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1 I l 1 - 4 7 .... . oft 1 Y.-V J I vui Chairman Thompson saya same community chairmen . , and worker, except. War mw, wUl bead drive thla time; Mrs. George Bennett Is Warsaw chairman; "E" , bond quota to 9197,000. 'The Sixth War Loan Drive swings , Into action In Duplin County Monday as a total - of ?, ioJ,000 in all series of bonds will be sold In Duplin County. Series quota is given at $197,000. Dunin's quota in the Sixth drive is 107 000 less than the quota In the Fifth drive..--. . " ' J. C . Thompson of Wallace, county chairman, states that he is confident the county will go over its quota, as it has in the five previous drives. Community chairmen and wor kers who headed up the Fifth War Loan Drive are asked again to fad this drive except in Warsaw vthere Mrs. George Bennett has agreed to be local chairman. "Our boys overseas are doing more than their part, the least we can do is to buy bonds.," Mr. Thompson said. NA.7.ZS OF BOYS ; r0V7 IN SERVICE ; As we told you last week we are carrying the names and addresses of boys in service now in the States. Also a few additional names of bovs overseas that have come in since last week. Dvp!in County Library Offer flaw Cooks For ;).;C3ok Vcdc..-' ;;' v This week, November 13-18, is NaUonal ChiMren's Book Week, The Uurlln County Library Ser vice and Kenanville Woman Club have arranged an exhibit of new children's books in one win dow of the Kenansville Drug Store. Everyone is invited to see this exhibit and to inspect and borrow these books at the Public Library when the exhibit is taken up next week. "Sinping with Peter and Patsy" is a delightful collection of songs of just the right range for small v( ps with words and pictures to tv. ht any little child of kinder- irt.-n age., - ". "Yank in Africa" is a' story based on the actual experiences of the author, Mark Bartman, who is a soldier in our Expeditionary l c -ces, and who writes humor o y about Yank, an. "army" v " Inn'ey and - Spike and the ;" centers around a large army . . T field in the Middle West k i two boys ,who go out to visit t r father who is, in the Army Force. . A new sort of etiquette book fry 'r-r people is "Smarter ind ..' r" - a Handbook on How t ) 1 e That Way. It is informally r 1 cli'nrly written and is "in the f ve" as far as "right" behav i - is concerned. " p. Hempstead, a . somewhat : 'y younpster of 17. nlck i 1 Butterfly, Is the .heroine f t ' j utterfiy Takes Command". fiwN that one thing in life i I really interests her is the ' nry- Job Bhe holds as assis t . irarian. .a and many other interes- I ooKs for children and young i i are waiting for you. '-) c: ;ty cz. l:i f ' ..'ii z returns for c fim ..iles for County ' rs t'-e rirrip of Art'i 1 v,- i;; ' ." rtantly . ,, ; -wi.'h r.ive the re- '. '.' , ' i. Lennett, a. C. 1, . I, v ; Tvion I n r :13; ar.J Ar.... r .l a Oven-' M :$3C D,G C 3 iocB' 'Taari StliLcan' Qaofe Lt. 0. 1'J. Dnii ; ID I Llii...iU3.liJwUal Mother, Mrs. George Bennett, of Warsaw received tele- gram -yesterdays Played he-, rolo rolef Lead 20 man pack against Japanese grenade J throwers prior to invasion., Mrs. George Bennett, of . Warsaw, received a telegram yesterday, (Thursday) from the War Department stating that her son, Lt B. W. "Bob" -Back was killed In action on .' October 20th during the In vasion of the Philippine Is . lands. ' -'- The telegram read, "The ' Secretary of War desire me to express hi deep regret that your son, First Lt. Robert W. Buck waa killed In action on f the 20th of Oct. on Leyte, . Letter follows. Signed. Dun lop, acting the Adjutant Gen- " oral." , ' Bob, a popular young man - of Warsaw and well known .'throughout this section, enlis ted In ttie Army three years : ago last July and waa assign--' ed to the Infantry. Last ' February-a year ago he com- " pleted his training at Ft. Ben- . nlng, Ga., and received his ' . commission as Second Lieu- ' tenant. II waa ahlpped to the . Pacific theatre of War and - since has been commended a number of ttmea for bravery - v and promoted to the rank of t First Lieutenant. He parti d- -pated In the invasion of New Guinea and the Invasion of r th 1 !.":.