Volume 13 v kenansvilie, no r t h Carolina Friday February 9th.."i945 "
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ty
.keel Cross
UlricIrAgamOT
25th. Is lied Cross Sunday
rebruary
Quota li 800 leu than last year
Meeting held here Tuesday;
- Community Chairmen to be
published next week; Com
munlty quotas listed; Mo
Gowen named treasurer.-
Members of the Duplin County
Chapter, American Red Cross,
executive committee, officers and
War Fund workers In the 1944
drive, met in the courthouse here
Tuesday afternoon and discussed
plans and community quotas for
the 1945 drive.
Chairman J, E. Jerritt opened
the meeting and then turned !t
over to the Rev. G. H. Ulrich of
Outlaw's Bridge, who will again
head the 1945 War Fund Drive.
Mr. Ulrich presided over the meet
JACOB &CEBO LANIER.
Jacob Cicero Lanier of Chinqua
ing and a round table discussion I
of plans for the new drive was fe Navy in the Pacific. He
Col M Stalev of ffie South, entered service in uctooer, ivu.,
eastern nhB?cS 2M. VSJtyWS
waa mvspnt nd mv nintor ' Lanier U the son of Mr. ana wrs.
School
tTHHtr1 Bna gaVC P01"16 :r dTh: Lanier of Chinquapin and is
It was brought out that the a graduate of the High
drive this year will be conducted
mostly through and by the elders.
Emphasis on school children')) Board Of Welfare
contributions will be at a mini-
SST 'j&2?S i Membership Terms
not so much the War Fund Drive. Arfhttnatu
Col. Stalev said that National Are V.nangWI
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Qoi:;n
IN THE 1945
LEGISLATURE
(Editor's note: We have asked
Representative C. E. Qulnn to
prepare a column for the Tunes
each week during the 1945 session
of the legislature. Mr. Quinn, 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 fifth of the series.
Members of the several Commit
tees are now hard at work tryine
i to solve the State's problems con-
fronting them during this Session
now in Its sixth week and in the
heat of the worst war ever waged
by man. As stated in my letter
last week there .are still many
varied and different opinions as vo
just what or may be done with
reference to appropriations for the
State's Institutions and for the
salaries of its vast army of em
ployees' including the public school
i teachers. With the ereat surolua
MB. JAMES L. CBAFT .. I amounting to around seventy mil-
. 1 inn In tk ahahI CSim4 IwIa
Mr. James L. Craft, Baptist to the freezing of over fifty ont
layman of Chicago, will be the millions for the payment of the
Nation Observ
UrBovdcoutMovem
es 35th. Anniversary
ent This Week
Col. Staley
' Policy was to keep the drive into
the hands and pocket books of ihe
older people. ' .
; Mr, Ulrich announced that Du
plin's quota for 1945 was set at
" $13,500, $800 less than the 1944
quota. ' The reason for the reduc-
- tion here and in other counties,
' CoL Staley explained, was due to
the fact that several million doll-
rs was left in the national treas
Iry from 1944 and the budget ns
vet up, called for expenditures of
funds on hand and funds collected.
There is no intention of building
rup a large surplus.
vAHiuuuiuiy quotas wurKea oui
7 at the meeting, tentatively, are ns
ioiiows: . i ;
B. F. Grady, $650; . Calypso,
$900; Beulaville, $1200; Chinqua
pin, $640; Faison, $1075; Kenans
' ville, $1433; Magnolia, $650; Out
law's Bridge, $250; Potters Hill,
$175; Rose Hill, $1420; Teachey,
$100; Wallace, $3,000; and War
saw, $2200. ' ': ,
- : Community chairmen were
named for some of the communi
ties. A complete list of chairmen
- will be announced in next week's
. Times.
It was interesting to note that
our quotas in previous drives
were: 1942, $4,000, raised $4,105.86
and in 1943, our quota was $7,000,
. raised $9,895.92; 1944, $14,300,
raised $15,082.17. There were 3400
contributions made last year.
F. W. McGowen was named
treasurer, replacing M. F. Allen,
Jr., who is now serving in the
. Merchant Marines.
