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1-'"'Y : 12 IV'son, Rose Kill and Ke nmnsvllle have exceeded qo ota; Home places not heard from; Chairman Cavenaugh sys Le'i satisfied we wul reach quota. Chairman A. L. Cavenaugh of V.'arsaw, of the Duplin United ar Fund Drive, reported this i ornlng that three communities In e county are over the top in the '..ar Fund Drive... The first to go over was Faison, with a quota of J 1.000. Second over was Rose Hill, v .h a quota of $1150, $1250 was raised. Third over was Kenansville with $100 more than their quota cf $1125 was raised. Other communities' reported as follows: V Warsaw, with a $1600 quota, TO I rcent over. Wallace and Teachey with a quota of $2150. 75 'percent over. Magnolia, 60 percent over a quota of $675. Calypso, .quota $925, no report, but Mr. Cavenaugh says they will go over. Chinquapin, 60 percent over for a quota of $1,000. lleulaville $1250, no report, Pot ters Hill, $200, no report B. F. Grady, $700, with 50 percent over. Outlaw's Bridge $550, no report Mr. Cavenaugh urges workers to put forth double eforts to reach their quotas before the end of this coming week. Duplin Must' Go Over The Top. lb 0;;n Lii Jim W.Page, Invalid, crawl from bad, to rffla and snoots . hlmMlf In temple, ? Jim W. Page, of 'near-Wallace. ' shot and killed himself with a 22 calibre rifle Wednesday afternoon ' about 3:30, -It was reported by kroner H. E. Blak .or pwreaw. Page had been paraiyzea iur ts kn from Injuries received when a was hit by an automobile. At a time when he was alone Wednesday afternoon, he slipped from his bed and crawled partly across the room to a rifle In the corner and fired one bullet Into .bis right temple. Death was Ins tantaneous. - i ;' For several years he had been a rimber of the Junior Order and VV. O. W.. also a member of the Wallace Fir DeDartment He was married in 1912 to Miss Maud Pan of Wallace. Surviving are his widow, three daughters, Mrs. H. I. Register of Wilmington, Mrs. E. F. Malpass of Castle Haynes. and Mrs. Harris Jones of Wallace; one son, Will lam Page, USNR; one sister, Mrs. J. C. Brown of Kenansville; one brother. H. L. Page of Pink Hill and four grandchildren. SAW. WOMAN JJ'J"ID IN AUTO I. V.CSCTHIS Mrs. Sterling Marrlner suffered a apvpre lnlurv to ner Knee iiies day morning as the car in which hi was ridlne. driven by her hus band, had a head-on collusion with a car driven by Vernnle Sim-; mons According to reports Mr. and I.Irs. Marrlner were driving north on railroad street and as they ap I roached the intersection at the A & P Store, Simmons, approach- d from the opposite direction. As l e attempted to make a left turn the cars crashed head-on damaging both considerably. : Mrs. Marrlner was the only one Injured. '. ..... ' IWH.J Al . . - w'jtlav's c:dge ) Sundav Services at Outlaw's T.r()"o. October 22. Sunday School et eleven o'clock. Church Service lit twelve. Rev. Gustav IU Uincn, 1") D. will rreach. Youth Fellowship will meet In the parRonBjre at 7:30 p. n. Meet- Jng ani election or orncers. W. Kpit Scott, SUte Comls ' rr of Arricutt'irf, will speak t t' e OutJ-iw's ' Cominnn- 7 1 Scnlc i :ts:r 1 t (w tober 2!th --n o'clock. I , r.lc dinner 1 l a 1 on th trounds. AH Invited to eome. ril X br: l.