r.f. ' ; o V V.. rfsi r i To rulillo to Respond Now; . Do;; tin Mast go over He- port Coming in Slowly. r Ch airman Aubrey L. Cavenaugh of Warsaw, of the Duplin United War Fund Drive, says preliminary "rrtwrts received to date are en couraging but the drive for $11,500 la Duplin Is lagging. He urges all workers to put forth more effort and calls on every citizen' to (rake a liberal contribution. Mr. Cave naugh writes the following letter: To the people of Duplin County 5, The United War Fund Drive is on - We have not received reports from all parts of the County as to the progress, but the places we have heard from are very encouraging. We' still have a long way to go. $11,500 is our goal. It is impera tive that we false it Our boys and girls In the service are expec ting Duplin to do its part ' The workers or solicitors that call on you have left their business to assist in this great cause. They are giVing their time and money -to do - their bit in this campaign. Have you done your "part T You cart assist them by sending them your contribution, or have it ready when they come to you. Reports come that some of our folks are doing just that Wont you be just another oneT This Is your drive - helping your own son or daughter, husband, . nephew or niece. Contribute liber ally so that they may be able to, . get some relaxation In this grim business of war. .,-'- ; v . Yours for Duplin County - Aubrey K Cavenaugh, Chairman DuHln Lfei United War Fund w 1 - : ..... qCIAL CrCLTJTY.CAf jdtzr to ; r ; SECURITY PAYMENTS f Every person who works in pri vate industry or commerce should have a social security card, which immediately establishes an Insur- ance account with .. the United States Government and opens the door to eventual benefits under the Federal Old-Age and Survi vors Insurance System. - The. purpose of this Insurance, ' Is to; provide regular monthly pay ments for the family when the breadwinner grows old or dies. Since benefit payments are based on the 'worker's wage record, It is Important l nave waKM cor" rectly reported and retorded. Part time and temporary jobs counts, and 'every dollar reported, helps increase the protection. lie sure that your " employer records your name and account number exactly as they appear on your social security card. He pays ,lalf the premium for your Gov ernment Insurance; he forwards to the Government his own and your social security premiums; he re ports the wages of every employee - , o that they may be recorded In i:.e proper social security account; v.r i he is required to provide each r rj loyee with a statement of the ,s so reported by him. - ...;i:d su act:c:j A report says that Pfc. Forrest ri t, Jr., son of Mrs. Kattle H. !t of Magnolia, was killed in i in the Eumnean grew. S I :I3 r r Washington, Oct .National ' ctive Service today ordered an S to "limited service" classif n for draft registrants, and -ction to halt the re-induc-vterans who have- been 1 honorably from rnilj vice. : - j i . .1 enolher change In regu- i, ( ,:Jt l'"uu:iuaiters ruled a i of I' t and over hence j -1 I s ced In class 4-A i r l-A-.I. . :;:.oir-n this !.; 'y is a' formaiity to t r :. s, it iuUi s some . ! t" rri"!re off J?ifn ! 1 v r---. a. t n .-, .cation t-..,:.:..:.