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Sgt. Dt-exel Hinson Of New Hope Section Says Many Prisoners Appeared To Be Doped HE FOUGHT ALL OVER KOREA IN 5 0 MONTHS Morale Of American Sol diers Dropped Tremend ously When General Mac Arthur Was Recalled Communist soldiers are fana tical fighters. Sgt. Drcxel Hin son, who spent 10 months on the Korean battlefronts, said here this week. “'They made suicidal advances and there was plenty of evidence that they had been doped,” the 21-year-old non-commissioned of ficer said. Sgt. Hinson is home on fur lough under the rest rotation program for combat soldiers, and is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Hinson, in the New Hope section south of here. Quite modest in his comments on his experiences, the sergeant had little to say about what he went through during his com bat services which covered vir tually all of Korea. He admitted however, it was no picnic. The most desperate situation in which he ever found himself was when his 19th Regiment was Cn Furlough StiT. DEEXBL HINSON, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Hinson of New Hope section, who is now home on a rotation furlough j from Korea. “It was no picnic,”; he says of his 10 months of fighting North Korean and Chinese Communists. surrounded and they had to "run a road block.” In lay language, j this means they were under a steady stream of fire for about 10 miles as they made their es cape. In response to the inevitable question as to the reaction of American soldiiers to the recall of General Douglas MacArthur, Sergeant Hinson fired back quickly: "The morale seemed to drop 100 percent.” Soldiers liked and respected General MacArthur, the Colum bus soldier said, and they couldn't see how he could be fully replac ed. Sergeant Hinson spent 18 mon ths' in Tokyo before being sent to Korea, and had a chance to ob serve General MacArthur being sent to Korea, and had a chance to observe General MacArthur’s influence over the Japanese. “What sort of progress had been made in teaching the Japanese the principles of democracy? Had they moved in that direction?” These were the questions he was asked. And his answer was that they “seemed to have gone as far as possible in so short a time.” Sgt. Hinson entered the Army on June 16, 1948 and left for Ja pan Dec. 9, 1948. He remained in the Tokyo area until June 25. 1950 when the 24th Infantry Di vision of the Eighth Army was sent to Korea for "police action.” The boys went with the under standing that it was a minor military action, he said. “It was so sudden we didn’t know what the score was.” Unlike many of his comrades, Hinson was never taken prisoner and was never wounded. “We did suffer from the cold consider ably.” He was on the long drive to the Yalu near Manchuria, and was also in the long and perilous retreat. He came in contact with nu Ship Ahoy COME OH mi The F©©d is fme .., Asid S@ Is Oyr Service l Make Our Flace a Fort of Call on Your Next Visit to Long Beach AMD MAKE THAT REAL SOON ! SHIP AHOY LONG BEACH, N. C. and watch your dollars GROW! The dollar is a fabulous thing! Ms purchasing power changes with the times! But, whether it buys a lot or a little, it is important to have that dollar when you need it! There is no substitute for regular savings. Start an ac count today—make regular deposits, however small, and watch your dollars grow! WACCAMAW BANK AND TRUST COMPANY SHALLOTTE J. E. Cooke, Cashier SOUTHPORT Prince O'Brien, Cashier GOOD HEALTH I. CAN COi.D5 BE FATAL 3 IS SALT BAD FbR'fOU 7 15 TB INCREASING IN THE (J-S. ? Answer to Question No. 1: 1. Not directly, or by them selves. An untreated or un checked cold may lead to such serious illnesses as pneumonia, pleurisy, tonsillitis and other in fections of the upper respiratory tract. Even if it does not cause complications it must be remem bered that the longer a cold hangs on, the more susceptible the body becomes to more ser ious illnesses. Answer to Question No. 2: 2. No. Although statistics show an increase in the number of cases of tuberculosis reported in the U. S., the figures are mis leading because case-finding methods have improved so that more cases are now discovered, especially in the early stages when cure is relatively easier and quicker. Whereas five years ago only 2,000,000 chest X-rays a year were taken (outside the armed forces), seven times that many were taken in 1949. Answer to Question No. 3: 3. There is