North Carolina Newspapers

Kumcaii3 Strikes Carolina Coast : Toiiacco,Coni Damaged In Duplin $2,000,000 Damage Reported , At WUmlngton; - Heavy Rains, Hail and Wind la v County; Roads Blocked; Streets Littered With. De bris; Story From Wilmington. One ' of the worst tropical storms in the history of Wiiming- ton struck that shipbuilding and resort town Tuesday night and the hurricane swept Inland doing crop damage to Duplin and other coun ties. !' About eight o'clock that , night "all power in Duplin went off and it was not until late Wednesday - that power was reestablished at Rose Hill, v.,,,.; ,.; ;.-v-Wind of 40 and 50 mile velocity leveled corn crops in every field 1 In the county and damaged tobac co seriously. ' .--. Going' into the storm at six o' clock the eight Tidewater employ ees in Warsaw including Mr. Humphrey, the manager, and Mud. dy Waters, the bookkeeper, kept constantly at work through out the night and following day, trying to get electricity back Into ; buildings. Every power line in the eounty was put out of commission ROTARY" SPONSORED HOG MARKET TO OPEN SOON IN WARSAW : . The Warsaw Rotary Club, held its regular meeting Thursday at 1:00 P. 1KL in the Rotary Hail. Rotartan Vance Orr-made a re port on the progress of the War saw Hog , Market, which was sponsored by the Club last year. He was glad to announce the Mar ket was very certain and to be gin operation in the near future. Program Chairman, Warren A. Smith, gave a most inspiring talk on the topic ARE WE FIT TO WINt This was so inspiring it was felt it should be enjoyed by others, therefore, we give you his entire talk on the WARSAW Page. Alter Mr. Smith s , address the meeting was ; adjourned by the president, Mr, Aubrey Cavenaigh. Albert Pickett NOT POLIO Albert Pickett. 72. retired stock dealer and well-known sportsman of the Mt-Olive section, died at and due to heavy damages in the''r -TZ mZJZ Wilmington area additional helpi1, J ' v, m could not be sent into Duplin.', Fun,f.raL services j were held Power was cut on TtowTas' Jl0?? follows: Warsaw and Calypso, 12 43 that night; Faison at 1.00 and Kenansville at 6 o'clock" in the -morning. At Rose Hill the sub station was completely destroyed ana nad to be rebuilt. This morning Mr. -Humphrey stated that current was flowing in- - to every town but there were still . , some lines that -had not been re ' paired. He said his employees were near exhaustion. Every telephone line In the county was also put out of com munication and all have not yet been repaired. - v V Roads in every section were lit tered with trees and debris and , many of them, blocked. Alround Beulaville one house was reported ' damaged so badly that the occu pants naa to get out ana tobacco barn roofs were damaged In many cases, me tneatre tent was blown down and a tree fell on Marion Qulna's car. Preston Sandlin lost a tobacco barn by fire. . J At Magnolia trees were reported blown down and one fell across R. G. Tuckers car,; doing some damage. - . - . . - .'- In Kenansville the highway was blocked near the Cafe with trees and trees fell in 'other parts of town, tvery street - was literally scattered with debris. One tree fell across a light line and one across the telephone line. ., In Warsaw trees fell in many parts of town, breaking down poweir and telephone lines. The same picture was found in every town in the county. Farmers vary in their esti mate of crop damage. Some say their tobacco was damaged 5 per cent and other estimates range up to 25 per cent Corn is leveled in every field but farmers say most of It will come through all right Some hail was reported In sections, ' . ,. lr 4 ' Beach : residents returned to their, water-swept homes yester day in the wake of a 60-mlle-an hour . windstorm whiah struck Wilmington and its adjoining beach resort Tuesday night and caused an estimated 2,000,000 dollar damage. No deaths were reported following the evacuation cf approximately 10,000 persons. Fast removal of vacationers from Wrightsville, Carolina, Ku rd's, Wilmington and Fort Fish er beaches prevented loss of life. ny, Civilian Defense, State 1 hway patrol and ' bus com I anies handled the . traasporta Wn to the mainland. Many trees and small shacks, were blown down, several piers, i'! I boardwalks were uprooted, c Tension stands were leveled f I a number of houses were un i but chief damage was e by h!.:h water which rose t "! 