County Unit of the N.C.E.A., an
nounces today the results of the vot
ing in the Pitt County Unit held on
March 6, 1952. In the state election,
Mr. E. N. Howell received 206 votes
for president; for vice-president,
Laxton Hamrick received €7 votes.
Franklin Ross Jones received 55 votes
for vice-president and M. E. Yount
received 89 votes for vice-president.
These votes will be added to the others
for the other units in the State and
the winners will be announced in
Asheville on March 28.
In the Pitt County Unit, Charles
Tucker, social studies teacher and as
sistant coach in the Farmville School,
was elected to serve as president for
the school year 1952-53. Paul Clark,
principal of the Winterville school,
was elected to the position of first
vice-preBident and Mrs. Evelyn Bul
lock of Bebvoir School was elected to
serve as second vice-president These
officers will be installed at the annual
Pitt County teacher’s dinner meeting
to be held in Ayden on Wednesday,
April 2, at 7 o’clock.
RUFUS BRAXTON
Braxton was graduated last week
from the Air Force Base at Lackland,
San Antonio, Texas, and received his
commission as second lieutenant.
(More about Broxton on page six.)
Final Rites Held
Thursday For
L. F. Daughety
Lemuel Floyd Daughety, age 79,
died at his home in Farmvilie at 10:25
Tuesday night following an illness of
one week.
Funeral services were held from the
home at 2:30 Thursday afternoon con
ducted by the Rev. Z. B, T. Cox, Chris
tian minister. Interment followed in
Maplewood cemetery in Kinston,
Mr. Daughety, a retired farmer,
had spent most of his life in and
around Kinston, and Lenoir county,
prior to moving to Farmvilie eight
years ago. He was a member of the
Farmvilie Christian Church.
Mr. Daughety was the son of the
late Katherine Taylor and B. Frank
Daughety of Lenoir County. He was
married to the former Lola Hodges,
who died in 1929. In 1932 he married
Melissa Cox Gilbert, who survives.
He is also survived by his step
mother, Mrs. B. Frank Daughety,
Hilton Village, Va., three daughters:
Mrs. R. D. Rouse, Farmvilie; Mrs. R.
F. Eastman, New Orleans, La.; Mrs.
Perry Pratt, Wallace; four sons, Carl
O. Daughety, Jacksonville, Fla.; B.
Frank Daughety, Lexington; L. F.
Daughety, Jr., Portsmouth, Va.; Har
ris Gilbert, Norfolk, Va, (step-son),
one sister, Mrs. C. S. Andrews, Hilton
Village, Va.; one brother, Frank M.
Daughety, New York, and eight
grandchildren and two great grand
children.
Active pallbears were, R. D. Rouse,
Jr., Harold Rouse, Jimmie Cox
Daughety, Ottis Pite, Jr., Harris Gil
bert, and Ralph Daughety, all grand
sons.
Music at the home Was-rendered by
a quartet composed of Mrs. B. 8
Smith, Jr., Miss Jean Moore, Charlie
Letchworth and Charles Baucom. The
hymns sung were “Sweet Peace The
Gift of God's Love,” “Abide With
Me,” and “Blest Be The Tie Thaf
Binds.”
Greene County Child
Burned To Death
The 16-month-old Negro baby of
Augustus and Marie Hopkins was
burned to death in a house about a
mile and one-half from here on the
week end after two other children es
caped from the burning home.
Special Coroner Melvin . Hill' of
Greene County stated his investiga
tion of the fire was not complete, but
be didn’t think an inquest will be held.
At The Rotary Club
Dotdee Jones and a group of her
dance claw delightfully entertained
the Rotariana at their regular weekly
meeting Tuesday night The program.
arranged in four different; sequences,
showed the work of a beginner to the
more advanced stages of dancing.
Those taking part were Marian Tay
lor, Jo Ann Nichols, Noel Cang, Eva'
May Lewis, Harriett Pftyfor, Ann Sta
tion Everett, and Dotdee Jones. The
accompanists were Martha Holmes
|i|: Grace Miller,; Jimmy ‘ Darden
was program chairman. .
