! .- ' Vf V I c '-' T - R 1 1 at& Mi mil iCfitffiM r f w . "-v v y j in a m .i . "V "Ten in szyr r "V- ; 1- n -v VOL II Farmers Eligible For Deferment Must State Intentions; Meetin Being; Called For Next Week In County To Get Sign Up; Measure Ordered Ity Select ive Service; Farmer of Are Must Work or Fight. ' County Agent G. E. Jones said this week that under the new pro gram of drafting men Into ser vice all farmers between the ages of 18 and 38 must not only pro duce the minimum requirements to be eligible for deferment but also,, do more than required if they expect to stay out of service. Meetings are being called ovei the county within the next few weeks at which time representa tives of the County Agent's office will meet farmer and aid them in filling out necessary forms for de ferment as requred by the Select ive Service. All f aimers who are eligible tor deferment are required to i!le thf ir ir.Untions for 1944 and show all manpower available on their farms. Meetings will be held next week at Rockfish on Monday and Tues day; Representatives will be at the community building there from 9:30 to 4:30. At Wallace, on Thursday and Friday. Milk Shortage Reported In County Unless Relief Comes Many Du- Slln Babies May Suffer; ome Towns Totally With out County health officer. Dr. C H. Woodburn has reported that on recent days some towns and com munities In the county were com pletely without canned evaporated milk. Today many mothers depend on evaporated milk for their ba bies since there is no source for pasteurized milk in the county, i Also it has been reported that me cafes serve evaporated milk thoii- mistnirKwa fnr mtrrpe ana ies have to go lacking. Ap-l Mr Cherry gave specific ex ently the cafe operators did , amples taken from school records, .4 know of the acute situation. Dr. Woodburn states that some brands are suitable. ine xact is, that scanned mUk is produced under t. inspection of the Pure Food ani Drug Act and If they were not up to standard they ??tJt 0n.e "SS: ket If mothers are using one brand and cannot fret it then most ""L.0 axid.wm mjj. nwuwuaB ...oms . - jst jxfoool systems m Ameri- fort to relieve the present shoa XT tages, an hopes for results soon. . If the baby is not too old cows I milk Is suitable if 1t is properly she had better beware of this, bolld and prepared, but unless the If you need help contact the mother knows what she is doing, county health department Plan Opsn Camp Tuscarora J ucs 1 1 th. For Six Cmp Servea Boy and Girl ' ' Scouts of Wayne, Duplin, . Johnston nd Sampson Coun i ties; New Lodfra to be built; - Warsaw Man on Camp Com- . mlttee. Camp Tuscarora for Boy Scouts from Johnston, Wayne, Duplin and Sampson Counties will open June 11th and operate for six one-week periods through July 23rd accord V big to S. M. Davis, Mt. Olive, Chairman of the Tuscarora Boy Scout Council Camping and Acti ' vlties Committee. The Committee met Sunday afternoon at the camp, located six miles east of Dudley on Sleepy Creekto dis- - cuss numerous camp Improvement - plan and Troop camping and ac- tlvltles through out the Council during the year, cnier among me tonics discussed was the site and construction details of a large new kitchen and ning 1 with fa-. ditties to provide accommodations for 100 or more sxxnre camper. Plans were also submitted for the health lodge to be built In memory of Nelson Arthur Edwards, . late Scout son of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Edwards of Goldsboro. It wm de ' Mui thn tliA nresent dining hall would be converted Into an ad ministration building with f the imwent kitchen remodeled into a - ahower house. Considerable work earnest In. their efforts to help will be done to Improve the lake stamp out Tuberculosis In the col nd waterfront equipment to offer ored race. The colored schools ral- additional swimming, Ufe-saylng, sed enough money with TB seal ' fwatingand canoeing opportuni- Bales to turn over to the TB Seal '. tES for ttie campers. Other