Vol.11 Kenansvme, w. c : Friday August 27 1943. No. 34 Bright Opens ' LIGHT OFFERINGS; NO . BLOCS'; FARMERS , NOT SATISFIED; WALLACE MART GOES OfF GOOD - All of the larger markets In the ' Eastern belt which opened rues report small offerings for opening day. No blocs were reported thru- out the entire belt. Prices ranged around $40 and $41 dollars. Far mers reported dissatisfaction on practically every market ' , Warehousemen said the light of fering was due to a hope most ' farmers have that the. celling will be raised. Walace, Duplin's only market, operating three large warehouses this ytarot off to a good start. Prices. were as good there as on ' any market and better than some Hussey's Warehouse, operated by W. U "Bill Hussey", George Ben- nett and Jos. H. Bryant sold 136, 000 pounds for an average of $40 on opening day. . The Brick Warehouse, operated by Cscar.Blanchard and Farrlor ' sold 298,000 pounds through Wed nesday for an average of aproxi mately $41. , The New Duplin, operated by Spence and Carter and others, sold 164,000 pounds for an average of a proximately $40. The entire market was-said to have averaged UlTOUgn inui-suay Kuuig , - 754 pounds. Less complaints were . hunt nn the Wallace market than on many markets. Grade of to bacco was said to be inferior, now ever the low grades were bringing good prices. 'i Warehousemen at Wallace say they expect this to be the mark , ,vbaaner year. A O - .; - . . " enue Collector To ; Be In County Next Week" Help Income Tax Payers .Moke Their Sept. Report Deputy Collector G. L. Tibbak will be at Wallace Sept 1st and 2nd.; Kenansviue, in tne " ..-r mom at the courthouBe, Sept. 3rd., and 4th.; and to War saw, city hall, Sept. 6th. and 7th. to assist those tax payers who are vtninui tn file an estimated ln- . come tax return for 1943 Income , by Sept 15th. iprm.p!i who have 80 per cent "y " Of their incomes from farming are not required to nie unui wee. um. WHO MUST FILE .,' 1 - Thqse not subject to with - holding tax whose gross Income for the year can reasonably be ex pected to amount to, single $500 or married $K200. ; . 2 - Those subject to withholding tax but whose wage or salary can reasonably be expeeted to exceed $2700 if single or $3500 If mar ried or did exceed such amounts , i for the previous year. . S - Those subject to withholding tax but whose income from sour ces other than wages or salaries can reasonably be expected to ex- i cead $100 and whose gross income Is such as to require filing an In come tax seturn and did exceed $100 in the previous year and an Income tax return was required to ' be filed.. . , ' 4 . Those required to make a re turn for 1942 whose gross wage or salary income in such year was greater than reasonably be expect- ed to be received from this sour ce in 1943. Home Front Pledge . Campaign To Start The American Home Front Ple dge Campaign is expected to get under way in the near' future. It has to do with efforts to' keep down Inflation. The campaign will be of an ed ucational nature, instructing peo ple about the danger of. inflation and explaining what the citizens can do to prevent it. i i t am interested in seeing that I am a part of OPA and and that every man and weman that I pass on the street Is a part, of It too. I feel that OPA is we, the people, Just as the Government as a whole is we, the people.' "I think price control and rationing, are policies of th peo ple, by the people and for the people not policies, conceived in ignorance of the public good. And to I think all of us should do all we can to tee that price controj and rationing work not lor the sake of God and the Democratic party, but for the sake of Wei the people. ' . (Quotation from a recent letter written by a newspaperman) Leaf Tobacco Market Slower pun DOYS Letters Brothers in Pvt. Preston F. Boatle son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J Botsic of Dobson Chapel who is now sta IjuU He entered service nearly three years ago. . Preston, with Roy Sitterson, were the first from