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V I C T 0 R Y 1 ' ' !-'" to ft vHo VOL 12 Local r.Iaconic Lodge Is Nov At It's Peak Highest Membership In History; 13 In Service; Officers Installed Last Night. St. John's Lodge No. 13, A. F. A A. M. last night installed offi cers for the new year to preside over the largest membership in the history of the lodge. Hon. R. .Gregg Cherry of Gastonla pre sided as installing officer. The lodge has just closed one of its most successful years In its -history and the spirit and morals is great. Nineteen new members were raised and four came In by transfer during the year. Four brothers passed away In 1943, they were: G. M. Turner, Sr., of Pink Hill: B. C. Sheffield of Warsaw; L. D. Dail of Magnolia and Jon. F. Southerland of Kenansville. -. During 1933 the lodge donated over $200.00 dollars to the Oxford ' Orphanage. , , , . . In a letter recently sent to the membership by the secretary, he stated, . "The challange to Free Masonry Is greater today than ' ever before, and I know that we. as a juxige, are going to continue to carry on with more leal In the .New Year". . ' Amos Q. Brinson. now In the Armed Forces is retiring Master ana tne rouowmg were installed for 1944: J. O. Smith, Master; O. P. Johnson, Sr. Warden; Reu ben Kink, Jr. Warden; F. W. McGowen, Secretary; J. E. Jerritt, Treasurer; H. J. Sloan, Sr. Dea con and H. D. Maxwell, Jr. Dea con. -. . : ..- . The following members are In the Armed Services:. A. Q. Brin son. D. Y. Hollingsworth, Robt. C Walls - T n Woiiou ti r taxwelh,- It:,; Robert L. West, F. f MarsnDurn, jas. jr.: Strickland, ucian h. xisseu, Kommie u olt, R. S. Long. Aubrey W. Turn er and U. M. Turner, Jr. . Negro Farm Agent' Makes First Report t To Commissioners PLANS WORK WITH 4-H '. CLUBS and BOY SCOUTS; COMPLETES HEIFER ' PROJECT. Claude L, Taylor, Duplin Coun ty's first Negro Farm Agent, re ported to the board of commission ers Monday on his accomplish ments and projects for 1944. The .. report follows: " The first project as Negro County Agent has been brought to a close by delivery to colored farmers of Duplin County a total -of 23 grade Jersey heifers which were shipped In by . G. Booker of State College, Raleigh. These heifers were bought from the drought area in Tenn., and Miss. "The next project tufaertaken will be a mobilization of a Negro 4-H club. The goal being to have at least 75 per cent of the mem bers produce enough food each to feed one person serving In the armed forces. As a supplement to this project, scout troops are being set up in all possible areas.'' Taylor has been here only a short tinle but is reported to be doing a fine Job. He is popular among the colored people and is said to very well qualified for the job. Duplin is one of the few Countys in this state that hasa - Negro farm agent , .-; Grove Church Gets Army Certificate f ATLANTA, GA., Jan: In compliance with a new policy of - the War Department G.ove Pres byterian Church at Kenansville, N. C. has been awarded an Army certificate due to the fact that J. G. Morrison, pastor, is now ser- . ving as chaplain vin the Army, Chaplain (Colonel) John O. Lind quist, Chief of the Chaplain Branch, Fourth Service Command, announced today.- . ; ; v The certificate, 16 1-2 x 12 1-4 - js handsomely engaved, promin- G tit'.y displays the chaplain's in gna and s suitable for framing. : rsids: "In recognition of the . .tic sacrifice of .Grove Pres ! ; ,rian Church In giving the viines of J. G. Morrison that he t serve God and Country in armed forces '' of the United s. (Sipnedj Chaplain (B. G..) . Si. Arnold, Chief of Chaplains, J States Army." ( : nplnin Lindquist stated that certificate woull le mailed f church fanmeliaU.'y.' ' t if f y OATIOIl DEADLINE CANNED FOODS ' , Green "D',-tV't'V"' (Book 4) expire January 20, 1944. . FUEL OIL PertotJ "2" coupons valid thru jranuary 24, 1944 and Period "8" coupons thru February 21, 1944. GASOLINE A-8 coupons expire February 8, 1944. . MEATS, FATS Brown stamps 'R"-"S", now valid, expire January 29, 1944. . BHUEa No. 18 (Book 1) valid Indefln- tely. Plane Stamp No. 1 (Book S) now valid. v SUGAR No. 29 (Book 4) rood, for five pounds thru January 15, 1944. Merchants May Sell Certain Womens Shoes ' Without Coupons . Amodment 49 to thi Shoe Reg ulations prpvlde for the sale 01 a certain percentage of low priced women's shoes ration-free under th followine conditions: 1. During the period from Jan. 17th. to the 29th. Inclusive, any establishment which sells shoes principally to consumers over the counter may transier to consum ers, ration-free, any women's shoes on hand Jan. 16, 1944 if the price charged does not exceed $3.00 per pair and the total num ber of pairs transferred ration free 'does not exceed 15 per. cent of the" number of pairs, of wom en's shoes In the inventory of the establishment on Sept. 30, 1943 as reported on OPA Form R-1701A (line 4). 