-pUies. ' , ' . ' Bub has one brother in ser vice, First Lieutenant Me- , Gllvery Buck, who to How sta tioned ltt the New Hebrides, : In the South West Pacific ; : 't .. , c . Mrs. George Bennett recently received a. wrist- watch from her son, Lt R. W. Buck, now station ed in the Philippines. "Bob" told her of an incident in which. his men encountered a Japanese wo man grenade thrower. Speculation around Warsaw was that she was a Geisha girl, a Japanese dan cer or entertainer. The following story about the incident appeared in the News and A A A Commiuesmen Election To Be EIo!d In Duplin County This Month Magnolia Baptist ! Celebrate 10th. Indians and their Mlsslonalrea -to bo gonst speakers at the One-lauidred and Ninth An nlver'U7 of Magnolia Bap . Ust Church. . -By MACY COX- Last week we announced the anniversary of Magnolia Church to be held on Sunay, Nov. 19th. We now announce the program for the day: . , Sunday School at 10:30 a. m. Ser-non by Rev. L. W. Jacobs, In. n preacher of Pembroke. I nic dinher at 12:45. icrnoon session 2:00 o'clock, r" t mess!"(8 from Rev.' and r.'rs. P. A. Lin! rwood, our Mis sinf rk-s to te Indians, and Mrs. L -ry, an lnjlan woman. I. ;ps Gladys Oxendine and Cliira Chavis (Indians) will sing at i ,frvals. Ail members -of htis. i 1 f Her nearby churches are in viii i to come and bring a basket, ant p 1 oiferlnT to he'p repair I f I c w:':i '.?t the I'nrsonnce on the' C M. Kcl'y, supply pastor. -ont and presliie and y r '. t v i i i t, . .i- ' t'-ctn 1 Mi i. . ..-.( KSMAMSVIILE, HOC T I 1 C A R o Observer one day last week: A Japanese woman grenade thrower, whose accuracy equaled that of some American soft ball pitchers, was among a group of the- enemy annihilated near Kan tome Village, New Guinea. Lt R. W. Buck, of Warsaw, N. C and his 20 man patrol chased the Japanese up a ridge and Sgtj John Hulteen knocked down four. with a Tommy gun. - . I From the ridge,' the Japanese! tossed down a cascade of grenades. J Buck said he saw the Voman at close range and "she was pitching grenades with the best of them." "She had a mouthful of gold teeth and wasn't much to look at," 'Buck added. Pfc. Jose Thuljillo of Montrose, I Colo., flnallv ended tho ficht with ' . 1 . at m l . . t I greiiuue lire. iwcive iu(Huiese' were killed on the ridge, including the woman. SSgt. Edgar Haga of Stanton, Va and Sgt John Gross of Greenville, La., assisted Trui jillo. , f Church To Anniversary Series of Special Meetings Outlaw's Crid-;a Church There will be a series of Spec ial Services at the Outlaw's Bridge Universalist Church start ing Tuesday evening, November 21, contlnuelng through Saturday evening and concluding with the Service Sunday morning Novem ber 26. v Rev. Gustav H. -Ulrich, D. D. will preach on Tuesday ond Wed nesday evening Nov. 21 and 22. Rev. Audrey Todd, minister of ?anford, N. C, Congregational Christian Church will preach on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings and Sunday morning. Dr. Ulrich will have charge of all the services. All are most cordially invited to share In these preaching services. Pfc. James H. 'Sutton, Sevn f. i h ltt 1, v-"'i B"or ?" r.'.'i. rv i i- j r' i f f t . i I '-y : ' -u v i 1 1 ! l ,. . ' 1 . .. ..ss f-r f ..n try h i.l o;;.,ri--. ' y gcrvi"e in Cut ' t in 1 rpnrc. - . 