North Carolina Newspapers

. , . ..ir., ( :. Y Vol.11 .Pulpwood Shortage Reaching Critical State v ' - . , . , . "The shortage of pulpwood in th United States Is rapidly reach ing a critical state which will ham per the national war effort, Mr. T Yf Earle of the North Carolina Pulp 'Company declared today. , In an effort to overcome this . . , tv, Win Production Board, with the assistance of four other Federal departments and aeencits, has undertaken an inten sive campaign to increase pulp wood cutting in the. three major producing areas of the South, Northeast and Lake States. The pulpwood inustry is cooperating through a committee representing tk. mills while indenendent com mittees have been set "P W American Newspapers Publishers Association, to publicize and. ad vertize the program in dally, weekly,, and farm papers in the pulpwood regions. , , "The pulpwood problem is solely one of production'V said Mr, Earle. "Its solution depends en tirely' upon manpower and more cutting in the woods. " WPB Chairman. Donald M. Nelson has asked the 3,800,000 farmers in the pulpwood states to help overcome a threatened shortage of 2,500,000 cords -an to provle sufficient qualities of this raw material to meet both the milatary and domes tic war reuirements. - There is no way of determining what the demand of our fighting forces for pulpwood products will be as invasion operations are in tensified in Europe and the South Pacific. But it would be a sad commentary on , the . American Jiome front if our war program should be impeded because pulp wood for military uses should be 'too little' and 'too late'. - "Alarming shortages in supplies of pulpwood were recently report ed by the War Production Board," Mr. Earle stated. These reports show receipts at mills for the first five months of 1943 to be 29 per cent below, those for the same pe TSf 1942.. . ' -tm. - ar Production Board lndi- T J the shotage may become-) w ore serious before tne ena -.. ,.e year, uniess piwucuun greatly increased. - "In the face of such declines the demand for pulpwood Is steadly increasing. More is needed for smokeless powder, rayon and pa per for parachutes, plastics for airplanes parts, bomb and shell containers, blood plasma, ration packets, and containers for ship ping ammunition, food and supplies overseas," Mr. Earle continued. 4 "Pulpwood is of additional im portance because, as a substitute, it is effecting important savings in iron, steel, aluminum, brass, tin, copper, wood, cotton, burlap and binder twine, freeing these mat erials for the manufacture of mun itions and other instruments of war, s Pulpwood substitute saved tremendous quantities ot metal lumber, glass and Jap-held rubber In 1942, to name only a few. Not oi ly have pulpwood pro ducts substituted for scarcer ma terials, DUt containers uwuc iv pulpwood have saved untold am ounts of critical space. " i Mr. Earle pointed out that our armed forces are trained with manuals of paper made from pulp wood and that the planning of factories, battleships, tanks and Atha wmnnna and eauiDment is done on paper. Thirty tons or blueprint paper is required in the construction of a single battleship. ThA nulnwood also makes paper for targets, ration books, hospital waddlnsr. medical supplies, military clothing, charts and maps and hundreds of other products for war uses. -Much of the smoke less now used; in Allied guns is made from pulpwood. v ; One tree is enough to make nitro cellulose to provide smokeness pow . der for firing thirty five 105mm, shells or 7,500 rounds for a Gar . and rifle, while a cord of pulpwood would provide pwder for two shots from a 16 inch coast defense or naval gun," MiC Earle said. " " . "Because of the -.vital need fo. products made from pulpwood for war purposes, farmers, woodland owners and woodsmen would be performing an important patriotic duty by giving as much of their - time to this work as an. extra ser vice to their country at war," Mr. Earle said In conclusion: Celebrates 70th birthday; Hat 26 3 jandchildreh John Waters of Glisson town ship celebrated his 70th birthday Aiirrust 18th when his wife and c'.ildren gave him a birthday .dln- T. HIS Dirxnaay presem , aiavon rhilrtrpn was found on ( plate as he sat down to eaCl fning it he xouna a conucu hday card showing one child ,ng to nail up another in a c. He was having some Me when the boy in the box rked "You can't shut me up". rard was signed by the chil- The point was well i v ' o -nvvi jr- Wators - 1 ' . ---- ...... - . No. 33 . . t ... r .