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: Published each Friday in KsmmMO X. C, eouaty feat t
Duplin County. ' ' .
Editorial PnshiMS Hi printing pUat, Kenansrllle, N. O ,
J. ROBERT GRADY, EDITOR OWNER
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A Democrat! Journal, devoted to' the material, educational,
economic and agricultural Interests of Duplin County. .
lM4i THE DECISIVE YEAR
The beginning of a ?ew Year
has been the occasion, since time
immemorial, for human beings to
consider their progress and to
make nlans for the future.
It is generally featured, in the
present age of the printed word,
by reviews of what has happened
In the year ending ana oy prupu
prfes as to what is about to occur.
These psychological pauses in
the process of existence serve a
" useful purpose, provided the in
dividual understands that the cal
' ander year is a device of man to
record the evele of life and that
do are more Important than the
current season. '
. . As Americans await the fruits
of 1944 there is one thought up
permost in the minds of the nation.
We know that, in the next 12
months, thousands of young men
must buy, with their lives, the
precious heritage of liberty, which
has been bequeathed to us by the
past. .
Many families, .in this land,
will mark 1944 by the loss of
loved ones, slain n the areas of
combat, scattered throughout the
world. They will be grief-stricken
and ponder the poignant pain that
stabs Into their hearts. They will
wonder, no doubt, If the sacrifice
is vain.
- Many other Americans will not
have this sad experience but they
nave a tremendous obligation as
loyal patriots. It Is their task to
make certain the gains of freedom
and to guarantee, by their con
. duct, that no American shall die
on the battlefield for naught
"It is not a pleasant prospect
that looms before us, as Ameri
cans. In other years we could ex
pect pleasures and DrosDeritv.
Now. we must await inexorable
fate that will scatter sorrow and
tames. It it time
UCHUI CMawa& -
for us to rededicate ourseives w
o1tKa nnri hnneft find the DrO-
litC AdtMIW
OAa r? Mn1 ""Amprieanism. ' ,
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, 1944 is pot a year ior prom
mnkinir Reif-seekintr. It is destin
ed to belong to those who suffer,
sacrifice and serve, its gins wiu
include death and sorrow to many
thousands and life and liberty, to
many millions. Besides these
fruits, what else matters?
This New Year we're beginning
may be the decisive year of the
war. The Pacific offensive al
ready Is under way, aimed afthe
heart of the enemy Tokyo. In
the Atlantic and Mediterranean,
the Allies are poised for a concer
ted attack upon ' Hitler's Euro
pean Fortress, areveven now ad
ministering their first shattering
blows.
In hundreds of ways and on
scores of fronts, pulpwood is has
tening the -day of reckoning.
Flying. Fortresses rain destruc
tion over Nazi Europe; their
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Auction
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X-"DIAM0ND HORSESHOE".
Humorous Virgin' Mayo, an alum
a of Billy Rose's Diamond Hone
boa nifhl club in New York, now
at a Samuel Goldwyn contract, and
rill make her acreen debut In the
roducer'f lavish musical "Up in.
Arms." She la a St. Louis girL
Our Cattle and Bog Sales
are Good Wa have
Bayers For Unlimited
Numbers
HORSES
AND
, MULE
BUYERS
, We try to eaxry around
100 head at. goad, norsea
aad aaslnt at all tsntM ' We
eaa satisfy yea la a horse
Native Of Duplin
Dies In Wilson
H Moselev Hussey. 58. died at
12:45 o'clock in a hospital in wu-
son following a short illness.
He was the son of Mrs. Alice
Sloan Hussey of Duplin County.
Mr. Hussey was born in Duplin
County March 2, 1885. He had
been a resident of Wilson for the
past 30 years, and a member of
the Methodist Church. Surviving
are his wife; two sons, Lt H.
Moseley stationed at Ft. Knox,
Ky., and James Charles of Wilson;
his mother, Mrs. C. E. Hussey of
Kins ton; two brothers, W. L. of
Wallace, and C. E. of Wilson; and
four sisters, Mrs. J, H. Carter of
Kinston, Mrs. U N. Boney or Wil
mington, Mrs. M. E. Shepard of
Monroe, and Mrs. A. H. Carter of
Wallace.
Funeral services were held Mon
day at 11:00 from the Catholic
Church in Wilson by Father Ra
ce tti. Interment was in Maple
wood Cemetery.
Remove hens from your flock
that are 'eating their heads- off
yet are not laying, means increa
sed profits. , j
The greatest crnh Inssoa In M P
are caused by growers not doing
farm lobs at the nmwp tim uv.
R. W. Shoffher. mraiflliat in farm
management at state College.