-i.:'7 4 .V " ) i . i l r : 1 1 SERVICE STATION - i CrEATCX ORDERED SUSPENSION;'1- For Thirty Days; Sold Tires Without Receiving -CertUl-cate; Closes October Uthv ' 'Roy Fountain, Operator of Foun tain's Service Station in Warsaw, this week received orders from the state OPA office in Kalelgh to Close his place of business for one month, effective bunday, Oct. lb. On September 27th Fountain was tried before the OPA in Ral eigh on a charge of selling and delivering five tires without re ceiving certificate -of permit His excuse was .that the persons told him they had applications in for permits and would have them In a few days and turn them over to him. V , - FARM DUPvEAU SEEKS 1,000 MEMSERS : President L. W. Outlaw says Farmers Need Strong Org"' nizattojt; Annual Me ting , . last of this montH. - L. W. Outlaw, president of the Duplin County r arm Bureau, said this week: "There's never been ,a time when the farmers needed a strong organization to hold gains already made In. the income of farmers in North Carolina than now. It is going to take a whole lot of work to hold the ground we have gained and we -need to go forward and not backward." The state bureau has set a goal of 30,000 and Duplin County has been asked to get 1,000 members. The annual meeting of the Du plin unit will .be held in Kenans vUe about the last of this month, at which tinie ta free , "barbecue will beaerved. ' ,,. . i LONE STAR QUARTETTE -COMING HERE SOON v The Lone Star Quartette of W. P. T. F Raleigh, will appear at the Kenansville school on Novem ber IS. Tbe program la sponsored by the sophomore class of the Kenansville High Sehoal. - ROSE HILL PILOT AWARDED AIR MEDAL Second Lt Richard F Pool of Rose Hill, a Mustang fighter pilot was awarded the Air'iniedal with the first Oak Leaf Cluster. The presentation was made by 3rig. Gen. O. P. Weyland, commander of the 19th Tactical Air Command. Pilot Poole has flown bis plane on 35 sorties against the eijemy. Most of these ilights have teen fighter sweeps in direct support ot Allied ground troops in France and Germany. His wile, Mrs. Inia Poole, resides in Rose Hill. CIULAVILLE SOLDIIS : WOUNDED IN ACTION Pfc. James Mobley of Beulaville" has been reported wounded In ac tion b France. ' " Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Mobley. his parents, received a message Mon day stating that he was wounded on Sept 6Uu The wounds were not serious. - - - i1 , Pfc. Mobley was 19 years old and entered service December 24th of last year. He was in the Infan try. ' K . i M r "The local boards will reopen the classification of all such reg istrants who heretofore who have been placed in class l-A(L) and the registrants will be classified into other deferred classifications," Selective Service said. All servicemen discharged under honorable conditions will b re tained in class 1-C, local boards were notified. This is the classi f (ration given all men who enter tiie Am y and Navy. Continuation in 1-C after discharge means that veterans will not be called e'n, siore t!'-y are, in the eyes of l a ' tive Service, still in the armed only f"-!' rnts who 1 1 r j h. ; al :,;,.l i 1-C, 1 i l. (T ' '1 , I r K E M A N S V I "J. REGISTRATION COOXS FOR GENERAL ELECTION OPEN SATURDAY Ail Unregistered Voter- are Urged to Register Before ; ; Beoaa Closa on Oct Mth., .' .v" -' - ! ': ':,;'; Rpplstration books in tnfe 30 Drecuicu in 'uupnn County open Saturday morning; and will raniuin oin tnrouern Ociooer ZbUu All unreBistereu voters, whether Dem ocrai or KepuDiioan are urged to register beiore ne nooks close. All persons having resided in the state at least one year and m the precinct tor lour months before election day on Nwember 7th, who are 21 years old or will be by election day are entitled to regis- Klection chajrmanf " Garland King, stated this week that about 800 absentee ballots have been sent ,out from his office. - SCOTT APPROVES : MORGENTHAU'S PLAN Raleigh, Oct 10. