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Dlrth Announcements IP II f Xtt ! I? 1 Of
r our w ar ivioiners r urnisn
Sons For Service From The
Mr, and Mrs. C. G. Brown, Jr.,
of Norfolk, Va., announce the birth
of a son, Charles Pridgen, Janu
ary 29, 1944, Norfolk General
Hospital. Mrs Brown Is the form
er Miss Margaret Pridgen, daugh
ter of Mrs. Park Pridgen and the
late Mr. Pridgen of Warsaw.
' Mr. and Mrs. Austin Ridge, of
Wallace, announce the birth of a
daughter, Joan Irene, Friday, Jan.
14, 1944, Hundley Hospital, Wal
lace. 4 Mrs. Ridge is the former
Miss Christine Lambert of War
saw and Calypso.
LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs, Glenn Rollins and
children of Wilmington were week
end guests of Mr. Rollins' moth
er, Mrs. G. W. Rollins.
Miss Gearldlne Bos tic spent the1
week end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Bostic. She had
as her house guests, Misses Sal
lye Carraway and Nancy Reach,
of Charleston, S. C
Mrs. J. E. Shaw, Jr. left Tues
day for Macon, where she will
Join her husband. CaDt. Shaw.
who Is on furlough from Ft Des
Moines, iowa. They will visit rel
atives in Macon and Roanoke Ra
pids. Mrs. W. M. Buck is substl-
tlltinc fni Mfa Rhaur of tha iwDm.
mar School I Mrs. Lawrence Brown attended
Miss Lenora Womack of the' ?ne Wnerai of the late Bland Wor
Princeton School Faculty, spent leyv,m K,nn Friday.
. the week end with her mother. . Mr?-. Moman Barr and daugh-
Mrs. C A. Womack. - i leri Martha Anne have returned
Mrs. James - Strickland and from Wilmington, where they visl-
daughter are visiting her father, ite?,her steter, Mrs. Lynn Shore.
J G. Hooks, in Fremont Mesdames A. J. Strickland and
Miss Frances Stephens return-' Beon Minshew shopped in Golds-
ed Friday from Raleigh where . boro la8t Wednesday.
she has been a student at Meredith 1 "c- Ralph Best, Jr. USMC New
College. She had as her week end Rlver. spent last week with his
guest Miss Amy Ianora, of Brook-1 Parents, Mr. ana Mrs. Ralph
lyn, N. Y. I Best
Miss Martha Pridgen, student
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Canton and ' at Flora McDonald, was home
State Of North Carolina
WASHINGTON, D. C. Four
war mothers, who between them,
have given twenty-five sons to the
service, are the most active Fourth
War Loan War Bond promoters
of Victory House, in Catawba
County, Hickory, N. C. Victory
House is the centeral downtown
center for War Bonds and stamps
sales.
Mrs. A. W. Hilton, shown in
this picture at the extreme right,
has given seven sons to Uncle Sam.
On of them was killed by the
Japs in their sneak attack on
Pearl Harbor.
mm. Kamond Killian. next to
Mrs. Hilton, has six sons In the
armea forces; Mrs. T. M. Putman,
five sons; and Mrs. James H.
Caldwell, six sons.
isvery one of these mothers
manage their own homes. Some
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hav additional farm duties, yet f to brine all mothers' sons home
every one manages the time to again as safely and as toon AS
back the sale of Bonds and Stamps possible.
Mrs. J. X. Morton. I of Rose Hill served to the passea-
Mr Frank Martin, who has been'gers and crew of the nearby train
very 111 at the Goldsboro Hospital I wreck and to a few soldiers of a
has imn-nvpd to such an extent DassinK trooD train, hot soup,
that he has been able to come coffee, and milk, in the waiting
the mineral and vitamin balance
In feeding rations,
Stenographers, Typists .
And Clerks Needed
In Vet. Administro'
Urgent calls for Stenographers.