1-story level in many 5 .3. Waves 40 feet high hit i t of the beaches. - e storm, which raged be t n 6 and 10 p. m pnssied in 't ' i- to the swu. ;s tf ea&fern 1 . . l Corolina an J on into cons ' d Vr.'nia before f, 'siding lt 1., ivy rains and vinds were t . : i in many towi.s. . i r ;ns were h--!i!-,;zed ' ' . .' n. ! t rrf;cry ly vns i i eh, v i.cr, lUli-n at 4 o'clock, with the Rev. R. H. Herring or zenuion officiating. Interment was in Maplewood Cemetary. ..,' Mr. Pickett was a member of the Mt Olive Baptist Church, having served as a deacon and cnier usher until he became ill several months ago. ;" Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Mary Aaron of Mt Olive, and a sister, Mrs. Alice Moore of Ben son. 4 He was a brother of the late Andrew Pickett of Kenansville. rt Vi 1 f i!(nnne et-l.i . ). R. L. t .1 (' !i v i r It v ,j i w .i t 1 v -) r B . " ' ' t f ; ! .nteJ 1 ' -n. bt -1 rity jc; o" r,i ;,. Mr$. Victoria L Hoey - Funeral services' for Mrs Vic toria Lewis Hoey, 80, who died at her home last Sunday afternoon was held Monday afternoon at 4:30 irom ner home In Faison, conduc ted by Rev. Tom Cooper assisted by Rev. D. L. Jones and Rev. J. W. Lineberger. Burial was in the Fai son cemetery. Pall bearers were: J. E. Faison, v.narue rung, xsnam aison, I D, Groome, Harvey Lewis, and M. C. Bowden, ; -. :- . Mrs. Hoey; was the' widow of capt. John E Hoey, a captain in the Confederate Army. Surviving are two sons, John E. and Henry 1 oey, ana one grandson of ai son; four sisters, Mrs. Sudie Hoge and Mrs. Addie Anderson of Mt. Pleasant Tenn., Mrs. Mattle New bury, Gainesville,- Ga., and Mrs. Lila Barnes of Wilson. Rev. AS. Lockerman The'Rev. A..S. Lockerman, 72, died of a heart attack on Wednes day afternoon at his home in Rose He was born and reared in Sampson County; son of the lata nastor of the First Prohvtorlnn or. ana ivirsj. jonn ixickerman, Church in Kmston officiated. and served as a minister , in the ; v - - Free Will Baptist Church for 35 The Reason years. t . , . . ' j Passenger I don't sleep a auivivum are ma wire; tnree wuiK, 1 tne way-vus train jerks, daughters, Mrs. William Brown of is the engineer crazy f Kaieign, Mrs. J. M. Tenrhev and PnrtAr Nn Ri ha'm li.ot Mrs. Allen Boney of Wallace, and teachin' his wife how to drive! uve sons, wainua, KJrKew, DeWltt Stanley and Preston Lockerman. " Probably Wouldn't ' ; I Thoughtful Friend My good vA reported suspicious case of Poliomyelitis at Magnolia baa been established as. defi nitely not polio by the local health department It was' an nounced yesterday, A Negro ,,. woman - who recently went - there from the North became ill and at first it was thought she had symptoms of polio. Smith Township Man Dies Of Battle Wounds ' Sgt. Willard Smith, age 24. died on July 18th of wounds received ia action on Saipan, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jones Smith were advised on August 1st ' Sgt Smith volunteered before Pearl Harbor and had been awar ded the Pusple Heart before he died. He was a truck mechanic. ,. His wife, Mrs. Frances ' Smith who lives in Kinston, received a letter from -him a few days ago. wiritten the day before he died telling her that he could not pos sibly live. . Surviving are his widow, an 18 months oldboy whom he has never seen; his mother and father and a brother, Robert G., who is Seabee in England. 4 ' - ""- ' IT 'III II ' Local Soldiers In Italy , Completes 18 Months Overseas. . WARSAW'S MODERN COMMUNITY CALWISY I -','.n & 5 : s ' ' --4U .