1 ". I i GAVE HIS ALL ,." v j u R. W. "BOB" BUCK - ' ; V GAVE HIS ALL ' . - CHANCET K BONET. ' Just at press time our Warsaw Reporter, Mrs. Stacy Brltt, -called by phone and reported that the parents of Chancey E. Boney, bet ter known as "Boss, received a telegram, at noon today, stating that he has been killed in action. He to the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chancey Boney of Warsaw. ' He has been in the South Pacific. . ' NOTICE CAR OWNKRS Before you will be able to ob tain supplemental gas rations, It wUl be necessary to attach with your application the Milage Ration Sheet which was mailed to you with your "A" Book. LIKES THE TIMES'' To Editor of Duplin Times Kenansville, N. C, ; Dear Sir, " , When I went home on my last leave, I went to the 'Times" office and had my paper stopped because of change in address. I have been re-stationed now, and would like very much for you to send it to my new address, that you will find on back of this letter. I am a native or Warsaw, jn. u I enjoy your paper" very much and look forward - to its coming every week just as I look forward for payday every two weeks. v ' - You are doing a great Job with' your paper, in building up the mo rale of the Duplin County boys in the armed forces. ' I speak "in behalf of my three brothers, who are in the Army, all the other Duplin Co., boys, and myself, that take the 'Times," and we're not kidding when we say, "It's a great paper," . . ; So Editor, you keep the Duplin news coming, and we'll do the rest. Thank you very much for your trouble. - ' , . Yours truly, ' - Edward P. Rivenbark, S2c, v Armed Guard School i V-.:'.-- Gun Crew No. 3578 , . . Shelton U. S. Rt. 60, , Norfolk 11, Va. . P. S. Hope you don't have any trouble with the address. - The dates, time, and places lis ted below shows place and time for elections in each community. All farm operators tenants and share croppers are eligible to vote. rarmers elected will be respon sible for insuring maximum bene fits to farmers of their communi ties from the many programs and activities of the AAA. r l We'won't get the best done un less all come out and-elect the men we want to represent us In our community. " - ' community, Date and places are listed below: Time 7:30 P. M. for all. ' ;, ',- . .... Wallace, Nov. 20, i at Wallace High School. i' Calypso, Nov. 21, at Albritton's Store in Calypso. ji " - '- Corinth, Nov. 21, at Rockfish Community Building. , Outlaw's Bridge, Nov. 21, at the School Building. " "'' Teachey, Nov.' 21, Rivenbarks Store.- " '" . Bowden, Nov. 22, Lane's Stbre. Cedar Fork, Nov. 22, L. B. Brin son's Store. ; Falson, Nov. 22, Faison Town Hall. Fountain, Nov. 22, P. T: Foun tain's Store at Fountain. ilallsville, Nov, 22, W. Ev erton's Store. i Herrings Nov 22, Herrings Store , Lanefit.ld, Nov. 22. Bill Carl ton's rvice Staon. La I , "e Nov. 22, La Place Com munity l;iildin(j. . . ' ' N'irih I a st Nov. 22. R. R. Cave nn,! U's Store. I . i Hook, Nov. 22, R. L. James ctore. -. - - 1. ' f Nov. 22, Rockfish i I r .nv T 'vn Hall. . " re, I .uV, i--, Scotts i t; .. .-"Is, ." Nov. '22, : ' yn Hall. O L II : A IT.Y, f IQVZrZtZ 1 7th, 1 9444 ""V t . v ill sgi i w 17 arsav Experiences One Most Successful Armistice 7ee.i DUPLINITES JOIN ) The above 8 boys from Duplin Adolph Bostfc, Paul Edward Dail, a fewidays ago joined the U. S. and Cloy Scott; standing: Mor Merchant Marine and were sworn man Jones, Claud Powell, Nelson in at Norfolk, Va. They are read- Carlton, Raeford Bostic and Harry ing from left to right; front row: Phillips. TIMES TO BE OUT EARLY NEXT WEEK . ,. ... . -. - In order to give our help a few days off for Thanksgiving the Duplin Times will issue early next week. All news and : advertising War Fund u u uiiii vj v ci l tic Motion Picture "WILSON" At WAN0CA -Wed. Of Next Week rtun ra..ni 'v',''n ' a etT"", 'rh cultural Bldg. Kenansville. ; r nA ct i m, on c.,. QrA" , - ; ; - ; . ' ' ' V f c Lanier's, Nov. 23, E. J. Whaley's Store. Magnolia, Nov. 23, Magnolia School Building. , ; - Potters HU1, Nov. 23, Potters Hill School. .'' , ' r . Beulavile, Nov.' 24, School Au ditorium. ' - : ' . ' : Bear Marsh, " Novw , 24 " Davis Store.