- r ' " IWIIUIMIIIIVf v BROTHERS JT, a "BUD". BLANCHAKD Sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. "Bud is now overseas and has been for over two years. He is a private First Class. The following letter from him was recently received by his par- ents: Happy Birthday July 31. 1943 Dear Dad and Family: Just received two letters from you all, dated July 9th and 13 th. Was glad to hear you alf were well and feeling fine. - t i Dad, the Censorship has been lifted now so I can tell you all where I am. I am in Iceland, and what a beautiful place, I'm going to try and give you a brief description of what this place is like.'- :. -..-.. "1'v-;: 'First I will tell you about the people. When we first landed here, the people did not have any thing to do with American soldiers because they were not used to strange people. There are a tot of good looiang in rrr the older people are very strict here and don't want gtstrto: g with soldiers. Just few go witn soWlers.now but we navew them to meet u away from the houses, sd we have lots of fun at that, although they are a lot feeln dller now W can't eak our lavage very weu, tins; utsn w uun.i-- - I haW a real cute girl here. . I am teaching her jMUh and ghe's teaching me Icelandic. , We have to of fun. m. bmi Fishing ana nuwm their main occupations .-here. They raise a lew biu . mmmer Is too short for halo'&h hanging ' around their houses, drying iorue pr - r j i ; ;' ' i i j Dad, these people cMve on tnetMinnie Hewitt of Marion. Surviv left side of the road, It took me mg are his widow, their adopted a long time to get used to it. daughter, Mrs. W. A. Breathwit, Guess the patrolman will get me and granddaughter, Anne Bridgers when I eet back to the states ana B-thurft nj three brothers. 1. m. mnuia n Of the rOaa. There are quite a lot of volcanos here and this is a intahwu place, also a dog . would go crazy IStr? JT? SS Snow stays on ''" the year round. ; We had snow jdy8th. I and looking out over those snow covered moun tains now. Guess you wUl be surprized when you read this tet ter It doesn't seem very cold to us now for we are used to it. In the winter time it stays dark except about three hours a day and In summer, It Is light all the time. During the mom of June, the sun never sets. At twelve "clock at night it Is as bright as it does in the daytime. We have to put heavy- black paper over our window so we can sleep at night. n nt naid off in Kroner. I'am tending you a one Krone pa- 6 - H't set very v- bills- we have a purpose of this examination is to Vree about the size establish -a register for filling va oTa W ceKece of American i cancies in th? position of Zone moSev This mS runs in: one Deputy Collector. Internal Revnue S two Kroner; five Kroner, Service, the register may be used rLrr Kroner and one for filling vacancies in other po EJElfwF h very sitton2430 ,per year, r,uir55 hard for me to explain to you aU I runr aa will brinB some back """-"" " - .11 with me, tnen cn ucu about it. ' ,u , These people don't have any Cafes, all you can buy in town coffee and cakes and they are plenty high too. 4 : ' ' Dad, this is about all X can write nhnnt this olace at the present Hope it wont be long before HI be coming home, then I can tell you aU about it v I'm sending you " icw enirs and pictures before long. I am getting along fine and hope to see you all before tong. Give all the family my love and i -- - .Keep Smiling; v Lots of Lova, J C Blanchard. (Bud) (Editors NOTE) fKrone-slnmilar or Kroner, plural; The Scandinavian gold monetary t p"'".l to (ft r r)T"f.f 1 U. S IN SERVICE tsi-K:'"-T ' 9 r - AY ' EDWIN LEE BLANCHABD Blanchard of , Warsaw. entered service 8 or 9 months ago. He has not as yet been sent over, Now stationed at Camp Beale, California, , Brother Warsaw Man Dies In S. C. Former Warsaw Resident MARION, S. C. Aug.l7-.Dr E B Bridgers, 50, prominent drug ei'st and businessman of Marion, died today at 12:30 p. m. at a