-, '. i t I School Opening: Postponed Until September 15tli. Above , is the modern steam cannery opened in Warsaw. Loca te back -of the City Hall where the strawberry market operated. The cannery is modern in every re spect and is open to the public of Duplin County and the adjacent communities to Warsaw in Samp- LT. FRANK BLAC.KMORE PREPARING FOR . SEA DUTY v Lt (Jg) W. Frank Blackmore, whose parents reside at Warsaw, is preparing far duty with the amphibious forces aboard an LST, Landine 5hh. Tank, one of the biggest ships in the Navy's fleet. Lt. (Jg) Blackmore has been assigned as Executive Officer to the crew of an LST at the Amphi bious Training Base, camp Brad ford. Va.. where he is Koing thru son County. By making use of the the strenuous training required of cannery housewives will save; officers and bluejackets who man many hours of toil, and sweat over! the beach-hitting tank carriers, a hot stove. ' Camp Bradford, where Lt (jg) Your attention Is called to an' Blackmore is stationed is one of advertisement of the cannery in group of bases operated by the thia iccno . Amphibious Training Command of mis issue, the U. S. Atlantic Fleet along the eastern seaboard. Sgt Milton J Lee. son of Mr. Matthew J. Lee, of Faison, and Pvt Gordon L. Teachey, whose wife, Helen, lives in Beulaville re cently completed 18 months over seas with an outstanding Fifth Army ordnance unit 5ince the African , invasion in 1942 their - outfit has repaired trucKs ana tanks in its field shoos throughout- tho Tunisian. Sicilian ana Italian campaigns. . nw their work under fire, their company was recently awarded the Fifth Army Plaque of Excell ence. ,i - . James Ward : James (LittU Jim) Ward. 33. Kinston tobacconist died at 9:30 A.M Monday m a Moultrie, Ga., hospital, following an operation performed Sunday. It was reported an ulcer caused his death. He was stricken Saturday night at Moul trie, where he had gone to work on the tobacco market Surviving are his wife. 'Mrs. Margaret King Ward, a native of I Wilmington; A daughter, Betty wara: nis parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ward of Chinquapin and? a sister.'.'-.', i v -f.-:: v v , ',. Funeral services were held from Gardner s Funeral Heme in Kin ston, at 2 o'clock, Wednesday af ternoon, with interment in the family cemetery at Wilmington. ine ev. l nomas ti. Hamilton. First Case Polio Reported In County 35 Year Old Man StrickenCedar Fork MISSING; PLANECRASH While On Duty In Service Of Country Mother Receives Telegram From- War Department; Two Other Sons In Servlee. Tired The party was going with a swing, and as' a exeat treat sev. en-year-old Betty had been al lowed to stay p late. 'y As the evening wore on, she became very quiet, and finally her weary voice was heard piping up: "I think I'd like to go to bed now. Mummy, I am tired of this light life. - ; . , ' She Was "When you asked her to dance, did she accept quieklyT" " Did she? Why. she was on my feet in an instant. man- why don t you take the street car home? Illuminated One Sh, no ushe My -.wire wouldn't let me keep it in the houshe. ExDresslve Bunchuck That woman sings - Attends Graduation Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Turner, Mra inaa Turner and Miss Frances Sermons are in Columbus, Miss, today whafe T. J.'s brother. Gra- ham, graduates in aviation and re- ceive.9 his wings, Border Belt Market Opens Nc::t Tuesday All IToow In Clarltton, Two It ,i.itvi:'it ' All Bfi For t -; Tr t Ii " en To 5 At i.,. ,,l C' , si Two I "( on C'l.is l tun Mart T ' y Aii'-'K t I t ( f i:,e s 1. ;! i - as ! ) i . and 1 1 " C 1 ( ..e J k ' f HI- h v ill see the n v-ri d ro under "r in Ni,r"i I'urolina. nn t!if lor.' t belt i Orti,! n viiil open ' i' 1 L. ,In to flow. . i v . ,i four houses is all 1 I . 'y. Two Di't'linites, is ii selling time. Both are experienced farmers and warehousemen.