- . ,vv ; .. Chinquapin, Nov. 24, J. L. Quinq's Store in Chinquapin. - ' Concord, Nov. 24, . Concord Church. ., . . , r- ' ' Harpers, Nov." 24, Paul Lee's Home. " v ' '' ; ' . Kenansville, Nov. 24 Agricul tural Bldg. Kenansville. , Teachey Town, Nov. 24, Town Hall in Rose HilL M Wesley's Chapel., Nov. 24, Agri cultural Bldg. Kenansville. ROSE HILL ; SOLDIER KILLED According to a last week's "cas ualty list Pfc. Herbert L. Carter, son of Mrs. Luella B. Carter of Rt. 1, Rose Hill, has been killed in action. -. .,. . ", ' .' GETS AIR MEDAL AWARD ., i . ' :.'..' '.' TSgt. Lewis Q. Alphin, 22,' of Rt 1, Mt. Olive, - was recently awarded the Air Medal for merit orious achievement while partici pating in aerial combat against the enemy. He Is the flight engi neer and top turret gunner of a 15th Air Force B-17 Flying Fort tress. ' - . .. .. ...-.. TSgt Alphin is a graduate of Kenansville High School. He is un married, and is the son of Mr, Roy J, Alphin, of Mt Olive. - Fourth' Inauguration . ? To Da Simpb Affair Washington, Nov. 14. Presi dent Roosevelt has decided to do away with the usual inaugural trappings and take his fourth term oath in a simple White House 1 s ( : ion t forego the cus- toir "-v (.', '. itol I.'.'l formnltties and IT MERCHANT MARINE matter must be in the office not later than Monday night The shop will close Wednesday for the remainder of the week. One lesson to learn ' in life . Is that times change and so do other things. Top In Drive; Faisoh Over First To many movie-goers whose only . view of the White House has beerv to,nfw?.reel, " rSg celebrities in the Executive Offl- ces, the lovely" white columned! , building on Pennsylvania Avenue ' may have seemed more like an institution than a home. Now for the first time on the screen, the White House has been brought alive as the scene of a great romance, a setting for a cipals were illustrious. The film i Darry F. Zanucks Technicolor production, "Wilson," acclaimed as the - crowning triumph of 50 years of screen entertainment will i show one day only at the Wonoca iikouc, nut iinurcsuoj, v.t. 22 " The 20th Century-Fox motion picture, in its unfolding of one tha mntt ni nir emntinnnl Ira. mas ever filmed, not only takes film fans on a Technicolor tour of the first time in the movies such! treasures of Americana as Lin-) coin's nine-foot bed, the paintings ' and furnishings of the famous Blue Koom ana tne goiaen aura of the Grand Ballroom. It also re-1 veals for the first time, outside ' of a few books of biography, the intimate details of the courtshin of President Woodrow Wilson and ; Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait, a (,h' mnnM that mnVn tn frnnitnl tnf V "1 "T" KiI ltst granite . and marble foun- aauons. . ,:' For the same pen, which was writing grim warnings to Ger- many In the tense days before the United States was plunged into World War I, was scratching sentimental messages to the wo man who was to play an impor tant part in history as the second Mrs. Wilson. The dally orchid to the lady of President Wilson's heart was as regularly dispatched as the routine directives to his cabinet. K is wis tenaer rove taie anaiquapln, Rt 