Typists and Clerks to help expe
dite the handling of claims' filed
by discharged .Veterans or by
benefioiffries'Of veterans is being
made -"by the Veterans -Admini
stration, Washington. D. C
The salaries range from $1752
to $1971 per year, including over-
tune.
Numerous advantages are of
fered all appointees.
All qualified persons who wish
to serve in this vital and patriotic
work should arrange to-see Mr.
Fred Basra, -at-Warsaw.-N. C
"mere must not be a forgot-
I Pearsoll Chapel Class
Holds Party
With Miss Carroll
The Intermediate Sunday School
Class of Pearsall's Chapel held a
party at the home of Miss Fran
ces Carroll, Thursday night Jan
uary 27th.
Others than those of theconv
munlty were from Rlchlands,
Kenansville, Sawjcta and Summer
lin's Cross Roads. .
Games and delicious refresh
ments were enjoyed by all.
Former Magnolia
R. R. Agent Dies .
J. . S. Rogers, R. R. Agent In
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Thursday evening in vAjnwuy, o.,
ten man' after this war Is over'Y CsS'mK
a Fourth Region Civil , Service . -J ff "011 sistera
official said today, and If our J10' ff ?TFridav with
boys, when they return, get the J .'S 1 fL?al
help that they deserve;, now is.- Stt f lS
the Mm to mIXaHv tn hpln thm Jm Rogers, Jr., was on nw
r wav from Camn HCKetL va., xo
Machinery For
home.
Gene Martin, a student at EMI
spent the week end at the home of
his father. Mr. Bryant Martin.
Mr. James Hill of Florida is in
children were week end visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Byrd.
Mrs. Bill Patterson and son,
Billy, left Sunday after a week's
visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C V. Garner.
Mr and Mrs. Stacy Britt and
children, weiy Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Britt in Clin
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pollock and
children were Sunday guests of
Mrs. Pollock's sister, Mrs. Clar
ence Hobbs and mother, Mrs. R.
E. West in Roseboro.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Brown, Mr,
and Mrs. G. S. Best, and Mr. and Saturday.
for the week end. She had as her !town rr few days.
guest, her room mate. Miss Mary
Lee Burns, of Goldsboro.
Miss Sarah Bowden spent the
week end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Bowden.
Mrs. G. C. Perry who has been
spending a week with her mother,
has returned to her home in Golds
boro. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Sing'ey
and Mrs. Stacy Peterson visited
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Taylor Thurs
day. Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Hudson
visited Mrs. Margarette Ande.son
METHODIST CHURCH
The pastor, Rev. C. T. Thrift,
will preach at 11 a. m. and 7:30
p. m. Sunday School at 10 a. m.
All members of the Sunday
School and Church are urged to
attend.
The pastor will preach at Tur
key at 12 noon, and at Catlton
at 4.
The public is cordially invited
to attend all these services.
I ing with song. Mrs. C A Womack
acting Chaplin, read the ritual.
IN MEMORIAM
The Auxiliary ' of the Warsaw
Presbyterian Church pays tribute
to the memory of Mrs. Winifred
Pelrce Best whose sudden death
on December lOthi 1943 brought
sorrow to hundreds who knew and
loved her.
A daughter of a chattel- mem
ber, she had given a life-long
service to our church; serving
as its organist for many years, as
a leader in the Auxiliary, and ac
tive in every phase of church
life.
Social, Civic, and Patriotic or
ganizations have been honored
with her leadership.
Through her life she revealed a
spirit of humble, confident trust
in her Heavenly Father; an abil
lt to inspire confidence in others,
and leaves an enduring heritage
through her ideals of honor,
truth and goodness.
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Mrs. J. W. Farrior, Miss Nell
Bowden, Mrs. W. P. Bridgers.
Mrs. C. T. Thrift was elected
Chaplain, to fill the unexpired
term of the late Mrs. Eavl Best. I
Two original papers was read
by Mesdames Carroll and Thrift.
Mrs. Stevens led an interesting
questionaire on Lee and Jackson,
after which the hostesses served
refreshments.