Florence hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home on West Godbold St. early this morning. Dr. Bridgers was at his office yes terday and apparently was in the best of health. He had attacks be fore. He was the son' of George M. a tymi9 Im Brldeers. and was born in Wayne county, N O, on ..h t isqi He was educated in schools In Warsaw, N. C and studied pharmacy at Macon, ia, and Chattanooga Tenn,, before miM tn Marion. He was in the drug business at Latta, S, C. in 1918 lie came xo manon " pharmacist for the J. S. Davis Drug company until 1935. A year later he opened a drugstore of his own and since that time has ope rated one of the largest and best equipped drug stores in the state. At the time of his death he was chairman of the State Board of Pharmaceutical examiners. While in Marion he was prominent in many civic enterprises. For sever al years he was chairman of the Marion county board of education and at the time of his death was vice president of the Marion Fed t Hiiilriinff and Loan association and was a memoer ot tne noara of director, of the Marlon Nation- . T - nH.KiJU l t-ior. 1 rt Bridgers of Macon, Ga., and0 Wilminqton-R. Mount Walter Bridgeis. cf Warsaw. Fun- '-nmmission opened ?ral wryices. we.e conducted at Jf "SSj'St Te SfiSSKs Methodist cnurcn, at tne nou.e Civil Service Announces Zone Deputy Collector Examination The Director oF the Fourth United States Civil" Service Re gion announced the opening of an examination for the position of Zone Deputy Collector at the Bu- iaa iMtAtmal TOtonl1A Traflfl. ury Department, with offices in the states of Maryland, North Car olina, Virginia, West Virginia end the District ot Columbia. The salauy for the position is 12430 per year under the overtime pay rates. Although the primary $2430 per year under the overtime SXKw! and for which the register may be (IwmMI anra-nnrtato In arirlltinn appropriate vacancies at $2188, $1971 and $1753 per year may be Continued oa back page " IOST IOST ; ; : LOST LOST FRIDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 13th Somewhere around Arotia LaaWs Store. r near Tent Show to BenlavlUe, BILL FOLDZ3 C4mtalauw arbimd, U5.00) ONE HUNDRED AND FITTZSN DOLLAE3, BILL of SALE PAPERS lor O TTTLB to Oar. SOCIAL gEOfJBTnr CARD SELECTIVE BCVIca CEGKT3ATION OAS CLASSIFICATION CAZ3, D2IVEZ3 LICENSE, . STAMP FOB CAR.nd ' OAS EOC3, ASL These Cards and Papers Carried the Nam of IXC 3X3 TUENE3, BEULAVBLLB, N. C. Xffi'l n: PLEASE RETURN BILL FOLDED and PAPERS to L raraer, and COLLECT HWAWi. Pc!pv;c:d Uital I'Jar t!::d Cut Out Cull Trees. It Will Improve your Timber Stand Bring ta CUh a-d Provide, PULPWOOD, Now BADLY NEEDED For The WAB EFFORT. ; rr.i manw trnotit nf thick niM timhor ln DuDlin County i v . . . iMnMunil',A .kin fnnn mfufi-nl sunnlPfl and WhlCn WOU1U De Kreuujr un 1 if the cull tes were cut out ior pulpwood, says F. J. Cook arm Forester, a iraniunn , f11; made will improve the growth rate and the quality of the remain ing trees, Mr. Cook goes on to say. Such cutting done by farm labor in the slack season will not only improve the woods and bring cash return, but will help supply a vital war material. The absolute need for pulpwood In wartime is frequently not understood, - It is used in making smokeless powder, rayon for para chutes, medicinal products for treating the sick and wounded. Duplin County Labor Moblization Board Governor Broughton recently is sued a State-wide Five Point War Emergency Powers Proclamation, power of which, was granted him by the 1943 Legislature. Section four of this proclamation is de signed to give effect to his recent "work or fight" proclamation. C E. Quinn, who was appointed Chairman of the "work or f ght committee has been appointed Chairman of . the Labor Mobiliza tion Board for the county. The Chairman and members of the Board wiU serve for the duration of the war, without compensation. The Governor will appoint to oth er members of the Board within a few days. The Chairman called a meeting of geverVl leaders from all sections of&untylastWdayeve- for a general discussion nine at o:W o ciw;. : 0to,i discussion of the program, .to mceui well attended and wliile 4hert was no offlcal planf made the program was discussed by ihosa