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T nnnvill. N. C. - FRIDAY OCTOBER THE 29th.' 1943. - ' No"
Plans Are Announced . For
Armistice Program In Warsaw
Judge Henry L. Stevens
T To Be Speaker;
, Hour Of Prayer
Features Afternoon
MINISTER
Since the establishment of the
- Charles R. Gavin Post No. 127 of
the American Legion this Post
ha9 i continuously sponsored an
-Armistice Day Celebration. .The
attendance at this event Jias been
so great that by popular demand
by the citizens of Duplin County,
the State and the .Nation that
this event has Indeed, grown into
a National Celebration. '..
' This year following tne custom,
"the American Legion of Warsaw
will sponsor a program of varied
activities for the entertainment or
' ' all the citlzenery of this entire
section. . " ' ' .
At 11 o'clock in the moniing
' on November the 11th, 1943, mem
' bers of the American Legion and
' their friends and families will
, gather with the soldiers, sailors,
width no a WACS. WAVES. Coast
-, Guardsmen and. Spars- at the
American Legioa Hut and from
; there a huge parade will be form
ed in which these various Units
will participate and from there
will proceed to the Grammar
School building In Warsaw at
which time the customary Legion
ritual and services will take place,
featuring an address by the
Honorable Henry L. Stevens, Jr.,
Judge of the Sixth Judicial Dls-
trlct of North Carolina and past
- National Commander of the Amer
' lean Legion and after which a
War Bond Drive will be sponsor-
edCommencing oh the 10th day of
November, 1943. the R & S Shows
wOK-feature for the entertain
ment of all the people m Duplin
- 1 x-. . . AieoivhcrA - many
amusements In rides and other
concessions ana ims enicn.
ment will be open for the enter-
r oil ita nntrons throuen
November the 13th. , We feel
sure that the people will enjoy
the many fine features of this en
- tertalnment .
HALF HOUR PRATER
At one o'clock .on November
. nth 1943, each and every Church
In the town of Warsaw under the
direction of the Rev G. van Ste
' phens as Chairman, will open Its
doors for all persons to enter and
pray that this conflict in which
we are now engaged shall end,
and at 2:30 by proclamation of
the mayor, and by action of the
' Boa-d of .Commissioners, all busi
ness activities shall cease for a
eriod..of thirty minutes until
three o'clock and during that
' time all persons are urgently re
quested by the Ameican Legion
''"-'to go to the Church of his or her
choice for this special prayer ser
vice. We feel that this part of
the n-ogram is Indeed fitting at
: this time ana snouiu
- vantage of, every one.
- The Days program will be high
. lighted by bringing to tlie atten
tion of the citizenry of their obll-
- gation to the boys across the wa
ters in the buying; of Bonds,
Sc-ap-drives and all war effort
also the half hour of prayer ser
vice dedicated to Almighty God
for our success in this treat
' r struggle. ;- :v.;
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Duplin Red Cross
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Ships Garments
POET
REV. CHESTER ALEXANDER
rmt. of the First Presbyterian
Church in Burlington, N. C, wlU
open a weeK series oi cxviv.
In the Warsaw .Presbyterian
Church next Monday. Services
will be held twice dally at 10 a -El
and 8 pm, and continue tnrouK..
Sundav. Nov. 7th. . The public is
cordially invited to hear Mr.
Alexander. - . .
Rev. Alexander graauaxea- Xrum
tti ThoniniripAi spminarv m
Richmond several years ago and
began his ministry wim a uh
of Sampson anar-enaer
churches. He was pastor of the
First Presbyterian uiurcn m
Smlthfleld. From tnere, ne
went to Tarbbro where he was
pastor of the First Presbyterian
churcn Deiore dcuik
Burlington church.
TT i- . wtmuirvntive and force
ful speaker, a keen student of the
bible and Its application to mod
ern world proMemi.
The lSimlln Pountv ChaDter Of
the American Red Cross recently
shipped the following war enei
garments to the Red Cross depot
fii Sea Girt, N. J.: 12 pair of pa
jamas, made by the Kenansville
Branch; 12 ladles' dresses made
by the Warsaw Branch and also
a child's sweater and 3 chlldrens
dresses. :
Mrsl R. E. Wall, Production
Chairman of Duplin County, has
60 Army sweaters and 50 kit bags
ready to ship as soon as shipping
cartons arrive.