Joins Nurses Corps
Miss Martha Jones left Sunday
for Richmond, where she has en
tered the Nurses Cadet Corps.
Miss Jones did secreterial work
in Kenansville until she enlisted.
She has a brother, Pfc. Sam, with
the Army Air Corps in England.
Mrs. Thomas Rogers received
word that her brother-in-law,
William B. Lowrance has been
promoted from First Lt. to Cap
tain. Jo Anne Bx-itt was'the week end
guest of June and Emily Potter
in Wallace.
ROSE HILL NOTES
The Rose Hill Beta Club pre
sented a play, "Who Killed Aunt
Caroline?", Friday night Janu
ary 28, in the High School Audi
torium at 8 o'clock.
Monday afternoon, the Ladies
room of the depot
The Rose Hill Junior Music
Club met Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. C. F. Hawes.
The club Rating sheet was pre
sented and-discussed.
A musical program was given.
The hostesses, Sally Herring
and Betty Hawes served hot eboo-
olate and cookies to the 20 mem
bers present
Proteins
Since vegetable proteins - are
beta? substituted for those of ani
mal origin, farmers must Watch
Faison lews
Parent Teacher
Association
Reorganized
New Comers
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert S. Mc
Kagen, of Sumter, S. C, have
taken the apartment in the home
of Mrs. R. C. Pridgen. Mr. Mc
Kagen is manager of the local
Western Union and came from
Salisbury.
Merchant Marine Home
Friends 6f Robert Pridgen of
the Merchant Marine, will be in
terested to learn that he is home
with his mother on a five day furlough.
Miss Strickland Entertains
Miss "Shorty" Strickland was
hostess Friday night when she en
tertained at the home of her pa
rents with a party In honor of her
house guest, Miss ueiores Min
shew, of Calypso.
, Attends Shrine Meet
In Newbern
SSgt. James F. Strickland, who
recently was promoted at the
Seymour Johnson Air Base, last
week, attended the annual Shrin-
ers Convention in New Bern and
was a candidate for the Shrine
Degree, thereby receiving the 32nd
Degree in Masonary.
U. D. C. Meet in Warsaw
The James Kenan Chapter of
the U. D. C. of Warsaw and Ke
nansville met Wednesday after
noon In the home of the President
Mrs. Henry L. Stevens, Jr., with
Mesdames L. P. Best and RTH
liet,. Sr., as Joint hostesses. v
The home was attractively dec
orated with winter greens and
.Tiwican Flags.
1-rs. Stevens opened the meet
the
of
Pa-the
On Wednesday evening
rent-Teacher Association
Faison School, which has been in
active fr some months, was re
organized. The president, Mrs.
Eddlce Taylor, presided. The meet
ing began with "God Bless Ameri
ca", led by Mrs. Byrd, wife" of the
principal of the school. Election of
officers followed. The new officers
are: President Mrs. Annie With
erington; Vice president, Mr Byrd;
Secretary, Mrs. T. S. Shutt; Treas.
urer, Mrs. Rosa Thornton. A most
interesting and patriotic pro
gram was given by the children of,
the 7th grade under th direction
of their teacheir, Mrs. M. C. Bow
den. Mrs. D. Newton introduced
the teachers of the school -In
most pleasing manner. After the
program an informal reception
was held in honor of the teachers.
Delicious punch and cookies were
served,-
BUTTON, BUTTON WHO'S GOT THE BUTTON?
We Have - Scads Of 'Em On Our Bright New
COTTOIIS
U. D. C. Meeting Held
On Friday evening Mrs. A. R.
Hicks, Jr., and Mrs. H. T. Ray
entertained the Faison Hicks
Chapter of the U. D. Cat the
home of Mrs. Hicks. Mrs. Hicks,
the president of the chapter, read
several letters of interest and
plans for future meetings was dis
cussed. A program committee was
appointed. Mrs. A. H. Withering
ton read a very interesting article
on tne me or ueneral Robert E.