Chairman Ulrich announced that
the drive in Duplin will officially
fet under way Sunday, February
. 5th. That day is designated as
Red Cross Sunday In Duplin. The
drive is to be completed by the
15th of March. . ,; . ;
Burning Permit
Season Is Here
Permit must be secured between
February 1st and June 1st;
Violations subject to prosecu-
tlon; Permits may be secured ,
at regular places.
Passage of recent legislation
will necessitate the reappointment
of all county welfare board mem
bers by April 1, 1945, in order to
provide staggered terms or wice,
it was announced this weeic.; ,
. Terms of two members would
have exoired on that date, i The
new act provides for appointment
of all three members for terms
running for one, - two and three
years for the first appointments
with subsecuent terms to run tor
three years. Thus only one mem
ber's term will expire each year in
the future instead of two terms
expiring simultaneously under the
old law.
33 Buses Daily
Through Kenansville
Mrs. Elery Guthrie, local bus
agent, said this week that during
the week days 33 buses stop in
Kenansville each 24 hours. On
week-ends the number is increas
ed as extras are always added.
POSTAL NOTES NOT
CASHABLE OVERSEAS
Persons are urged not to send
POSTAL NOTES to anyone over
seas.. They may only be cashed In
the United States and are eood
for only two calandar months
from the date of issue. ' , .
.
Mrs. Harvey Boney
Returns From Hospital.
Mrs. ; Harvey Boney, Duplin
County Welfare Agent, returned
to her home this week from the
Goldsboro Hospital where she un
derwent an operation about two
weeks ago. She is getting along
nicely. ....
Baptist Hour speaker for next
Sunday -morning, February 11th,
as announced by the Radio Com
mittee of the Southern Baptist
Convention, S. F. Lowe, Director
Atlanta, .Ga. ; -
For years, Mr. Kraft has been a
well known and popular speaker
for layman's meetings throughout
me Aouin.
Jerry Quinn
-Is -Liftoff The
"Pr(Minent"
Quinn Bros.
i
of Duplin, who founded large
chain of Furniture - Stores;
Jerry, Jack and R. E. Quinn
made names for themselves '
In furniture world.
County fine warden Ralph Mil
ler announces that effective Feb.
1st, it became a violation of the
law to burn off new ground,' or
any ground, with the exception of
500 feet from a residence, without
a special permit to do such burn-
With spring planting time ap
proaching most farmers have need
to burn off some of their land.
' There is no opposition to necess
ary burning but it is necessary for
the burner to secure a permit.
Among reasons for such permits is
to protect the landowner as well
is his neighbor. If a permit is Is
wed the fire warden knows Just
Mere burning is going on and is
von ine aiert to render assistance
. in case the fire gets away. Any
person burning off ground without
a permit Is subject to prosecution
should the fire get away and dam
age someone else's property.
Mr. Miller says that permits
may be secured, from the usual
sources. .
Permit period extends from
February 1st to June 1st. Anyone
prosecuted is subject to a fine of
and costs and 30 days in jail.
VVcrraw Sailor
li Transferred
Arthur Lee Humphrey, Jr., S lc,
v'i been stationed at the
t i i ' Naval Ir.nse, Chicpo,
! ' ' : t - !!, T'r. i !
Ralph Kornegay Says
Foxes Plentiful in
Wesley Neighborhood
By ELLA B. WOMACK ,
The passing of Jerry M. Quinn.
of Kinston, last week marked the
last of the Quinn brothers who
went out from Beulaville In early
mannooa ana made a great sue
cess in the business world.
Mr. Quinn was the son of -the
late Mr. and Mrs. Owen Quinn of
ueuiavuie. There were three of
tne brothers: John W. (or Jack,
as ne was Known ) or the Quinn
McGowen Company of Warsaw;
Robert Ellis, of the R. E. Qulnn
Company, of Raleigh; and Jerry,
A Al "V. . S rill m T '
vi me vuinn miner company in
Kinston. t
When they left Beulaville there
were no paved roads and it was
nearly a day's journey from War
saw 10 oeiuaviue in a horse drawn
buggy. -
They at one time had a chain
Of . Stores from Rmmihnm n
New Bern.' In all there were at
Greensboro, Raleigh, Fayetteville.