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau's 1 plan to turn Germany into a Nation' of small farms was given a vigorous nou of approval by W, Kerr Scott N. C Commissioner of. Agricul ture. . . y y '.",;v Calling the program an "ideal way to take power away from any Nation or any group of people,' Srntt declared that Germany would be 'weak, helpless --- no longer a threat to otner countries if .it is converted Into an agrarian iatate." , y ;.;;. .r "The farmer is always at the mercy of others, is always kicked about whether he lives in China, in India,, iq France, or Ja Amefi ca," Scott asserted. ",V. - . v : - In Ulustratinar his statement, he said that ."an agricultural South has been crucified politically and economically for a half-century." Pointing to the fact that 60 per cent of North Carolina's popula tion' lives on the farm, and that lonly fivejper cent of the key State Trw-iQittrtriSir at a haM Ktr mYlr yvaiuuua u& a,va . "Secretary Mprgenthau certain ly has. the right idea about con trolling the Hun, but if he needs further information, we can pro vide him with with it here in the South - - - or in North Carolina, v v... Qnn mn .moll ' farms." - Scott said , that the British should be able to provide Morgen- thau with a "few points on how thoroughly agrarian countries can be controlled.'" , v We should make sure that Ger many is the Nation that is power less after the war, and not India and China as has been the case too long," asserted Scott - The Dhilosonher rarely worries about what he knows; what bo thers him is -the extent of his ig norance. . ,Cpl. Stroud Honored ' At Barbecue Dinner - Cpl. Harold W. Stroud was hon ored Sunday Oct 8th at a barbe cue dinner by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Stroud, of Warsaw. Those who enjoyed the delicious barbecue and trimmings were: Mr. and Mrs. R. Stroud of Deep Run, Mr. and Mrs. Melba Sparrow and daughters Misses Vera Glenn and Veronica and Miss Bonnie Spar row of Deep Run; - Mrs. Norris Croom and son Forest Mrs. Clif ton Grady and son James all of Kins ton; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Smith and family and Miss Mar lyn Stroud of Pink Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Stroud and family of Warsaw; Miss Phylis Whit field, Warsaw; Mr. Howard Stan di and daughter Estelle; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stancll of Statesville and Mrs. Minda Jones of Kenans ville. Cpl. Stroud is home on a 15 day furlough He will leave Saturday afternoon Oct. 14, to return to Camp McCoy, Wis. .Every one en joyed the nice country dinner and nothing seemed to be rationed. Mr. and Mrs. Stroud also have a son stationed in New Guinea. "-' .v::lscoy '' ' ":, . i , a if .Jt LI - . V.:.:icl'XhV:' .-V T15 V';::!;(tn D. Davis, 25, son of !- ' 1-v i cf Ivit';vi!Ie h.ns r- : . t . f ri - Netys out Our Service Men L L E, NORTH CAROUNA FRIDAY CCTCa 13th 1944 aj ah fr "W" To Cj C::Iy 3 D:y:;0::.iig UJk: To Allow Timo to Clear Up 'Congestion; Next Week Only; No , Sales Monday 'V and Tuesday. ; Raleigh, Oct. 11. Flue-cured tobacco markets Still , operating will be limited to three days of sales next week instead of the I normal five in an effort to clear warenouses ..ana lactones or tne congestion of . leaf caused by ex tremely heavy sales and an acute labor shortage. . ; , . - .. " ' This decision was announced by Gov. J. M. Broughton after con ferences with iov. C. W. Gravely of Virginia, Lee L. Gravely ' of Tobacco Association of Uie united States, and presidents and officials of the various tobacco belts. Broughton said that the three day sales week would be for next week only, after which all mar kets will return to the four day sales week. " Gravely told the governor the four day sales week would remain until it had -been determined the ordinary flow of tobacco for five sales a week could be handled by present warehouse and factory personnel : - - ' COTTON GINNING REPORT Census report shows that 1350 bales of cotton were ginned in Du- plin County from the. crop of 19- a prior to uct. im., as compared cancy was filled by electing Mrs. with 2112 bales for the crop of w. W. Maxwell. Mrs. H. D. Kor 1943. Ijipphv.' fih Grade teacher' led the