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7 1 c T 1 I 111 I 'M 1 K Y .'V' , .',' ' ' : t ; .f " f;"."' : ' V !' " 7 V . Tr JV J 'i ' . VOLUME 13 Rotary 7arsaw Glub Organized Twenty Years Ago; History Of Organization Rotary International, fellowship and civic club, celebrated its 40th birthday on February 23rd. War saw has the. only Rotary club In this county and it is 20 years old this year. . At one time it was known as the Warsaw-Kenansville Rotary Club but due to gasoline rationing, members from Kenans ville have been forced to drop out and now the organization is con fined to Warsaw alone. In commemorating the founding of the International organization, the Warsaw club last Thursday,' held a founder's day program and on the Inside of this paper will be found an account of that meeting. LOCAL BOARD SENDS : 76 TO FT. BRAGG The following white men left Ke nansvtlle February 23, .for pre induction examination at Fort ... Bragg: - ' James A. Farrior, Edmond G. Edwards, Walter L. Wade, John nie, . Bradshaw, Clifton Kxum, Thurman L. Whaley, John E. Maready, Adell Q. Hehderson, ' James Odell Thomas, Elmer O. Harper, Melton A. Lanier, Furnie R Wood, Roe James, Davis N. Brinson, Raeford Quinn, DeLeon Smith Jr., Ralph Chambers, Lem uel Joby Stroud, William J. Wh - - ley, Albert A. Dail, Ransom D. Basden, James W. Bonham, WU1 . iam B, Casey, Leroy J. Kennedy, Buren Urah Brinkley, Durwood ' James Hall. David Edwin Mur- eey, Delbert FutrelL Levy Allen ock, Ottis Penny, Richard E. ' Smith, Paul H. Newsome, Dulan P. Sellers. Hallie U Mobley, Leon V Maready, William L. Sloan, Len ard E. Edwards, Joe Foster, Le oy Williams, Ivey H. Sutton, nest L. Turner, Marion Stanley OF ; ,tcher, " , Raymond E. Caven IT igh, John Donald GlafUon, Will V'H F .Price , Cyrus R, Mobley. 7 Cleo Kennedy, Teddy Russell Jtay ' nor, Arnold Gordon Kennedy, - James Lincoln Brahara, Floyd W. Henderson, Albert Beasley Craft. George Edwards, Richard Frahk lin, Neethan Jarman, Sylvester . J. Whaley, 'William R, Miller, William Randolph Smith, Alton Brown Williams. Vivian W. MiU er, Ray E. Batts, and William B. . Casey. , : i; The following white men left KenansvlUe, Feb. 26, f or Induction at Ft. Bragg: - . . George N. Atkinson, Winifred , E. Mobley, Jerald D; Harper, Harold L. Henderson, Glenwood ' Thomas, Earl Dixon, William B. v Grady, Milton Kornegay, James N Raymond Dail, Rayford L Mercer, ' ' Corbett L. Quinn, Jr., Herman E. Atkinson, and John Thomas Gar ris. "HIGHLIGHTS" OF SCHOOLS-AT-WAR 5 ACTIVITIES IN N.C. An official report received recen tly from the War Finance Divi sion shows that-North Carolina Schools, with a total sales of $11, 617,038.00, ranks fifth among the states in War Bond and Stamp ' sales for the fall school term end ing Dec. 23. . North Carolina officials think this a most creditable showing In view of the fact that our schools were delayed' in . opening. f Through the efforts-of faculty ' aimI atnnta . alike, these schools purchased v for the armed forces: 783 Field Ambulances, 104 Jeeps, 3 Tanks, 15 Miscellaneous, . 147 Planes consisting of; 41 Liaison, 87 Army Trainers, 26 Navy Trains ers, 18 Pursuit Planes, 2 P-51 Mustangs, . 8 F6F " Hellcats", 6 Hospital Service, 2 TBF "Aven gers'', 2 PBM Martin Mariners,, and 1 B-29. Bomber, :;V 5- ! The above pieces of equipment were actually sponsored by North Carolina Schools and decalcoma nias bearing name of school, or school group, which sponsored each particular piece of equipment were placed in them by manufac- )urers. . . ' .; A '. SlJPUN COUNTT The total fall sales reported firom Duplin County Schools am ounted to $3,510.60. - . TnllvtHiial Mmiuloni wmmuireA for the purchase price of equip ment as iouows: B. F. GRADY HOME ECONO MICS CLUB 3 Jeeps at $1,165.00 Total $3,405.00; 3 Field Ambu lances at $1,950.00. Total $5,850. . , u I tc::!:: Pircl; The Community of Teachey got the Jump over Rose Hill this year li the Red Cross drive and went cwr ths tj opening day, Siw-'V, I i i;!,iy 1 1 nnry Uoth. Rose liiil 1 i e ' y 1 v.. Is honor for the I t t ) years. : ' International AUBREY L. CAVENAUGH President, Rotary Club . of Warsaw MIKE THOMAS KILLED INACTION Mr; and Mrs. L.. F. Thomas of Beulaville have received word from the War Department stating that their son, Pvt. Mike Thomas, had been killed in action in Ger many on February 17th. Pvt. Thomas entered service August 24 1944, and received training at Camp Blanding. He spent a