2. When such shoes are offered for sale in any notice or adver tisement they shall be referred to as "OPA release - women's low priced shoes." The shoes need not be specifically marked. 3. Each . establishment shall keep a record to be attached to Its inventory Form R-1701, show ing ior each pair of shoes trans ferred ration-free, the name and address of the buyer, date of tran sfer, the type, style number, and selling price. . ; 4. No replacement currency will be granted for the shoes sold ration-free under this amend- ment ' - ' ' This does not mean that "the shoe supply has improved, but it is taken to help dealers dispose of limited quantities of wearable shoes which are not moving under the rationing program, and are "dead stock" in inventory. . , Billie Whitfield - Home On Furlough ' From Pacific War Zone Billie. Whitfield,' son of Mrs. Wm. Whitfield of Kenansville. arrived home Wednesday morning for a 13 day stay. Billie has been stationed on a destroyer in the Southwest Pacific - War" Zone giving those Japs "Hell". : ' He tells the 'story of troop lan dings at Treasury Island three days before the battle of Bougain ville. Billie is a radio operator on a destroyer, and his boat was pa troling around the Island. He and the other fellows were at battle station about mid-afternoon when approximately 60 Jap planes sud denly popped into the sky. 14 dive bombers dove for the ship and the boat shot down 5 out of 14. American fighters finished seven more, he said In the attack his boat was struck by -two bombs, one going just a few feet away from his locker and bunk, taking with it all his clothes except what he had on. Eight members of the crew were killed. The boat was able to get into its base under its own power. Billie is wearing three stars, one for Expeditionary citation, vue iiri uic vmuc ui new ucuikm - Aoiarius, cum uie utiltjJr two xur duty with troop landings at Vella La Vella and Treasury Islands In the Northern Solomans. lie has now been, in service since June, 1942 end in the Pacific about a year. This is his second visit home. His first was soon af ter the battle of New Georgia Ifiinnrts last summer. 1 ;iie says the Japs are hard f;;!f ors but the Americans are too much for them and boats and r ' '-ft are more plentiful and FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1944. SPEAKER R. GKUtiO ClllJUUf TVnrARinn of the hope that Mas- r .iii Uo uriilsnnad In- anu wmj oi weensooro. onry will use its ' wWespreaa in ' . di to D s p. LoWe, At fluence to the postwar ' "a to fid s Chairman of the Radio in consolidation of public 1?" Committee of the Southern Bap- in iavor oi V"."; not only just but will be enduring and will embody a worldwide ap- plication of those fine principles of brotherhood and love oi rei low-man upon which the Masonic orders are founded " reaturea an address here tonight by Major R. Greeg Cherry of Gastonla, legis. lator and 1944 gubernatorial can didate, to St John's Lodge No 13. A. F. & A. M of Kenansville. "Masonry has already been of inestimable value to the nation in many ways - and through many channels", declared Major Cherry. "It has aided in promotion of that patriotic fervor which con tributes so much to national unity. Inevitably, when our country faces a. crisis such as the present world conflict has brought, one sees a rapid and widening in crease of new interest in the fra ternal orders such as the Masonic bodies' and all the fine Jhings-in community and national - life for which they -atand.'' - V "The influence of Masonry is far-reaching and effective and I am confident it will be used to help establish a just and lasting peace. - - . LIST JURORS JANiCOURTi K NEXT WEEK : V H. S. Johnson. A. O. Grady. W. H. Wilklns, W C. Williams, Earl D. Smith, W. L. Bryan, J. E. Ham ilton. C L. Carter. W. L. Hinson Robt. Pickett, Albro James, L. N. -."II 'tt t.