SUPT. JOHNSON LISTS COUNTY TEACHERS . tg (VWiite) District No. ;-l Kenansville: 1 Ralph Carlton Prin. Dorothy Frederick H. Ec. . Mrs. Lorena Vestal H. S. . ' . Louise Ellis H. S. Mrs. Mattie W, Sadler "- Lela McDonald 7. - Alice Hill Reaves 6. Mrs. Madge G. Brinson 5. Mrs. Nannie P. Brinson 4. v Mrs. Hazel W. Scott 4. Mrs. Louise W. Mitchell 3. . ' Mildred Pate 8. ..'Mrs. Coral B. Burch 2. Gertrude Johnson 2. . Elizabeth Sparkman 1. District No. t Warsaw. . . J. P. Harmon Prin. v R. F. Watkins AgrL - . : Mrs. Viola A. Wiflstead H. Ec. : Roena Eliz. Collins H. S. - Ruth Hocutt H.S. ; Frances Williamson 3. S. : Mrs. Mary S. Farrior 8. ; Mrs. Estelle R. Pelrce 7. 1 ' "J Mrs. Sallie M. Pope 7. : Nell Atkinson 6. Margaret Woodward 5-6. Marjorie Fitzgerald 5. T Vera Hamilton 4. Mrs. Rose W. Holllngsworth 4. Eva Carter 3. CONTINUED ON BACK' PAGE J AMIS MILLER - v RECEIVES PROMOTION T James Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Miller of Warsaw, who recently became a Sergeant was promoted Oct 2, to Staff ' Ser geant. James has been . overseas several months and Is seeins ac- Ition with the Air Corps in Italy. ne writes inai ne is very com fortably situated and is enjoying his experiences as a gunner on a bomber. - " . NAVY BOYS HOME v.' ON FURLOUGH , .T Seaman Robert Pridgen. of the Merchant Marine, arrived to spend a five day furlough- with his mother, Mrs. R. C. Prldgen, of Warsaw. He has been on duty in Italy and docked in Charlestbn, S. C, last weekv ; - Seaman Elbert Matthis, USN, has arrived in Newark, N. J.,' and has called his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.JL.. Matthis, of Warsaw, that he expects to get leave soon. vv:t:ic:llav;lle doys Lewis WUliam uHu6" Turner, Jr.. I tr. 2c, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Turner of Beulavilie, has ror-eni'y been transferred from : f -I'k, Va. to New York. He : i r' turned to the states af - troe r'nths In , (, i .,, .r i re County Uide Rally Court IlG'jgo g U Eere WednesdayNigofc At G: OSS D-;lb To to Falson, Rose Hill, Wallace Ladles wlU , Christen Ship at 11:15 In the morning. The U, S. S. Duplin, 182nd ves sel and 20th AKA type built in Wilmington, will be launched Tuesday morning October 17th at 11:30 a. m. The ship will be chris tened by Miss Mary Jennette of Faison, winner of bona sales con test in the Dtn war Loan unve. A. B. Vick of Rose Hill and Mrs. R. E. L. Dees of Wallace, runners up in the contest About 60 Duplinltes are 'e.tpeo teu to -ttend and Will ne guesu of the Worth Carolina Shipbuilding Company at a luncheon immedi- I ateiy following the christening. I 'lnis will be the first time a ship of any nature has ever been named for Duplin uounry. GRADY PTA HOLDS FIRST MEETING The B. F. Grady PTA held lU first meeting of the year Monday ovonincr with thA nrpRldWlL J. 1. r.nHv nrosidinci Mrs Amv Gar- ner was acting secretary in the absence of Mrs. Dotson, who's va- devotional, using the PTA song as an opening song - After regular business, the presi dent made this announcement: ' Meeting of chairmen of various committees at Mr. Edgerton's home on Oct 23, at 8:30 p. m.; A- Regional meeting to be held in Clinton. Oct., 17. . He urges all parents to. attend, as a, ptiza is pf- tered to the scnooi witn tne mgn- est representation present Ik He announced that the Oub women are serving dinner, - com plimenting the Grady Faculty . on Oct 25th on the school grounds. The result Of the Magazine Con test sponsored by High School Students, has almost ' reached their $1,000 goal, which entitles them to three watches as prizes instead of but, one. ; Comparing last year's enroll ment with that of this year, shows that it lustifies the two additional f aculy members now employed. Dr. Ulrich, J. V. uraay, n. v. Harper and Mr. Edgerton made remarks in