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plin Boys Doing Fine
DorliSn Dalile,Saler6n
The Mowing story was taken
f -om today's News & Observer.
For the past few days fighting
has been going on around Salerna,
in Southern Italy, where Ameri-
- can troops have made a landing.
- Early reports emanating from Ger
many stated that Lt. Qen, Clark's
men were being driven back into
... the sea but recent reports from
the General himself says that op
" eratlons are going along nicely. (
J, C. Thompson received a tele
gram yesterday from the Treasury
Department commenting on the.
fine week now being done by Du
plin County Jboys in the Salerno
Battle. The story: '
Allied Headquarters in North
Africa, Sept. 16, The powerfully
- ' reinforced American FiFth Army
drove the Germans more than 8
miles from the sea today In its
first serious offensive from its Sa-
. lerno bridgehead, secured firmly
on this eighth day .of battle.
The British Eighth Army ad
vanced 15 miles from the south
: through the old Italian fishing vil
lage of Scalea, aproachlng so close
that "in a matter of hours its pre-
. sence will be felt by the enemy."
Lt Gen. Mark W. Clark told his
charging Americans and Britons
In an order of the day predicting
the conquest of Naples, Rome and
Italy.
(The Algiers radio said tonight
that some detachments of the ad
vancing British Eighth Army were
only 18 1-2 miles from the Fifth
Army bridgehead.. The broadcast
, recorded, by United States For
eign .Broadcast Intelligence Ser
: vice, said the Eighth Army had
captured Sapri, on the West coast
65 miles south of Salerno. -The
Fifth Army-mightiest single
, Allied force in action in the Med-
- erranean in this war surged for
ced, suddenly and violently at
fjk ra today from its foxholes at
Sgr ." southern end of the Salerno
ont snapping a Gedman ring at
the junction of the Sele and Calire
rivers just north of Alta villa . . .
County
Court
One Of
SEPTEMBER TERM, 1943
County Court convened here
September 6th, and dispensed with
one of the heaviest dockets in the
history of the court. Nearly four
days were required to clear the
docket Judge Phillips was not in-
dined to be .very lenient and all
convicted were given a pretty
- heavy sentence- There has , been
' no county court to amount to any
thing in several months and cases
. have been piling up. ,
Cases heard were as follows:
September 6, 1943 ;
v ' Pearlle Auston, Operating au
to while Intoxicated. 6 months
suspended on good behavior for
2 years and $50 fine - and cost,
forfeit driver's license toe one
; - year. '." " ; -
Paul Vann ADW oh female.
'Annie Mae Vann, wife, swore out
warrant and will not prosecute
L the case. She is marked pxos
v "ecutrix and taxed with cost.
Gunata Godwin , Interferring
1 with an officer in performance of
his duties. Nol Pros.
Willie Edwards and Isabel Futi
tell, - F., and A. Nol Pros -with
Leave. ..-y ' ;i "
Willie HeywariL Pickett, Bast
ardy. Defendant In Army. . NoJ
Pros with Leave.
John Richard Houston, Tres
pass. -30 days suspended on 2 yrs.
good behavior and payment of $10
for Mrs J. C. Brown and cost.
Ransom- Chasten, Bastardy, Nol
Pros with Leave. ,- . ,
. Ransom Chasten, Assault on fe
male and ADW. Nol Pros' with
Leave. " : - ;
Edgar Sykes, - Operating auto
while intoxicated. 6 months sus
pended on conditions. Fine of $50
nd cost ' . :-
Seth Bostic, Public . nuisance.
rmths suspended on conditions,
fine and cost- '
( jn V.meXl'. Ci: A. W. I.. Imnron-
""""'pr lirpnss and : rpfklpsa dirvlno'.
6 months suspended on conditions.
?: fine and cost. ' ' ; : '
l.thel Parker, ADW. 30 days
; ended on conditions, i
iymond Sumner, Non Support
i I'ros with Leave. .
Kbert Hill Possession of ma
's and equipment for pur-
of mfg. Whisky and mfg.
"-s. Appeal, to Superior
r i swid fixed at $Z)0.
Tuckor, O. A. W, I. Not
' -r, Heckles Drlvlr.
In Pacific
THEODORE D. SOUTH KKI.ANP.
son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Southerland of Wallace, is with
the Navy In the Pacific war zone.
