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Vol.11 Kenansville, N. C. FRIDAY AUGUST 6th 1943 No. 31 V OUR BOYS Letters NORTH AFRICA I Dear Violet: : x. We are eettine alone just fine, and have .been doing so ever since we came across, and I think we will from now on It has been rough some of the time, and we hove had a Jot of fun alorg witn I It, too. ;': y ,r - ' We can . write some , of the ; things we have done and seen now, I so I will tell you a little about it. ' As you know Oran was about the f first place we saw in North Afri ca. The first month we weie here Jt must have rained every day : and night. It was rough then, but ' we"weot through it just iine. There wasn t anything else to do. , We stayed around taking lift ; easy, going on a few passes until the last of February we moved up on the front to help run the Ger- mans out of here, and we did. I When we first got up on the front i everything went easy tor a vvhi:. i As you know, we wanted to see ! all :we could not to get too much ; We saw where a few bombs and shells went off. ; H Not long after then as the Ger mans kept retreating, we kept ; moving up until we finally gii. . right up there where somo of ev erything was going on. ' We were out working, and a . few shells dropped around us and we would see German planc3 some times. One evening we were lying around where we stayed, near our foxholes. A foxhole is the best thing 1 have ever seen when you . need one One of the boys yelled out planes on . the way so we hitour holes and they came over . about ten times in about three hours trying to bomb and knock out some of our equipment, but .they didn't get any to amount to anything. They put one bomb a but two hundred feet from my -foxhole. Along then you will be v'v ""tng about everything and do 'Uft f thlng-jaiU-iav't ever ( nd if you don't have a deep 1 V ju will have one in a few ces you won't get tired eith er . ... For two or three nights after then the planes, would come over and drop flares that would light up everything for a few miles around, trying to find a place to bomb, and again I think they missed. Now nights like these is when you will sleep in a foxhole, or at least stay In one. There may not be much sleeping going on In a few days things 'quietened off. I reckon the Germans were re treating then All that time they wejre getting the worst end of -it, though. For we were really drop ping a lot of large shells on them When you hear a shell buzzing toward you, you have time to drop before it bursts Your knees will bend fast, too. . I could really go in a foxhole, end it doesn't hurt to hit the bottom, either. The -time I mentioned above was the worst we had. See "Our Boys," Back Page Direct Descendant Poses af Statue of Famous Fosbe: ; JESS;" M I Twenty-two year old Lucy fays of Carlisle, Pa., stands beside 'the memorial to her noestor, Molly Pitcher, Revolutionary War ,liri)lnc, as symbut tor the Modern Molly P. tellers who wU tag nil War Bond and Siamp purchasers on Molly Pitcher pay, August :uii. Lucy is a supervisor , a( a I. yslaM (or planes, i (n War lUt9l. tanks and walkie-talkies. 111 SERVICE And News Pink Hill Man Cited For Tunisian Actin Pvt. Gordon M. Smith, .son of J. M Smith and the late Mrs Smith of Rt. 2, Pink Hill, has been cited for his share in restoring a broken telephone line in the vici nity of Maknassy, Tunisia, on March 29. "Under very heavy fire and con tinous enemy artillery fire," the citation treads "they (a group of three) searched until they located the trouble and then quickly rep aired the line. By their prompt end timely action, they were respon sible for the reestablishment of. vi tal communications at a critical time '.( ' Good Conduct Medal Awarded Sgt. Turner Sgt. Ernest F. Turner of Ken ansville and Potter's Hill,was re cently awarded a Good Conduct medal for one year's service with ratings of "Excellent" in conduct and efficiency . He is now company clerk and acting first sergeant. Sergeant Turner was born at Potterg Hill February 6, 1912. Pri or to entering service he was rail road fireman on the Atlantic and Carolina railroad. He attended school at Warsaw. Says Hello to Brother . Who is Now in Africa . Mrs. B. E Jarman of Wallace writes The Times as follows: "1 would like for you to publish in your paper, for my son, in Afri ca, and for Mrs Gardner Hatche. of Sparta, Wise, that Mr and Mrs Hatcher are home He has an elev en days -furlough: and wishes to ksay hello to her brother in No th Africa Your paper goes to him arid he is very proud of it, as it is wonderful paper. Thanking you, Mrs. Jarman' Wallace Church Prvides Recreation Room for Men The men's class of the Presby terian church at Wallace, has turned their class room over for a recreation center for service men. It is open on the week-ends with some person in charge. Home on Leave Robert Hill Evans of the U. S. Navy, is home on leave. He has been stationed in Portland, Mainp and Is now being transferred to Washington, D. C, for further training. Upon