General Fund debt. It was evident
to all for several months past that
the present Legislature had In
store a difficult task, and this
forseen situation,, now is an evi
dent fact
Practically all of the major
legislation is still being considered
and cannot be brought to the floor
for consideration until compromi
ses are worked out and favorable
reports may be had. The Finance
Committee has practically comple
ted the tax amendment bill to the
permanent Revenue Act. The Ap
propriation Committee is strug
gling aaiiy on tne heaviest money
spending bill ever to be considered
by any previous Legislature !n
North Carolina. Of course the
spending of the State, as well that
of individuals, rises and falls with
the prosperity of the people.
In the writer's opinion there will
be reasonable increases in the sal
aries of all the lower bracket
State employees and it is now evi
dent that a middle schedule will
be worked out for the teachers. Tn
other words, I predict that the
salary schedule will be the one
proposed by the State Superinten
dent, which is between the ones
proposed by the Buderet Commiss-
ion and the N. C. E. A. Dr. Erwin's
helping sponsor the N. C. E. A.
schedule but at the same time his
own proposal Is the one likely to
prevail in the end.
The- Finance Committee met at
2;30 P. M. today (Tuesday) for a
public hearing on the bill beine
sponsored by the North Carolina
Taxicab Association. After hear
ing the proponents and opponents
oi tne Din it is very apparent that
the bill will receive an unfavor
able reoort from the Committee.
The writer did not remain for the
hearing as the room got so warm
and there was so much tobacco
smoke in the room I was forced to
leave. I have not heard Vet
nOMAS EABL ADAMS.
Thomas Earl Adams of Faison
fireman first class, entered the
Navy in December, 1943, and is
serving with the Pacific Fleet
Adams, 22, previously was station
ed in Panama. He is the son of
Mrs. Hallie Adams of Faison. A
brother, Pvt. Herbert Eric Adams,
25, is serving in France.
Warsaw Brothers
Home On Furlough
From Navy
Petty Officer Glenn C. Brown,
USN, and Lt. Clarence J. Brown,
Jr., USNR, sons of Mrs. C. J.
Brown of Warsaw, arrived this
week to spend 30 days with their
mother after serving with the Na
vy overseas.
Gleen. left the States in Febru
ary 1942, and has been in the
South West Pacific since. He ar
rived in San Francisco two weeks
ago and in Warsaw this past Sun
day afternoon.
Clarence has been stationed in
the Hawaiian Islands since June,
1943, when he left the States. He
arrived home Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Brown has another son,
Ensign Lee Brown, USNR, who is
on an LST somewhere in the Paci
fic, and participated in the initial
Philippine invasion.
Three Persons From Duplin
Injured When Train Hits Bus
Notes From
The County
Agent's
Office
i Bus loaded with War workers
struck by ACL train In Wil
mington; four injured; none
serious; Bus knocked 40 feet.
Three shipyard workers from
Duplin and one from Sampson
were injured and more than n
score of other passengers escaped I sented with
21st annual meeting Tuscarora
Council, held In Goldsboro;
Duplin well represented; Jer
ritt and Cates named to offi
ces; Admiral Nunltz praises
work of scouting.
This week marks the 35th an
niversary of the founding of scout
ing in America. The theme of the
observance is "Scouting of the
World-Brothers Together."
Reports from manv war fronts.
especially in the Pacific, empha
sizes the importance of Boy Scout
worn, it is reported that troops m
the jungles of the Pacific Who
have had Scout training, make m "
many instances better soldiers,
and in every case they are better
prepared to take care of them
selves in the jungles.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz,
Commander in Chief of the Paci
fic Fleet says: "In the pacific
Ocean Area, particularly those
who have had the benefit of Boy
Scout training in pioneering, field
craft, and the lore of living in the
out-of-doors, are better equipped
to win out over the enemy and
the elements. All of our fighting
forces owe a debt to the leader
ship of this great movement - to
those great men giving voluntar
ily and generously of thier time
and talents to maintain Scouting
as a strong and beneficial influ
ence in our national life."