present. m . ..4J.m awasi The duty of the Board will be make plans for the mobilization, f. j,i.....K..: anil ma crervauon, ua""i"" of rtbor in in" coumv or tstful in the pnirution of tt,t war. The names tf able bKliej male persons between the ages of eigltn and fifty-five, who .if not now employed as much as thirty -five hous a week, surh names to be tue-i iv - t h' i'nited States Emo vment !er- Li.der the regulati is those indi viiualk who wilfully refuse i r wpt employment w-th-..? li e rancte of their experience, ability and at prevailing-wages, will constitute m.idemeanor wncri can be dealt wiui n the courts by law eniorce v. -.i officers of the county. ACL Asks Permission Transfers Train SWilmington-Fayetteville 1 1.""' m ",n nd Favette- ville. At nresent there is one train iwecu iiuumubw - -. . ... . - A. L. vba tern AIA TffJ Itl daily between the points. Nearly all of Thursday was va en up with presentation of argu ments by the railway, which has applTed for permission to use the present passenger m"i"" the Wilmington-Fayettevmeun in adding service on the Wilmington-Rocky Mount run. Near ie close of Thursday's session, the first spokesman of a r,t miw than. 100 Citl- zens of the area affected,presented arguments for continuance of the service. They said that abandon service on the WUmington-Fayetteville line would take away tne principal travel from tne area serveu uj uro The application of the railway to discontinue, the Wilmington-Fay; Attpviii un and to add a train between Wilmington and Rocky Mount has been approved by the nttn nf Defense Transportation. Chairman Stanley Wmborne of the Utilities Commission said Thur sday. He said that military authorities from -Camp Davis, Camp Lejeune, and Seymour John. ; ; jWW8CheduIe,i to testify, hliipnriht twDer for Dlans, and part icularly for containers in which 1 Binj vvi, ---"-- other war material. Thirteen million cords are needed this year. Piilnwood Droducers are tailing far short of this goal, because of the labor shortage. Aireaay me use of newsprint has been cur All farmers, having stands of young pine which need thinning are urged to do it this fall and win ter. Arrangements can be made to have the pulpwood hauled, if farm labor will do the cutting. It is essential that thinning be prop erly done. . Interested farmers should contact Farm Forester Cook or the County Agent. Kenansville Folks Send 30,000 Cigarettes to Boys Overseas The following merchants, busi ness and professional men and wo men contributed the funds to buy and have shipped to the men w our armed forces over-seas, 1.-00 packages or, 30,000 Camel Cigar oHo. The tune will be sent through the War Department, by The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.. aU charges prepaid direct to our BU WlttalSCB ,,r. cmlHlopa nwr-seas G. R, Dail, J. E Jerritt, C E Quinn, Kenansville Drug store, u . aiep- ( hens, Kenansville uaie, wacca maw Bank & Trust Co., Garland P. King, Dupin Times J L Wil- j liams, A. T Outlaw, FW McGow en, R V Wells, J. W. Blanchard, Employes of Duplin County Agri cultural Building, Patsy's Beauty Shop, W M. Brinson and F. E Jones. Order was Kiven to Mr. Sam Jones; Sales Representative of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., on Aug. 29, 1943. Judge Stevens to Preside Superior Court August 30 ',..' Judge Henry L. Stevens will pre side over a two weeks, term of Superior court for civil cases on ly, convening here August 30. The following jurors have been named: W. D Grady, David Quinn, W. F Hinson, N B Smith, Vann Nor rt. t j EzzelL EL L Turner. Le on F. JBostic. L L Bland. Hugh Bradshaw, F J Jones, Dempsey Smith, J C. Mercer, J. T. Hatcher, L J Jones, Marvin Bradshaw, E A Tayor, L. R. Woodcock, Isaac Jones,J K Brown, Herman Bishop Zollie Kornegay, T C. Crow, S. f Judge, P E Wood, Dalaj Jones, Eddie Paul Thigpen, J W Peterson Tom Whaley C A Godbold, A J Pe terson, W T Murphy, L J Scott, Joe D Miller, Alonza Dail, R L Pate, E B Bishop, Percy Ma.