Horton Rountree, a guest of the
The Marine Band from Camp Le
jeune and the East Carolina College
band, both outstanding groups, have
accepted invitations to march with
the FarmviUe high school bands in
the mammoth parade which will.be a
feature of .this community’s second
annual Farmers Day, April 23. Gen
; eral Chairman Sam Bundy and Secre
tary Fred Moore have extended in
vitations to three other bands but
have not heard from them.
Another feature of the parade will
be the appearance of professional
clowns, at least four of whom will be
in attendance, including the two who
proved so popular with the visitors
last Farmers Day.
Color and interest will also be add
ed to the parade by floats. Chairman
R. D. Bouse, Jr., of the parade com
mittee anticipates that several floats
prepared by professional designers
will compete for prises offered by the
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants
Association, Sponsor of the annual
event which last year attracted
thousands of visitors to Farmville.
The parade last year' was one of the
most colorful staged recently in
Eastern North Carolina, and it drew
favorable comment from visitors who
lived in towns much larger than
FarmviUe.
A beauty contest will be staged
again this year. It was a feature on
last year’s program and .Monk’s Ware
house was fUled almost to capacity
while the judges faced the delicate,
and difficult, task of selecting the
queen. The Rotary club and the Jun
ior Woman’s Club are supervising the
contest, as they did lost year.
The Bar x Beys Will be among the
musical groups appearing on the pro
gram.
Ed Nash Warren
Is Given Trip To
National Camp
Ed Nash Warren, whose work with
the Boy Scouts wot) for him recogni
tion at Farmville’s annual awards
night a few weeks ago, will be given j
a trip this summer tp the National
Boy Scout camp in New Mexico. The
presentation was made Mondap night
at the Rotary chib. The all-expense
trip is given by a group of interested
citizens who appreciate the outstand
ing work Mr. Warren has done.
Making the trip with the Scout?
master will be Bert "Warren, Mack
Holmes and Mrs. Warren, The date
for the trip has pot yet been set
New Organ And
Chimes Installed In
Baptist Church
A new Baldwin organ and Norton
chimes are being installed this week
in the Farmville Btaptist church.
Thes*%iU be in use for the services
Sunday morning and evening.
David Hogue of the Baldwin Organ
company, Cincinnati, will be guest
organist at the Sunday morning ser
vice. Rev. E. W. Holmes, pastor of
the church, states it is likely that Mr.
Hogue will present an organ concert
Sunday night but no definite an
nouncement can be made until the
organist’s arrival here.
Mias Kan Smith of Henderson spent
the week end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Sjpalth.
Mr. and Mrs. Clahde Turner of
Wilmington visited their daughters,
Mrs. N. A. Smith, Jr., Mrs. Edward
Johnson and Mrs. William Wooten
and their families Sunday. Mr. and
Mrs. Turner were residents af Marl
boro before moving to Wilmington
last fall.
4, Mrs. J. H. Paylor leaves today to
visit for two weeks with her son,. J.
H. Paylor, Jr., and family in Char
lotte. ■ . -
Mrs. Alien Parker of Greensboro
spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Parker.
Mrs. Alfred Lewis spent Saturday
night and Sunday with relatives in
Wilson. Mr. Lewis joi ed Mrs. Lewis
on Sunday.
Mrs- J. H- Paylor, Jr., and son,
John Hilt, III of Charlotte spent Fri
day night and Saturday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Paylor, Sr., at their home
here. Bob Paylor of Raleigh also
spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Paylor.
Mrs. A. W. Smith, Jr., had as guests
on Friday and Saturday of last week,
her Sisters, Mrs. Braxton Grimes, Mrs.
Faison Joyner and Mrs. Shelton
Daughtry, all of Mt. Olive,
Mrs. Nannie Moye Humphrey visit
ed with friends in Raleigh Thursday
and Friday. ... . .
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Kemp visited
with Mr. Kemp’s brother Ed Kemp
and family in Garner, Sunday. On
Sunday thejt also visited their son,
Douglas Kemp, student at State Col
lege, who accompanied them to Wake
Forest to visit with their daughter,
Miss Lola Grey Kemp, a student at
the college there.
Mrs. J. H. Paylor, Sr., spent Wed
nesday in Rocky Mount as the guest
of Mrs. R. T. Fountain,
Miss Jessie Hodges of Washington
visited her brother, T, M. Hodges,
here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Taylor of
Greenville and Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Cullifer of Bethel visited with Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Hathaway, Sunday.
