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Summerlin's
Pay j-omage To Their
ty Bi-ancb imroh mem- ; I
1 Rooty
t jrs greet or rita of Pvt.
Iceon Dupree vlaw, Jr., who
: Wiled loo aiT ptured six
Qermana In sl--4yfc.v ,
The parents 5l5l Leon Dupree
Outlaw! Jr., wei$ proud people
Sunday when theilread that their
sob had been credited with killing r
- 100 Germans : di$ng a six-day j
siege near Rlmlifcf , France.
. neighbor had torly in the mor-
hcr-. hmuiyht.'fl catona tn thofr
o ' Trrv ...w..
. with the one-starred service
fmg in the wiirtow, where they i
f alone since eir son was in-'
j i AL.fcJ mi 1-. '
Awni miu in( limy. J. wir umy
oher child, MJohn D. Weaver,
fcn in Rocky uiunt. Later when
t. -v.; went to ."orvices at Rooty
anch Free Baptist Church
Vear their horfc t just abont every
body had brouf .it papers for them,
een the preatf 4. - '.."'
'.'11. D.", as"JJeon is known in
tliese parts, hat been in service
only since ApriV6, 1944, and has
Ween overseas C less" then two
months. . He-was inducted at Ft
Bragg and sen., to Ft. McClellan,
Ate., for trainlfg with the Infan
try. While there, a Jeep ran over
his. leg breaking an ankle. After
hospitalization, he finished his in
. fantry training and joined the
paratroopers. While making his
seventh Jump.yt Ft Benning, Ga.,
he broke his ankle over again, and
for what seemed like long time
to him, he was in the hospital, and
anerwaras piaeedn limited duty. .
! Pronounced "flff again, he was
sent to Ft Meade, Md., thence to
the European theater. '. j
, On Nov. 16, 1944, his APO ad-!
dress was sent to his folks, and in
December they received from "L.
D.'.' a letter from "Somewhere in
France," dated December 6. He said
he "hoped they ;had gptten their
wood cut" -- ' '
Pvt. Outlaw attended Goose
Lake public school near his home
and the Kenansville Hleh School,
He never liked school, his fntither''much of the time being devoted
saia, out lovea to turner, especially
on automobiles.. When not too busy
on the farm, he worked at Install-1
ing electrical equipment-and mak
ing tobacco flues. That, he did
when he wasn't hunting or fishing,,
his folks said. His Sunday School
teacher, Mrs. A. E. Garner, who
was visiting the family and was
bursting with pride, said, "He's an
all-round fine boy, and everybody
likes him." v
Hard Sledding For
7 Farmers Scon
,oItran says increase In de
, mand, farther labor shortage
places Jf. C. Fanners In tough
r" spot; Tobacco Production Bo
lnoreaaad..,v'vr-,1" :r-;
. ! Vewing the higher crop goals
and foreseeing a farm labor situa
tion possibly worse than in 1944,
, D. S. Coltrane, assistant to the
Commissioner of Agriculture, has
prophesied a period of "hard sled
ding" for the 300,000 farmers in
' North Carolina during 1943.
v Pointing out-that hay producers'
during me past year laiiea Dy aw,-
' ton? f VRJEcS
.to meet Sftfnds, CoU
, trane said that the goar for hay to
1945 caUs for 1,400,000 acres com-,
nared with 1.210.000 in 1944.
Producers of flue-cured tobacco
have a goal of 708,000 acres - an
lncresae of 34,000 acres over 1944
-. - aitnougn uiey were unapie xo
meet the ; quotas established for
mem last year, tailing uy an eon
mated 57.000 acres to fulfill the al
lotment. ; , '
Coltrane' reminded Irish potato
growers in Eastern North Carolina
- that alhtough the overall State
goal for Irish potatoes is the same
as in 1944, 87,000 acres, the goal
for commercial early producers is
23,000 acres as against 31,900 acres
in 1944. . -"
The sweet potato goal is 90,000
acres as compared with 80,000 in
1944. v" : v
A ffoar of 46,200 acres has been
set for truck farmers, and an ad
ditional 11,300 acres for canning
and processing. Snap beans are
first with 15,700 acres, and this
commodity is followed by cucum
bers, 4,200 acres ror the iresn
Yade and 7.0QO acres for pickling,
toltrane stated.