short furlough home during Christmas tufnn nnnrt(ni in Ft. Meade. Md., from there he was immedia tely shipped to tne liAiropean war zone. Letters from Mike indicated h hoi hmn ln bpHvp combat for nhnitt thiwa .UrAoks. H Wl With . .dinrfvlnff aim hiii narents 'and the following brothers and sisters, Frank Thomas, S lc, of Hastings, lftTUr XUIHIr JLlVlima " "oair, Rnlln Thnmil nf TtAlllnville. Mrs. Flavins Donley and, Mrs. Eugene Whaley of the home; Eastern Associational S.S. Conference In Warsayy Tues Meeting To Convene In Baptist Church 7:80 P. M. Mar. 6th. A special Sunday School Con ference of the Eastern Association will be held tn the Warsaw Bap tist Church Tuesday night, March 6. at 7:30 with the Associational Sunday School ; Superintendent, Rev. J. V. Case, of Kose tun, pre siding. ' All teachers and officers from each of the Eastern Associational Sunday Schools are urgently re-1 quested to attend as there will be soecial conference for all Sunday School departments, "from the cradle roll up. There will also De special . conferences for all com mittees on Evangelism and "Evan gelism" will be the theme for the entire conference. . . . , Departmental leaders nave been selected to lead, each conference and the Rev. Clyde Baucom will be the inspirational speaker. LIST JURORS FOR MARCH TERM OF;COURT ) FIRST WEEK: - C. H. Hobbs, G. V. Lanier, G. E. Plcicett, Li. anoiar, vy. ju. wy ette, Henry Pickett, I. L. Sander- son, K. K. narveu, een vv. urnujr, Gardener Houston Raymond-Mercer. Gardener Edwards, Millard Edwards, C. E. Whitfield, W. A. Carroll, R. W. Garner, W. E. Thlg- pen, E. K. Urown, I. w. saniui, L B. Hunter, W. J. Roberts, Nor wood Miller, J. I. Turner, H. C. Talr1nr Falsnn Smith. Sam Her- ring, Henry King, Johnnie Kenne dy, J. H. Rouse, Willie Wilson, Hix Bradshaw, D. C. Batts, W. V. Parker, Alvin Kornegay, and A. L. Cavenaugh. ' :'-.1,; ' , SECOND WEEK: W. J. Rooks, Johnnie Mc. Wells, W. S. Wells, D. D. Williams, S. X. Fountain, L. T. Knowles, J. G. Wallace, Ellis Brinson, Ransom Kornegay, R. D. Boone, L. W. .Register, Foy Goodman, D. Wain ter Dail, B. W. Pickett, Robt. G. Quinn, LeRoy Bland, G. T. Brin son. L. B. Bradshaw, Norwood Smith, Arthur Brown, S. P. Bos tic, W. R. Bishop, Arthur Sloan, Ed Paul ThiKpen, B. H. Hobbs, H. w. jennetie, i. jonnson, -r VpiiT nZZ..u Blackmore. Austin- Swinson, Jr., the former Miss Ella Vean Marsh W. T. Gresham. Marion Quinn. of Clin,ton, resides in Golds- nr-i. tuj n T-.,,ir boro. .where they lived prior to o tiriiii . u n viinnir v J. Beasley, and Daniel Whitfield. K E MAN S V I LIE, NORTH s-' ' 1 1 ! i RICHARD H. WELLS President, Rotary International Rose Hill Over The Top Beaches Quota of $1420; Second In county to make quota; Ex pect raise several hundred more-. ; ' . Tru.a rrm want over its Quota of $1420 Wednesday noon in the iQd Ron t!rns Linve. juts. c. r. Blanchard, chairman of the drive t there, called the Times office to make the report She said they , almost reacnea we top ounuay, the opening day of the drive. She said they expected to go several hundred dollars over tneir quota and that some, workers had made no report -Wednesday. . Prvc Hiiiisns were a little dis LinMnintMl'thBt thev did not T ove first this year as they have in tne past iwo years, ina com munity of Teachey reached Its $100 first.' So comparatively speaking, Rose Hill gets as high in honors as does Teachey. f FUEL OIL FOR -TOBACCO BARNS . There seems to be some misunderstanding regarding who may purchase fuel oil ; to cure tobacco with this .. summer. The local War Price and Rationing Board made a the following statement this . "An applicant is not eligible for a fuel olr ration if he still has, or has disposed of or de stroyed equipment burning either coal or wood. He Is eli gible If he has built a new barn, for Instance, and has no otner equipment lor tne pur pose." From the above it appears that no fanner who has not been using fuel oil need apply because there Is no shortage of wood and he can secure brick to build a furnace. , , , . . Help Promised Farmers Short of Tobacco Cloth L Raleigh. The government has Sromisea assistance to larmer 1 their efforts to obtain sufficient quantities of tobacco plant, bed cloth, W. L. Dowell, of the North Carolina Merchants Association said. Dowell said H. S. Sommers of Washington, chief of the consu mer soft goods section, said: , "If the various farmers who need tobacco cloth will make out signed statements to their regu lar retailers, stating the yardage that Is necessary and that the cloth will be used only for pro tecting plant beds, some assistance will be given them." CORRECTION TSgt James F. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. CMiller, of War saw, who is now a prisoner of war of the Germans, after having been missing from his base in Italy, where he was with the 15th Air Force, serving as a gunner on a o-it, nas maue over 00 missions, when last heard from, instead of nnlv K na nrintaA In thm Timou rm Feb. 16. It is with regret that this error was maae. Sgt. Miller was awarded the Air Medal and also the Oak Leaf Cluster, for meritlous service, prior to falling Into enemy hands. PROMOTED IN FRANCE . Mosley (Dock) McGowan, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. McGowan, of Warsaw, was recently promo ted from Corporal to Sergeant somewhere in France. He has been with the Headquarters in Pa Ha aAvornI months. Hid wife. Set. . McGowan s entering the Army. u CAROLINA , FRIDAY MARCH 2nd., 1945 Celebrates 40th. Anniversary 1 ? , J . .! '. F-l Vj-lN THE 1946-:. ' 4LEGISLATURE (Editor's note: We have asked RepresenUtive C. E. Quinn 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 eighth of the series. The General Assembly may ad faurn the week endinff March 10th but of this it Is not certain, of lcnnrsA. The ArmroDriations bill 1 has been passed and the revenue, bill is ready tor introduction at this time: this beinsr written on Monday, February 26th. The Rev anna Art ran he enacted into law sometime during the week ending March 10th, but this depends up on whether or not there is much debate on the measure on the floor, of the House and Senate. There are yet other Important matters for consideration by the money committees. The Insurance tax provisions are yet to oe ironeu out and the Hospital and Medical Care bill has a great deal of con troversy in it, in spite of the cam- Sromlses which have taken place 1 the Governor's office. Only the proponents have been heard on the Liquor Referendum bill before the Senate Committee and the opponents are to be heard on the bill on Tuesday of this week. Several days may be. necessary for the completion of 'consider- .. - . . tin ation 01 tne rexerenamn uw mm no one is prepared to predict the outcome. The bill is being sponsor ed by Governor Cherry and is backed by the Allied Church League, of North Carolina, which league is composed of the leading church denominations of the State. ; ' .i The"'Goivernor'sJiuor' Trans portation bill has passed the Sen ate and received' a favorable re port from the House Finance committee after having received a great deal of opposition. The bill is designed to prohibit the il legal transportation into and through the State of wholesale quantities of alcoholic liquors and beverages. The bill is expected to pass the House early this week. A Joint committee on Finance approved a proposal of a joint sub committee to oxemnt from the provisions of the sales tax law, eeos, seeas ana insecuciaes. This was done after it was shown that the law In its application has proven discriminatory in that some of the wholesalers are and have been selling these commodi ties, in many cases, direct to the consumer without collecting or paying the 3 percent sales tax, whereas the retailers under the law have to collect and pay tne tax. The Revenue Department admitted that certain inequitables exist in the law that make it dif ficult to administer in some cases. The Legislature of 1943 set aside $20,000,000. as a post-war fund, to be used only after the War is over, and the present ses sion, in the beginning, set aside from the surplus of the General Fund a further sum of nearly fifty-two millions in a sinking fund to pay off the State's Gen eral Fund indebtedness, and no one doubts the wisdom of setting aside these funds-for the stated purposes and it is conceded by practically everyone that the two legislative bodies have shown themselves to be men of excellent judgment. . . Notwithstanding the fact that over seventy millions of dollars have been set aside for very use ful and specific purposes the 1945 session has and will appropriate more money by several millions of dollars for the operation of the State's several divisions of gov ernmental operation than any pre vious Legislature. On the whole this Legislature is certainly a most conservative one but at the same time it has gone