-eady A W Whalev J S Miller. W D Campbell, Chas. Teachey, Herman KtHu V Tr,'' ZtCIJ warus. vv o a-i i'-c, vwuc Tawwt . a i V A W A Dixon. Jesse Outlaw, Jno A Williams, L G Farmer, L C Albert son, J W Ritter, u v Mcuowen, W W Peterson, Loyd Sanderson, F M Lambert, M E Jones, Lott Kornegay. H L Kennedy, uunn Manning, Paul J Fountain, N G. Edwards, t a unamDers, Aioen Jones, Walter Blizzard, w x u re sham, O F Kennedy, R C Moore, M J Cavenaugh, J n tiau, r Tnltn.An T T) KQIlTlOrtV -IT W K Martin, D Walter JJaii, n r urown E M Murohv. ss w uroves. ti j FHu,,f. n r! Mnthla J A Brooks L B Bradshaw R K uempsey, C Rackley, rnos tiwooa tteveii, j T Frederick. James Wallace, Ben Stroud. Miss Helen Hunt To Receive Silver Star The Chas. R. iav'.i Post No. 1 i, American Lelom Warsaw- N. C will present the first Silver Star awarded In this county by the American Legion to Miss Helen Hunt, sister and nearest of kin to Ensign James W. Hunt, who lost n leg on .'uJy 7th in the battle of Munda in the Solomon Islands. Ensign Hunt has been awarded the Purple Heart toe outstanding service under firo during this battle.'-. ''Vv .-.-- ' son Field have complained of the lack of sufficient transportation for sodiers from those camps going north on week-end leaves and furloughs. . The hearine will be resumed this morning, and Chairman Win borne yesterday estimated that it mav last through tomorrow.. He said that scores or witnesses are J I J IN SOTJTH PACD7IO Pfo. SU as F. Williams, of Scott's Store, who baa been In the South Pacific area for 18 month. He enlisted In the army soon after drafting was begun. His buddy, shown with him, Is not known here. County Price Panel Committee Appoints Number Asisstants Recently the 0'M Administration required that all Oswi, Panola Annolllt AS- Recently the Office of Price sistants in all towns, and recently the Duplin County Price Panel completed the new organization as required by the O. P. A. The purposes of these appoint ments is that the Price Panel as sistants will help the me.chants by advising 4hem In the various towns in Dupiln County. Below is listed the names of the individuals who were appointed as Price Panel Assistants for our County: Wallace. Mrs. Jno. D Robinson; Rose Hill, Mrs M F Al len; Magnolia, Mrs. L E Pope; Warsaw, Mrs. J C Thompson; Faison, Mrs Olive G. Newton; Calypso, Mrs. Minnie R Dickson; Kenansvilli, Mrs. G. V. Gooding; Beulaville and Chinquapin, Mr. S. A. Smith, Misses Lou Jackson and Kathryn Dobson. The Duplin County Price Panel is composed of:Mr. Lacy Weeks, and Mr. T. M. Fields (ofWallace), and Mrs. Elery P. Guthrie.Price Panel Clerk, Kenansvillle, N. C. It is the desire of every mem ber of the Panel to assist the mer chants and consumers as to ceil ing prices. Glisson Man Seriously Injured; Negro Being Held in Jail Here Emmett "Teeny Man" Williams nf Glisson Township, is at home se.-iously injured with a fractured skull, from a lick on the head in flicted by a negro named Bryant, who lived in the same neighbor hood. Bryant is Deing new in jail withe at bond pending the out- come ot wunams injury. According to reports from the neighborhood, Williams and the Neg o bought a bottle of beer a piece at a service station at Bliz zard's Crossroads. They drove to Dock Herring's store and were drinking the beer when the negro suddenly grabbed up a heavy board and hit Williams on the head. It vas said there had been no a..menl DVl ine e? "aim! fa t0 h C2 issued a warrant for him and "v '-faw . ' An him anrl 1 Leslie Waters made the arrest. ' "'-' .. i 'b'" """"s "" i and a pocket full of shells. . , '. 1 . . . Experts Working on Granville Wilt Tobacco sed from varieties re sistant to Granville wilt will not be available for 1944 plantings be cause the strains now under test have not been thoroughly tried out for quality, says Howard R Garris extension plant patnoiogist at n. C State college ' According to the pathologist, the tobacco experiment station has developed some strains - from -a South American variety ot tobacco that show a high degree ot resist ance to Granville wilt, but they are not yet : satisfied With ; the quality of the cured leaf The N C Experiment station, cooperation with the bu.