SOIL CONSERVATION
SEX VICE
RalDh Korneeav. -nronrietor 'of
Kornegay's Service Station at
Wesley Chapel reports plenty of
foxes in his neighborhood. Jn
fact, Mr. Kornegay says there
are about as many foxes out there
as rabbits. ' . . - ;
He said a few days ago some
colored people walked up to bis
station and reported a fox eating
a chicken about 50 yards away,
near the home of Charles Grady.
The colored people asked Earnest
Houston to go with them and they
killed the fox in a ditch and car
ried him back to the station. It
was a large red fox, he said. -
Warsaw Service Men
Home On Furlough
Wilson, Warsaw, Snow Hill. Ay- whether th Committee took any
52l V.. Kinston, and SaL-?!!
ew oern. in an threr were at , c ""l &CL "
least sixteen stores. , faL.wlth thelr deliberation. '
Mr. Qulnn was a devout Chris- 'A State-wide bill that I Intro
tian. a momhAr k. -u..... duced to prevent thieves from
Church and an il,t stealing cotton from, fanners,
for the Lord. He had been in fail- w.hic'lJeluli'l8 Drpukera a"d buyers
ing health for several months but Sf cotifn SJ 0,(8 V""'
was as well as usual on Sunday kep Jn rec?rds a"d names ot
when death came suddenly. eT.ftf fne W has bee,en:
On Saturday ha wo. . m. acted tato law "aving passed both
store wdon S.J ? I.a hi tne HoU8e nd Senate last week.
Ssted that Z Lr No- 57 for Duplin County
ouf Tanner Xr dlne the House and Senate last
down for , Tm'uLzJ!? Ba! week nd now becomes law. The
an7was ?eadin wheST.0"? blU JtowB Commissioners,
aneel . 8 n the deatn m elr discretion, to set salaries
S imTLt '1 1, of County officials whose salaries
od homi tirpu,5r V?md h,s we heretofore set by statute,
L5?n?--t2S. J1 .h,s manV t not beyond a certain limit.
L..'r!""u..."uv" arnea of! A bill was- introduced three
The Soil Conservation Service
of the Southeastern Soil Conser
vation District which include Du
plin, Wayne, Sampson and Lenior
counties has been completed. The
supervisors, Kaiph Taylor and O.
k. button rrom Lenior. u p. lar-
grove from Wayne and L. W. Out
law from Duplin, met with the
county Agents of the four coun
ties and State Soil Conservation
Service officials in Goldsboro, Jan.
25. At this meeting the Supervi
sors organized, electing Henry
Vann, Sampson County, Chairman,
L. W. Outlaw, Duplin County
Vice-Chairman and L. P. Har
grove, Wayne County, Secretary.
a program ot work was adopted.
As soon as leeal procedure is
cleared with the State and Fed
eral office, a man will be placed
in eacn county who will work
with farmers who request his .as
sistance with Soil Conservation
practices.
MORE FOOD NEEDED
There has been quite a change
in the food situation since last
fall when production goals were
set up. The war situation has
caused an increased demand for
food. The following is a statement
by the President on food produc
tion for 1945:
"During the past three years
injury Wednesdav when an Atlan
tic Coast Line train crashed into
a large bus in which they ivere
riding at Front and Kidder streets
in Wilmington.
E. J. Raynor, driver of the bus,
told authorities that he was pro
ceeding northward UD Vrnnt
street when he passed" a Darked
car near the railroad track. When
he was about half way over the
tracks, the train collided with the
dus. ine large steel bus was swept
about forty feet westward and
turned on its side by the impact.
Those reported injured were:
Mrs. Joe Baucom, of Clinton;
possible fracture of right iheek
bone; J. R. Hardison. nf Tearhov
posible fracture of right forearm;
J. D. Henry, of Rose Hill, slightly
injured ; and Ransom Murphy, of
Rose Hill, slight Injuries.
Copt. Wells Talks With
Duplinite In India
21st ANNUAL MEETING
The twenty"-first annual meet
ing of the Tuscorora Council.