completion of his course in Washington, he will bo made a chief petty officer. J i- x V.i 7C.x , v :m4. it: 1 -I If PITCUER Couitttr Svmiag Stntloil, Cvlhle, P. local war riant mat turns out radio She's Investing stead- -'::rx;.T Chairman ; .t-' A . J' : . t- Ht '- - V I Vrf f v JUDGE HENRY L. STEVENS Monday was appointed by Gov ernor Broughton as State chair man of an organization which will sponsor showings of the movie I "This is the Army". Judge Stevens saw service over seas in World i War I and has served as National Commander of the American Le gion. Proceeds of the movie will go to the Army Emmergency Relief r una. Six Year Old Boy Killed While He Lies in Bed helpless, Sick LeUoy Branch, six-year-old child of Joseph Branch, Scott'3 Store se..tiL.n Negro, was accidentally killed Wednesday when an oldeV limner, playing with a shotgun, acc'i ( tfJly shot LeRoy os he ,nu in bed sick. The family was irT the fi'.-Idt at work, and did not learn of the accident unt'l they returned t . ihc hovse at toe end of the day. Coroner Ralph Jones investigat ed and ruled that it was accident al shooting Jones Says Lespedeza Hay Should be Out Immediately Farmers growing' lespedeza for hay this summer should cut his hay immediately if it has as much as 12 inches in height. By cutting it now the hay crop will be. more valuable and qt the same time the crop will grow out and p oduce a seed crop or either a growth for turning un der for a soil building crop. ' By waiting later in the season we will not get this additional growth for a seed crop. u. h. jones, r a CSias. R. Gavin Post N&ms3 Officers The monthly meetii.2 o f '.he Chas. R. Gavin Post No. 127 of the Americt :i Legion, at Warsaw, was held in the Legion home on Friday night,. July 30, State Com mander Bob Stevens, of Goldsboro nrociHori ovpr the installation of the 1944 officers. Pep talks were made by several -of the .members present, emphasizing the value pf the Legion in war effort and in the peace that followsn. The col lection, of 1944 dues was discussed and plans were made not only to get our old membership, but to get an additional number of new members. A delightful fish dinner was served. Guests present, in ad dition to Commander Stevens were Emmett Robinson, Herbert Home and Louis Humble, all of . Golds boro. ' ' The following officers were in stalled: . y Frank Thomas, commander;. Ja mi Whitfield, 1st vice commander, E. D. Pollock, 2nd vice comman der, C. Beams, 3rd vice command er; A. L Cavanaugh, .adjutant; E. F. Strickland, finance officer; E. T Turnley, guardianship. . officer; Ralph JoneV, service officer; Eddie Benson, sergt-at-arms; Edger D. Pollock, chaplain; E. Walker Stev ens, historian; John Croom, ath letic officer; Tracy. Brown, child welfare officer, Henry L. Stevens, Jr., American officer; Robert Win ders "Graves, registration officer; i Tom Waters, employment officer; I Ammia Crqam, boys state officer; Roy Cates, publictiy officer; Nor wood lioney, chairman toons oi Le gion; John Croom, chairman mem bership; ! ' Outlaw's Bridge AUW to Meet Sat. : It has been announced that the Outlaw's Bridge AUW will meet in the church Saturday afterno.jn. August 7. at 3 o'clock. All mem bers are urged to attend, and vis itors are cordially invited. Announce Birth Mr. and Mrs, . James Millar of Beulaville, announce the birth of a daughter, Judith Carol, on Sun day. July 25th, at Parrotts Me- tmorial. hospital, Kinston. Thirty-Three Years ...... J,, V-1 ALBERT .TIMOTHY OUTLAW Register of Deeds and Clerk to the Board of County Commission ers, was signally honored by the Board Monday, when the following resolution (self explanatory) was passed: RESOLUTION August 2, 1943 WHEREAS, it has been called to the attention of this Board that A. T. Outlaw, Clerk of the Board, has been in service at the Courthouse for a period of thirty three years today; First he was an assistant in the office of register of Deeds for many years, and, as such he usually served a Clerk to the Board of County Commission ers; After long service as an as sistant he became Register of Deeds andex-officio Clerk of this board, and, as such, he is faithful ana etneient; His public service. covering an unusually long period of time, i wgjjhy of public men- THEREFORE, we the Commis sioners of Duplin county, deem it fitting and proper to offer a word or appreciation for his long ser vice, ana nereoy order that a codv bf.this resolution be recorded in tne minutes as evidence of our es timate of him as a public servant BOARD OF CO. .COMMIS. Jno R Croonv Qiflirman, Tyson Lanier S U Chesnutt A. C Hall G D Bennett Engineer's Report Electricity at Rose Hill is Inadequate Rose Hill; Aug. 5 The electric current supply in Rose Hill ap pears to be both inadequate and unsteady .according to the initial report of Isaac Fidler, power en gineer of High Pont, retained by the town to investigate load con ditions of the Tide Water distri bution system within the town. Recording voltmeter readings showed that current dropped in voltage