little harm in using average amounts of salt. In cer tain kidney and heart diseases your doctor will reduce your salt allowance. Salt in the sys tem helps retain fluids. Con trary to popular belief, it does not make the bones brittle or arteries hard. (Copyright 1951 by Health Informa tion Foundation) merous prisoners and said it was his opinion that the North Ko rean Communists were more inhuman and cruel than the Chin ese Communists. He said practi cally all of the enemy who made suicidal drives in the face of Al lied gunfire appeared to be under the influencce of opium or some other dope. Sgt. Hinson did not remain in Korea long enough after Mac Arthur’s recall to find out wheth er their morale went back up. He was there only a week after the news broke. When the rotation plan was put into effect, he was transferred from the battlefront on May 2 to Sasebo. Japan. Eight days later he W£s on a ship, carrying 1485 passengers, returning to the Uni ted States. Korea is a land of devastation, Sgt. Hinson said. He said »the principal crop was rice, but that the Koreans raised some tobac co for their own use and a little cotton. While the boys are ready and anxious to fight aggression, he left no doubt that they were un impressed by Korea. Tlie country, with its foot-deep snows and rain from April through July, is a far cry from the United States and he cares nothing about ever returning to that scene. He will report to Fort Jackson, S. C. on June 28 and expects to be assigned to assisting in train ing recruits for combat duty. What has helped American sol diers to withstand the onslaughts of the fanatical enemy? Sgt. Hin son believes it is their better training and superior fighting equipment. He hopes to do his share in training replacements for the buddies he left in Korea. Bankers Arrange 15th Conference The 15th Annual Carolinas Bankers Conference will be held at the University of North Caro lina in Chapel Hill. July 8-13, it was announced last week by Joseph H. Wolfe, Registrar-Treas urer. The Conference, oldest of its kind in the United States, is sponsored by the North Caro lina Bankers Association, the South Carolina Bankers Associa tion, the State Banking Depart ments of the two Carolinas, and the University of North Carolina. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL Captain Frederick Dosher, vet eran Cape Fear Riverman, has returned from the Marine Hos pital in Norfolk. He was a pa tient there for several weeks. RECORDER HOLDS Continued On Page Two drunkenness, motion for jury tri al granted. James Wyatt Couie, reckless operation, possession, fined $25 and costs. Hoyt Headon Smith, overload ing, ordered to pay costs. John Alfred Lindsey, speeding, fined $10 and costs. Emory Green Bullard, drunken driving, fined $100 and costs. GALLOWAY BOY f Continued on page four Tho following members of his Sunday school class served as pallbearers: Elmer Dance, Albert Parker; Billy Gray, Floyd Kir by, Jr., Dwight King and Stanley Knowles. Honorary pallbearers were H. C. Stone, Dr. H. H. Holden, J. J. Haw s, Elwood Gore, Floyd Kir by, Sr., Dr. R. C. Daniel, Dr. M. H. Rourk, Murdock Sermons, the Rev. L. D. Hayman, J. M. Parker, William. King and A. S. Knowles. SOUTHERN BELL Continued From Page One be |i! easily accessable spots in the! town and all calls will go through the Wilmington exchange of he company and be 2011 ted out,'over its wires in the same meaner as other regular tele D&TURBED OVER pi )Ae calls. Continued From Page One that the plant will not be a nui sance that will detract from the value of their property owing to tlie bad smell it creates. It is sai l that there are 50 residences within 2000 feet of the proposed processing site. OLD FASHIONED 4TH (Continued trm rage onei the club will serve a lunch, fea turing seafood, at the Communi ty Building, the proceeds to go to the Dosher Memorial Hospital fund. After the noon hour will come tin- patriotic address and the crowning of the queen .of the day’s festivities. This is to be foilowed by an outboard motor race, which is to be limited to entrants from Brunswick coun ty or visitors to one of the Brunswick county beaches. At tlie conclusion of the racing pro gram, Chas. M. Trott will take over as master of ceremonies at a greasy pig and^ greasy pole contest. The program will continue full blast through the supper hour Field Tested Fertilizers LAND PLASTER TOBACCO STICKS We Heave A Good Line Of Pasture