a long way toward taking care of the Increas ed needs In salaries of the teach ers and other St&je employees and the institutions of the State. The question now is, "Will the incoming , revenue for the next two years be sufficient to take care of the appropriations T" Of course no one definitely knows the answer, but upon the basis of the past, it is assumed that the same will be amply taken care of. The needs at this time required some increases and the Governor and members realizing the impor tance of 'the matter undertook the Job in an honest effort to ' meet the situation in the best possible manner from every angle. I The members are now looking forward to adjournment by March I 1 At It if imnu' mf Ha that aiflv 'but let's hope so. Three Communities Over top f In 1945 County Red Cross Drive Honorable Walter F. George, 1 United States Senator from Geor gia, will be the speaker on the Baptist Hour next Sunday morn ing, March 4th. Senator George, an honored leader in the U. S. Senate for 20 years, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, a deacon In the First Baptist Church of Vien na, Ga. and a Christian scholar of the first order, has a firm grip on the Christian verities as they ap ply to world affairs as well as to personal living, and is eminently qualified to speak on the subject, ' The Foundation of Freedom." And, further, that from bis wide experience in speaking over the radio, he has come to be recog' nized as a top radio speaker, ac cording to S. F. Lowe, Director of the Radio Committee, S. B. C. Forest'Produce Committe Plans : PrjMTo Aid The War Effort Governor Cherry urges all-out effort; County Agent calls Coaferenoe to meet here next Thursday. Governor R. Gregg Cherry, rec- Aor nrvJnfe s maW thn uini. Ha. mands, and at the request of theiber and pulpwood Is essential to War Production Board and in- the war effort. The only possible dustry representatives, held a con- way to get this increase is not ference of lumbermen, pulp and only to maintain the present labor paper manufacturers, and repre- supply, but to use every available tentative of agricultural and for-1 means of increasing it estry agencies and the various -w ,nfprpnce chairman. Dr. JEJnrtd fKK Sb 1 L a SauItorTf Exte: otk Si2SS' to State College, appointed a ?o,?fhl? committee of industry representa North Carolina and found that we nr1 renwuntativea of the have done remarkably well in and representatives ot ine supplying lumber and pulpwood. public agencies to plan and pro- but at the same time believes that we can do more in helping to meet this urgent need. The War Production Board shows the critical need for forest products in this statement on lum ber and pulpwood: Lumber "Lumber is now in such short supply that a number of import ant military programs are affect ed. Unless action is taken immed- TJmEmT TliVteriaI It's the patriotic duty of and equipment situation, ft will fanner timber operator, be necessary for the military to re-schedule some 01 tneir essen tial programs to allow the use of substitute materials. Overall lumber production has decreased steadily since August. Total estimated lumber require ments for the first quarter of 19 45 are 9,167,000,000 board feet as against an anticipated supply (based on fourth quarter 1944 production) of 7,490,000,000 board feet. This represents a dificit of 18 per cent At a meeting of the Lumber Industry Advisory Com mittee on December 15, a pool 01 the committee members on their estimates of production in the first quarter of 1945 disclosed a Joint opinion that first quarter production may be reduced an ad ditional 25 ner cent below the an- tlcioated production indicated above. Under such conditions, the gap between supply and require ments would be so great that drastic further restrictions would have to be applied to various es sential programs." Polnwood "Overall inventories of pulp wood in the United States have dropped 13 per cent during the period , September through Nov ember, J344. in 1343, tne inven tory drain for the identical per iod was only 2 per cent Consumption from August thru November has exceeded consump tion during the same period in 1943 by 10 per cent while domes tie production during this period has increased only 3 per cent - Approximately 10 per cent of the available wood pulp supply is now going for non-paper uses, such as explosives, rayon, cello phane, and export The require ments of wood pulp for