- Char lie has been on the Clarkton mar ket several yeatrs but this will be the first year for Mr. Rivenbark. Other houses in Clarkton that are bidding for Duplin tobacco are the Brick, the Big L, and the Ban ner. - ; -, ; , . v. ;:iTEvn.LR ' - Over in Whiteville, Nelson's Warehouse and Farmers Ware house, well known to Duplin far mers are all primed and bidding ami iicn Kiven- for the Diipitn Weed. Mr. ISort t tbe l'urmrrs' T 'ra end L. II. Jnclcon, Of the 1 t t on t' f "i t " r , S I1 ; 1 id M. t O. N s at I'- ' ;on. J r., -m's are " . 'Washington, D. July Z2, 1944. Mrs. Mattle Lanier Bostlc, A Warsaw, '.O, ; The Navy Department deeply regrets to Inform .yon that your son, irry THomas posuc, Avia tion Machinists Mate, Third Class, USNB, la missing fouowing plane crash on July 15, 1844, in tne per formance of his duty and' In the service of his country. The De partment appreciates your great anexiety but details not now avail able and delav In receiDt thereof must necessarily be expected. To prevent possible aid to our ene mies, please do not oivuiga we name of his Ship or station. - Vice Admiral Randall jacoDS . The Chief of Naval ' Personnel. "? The above teleeram was recei ved recently by Mrs. Bostlc stating that her son. Larry was missing following a plane crasn.-At pres ent there is no way of knowing just how or why the plane did crash but, undoubtedly the Navy Department will send the boy's mother full particulars as soon as it is made available to them. Mrs, Bostic received ' a letter dated, July 14th. and in It Larry said that they were leaving from where they were stationed, but couldn't say where they were go insr. Perhaps in the transfer of which he spoke, the fatal mishap! occurred. " ' "" ' Larry enlisted in October 1942, Mrs. Bostic has two other sons in service: Pfc. Willie E. Bostlc, JUS Sta. Hosn. APO 873 C O P. M. New York. N. Y,, was inducted on January 15, 1043; and Leon Bos tic, S lc, stationed at Quonsst Pt, Rhode-island, tie enustea in uu tober in 1942. Whittle Not Leaving Warsaw ; -.. Last week the Times reported that L. S. Whittle was leaving the Warsaw Drue Co.. to go with a Wallace Drug Store. ; This week Mr. Whittle states, that ne nas changed, his mind and will stay on wh the Warsaw Drug Oo. ,t BIBLE STUDY COURSE Allen Craft summer pastor of Grove Presbyterian Church is conducting a special Bible Study Course this week, for the Woman's Auxiliary of the local church. The study class is held each-afternoon this week from 5 to 6 o'clock in the home of Mrs. A. T. Outlaw who is Secretary of Spiritual life for the Auxiliary. The Book for intensive study this year through out the Southern Assembly is Second Corrinthians. Mrs. N. - B. Boney assisted the hostess on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday afternoon regardless of the rain, 10-kadles gathered. Mrs. Outlaw was assisted then ' by Mrs. J, G. Morrison and Mrs. Jirn Bowden in entertaining her guests, Mrs. J. E. Jerritt and Miss Lula Hinson were assisting on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. J. M. Brock and Ms. W. J.' Pickett were planning to be co- hostesses on Thursday afternoon and Mesdames Craft and parltonj on Friday afternoon. A ten minute! recess was held each d iy between 1' ;Hv ruinufr- i i during i cot Van Brown Is Bushed Ta Emergency Hospital At Hickory; Reported Doctors Hold Little Hope; Paraly ' zed From Shoalders To Hip When Admitted To - l" Hospital.. FLASH The emergency hospita at Hickory reports that Van Brown, Duplin's first Polio victim died about seven olclock this morn ing.. J Van Brown. 