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K E N A N S V I L LE; N O R Til CAROLINA TRiDAY NOVEMSI 3rd, It 14
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Af.:rJCAN LEGION VICTORY CCLIwXATION OPENS NOV. 7th.
flying Romas Troupe - Sensational Aerilists - On Midway.
Seven Springs, N.. C.
1 ... Oct. 27,1944
Mitor. The Duplin Ttaies -i-
Kenasville, N. C. " , ' , 5 ' "
lpr Sir,- . ":.
Please publish this in the Duplin
c Times as soon as you can: ,
A FI2SONAL OP'sNIOri
To the people of Duplin County,
North Carolina, and , all other
States In the Union: : ; A.flmv will suddIv slides
want ror our nexr - --'tVvamlr " tnP(.Rt.
AWARDS OFFEND IN
HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE
The N. C. Academy of Science
at State College, is sponsoring a
plan for field trips science exhib
its, essay contests, illustrated lec-
tures, ana mown pu.vuic . .
operation with high school science
clubs tnrougnoui u: biomt,
Dr. Murray Ft Buell, chairman of
the high school committee. .
Whom do we
nrwiHontf ' Roosevelt, of course.
- Ijm't you think that he haft ione
enough for us in the iast . twelve
' years for us tokeep him at least
for four more years f We' want a
man for president to make peace
"and an everlasting peace. Hasnt
he done a good job so far for world
peace? " , ; , ;
- - JDewey said it was time for a
change. Yes it is time for a change,
but not to change to a new man
who will change present plans for
"securing peace among the nations.
We don't want a man in office
who dosen't do anything but point
out mistakes and throw mud at our
present commander-in-chief and
- -tells us nothing about what he is
planning to do to correct these
mistakes. Yes our - President has
' made mistakes, and so has every
one else. The greatest mistake any
' of us can make is to vote for Dew
ey for our, next president. If he
makes peace with other nations
' l.ke he throws mud at the present
administration. It would, last yntil
the year old, babies of today nre
el le to carry a gun, 19 years from
now they would be where thous
ands of our boys are today,, which
are In tiospitals and prison camps.
I haw soent two year overseas.
hctly one year In German Prison
Vs imps ana nospiiais. www
xtle about what war is like, and
I hope we vote for an administra
tion that will work at the peace
table In such a way that the rising
generation will be spared another
war With all Its horrors.
Glenn M. Stroud, ;
. ' - Veteran World No. 2.
LEO JACKSON BUYS
H. M. WEST STOSE
Leo Jackson, for the past sever-
on birds of North Carolina, forests,
flowers,; and the smau garueii,
nHh noonmnanvine lectures for a
Lcomplete program.-Other -slides of
this type may aiso De uuumiw
from the University junension
Service at Chapel Hill." ; I
Dr. Buell suggests that regional
fairs or exhibits may be organized
in which several schools may com-1
pete. The Academy will cooperate j
in the plans to organize such fairs .
and will assist with plans and sug-1
gestions.-' .; ViC;;-; v:;.f V'
The Academy is offering a ser
ies of awards for exhibits and es
says and Dr.- Buell suggests that
interested science students take Armistice Week and Victory Cele.
this matter up wun meir wuu bration" at Warsaw will be staged
or write him direct, at State Col- all next week beginning on Tues-
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Plans are rapidly shaping up for
the 26th annual Armistice . Day
Procram in Warsaw to be held
Saturday. Nov. 11th. The speaker's
name will be announced in a lew
days as well as the complete pro
gram. The tentative program calls
for the annual parade in tne morn,
ing in which it is hoped. to4ave a
contingent of WACS from Ft.
Bragg; Cadets from EML Boy and
Girl Scouts irom an over tne coun
tv and leaders of the day.
Following the parade the annual
address will be given at the Legion
Post Hut. In the afternoon a iooi
ball game wm be played at the"
school house ana at mgni a aance.
- R & S AmusemenU wUl arrive
the first of the week and camp at
the Legion Show grounds beside
the Town Hall. ! : V .
ComDlete details of the entire
day's program will appear In the
annual Armistice uay jiojuon u
the Times next week.
Parade; Speaking; 'Football ;
game; Dance that light;
:" Expect Wacs be In parade. ,.
Editorial
The annual American
iege.
dav nleht November 7th and con
tinue for five glorious -afternoons
and nights ending with a big "Vic
tory Celebration" on the closing
night Saturday November 11th
at midnight .