-i nJo 20Uol",!."""IV, iZnithii vital task, hundreds of skll- S Rrinann E. Y) smith T. M. Sanderson. W. H, Hall. L. F. Johnson, P. T. oun. tain, J. J. Benson, n. iouhk, Raynor, Srfl S. B. Brinson, A. E Piprce. - Kirbv A. Thigpen. Duff Kornegay W. B. Register, J. J. Blanchard, B. D. Grady, C. V. Thomas, C. T. Grady, McNlel Sholar, Herman E. Rouse, A. O. Bostlc, R. F. Pate, E. A. Walton, C. C. Ivey, John Houston, V.,B. Teachey, H. J. PhiHips, W. D. Hall, J. R. Halscv Lewis Jones, L. R. Woodcock, S. J. Waller, J. Milton West, Chancy Sumner, W. D. Pate, Solon C. Carr, A. B. Wells, Roy Sanderson, Weils Thomas, . P. T. Cameron, ' W. J. Rouse, R. C. Moore, M H. South erland, Nash Johnson, Wilbert Hanchey, Artie Goodson, , M. B. Holt, Sam S. Sullivan, . Geo. A. Pollock, J.ames Lanier, Jr.,i.Leroy B. Carter, K. B. Jones, Jno. E. Kennedy, Jr., Q. B. Teachey, C. P.' Walker, Ralph Batts, Earl Williams. Ralph- Brown W. J. Boyette. L. F. Brown, J. C. Bish op. ', , . ; ' . i Missionary' Talks : Pink Hil Church: ; Rev. Stacey C. Farrior, native of Rose Hill and brother of Rev. M. P. Farrior, pastor of the Pink Hill group of Presbyterian Chur ches, spoke to the citizens of Pink Hill in the church there Monday night. . - - Rev Farrior, a native of Rose Hill, has been a Presbyterian mis sionary to China since 1912. He and Mrs. FarriOr returned to this country in December on the liner Gripsholm. , - ' He talked on missionary work in China, things that took place after the outbreak of the war and experiences - at ,an. internment amn Warsaw Church Catches Fire The Warsaw Methodist church caught fire in the attic Sunday about a half hour after services and every one gone. The fire started at the flue Just above the ceiling and when discovered by nearby residents was blazing pretty well. The fire department wns cnllmi end a hole 1. 1 to be '' t t 'i t1 o ri'. t t r ' t t") 1' TO BROADCAST Dr. Ralph A. Herring of Win ston-Salem, N. C, will be heard on the program of The Baptist Hour next Sunday morning, 8:30 to 9:00 EWT over WPTF of Ral eigh and WBIG of Greensboro. tist Convention. His subject, "The of the Splrltual", wUl be of speclal interest everywhere in y,. cn,ciai days through which we pass, according to Mr. Lowe. Dr. Herring, popular pastor of the First Baptist Church or win ston-Salem, is a trusted servant of the Baptist Demonination, being past Vice President oi the south ern Baptist Convention, now President of the North Carolina Baptist Convention, and also ser ving as Trustee of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary of Louisville, Ky., and North Caro lina member of the Foreign Mis sion Board of the Southern Bap tist convention. The Baptist Hour Programs are broadcast over inaipencient bourn ern network of 32 stations, cover ing the territory from the East Coast to the far Southwest, and monsored bv the Radio Committee of the Southern-Baptist Conven tion. . , The speakers for -the following three Sundays of January win ue: On Jan. 16th - Dr. Douglas S. Freeman of Richmond, Va., on Jan. 23rd - Dr. Harold W. Trib ble of Louisville, Ky., on Jan. 30th Dr. C. C. Warren of Charlotte, N, Carolina. - Naval Operating Bases : Seek War Workers - (' As the Allied offensive gain mo mentum, more and more ships oi our fleet must be serviced for fur ther action at the Naval Operating DKp murium, v., w wiv. led and unskilled workers must rally to the recruiting drive now being conducted by the 4th U. S. Civil Service Region for this im portant Naval establishment. , ' Positions open are: Electricians, Electroplaters, Machinist (inside Pipeflttevs, Plumbers, Sheetmetal Workers, Elevator Mechanics, Re frigeration Mechanics, Automotive Mechanics, Machine Operators, Toolmakers and Sr. Laborers at salaries ranging from $.70 an hour to $1.20, plus time and a half for overtime in excess of 40 hours a week. - . v An immediate appointment and mel tickets if I of duty. Plus free meal Wckets IX free transportation to. the piace the authorized travel is for six or more hours and embraces cus tomary meal times, are offered all persons who qualify for these lm oortant war jobs. In addition all workers are assured of adequate housing " facilities - upon (reporting for duty, Trailers, Dormitories and Unfurnished Apartments are available at 'reasonable cost " . Further information for these positions at the Naval Operating Base may be obtained from F, J. Baars at P. O. Warsaw, N. C. Appointments will be made' in accordance with War Manpower Commlsion policies and Employ ment Stabilization Plans. Appli cations are not desired from per sons already using their highest skills in war work. To Active Duty v In U: S; Marines Quantico, Va., Dec. 29: ' John VanBuren Pruitt, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John VanBuren Pruitt Rose Hill, N. C, today was as signed to active duty with the U. S. Marines after, successfully com pleting the reserve officers train ing school here." . . . , The new lieutenant was com missioned eight weeks ago and has been