1, has been pr i the appealing picture of Wilson s highly by his commanding oi..r a family man and father, adored 'jn the Burma-lnuia area, bv his three daughters, which i , . lifts "Wilson" but 6f the cate - eorv of an historical document and r . ,l. i - i . maKes ine liiin a khc hujiihh story of the life of a memorable man whose head mieht have been in the clouds of world affairs, but whose heart was ever close to the hearthside. In the film directed bv Ilenrv King and for which the perefn piny was written by Lamar Trotti, Alexander Knox ef rr as Wil son, t.erl51nc Fit7. as r "'h I lolling Cult, Ki''h I.ilfin ) 1- Of Tiie G Roy McMillan delivers Insplr- v lng address; Chief of Polios -' ' says not the slightest dis-. turbance throughout weeki - - Crowds good. i. - , Warsaw experienced one of the most successful Armistice weeks i th histnrv of th celebration last week. Beginning Monday night the R and S Amusements display ed one of the . best carnivals ever to show in Warsaw, with high class shows and free acts. The manage- Duplin County .should be proua of the way the crowd, throughout the week, ! conducted . themselvea. Not a single Incident marred the week. Warsaw Police Chief Thom A flncrpTK said he was delighted with the crowds and that it was credit to our folks that It was not necessary for him to make a sing le arrest, and the crowds were large too." There waa little evi dence of drinking. On Saturday, the final day of the week, the real Armistice pro gram took place at the American Legion Hut Scouts of Kenansville raised the flag. Cadets from at the -conclusion of the parade which began at the graded school building and concluded at the Hut .TiiHcrp Honrv T. StevenR intro duced the speaker, Hon. Roy Mk iviiiian en naieign, prsen( iibiiuii nl . Vipi-f7hjilrmjin nf th -Ameri can Legion, who delivered an- in- spuiug auuress on nuiiu, yesterday, today and tomorrow," , emphasizing peace relations in a post-war world. - United Seven communities over sub - scribe their quotas; $94.60 . cash la treasury over the goal of flLSOO; Cavenaagb. ..... chairman. ." ,' Chairman Aubrey L. Cavensueh ) of - Warsaw announced yesterday that Duplin had gone over the top by $94.50 in its drive for $11,5oj in the 1944 United War Fund Drive. Communities oversubscrib ing thefr auotas, in order are: Fai son, .Rose HilL Kenansville, Caly pso, Beulaville, Warsaw, and Wal lace. One other community has re ported that it has $102.38 collec ted but not turned over to tha TwyJ!!Wr' ayne Jordan i " , J Mr. Cavenaugh says he is well pleased , with the results. An mm in rtimiin k.. -. with more than her part She has met every anve lor runds of all kinds and every war bond drive. L Sehna w" ' B22HM.ol.thte I - . ... BEULAVILLE BOY RETURNS FROM OVERSEAS - . . ' . ' , Thirteen Tar Heel soldiers, vet- mn ot many months of overseas ervlce, returned to North Caro- Una thl wee- - These soldiers, who are being . . processea at ine Kecepxion tiation No 4, ,have Ktved m the j and Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations. Among - the group is T5 Lawrence Williams, son of Mr. estey , Williams, of Route 2. Beulaville, with 20 months over seas. chinquapin sold::2 gets praise Vernon B. Home, U. B. Army, onn nf Mm. T.nev ITnrn rf P! 1- 1 In a letter to Mrs. Home. Cj vt. i Henry K. Baker of tbe V.. 1 j j . 1 1 . . i vis Btaiu. luur null vt f nun v recently attached to anotf er ror rive months, on a i which was difficult, t" ' -danperous. Puring that S made an excellent recot 1 1 ved a pecial 1 ttr of datinn from the t"iit C"! officer, who ce ... on his ".hi:"- r i' t t ." ( i ? i I it i t w v 1 v a j i n f -rV A; ) If i '
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