Sandra Bass, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lyman Bass, is hack in school ;
this week after being confined to her
home on account of mumps. Daugh
ter Ann is on the sick list this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Jesse Moye had
as guests on Sunday afternoon, Mrs.
Moye’s sister, Mrs. E. R. Johnsen, Mr.
Johnsen and daughter, Jqan, of
ureenvme.
Mrs. G. Ales Rouse returned to her
home here, Monday, from Pitt Memo
rial Hospital." She is improved.
Miss Margaret Andrews, student
nurse at Park View Hospital in
Rocky Mount, spent the week end
with her parents, Mr. add Mrs. L. W
Andrews. '
Pfc. Roy Woodrow Norville, Route
2, Farmvjlle, arrived home on Sunday -!
night, March Id, on furlough from i
the Korean War theatre, Private
Norville is visiting with his mother,
Mrs. Effie Norville.
Miss Elizabeth May of Barium i
Springs spent the week end with her '
parents, Mr. aid Mrs. Edvard . May, j
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Mozingo had"
as guest, Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Willie j
Mozingo and daughter, Lou, of Sttn* i
tonsburg, Mr. and Mrs. Edward 3
Mozingo and Miss Shirley Mozingo of i
Snow Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Hdrvey ]
Mozingo of Jacksonville and Mr. and .1
Mrs. R. A. McLawhorn of Greenville. 1
Mr. and Mrs. J. C- Johnson, Sr., of !
Greenville visited Mr. and Mrs. C. H. i
Mozingo Thursday night of last week. <
C, H. Mozingo entered Duke Hos- >
Pitt Soldiers Win Commissions
■iliiikiik:
Two Pitt County soldier! Saturday
lie#
item
School at.
received
tenant* upon
the Army Officer
Port Riley, Ktrttaai.
iHohn S-Wack) Whiel«i *oa of
Mr. and Mr*. B. J. Whk*ard, Jr, of
Greenville, end Chester L. Langley,
ch*»»«r h.
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pita!, Durham, yesterday for tow
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. J. ft Brock, Jr., «nd
daughter, Jo Alice, visited Hr.
Brock’s sister, Mrs. John Jones, and
Mr. Jones in Portsmouth, Via., Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben S. Atkinson visit
ed relatives at Nags Head last week
end.
James Cooke returned to Pitt:
Memorial Hospital for treatment,
Friday. Latest reports state that his
condition is much improved.
Mrs. C. A. Lilley, Jr., returned to
Farmville from Hopkinsville, Ky.,
Monday night Mrs. Lilley who has
been with her husband who was sta
tioned at Fort Campbell, will make
her home here while Sgt Lilley is on
duty in Germany.
Mrs. Tom Herring of Wilson ar
rived yesterday for a two day visit
with Mrs. Fred Smith.
Mrs. Nell Shngart and Mrs. James
Fleet, both of Riclqnond, Ya, Yisited
several days last week with Mr. and
Mrs. M. V. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Fuquay and
son, Jones, of Charlotte spent the
week end with Mrs. Jones’ parents,
Mr. and Un. M. V. Jones.
Miss Betsy Jones, tepcher ijj the
Roanoke Rapids Schools, aooompanied
by her roommate, Miss Harriet Smith
at Roanoke Rapids, spent the wjjqk
end at her home here.
Mrs. J. D. Gates of Richmond, Va.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. „ Annie
Riggsbee and Mr. and Mrs, M. V.
rones.
J. A. Wooten, Jr., who has been a
jatient at Pitt Memorial Hospital re
turned to his home here Tuesday.
Mr. Wooten will be confined to his
lome for a short while and is report
ed as convalescing satisfactorily.
Mrs. J. A. Carraway, Mrs. Harry
L. Murphrey and Mrs. Fits McKeel of
SValstonburg were Kinston visitors,
rueisday.
Mr. and Mrs. ft Saul ter and
sons, and Mr. and Mrg. J, T. Tyson,
Fr., and son, spent the week end with
Mrs. Sautter’s sister, Mrs. L. E.
Starling in Concord.
Misses Shirley and Eloise Saulter
ipent the week end with their sister,
Mrs. Bill Robinson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. ft Brock, Jr.,.and
Mr. and Mrs. Jennis Harper were the
mpper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Law
rence Nethercutt in Snow H|l), Wad,
lesaay nigni. -
Mr. and Mr* J. 0. Brock, Jr., and
laughter, Jo Alice spent the week end
vith friends in Newport News, Va.