Boy Scouts of America, was held
at the Hotel . Goldsboro on Feb
ruary 2nd. Duplin was well repre-
interestea citizens
Capt. Robert C. Wells, now sta
tioned in Calcutta, India, recently
talked With Lt. John KtanW n
India over the telephone. Lt Stan
ley is the husband of Mrs. Xilda
Cooper Stanley of Wallace.
Mrs. Miller Still
In Critical Condition
A report from Bureaw this week
stated that Mrs. Sudie Pyatt Mill
er, owner and publisher of the
Pender ChronicK is still In a kpp.
every American who has played ious condition at her home there,
a part in the, job of growing, con- The report said that Monday mor-
his death with the deepest sorrow.
je was twice married. His first
wi'e was Miss Julia Stephenson of
"oicigii. une son rrom that mar-
serving, harvesting, distributing,
ana processing our food supply
has done a magnificent job
As we enter a new year, the de
mands for our food at home and
abroad are so ereat that it is es
sential for every man and woman
to do everything to help in the
huge task of getting the food pro
duced and seeing that it is con
served and shared. Many of our
lavonte iooas is scarce.
To this end, I ask the people in
Robert C. Prldgen, Junior Third
Officer, Merchant Marine, visited
his mother, Mrs. R. C. Prldgen,
this week after having been on
overseas duty.
Lt. Emmett Redmon. USAAF.
who has been stationed in Talla
hassee, Fla., spent last week with
his mother, Mrs. Frank Haisllp.
Pvt. Leland Kornegay, visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex D,
Kornegay, this week as he was en.
route from Camp Croft, S. C, to
Ft. George Meade, Md.
Cpl. Davis Hollingsworth, of
Scott Field, El., is visiting rela
tives here.
Cpl. J. C. Page, who is stationed
ft a R. C, gnent r "
' - - ' r-T i -
weeks ago. about the same time
the other bills were Introduced bv
Duplin's reoresentative to author-' "i" IT 5,l,"i?T'c "
4 - Au- ,"...., . , . " . . viiica, Luwua, aim villages vu iw-
riam mnHu.. t.;ii. i?" i"B """"""'S "uulo.""" Ql i sist our farmers in every Dossible
Miss Jsie"Brn rW' l, e ZA?.." SL,- I "li upon the millions of
has not yet been considered.
The Town of Warsaw has re
quested the introduction of a bUl
similiar to that requested by Wal-
County, who survives him. Their
uauKnier, mrs. Bin Barnes, lives
in Maryland. He is also survived
by two sisters, Mrs, A. L. Caven-
PkJfni Mrs. .Paul .lace and Faison to allow the gov
farxer or Beulaville. iernimr nthntu.
Beulaville.
Pink Hill Sailor
Serves on LST
' Gunrter'a mate 3c "Maurice A.
Coombs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Til
den Coombs of Pink Hill, has been
serving aboard the LST 73, the
first such shiD to unload at th
great Arromanches artificial har
bor off Normandy, and the first
craft to return to England with a
load of wounded British and pris
oners of war in the invasion of
Normandy Jast June. Coombs has
I?en the Nayy 'nce June 1842
He is 22, and served in the assault
on North Africa, Sicily, Italy and
1 rncp. Ile wna a clerk in a Fink
erning authorities of that town to
reiuse to issue licenses, in their
discretion, for the sale of wine and
beer in Warsaw. -
Many local beer and wine bills
have been introduced by represen
tatives from many of the other
counties of the State. They were
U referred to the Committee on
Finance and none have received
any consideration yet but early
consideration is. promised.
The State Liquor" Referendum
Bill has not yet been introduced
but it is - expected that it will
reach the Assembly certainly this
week.
A public Hearing was held in
the hall of the House Tuesday
morning to consider the bi'J Intro-
e-jrr-i recently to B-ttt the
1-- -' - , t r , nrjes
upon the millions of vic
tory gardeners who have done so
much to swell the nation's food
supply in these war years to con
tinue their good work.
I ask those people - who can
spare the time to assist the na
tion's food processors in the task
of preparing the food for our ar
med services, our civilians, and
our allies.