connection witn tne War Fund Drive. Goals were set for the various grades. Miss Edna Edgerton's Scout Troop gave a short' play, written by a member or her troop. ' Two pictures. Memo for Joe, and Boom town, were enjoyed. f Attendance prizes were won as follows: Primary, 2nd. ' Grade; Grammar, 7th Grade p and High School, 8th Grade. , A collection was taken for the Scout Troop. DUPLIN BOY CAPTURED TWICE IN 2 HOURS'- - Mrs. Rigg Rouse or Rt 1. Seven Springs, writes the Times that her son. Pvt. Cleber Rouse, was re cently captured by the Germans. They held ram ror two nours ana he was then . recaptured by the American troops. He is now back on active duty - somewhere in France. ... . . 1 . i in r Pvt Clarence Thomas Jr. Missing In Action Miss Olive Mae Thomas of Pink Hill Rt. 2.- received a telegram from the war department stating that her twin brother, Pvt. Clar ence Thomas, Jr., was missing in action in France since September 15. - He went overseas in April, 1943.- IX', v Submarine Yeoman On 30 Day Leave Grover C. Miller, Y lc, son of Mr. and Mrs.L. C. Miller of Beu lavilie, is spending a 30 day leave at home after serving on subma rine duty for 16 months. He en tered the "Navy In April 1942, and has served in South America and the Southwest Pacific. He will re port for duty Oct. 23rd at New London, Conn. . Two other brothers are Gordon, with the Air Corps in Iceland and Cecil. staHope 1 at Crrr-r L!:-T, Florida. ( i e ' ' " f r MAJOR R. GREGG CHERRY BELIEVE IT OR NOT Hi Grady of Outlaw's Bridge tell this one. - '' Recently Ed was out hunt-. ' log and some planes ' earn flying overhead from Johnson Field in Goldsboro. They were flying at a low level and tip- , ping their wings at tunes. One flew so low that the wing truck, soma limbs In, the top of a tree and knocked out six squirrels. Ed caught five of ' them alive. The writer K be lieves the Incident happened before , the hunting season ' came In. : State Will Receive Feed-Wheat Increase For the first time in a year the feed situation is encouraging to North Carolina livestock and poul try raisers. With the present in crease in grain supplies anda drop; In the prlce'"of . ingredients, if ls beginning to look as if farmers will be able to get enough feed at more reasonable prices. ' f ' North Carolina's October allo cation of feed wheat is 991,000 bushels.: - , , . ; RATION BOARD SAYS NO MORE CANNING SUGAR : The local rationing board an nounced this week that after Oc tober 15th no more canning sugar will be issued this year. Maysyille Home Dem. . Club Holds Meeting STANFORD (The-Maysville Home Demon stration ; uuo - neld its uctober meeting last Thursday afternoon at i o clock In me home ot Mrs. arl Britt witn Mrs. Charlie Jones joint hostess.' . During the social hour, the hos tesses , served delicious ' chicken salad, pickles, crackers and iced tea. The club then adjourned u meet with Mrs. Nora Hollowed on November the 9th. I Impatient citizens, worried over the aiow progress ot the campaign, can volunteer. - . - Piak IlillQinisbr 1$ ; Wk Dodoratorbt he&bhry The Rev. N. P. Farrior. of Pink Hill, was elected moderator of the Wilmington Presbyterial at ju; opening session at the Presbytery ian church in Lake Waccamaw. '. The Rev. J. A. Boyd of Atkin son, retiring moderator, preached the opening sermon. The commun ion service was conducted by Dr. Crowe," of the First Presbyterian Church of Wilmington, and Hev. M. ' J. Murray of Wallace. ' r - The Presbytery issued a call to the Rev. W, C McLauchlin. re cently . returned missionary from China, to serve as pastor-at-large of projects in New Hanover county under the direction of the Wil mington Presbyterian , planning committee. There are a number of churches in the Wilmington area that are in need of ministers. Among the outstanding features of