He enlisted In the navy in August
1941, attended the electrical
school in St. Louis and holds the
rating of electrician's mate third
class. He has a brother, Ensign
Milton Southerland, who is with
the Bureau of Naval Personnel In
Washington.
Duplin Negro In Jail
v For Shooting Husband
Sept 15. Roebuck Kornegay,
Negro, of Faison, Is in the Golds
boro Hospital in a serious con
dition with a gunshot wound in
his shoulder. -
His wife, Lula Kornegay, is in
the Duplin County jail here In
Kenansville charged with the
shooting.
The shooting took place Monday
night, and the woman was jailed
In Faison, but was removed Tues
day to the Duplin ' County jail,
where she will be held "pending
the outcome of her nusband's
wounds. The negroes are -tenants
on the farm of J. H. Faison. The
cause of the shooting was not
learned. -
The Heaviest
Dollie Mae Badger. ADW. 30
days suspended on conditions. j
Prentice - Craddock, Possession
and Transporting non-tax paid
whiskey. 18 months suspended on
conditions. $20 line and cost
Webb Jones, Possession of tax
paid whiskey with seal broken and
publicly drunk. Nol Pros with
Leave. - - '.i. -i.
Clarence Langston, ADW, Reck
less and careless Driving. Nol
Pros with Leave.
Claude Vernon , Transporting
tax paid whiskey with seal bro
ken. 4 months suspended on con
ditions. $10 fine and cost.
Willie James Carroll, ADW30
days on roads suspended on con
ditions. $10 Fine and cost.
Buber Hodges, Affray. 30 days
suspended on. conditions. $10 fine
and cost- ---V' v
Willie L. Hodges, Gambling on
streets while intoxicated. 30 days
suspended on conditions. $10 fine
and cost ..;'.,'-..;.
John J.. Williams, Same as as
Willie L.-Hodges. (Willip .Tnm
Carroll, Buber Hodges, Willie L.
noages ana John J. Williams, con
solidated.) . t, ' .C: ; . . .' i :
Edd Sprouse, Assault on female.
30 days suspended. . . .
GlennTuckerr Or A. - W.-Ir 6
months suspended on conditions.
$50 fine and cost - , .
Sam Chestnutt, ADW. 30 days
suspended. -.- - M r - -:. K ,
Haywood Bass, ADW, on female.
30 days suspended. .. , . , ,,.
Henry L. Grady, Possession and
transporting non-tax paid whis
key for purpose of sale 18 months
suspended. - "
Archie JSmith, O. A" W. I. 6
months suspended. : . ; . -Catherine
Mason, Worthless
Check. Nol Pros. ; - .
Lannie Herring, ; Possession of
non-tax paid whiskey for purpose
of sale. Tried Sept.8, 1941 placed
on probation 12 months. ' :
Lannie Herring, Possession and
transporting non-tax paid whiskey
for purpose of sale. Tenders a plea
of no-lo-contendre. Guilty, 12
months sentence to run concur
rently with sentence in above case
Alton Strickland, Obstructing
toad. Dismissed. V
Harry Hill , Removing ' crops
without paying rent Not guilty.
John Bvrd, O. A, W. I. 6 months
suspended.
Robert Lambert, : Abandonment
and non-support.
Nol Vv.
Hears
Dockets In History
Three ions of 3. Mack Smith and the late Mrs. Essie Smith of Pink Hill, Route 2, are in the aimed
services. Pic. Russell Smith (left) enlisted in the Army three years ago end has been stationed in Alaska
most of the time since. Horace E. (BUI) Smith (center) enlisted in the Army on November 2, 1940, and
has been stationed at Fort Bragg since that time. Pfc. Gordon M. Smith (right) was inducted into the
Army early In 1942 and is now with the forces in S icily. He took part in the Tunisian campaign and
was awarded the Silver Star medal by the War Department for bravery in action.
Expect Duplin Reach Bond Quota
By Tomorrow Night;0nly $74,000
Short
Noon
GETS PROMOTION
CAPT. JOSEPH B. WALLACE
New Marshall
. Really Knows
. His Duties ." .
(The following was clipped from a
Miami Newspaper)
Recently appointed provost mar-
shall of the Miami Beach Training
base AAFETTC, Capt. Joseph B.