Ke- nansville to enter service. He has been over since April. - Training at Ft. Bragg, Camp Forrest and Camp Butner and Ft Jackson, In hospital corps. Duplinite Says He Wants To Be Tail-gunner Pfc. James M Browni station ed at Wendover Field, Utah writes that he hopes to be a tail-gunner. His letter follows: ,Thursdaay, Aug. 19th. Dear Mr. Grady, I am at another Field now. I would like to have my paper sent to my new address: I am in gunnery school out here on the Deserts of Utah. I think the news in the Duplin Times would be the very thing to keep my morale up. Hope I'll be a- tail-gunner on a a 24 when I finish. Yours truly. James M. Brcvn. I Pfc. James M. Brown, W. A. G. S. Sqdnu C, Wendover Field. Utah. . Outlaw's Bridge Soldier Writes ' From Sicily Front ; v "Tommy" Outlaw was with the Invading forces that entered the Italian Island .- Thomas Outlaw, son of Mrs. John Will and the late Mr. Out law of the Outlaw's Bridge Com munity writes the editor from Sic ily. His letter, dated Aug. 8th was received Aug. 23rd. It reads: Sunday Aug. 8th, 1943 Dear Bob: " " I still get onof your papers once in a while. No difference how old it is, it's fresn news to me. " Bob, I am In Sicily now. I came over In the Invasion convoy. . My outfit was on duty all the way over. See, we are anti-craft any way. Everything was quiet and peaceful all the way over. ' We did nqt get any action until of the flout tart? th- i was termed very gooi'' , fore Saturdav it be: It Is expected that cotton pick anTtwoantVm. 'ln nd -lnnlnK will be in full w ofte? thaftoeJ canvtr swin8 here to .mother two weeks, by tta m od ?ythCn the cotton crop la rapidly near- business had picked up a bTt. and Hum men on unui arter midnight we were kept busy by the "Jer rys'. I only saw ....din out out by censor) .... some of their bombs came .close to the ship I was on, but we weren'fr-pitching horse shoes, so close don't count OPA successful because I feel that my family is a part of OPA Than Usual in SEQUICE Acd bus Armed Forces 1 x .:-: i, i. f 1 Pfc, Melvln B otitic son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J Bostlc of Dobsons Chapel, brother of Pres ton, is now stationed at Camp Barkley, Texas. Been there ever since he left Ft Bragg. Entered the 30th day of last Oct, in hos pital corps. Heads Drive WILLIAM DALLAS HERRING Mayor of Rose Hill has been na med chairman of the United War Fund drive for Duplin County by Governor B rough ton. Mr. Herring has named the following members of his executive committee: A; L. Cavenaueh, Warsaw, vice chair- FJ?CGT' AK1e"T";inYentoi?.. poWllzatlqn, conser- '""- "cv' i vanon, aistriDution ana use oi lao- Kenansyille, treasurer. or ln the couhty necessary and A full ooinmitteerepresentinElugefu! ln prosecution of the being named and an announcement of the list will probably be made next week. First Cotton Brings 20.87 1-2 . The first 1943 cotton sold on the ount Olive market brought 20.87 1-2 cents per pound when Ricks Fertilizer company paid Ed Herring, prominent farmer of the Calypso section, that amount for two bales Saturday of last week. ' " The cotton was ginned by S L. Warren and Son, and the quality " "6 harvesng gtage' Ration Book No. 4 To Be Issued Soon There will be a nation-wide reg- Istratlon for War Ration No. 4 sometime between Oct. 20 and Nov 1st. it has been announced by Ed ward F. Stegen, regional ration ing executive. . , , . Ration Book No. 4 will replace War Book No. 3. After Sept 1st motorists hold ing old-type B and. C gas. books will be required to use a new style coupon, Old booki will be called In shortly. In those first three days Fot I saw a few Jerrys batted down the past few days things have been quiet here. From what I have seen of the country here It is lqw moun tainous most everywhere so: that most of the valleys are used for fanr.irz. - . Al'"vg . 