E. R. Smith recently separated ftom
lie Army Medical Corps at Gamp
Gordon, Ga., returned to hte home
tere Wednesday night,
Mr, and Mrs. Charles Dove visited
■elatives in Willow Spring last week
md,
' Mrs. Cherry Easley and daughter,
digs Jen Easley, teacher in the Wai
inw Spools, spent the week end with
elatives in Smithfield.
Mrs. W, A. Frost left Goldsboro
Urport by plane, Tuesday afternoon,
>n a trip to Horse Cave, Ky., to visit:
rith her daughter, Mrs. Bill Austin
md Mr. Austin.
Father Joachim Benson had as
meats Wednesday of laat week, his
lister, Mrs. James Hogan and Dr.
jogan and Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Will
ngford of Albany, N. Y.. On Sunday
dr. and Mrs. Barry McQuad and son,
larry, Jr., of Plainfield, N. J. visited
vith him. Mr. and Mrs. (George
ihevlin and daughter* MargaretBose
if Albany were Tuesday guests. All
if Father Benson’s guests were either
inroute to or from Florida vacations.
Joan Gregory is able to be up after
i recent illness. -
Mrs. C. E. Modlin underwent an
iperation, Tuesday, at Petersburg
iospital, Petersburg, Va. Latest re
K>rts> State she ll doing nicely. Mrs.
3. H. Flanagan is with her mother.
Mrs. B. L. Lang accompanied her
Fattier, J. W. Norman* of Plymouth,
;o John Hopkins Hospital, Bah
tfd., Sunday. Mr. Norman
vent an eye operation* Honda;
C. A. Tyson was accom
:o Duke Hospital, Monday, b
ind Mrs. &. M Joyner. - Mm.
mderwent an operation on T
tnd is reported as improving
‘actoriiy. Mrs. Criti Hillard
ter mother on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bt.D. Johnso
Davidson Grads
Meet Thursday
In Washington
The Washington,-Greenville-Farm
ville Alumni Chapter of Davidson
College will hold its annual meeting
next Thursday night, Thomas D.
Payne of Washington, chapter presi
dent has announced,
A dinner meeting, the session will
get underway at 7 pan. at Saleeby’s
Restaurant in Washington.
Ail Davidson men, their wives,
dates, and parents of Davidson stu
dents living in the Washington
Greenville-Farmville area are invited
to attend.
Mr. Payne revealed that chapter
members include residents of Wash
ington, Greenville, Farmville, Ply.
mouth, Belhaven and Falkland.
One of the highlights of the pro
gram will be the showing of a new
Davidson motion picture, *!Det beam
ing Be Cherished.’' Produced in
color on the campus last summer, the
film dipicts the activities and accom
plishments of the typical small, lib
eral arts college. It is now being
shown over television station# in Dm
South. ^
In addition to Mr. Payne, chapter
officers a*e Roland Lang of Fann
ville, vice president, and James H.
Morrow of Washington, secretary
treasurer.
John L. Payne, a native of Wash
ington and alumni secretary of David
son College, will be the feature speak
er at the meeting. ** ""
Born and reared in Washington,
John Payne graduated from Davidson
with the class of 1916. After one year
as principal of a high school, ha en
tered the turned service* in 1917 and
served in JSwca with the A.E.F., ris
ing from the' tank Of private to second
lieutenant. - ' .
Be was a department head of the
Charlotte branch of the Ford, Motor
Company for eight years prior to ac
cepting the position of alumni secre
tary and director of public relations
with Davidson in 1942.
In addition to the native son’s
rents include a report
» the Davidson athletic program and
WiMMfc rnwh Itv Athletic Director
wildcat vinu o, nwuwv
Paul K. Scott, and election of officers
for the coming year. *1 vfS§ ' ’ * •
The trial of tour Greene county
Negroes involved in a fracas here on
August 21, wtiich resulted in the
■hooting at Milton Warren by Police*
man J. A* Gregory in front of Farm*
vuie'e town haU, was started early
Wednesday afternoon in Pitt County
Superior Court Judge John J. Bur
ney °f Wilmington is presiding.