The Red Cross Sewing Room is
open every Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Sheffield Reports
On War Bond Drive
t
Second Serious Fire Hits Gapifiol
in Tujo Ueetis, Hairy Mestroyca
fa
MISS BESS B3NSON HIKES
of Hlgblandsi well known here,
recently published a book of poems.
Bill Ilines
Awarded The
Purple Heart
"For Something Special" I
Raleigh A United War Fund
campaign worker wept out to the
Methodist Orphanage the other
rtnv to nnlinlt contributions from
Orphanage employes. After her
arrival, a 12-year-old girl was
delegated to show her about.
The two toured the place thor
oughly, and the worker was rath
er pleased with the response.
wniie wauung aown one oi ine
long curved sidewalks leading to
the street, the worker thanked
the little girl lor directing ner.
'Walt- a minnto " Ihp child said
an the wnrlror finished her thanks.
And with that the child disappear-
ea into one or tne nearDy cottages.
Shortly after, she reappeared
holding a dollar bill in her hand.
"Here," she said extending tne
dollar, "I've been saving this for
something special, and I reckon
this Is ltT'
ROSE HILL BOY
COMMISSIONED
During the recent Third .War
Rmi Drive the Warsaw mer
chants sponsored a contest with
prizes to the seller of the most
War Bonds and also seller of lar
gest amount in Bonds..
At last weenk's Rotary Meet
ing Mr. B. C Sheffield. Chair
man of the Committee, who col
tA tha nrlnm. . made 'his final
report as follows: $75.00 m to be
presented the Girl Scouts of War-
saw, ror seuing o ouuua,
$20,1125; $75.00 to bt presented
the Junior Class of the Warsaw
High School for selling tne nign
est number of Bonds, 78 for $15,
250.00: $3750 to the Boy Scouts
for 65 Bonds at $11,512.50: and
$3750 to the High School Senior
Class for 35 Bonds at $550.00.
IN NORTH AFRICA
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Newton's Dairy;
Threatens Home and
Nearby Residences
Former Local Resident
Publishes Book Poems
Pvt William Edward Hines. 3c
son of Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Hines
t WiMBm hut been awarded the
Purple Heart Medal In the South
Pacific war area. He was serious
ly wounded In a battle on an
Island on July 14th and has been
In a hospital recuperating until
recently. rvt. runes ra uc
overseas for a year, and his
brother-in-law Pvt J. C. Page
has been stationed with him
Pvt. Hines, who was a tobacco
iinKmutp lvfnre entering the
Army, has three brothers in ser
vice.
nnwuira nfOrfflAltflED
Bill's brother, Ed Hines, arrived
home- Friday after receiving a
medical discharge from the Army
He was stationed at Ft. Eustls,
Va. ,
Duplin Cotton
. Ginning Report
AUTSOKIiSS STEAKS. Cwen Bj
Detroit newt ; eorregpondent, U
vbatiwa Japane atrociUe fcj
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wltk IkmU ! oUmv cWiUuv-prlMM
aM hi lb Stanley coaoentratio
wnp ntil her Meapa, b airrVBtlf,
mm tii paklnf platform with m
pnnH of 1-XO r!io'i neU
i,Zmile exixwe of t'ae K:rTXn
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fcj, "i'Htonrx of Ui Japa" la hm
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"Singing of the Heart" Is
Title of 49 Page
Edition
Mi Bess Hinson Hines, niece
of Miss Lula Hinson of Kenans
ville and a few years ago a snort
resident of Kenansville hai i com
piled Into booK torm nixy hvb uj
her poems, entitled "Singing of
the l5eart". Miss Hines. al
though still a young woman, has
been composing poems for many
years. A few years back the
Times had the privilege of pub-
llshlne several . oi ner ,coii-
tions. ,- I.-"-,"-
The Banner - Press, Publishers,
Emry . University, Auanta, va.,
publishers or tne dook nas ajr .
uM..nniii( readers or current
poetry for some years part . have
noted unusuai quouwo
work of Miss Hines. with a con-
slderable number or naviuua.
poems, characterized by vivid
fieurative and knattinative effects.
iney win mm " "7 " "wi
Ion both interesting anu revok
ing.. ::
"Singing of the Heart" Is the
revelaflon of a rich personality .