on the 220-volt, three phase line feeding the municipal pumping station during a 24-hour survey to 170 volts, with amperes 45 on an electric installation ra ted by construction engineers for 20 amperes. A preliminary investigation ten ded to show that Tide Water has not replaced its transmission lines with heavier gauge wire, although during the past decade the use of electric appliances has multiplied so as to make the load demand out of proportion to the supply avail able over the small transmission wires now in use, Fidler stated. Town officials sought Immediat ely to begin negotiations with the powe company in an effort to se cure imprvement of the distribut ion system. In a resolution adop ted at a meeting held today, com missiners requested Tide Water Power to set up proper transform er facilities at the pumping stat ion, objecting heatedly to the "makeshift methods that endan ger vital public property such as pumping station at a time when replacement parts are not avail able." : .v . ; ',. "I hate to think of the conse quences of a break-down in the town's water supply,'1 said L. J. Teachey, town clerk, "More than 75 per cent of the , population would be without proper sanitary facilities and even the necessary supply of water for cooking, laun dering and drinking would not be available in many cases, to say nothing of fire protection" - . It I was understood that Fidler intends to continue to investigate load t conditions and to make further recommendations to the town officials after the survey is completed. The full report has not Deen made public. , ' , . , . RENEWl YOUR SUBSCRIPTION . NOW - , Border Belt Farmers Social Security Agent To Be Here Every Third Tuesday The Social Security Board has announced the closing on August 1st of the Goldsboro field oince as a war time measure. Arrange' ments have . been made to serve Duplin County by a field repre sentative who will be at the Post Office in Kenansville, the third Tuesday of every month. The nearest Social Security Board field office which will con tinue to operate full time is lo cated at 130 Custom House Build ing, in Wilmington. It will be responsible for service to Duplin County It will not be neces sary, however, fctr persons in this section to travel to Wilmington, on matters relating to old-age and survivors insurance. Any resident of Duplin County who should telephone or visit the itin erant office of the Social Secur ity Board, Kenansville, at the Post Office, the third Tuesday of every month, or he may visit, telephone, or write any week day to the field office at 130 Custom House Building, in Wilmington. The field 'representative who will be available at Kenansville on the third Tuesay of each month, will take applications for social secur ity account number cards which will be delivered to the applicant's home by mail. He will render any assistance, desired, to persons who wish to file claims for old-age ana survivors insurance benefits He will aid workers in checking on their individual social security accounts; and answer questions about any phase of the old-age ana survivors insurance program N. A. Averav manager of the Wilmington office, said toay that he has been advised that in ad dition' to the Goldsboro office, a number of other offices of the Social Security Board are to be closed to bring about war-time economy. 12 Boys From Draft Board Two Accepted During the past two weeks the following boys from the Kenans ville draft board have been sent to Fort Bragg for examination and were accepted by then army; Jack Smith, Len Edward Konie gay. Hubert Timothy Brown, John Ivy Sandlin, Lawton Rogers Al bertson, Julian Winifred Dule. Levi Jay Savage, Dorson Lee Creech. Willie Exum Sholar. Jes- ise James Outlaw, Jr., Osborne Gordon Blizzard, William Thomas Uarwick, Edward Sloan Welis, Gene Kirby Herring and J B English. The last three were ac cepted into the Navy. Revival Announced at Dobson's Chapel Rev J B Senssoms. pastor, an nounced this week that a 10-day revival service will begin at Dob son's chapel on August 16th. Rev. W. H. Poole of Carrboro, will do the preaching Services each week day at 8:30 p. m. ine pumic is cordially invited to attend. Correction Last week The Times was in formed that a wreck which occur red between Warsaw and Magno lia involved a young Herring boy, son of Walter Herring, bomeone ran into a telephone pole, snapping it in two. This week we received a com munication from Melvin Herring, who says he is the son ot Walter Herring, -and that he was not in volved in the wreck. We are glad to make this correction, Melvin. We are still wondering who was the driver of the car. Recruiters Enjoy Stay in Kenansville The Ft Bragg recruiters, Lt. Olga B. Taylor and Pvt. Esther M Wood left Kenansville this week for magnilia.' They expressed much gratitude over the hospital ity Kenansville showed them and especially their host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. J. E Jerritt They said their visit was so pleasant that the WAACS