-n..ket end the family I r ijne. r t, r 11 I - i n H AF'nTrf i .CHnfT U yTfir . M fill .THEY PLAY ER!DGE Piavtncr hrldee In the Crow's Nest pilot's recreation cottage of the Flying Crow squadron, icnui Air Force, Eastern Air Command, are (left to right) us. james . Milan, Rt. 2. BothelL Wash.; Carl ton B. Dobson, Kenansville, N. C; Francis V. Creamer, 3iK Juies Ave., San Francisco, uaur.; mcn- ard K. Chapman, iuuu . ivenesaw St.. Arlington. Vat Capt. Fredrick crisis Advi::d lioiv For 'Basic' It's time to apply for renewal of basic "A" (automobile) and "D (motorcycle) gasoline rations. " Application blanks now - are available at all authorized tire inspection stations, other gasoline stations and at offices ofthe var ious rationing" boards, !.' The "A" gasoline doom now n use will expire on November . Tho Nn. 11 couoons currently are valid, arid OPA announcea inai uie book will be. discontinued on Nov ember 8, .and Its No. 12 coupons will not be made valid In this sec tion of the-country. r How To Apply ' , , The filled-in application blanks should be sent to yeur local ra tioning board. Be sure the blank Is filled In properly. Also, it Is es sential that you send with the ap plication, the back cover of your present dook, maKing sure your name and address are in their proper place on the back cover. issuance or me new oouks m ha n hie lob. SO. it Will Day you to file your application early, so that your new book may be sent you before your present ene expires. All applicants are urgea io sena In. their applications - be rure to rarefullv follow instructions on the application form - - immedia tely to save time ior ooin ine mo torists and board workers. -, XMAS SEAL SALE CEGINS r40V. 27th ' The opening of the 38th annual f-hrictrrmn Seal Sale has been postponed from November 20th to November 27. This change was made to avoid conflict with the opening of the Sixth war uoan Drive which was recently set for MnvamttAI1 20 ' r Postponment was announcea oy the National mDercuaosw a.w tion. i North.. Carolina's citizens are asked to help put our State over the top In its drive to seu WW,""" in seals, despite the fact that the drive will last one week less than originally planned. " FIVE DIVORCE su:ts FILED IN COUNTY SO FAR THIS MONTH , Oerk of court, R. V: Wells, re vealed yesterway that five divorce suits have been filed in his office so far this month. They ara:- Effle Turner Payne VS John Pari Pnvno': Charlie T. Oulnn VS Tx.ttia Aiif.n Oulnn: l,vdia Parker Wiftguis VS Jnmes Vernon Wig gins; Leon wniiams . v mmuc Kate Autry Williams; Jim Robin son VS LHHe May Robinson. . li:t::i rci::s, it's i!"'LCv;::;u:.v. The annunl Hallowe'en Carnival will be Iwld at the Kermnsvllle Krhrvnl hoi 1KB on Octf. 'T th. frocr-i' ;'a go toward r se purchase f a ssV-m picture p-ojuvwi- u a t .1. f.tAN 'ilnnt 1 a y k 1 KENANSVILLE, N O RTH C A RO . OIL V FOR RECREATION ) Zeidler, 15 Lyall St.. West Rox burry, Mass.; and Lt. William E. Binder, 7926 Reather Rd Elkins Park. Pa. ': ' The squadron has participated In four Invasions: North Africa, Pantelleria, Sicily and Italy; com pleted a tour of duty In China and is now flying against the Japs In Burma from a base In India. To Apply & Gas Ccap:as A CORRECTION Last week the Times carried an article stating that - Fountain's Service Station In' Warsaw had been ordered to close for 30 days, effective Oct 15th. Jf has been called to our attention that the or der was only for the station to uu olHnir ttroa far the DeriOd. The station is open and doing Its Jial business with the exeeption the tires. The Times regret the error and correction. is glad to make this MRS. SUDIE MILLER GROWING WORSE ; Mrs. Sudle P. MHler; owner and publisher of the Pender Chronicle in Burgaw, and former employe of the Duplin Times, is seriously 111 at her home and there Is no -hope held for- her recovery. A report this week' said she was gradually growing worst," v , AMELIA GRADY ACCEPTS POSITION IN RALEIGH Miss Amelia Grady, who has been Secretary to the County Farm and Home Ajtents for the past twosyears, has accepted a Job with the Air Technical Army Air Force Service Command South' eastern District in Raleigh. Miss Grady Is the daughter or Mr. ana Mrs. J. D. Grady of Seven Springs Route I. . . News Ab WOUNDED IN EUROPE Last week it was reported that Pfc. Thaddeus Dail, brohter of P. T. DaU of Mt OUve,, RFD, has been