The event wjji oe neia unaer tne
VOTE FOR THESE i
AMENDMENTS
' Five unendmenU to or SUtej
Oonstltutlon "are to be voted' on m.cnlpps of the Charles R. Gavin
next Tuesday. They are all worth post N0. .127 nnd the location, as
wUle. Below is a onei expuuuu
oi each: - v
AMENDMENT -No. 1. To make
the commissioner of agriculture,
the commissioner of labor ana tne
commissioner of insurance consti- .
tutinnnl officers and members oi
the council of state. WARSAW SOLDIE3
Legion usual will be the Legion chow-
grounds in ..Warsaw.
Frank Thomas chairman of the
committee of arrangements an
nounces that he has again booked
the R & S Amusements to present
the midway attractions which will
be many and varied Including sev
eral of the latest rides, high class
midway shows and concessions,
with plenty of amusements for the
oldsters as well as the youngsters
during Armistice Week celebra
tion. A'Thrill Circus" with several
free acts will be one of the at
tractions every night featuring the
"Flying Romas Troupe"- of sensa
tional high aerial artists; and
other thrill circus acts. Thousands
of visitors from all over the coun
ty are expected to attend every
night and arrangements are being
made by the Legionaires to handle
record breaking crowds all next
week. "... , -
HcAbcut :-OuService---RIer j
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At present'the governor. Ueaten- VSITIS FROM FRANCE
ant governor, secretary of state, t
auditor, treasurer, superintendent The following letter was recei
of public Instruction and the at-, red by Mrs. Rollins .from her son.
torney general are namea in tne . virgu, a lew uuy
constitution aa constituting the
executive department. The secre
tary of state, auditor, ' treasurer
and superintendent of public in
struction constitute ex-offlclo, the
council of state, to advise the gov
ernor in the execution of his off
ice. If adopted, the officers named
In the amendment would be added
to the executive department and
also to the council of state.
. i . . . T 1
a I monins ciers: in uie store m ti
ll. West here, last week purchased
the West business, store building
tnd house In Kenansville. Mr. and
T : !- .Tanlrsnn ha v. alrpndv moved
Nre from 4helr home In Sarecta. AMENDMENT No. 2. To exempt
Mr. Jackson stated that he" plan- notaries public from prohibition
r i to open a business in Beula- against double of fice holding ,
uiiin uhnv he had mirchased a 1 . ' v
store building, but after working !. At present a notary public la an
Hq. 474th QM Group
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APO 562, co p. m. N. Y
Somewhere in France
October 8th. 1944
My Dear Mother, - .
Well, we moved again, as I told
you we were going to in my last
letter. And we are out of the
in a former hotel. Our rooms are
on the top floor, which is the fifth,
and our offices are on the 2nd. The
hall is on the ground floor.
so we work, eat and sleep in the
that I will start getting back let- Forces, in General orders number
ters. That Aug. 14 letter is still 73: -
the latest one I have received, pursuant to authority contain
Hope you are getting mine regu-l. in rtmular 55. US Armv For-
larly, anyway. , Now that I am Cnina Bumia India, da
back with my organization, there 29 May 1944, and under the
shouldn't be any trouble from 1 now j provlsions AR 600-45, dated 22
on, dui x sure nope uiuae wu-n ki- lSept 1943 y,e OAK-LEAF CL.US
tpra catch UD with me. too. - V riro 1 atd miirriAT i.
. r tr - . 1 , 4.h nrriAH MMMtiiyitM in mniuui.
j r Air. vvcsu fie uhk.vvcicu uwi " . -- -v. , -
Kenansville was such a good busi- tional pronlblUoa against aounie ( same ounaing, aa we '
rtess town he decided to locate Office holding. If adopted, a notary . lore m tungwiu. e avc -
here. For announcement see his publle could hold any other office cooks, and French waitresses, It s
i on another page.