The- first publication sold so
mw that Miss Hines soon
FJ. nr. ..a in.
orderea a seconu. "V.wi
formed ,tht the . second pubB-
cation la aDoui eniKw
she has ordered a thtrd. , , ,
1 The price of the book is only
$1 50. Anyone wishing a copy
may give their order to , Miss
Lula Hinson, Kenansville, or send
It to this newspaper and we will
order it ror you. i ,
tti In woll irnnwn in
miss JOIIICB ia j ,
and around Kenansville and her
friends will be aeiigmea w ..
that her poems are meeimK
such wide acceptance. ; j , .- (
With her permission we are
going to publish below one of the
compositions we believe will ap
peal to every person in Duplin
County:
OLD SOtrrHEBN TOWN
In Kenansville, in Kenansville,
Everything is old. .
The Autumn sunlight even
A mellow antique gold.
The sidewalks, long and shady,
Remember other days
When other footfalls trod
Their sweet familiar ways. . .
The houses, cool, colonial,
Sit back among the trees
About their fading shutters fall
The dying Autumn leaves.;
In Kenansville. in Kenansville,
In the lingering jdays of fall
I listen to my elders talk.
And I hear their memories caU.
Meet At Pleasant View
John VanBuren P.uitt Jr., Rose
Hill, N. C, has been commissioned
a second lieutenant in the U. S.
Marine Prims after successfully
completing the officer training
course at the wanne ixrps
School at Quantico, Va.
The new lieutenant wm now De
gin a two-month advanced course
at Quantico, before being assigned
to lead Marines In battle. His
commission was awarded at a
colorful ceremony at the Leatner-
neck school.
Pruitt attended Wake orost
College where he was a star
athelete.
ROBERT McDONALD BROCK
of Warsaw, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Brock, is with the Navy
stationed somewhere in North
Africa.
He enlisted last January, train
ed at Bainbridge, Md., and went
overseas last April. He took
part in the invasion of Sicily.
His rating is seaman 1st. Class.
His brother, Sgt. Kenneth B.ock
is with the Army and is stationed
at Greensboro as drill instructor.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Fire broke out suddenly In the
boiler room of Newton's Dairy
here Monday morning about 9:30
and swept through the dairy
house before enough help could
be summoned to bring it under
control. A light wind, together
with the dampened ground and
leaves from - an early morning
rain, probably saved one whole
section of Kenansville i.'om a
serious fire disaster.
The Warsaw and Wallace fire
departments sent a truck from
each town and aided In putting
out the) fire.
M Newton, .Kenansville mall
carrier mi nn hl route: Mrs.
Newton was on her way to Dur
ham to carry ner sick enna to a
Durham hospital; the delivery
hnva wero nn their Wav to Beula
ville to deliver milk and drinks;
Miss Kate Newton, sister oi tne
proprietor, was In tha home, busy
with house work ana no one was
around to apprehend the fire
when it started .
Rev. A. Jordan, of Raleigh,
a blind Minister, will conduct a
preaching service at the Kenans
ville Methodist Church on next
Snnrlnv Ootnher 31 at 11 :15 a.m.
He was Chaplain of the House of
Representatives during tne ses
Kinns or i-iv) 1H41 ann 1H4.1.
Mrs. Jordan, who is also b ind.
will accompany her husband and
will take part in the song pro
gram at the service
Everybody is cordially invited
to attend this service.
Warsaw
Takes Lead In
United War Fund Drive
Mr. F. S. Johnson of Wilming
ton will hold a meeting for one
week, at the Pleasant view rres
byterfan Church beginning at 8
Nnvemher 1st. The
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public is cordially invited to attend
these services. ..., -
Sgt. Foy Jones
Home On Leave
Census report shows that 3973
bales of cotton were ginned in
Duplin County from tne iwm
crop prior to Oct. 18th, as com
pared with 3437 bales for the
crop of 1942.
Cpl. Brinson
Visiting Home
Cpl. Willard Brinson arrived
Vinme here Tuesday enroute to
Camp Cooke, Calif. Willard was
recently stationed at Ft Sill, Okla.
He seems to be enjoying Army
life. At present he is an a-my
Mall Clerk. He has oeen aimosi
steadily on the move for the past
year or so. He says he really see-
lng the united atates. nc im
kun in ovorv state in the Union
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except New Hampshire and Rhode
Island,
Vauintlv ha was ntntinned at
tia Arteries and visited In the home
of screen star Lana Wilson. On
several occasions his company
naMrlerl In Hnllvwood and DiCtUTe
producers made scenes of the pa-
rade. wuiara says ne icuniuira
himself In the picture "i am an
American" '
He will leave Tuesday ior vuv
Cooke where he will be with
Btry. B. 170th Field Aruuery on.,
2nd Armd., camp tooKe, t-am.