in the post-graduate course since that time, his grad uation today was in the tradition al ceremony 6f this famed old Marine Corps base. , r , . ; MAY ADD COST OF JAB ' Housewives will have to pay approximately i cents more per 1nr for anything sold in glass eon. i '-or, whore the rrar,-,HW hs ' 1 r-' '"T ' ' for Thirty Pigggs COUNTY BRIEFS SCHOOLS REOPEN Duplin schools reopened Mon day morning after more than a week's vacation. RESIGNS Paul Stephens has resigned his job with the Board of Mucation and has been replaced by C. B. Guthrie. Mr. Guthrie's job. has to do with school property mainten ance. NO BRIDGE IN HEAVEN The ladies, young and old, in Kenansville have enjoyed a large part of the holidays playing bridge. One night this week a certain lady was dressing to go to a bridee oarty when her mother called. Telling her mother about the party her mother replied: "They don't play bridge in Hea ven sometimes I wonder if you would like to go there." TT GAS COUPONS EXPIRE TT gas coupons are now invalid. They expired Dec. 31st OIL SHORTAGE RELIEVED The fuel oil shortage facing Duplinites a few days ago has now been relieved for the time being according to one distributor. COAL SHORTAGE The coal shortage in Kenans ville and. Warsaw is becoming a cute. The supply is just about ex hausted but one dealer says he should receive a-car son e time next week, $1.00 SUBSCRIPTION This week a number of readers of the 'Tanesi have -come into the. office to subscribe.' On being told that subscription rates have been advanced to $2.00 they inquired if they could subscribe , for 6 months. Yes you may . subscribe for as little as three months now. Most of them, however, handed us the $2.00. - IN CLERK'S OFFICE Mrs. Douglas McBrlde, , the. former Miss Esther Stevens, has accepted wprk in the office of the Clerk or court, sne Degan woric last Monday. BUILDING STORE C & D Cash Store in Pink Hill will soon move into its new home. The proprietors are constructing a new buueung across rrom tne school house there. INJURES THUMB Mrs. Sudie P. Miller, former employe of the Duplin Times, and now owner and publisher of 'the Burgaw Pender Chronicle, Injured a thumb last week while" operat ing the Llnotpe machine. . COMMISSIONERS MEET v The board of county commis sioners held their regular month ly session Monday with all pres ent. , Only routine matters' were taken up. A. BROOKS HOME ' A. Brooks. , DODular Warsaw merchant' has returned from the Goldsboro hospital where he was Beveral patient he was stricken with acute appen dictis and before recovering from the operation, suffered an attack of flu and pneumonia. He is said to., be , getting along nicely. . MR. SANDLIN OUT . I. J. Sandlin, Beulaville . mer chant who recently returned from a Kinston hospital, is able to be out some. He walks to the store occasionally and is looking well. He suffered a case of double pneu monia. Pink Hill Boys Get Suspended Sentences Elbert and James Spence, cou sins, of Pink Hill were tried be tore Recorder Joe Dawson in Kin-, ston charged with forcible tres pass and were placed under 12 months suspended sentences. ! Elbert now under a probation order by a Virginia court impo sed On a charge of bigamy, was ordered to b of good behavior for two years, nay costs and his driver's license (revoked for one year. - James drew an 'order for good behavior for two years and was assessed court costs. Sandlin's Stables Burn In Beulaville 'The stable and warehouse of I."?,"8. "SSf J. Sandlin & Co. in Beulaville ', were destroyed by. fire of unde-J terming origin Xmns eve. 5 mulos v"- to r' TVil - "' Judge Frizzelle . Preside Two-week Term Court Here ' Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, of Snow Hill, will hold a two-week term of superior court beginning Mon day, Jan. 10th tor the trial of civil cases. At another place in this paper will be found the list of jurors drawn. Sixty cases are docketed to be tried. Paul Edmonds Heads Polio Drive Paul Edmonds of Warsaw has been named as Duplin County Chairman for the Infantile Par alysis Drive to be held the last two weeks in , January. He was named by the state chairman, Ralph MacDonald. Snow And Rain, Again Fills Streams According to "Red" Kornegay. Red says that in the B. F. Grady section, as well as most sections of the county, for the Past several weeks farmers have been having to haul water for stock. The drought that almost dried up this country is thoroughly broken. The snow recently aided but not sufficiently. The rain which star ted late Saturday night continued almost steadily until Tuesday morning and at this writing (Tues day J it looks as il we are in to.