wounded somewhere In Eu rope. . SEVEN SPRINGS AIRMAN FEFORA DARING FEAT When two 1,000 pound bombs came loose rrom xneir -mooiinji" and crashed through the bomb bay doors of a B-24 Liberator, while on recent assault against rauway yards in Karlsruhe, Germany, it almost ruined the day for an Eighth Air Force combat wing. The ship was leading us wing that day and contained Major John Jacobwltz, streaior, 111, wing command pilot nd First lt fioorro F. Soniak. Chicago, Ill- lead bombardier. . j The crumpled bomb nay aoors were slowing the ship and causing It to lose precious iuei, ana so TSgt. Harold K. Hardy, of Rt 1, Seven Springs, engineer and top- turset gunner, crawled into tne bom bay to see If he could remedy the situation. r "I hai to take oir my puracnuie to pot at t" doors," said t. llrdy. "Titcre w;.n't an.vt:..-.? brtwfti tr and the crowd five a 1 I, but mv st'j m a r - I t! 1 ft !:! :) 3 t f I t V to - 1 f I f.r y.. t i i ANNUAL MEETING OF WOMAN'S CLUSSf OF ELEVENTH DISTRICT The North Carollna -orosis will be hostess to the Eleventh Dis trict N. C. F. W. C. oh Tuesday, October 31st in Wilmington, tt the Great Hall of St. James Par ish House. Registration, will begin at 9:30 am. with session opening at 10:00 o'clock. Mrs. Clayton Grant of Wilmington, district pres- Mont nroatrlinc. - ' i i" . Mrs. J. Henrv Hlehsmith of Ral eigh, state president,' ot the North Carolina Federation : of "Woman's m.ihs. will deliver the principal address . Mrs. R. A. MCLougrlin of Lexington, 2nd vice president and director of districts. Will fliscuss Club Relationships to ' the Feder oHrm othpr state officers expec ted to attend are Mrs. J. C. Wil Hnms nf Wilmington. 1st vice pres- ident who has recently conducted a most instructive and enjoyable plnh Institute in connection wun the annual Council of Woman's Clubs held in Raleigh, and Mrs. John M. Council of Wananish, 3rd vice president in charge of depart ments. , v . - Mrs. John D. Robinson, or Wal lace, Chairman of Committee on Veterans G. r . w u, win aiscuss plans of her committee and Mrs. George E. Marshall of Mt. Airy, state commander of the Woman's Field Armv for the control or Cancer, will speak on the work of her organization. , ' . Renorta will be heard from the clubs comprising the Eleventh Dis trict They are the Mary wocomD Club of Atkinson, Woman's Club of Bureraw. Adelphian Club of Cal ypso. Study Club of Clinton, the John M. Faison Club of Faison, Sesame Club of Faison, Woman's Club of Kenansville, Woman's Club of Rose Hill, Woman's Club of SouthDort. Woman's- Club of Wal lace, Junior Woman's Club of Wal lace, Woman's-Club ot Warsaw, and the North Carolina Sorosls and North Carolina Junior Sorosis of Wilmington. 'f - District officers ;' areMrs. L. Clavton Grant president Mrs. O. J. Peterson, Jr., of Clinton, vice president Mrs. H. L. McKibben of Wilmineton.. B!retarr. Hostesses club officers taking part on the program are Mrs., C. Wayne Spen cer, president, Mrs. N. L. Foy, 1st vice president and Mrs. Charles L.. Brace. chaDlam. 1 Clubs affiliated with the Btate. Federation. The Home Demonstra tion Clubs and the State Nurses Association will be represented by Miss Ann Mason, Home Demon stration Agent for New Hanover County and Mrs. Laura Carroll, R, N. Public Health Nurse for New Hanover County. .. r Pages will be Mrs. Samuel Sondey and Mrs. William Boles, members of the North Carolina Junior Sorosls. Luncheon, will be served at one o'clock , in the clubrooms of the hostess club. ROTARIANS HEAR VANCE ORR On Thursday of last week Ro tarian Vance Orr addressed the Warsaw Rotary Club.