Address Wanted
Of Men In Service
The Duplin Times wants to pub
nnk v.a noma nrlilresa and branch
of service of every boy from War-
saw In next weens Arnusuuo
edition. Families in Warsaw are
...t tn null Mrs StaCV Britt
and give such information .as they
have Please oo mis m J"
Rotary Club Gives $200
Chairman Praises
School Cooperation
Rose Hill, Oct. 27 - - - Early
reports from United War Fund
canvassers in Duplin County re
veal that some sections are well
ahead of others In theLr collect
ion of gifts to the seventeen war
related agencies which are bene
ficiaries of the fund, aitnougn no
earUest convenience. section disDlaved laxitv or lack of
Anyone having spec ai i interest. In several communities
Cert Vmt .Tnnea. son of Mrs
Mary Jones of Beulaville, is home
on a 13 day leave, tie is siauon.
ed at Camp Mccoy.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilkins
of Edenton, N. C.had dinner with
mn Ren Stroud. Tuesday, on
their return trip from Florida.
interest. In several communities
the campaign was delayed brief
ly due to conflict with other pro
grams.
Out in the front of those repor
ting so far is Warsaw, according
to an announcement by Dallas
Herring, County chairman, which
had collected two-thirds of its
n i into in twn Hnva. The Rotarv
Club and Civilian Defense Block
Leaders sponsored the drive in
Warsaw, beginning with a $200.00
' gift from the membe s of the Ro
tary. All of the school districts
promise to come through with
their assignments, it was 3tated.
Mr. Herrincr n-nised the "snlen-
! did co-operation of the canvassers''
y.a Armistice edition are
asked to get them to the Times
office or to Mrs. Britt as soon as
possible.
Tobacco Holiday
Is Declared
Governor J. M. Broughton of
North Ca-olina and Governor
Darden of Virginia ordered a
j hnlirlav. effec-
tlve Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday of this week on all tobac
co markets in North Carolina and
Vlrelnla.
. , i am uu-uueraiiuii ui iim? uanvaaaers
m, Mimnea nf the holiday IS ' In sanh nf the ten districts and
to give time to get action streng- paia special compliment to the
thening sagging weed prices oi school organization itself for its
recent days. everm uojo pari in vne a.ive. jL,acn cmss
prices took a sharp tumble, es- ( room in the county has been asked
.i.nv in the Old Belt and on i tn raise a sum for the War Fund.
i -trinio markets. 'In several communities schiwl
Levi Falson, local colored man,
saw smoke pouring irom tne
dairy and rushed several hundred
yards to the scene. Will Dudley, ,
Albert Chambers, Johnnie Benson
and Luby Jones, driving into
Kenansville saw the smoke and
rushed to the scene. .' On arriv
ing they immediately turned sev
en cows and a manner or nosa
out of the adjoining stables. By
this time the alarm had spread
over Kenansville and the small
flre truck and the bucket brigade
appeared on the scene. The
dairy building, a huge two-story
structure was enveloped tn flames
and it was apparent that there
was' no use trying to save- tt so .
the fire-fighters began wetting
the sides and top of a near-by,
outhouse and the home. f-'
Soon after the dairy house fell
in, the adjoining stables fell in
as the Warsaw and Wallace ftrt
trucks arrived.
The Warsaw truck bursted
three links of hose and with the
nii f the Wallace hose, water
was soon playing on the burning -
structures and tne - oangei
spreading flames was soon abated.
Mr. Newton estimated the loss
at between four and five thou
sand dollars, partially covered by
insu-anee. He states that he win
not attempt to rebuild, and
Kenansville's first and only grade
"A dairy goes up in smoKe.
WoiJnoerlav nlcrht Dct. 13th the
local school gymnasium went up
in smoke, a total loss. m
week later the local fire truck
was called to the Wells-Oates
Lumber Co., here to extinguish a
small blaze and Wednesday after
noon of last week a serious fire
was averted here when a blaze
was discovered in the garage ot
Principal Ralph canton s norae.
The CCU nas pronuaeu iu
to the aid of growers when the
market opens Monday and prices
are expected to be much better.
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Homecoming Day
The Free Will Gospel Holiness
Church, near Hill's Crws-roads
six miles east wmt
hold, Home-coming Day, Sunday,
October, 31. V- . , , . .