- more. . .. The downpour Monday morning literally . filled, all the streams in this country. . . , . -a . x Three Robberies in Town of Teachey Last Friday Night Sometime after one o'clock last Friday night someone broke into the Post Office and two stores in Teachey. In the Post Office they took $17.40 in pennies and some stamps. They entered by cutting through two doors. ' In the store of David Wells they stole 1 carton of cigarettes and in the Cottle store they took $60 In change from the cash register. B. F. Grady PTA Meets The regular Jan. meeting of the B. F. Grady P. T. A. will be held Monday, Jan. 10th at the regular hour in the school auditorium. A large attendance is requested. DAUN KENNEDY. Tbia chamlaa prang RKO Radio actraaa mpp4 rich! oat of tho me ft alii rank into Uia Kay Kjaar ni okas' "Around tka World." Nw aha km contract, and a part fca mhI CtrL" Tka stadia Dawa a aaoa EMPLOYMENT AID FOR VETERANS 'I Reeardless of criorities set up in local employment stabilization plans, all honorably discharged members or tne armea rorces wiu be helped to .find a job to their liking, whether on war work or not according to the war Man power Commission. If the veteran takes a job and is dissatisfied, he has the privilege, for 60 days, of seeking other work. ' v,;, TO SPEED VE TERNS' PTWTS Action has been taken to elimi nate delays between the date a soldier is discharged for physical disability and the time he may begin to receive a pension or other ZLlJITt" VTiZ? vl:. "v,e ives ?he amy rTmav ri ot 'V r . yi ,m T - t ret N0.1 ff OSIuor Stedman Carr Is Shot : m Robbery Attempt; Richard Setser Con" ' f esses arid Will Be '. Tried For Life Next Week; Judge Stev ens Will Hear Case In Burgaw. r. cfm.n Hall Carr. Wallace merchant was the Inocent victim of a fiend's gun Friday afternoon Dec 31st when he answered a caU to go to Willard and purchase sonw fur. : Mr. Carr had frequently driven to Willard to purchase fur from, various hunters and on Tuesday before Christmas he received a telephone call, to go to the same house to buy some fur. This time he went alone. He knocked on the front door and a voice said "come in". Entering the hall, the voice from a room again said "came in". As he entered the room he saw a man holding a gun who ordered him to throw up his hands. As he did so he turned his body slightly and a load of buckshot entered one side of his abdomen and came out the other. He ran and as he fell down the steps an other shot rang out but missed him. With his abdomen torn, lit erally to sirred with -the buck-, shot the victim drove his truck to Dr. Robinson's office in Wal lace, approximately one mile, where first aid was given. He was rushed to a Wilmington hospital where he died the next morning at 9-JU e'dooek front loss of tlood. The last words he spoke to his wife,. it is reported were: "don't leave anything undone to find out who did it and see that justice Is done' ; - . At the coroner's hearing in Bur gaw Tuesday night Sheriff J. T. Brown of Pender County reveal ed that Richard Setzer, 20 year old youth of Willard, had confes sed the murder. At first he impli cated his wife's father, Carl Pi ner and her brother Clifton. Hp said he and Clifton planned and pulled the job in order to rob Mr. Carr and buy an automobile. He said the plans were to kill him on Tuesday before Christmas but they failed. He was to t Mr Carr to the old Piner house and Clifton was to do the Job. It was revealed at the hearing; however, that Piner and his aon m . hunting trip at the tima of h murder. ; - Plner's vouns son. in .Id testified that he carried a nnt. written by Setzet with a red pen cil, to the home of Mr. Stevens at uie wiuard test farm. The notr read: "Mrs. Stevens, call Sted man Carr. nhona mtui we e Tell him to coma un tn th house and get the furs I caller him about the other day. He will understand when to come. (Sign ed) Carl Piner. This note was pro Jly the evidence that persua ded Setzer to confess. Setzer came to this ' section from the mountains of western Carolina and Is reported to havt a prison record behind him. He will be tried for his life next week in Pender County Superior-court at which time Judgi Henry L. Stevens will preside. It is reported that Rivers Johns of Warsaw will aid solicitor Clit ton Moore in the prosecution. Tho court will appoint a lawyer to de fend Setzer, , , ;, N IANUABY Vwrniilnqtoa taiin fu t v ci unita toionlM. 17, . 43 v m J loutilana Strft Univ.r - ur OpMMd, i860. - ; ana, W1 , . v , ; t-Govammant V o-' J Ofmuliua cj- l"l I.v S-T-r