While the corn goal remain the
same as in 1944 - - 2,358,000 acres
- - the wheat,--oata, and other
small grains'- 1945 goal exceeds
estimated production in 1944 by
31,000 acres. - -
. Coltrane said that hog produ
cers have been asked to farrow a
total of 125.000 sows during the
spring of,1945 - - 15,000 under the
number a year ago, but 27,000
more than the 1945 intentions as
released by the .Crop Reporting
Service.: .. '.'."---."
'.i .cr.f a Awcrd
t'.'i r 'rrfrimcnt 1ms
t i" " t-t a 1 ..v
an
H.
Cross Roads Folks
.imn'H rtt m , r-. n r-m "
1 4 -I
7. Four generations were present when Mr. and Mrs. B. B, Souther
land (above) celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary Christ
mas day at their home In Mount Olive. '..
""' Mrs. Southerland was, before her marriage, Miss Beulab Mania
of Faison and they resided In Faison for a number of years.
Seven Springs Soldier
Back From Europe.
TlSgt. Harold K. Hardy, 22, -son
of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Hardy of
Rt 1, Seven Springs, has arrived
at Army Air Forces Redistribu
tion Station No. 2r in Miami
Beach, Fla., for reassignment pro
cessing' after completing a tour
of duty outside the continental
. United States. He will remain at
the station about r two weeks.
to rest and recreation.
TlSgt Hardy, a B-24 Liberator
engineer and top-turret gunner.
flew 30 missions during the nine
months he was In the European
ultra lc a ui uiouwiw, ...
Distinguished Flying Cross andf
thP Air Medal with 'three Oak '
Leaf Clusters. He entered the
Armv Nov. 21. 1942. His Wile.
Leatrice, resides in Pink Hill.
lorth Carolina
For 1945 Crops
Beulaville Soldier
Gets Decoration '
CpL-Roger Hill of Beulaville
has recently been awarded the
Bronze Star Medal, it- was repor
ted Tuesday. The citation he re
ceived reads in part: "Somewhere
Jn Italy ton the night of February
8, 1944, during a heavy enemy ar
tillery bombardment Cpl. Roger
Hill left his foxhole of comparative
v in a ZZ&ttoS
safety to extinguish a fire started
s f. - -xtineulshed. ho aided
wotfnded '"SoZSto to to?
and t0 obtaln
medical asslstance."
Hill tnpn(Vi the statefi
on June 13. 1944. and Is now in a
hospital at Atlanta, Ga., where he
is being treated for a paralyzed
foot and leg. His wife is the for-
er Miss mirei Jonea ot Beula
yjjjg
c:2!:rs::i vim vmi stht'
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"A new cooking champion met a movfa champion at the recent
4-H Pub Congress in Chicago'when Elaine Noble (left above) from
Dsep Run, North Carolina, met Rhonda 'Fleming, Belxnick star.
Rhonda will be seen soon with Ingrld Brman In the picture 'Spell
bound'. Both girls were the (ruests of rvel. Inc., donor of awards
In the 441 Food rrrntion 0n!" nt V "- -" rpn." .
KENANSVILLE, NORTH
Native Son
a MKiiif ebc a dv
NO GAS UNLESS
MILAGE RATION
RECORD SHOWN
Washington "A" card mo
I torlsts must have a. "milage
rationing record" to be eligible
to apply for B' or C sup
plemental gasoline rations.
Milage rationing., records
were issued to the nation's
23,000,000 baalo "A motorists
in the recent re-reglstratlon.
Motorists who have lost these
records ware told by CPA to
apply to local rationing boards
for a duplicate. . .
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DUPLIN BOARD No. 2
. - - lllJ.l.. ,
Send 16 FOR PHYSICAL
m
Duplin Draft Board 1 No. 2. at
Kenansvilleent 16 white men to
, Ft. Bragg for Pre-taduction pnyst
eMiimiaiiuu mm cuuujr.