Wallace brings double-strength ex
perience to his new duty veteran
service as a civilian police official
plus wide acauaintanceshin with
military police problems here.
He succeeds CaDt. Cadwallader
L. Polk, Jr.. who was transferred
to the legal section of AAF Mater
ial command, Wright field, Ohio.
Capt Wallace arrived in Miami
Beach in May, 1942, to attend Of
ficer Training school. He was com
missioned a first liutenant direct
from duty as chief deputy sheriff
of Duplin County, NC, an office
he held for 13 years. -
Followine graduation from OTS.
he was assigned to BTC 4 as a
training officer and served in that
capacity until Oct.,1942,' when he
became assistant provost marshal.
70 Jurors Are : s
Called For Service .
; Seventy Duplin men have been
called for a one week, term of
Superior Court for trial of crim-
inal cases. Judge
Henry L. Ste
They are:
vens wiu preside.
u i. Merritt
Simpson Harper - '
R. B. Dickson ,
Lr P.-McGowen -
W. T. Carter
T. A. Jernigan "
J. F. Brock
Roy Sanderson
Lonnie Hardy
J. E. Chambers : - '
John Fredrick "
J. O. Joyner ..
J. B Bachelor
A. L. Cavenaugh
WUlard G. Smith
A. A. Houston t-
Gardener Houston
R. C Davis
Walter Rhodes
Earl D. Smith
J. L. Quinn - . ; 1
Oscar Fussell
Leonard Grady "
Joel Jones '
A. E. i Williams
Faison Smith
Ed - Goodman ' ,
I. W. .Jones , "
Ellis Brinson
Frank Hunter '
A. O. Fussell
W. B. Knowlpn
Jesse Swinson '
G. S. Register
Ellis Davis Hall
J. II. Rouse
J. W. IloUinfrsworth
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Kenansvme, im. c FRIDAY
Thrco Brothors in Armed
Stems' wvvc
Gets Award
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Pvt PAUL WILLIAM MERCEE
son of Mrs Sarah V. Mercer of
Pink Hill, formerly of Beulaville
has been awarded the Purple
Heart medal for injuries suffered
in action on New Georgia Island,
according to notification received
by his mother from Admiral W.
F. Halsey, USN.
"Uncle Dob" Williamson
Buried Tuesday i
Funerafservices for Robert Mon
roe Williamson were held from the
home of his son. Sheriff D. S. Wil
liamson, Tuesday afternoon at
three o'clock, conducted by his
pastor Rev. J. W. Lineberger
interment was In Grove Cemetary
here in town.
He is survived oy the following
children: Sheriff Williamson and
Ben Williamson , of Kenansville
Paul, Bob and Jimmy of Richmond,
Corbett of Rocky Mount and Mrs.
E. F. Sheppard of Wilmington.
"Uncle Dob" as he was affect
ionately known in Duplin County
was 86 years old. He had been in
declining health for the past few
years. Death came Sunday night
at seven o'clock. He was born and
reared in this county.
Active pallbearers were Faison
McGowen, Dr. ; Gooding, Claude
and Perry Dobsoh, Gurman Powell
and Sam Pope.
Honary pallbearers were: A.T.
Outlaw, Roscoe Jones, R. V. Wellst
J. L. Williams, G. E. Jones, G. R.
Dail, J. E. Jerritt, N. B. Boney,
L. A. Beasley, John A. Gavin, C.
E. Quinn, Vance Gavin, H. D.
Williams, W. J. Pickett, H. E.
Phillips, C. B. Sitterson, Willie
Brlnson, W. E. Belanga, O. P.
Johnson, J. O. Stokes, A. J. Blan
ton, H. M. West, Rodolph Dail,
Slim Dail, E. C. Newton, Alton
Newton, Bob Grady, E. C. Tyndall,
I. N. Henderson, O. C. Blanchard,
L..F. Weeks Chief Boone, R. M.
Byrd, ' Claude Hamilton, Jno, R,
Croom, Ralph . Miller, Garland
King, A.-W. Whaley- Paul Steph
ens, C. E. Stephens, J. A. Powers,
Ralph Carlton, Ralph Brown, S. R
Chesnutt, William Farrior, An
drew Miller, G. M. Honeycutt, Ja
mie Southerland and Blanchard
Southerland.