' "TJie Vanceboro, N. C. String
t i ...m k ,Iumi tn make music.
Services will be all day with
rlinner nn the (rounds.
TTvervhndv is invited to come
DDPMI ' FflDHEB-..- PBOUES
By LuF. Weeks, Aast Cty. Aft.
An nntstandinc demonstration I
showing the value of austrian win
ter peas and tne vaiue oi ptanunt.
them early nas jusi Deen
ted on the farnof Mr. J. G. Hol
land of Falson.
Last summer Mr. Holland had
a large field planted to several
different crops. Five acres were
in tnhaccn . which was fertilized
with 900 pounds of 3-8-5 per acre.
This section was prepareu u
planted to austrian winter peas
am Qantamhal IRth. '
.
Anotner live acrea was mniCTi
In wheat and barley followed by
mrhean hav The mall BTain
received 300 pounds of superphos
phate. 75 pounds of Mudate of
potash and 100 pounds of nitrate
Of SOda. llilS piOl was preyoicu
and seeded to ' austrian winter
peas about October 15th.
A third section of five i acres
was planted In Oats andfollowed
hv anvheana for seed. This field
was' disked ana pnuueu w
trlan winter peas about November
III u nnnn AS the DrevloUS CTOp
was harvested. :'..,
nn.. mirth aectinn was nlanted
A lie . , . .
wnn which waa nickea wo
ill .. .... .
n tviiinw with winter neas.
When these winter peas were
fiimui linden between April 7 and
mth there . was an enormous
growth where the peas were plan
ten sememDer is. incvuwu 'v
th was ttirned unoer wnere iw
nlau1 Octnher 15 and B
amaii orowth of peas were
under where they were
planted November 15th. -
rnn. nrna nlnnted On this field
will rro j. - .
on April 17 and 18 in six foot
rows with a row of soybeans be
tween each irow. ine corn
fartill-rod with onlv 100 nounds of
nitrate of soda per acre. , ' : '?
This corn has just been harves
ted. Plantlnz winter peas Sept
large growth resulted in a yield
a io 1 k.i-re1o ner acre. A med-
UL UO .M. wuwiviw f---
lum growth of winter peas Platea
October is prooucea o.o uu'
.AM I Tin HTTIHU K1WVUI
NnuAntwr IS made 45 bu-
shels per acre but this land had a
under. The last plot where- no
winter ;peas were turned under
D-oduced only 23.6 bushels of corn
. .
children have sponsored adverti
sing for the drive, arranging at
tractive window displays of pos
ters and pictures of local service
men and women.
I "Wn are fnrtnnnto tn have en
listed the- support of a number of
wide-awake cnai man tnrougnoui
the county," he.sald. "The suc
cess or failure of the drive is now
largely in their hands. They are
a capable group.
"We're not wo-ried!"
Members of the county com
mittee, however, warned against
over-optimism, explaining that all
the returns were not in and in no
case has a quota been met com
pletely so far. me coumy s
quota can be met only if each
community meets its quota, it
was stated. ' Local workers were
urged to call on each citizen in
dividually, so that every person
will have an opportunity to give.-
A CARD OF THANKS
I wish to - take this means to
thank each and every person who
aided in fighting the flreat my
dairy bam Monday. Had it not
been for the splendid cooperation
of my friends ana neignoora, "j
fire would have spreaa ana cu
considerable more damage in Ke
ansville. -I especially .want to
thank the Warsaw ana wb.ub.cw
fire departments for sending their
fire trucks ana men to our rmiuu;.
E. A, Newton.
Edward Smith V
Gets Promotion
. Evinm-rl Smith son of W. A
' EAirfnivi ---
ciu t Wanmv hnn been Dro-
oiiui.il vi -. , -
moted to Fireman ist. uiass in uje
United States -Coast Guard. His
present address Is: Edward Smith,
V 1 In I 1 a TM HI IWIlHrU.
cfo A.CD.T.P., Vineyard Haven
uvrn.
' " a " Tr-t-r nea.. Maaa. - . . 'i-V-D
me vaiue v uov
AS WAR BRIDE. BrCIi t C
Roger ia ennendy bafora Lac
aa at RKO Radte in a sm
Vole, thai of a aoWier'i Iwic'e '
carries whue he to at t o '
rrnder Comra" U C a
title of th acripl. The atory I
io rival "Klltf FotU" lit o:
Ilea for Kim Rosen' -
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