1,-. ..3. EDITORIAL The , national Labor Relations Board election to determine wheth er or not the North Carolina Ship building Company's Wilmington yard will be operated under a Un ion or on an open shop basis, .will be held Friday, Sept 3rd. ' The successful operation of this ship-yard is a matter of grave con cern, not only to Wilmington and the State of North Carolina, but also to our nation. In less than two years, this Company has built one hundred and twenty six Liberty Ships of ten thousand five hundred tons each. The part these ships have taken in carrying supplies of war to our armed forces and to our allies would be hard to over esti mate. We believe they have con tributed in a large measure to the success of our boys on the battle fields. Aside from the fact that the No rth Carolina Shipbuilding Comp any is our state's largest Industry, with a payrpll near a million dol lars a week, aside from the fact that many hundreds of men and women in our Country are employ ed by it and their earnings are reflected in the business of our section. We believe, in this vital war in dusty, which the United States Martime Commission publicly sta ted holds one of the two best re cords of all shipyards building Lib. erty Ships. We believe that for the best In terest of the company and the em ployees they should vote to contin ue on an open shop basis. Labor Mobilization Board Members are Named The following Dersons have been appointed by Governor Bro ughton to serve on the LABOR MOBILIZATION BOARD for Du plin County for the duration, of the war: C. E. Quln, Chairman, Kenans- ville; C. B Miller, Calypso; C. Den nis Lee, Faison; A. J. Jenkins, Warsaw; Homer Taylor, Magnolia; Wm. D. Herring, Rose Hill; Kit Turnery Teachey; J. Aubrey Har rell, Wallace; Ransom Mercer, Beulaville; J. Robert Grady, Ken ansville; G. E. Pickett Chinqua pin; u E. Jones, Kenans wile; Mrs Harvey Boney, Rose Hill; Will ard Hoffler, Wallace; J. H. Dot son, Seven Springs, R. F. D.; F W McGowen, Kenansville: and keilbert E Alphin, Mount Olive, R. F. D. The authority under which this Board has been set up by Govern or Broughton in all the 100 coun ties of the state is contained in the North Carolina Emergency War Powers Act enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly, Ses sion of 1943. Meeting of the Board has been called to meet in the Court House In Kenansville, on Friday night, August 27th, at 8:00 o'clock. r r: : , , a-cs CAjun JJ Jiiau w Oi icliu the meeting. At the meeting Friday night plans will be formulated for the war. Wallace Grocers Close For Duration The retail grocery stores in Wal lace have agreed to close their stores each Wednesday at 1:00pm. for the duration, It is reported. Also all beauty shops there will close each Wednesday aiternoon County Court To Meet 1st. Monday Judge Hubert Phillips announ ced today that the General County Court will convene as usual on the 1st Monday in September. All defendants and'States witnes ses will be expected to be present, he said. Picnic At Maxwell's Mill Next Thursday The Masonic and Eastern Star annual picnic and outing at Max well's Mill will be held next Thur sday afternoon. All members and their families are invited to attend and carry a basket V v! . - i .' 1943 Tax Books Here, Notices Going Out r;v- t The 1943 tax books ; have ar rived and next week Tax Collector I. ; N.: Henderson will, -begin mail ing odt notices. Notices are being mailed this week to delinquent personal and poll tax payers. - Scottish Rites Masons " To meet in Wilmington There will be a- special fall re union of the Anoient and Accep ted Rites of Scottish Freemason ary of the Southern Jurisdiction of the Ptntos in Wilming- t a on UX.U 21, i2, 23. The Third Announced By The Treasury Waccamaw Bank Enters Fourth Year Here The Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co., at Kenansville, Which on Aug. 20th completed three years of suc cessful operation at the county seat closes its third year of progress. During the year just passed the number of depositors have dou bled The number of loans have tripled. M. F. Allen, Jr., who came to the Kenansville Bank, when it was opened, has guided the destiny of the bank through its