-eau oi plant industry, has been working on resistance to Granville wilt for 1 V.... ..Ul. .Un.. several yvni n, uui tiiw nruuu uijr are testing the strain in a numoer of sections throughout the belt Just as soon as the .desired quail- ty is obtained, seed will be official ly released. Garriss says that growers, who are cooperating in the test have been asked not to save any seed from the heads of plants resistant No. 33 N. C. Weed Crop Esti mated at 2 per cent Under Last Year Raleigh, N. C August 18 Prospects for the North Carolina flu-cured tobacco, Morgan said, of 55,570,000 pounds, approximate ly two percent less than last year's production, according to J. J. Morgan, statistician of the State Department of Agriculture. The rainy period of early July caused unusually rapid growth of flu-ecured tobacco, Morgan said, and the dry. hot weather the last of the month ripened the crop too fast, "producing a comparatively thin-leaf, light-weight crop." "The August 1 outlook for the State indicated a flue-cured yield per acre of 965 pounds, compared with 1052 pounds for 1942," Mor gan said. "In the western half ot the Old Belt,- weather conditions have been fairly favorable, and crop prospects are promising. In the eastern portion or tne oeit, however, dry weather has reduced yields sharply. Excessive rains hi the Eastern and Border Belts bleached fertilizer, packed soils, and caused some tobacco to wilt. Tobacco on light soils was badly stunted by the rains, and yields are very poor. "Throughout the center of the Eastern belt, where ;-ains were not unduly heavy, most farmers have a good crop of tobacco." Growers generally are pleased with the col or of tobacco coming out of the barn. Morgcn made tht following es timates of yields pe. ace and pro duction by belts compared wiih 1942: Old and Middle Belts Yields per acre, 880 pounds; down, s?vrn percent. Production, 201,520,000 pounds; practically no change from last year. ' Eastern North "Carolina Yield i- mon. Anum afoht Del lent Production, 289,050,000; down two per cent N. C. Border Belt Yield per acre, 1000 pounds; down 13 per cent. Production, 65,000.000; down seven per cent Bu ley tobacco Yield per acre, 1050 pounds; down nine per cent Production, 8,087,000; up eight per cent. , . , "With an acute shortage of prim ers or croppers, and with the crop ripening so rapidly, farmers have been hard pressed in Darning the eroD." Morgan said. "Field losses curing space have been heavy on from drowinng, lack of labor and some farms and above ave.-age for the State." Ration Board Requests Your Cooperation Ceiling prices have been set on tobacco and other products you farmers sell.. You cannot get more than ceiling prices for your product. Ceiling prices have been set on nrnrtlrallv everything you buy. . There are some stores in Duplin . - B othM. counties. 'X'ilT" haree you above ceil- fn mArohadise if vou are mind to Day their prices. As ' , , : - . . long as those merchants get away with overcharging, they will con-, tlnue to do so. , Who suffers? v You and your neighbor. The local rationing board is set up to help you in every way pos-; sible. Members of the boa id and,, clerks in the office are glad to cooperate and work for your' in- terest but unless you cooperate 'complaints.you hear or about some nnff nvpr-rhararinir vou UHieSfl VOU ... w are willing to sign the letter and. help the board investigate. If merchants who are overcharging , are properly repurieu a lew nines you will see them adhering to the . ceilings in the future and it will not be necessary to report them. .. You, the consumer, whom the;l Ration Board wants to protect . must do your part in reporting vioations. to Granville wilt. X He reports that if whole com--muntiies or areas should plant the seed it would be a bad proposition ,. because they might wake up and ' find that they were growing to- bacco of undesirable quality a type of leaf not wanted . by the buyers. ..... The experimenters say "We ij rata tne goiaen egg." in outer r words, seed cannot be officially re- ' In leased until desirable quality has I been combined with resistance to . wilt ' - Garriss calls attention to the , I fart thnf KrOMltntV ?rw fmmlmm i avww.vf- , " wsease noes not mean mat the strain will be resistant to ali uiseases. xne onry aisease resistant verities of flue cured tobacco now (avallable for commercial use are .the 400 variety, bred for resistance to black root rot, and strains 1, 2. 3 and 4, bred for resistance to I black shank. I '; a' a t ic. i.) '