Those
leaving were: '
Henry Moore Cooper, Jacob Ben
jamin Dixon, Rex Welton Griffin,
Gordon Bennett Kennedy, Herman
Albert Futrell, Kelly David Broo
ks, Major Edward Lanier, William
R. Atkinson, Earl Dixon, Alsa
Brown Nethercutt, Charlie Vann
Norris, Rayf ord Jrvln Mercer, Her
man iidward Atkinson, fcidon
Etheridge . Brown, and Wiley
Casey. .. . -
Kenansville Church
'Calandar
METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School 11:00 A. M.
BAPTIST CHURCH -
. Sunday School 10: A. M.
Worship Service 11:15 A. M.
Sunbeams . meet immediately
after Sunday School in church.
' W. M. S. Meets Monday after
noon. " -
Choir practice Friday night a
8:00 in the church,
GROVE PRESBYTERIAN -
Sunday School 10:00 A. M.
' JUNIOR CHOIR
The Kenansville . Junior Choir
meets Wednesdav nitrht at 8:00 in
the Community Building.
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CAROLINA FRIDAY JANUARY 19th., 1 945
qui::i
,IN TIIE 1945
LEGISLATURE
. (Editor's note: We nave asked
Representative C. E. Qulnn to
prepare a column for the Times
each week during the 1945 session
of the legislature. Mr. uuinn. al
though very busy, has kindly con
sented to do so. In his column he
will deal especially with every bill
that affects Duplin County. Below
is the second ol the series).
The first two weeks of the 1945
Session of the General Assembly
were taken up, for the most part,
in matters of organization - the
election of the House and Senate
officers and the setting up of the
rules to govern the procedure in
both Houses and the making of
committee assignments, all of
which had to be done before get
ting down to real legislative
business.
The "Gag or Two Thirds Rule"
which was promulgated in the 19-
41 Session and again in the 1943
bession was again adopted in the
ismo session, mis rule was only
adopted in the House and does not
apply to the Senate nor has it
ever been adopted by the Senate.
It is designed to prohibit the con
sideration on the floor of the
House any bill reported by a com
mittee on a minority report and
in the writers opinion is a very
unwmocrauc principal ior a dem
ocratic Legislature to adopt
Tne numoer-of Diiis introduced
to uate nave been lew. compared
witn uie nuuioer utroauceu curing
tne last session in the same period
oi tune, nowever, irom tne lm-J
portance .ot bills acted upon, tne
present uenerax Assemmy is well
anead - oi its predecessor. Two
bins of major importance, keve
uue and -Appropriations, were in
trouueed uu uie tn aay of the
session, one day later tnan at tne
i&te session, one bill - H. B. A
one ot tne most important ever
uvea upon, was received by both
nouses on me Yin aay ot tne sub.
sion, reported -f&oraoly by both
Appropriations committees, pass
ed three readings in both tne
House and Senate, and was rati
fied on the eignth day of the ses
sion. This bill, now law, appropri
ated the sum of $51,585,09. to a
smking fund for retiring all of the
general i una ponded in
debtedness, as the bonds nmtnro
As a result of this appropriation,
approximate five million dollars
per year for debt service was
omitted from the appropriation
Another important money bill
nas already been enacted into law,
which continues the teachers and
State-employees' war bonus until
uie enu ui uus nscai year.
. The Revenue Bill as introduced
WOUld leave the tnKnt Rnumu
aci wimout any major changes.
The amendments of the most im
portance, perhaps, are those to
put the theaters back on the
gross receipts tax rather than on
the graduated license tax set up in
last session's amendments; the one
to permit an income tax deduction
for amount spent in maintaining
an independent relative in an in
stitution for mental or physical defects;-
Irrespective of age of depen
dent, in the amount of cost in ex
cess of the regular exemption for
a dependent, up to $800. (This ap
plies to any person, man or wo
man Who does not hnva
exemption of $2,000.) -
On i the Third day of the session
a bill was introduced in the
House which would submit to a
popular vote of the people a Constitutional-
amendment to' make
women elipibl for lnrv Autv m,i.
bill arises from a decision render-
ea oy me supreme Court during
the fall term holding that under
the wordinsr of the rvmstifntinn
women were not eligible to serve
un juries, identical, mils were In
troduced both in the House and
Senate. ,. . . .