No matter how hard vou mnv
work, you can't raise really good
crops on poor land, say State Col,
lege specialists.
Oattla aad bog grewera
who kava not been rislt.
big our sales are Invited
to pay us a visit It win
pay yea aad pay tM.
I !!AC3 LIYZSTCCK
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K2 G1LE
mu Doors
Shetrock Paints
Drain Tib
Terra Cotta Pipes
Class Lime
Cement Crick
Piaster ,
Alphc't .!ncbs
And A!I Kinds of
Indian King Tavern Famed . j
. As Capitol Gi New Jersey
" ANGLO-AME".CANS ACCEPT GSJiDiNG
' THEORY OF WAR - TLAN TO VIN
BY EXTErvWINATir4G ENIMY
Indian King Tavern at Haddonfield, N. 4., and
(Inset) Dolly Madison, wife of our fourth PreaU
dent. Mrs. Madison, niece of the Inn's hoV
a charming guest at many of its receptions.
Rich In memories as Revolution
ary capltol of New Jersey and
kcene o many of Dolly Madison's
social triumphs, the Indian King
Tavern at Haddonfleld, N. J., is
now dettled down to the retired
life of an historic museum the
property of the New Jersey His
toric Sites-Commission.
The tavern's historic record is
commemorated by a bronte tablet
placed on a side of the building by
the Haddonfleld Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revo
lution In 1901. It reads:
"Within this building then a
tavern-house, the Council of Safety
for New Jersey was ' organised
March 18th, 1777; wherein also. In
September of the same year, the
Legislature unanimously resolved
that thereafter the word "State'
should be substituted for "Colony'
in all publie writs and commis
stons." . '
The state's adoption of Its first
Great Seal Is associated with Indi
an King Tavern. Francis Hopkln
son, a signer of the Declaration of
Independence, was autnoruea oy
legislative act in 1776 to select an
artisan to execute ine oeai. no
chose Pierre Eugene Du Simletre
of Philadelphia. The Seal was de
livered to the legislature at ine
inrtian Kins: in May. 1777 an his
toric event re-enacted on the tavern
lawn in 1913, by a pageant mark
ing the 200th anniversary of the
founding of the town by Elisabeth
Haddon. ...': ".;
The Indian King knew ; Polly
Madison as a. charming hostess
even before she became mistress
of the White House, for the tavern
host was her uncle, Hugh ureign-
ton. whom she freauently visited as .
Dorothy Payne Todd and later as
the wife of the President.
The Indian King was built In 1750
by Mathlaa Aspden, but was ac
quired by Creighton before the
Revolution. He was 1ta host tor
many years. In 1916 the State pur
chased Uasaajblstorlomemorlal.
deadly bombs contain explosives
made of pulpwood. Allied fighters
inch their way through South Pa
eific jungles; aiding their advance
are supplies packed in paper pro
ducts and dropped by parachutes
made from pulpwood.
If you can swing an axe, you
can speed victory this year. Every
cord of pulpwood you cut means
more smokeless powder, more
blood plasma containers, more
6hell casings. Every cord cut now
bings victory nearer.
As the tempo of our attack in
creases, so does the need for pulp
wood. .
ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
.Having this day qualified as
aiminictmtnr nn the estate of E.
T. Britt, deceased, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
the said estate to present them to
the undersigned duly verified, on
or before the 29th day of Decem
ber 1944, "or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery. All
persons Indebted to said estate,
will please make immediate pay
ment.
This December 29tK 1943.
V S. IL Britt, Jr.,
Administrator.
2-11-6. R.D.J.
BY IfCGO SIMS.
The objective of our military op
erations in Europe is the destruct
ion of Germany's- ability to wage
war. The locale of battles and de
tails of strategy are Important on-i
ly in relation to the prime objec
tive. The annihilation of a Greman
division promotes the end in view,
on whatever front -it may te.
When enough divisions have been
destroyed the enemy will be whip
ped and not until then will the
war end. ' . Vv" -' '
The aerial bombardment of Ger
many is useful only to the extent
that the blasting of production
promotes front-line weakness. The
collapse of German morale on the
home front means nothing unless
it affects Nazi fighting power.
The probability that the steady
retirement of the Nazis In Rus
sia has, and will, strengthen the
German power of resistance- The
supply line of the Red Army be
comes longer and longer and that
of i the Germans shorter and
shorter. . r t
The Red ; Army, continues to
press the retiring enemy, forcing
them, while the Nazis would pre
fer to avoid losses... ; ..;v
The grinding process in Rus
sia Is due only to the determin
ation of the Russians to press the
battle and to inflict losses upon
the enemy. Eventually the grind
ing -will wear "down German
strength to the breaking point and
the Hitlerites will be uriable to re
sist successfully. The war will be
over, even if the Russians fail to
gain another inch of ground.