would have liked to stay much longer "If any of the women of the County still have questions to ask us about the requirements for en rolling in the WAAC,!' said Lt. Taylor, "they can writs - the WAAC enrollment station at Ft Bragg." Outlaw's Bridge Church Service of worship at 12 o'clock sunaay August u. riev. uustave m S Ulrich will preach. Sermon "Man's Relationship to the Soil." . Opens With To Ask High Wounded 1-4 ffiVwo. Cnl. James Edward (Bud) Wpst. brook, son of Mrs. Ella And th lattf James Westbrook of Seven Springs, Route 1. has been woun ded in action in the European Theatre of War His urifo tho former Miss Hazel Aman oi Mt Olive, Route 2 has been notified. upi. westbrooK has also been awarded The Purple Heart. Inducted March 15, 1941, he re ceived his training at Ft. Jackson S. C, Ft. Benning, Ga. and Fort Bragg N C ning, Ga. Duplin Schools Begin Opening Next Week Supt. Johnson this week gave out the official school opening da tes for Duplin's ten white high schools. They are as follows: Wednesday Aug. 11, B. F. Grady Thursday Aug. 12. Calypso, Rose Hill, Magnolia, Wallace and Beu laville; Thursday, Aug. 19, Kenans ville, Warsaw and Faison Resurfacing No. 24 to Sampson Line Work was commenced this week on resurfacing the highway be tween Kenansville and the Samp son county line. Sufficient asphalt has been secured for the work by approval of the OPA. Streets on the highway through the corpo rate limits of Kenansville and Wa saw will not be resurfaced. J 'f"). Do yu know, a f cllow jjrg JOE'S my kid brother. We've always stuck together and I've mr4-VtA Mtfr fnr ttim E these last few years. ,"- lift' Well, Joe's in Africa now. i His wife geta her allotment front him, and I guess when . that's taken out of his check ha doesn't have much left. Privates don't get paid much you know, ( . . : I figur this way. Here I am, making mors money than I ever did before. You bet I work for ttl ' I work hud. But Joe's working hard too . and not just from 7 to I; ejther. , : We've been taking 10 pert youYe do::e mm Bin mm MOST TOSS S8SS UT1BS T $42 Average er Ceilings By SAM K.V..OV Tn 'liic News and Observer . . Tobacco sales opened on the sev ' en North Carolina markets of the b'-Mlrr Bf It Thuritla, wr.l ar ov erage ( I close to 542 per hundred po'jrds being tecorJsd for the la I ofjcrlngs. Exceptionally liht sales wo". reported from all markets, and ll.c qualn oi the lei.? was describe J as iniy "fair." Yesterday s average was a lit- tie better than $4 a hundred above last year's, opening mark of $37.3. "Tmers appeared wo.i Htwrti .. with ri-tivns for lower type leaf but , f r.eral dissatiui'octior. was e- pix.--od with the prices being paii for better quality grades. Trashy , grades were selling from 10 to 30 cents per pound, with the bulk A t o'lermgs going undei tlir lur li jtieov s hammer at .V7 to 15 cen:. Highrst price reported from aiiy ' rrarkct i:i the Stite was $4'J l"r hJiidred. Top quali' ofl'eringj wt.v ground primnei and sccix.xl c'a f.'ctiies from di'owi.i"! jui C. i'3. Light sales are expected to pre djmirate for several days ct. .. :i ly about half the poundage of us ual opening day was disposed of Thursday, and there wasn't one blocked aisle in the belt. In fact, sa''erl markets reported all doors i-lercc' by noon. Market officials an? v.b.ehousemen sai.1 ti-.i-y .. pected sales to be light for anoth er week or 10 days yo'. s - -fe a' tin : ret son for this belief the fa- timt many fanners arc still Lj- with housing the nil t-nd t; tlieir rrop and the desire on tnc part of g.owers t, await any Dos sil)' ; further action on liftim; I ho prir.i.' ceiling by the Oilici ot rr .e uiiunisuaiuu. Se fial farmers exj-rrsifld t hope Thursday that the OPA will iiici eet.e the ceiling of 41 rents on a.'vtitkted aver'i;2'. basa lfci.i; U ee or four cents, if not lo hc $48 per hundred, as retiuest. f ty -he North Caro i n. Grange n few days ago. fewer crowds flocked to open ing sales yesterdiiy as in former years, and there were no special.. . c?renu.i.ieB to mark the in ginnn s ol tobacco selling time in Carolina a "fin The gasoline and tire short- ni prevented visit J from ttui ; sectic:.s from bvng pres.nl. and ti.-re Aas little tobacco hauled from a distance. Negro Farm Agent Coming to Duplin It has been announced that within a sho. t time a Negro Coun ty Farm Agent will locate in this county. Duplin is one of the few counties to secure a Negro farm agent. ' i cent out of rn y check every week for War Bonds . . . they're going to come in mighty handy when the War's over, we figure. But I got to thinking about Joe. .What's As going to have after the War? So we talked it over, my wife and I. We think Joe should get a cut of the bigger, money, too. So now I'm buy ing an extra bond every month in Joe's name. Maybe you've get somebody In the War, too. ' If you have, couldn't you squeese out an extra bond now and then, for E1 rout "Joe", w:n do wjj cist ! THSOISJI 1U MTI0U UVUQt MAS
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