i uzzwo turned
cvzto f:?:der :
. ti imiiM th miitJi. 1 nuite a nleasant change from sit-
w - . J irflo
Iung on uie Igmuitu ui mic
of a field to eat And the 5th floor
ters catch up. with me, too, 'TER to the AIR MEDAL is here-
Had a little more tough luck the by awarded to STAFF SER
other day. Cut my thumb while ;GEANT HENRY C, MERRITT,
opening a can of "C" Rations the : 14188214, Air Corps, for merito
day before we left the field and rious achievement in aerial flight
came to town. It was a pretty 'On 18 Aug. 1944, when-the un
deep gash right on the ball of the I armed transport type aircraft In
thumb and they had to take two 'which he was flying as aerial en
stitches in it It 1b healing up jgineer was attacked by twelve en-
woods for a change. We are blue- iBtitche8 mt this morning. Expect ,m jettisoning the cargo in record
ted right In the middle of a town, jto have the bandage of f in a few ;time although the plane was being
more days, i m naving u aresseu flown at very low level, lonowmg
with a clean bandage every, day. Ithe torturous twists of the canyon
My eye is still the same, but does-: jto which the transport had de
n't bother me in the least; vision ;scended to drop ammunition to
as good as ever, ana iooks luce its - Chinese forces. In spite of uie ai-
golng to stay that way. . Tm to jving banking ot the pane, and
good physical condition, generally, ith complete disregard to his
and feel fine, Hope you are au ;own increa,ed vulnerability to en-
orlty of the state...
AMENDMENT No. 3 To change
' the state board of education am
endment. I This would rewrite the amend-
Last week Duplin County offl- men adopted at the last general
c rs arrested Hosea Matthls Neg- 'election. The principal changes
ro, for Pender County authorities proposed - arei The position of
td turned him over to them. He 'comptroller would be stricken
U charged with cutting someone out and the state superintendent
i i ti'iat county. -
of a hotel is a little better than a
pup tent, In said field, too- There
is no heat in the building, as the
fuel shortage over here is rather
acute, but still it is a building.
Hope we are lucky enough to have
these or similar quarters, at least
for the winter.
1
WHY VOTE FOR ROOSEVELT?
The present Democratic Nation
al Administration has:, -
is not whether it will be his first
or his fourth term, but whether he
is the man who can best be trusted
with the interest and -welfare of
this Nation. "It is better to have
a first rate man for the fourth
term than to have a fourth rate
man for the first term."
VOTE FOR ROOSEVELT: be
cause under his leadership your
fighting man has the BEST chance
and coming
2.
Pulled the Country out of the
Red by:
(a) Guaranteeing individual j
savings deposits up to $5,00U J
through the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation.
(b) Cutting bank- failures
down to 63H in twelve years, 0f coming HOME
oa cupiimreu w . " home soon. ; ...
four years before , the FDlCi The shorter the war tte avueker
went into operation.. . the Victory, the better the chance
(c) Saying hundreds ot tnou- of our fighting man coming
through alive and uninjured. Ev
ery hour- it is prolonged means
sadness in many times a thousand
homes. It does not stand to rea
son that a change in leadership at
this time with a New Command-
er-in-Chief who would be a stran-
ger to 'our Military Leaders -would
shorted the war. In all
ombnhilltv it aiio-ht Imarthan tha
(b) Keeping his prices at a war. whn
profitable and stable teveL for the casualties brought about
iO Supporting and helping by prolonging the war if you vote
to expand farm cooperatives, 'the Republican ticket T v
(d) Bringing , electricity to ;
his farm at a price he coula VOTE FOR ROOSEVELT: be-'
afford to pay through . the cause more than any other Ameri
Rural Electrification Admini- can today he has the wisdom, the '
sands of homes from foreclo
sure. -t - -(d)
Protecting Investors.
Taken ' the- Farmer off the
Road to Ruin by:
(a) Saving bis farm and ma
king farm loans available at
reasonable rates when be
; could not gat credit eisewnere,
stration,
ways. -
and in many other
73 vot:::3 hoiks
:l:ct;cn tuisday
This is the first time I have
out ana tne state uihihuj contact with very many
of public in strucuon would be the and iWd them
ediiUnlstraUve head of the publlo - ,.rini MvnAW. althoueh of
school system and secretary of the fa m rathep Qifficuit to
fJThnrif converse with them - in fact prac
be appointed by the govensor sub-, jmnossible. However, there
Ject to connrmation ny uie ener- t- - thr men m the out-
oin at six-thirty and close, al Assembly, one from eacn of ,f . who speak fairly good French
(y. Don't let voting time ei, 't nwonai u"'. 'and j am picking up a word and a
phrase nere ana niere; iu
ably be "parley-vooing" all over
the niace.Deiore leave rjrante.