im- Fund $350 after they had taken Movements will Include repairs on out one-fourth to sendio the State ft neW bunks, a diving board, 1 Tuberculosis Association making a ( ) 5 handicraft equipment. , De- total of $468.50 collected With this , 1 1 JI(,III1CIUV.. ,-coutmaster. snd Tjbops as as It can De preii T Council Headquarters located ln ecSnmittee also' discussed District activities and t:ainp-rees or rallies to be held in each of the Districts during the spring. It was 7Lma out more extensive camp ing and other out-door programs be used by the Troops to stimulate Advancement and tenure by the "utft. Informal training sessions in camo leadership for Troop " (Continued onback page) ,, f IN PACIFIC I ' 1 ; i i --- " vV f PVT. ROBERT H SANDERSON sort of Mrs. Lillie and the late S. N. Sanderson of Bemaville enlis ted in the Army Sept. 1940 and was sent to Hawaii in October 1940. When last heard from he was in Australia. Cherry Favors Salary Increase For Teachers Increased salaries for teachivs, liberalization of the retirement law, a postwar; building fund, and adequate enforcement of compul sory attendance laws were four of the planks in an educational platform which Gregg Cherry ad vocated in his talk to the class room teachers of Raleign on Tues day night ' showing tne neeo. ior uiueosw teirinuandh0ther . , . . ... n tndav than gg bfoSVlarieswerei He called attention to Sftof public Khool r"," th nn,t in vears. Pd tribute to thi leadership of gUte d sacrifices made by " ,,. r tr,.' ed was the foundation for one of Meeting Of Labor Mobilization Board The Duplin County Labor Mobi lization Board is hereby called to meet In the Court House In Ke nansville on Wednesday - night, March 1. 1944. at 8:30 o'clock. This meeting is being called, at the request of Governor JUrougn ton. who' is Very anxious to have these Boards throughout the State hold regular meetings dur ing this war emergency, as our efforts are needed NOW as much as at any other time. The Mill' tary. Naval and War Production authorities say that the need for labor will be even greater this year than last very member of the Board is upgcUy requested to attend the meetlng on March L ln m court Houset 8:30 P M' - House. t 8:30 P. M C .E. Quinn, Chairman. V 1 ) ' Colored Schools Raise ' Near $500 in T. B. Seal 28 SiK uuM Wens pupiis mm ine coiorea scnoois Oi Duplin. County are very much In Uupun .County are very much in I t . - -r m cannot finance his own X-Ray or u aiiDiiut lauuu iv c Hanawiiuiii will be able to secure aid from this fund, v- ' - Suprvlsor, Mamie Turner has promoted this organization ln the colored scnoois ior tne past sever- al years. The work this year has grown more than two hundred per cent. The weirare tJepartment anai those interested In the health of, Mthe colored race are loud in their, , praise- of this wonderful work ac. complished by the memers of the I puplln County colored schools. f I KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25th., 1944 ON BAPTIST HOUR DR. RYLAND KNIGHT Dr. Ryland Knight of Atlanta, Georgia, will be the first of the four outstanding Southern leaders to speak on the Baptist Hour pro gram on the four Sunday morn ings of March, as announced by the Radio Committee of the South ern Baptist Convention, S. F. Lowe, Chairman, Atlanta Ga. Dr. Knight is pastor . of the Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church of Atlanta, a member of the BaDtist Foreign Mission Board, and also Chairman of the Race Relations uommiuee oi u Southern Baptist Convention. The subject of Ms address is, "Every body's Christ". Interested in Navy, Waves? Recruiter Will Meet You IN Kenansville Prospective Navy volunteers. both men and women, from the filler near Beulaville on Sunday vicinity of Kenansville and Duplin Feb. 13th. The menu consisted of County, now may make arrange- barbecue, fried chicken, slaw, ments to consult a Navy recruiter potato salad, hot bread and bis near their homes, according to an cuits, deviled