I ask the' millions of women
who have preserved food at home
so that our armed services could
have the fruits ' and vegetables
they need. to carry on until thP
fwar is- won. .
I ask every American to share
our available food by observing
the rules of rationing and bv co
operating with food merchants in
the observance of food price ceilings.
I know I can count on the Am.
erican people to respond to these
calls to action, so that we can all
truly continue to say when the
war is won that our food has
r'nyed an important role in the
L,",!t for fre jm." ...
from Kenansville. Wnltav -
law's Bridge and Calypso attend
ing. J. E. Jerritt of Kenansville was
named a district chairman and
Roy Cates of Faison named vice
president. The full slate of offi
cers for the new year is:
President, Dr. D. J. Rose; Vice
Presidents, S. C. Baddour. Clin.
ton; C. D. Burnette, Mt. Olive:
and Roy Cates of Faison. Com
missioner, Roy M. Purser, Golds
5pro. Treasurer, Herman Weil,
Goldsboro. National Representa
tive W. P. Kemp, Goldsboro.
Chairman of operating com
mittees: Advancement, E. L. Woo
dall, Smithfield; Organization, and
Extension. M. A hD.. u
I . --. va.nvcx, VIVlUa
ooro: Leadershin inH tv.i.i
John Henderson, Goldsboro; Act
K t!e?and Camping, S. M. Davis,
Mt.- Ohve; Finance, C. E. Ives
Goldsboro; Health and Safety, Dr!
A. H. Zealv. Jr.. r.niHckA.. t
terracial. Rav irm... rl-SJ
District chairmen: D. S". Ball
Selma; J. E. Jerritt. Kenansvlne;
LJ CrumPI?r and F. B. John!
son, Sampson County, co-chairmen
Improvements for 1945 ta th '
Council included: - " the
taffW iJ?re Ponal
start needed. More money needed
to reach more boys; provide ihore
training opportunity for whjte
fc1,11 addittonal
equipment and facilities atTi
carora. Need to develop facili
siteCflnoPrvrVer' Neg SS5
Major Wallace Returns -To
Duties In Fla.
vi.Wrfl.JouWftIlace ot Kenans-'
Beach T M? for
?' ,f la- for duty as Provost
tojhe death of his mother recent
ning she appeared a little brighter
ana couia say a lew words.
Kinston Stores Begin
Half-day Closing Feb. 14
The Kinston merchants have de
cided to begin weekly half-holidays
at 12:30 p. m. Feb. 14, some
three months earlier than usual,
In the interest of conservation of
fuel and electricity. It was stated
they took this action because they
felt it their "patriotic duty" not
only to conserve fuel for Eastern
Carolina but for the nation as well.
Warsaw Murderer Being
Held Without Bond.
Dudley C. Lowe, colored, of
Warsaw, is being held in Jail
here without the privilege of bond
in connection with the shotgun
slaying of Lee Watkins of War
saw recently. Lowe has confessed
to the murder.
County Commissioners,
Hold Monthly Meeting
The Board of County Commiss
ioners, with L. P. Wells, chairman,
presiding, held its regular month
ly meeting Monday. All members
were present. Routine matters
were taken ud. Tax CoiWtnr t
N. Henderson reported he collec
ted $35,619.13 in taxes during
January.
ine board nassed a resolution1
endorsing Dr. G. V. Gooding fnr Theological Swnl
re-appointment to the State High- doing the preaching.' The null '
Veteran Taken To
Roanoke Hospital
-Glenn Morris Stroud, son of'
Mrs. Barney Stroud, was take
to a veteran's hospital in Roa
noke, Va., today. He was held' -prisoner
by the GenSSi-fe? '
& befre "twieL
Comfortable Building
Promised Church Sunda"'
officers stated tha? if - yerV 1
weather existed fires would It '
Started on Saturda f night. S,
anyone wants to use cold, we '
o? an excuse ror not atten
ding church, they -said, they if
as, well begin locking around V
another excuse. The same applie
to Sunday School as well.
Sunday School will conve.
promptly 10- o'clock, superi.i
tendent E. C Newton stated
Church services at 11:15 wi"
ui summers, student tii