This is a very nice town, and has
escaped much of the destruction
that made a shambles of many
towns in the process of driving
,-.g !.! experience in pusi- j where he came from.
d finance, who shall not be j a letter from Dot day
before yesterday, on Oct 6, which
was written Aug. 10. The last one
I received from you. which I have
already told you about was writ-
o i
X- s
-r (nates contuse you. Home
-i vi ;;i vote later than In North
"-irye Ar".
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-lnhia'.'' Nov. 1. A slight.
r-..; 1 former, government
I ;? l.irth tor' quadruplets
( ' Is and a boy within the
. i t two minutes here, In the
(Vu-snrean omrat!on quad-
.very In medical hintory.
o ' t t'.ie l'i,nn,,lvaiiia ho- V
r i t!.e tl-'V l.i Mrs nl t!- :r
,ve t t-two lit piMina r"iir-r,
j . , . ' 'f'n Vnt hOT CilTTi'i.l-
"i t well and that t'
two m"-l.i rs at large; (The pre
sent ntt-iUod of selection Is by
ional districts); and the
foi.uv r provision In the present
cons ... would be stricken out:
"A r .' n-.'y of the members of
g 1 hj,.ri shall he persons of
trs -Ins si.J experience In pusl-
connwstwl witn-me teacninr pro
fession or any educational admini
stration of tlie state." ' ; "
AMENDMENT No. 4. To auth
orize the General Assembly to pro
vide compensation for lieutenant
governor. -..;
At ' - scut the co"7!"' '' a ef
fat ' t j- v"" ' r I i f III
i is? , ) f ' r "
well. Love to the family, and re
gards to the folks around town, f
. , All my love,
Virgil. ; -
P. S. Almost forgot to tell you
that we are getting the World Se
ries Base ball games every day on
the radio by short wave direct
from the Dlayine field In St. Louis,
play by play. They start at :00 at
night by our time ovea here, which
is just 2:00 in the afternoon in St
Louis. By the way, it is now 5:00
o'clock Sunday evening - here,
which would make it 11:00 A. M.
at home so you are most likely in
church now.-, .
DEULAVILLE SOLDIER .
WOUNDED IN ACTION -
According to an official War De
partment release, Pfc. Carl a.
Home, son of Mrs. Mattie Home
of Beulaville Rt. 1, has been woun
ded in action. He was fighting in
the European area.
3 LISTED AS WOUNDED
7" am farm-Uicomes, fall, fall, fall and
rn psmiw rrom uie hhuiu nuui '
3. Given the working man and
woman a New Place. '
4. Given every American a New
Sense of Security. -
5. Raised the Standard of Living
v ' for the American People, v
6. ' Made a Good Investment . by
i Puttins Ita Faith in the Am-
-eriean People.
, Three Republican Administra
tions watched the farmer sink dee
per and deeper into the depression
and did nothing about it '
The Republicans watched farm
debts get bigger and bigger and
They watched farm-prices, and
reflects great credit upon hunself
and upon the Army ait rorcea,
S Sgt. Merntt s nome aaoresa
Republican Administrations are
run for and by City-business men.
They are not run for the welfare
Warsaw ior suineumc F1 1U1 " a,, V- a TP.. AA
4. A TlI ujtoa In, thA 1 JU1 U1B A1UC1U,CUI 4 MUlM '
oVee of the Warsaw Motor was proper help to restore farmCRATIC - FROM PRESIDKNT
C?mp and wTs a member of the 2 Rr0dUC I g?- TOWNSHIP CON-
w.UTi, uni,mtr Fire Denart- tion record in history! . I STABLE. i . v ,
experience and the world stature
to qualify iuhv to represent this
Nation in a world-wide movement
to prevent world war III.
' Forty-four years of Democratic
Control in North Carolina . finds
this great State today in a favor
ed and enviable position in the
sisterhood of States. R. Gregg -Cherry
as Governor will carry on,
and forward the great traditions
of his predecessors in this high
office," and will add something to '
the edifice of service to the Citi-
Izenship the Government renders "
Its people..' 5.'V..:; ;
It now behooves us to get out
the largest Democratic Vote ever;
tnereoy puttine our staim of an
proval on the present Democratic
Aoministration; to say nothing of
the benefits that will enure to us '
during the post-war period.