three years of service. The War situation has b.ought added duties to the bank and de mands for other services. The sale of War Bonds is a regular service of the bank. The shortage of tires and gas has made the receiving oi aeposus Dy mall a real war time service. The bank is taking care of .more and more depositors in this way, and still will be glad to tell any depositor how the service may be used at the same time furnishing neccessary supplies. This bank keeps abreast of gov ernment regulations governing ere dit usinsr these regulations in mn- king its own loans. They will also be glad to give whatever informa tion they might have to any mer chant at any time. MERCHANTS ATTENTION ALL MERCHANTS MUST ro ister on blanks R 902 furnished by OPA by Sept. 1st. Contact your Ration Board for particulars. Lone Star Quartette To Appear. The Lone Star Quartte will appear in the Beulaville High School Friday Night Sept. 3rd. 1943. at 8:30 o'clock, sponso ed by the Miller Home Demonstration Club. CIVILIAN DEFENSE RALLY THURSDAY EVE. SEPT. 2. Mr. Georee K. Snow, attorney of Mt Airy and Assistant State i address the Warsaw Citizens De-, Director of Civilian Defense will ; tense corps at tne iegion nut in Warsaw on Thursday evening. SeDt 2. 1943. at 8:30 o'ciock. Mr. Snow is a veteran oi tne first World War and is now De- American Legion. . ne is an oik standine speaker. Civilian Defense Awards for Ser vice will be presented at this meeting. The public is cordially invited to attend. Duplin's 1944 Wheat Goal Is Given The goal set for Duplin County wheat farmers for 1944 is 1500 acres. Stationed In Florida Pvt. David W. Chambers of Al bertson township, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie R. Chambers, who en listed in the Marine Corps in Mar., is attached to a Marine Guard De tachment at Lee Field, Green Cove Springs, Fla. Uncle of Mrs. Morrison Dies Here u- Edwin W. Bailey, Sr., age 71, died at the home of his niece Mrs. J. G. : Morrison ln Kenansville Monday at 11:15. He and Mrs. Bailey came here a few weeks ago for a visit. He had been suffering stomach trouble for some time and was stricken seriously Sunday. ' Funeral services were held at his old home; in Carlton, Ga., on Wednesday afternoon. , He is survived by his wife, sis ter to Mrs. Craven here, and two sons, R. H. Bailey, officer candi date at Camp Davis and E. W. Bailey, Jr., of Gastonia. , ,. , " ' ' Local Man Promoted to 1st. Lt. Boca Raton Field. Florida Second Lt. William B. Murray of Kenansville, North Carolina, who is stationed at Boca Raton Field, Florida, one of the Army Air For-! ces Technical Schools, has been identification school for air promoted to the rank of First Lt. plane spotters will be held in War- L.I. Murray graauatea irom , Kenansvile High School and from the University of North Carolina with a BS Degree in 1936. Lt. Murray and Mrs , Murray live at 102 S. E. 7th Avenue, Del ray Beach, Florida. ;. , War Loan M. F. ALLEN, Jr. Cashier, Kenansville branch, Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co., since its opening here tlrfee years ago. Bill Sheffield Gets Promotion To Second Lieutenant Berna.-d Cleveland Sheffield Jr. 26, of Warsaw, N. C. .today re ceived a commission as second lieutenant in the Medical Admin istrative Corps at the Carop Bar keley Officer Candidate School eraduation.. i - , ' r2 I .. o?Mrs. Harvey Boney is chairman of By handling such nthe Womens division of the war dudes of the armys medical de- , partment as supply, Personnel, evacuation and training, the young officers of the Medical Admini strative Corps are an integral part of the most successful med ical system any army has ever known. No matter whe.e he is fighting, a wounded soldier may be in an American hospital within sixty hours and of all wounded in the first sixteen months of war, 97 per cent have recovered Like all army training in recent months, the Camp Barkeley Of ficer Candidate School is emphas izing ruggedness, and the new 2nd. Lts' have proved their stamina as well as