35 year old white farmer of Cedar Fork was strick en with poliomyelitis a, few days aeo. Dr. Morris or eeuiavuie at tended him and the local health officer. Dr. Woodburn, and nurses observed the case. They agreed that he had every symptom of the disease and suggested he be taken to an emergency polio hospital in the western part of the state. ; Tuesday. G. S. Best" of the Quinn-McGowen Co., of Warsaw carried Mr. Brown to the emer gency hospital at Hickory and re mained, he reported, until doctors examined Brown and diagnosed the case. Mr. Best said when they arrived, Mr, Brown was pa ralyzed from his shoulders to his hips and doctors definitely diag nosed the case as polio in a very advanced stage, and held little hope for his recovery. Mr. Brown Is married and has two children, one three years old and one 11 months. His wife is the former Laura Powell His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown of the Cedar Fork section. - In another story on this page the local health department issues warnings to people in Duplin. MAGNOLIA MAN AWARDED OAK LEAF CLUSTER MEDAL S.upt Johnson Makes Announ cement This Weekj Polio Epidemic Given As Season; Date Receommended Br State Health Dept. Superintendent O. P. Johnson yesterday announced that all schools In Duplin will open Sep tember 15th instead of dates re cently set; His action followed the reccommendatlon of the State Health Department that all schools in North Carolina delay their opening to that date and if any should be onen thev shnfild close immediately.. "'Although the epidemic seems to be on the wane it is far from be- 6 unuci uuiuui. uupun S IlPSl victim died this morning. JOSEPH CARR KILLED IN ACTION Award of Srd oak leaf cluster to the Air Medal to TSgt Paul I. Whaler, son of D. F. Wbaley of Magnolia, for "meritorious achie vement wnue-paracipanng in oom bardnient miaaioB over enemy ter ritory" was announced by Major General James r, Hodges, com manding general of a Liberator bemb envision. , TlSst Whaley has been flying as Radio operator on tne juwer- ator "Bomb Voyage." Prior to Joining the service be was employ ed by E. T. Gresham Co., of Nor folk. Va. His wife is the former Miss Ethel Dean Hall of Faison. He has participated in 24 aerial combat missions to targets in Ger muiv and enemy occupied Europe including one trip to Berlin aniF two on u-Mfmj, Faison. Man Is Torpedoman's Mate The Petty Officer rating of Torpedoman's Mate, 3c, was granted to Bluejacket David E. Sutton, 20, husband of Mrs. D. E. Sutton, Route 1, of Faison. The petty officer was selected for his specialized training on the basis of his recent training apti tude test scores. MAGNOLIA. Mrs -Jnsenh r Carr has Just been notified hv ih War Department that her husband First Sergeant Joseph C.' Cars- age 24, was killed in actln in France on July 5th 1944. , Sgt. Carr was inducted Into the Army February 1942 and received bis training at Camp CUiD;nrf. La., and Ft. Bragg, N. C. He wts se.it oerseas August 1943 and re ceived further trainine In E:ii- land until June 6th.. when ho-wad.' one of the first to land in Frencc. ne was wun ' tne miantry Aij borne ur.it Sgt Carr is survived by liis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rut'js Carr, five brothers, Gerald of the V.- 0. Na-y Sipnal School, Urban, Ji MacDonald, Samuel, Jack, .awd .'tames, and one sister, Dolly Sua Carr, all of the home. Sgt. Carr ! was married in November 1941 to the former Miss. Garland. Riven bark. She and their small son Joseph Myron reside with her parents near Ros( Hill. Warsaw Boy Now . At Great Lakes ' i' 24. of HOW NOT TO CATCH INFANTILE PARALYSIS RESOLUTION PA8SED AT MEETING OF STATE HEALTH .-OFFICERS, JULY 10, 1944, STATE BOARD OF HEALTH RALEIGH, N. C. , '"'In the light of what Is known today a few essential recommen dations should'be stressed. ... Any program limiting the number of contacts of people of sus ceptible age groups in areas where there are outbreaks of infantile paralysis should be encouraged by every possible means. In ru.