The Governor's War Powers,
which expired by limitation upon
the convenlngof the present sess
ion, would be enacted by a bill
which has already passed the
Senate and in nnur in Hnnu T..HI
- ... a.viuw W UU1
clary Committee No. 1, extends
the powers to the Governor for 6
months after the war is over.
At the 8 o'clock session Monday
night, January 15th, The General
Assembly honored the University
of North Carolina on Its 150th an-i
niversary of the 'opening of its'
doors for students on January 15,
1795. . Governor Cherry. Dr. ;
rTanlr p; Graham, President of
the University of N. C, and
President Clarence A Dykstra, of
the University of Wisconsin, were
the principal speakers for the oc
casion. The University. of North
Carolina was the first state uni-l
versity in the original 13 states. J
The Appropriations and Finance
Committees' each will hold their
meetings each afternoon in the
week from Tuesdays through
Thursday -and perhaps on Fridays
until their work has been com
pleted.. ; .' :- , . . , .j
A RMGTITEJt HAY .
Governor Cherry Calls On The
State To Support Polio Drive
- KNITTERS WANTED
IMMEDIATELY
Before the Germans broke
through the American lines on
the Western Front on December
16th most Americans had about
concluded-that the war was about
over. Since that time practically
all of us have had the grim facts
beaten into our heads that the
long fight ahead will be more
severe the-nearer we get to Ber
lin. Thousands of American boys
must die and more thousands Willi
be wounded and still more thou
sands must stand in icy mud and
snow as they carry the fight to ;
the enemy. This is total war and.
requires total effort. You women,
young and old, among the multi
tude of tasks that you are now
doing, must find the time, for
their sakes, to knit and knit hard
to make sweaters, mufflers or
whatever is needed. Just now it
happens to be sweaters and muf
flers and these are for both the
man in combat now and the man
in the hospital that has Just been
in combat and was wounded.
That these garments are appre
ciated none can question. The
Government thanks you because
when you knit with your hands
that permits a machine to be em
ployed for other purposes. Cer
tainly the service men who are
to wear these garments thank
you. I quote one letter, verbatim,
as concrete evidence.
"QUOTE"
Fort Benning, Ga
Jan. 9. 1945
Dearest Mrs. Henry L. Stevens, Jr. ,
1 am one of the many boys who , time,
received the nice gifts you andl His subject, "My Fighting Con
your friends have made for the gregration," is the title of his book
service men of our nation. I am which tells of his experiences as
thanking you along with many a Chaplain, and is a graduate of
others for the sweaters and hoods. I Harfin-Simmons University and
We will need them in the near the Southwestern Baptist Semin-
niture ana we win be thinking of
you ana your rnenas wnen We
get to where -we are going. I
know I am not much at letter
writing but the least we can say
is "thanks".
Very truly,
Pfc. Richard F. Tucker
The above named soldier is an
xntantryman and gave his Com
pany and regiment together with
his APO number. This means he
is now gone or to go very soon.
Herewith follows a list of ladies
in each area of the county. Get
in touch with the one nearest you
and get some materials and start
to work for the comfort of the
son of some mother. It could be
your own son or a near relative
that will need that garment.
Beulaville Branch, Mrs. Gard
ner Edwards, Beulaville;
Bowden Branch, Mrs. E. B.
Hales, Bowden;
Calypso Branch, Mrs. J. R. Max
well, Calypso;
Cypress Creek Branch. Mrs. L.
R. Hagood, Chinquapin;
faison Branch, Mrs. H. J. Fai
son and Mrs. Roy Cates, Faison;
Kenansville Branch, Mrs. J. E.
Jerritt and Mrs. G. V. Ganrilnr
Kenansville;
Magnolia Branch, Mrs. Ernest
Pope, Magnolia;
Outlaw's Bridge Branch, Miss
Anne Maxwell, Seven Swings:
Potters Hill Branch. Mrs. Na
omi Bostie. Pink Hill;
Rose Hill Branch. Mrs. L. W.
Williams, Rose Hill;
Wallace Branch. Mrs. W. G.
Wells, Wallace;
Warsaw Branch, Mrs. tU V
Johnson, Warsaw.
War will not wait - neither wil
garments fir fighters.