On trial with Warren are Perry Lee
Warren, Jessie Frank Warren, Jr.,
and Julia Warren. Seven indictments
face the defendants. These Involve
an assault and obstructing an officer
in the performance of. his duties. The
four were tried in Parmville court
and Mayor Walter Jones found them
guilty. Sentences imposed by him
were suspended upon payment of
costs, a nominal fine and remain of
good behavior. These sentences were
appealed, and the cases were taken to
Superior Court
Jurors hearing the case are: James
Thomas Allen, Greenville; Mrs. .Mary
Balafas, Greenville; J. B. Mell, Jr.,
Belvoir; A. L. Cox, Ayden; Mack
Cotton, Bethel; Mack Ebron, Green
ville; Jimmie Edwards, Chicod; W.
T. Forties, Chicod; John L. Forehand,
Greenville; E. C. Heins, Winterville;
Ernest Mills, Swift Creek; and J. C.
Waldrop, Greenville. Cotton and
Ebron are Negroes.
At the request of District Solicitor
W. J. Bundy and his assistant, Hor
ton Rountree of Farmville, Judge
Burney consolidated the casgs for
trial.
. Evidence for the state was com-"
pleted Wednesday afternoon. Testi
mony, according to Policemen Gre
gory, Carl Tanner and Milton Cul
pepper, was that the trouble began
late on the afternoon of-August 21
erhen Perry Lee Warren resisted ar
rest and Gregory hit him oh the head
vith a blackjack. Warren was jailed.
An hour or so later, Warren’s family
posted f50-bond required for his re
lease. Officers testified that War
ren, Milton Warren, his unde, Julia,
ha mother, and Lendor, his brother,
iailed to leave the police station in
in orderly manner but, instead, caus
id such a disturbance that Gregory
md Tanner proceeded to place file
intire group under arrest Snd at
tempted to lock them up.
It wns at this point that-the shoot
ng occurred. Gregory testified that
Hilton Warren pulled a knife from,
lie pocket and advanced toward him.
Gregory shot once, he stated, then
igirin, when Ifitton arched his arm
toward him, trying to strike him; with
the knife, and cursing that he had
not. yet hit him. Tanner, who drew
bis gun aid held file others at bay
vhen Milton advanced toward Gre
jory, also shot once. Milton was hit
n the thighr „
The defendants were' represented
>y C. J. Gates and M. E. Johnson,
Uegro attorneys, of Durham.
Judge Burney was charging the
ury Thursday., afternoon as this
ssue is being published.
Additional Funds for School is
Goal of Drive Launched Tuesday
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officers were elected to serve-the Pitt
County United Force? for Education
Excell Webb of Greenville was elected
chairman of tho organization. Sam
D. Bundy was elected chairman of the
general program. Other officers
elected were: J. R. Taylor, Ayden,
vicerchairman; and Dr. M. W. AW
ridge, Greenville, secretary and
treasurer.
The meeting Tuesday night wag the
second meeting of the United Forces.
The'first meeting, held in GreemviHe
on January 29, was attended by repre
tives from tile sponsor
also representatives ft
Clubs,.. I^ns,
Association, Chamber
AA.U.W., Delta Ki
Ruritans and Home
Clubs. ... '
Mr.Webb was the p
of the meeting aid pj
Carolina, elaborated on the industrial
growth of eastern Carolina and pre
sented some of the problems now fac
ing the school administrations.
ICRS W. J. Stell, Greenville, pre
sented the proposed 1953-55 legisla
tive program of the U.FJ5. Primary
objective of the program is the re
duction of clast size from 32 pupils
per teacher to 30, with a goal of 25
aa soon as possible. The other. 4
goalssjinclude a salary schedule of
$2800 to $4100 for a certificated tea
chers,, as a minimum; sufficient funds
to employ qualified attendance en- -
forcement personnel; appropriations '
to .provide additional required ser
vices and capita outlay fundte by
bond issue to complete the present
school building program. <*
Sam D. Bundy explained the pro- :
gram and presented statistics, show
ing how all but the last of the objec
tives could be carried out without |
mising taxes. In Mr. Bundy’s sum- ff g§:
mary he pointed out the fact that
North Carolina is spending 1 per cent
less of the General Fund fori Public S .1
ich, Germany, who