Fertilizers and Lime on Hand. Columbus Trading Company Shallotte, North Carolina and on until the hour of 8:00 o'clock, at which time a street dance will be held at the down town section of Southport. Pro ceeds from this attraction will also go to the hospital building fund. BLUEBERRY CROP IS (Continued from page one) growing of peaches. You have to wait about three years before the returns begin to come In. There is one difference. The regular cultivation and care of the. blueberry fields, while wait ing for them to bear, is much more costly than the care of a peach orchard. Since the start about six years ago, there has been a small in crease in acreage on the Key and Graham farm. This has brought things to the point where there is an increase in the bearing acreage each year. At the same time the old bushes have been steadily developing and reaching the stage where they will pro duce larger crops each year. „ From now on the plans are to have a larger increase in the acreage of new bushes. Within a few years they will have reach ed their goal and will have a 200 acre field of blueberries. The present harvesting is call ing for about 100 workers in the field and at the grading house. For next year the grading house will have to be greatly enlarged, and with this enlargement will be a corresponding large increase in the number of workers next year and thereafter. The industry gives the promise of becoming a really big thing in Brunswick county, both through the expansion of this farm and through farmers tak ing up blueberry culture as they realize the value of the crop. Ow ing to its moisture retention properties, plain, hard pan soil is the best suited for growing this crop. Hard pan is worthless for most agricultural purposes. It is idea! for blueberries and a turn to this crop could easily convert thousands of acres of subnormal lands into something just as valuable as the best farm ing lands in the county. The Keys and Mr. Graham have spent many years in growing blueberries. Before coming to Brunswick they had a large farm in another southeastern North Carolina, county. There, however, their plants are said to have been badly effected by disease. Believing that soil and climate in Brunswick county were better better suited to withstand this disease they sold out their old farm and came here. They do not expect to regret this move. Mr. Keys, Sr., said this week that the plants they have here are much the best they have ever grown. VACATIONISTS We ore conveniently located as a trading center on your way to any Brunsw'ck County Beach. If you want some real, honest-Io-goodness values, plan to visit our store on your vacation trip to Brunswick. R. GALLOWAY General Merchandise SUPPLY, N. G. SUMMER CLOTHES We can take care of your Clothing Needs for Either Work or Play And we can SAVE YOU MONEY ! WORK CLOTHES Sturdy Work Clothes that can take the punishment of hard work. Overalls, Dungarees, Shirts, Hats. DRESS CLOTHES Dresses for the Ladies’, Dress Pants for the Men. We also have Kbit Shirts, Sports Shirts, Accessories. SHOES-SHOES-SHOES WORK SHOES — DRESS SHOES — SHOES FOR MEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN. (The Famous Friedman-Shelby Brand) D. C. Andrews GENERAL MERCHANDISE Shallotfe* Ho C. HOW... Enjoy-titis automatic CROSLEY ELECTRIC RANGE For Only $249.95 #■ DE LUXE MODEL IDD-1 A great Crosley Range that brings you fast, clean, cool, automatic cooking at an amazingly low price. “Divided” top—giant, king sized oven with infra-red broiler. Seven Heat Speeds (instead of the usual five) give complete control over every type of surface cooking, and in the deep-well unit, too. “Mastermind” Clock Timer turns heat on in oven, times cooking interval, shuts heat off when time is up. Exclusive Self-sealing, Self-adjusting Oven Door plus “heatkeeper” insulation retains more heat inside—for cooler, more economical cooking. Oven Thermostat with Automatic Oven Pre heat sets for double-quick pre-heating of oven to temperature desired, then holds temperature precisely. New Infra-red Broiler covers wide, deep area of big oven with intense heat—for fast, smoke less, “charcoal” type broiling. One of 9 stunning new Crosley Ranges. "Divided” or "cluster” tops, single and double-oven models. Come in and see them NOW! THB PACE-SETTING DESIGNS ARE COMING fROM CROSLEYI Kings Electrical Sales Co. Shallotte, North Carolina
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