- His subject was ways and means of keeping lots clean and drives graded nnd kept in good condition, in the War saw Cemetery. At present the only arrangement. Is for each family to keep their lot cleaned. out Ouir Service anaia nnu riaiieuec ViMiOHtK BW I rillncj. . C ,D tdaVkum - CASiC 5UB-TRAININ Cvrus J. Raynor . Sit son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Raynor, RFp 2, Warsaw,, has completed basic training at the submarine school in New London, Conn. Seaman Raynor is now . ready for duty with our growing fleet of underseas fighters. . After further experience aboard a submarine during which he must demonstrate to his commanding officer that he is fully qualified to carry out the duties of his Tate, he will be entitled to wear uie twin dolphin insigna of the Sub marine Service, which is a mark of distinction - throughout ; the Navy. :..-r::: ;. .:; , LEWIS G.ALPHIN :V:H GETS PROMOTION Lewis G. AlDhln! 22.-son of Mr. Rov 3. AlDhin. of Mt Olive. Rt. 1, an aerial engineer on a iotn Air Fnrpa R.17 Flvinz Fortress, has bn Dromoted to the rank of Technical Sergeant. He has iiown fi mmbat missions over enemy oocunied territory, and has been nvnrsp Sinf AllCTlSt. 1944. TlSet. Alnhin is a graduate Dl irennnsville High School. v 1 r v M Y dsd : i o. ; ' i n of Calypso, .; 1 t:.e 1 LI N A FRIDAY OCTCZIl 20: h, 1944 USS Bunlin, LaunchDcljFaison Woman Chrictcns FOR COMISSIONER "William R. Clifton, prominent business man of Faison, announces in this Issue his candidacy for County Commissioner, on the Re publican ticket ..-' . SOLDIERS' XMAS MAIL BREAKS RECORD : . A' orecord-breaking . 17,474,830 Christmas parcels have been turn ed over to the port of embark ation tor delivery to soldiers over seas, the wew York Postoffice re ports, .i Contrary to expectations, there was no last rninu& rush to beat the deadline, they said. Officials saicLtnat they expected the number oi parcels would be vastly swelled when packages irom western points reachedrNew iork. Last year only 5,051,445 par cels were --hanaled--. at ihe--Oew kork office. , SCOTT COMPARES FARM AND FACTORY WAGES - The average farm laborer In North Carolina this month will re ceive $57 for approximately 200 hours' work, while his cousin in the factory will earn $116 for 167 hours' work, according to a ur vey completed by " "Commissioner ot Agriculture w. Kerr acou. He said that "although wages being paid farm labor are now the highest on record, they are still less than half those of the man inindustry." Wages which will be paid to farm laborers - this month, said Scott, will run about $1.25 more than the $55.75 Daid in July and are exceedingly nigh" when com- pared with $175 in October of 1932 and $24.25 in October, 1936. Scott voiced the opinion that "piece" work and dairy labor command, the highest wages on the farms, adding that "the low In come from cotton in relation to Uie cost of production is one of the biggest hindrances to satisfactory farm wages in North Carolina, tineuished Service Badge. The Unit he -erved with overseas dur- the African and Sicilian cam- Daiens. was cited by the war de- P" ..f1,1 Clark for "distinguished and mer itorious work during an amphlb lous landing behind the German lines" during the last days ot the battle of Sicily. . , This work resulted in the final victory over the enemy in Sicily. The order of citation followed Cpl. Sloan through several hospi tals in Africa, Sicuy and tne uni ted States, and finally caught up with him shortly alter he was dis charged from the army. Cpl. Sloan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. K. G, Sloan of Calypso, and is now going to school in Greens boro under the U. I. Bill of Kights. This new medal Is the fourth to be received by Cpl. Sloan. KENANSVILLE SOLDIER RECEIVES PROMOTION ' Early C NeVton, Jr., son of Mr. Early . G Newton, of Kenansville, has been promoted to the rank of Staff Sereeant at Hamilton Field. California, One of the Fourth . Air Force a Army Air Bases, lt was announced recently. S Sgt. Newton joined the Army on June 