eggs, cake, pie announcement from the Wilmlng- coffee and coca-colas. -Several of ton Navy Recruiting Station. the men said It ws the first bar Recruiter Jesse Helms, petty becue they had ever eaten and officer ln charge of the station, thought it delicious., said that he would be happy to The dinner was furnished by visit Kenansville to meet appli- Herman, Ashe, William, Ralph, cants for the Navy or for the 'John. James, and Andrew Miller. Waves every Wednesday - - and, Interested persons are asked to drop him a card at the Wilming ton Recruiting Station. Only 17-year-old boys are eli ( Continued on back page) California Flyer Killed When Plane Crashes In County Last Week Second Lt. Thomas J. Lenihan, USMCR, of Fresno, California. was kll ed last t naay wnen ma plane fell blazing and crashed just southwest of Chinquapin, a num- 4i u o ir,oH nf children stopped, and went into ' StiS that th. niinf the church towards the commun It was reported that the pilot, . ,n erneiKii. flying solo, was burned to death K0babubefre the Ptla"e "Hi"? Ji8!- " W8S f"y demo1" Ished, the report said. Some Observers Said it appeared that another)lane, flying in for- mation, cut over or under Leni- han's and clipped off the tail oi wing. . His next of kin is listed as his father, --L. P. Lenihan, of 3408, church and community. There, he Batch Ave., Fresno, Calif., accord-; said the church assumes the re ing to the Fifth Naval ' district spoflsibility of looking after the public relations office. I youngsters. Two Virginia Youths Tried Here For Forging Bad Checks Results, They Were Sent Back Horn and Bailor AWOL. ia Back In The Navy; Boys Only 18 Xeai Old; failed a gery In Clinton. For- Two Danville, Va., youths were given a hearing here last weeK nn . rhnr-- of fortrTno- a check in I r, fru k ra0.r. w J OlOUlli A 1117 WJ&p " Booth and Ralph M. Dean, age 16 each, were sent back to their homes after redeeming a check for $25 forged on a Calypso man and cashed In Faison. "The story revealed at the hear ing was that the two boys loitered around Faison a few days, accom panied by a sailor named Goule tlnr who livtxt in the Faison sec lin ' Hnu oftomnnn In .Tnmm.rv. ' after banking hours, one of them went into the store of Melvin James to get a check cashed. It seems that the sailor knew people around Faison, Calypso and can- ton and was advising the boys who might have money ln the Dank ana wnere tney mignt get the check cashed. On getting it cashed they were to divide it among them, On this particular afternoon, it was Just-after Cates Pickle Plant COMITY DRIEFS VISITS HOME Pfc. Melvin Bostic has arrived home for a visit. He is stationed at Camp Barclay, Texas. Pfc Bos tic is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Bostic, of Dobson's Chapel. PROMOTED Hartford T. Bradshaw, son of Jesse E. Bradshaw, of Magnolia has been p.-omoted to the rate of Aviation Machinist Mate, 3c, af ter having passed a rigid examin ation. He entered the Navy in September, 1940 and is now sta tioned at the U. S. Naval Air Station, Miami, Fla. MRS FOSTER BETTER Mrs. Foster, mother of Mrs. G. E Jones who is in a Wilmineton hospital critical ill, was reported 1 some better this week. CHERRY TO FAISON Gregg Cherry, candidate for before the Faison Lions Club some time in March. VISITS COUNTY Thad Kornegay of Wilmington formerly of the B. F. Grady sec tion was a visitor in Kenansville and the county a few days ago. EXTRADITION ASKED Tuesday Governor Broughton asked the Governor of Rhode Island to return P. H. Williams, Jr., Negro, who escaped on Dec. 1, 1943 from the JUuplln Fnson Camp where he was serving a 10 X. 1 A A. ix to 12 year sentence for assault with intent to commit rape. He was convicted in Wilson County m eb. 1942. YES WE YEWSED IT This week the Times received a news story accompanied by the following communication: "Kin ye yews it? Ah hopes so." Soldiers Entertained At Barbecue Dinner By the Miller Boys About 35 soldiers were enter tained at a barbecue dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ashe One soldier made pictures of the table and the group that fixed the solaiers who enjoyed the dinner. They all showed their appreci ation for the dinner, but the greatest pleasure was for those who prepared it. Ulrich Makes Deep Impression On Faison Lions At Recent Talk Rev. G. H. Ulrich of the Out made a vivid impression on mem bers of the Fason Lions Club at their weekly dinner last Friday night according to reports coming from tnere. Mr i 1 on coinmun. y towa dlma'imainingper recreation for the young people. the church and the community in not Drovi,ie for the entertain- mn nH rrootlnn nt th vnnncr people, what can be expected of them but to seek it elsewhere,, he told them. He cited some of the accom- nfishments of th Outlaw's BAdee had closed for the day, one of the boys asked Mr. James' daughter to cash a check. She took it to her father. The store was full of Cates' employees buying groceries to take home and Mr. James was very busy. He looked at the check and talked with the boy. The check was drawn on the account of Sam Davis of Calypso ln the Fnlann hank, mnrle out to T J, -----p - ' King. Mr. James knew Mr. Davis and knew his check would be OK. The boy told him King was a school teacher and he was his son. ThcCheck was cashed, The boys then went to Winaw'SZS i.TTT' " ""T 7 wtMLTthtel t.lton recognized any of the boys. He n?ihi-t?f w-rw &l l KI,ttaltl' Faisn where the broken Into and one of the Vir-I ginla boys formerly worked in- tn"Vn a wi drug store: however, he claimediLte A'r. 80011 no knowledge of this incident. They told Mr. Wells that they stayed around Warsaw most of the next day and then went to Clinton. About night they entered: a nhotocrranher's studio to have some pictures made. They handed. the photographer a $30 check! drawn on P. S. Carr, In Clinton.! The photographer suspicioned something when he noticed the word "Carr" was spelled with) only one "R'V He went out, pre. K. P. C. SECTY GARLAND P. KINO . Since the organization of the Kenansville Production Credit As sociation on January 10. 1934, Garland P. King has served as secretary-treasurer. He has been a resident of Duplin County, the icrruory servea DV thp nsenpia- tion, all of his life. During the mnrp than 1ft TAn ne has been secretary-treasure I tha vnHUA L . . . ...c-.nucisiup or ine organi ztln has increased from 226 in oi lo eo in iu - - a gain of i Th kenansville Association has loaned $2,390,264 to farme.s and stockmen since it was organized. The actual and estimated losses on loans made only $345. or one-fiftieth of one percent. tJe assodatin makes loans o .hT and s'-ockmen for all short-term agricultural purposes. Net earniriBs "f sra cumulated sinpp thi I . . t iuu nave tu o i;n . 77 o ... , icj ofthB m0S,tect the investment oi tne members and maen k aim ia uh nir nan in .. l continuing, dependable source "vn wu n,eei meir needs. A i from o.,r ct' c " 1U"K Wfly c nave oinw j-.. i 1 tne on thp uinto. uay in joined 1933, when 14 f ., ' , ,i - "iLlO AsoociaUon ln the hon. tu J " would provide the ansr to the r credit problems," President L. P. WeHs said. "Now these were not depression born needs although the depres sion had strongly emphasized their Importance," Mr. Wells ad L 3L long-standing -v.v.vFincuu wnicn snowed that farmprs chnniri ., u T !uo ; rrfSt0" l.avL.5 kmd.. ?f I better, more profitable farming I In Production Credit we farmp-J i . , . ailliei have not only found the answer to these needs: fund the way to farmer-ownership of a. cooperative credit insti tution itself. The farmer-ownership gives us a voice in the man agement of our cooperative which assures us a management that un derstands the farmers' and stock mens' credit problems." According to Mr. King, the 1943 annual report is being distributed to members and others, showing the financial condition of the as sociation. The report also includes some data concerning the services rendered by production credit as sociations throughout the nation. Eugene R. Carlton of Warsaw is vice president of the local as sociation and serves as a member of the hoard of directors with President Wells, W. E. Fussell of Bowden, Fred Outlaw and M. W. Sutton, both of Seven Springs. The Kenansville Production Cre dit Association serves Duplin County, North Carolina. . I- ; .. . : . , . 