Lee, whose birthday was cele
brated on the 19th of the month
At the conclusion of the meetine
ine nostesses served a most temp
ling saiaa piate.
, PERSONALS
TlSgt. John Bell is at home on
furlough , .
Mr, kdwin Morton, a student at
Mars Hill, spent the week end at
, the home of his parents, Dr. and
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NATIONALLY
ADVERTISED
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Print Crc:::3
We have a good stock for ladies and (union.
Sizes 9 to 32. "
NOTE:
Celling price caught as when we werennuJbng then, dnssts
at a special of $1.49. They cannot be replaced la W aUek
today at this price, , ; ;
Clfltz Cent- C-r
IN WARSAW
"Where You Always Save .Way"
Expected to arrive any day, shipment at pU-dotli aad window
shades. , ,-. , -S
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Increased Food
The food nmductlnn pnl n re
nounced for 1944 Is the highest on
record. It calls for the laremt
planting program in the nation's
history - the planting of 380,000,
000 acres, an Increase of 16,000,-
wu acres over is3.
"This Vast oroductkm riroernm
will require the efficient utili
zation of machinery In . planting,
cultivating, ana harvesting the
farm products needed," says J.' D.
Bllckle. - Extension . nprinultural
engineer at State College.
Although more new machinery
probably will not be sufficient to
meet the increased crop acreage
and for replacement tf. worn equip
ment. x&is means that it is
highly .. essential to have every
usable machine now on the farms
properly repaired and maintained
for use In 1944.
A IWOfMlt noil ihnwi that 73 nr.
Cent Of th tMnnl mnnul an ava.
rage; of '165 Jan or cans of food
uui year.
California and
for the funeral.
could not return
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rbwforyou
about the VJAC
WANT TO KNOW how the
new WAO recruiting policies
apply to Ton?
Want to know whether
you're qualified for a spools!
kind of Army Jobwhether
you'd serve with the , Air,
Ground, or Service Forces
whether you could be assigned
to tbq oart of the country in
which you enlist? -
TOPAY-et full details at
the nearest U. 8. Army Re
cruiting Station (your local
post office will give you the
address). Or write to: The
Adjutant General, Boom 441S
Munitions Building, Washing
, ton, D. a .
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Wallace Man Elected
.. Director
At a Convention of Carolina
Farm Equipment Dealers Associa
tion held in Charlotte, Jan. 27th.,
N. L. Vann was elected to be one
of the directors.
Mr. Vann operates the Wallace
Motor and Implement Co.
Fat Stock Show -
The Eastern Carolina' Fat Stock
Show and Sale will be held at
Rocky Mount on April 6 and7, it
is announced by -L. I. Case, Ex
tension Animal Husbandman at
State College.
Duplin Theatre
WABIAW
Sun. Mo n.' Feb, 6-7 " . " -
"A Lady Takes A Chance"
Strrlng eaa Arthur and r
. John Wayne -
Tues. Feb. 8th
"The Heats On" .
With Mae West and -Victor
Moor
Wed. Feb. 8th -Doable' Feature
.1 4m M M . . . U '
"Drums Of Fu Manchu" -
With Harry Brandon
Thura,
FrL Feb. 10-11
Destination, Tokyo"
Starring Carey Grant aasl
John Garfield ,
Sat. Feb. IS - Double Feature
"Mystery Of The
13th Guest"
With Helen Fairish
"Oklahoma Raiders"
With Tex Bitter
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Free Movie Day
Feb. 15th At The
DUPLIN THEATRE
In Warsaw
During the period of Feb 7th thru Feb. 14th a limited number
of passes (subject to 3c Federal tax) to the Duplin Theatre on
Feb. 15th will be given with the purchase of a WAR BOND.
Buy your bonds early at the Warsaw, Kenansville or Faison
Post Office or bank and receive a pass.
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FLASH ! FLASH !!
Just Unloaded A Car Load Of Celotex White
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Rode Wall Board
And Rock Laths.
Also Have Many Types Of Moulding At Present,
Plenty Window and Door Frames
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