25, 1942, And has been at Hamilton Field for 11 months. ti::: sons in s:?a':ce Mr. Walter" L. ' Beach of Rose Hill and Heulaville is the proud f i'!.. r rf tliroe boy who ere if ' vix I' 'a iav 'Hey ere J Latent AiiA ORGANIZATION ON SOUTHEASTERN APPROVED BY STATE COMMinES1 " The State Soil Conservation Committee has approved the or ganization of the Southeastern boil Conservation District and a referendum on the organization ot the district will be held during October 23 28. All landowners and parties who have contracted to buy land will be eligible to vote in the referendum. Voting will be accomplished by mail. . . . ..... nM .vnlona. eacynfanwTr mayk his bat-'E. lot sien ana drop it back in the SulT vrlr to tne.iounty aeents- ottice. All landowners snould Darticlpate. it being their, right to register a preterence A gmail vote or opposition io uic. w ganuauon of uie district ot any consequence will very likely tause uie biate .committee vo deny tne petiUon ot the tanners to rgan-, lze. '" - . Nine meetings were peia m mu- pun County auring the past three weeks, at - which organizational proceaure was explained and what oenetits would come w januowu ers U tne county became a part of uie souineasiern boil Conserva tion District The benefits and services made available to larmers without cost include tecnmoal as sistance in making drainage sur veys tor ootii uie and open uiicii es, crop rotations, soil improve ment practices uiciuuing woou lanu - luanagttiueni,. morestauoii, uunning, aurvesung and lores i lire coutroi. iieea and Kuuzu seedlings may be granted farmers in tne oistrigt Inciudmg mechani cal equipment tor doing ou Con servauon work.v ' There are fo taxes, fees, assess ments or. cost wnatsoever to land ownerrior eijces whlcn they re ceive from toe. Uepartment oi Ag ricuiture through uieboil Conser vation bervice. inese services come to larmers in ' organized districts not only without cost, iut the tarmer is under no obligation to accept the services oiieieu or any pari ot uie rrogram ne does not wish to take part All work is purely voluntary on the larmer x part. Neither will taxes be levieu oy tne District Supervisors. In. connection with uus Work, there has been no opposition to Uie movement, it the uisirict is ir ganaed, .farmers in this section will be in a position to request tne type of assistance which uiey may need from any agency. '; Duplin County f armers have all to gain and nothing to ' lose throuEh the' organization of the Southeastern' boil conservation 'District says County Agent U V weeita, xour attention is called to the Soil Conservation advetisement un another page of this issue. Willis L. Beach and Cpl. Joseph Edward Beach, who have been in England since July, liHd, ana bgt Oscar Allen Beach, who lett in October, liU2, for the South Paci fic war zone. - PROMOTED Solon S. Minton. Jr., son of Mr, and Mrs. Solon S. Minton of War saw, Rt 2, was recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Lt. Minton is assistant Battalion Sur geon with the 144th Infantry tit Camp Van Dorn, Miss. ' FAISON MARINE ' :-f n BACK IN SERVICE SlSgt WUlie Edward Flowers, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. ! flowers of Faison has returned to the United States and is now on it 30 day furlough from San Diego, Calif. He has been guarding sup ply routes, bases and outposts throughout the Central and South Pacific, . TWO ARE WOUNDED The War Department' Wednes day released a list of men wounded in action. Included in the list re Pfc. John H. Taylor, son of Mrs. Anna M. " Taylor of Magnolia and Tech. 4th Grade, Chesley Thigpen oi ki. i, tnnit Hill, son of Mrs. Leah T.' Thigpen. f - ; TO ALL CAB OWNERS ; Applications for new "A" 1 Books fiiay be found at the Tire Inspector's Stations. Be sure to attach. Tire Inspection Sheet; Old "A" Book (all lz's ln)t Registration Card. 4 thins neceiMary to get a new Book. Mail these to your Local War Price and Ration ing Board. It will have to be recorded that 1 the women of the nation have enlisted in the WACs in suffirlnt 1 Come an 1 1 1 1 t y',r f .numbers to roM: war wfs Whnt I p - w -tViut iK ? , 1 - r - ,-t. t:o.4i biw I IG Mary Jennett ef Falae breaks the champaign bot . tie; Larga crowd front coun ty entertain Second Boat, to bear name ef "DapUn". V Wilmington, Oct 17. The USS Duplin, 20th AKA Navy combat vessel to near completion at the yards of the North Carolina Ship building Company and named to honor of Duplin County, was launched this morning at 11:15, with Mary Jennette serving as sponsor. --; : y V ;, - .' - Miss.' Jennette wbn the" right to christen tne ship by reason of Um -record of $Y5,0U in war bonds she sold during .toe recent war bond rnntPRt. i. ' f honor were Mrs. R. -"SLfi A, B. VicK of Rose Hill, runners. WccUV: viuim wc - cning, .jnciuoong nen. of the war iinance committee, county of ficials, and guests of the sponsor. Following the launching, tne i-u-plinites were guests of the ship yard company at a luncheon. , This becomes the second boat to honor, thecounty with its name. Years ago, G. B.- D. Parker bad a vessel that plied the Northeast from Wilmington to Chinquapin and when water permitted tt would haul cargo as tar as Eeula- ville. . . . itwnMaa n s Uc:t To ltird fi County-wide v Wednesday '-ltas pralaa Bally follows -night; Duplin. Cbarry's .nign' Rl Gregg Cherry, . Democratic nominee -iur gpvernor,aid- Wed- , nesday flight' nere-that a iarga . portion ot we iaie general junn surplus should be used to pay su btate bonded indebtedness and u care tor the needs, of returning , soldiers.' - - lie said he did not approve and would not advocate ' uw surplus oeuig spent tor current needs,, "our large surplus," be said, "is chietly the result ot war condition and war businosB. lt should kai be used for current expenditure. At least $01,000,000 should be ae- voted to payment on the State bonded indebtedness, and at ka,- 000,000 to provide needs for the -returning soldiers. And there wut be need of some permanent ton- struction of school, buildings." iw ukw aiiaira im. uw piaiev have been soundly managed ' by good governors and other State officials of the Democratic party. as -a result of prudent and econo mical handling of financial affairs fcJUUOUlB All . KUUU 1UMU1U01 condition, he said. Cherry praised the fine work f . farm leaders - and their organi--.- for their products "with the help of a sympathetic and cooperative administration at Washington which has had the fanners' tnter est at heart" ' 4 Rep. Graham Barden, candidate im LG-vitxiuHi. nuuiim n. um. stead. State Democratic chairman, State Treasurer, Charlie Johiuon, i x. naiientine and Cherry srmke at the District meeting. Mrs. u. jb. tverett of Pahnvra. State Democratic vice chairman. spoke briefly, urging full partici pation of women voters in the gen- ; DEMOCRATIC RALLY B. F. GRADY SCHOOL Tuesday ; Night, October 14, At Eight O'clock. -; Hon. John D. Larkin of Trenton will be the principal speaker at the ' Second Commissioner's Ds trict Democratic Rally at the U.' F. Grady School on Tuesday nij.t, October 24, at 8:00 o'clock. Legislative and County Dc - cratic Candidates will be pre t at - A i 3 and introduced to the voters this meeting. Come and bring your friend large crowd Is expected. La are cordially Invited. DEMOCRATIC RALLY FAISON SCHCCL Hon. L. Y. Ballantine. Dem tic Nominee for Lieutenant ernor, will be the prinrJi ;.l i ker at the First Comnv; District Democratic Rally t' Faison School on Fri y l October, 27, at 8:00 o'cKm k Lfgmlative and County Mtir rTnniltdatpa wi.l t,( t not V his meetir-r.
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