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Today
SEPTEMBER 17th 1943
Forces
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; May Be First
County In State To
Sell Its Quota
Duplin County is nea. ing its
quota in the 3rd War Loan Drive
of $524,000 more than double the
2nd drive quota.
J. C. Thompson, chairman of
the drive said at two o'clock today
that he was confident that Duplin
would go over the top before the
sun sets tomorrow. At this writing
no county in the State and pos
sibly the nation has reached its
quota. It is entirely possible, Mr.
Thompson, stated that Duplin will
cop the honors by being the first
county in North Carolina to sell
its quota.
To Celebrate
Needlework Guild
Governor Broughton announced
that North Carolina will join in
the country-wide celebration ot
National Needlework Guild Week,
October 10-16.
"Membership iiTthe Guild is op
e'n to everyone through the Bran
ches in the state. The only require
ment is the contribution of two
new, identical articles of wear
ing apparel or household linens.
These to be distributed to the ile
edy in the community.
With over 700 Brandies throug
out the Country, this charitable
organization can look back over
58 years of- aiding the sick and
the needy, and looks forward this
year to a vital role in the war ef
fort, through taking care of home
front needs, building up home
front morale. Your help is urge
ntly needed. Bring or send your
two-of-a-kind to the nearest Bran
ch of the Needlework Guild.
Lt. Huie Visiting Home ,
Lt. Litch Huie of Warsaw, now
stationed in Indiana is spending
a few days with his family in War
saw. Litch says he thoroughly
enjoys army life.
Let's Put Duplin
Over The Top
Buy More War Bonds
K P C Invests
$18,000 In
War Bonds
Garland P. King, secretary of
the Kenansville Production Credit
Association announced yesterday
that the Association has invested
$18,000 in 2 1-2 percent treasury
bonds. Duplin County will receive
credit for this Investment In the
present drive.
rt'LacTi
Duplin Bomber Outwits
1 5 German Fighters &
Rerturns To Home Base
On Submarine
GROVES CLEVELAND MILLER
23, yeoman lc, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. Miller, Beulaville, has
completed basic training at the
Submarine School, Submarine
Base, New London, Conn., for duty
with out going fleet of underseas
fighters.
Yeoman Miller will be entitled
to wear the twin dolphin insignia
of the submarine service after
further experience aboard a sub
marine during which he must dem
onstrate to his commanding offi
cer that he is fully qualified to
carry out the duties of his rate.
The insigna is a mark of distinct
ion throughout the Navy.
Miller was graduated from Beu
laville High in May, 1938. The
next year in August, he received
his diploma from Norfolk, Va,
Business College After joining
the Navy a year ago in April, he
had recruit instruction at Norfolk,
Va., and foreign duty.
The Submarine School, the only
one of its kind in the Navy, is at
tended by a picked group of men
who must pass special physical,
mental, and psychological tests.
The school work takes place not
only in classrooms and labora
tories, but also in numerous train
ing submarines in which students
master the actual techniques of
operating the powerful fighting
craft.
Many students at Submarine
School already have battle as mem
bers of surface ship crews before
volunteering for submarine duty.
Others are fresh from training
stations, but all graduates are
sure of action once they are as
signed to a submarine due for of
fensive patrol. Large numbers of
recent students now are serving
in submarines which have sunk
enemy naval or merchant vessels.
Picture is official U. S. Nayy
Photograph. -1
REMEMBER?
Then Act
Remember when the Japs and
Nazis laughed at us, called us
soft and decadent, and bragged
how they'd biff the daylights out
of the democracies?
Remember how they tried to de
liver a sneak knock-out punch and
had the peace terms all figured
out for us? They were to be the
Lords; we the slaves.
You do remember, don't youT
Of course you do. Made you mad,
didn't it? It made the whole coun
try mad.
Well, the Japs and Nazis have
been feeling the sting of our might.
Every American contributed to
that sting. And every American
will. contribute still more to big
ger and deadlier wallops already
in the making.
Our individual contributions to
the war effort are beginning to
count Our work in war plants.
airplane spotting in our spare time
air-raid warden duty, over-subscribing
two war loans, giving our
scrap metal, waste fats - - all
these things are beginning to show,
Rut more is neeaea. mucn more,
Right now we are asked to put
our money into War Bonds to
keep our war machine rolling in
high - to speed victory. . -,
' While the Third War Loan
drive la on. we have a fine chance
to take another wnam at tne axis
by cutting pulpwood, and putting
the money we make into war
bonds. The country needs pulp
wood - - badly. And money is need
ed to run the war.