Show this newspaper to your
neighbor, - :.. -
The women of Duplin County
MU8T NOT FAIL.
-i. " ...
Respectfully, .
Mrs. Henry L. Stevens, Jr.,
- Production Chairman,
Duplin County Chapter,
American Red Cross.
Healthy Evidence.
- Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lane of
Faison. recently received four
letters from their son, SSgt. Her
man L. Lane, with the 78th In
fantry Division in Germany, re
porting he was well at the time
the letters was written. - v
The 78th Division was reported
destroyed In action December 16,
1944, according to Mr. and Mrs.
Lane. . . ' - '
Farm Meeting (Col.)
Mondav nieht. January 22. will
be the beginning of a series of 8
farm meetings to be held in the
colored school buildings through
out the county. These meetings
will begin promptly -at 8:00 p. m.,
and discussions and lectures will
be on Outlook Information"
which Is necessary to the farmer
and to the War Effort. The farm
ers are urged ,to attend these
meetings, and to share rides with
the neighbors. ,
Kenansville, Jan. 22; Dobson,
2i; raiRon, W, Branch, 25; Mag
nolia, 23; Little Creek, 29; Wal
lace, SO, evl CI '-."n'-ln, SI.
A'M
Chaplain (Major) William C
Taggart, attached to the AAF
Regional Station Hospital No. 1
rt Miami Va la fltinntinpnH hv !
V T fmjc. rMrvtrT- nf the "RnHin
Committee; S. B. C, of Atlanta.
Ga., as the speaker for the Bap
tist Hour next Sunday morning,
January 28th.
Major Taggart, according to
Mr. Lowe, was Chaplain before
Pearl Harbor, and has ministered
to military men in training camps,
encouraged and strengthened
them as they entered fierce com
bat, held the hands of many as
they died, and buried the bodies
of some in foreign soil Knowing
the experiences of our military
men thus, he will be of unusual
interest
to all America at this
, ary to Texas,
WAR SECRETS HIDFT
MAKE SAFE THE RIDE
WORDS ARE WEAPONS
USE THEM WISELY!
A CARELESS WORD
BEFORE YOU THINK
MIGHT CAUSE A SHIP
OP OURS TO SINK!
University Of fJ. 0. Celebrates
. 150th. Anniversary Of Founding
First State University in Nation;
Graham, Cherry, Dykstra ad
dress Gathering In State Capi
tol. University of North Carolina al
umni of this section were interes
ted this week in the celebration.
held in the State Capitol in Raleigh
of the 150th anniversary ot the op
ening of the institution in 1795.
The ceremonies were held in the
Hall of the House of Represents
fives Monday night, January 15
at 8 o'clock, with Lieut. Gov. L.
Ballentine. President Pro-Tern of
the Senate, and RepresentativoV - '
Oscar Richardson, Speaker of the , rormer ferady Teacher
House, presiding Jointly. Members
of the General Assembly and as
many guests as could be accomo
dated were present.
The principal speakers were
Governor Cnerry, president Clar-i
ence K, Dykstra of the University
of Wisconsin, and President ! rank
P. .Graham ot the University of
North Carolina.
Victor S. Bryant of Durham.
SKf1 Ifefrr
iiuaaivii wis isw uuvjuivvn vv.jauj
gave a brief address on the sig-
nuicance ot tne occasion, ana
Dean of Administration ftooert B.
House of the University at Chapel
Hill introduced Presment Dykstra.
Pointing out that Uie Univer
sity of worth Carolina was the
tirst State University in the na
tion to open its doors to stuaents,
Governor Cherry, President uyk
sra. and President Graham stress-
ed the point that the University is
u iuy a uiuu ui uie Aiucwuaii vcv- a lew years ago.
olution, for it was conceived in I Lt Brvant received hi mi.
toe yew of Independence and born' mnBYnec1nTberf 1942,n
if0Unding f P- graduating from Officers Candi
iilrVr k.V tin ' '!, ol1 a I date School. He was promoted 10
V9 ""V6' 5 d',edu hta present rank in October, 1943.