Government is the business of
every Citizen not just those ser
ving in the various offices. Every
Citizen should take a part In the
Election on November 7, because
it is the most important election
ever to be held during the history
of our Country, i -
GO TO THE POLLS NEXT
TUESDAY AND VOTE DEMO-
Warsaw
ment
Captured Beulaville Boy
Now Reported Missing. '
Shree Republican Administra
tions would do nothing effective to
help the farmer, but one Demo
cratic AOministrauon, Because ii
A ,A.kAln thA fortnar waft)
able to: '; -
I.
Three from this section are lis
ted as wounded in an official re-
nnm V Wot TVnnrtnMnt
1 ' - J T A I
ten Aug. i, anu x hxcivcu .1 wu ,Ti(1odav
Auff. 31. Mv mail certainly messed
up, but mayhe 1 wiu get it an
some time. Keep hoping every day
J Mr. and Mrs? Chesley Williams
received a telegram this week
from the War DejMUtment advis- 2
ing them that their son, worman,
was missing. Several months ago
he was reported missing ana later
found to be a prisoner of the Japs.
A few weeks ago an American
boat or submarine torpedoed a
Japanese ship carrying prisoners
of war. At the time the Americans
did not know the boat fas loaded
with war nrisoners. As the boys
began to Jump into the water the
Jans shot and killed as many as
" . . 11.il sn
possible, ine report goes tnai 00
1. Raise farm income to parity.
1 li rl
i ft 1
t e c.i
lorn
:rr No. 5. To
1 r'i'iirf;. '
' -u rf vi.,
- 1.
In I i
r 1
t a
e f r
solute title to rei.1 estate free ot and Pfc. Henry H. Lee, son of Mrs.
iS-.wer and 1 "ei 1 r :t t".e JSarah LCc, ot Kt. 1, ueep w
... .. . I . It . 1 r tl, tVlk
riii. t I 1 J In- j, All uiree wt-ic huuiium m "'t
1. sit i r--- t H ccwtl-
TI3 Gr. Willie R. Bostic. son of1 uot to land and are now back with
Edd Bostic. Rt. 1. Warsaw; Pvt. McArttiur's men. Norman was not
Harold R. Jonesson of Mrs. Ellle among the 83.
R. Jones, Kt. l, seven springs;
' Cut farm debts, interest rates
r and farm taxes. ' ,
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Reclaim milltons of farms; so
that the American farmer
rvuilrl make this Nation the
7 best-fed Nation, with the best
i' M Armv In the world, de-
spite the dislocations of , this
- greatest 01 au wars. ,
Think back of existing local con
ditions in 1932 - banks breaking
all over the County business men
going broke homes being fore
closed school teachers having to
go home without being paid . jur
ors serving without getting their ,
tees - rarm produce selling for al
most nothing. Do we wish to go
back to this?
For the want of a Vote a pre
cinct may be lost, " , ' '
For the want of a precinct J a '
; County may be lost,
Fof the want of a County
' State may be lost, :
For the want of a State a Coun-
try may be lost..
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VAHSAW COY
:c::vz3 citation
On Ort 2. 1944 Maior General
' '.V Ct inn ndinR, C, L. Chennault
1 r. f .ilowina from Head-
I a rf thfl Kmi'tAf-nth Air
WARSAW BOY NOW ,
AT-GREAT LAKES
rvnvnnd J. Dunn. 21. of Route
2, Warsaw is now receiving his
initial indoctrination training at
the U S. Naval Training Center,
at Great Lakes Illinois. ; :
When his recruit training is
completed he will be granted a
period of leave.
The American farmer must have
hi. Government working for him,
not aeainst him. So his cnoice is
clear. ' " .-'
Elect the Adnunistra tion that
knows how to protect the Nation
in War and Peace! Lasting reace -...
. . Lasting Jobs!
Th miestion is: In the present
world situation, who is. the best
mm for the iobT
if vnu were hiring a man ior a
Job,' what would you consider? His
experience ana juaiu.-uuiw,
urmildn't vout .. v. .
In electing a President of the
United States to serve during-one
of the trreatest crises in woria nis
tory the jn-M-rt cr,"''f'"'"itior
"TWELVE LONG VEARS" "
The Republicans for twelve long
years ' -Have
shed, their coatg and skim
and tears
To tell their comrades how they
feel
Regarding Roosevelt's New Deal
For twelve long years they'v.
. Plead for votes
' But never mention nine cent
-' oata. - -They
say "This New Deal el '.if:
is rotten."
But never speak of four c- t
- cotton. -
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