the Presbytery was the report of the Home Missions committee regarding the progress of the work and the plans that are de veloping for the immediate future. ..Tuesday afternoon, the Rev..S. Cv Farrior, brother of the iiewly elect moderator and mis.';lnary to China, made a thrilling ' ' Iress on' "j. ivances of t'i? Cl.i . tit i l CJ r - , it lj ,-c!sl District Bally ' Planned ever County; Hon. Greet Chorry . Be Principal Speaker Hare. Raleigh, Oct 9. The Demo cratic campaign for a full vote for state and national candidates, as well as local officials, will coma to eastern Carolina next week. Democratic rallies have been scheduled in each congressional district . beginning with the first district at Plymouth Monday, October 16, at three o'clock. The ' second district rally will be held at Wilson Tuesday afternoon at 2:30, and the third district at Ke nansville Wednesday at 8 P. M. . These meetings will all be in the ' county courthouses. . The fourth' district folks will meet In the Sir Walter Hotel at Raleigh Thursday -afternoon at 2:30, and the fifth district at Reidsville Friday, Oc tober 20, at 2 p. m. Exact place of the Reidsville meeting has not been designated. t; , .' Actually, the fifth district lies west of the seventh and nearly -half of it is west of the sixth, but it is included in the eastern iti- -nerary to keep the district num bers in order. This week ralli . are being held in the west at Waynesville Monday, Rutherford-1 , ton TuesdayHickory Wednesday, Statesville Thursday and Monroe fidav- d places f or mee ..tsUth and seventh dis- fixed 'or ometime " during the week of October 237 Clfrman McOowan says tkat iarge Crowd U expected , to attend; Bardan and tin. toad hare durtna- th day; heid Vin j?'v-wie rauy wUl be gX1 S"". Hon. ; ni Tf- TiT "iocratic nomi nee for Governor will deliver ih PrincipaLaddnNM a nJTZT. 55?-- senates, will be introduced DeW. i ' cratic Chairman Faison TmcGow hZZ mT' "" expected to " hear Major Cherry who iVan able inteftnin "Peaker. This will be ; Major Cherry's second ' visit to r r. ?rr9?a-x since he announced his candidacy for frnVArnn During the day Congressmen '' Graham A. Barden and Wm. j , Umstead of Durham are expected vuiuci wiui local oiiicials. WARSAW-GIRL ELECTED TO 'MEREDITH CHOR Geraldine Bmctir h hi. .i ected for membership in the Mere, dith Collep-n - r'hr.i i. .i.. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. x Bostic of Warsaw. The Meredith . College Choir, conducted by Dr. Awuijr tu. luoper, leaas chapel singing three times each week and appears in special -programs thru out the year. WENDELL WILKIE DIES IN NEW YORK Wendell Wilkie 1940 Remil.li.n presidential candidate, who polled uie largest popular vote ol any re publican candidate in the history of the party, died in a New Yor hospital last Sunday morning, he will , be buried in his old tao town, Kushville, Ind, - gelism i was . conducted '- Tuesday evening by J. B. Huntington, gen- u secreiary ui tne vyunnnglon Y. M. C. A. Layleaders atteiidea--" from ail of the district which i covers the eastern section of Norin ' Carolina., . , . .. J ThePresbytery regretted lo ac cept -the resignation of ir n a wuson,,jr, who has served as-" superinienaent of : Home Missions for seven venr and mtata ,n rector for the PreshvtorW among the armed forces -ior three Dr. Wilson wvImum fy,m ress of home missions in- the Pres- Dytery ana pointed out marked ad vances. .v . ' . He will leave ' Nowir n 1 " n take UD his npw wrtrlr f ,t Df, . - - ' -.IUIU cAecuiive tor iiome r ng ;or the lresbvt(rlan rhnr-l t v T - xvesoiunons oi appro ition of Dr. Wilson's work were passed by the Presbvterv. ' l he Fresbytery took special ee- uon uirecaing us mi; l -rs t J laymen to - make curs t of the Presbytery C I Divrs recommer and moral v Wl i t''f c y.