' So get out that axe and grind
it sharp. Then get going. Every
cord of pulpwood you cut will has
ten the day of victory. It will ac
celerate that speed if you put your
pulpwood money into War Bonos
Do it NOW. l-
Can It be done? - - The answer
fw " m iaiiiiKiniii tm 'i '
is in your axe-
CAPTAIN CLIFTON
WELCOMED HOME ,
FROM FOREIGN
SERVICE
By Mrs. Stacy Brltt
Captain David S. Olfton ar
rived in Warsaw, Friday, SeptlO
from England, where he has been
stationed with the, Army Air For
ces since early March 1943. He
arrived in New York Sept 4th,
." .. tn Raleieh. where he
i joined his wife, the former Miss
Ruth Parker, of Warsaw, who Is
with the Rex Hospital Staff.
Captain Clifton, chief pilot and
squadron leader on Flying For-
,i,o ornntnd a furlough
after completing
bombing missions over Germany
and occupied territory.
Young Clifton, foster son oc tne
late Mr and Mrs. R. F. Pollock,
who is just 23, was welcomed
hnm Fridav nieht when he was
asked to speak to a large audience
of relatives and friends in the
Legion Home. Ralph Jones, In be
half of the American jeigon. in
troduced Honorable Rivers jonn
son, who in turn introduced the
present tiero back home in Duplin
County.
Captain Clifton, wearing the
Distinguished Flying Cross and
Oak Leaf Cluster, received fo
outstanding service, began ms
brief talk by telling the home
town folks how the American
boys and Britain need planes
with which to carry on in this aw
ful strife. He expressed that he
had noted much interest in War
saw relative to the war, but iu
England when new replacements
arrive from the USA the boys say
very little enthusiasm is displayed
on the home front.
His talk was in the form of a
queetionalre and was most inter
esting. He related that in March
he and his crew along with 19
other crews arrived in England.
He stated that out of the 20 crews
that went over, his is the only
crew to survive.
Asked about the toughest spot
he was in, he related that on his
12th raid over enemy territory he
was headed for Bremen. Germany
to bomb that important city. The
weather was so bad he chose his
second target instead, Wilhelms
haven. In the flight something
went wrong with his plane and he
was forced to drop out of forma
tion and was attacked by 15 Ger
man fighters. Flak deadened one
of his four engines, rudder was
shot away. The battle lasted for
about thirty minutes and his plane
received 50 direct hits including
20 millemeter shells and 30 of 4
calibre- bullets. His oxveen tank
sprung a leak and he didn't know
what to do. He decided to trv to
make It back to England. When
ne lanaea saiely he discovered
that his tail-gunner was dead.
While in Eneland he visited
Hamburg twice, dropping his loads
xie saio tnat nis planes were dam
aged so badly each time that he
could never fly the same Diane
over four trips.
Warsaw is Justly Di-oud of her
hero as is Duplin County.
August ' 17th Is
Banner day For
Duplinites in Africa
CaDt. H. D. Maxwell, who ia
better known as Hugh, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Durwood Maxwell of
Maxwell's Mill doesn't seem to
know when to stop. Hugh enlisted
in the air corps, it now seems
years ago, and has moved steadly
upwards. For several months he
was pilot -of a- bomber patrolling "
the- Atlantic Coast A few months
ago he was transferred to the
North African war zone and you
readers will recall the letter he
wrote about his trip over that
was published in the Times. At
that time Hugh was a 1st Lieu
tenant. Since going over he has
been promoted to Captain. ,
Last week his : father received
a letter from a Brigadier General
in worm Airica advising him of
the splendid work Hugh is doing.
He stated. in the letter that on
August 17th Hugh performed his
mosi outstanding leat ot the war.
We can't say Just what it was but
no doubt it was in connection with
some bombing Job.
pis week Mrs. Maxwell re
ceived a letter from Lt Col. Rob
erts telling her of the splendid
work Hugh la doing. v.
. iys irom Duplin can always
be depended upon to do their part
and more, and folks, those boys
are depending- on us here on the
home front to do our part, and
more.' Keep buying bonds so they
may get the necessary supplies
and get this Job over with.
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