'cause they felt it was a patriotic sumably to get it cashed as he and also a protective duty for did not have enough money, and their own good here at home, while out, called Mr. Carr and Thds same attitude should and learned ne had elver, no suchlmnot k un .m thnimh cmc check. When he returned the boys0f us may feel that the chances WfiNA OAHA I . . Tho v mnmir I Elizabethtown where one of them wired his mother in DanvilU for money to come home on. She lnv mediately started out for Eliza bethtown to find out what it was ' all about. In the meantime the photo grapher decided to develop the . JT" x Murray Byrd of Faison went to Danville for the boys and brought them, with their mothers, here to Kenansville where Mr. Wells heard their story. One of them looked like a bright and honest chap, a victim of circumstances, Mr. Wells said. He ordered them to make good the bad check and sent them back to their homes; The sailor is being well taken care .of by the Navy now. Duplin Officers Get Six Stills Two Men In Raids IN INDIA rm iDARL T. WHALEY age 23, son of Mr. ana Mrs. B.ad Whaley of Beulaville entered the Army April 3, 1942. He received his training at Camp ClaiboMrne, La. He is now on duty in India. He has been overseas a year. He attended Beulaville High School. FARM LOAN GROUP HOLDS MEETING The annual meeting of the Clin ton National Farm Loan Associa tion was held in Clinton last Fri day morning at which time the following directors were elected: C. F. Lee, Route 1, Faison; W. G. Peterson, Route 2, Clinton; A. G. Warren, Route 2, Roseboro; L. ... iTauauc, (till Murray, Route 1, Warsaw, a .u ; ' j w. ttegister. Wallace: and G. D. At the meeting of the directors. held after the stockholders" meet ing, the following officers were elected: C. F. Lee, president; W. Ci. Petprsnn virp-nrpstrint DeWitt Carr. sprrptnrv-trnKiirpr- . - J " I and Miss Gladys Upchurch, assist' ant secretary-treasurer. During the session, financial and r i ' S . V x& t ,"! i I ... - -, ,. i t 0 other reports on 1943 operations, B F Grady. Rodolph Harper; were made by president Lee and Bguiavihe, Steven Smith; Chin-secretary-treasurer Carr. A. ma-!quapi Mrs Cordelia Judge; jor step taken during the year, lt. H. R. Cates; Calypso, was brought out, was the provi- AW Sanderson: Wallace. A. C. slon made for paying all retired members 100 cents on the dollar for their stock. According to Mr. I Lee, the close of 1943 found the we, tne close oi laid round the organization in the best financial con.UOon in its history. "The ?ociation ls in 1x81 Psiti?n ltjey. A chairman for Warsaw had Kao ovpi noon In cprva tho Inner. ( a i . i ,tm. . v. . w v..v- term needs of our farmers," he de- j clared. . i ne Association s omce is loca-. tea in uinion ana nanaies r eaerai Land Bank loans in Sampson and Duplin counties. Ground Observer Officer Urges Home Guard To Be More Alert Some Posts Taken Indifferent Attitude; Owe Obligation To Pilots Training In This Area. The following memorandum has been issued to members of the Ground Observers Corps: TO ALL MEMBERS GROUND OBSERVER OF THE cuks: . .., ... . . , i This office would like to remind once again that the Aircraft War- nlnc Sprvlrv a (still n dutv and -- -- - one of the primary functions of the Army .ir Forces, It has been noted lately by Ar my personnel that some of our posts have taken on an indifferent attitude towards manning the posts on Wednesdays from 1:00 P. M. to 5:00 P. M. Surely, this isn't demanding too much civilian time who have voluntarily con tributed their timp in .the past be- of an enemy attack are remote. We must look at it from the view- Puint