cation had been for the privileged . Hj, hmthpr T nTt t
few. Almost every commonwealth a " nSvw' ptarLcmS
has followed North Carolin's ex-' ,8 in the Central Sic '
ample with a State University .and ; 1 m tentral Facmc- '
these institutions have been one of ... .
the nation's most powerful forces workers Conference To
in translating into action the con- B u , - .
cept of democracy enunciated in Be Held In War SOW.
the Declaration of 1776. '
They are the people's Unlver-' '. ,
sity and as such they have become! Thf. Offlcers of the Eastern As
the capstone of the entire educa- 80Cltl,onw-1 M,- u hold
tional system. They have done ' Worker s Conference in
magniflcient Job in training for i?e.wTaWo?at.5;n,irch ,on
the duties of citizenship, the spea- fiday Jan. 26 with the Assocla
Rers pointed out. Twenty-six of 44 "opal Superintendent, Mrs. Grover
Governors of North Carolina have Bri' of Clinton, presiding. -
studied at the University of North The meeting will begin at 10:30
Carolina, Governor Cherry aaid. i- 'm. and wiH be Qulte beneficial
Today the University,in an im to all off icers of any women's Mis
partial estimate by outsiders, is slonary Society as there will be a
rated one of the leading State State worker from Raleltth pres
UniversltieS in the nation. It ent. An urgent request Is Issued to
stands hlrh In graduate work, and a WMU workers to attend this
la re t s 'v y of th natural
No. 3
Governor Cherry Is taking st
vital intesest In. March of
Dimes Campaign; Urges all
North . Carolina Citizens to
put forth every effort to make
the campaign m success; Cites
good work already done by
March of Dimes.
North Carolinans, having only
recently seen the effects of the
dread disease, polio, at first hand,
do not have to be told the reason
for the 1945 March of Dimes cam
paign, Gov. Cherry said Tuesday
night in a radio talk formally op
ening the polio drive.
"North Carolina parents put a
total of 860 cases of infantile pa-,
ralysis to bed in 1944." said the
Governor. "The mysterious and
terrifvine disease had never stalk
ed the State to such an extent be
fore.
"To meet the monster, five mil
lion dimes that had been given
against this or some similar emer
gency were brought to North
Carolina to be thrown into the
battle. These five million dimes
served to provide treatment for a
large number of the 860 cases, a.
majority of them assembled in the
emergency hospital at Hickory, or
in similar places at Gastonia or
Charlotte.
"We have seen and felt and ex
perienced the need for this great
program of the United Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis. We know
that it is our foundation and that
it is dedicated to one purpose and
one purpose alone final and
complete conquest of Infantile pa
ralysis. Until that conquest is
made, the March of Dimes-financed
national foundation will carry
on the most ambitious research
program ever htat no victim of
infantile paralysis, regardless of
age, or race, marshalled against
any disease.
"The National Foundation's"
pledge, creed, or color shall go
without care for lack of money
must be maintained.
"As Governor of North Carolina,
I call on the citizens of North
Carolina, still with fresh memo
ries of the terror of the monster
disease we fight, to participate
unanimously and liberally In the
1945 March of Dimes that is now
in progress."
sciences placed it first in this
field in the South. If also stands
in the forefront in the social sci
ences. It is a far cry from the Univer
sity of 1795 with an enrollment of
41 students to the University of
1945 with more than 4000 civilian
and military students. The present
day University takes natural pride
in its priceless tradition of J.50
years of fine service to the State
and nation, but those now guiding
its destiny would never bp content
on the laurels of the past.
Returns From
New Hebrides
Marine Co.g Air Denot Mir.
&Zr clm ? -i? MaVine Lieu!
tenan't DonohUe W. Bryant, 30.
on of Mrg A s Bryan7of ara;
tnml m r v,e t, v.
f ;h" ,tri ,,rX "ui
was-adjutamof rrtat SiiS .
AIT WinST CrOUD
His wife, the former Lois John
son, is living with her parents at
Pikeville, N. C
The Marine ground officer was
stationed in the New Hebrides
and on Emlrau Island. .. -
Lt. Bryant, was a social sciences
teacher at the Charles L. Coon
High School, in Wilson. N. C be
fore entering the Marines. He
taught in the B. F. Grady School
special meet'rj.
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