their mental ability dur ing the training program. Participating In the graduation program were Lt. Col. August H. Groeschef,. assistant commandant, and Maj. Miles G. Bell, executive officer. The new officers were granted 10-day graduation leaves before reporting to their new as signments. Duplin County Has A $ 1 A Year Worker Mrs. John D. Robinson of Wal lace is on the Federal Government payroll at a salary of $ 1.00 a year. She is chairman of the Womans Division of Region 11 of the War Finance Committee. Identification School Announced At Warsaw saw beginning next Monday mgnt at 8:30. Jack Glisson will be as 8isted by Cpl. Andrews Of the fil ter Center at Wilmington in teach ing the class. Class will meet at the Legion Hut Everyone inter ested is invited to attend. Drive Duplin's Quota Set At $524,000; Drive Gets under Way Sept. 9 The third war loan quota for North Carolina is $145,000,000, more than double the $62,000,000 quota for the second year loan la April, it was announced Sunday by C T Leinbach, of Winston Sal em, state chairman of the war fi nance committee, who emphasized that the quota la a "real challenge to the people of the state." The three largest quotas for co unties in the state were assigned to Guilford, Mecklenburg and For sythe. Chairman Leinbach stated that the treasury department is desir ous that at least 50,000.000 Ameri- cans, representing 38 per cent of the nation's population, buy bonds during the drive, September 9-3o, inclusive. On the basis of the treas ury department's expectations, it was pointed out, this state is ex ted to have approximately 1,330, 000 bond purchasers. Leinbach asserts in his challenge to workers in the coming drivo that "to reach our quota it will call for the exertion cf rvcry eff ort to reach all sou "ces cf income from the large business and ird-s-trial buyc-s. to the smallest wag earner, with a door to door contact In most counties the quotas have been proportinately in creased, based on loeal conditions the amount' of sales in the second war luan drive and the harvesting . of crops ln agricultural center... The quotas by regions include: Region three: Duplin, 1524,000; Sampson, $578,000; Wayne, $2,33 000; Lenoir, $1,278,000; Omlo,$471 000; Pamlico, $35,000; Jones, 36, 000; Craven, $1,029,000 and Car teret $379,000. J. C. THOMPSON To Head Drive of Warsaw will again head Dup lin'sWar Lean Drive when the 3rd drive gets under way Sept 9th. with Duplin's quota over 1-2 mil lion. In the first two drives, Dup lin went over the top each time. The quota of the 3rd drive is more than double that of the 2nd Mr. Thompson said, "I believe Un people of Duplin can be depended on to go over the top again". MEETING CALLED Mr. Thompson has called a me eting of his committee to meet la the courthouse Fri. night Sept. 3rd. at 8.30 to lay plans for the campaign. C A. Kramer of Kins ton, regional director of the War Finance Committee will be present Dr. John D. Robinson of Wal lace is vice chairman of the War Saving Staff for Duplin County. chairman of Duplin War Finance Committee for this drive; John Diefel .chairman of the retail mer chants of the War Finance Com mittee. - nt' "1 r'' Paroled James McCoy, Negro who wa sentenced to 5-7 years in this county in 1941 for house-breaking and larceny, was paroled by Gov ernor B.-oughton Wednesday. . Warsaw To Have v School Orchestra Everett Flint, music teacher oi Kenansville Is organizing a school orchestra at Warsaw and wit' teach there each Tuesday ana i n day. Mr. Flint says he is interested ln organizing an orchestra in the Kenansville school also if he can get enough pupils Interested. Elderly Lady Want Good Home Miss Catharine Grady, age 78, would like to live with someone as companion for board and room. Any one interested please write or see her at the home of Ned P. Grady, Rt 1. Seven Springs. FEED la relation te expeeted fe?4 consumltxg livestock number, th; prospective 1943-44 fe4 supply 20 per cent smaller than the sup ply of last year. . r u if , 4 t ... ' 1 1