that, an'thinS may happen when we least expect it, and we must keep the activation to main tain a certain degree of operating ef "clencv in case the pecason may arise when our military leaders deem it neccessary to go back to full-time activation. There is also another reason for keeping our posts alerted. We do owe a certain obligation to our own pilots ' who are training in (Continued on back page) Duplin Theatre Collects $107 in March Of Dimes Mrs. Finn Lee, manager of the uupun Theatre in Warsaw, an nounces that final tabulation re veals that the theatre, with the aid of Warsaw Boy and Girl Scouts collected $107 In the March Of Dimes, Polio Drive. In addit ion to receptacles in the lobbv. Mrs. Lee had two Scouts take -up collections rrom the audience. No. 8 Destroys 21 Barrels Mash and Ten Gallons Liquor; Three are Copper; One Operator Voluntarily TeUs Officer Where His Still Is and Re ports On Another. Duplin deputies have made four raids since last Friday and cut six stills and destroyed a quantity of mash, and arrested two men. They stated that in each case liq uor was being made with sugar and ln three instances copper stills were being used. Deputies Gurman Powell and Sam Pope made a raid last Friday across Grove from Kenansville and cut two stills, one copper and one a gas drum. Four barrels of mash were confiscated. No arrests were made. On Tuesday Powell and Pope cut a 75 gallon copper still in the Maxwell's Mill area, Albertson township and destroyed 15 barrels of mash and ten gallons of liquor. Two negroes were operating the still but got away. Tuesday afternoon they found a new still, never having been in op erated lietween Kenansville and Warsaw near the D. J. Middleton place. They said it was close enough to the road that one could see the Middleton house from the site. It was a 50 gallon copper still. Two barrels of mash Were destroyed. Last Sunday, Deputy W. O. Houston cut two stills and arres ted two white men, Stacy Edwards and Guy Griffin. It was said that Edwards went to Houston and told him where his still was, and that he wanted him to go for It and at the same time told him where Griffin's still was. If the officers continue at this rate, bootleg whiskey should soon be very scarce in Duplin. Ulrich Names District Chairmen Red Cross; Drive Starts Mar. 5th. Rev G. H Ulrich, chairman of iha 1Q44 RpH Coss Roll Call for Duplin County yesterday released ;"'. thp list or district cnairnien as HaI. Rose Hill. Mrs. E. P. Blan- chard; Magnolia, Mrs. L. E. Pope; Outlaw's Bridge, Mrs. M. L. Out law, Jr.; Kenansville, J Robert Grady; Potters Hill, L. M. Bostic; as-(TeacheVi Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Bon- nui uet.n ktltl fu l picaa nine The drive opens officially Mar. 5th and continues through Mar. 15. Duplin's quota is $14,300 practi cally double the 1943 quota. Each community will be expected to double the last year's quota. Tom Simmons Talks To Warsaw Rotarians The Warsaw Rotarians held their reeular weekly meeting last Thursday. President R. E. Wall, presided. Rev. Vann biepnens was guest or tne ciud, ana i. vv. oim- ons had the pr0gram. He spoke on ,rhe status of the Radio In- j. ' a not. uusiry ui yieaeui oiui uic wnP Prosneets." Mr. Simmons stated that twenty months had now elapsed since the War Pro duction Board had ordered all manufacture of civilian radio sets to cease; yet a recent statistical survey shows that 89 percent of all American homes have a radio, and only 7 percent of these are (Continued on back page) ' The one who eocs n happier than thote he leaves behind Pollock FEBRtyiHY I 28 Japanese Forlgn Mini tar Yqiukv Matiuota Visits Berlin, 1941. 27-FlretNaUond Radio Con-' 1 1 ferenct meets, 1922. 28 Tokyo announce cap- , lure ot 3,uuu enusn oi dien ln Stnaapore, 1942. 29 Ruu drive Finns back to. port city ot vicorq, I'JW. MARCH , ' : 1 Western Union begins night letter system, mil. 2 Contempt ot court law , pasted, 1831. Maine admitted as State V 1820. r XT X "i - i