-al areas vicre infantile paralysis is present or in communities adja cent tiitroto the opening of schools would definitely increase the amount of contact between children; therefore, should be delayed. However, there is no point in closing schools and allowing children to congregate elsewhere, at picnics, on the streets, churches, swing ing pools, theatres, day nurseries, homes and playgrounds. The improper .disposal of human excreta may be an Important factor in the spread of infantile paralysis, since the virus which causes -this disease is known to be present in stools and sewage. Where approved sewage systems do not exist, excreta should be disposed ol only in fly-proof privies or in a manner approved by local or state health authorities. Increased attention should be called to the hygiene in the home. Food should be prepared and handled in a manner to prevent con tamination by flies or other insects, and from all other sources of human excreta. Homes should be screened against flies, since in certain instances flies have been known to carry the virus of infan tile paralysis. , ; .'..-.; - '. .'...:-'.,.'.'.; During outbreaks of infantile paralysis children shoeld be kept from indulging in exercise, that will produce exhaustion or an un due amount of fatigue, since this has beenehown in many instances to be a contributing factor in the development of a more serious form of, the disease. i. .- .,'-. .y-.:'.'!.'V" r-r . Removal of tonsils and adenoids during an epidemic a? during the infantile paralysis season is contraindicated and should "be dis couraged in all but exceptional cases. ; ' ; , Medical care early in the course of the disease is important in assuring a maximum degree ol recovery. Adequate treatment in cluding medical care, nursing and physical therapy can best be giv en in a properly equipped hospital. To assure the best medical care It is necessary to have correct diagnosis established as early as possible. All who show Signs of illness which is suspected of being infantile paralysis should be kept Isolated and kept at abso lute aest until they can be seen by a physician and a correct diagno sis be made. The family should m every way cooperate with the health authorities in carrying out the rules and regulations of the state and local health departments In respect, to isolation and quarantine. - t Since as yet there is no vaccine or serum that will prevent infan tile pnrah" t si eno(vratnn in currying out these recontmcn- '1 t rr . -rt l f.-r everyone." Arthur L. Humphrey, Jr., son of Mr. A. L.. Humphrey, Warsaw is receiving his initial : naval indoctrination at the U. S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, 111. After completing his training. the seaman will spend a period of leave at home. TENT MEETING , IN PROGRESS IN WARSAW A Pentocostal Holiness Tent Re-" vival is now in progress in War saw with services each evening , at 8:15, good singing and music. ' These services are conducted by; the Rev. E. T. Gregory, a, notable : evangelist, of Warsaw. Rev, Gre gory welcomes all faiths to wor- ship with them in the tent located & one block across the - railroad Com the A & P Store. ' J KENANSVILLE METHODIST CHURCH - SUNDAY AUGUST 6th, 1944 CHURCH SCHOOL 10:00 A. M. Preaching 11:15 A. M. & 8: SO P. M. J. W. Lineberger, pastor.: The public is cordially invited to attend these services. ' DON'T LIKE US, HUH -- It was reported that Italian girls who date free-spending Am erican and British soldiers In Rome are being branded as "Gold diggers" by the Italian populace and their hair la clipped short by r bands of Italian men who whisk them away from their Allied sol dier escorts. ' Groups of Italian youths lurk around corners awaiting for any girls walking with soldiers, m lee the girls bodily, carry them to a quiet spot and whack oat their hair. - - Warsaw Methodist ' -; " Church Dr. C. T. Thrift, Jr., Professor ,' of Church History at Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Fin., will preach tit eleven o'clock. Dr. Thrift is a member of the Florida Conference. - . The pastor, ReVf C. T. .Thrift will preach, at Turkey at 12 o'clock and at Cal.'lton at four P. M. GIRL SCOUTS - . ...... , "''- At the regular weekly meeting of the Kenansville Girl Scout ' this week, Janet Boney was clic sen Sr. Patrol Leader and Jean Tyndall, Scribe. ccrrcTic?! Sometime so The Times prlti ted a report that the late I n !' Guy had wu'.'ied fowr w'Vs i town, and baek w i ii a 4 I . ! of -flowr on I '-t ?' ' r t !?