Plainly, if the war can be won
only by . destruction of . Ge;man
fighting power, which involves the
slaughter of enough German sol
diers to disrupt all Nazi armies,
the rate of the killing process de
pends upon the extent of oui' bat
tle contacts. :
inis year will likely see new
fronts designed to provide addit
ional grinding, to involve Ger-
many's entire manpower and to
atiora Detter opportunities to kill
Nazis in greater numbers.
The immutahlA Ipccnn ff Urn v.
fare is that victory belongs to the
luuers. it is a principle some-
lm revolting to the Anglo-Am.
erican mind but the Soviet has
I accepted Its implications. They
understand the human cost of op
erating the grinders The stage is
now being set for Anglo-American
forces to operate on the same
rutniess basis. : ,
i When the new offensives begin
we must not overestimate the val
ue of geographical advances. The
only factor of supreme importance
will be the losses suffered by the
German units the casualties in
flicted upon the foe. These alone
can bring about the collapse ol
Nazi f ighting power that ; must
precede victory.; , v
This is the hard aspect of war
hut it ia thP nniv safe assumption.
Upon it is based recent warnings
to the American people, designed
to prepare them tor neavy name
losses. Gradually the conviction
spreads that our fighting men will
have to buy victory, with blood.
The two year dream of ours that
the enemy would collapse is fad
ing as the nation awaken to the
task ahead. ,. ,
4 We have written the hard facts
that must be faced if we are to
prepare for the .worst However,
the worst does not always happen
There Is still a chance that the
enemy is weaker than we suspect,
that the Nazi military machine is
now tottering and that the west
ern invasion of Europe will pro
vide the push that will send it in
to oblivion. -
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For best prices and complete Jub
on Monuments, see or write
Rev. H. J Whaby
' Beulavilla, N. C. '
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BICYCLE REPAIRING
Whitmans Tire Shop
WALLACE, N. C.
USED CARS
In A-l Condition
GOOD TIRES
Models Lata As 1942
... TERMS -
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-At Bus Station
In Warsaw
- ROBERT LEWIS. Prop.
deati;:g tde doll ceelu
tii i:cnr.:o-FEQT : -
8 minute Radio Talk by Our Mr. Lionel Weil Showing
bow, throng the use of Hormo-Fert In accurate field testa, :
10-day earlier cotton bolls are obtained. .
A greater yield of lint cotton secured. . , ;
. Much Of the boll weevil damafce averted. :.. ;;;;-'. '
: Usten In and Increase your cotton yield. ',; ' '
WPTF - Ralelfjh . . .... Uan. 5 " 6:3? P. M.'
WGDR - Goldsboro ..... Jan. 7 1.-C0 P. M
WGTM - Wilson ...... Jan?7 - 12:35 P. M.
WGTC - GreenvlIIa .... Jan. 7 - 12:C3 P. M.
Vrr.'C - Fayctlevilb . . . Jan. 7 - 12:C3 P. IX
WEZD - Rocky .aunt . . . Jan. 7 - 12:C3 P. M.
WFTC - Kiniton Jan. 7 - 12:3 P. f.V
WST - Charlotte Jon. 7 - 6:55 A. IX
' FOR YOUR PLEASURE
: JEFFERSON'S A ACME'S ' "
17 HIES
CHOICE OF THE MARKET
: In Pints, Quarts, Half Gallons and
- Gallons All Flavors.
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BEER
ALL THE TIME
On Tap and In Bottles V
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GAS & OIL SERVICE
A.J. Strickland
Service Station
1 Mile N. of Warsaw - Brick Station
Formerly operated by R. J. Lewis
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ARLY in 1 943 when the country was faced with a disastrous
pulpwood shortage, the Secretary of Agriculture said, "The
' nly place wecan look for additional supplies is from the farm s
woodlot . ;;;
And the farmers of America did not let hi m down. Their patri
otic response helped a lot to. supply much needed piilpwoocC
for war industries. . -
Nov, as vc enter 1 944
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It is clear that a serious pulpwood shortage will continue. But V '
farmers have learned that pulpwood cutting is good business
as well as sound patriotism. Now is the best time to thin wood
lots when pulpwood prices are at their peak. And recent rulings
of the -War Manpower Commission encourage farmers to cut
pulpwood in off seasons by counting it as war unit credits to
ward deferment. . m i
f And so the farmers of America are asked to make pulpwood
cutting an important part of their 1944 work program. It is off
season work; profitable work; patriotic work. Do all you can.
Your country needs every cord you can cut. Keep in touch with
your local pulpwood committee. ; '
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