Orndance purposes, for example, which were neglicrlble at the beginning of the war have Increased to 20,000 tons OUT OF BUSINESS The local Rationing Board re cently mailed a letter to every retail merchant and service sta tion In the county requesting cer tain Information. Reason for send ing the letters was that the office has in several cases as many as three files onthe same business establishment, eachfile under a different name. The first owner sold out and failed to report to tho Ratlnninc Ranrd. The second did likewise, therefore a lot of un necessary filing was being done. Replies to the letters revealed Just who the present owners of the businesses are. One former owner made the following reply: "Out of business and stamps were burned by mis take." His name was promptly removed from the files. WHEN YOU "FINISH" READING THIS PAPER GIVE IT TO THE SCRAP DRIVE, THEY NEED IT . Uncle Sam needs old paper and needs it badly. In this issue of the Times over 500 pounds of paper will go Into the fireplace or stove or some place. Why not give it and all other scrap paper you can rake up to the scrap drive. In Kenansvffle at present the Boy Scouts are collecting paper. If you have any let them know and they'll come for it I per' month, and expected to in crease to nearly 38,000 tons pet month before the end of 1945. The established minimum re quirements for paper and paper board for the first quarter of 19 45 are 4.400,000 tons. It is obvious that increased DrOdUCtiOn 111 lUITl' mote a campaign among farmers, timber owners, and timber oper ators to increase the output of forest products, especially lumber and pulpwood. The demand is urgent. Someone said. "Don't let our boys overseas down." Yet numerous cases were reported showing the shortage of shells and supplies reaching the front due to a shortage of lumber and pulp for making packaging woods laborer, and others to give every day possible to aid in meet ing those timber needs. The boys at tne ngnting ironi nav no waste or idle time let's have no absenteeism in the woods. Goals for the first six months of 1945 call for North Carolina to produce 450,000 cords of pulp wood and ku,uuu,uuu ooara leei of lumber by July 1. We can do It if everybody helps. This call for help and cooper ation is going all the way down to the man in the field and forest The countv agricultural aeent will call a county conference of vo cational teachers, farm forester, TPWP .forester, chairman of the county board, Soil Conservation and Farm Security representa tives, county forest warden, local dpwood contractors or buyers, ibermen, farmers and timber owners, the local editors and other key people next Thursday, and Organize a County Forest Pro ducts Committee to carry on the campaign for "MORE WOOD PRODUCTS FOR OUR FIGHT ING MEN NOW." Primitive Iruects Found In Duplin Tobacco Beds Spring-tails, primitive Insects have invaded tobacco plant beds In Duplin and Sampson counties, and may strike In other areas, entomologist D. L. Ray of the State Agricultural Department said. - ' - They are blue and have been found in numbers several Inches thick. Each spring-tail is about the size of a plnhead. Dr. Ray suggested same treatment aa for blue mold. .'.'- . - ' . - No. 9 Teachey, Rose Hill and Felson, over top; County Quota of $13,500 expected to be reached by March 10th; Chairman Ulrlch urge aa all-oat effort Duplin's 1945 Red Cross drive is getting under way with three com munities already over the top in then quota. Teachey was first to go over with a quota of , $100. Rose Hill ran second-with a quota of $1420. T. S 'ShUtte, chairman of the Falson community drive, reported this morning that Faison was over the top with a quota of $1075. COME ON KENANSVILLE. LETS GO. The county quota is $13,500 and chairman G. H. Ulrlch is urging everyone to an all-oat effort to make the county quota by March 10th. Warsaw Boy Prisoner Of War Freed At Manila Norwood Carroll writes his mother, Mrs. Chaa. F. Carroll, that be and family safe; Let ter written Feb. 6th, after being treed; Letter. On Monday, Feb. 26, Mrs. Chas. F. Carroll, of Warsaw, received a letter from her son, Norwood M. Carroll, written Feb. 6, 1945, a few days after he and his family . . was liberated from the Japanese, by the U. S. Army at the Santo Tomas University Interment Camp, Manila. He stated that he. his wife ''jvd three children had withstood the hardships of internment wonder fully; that the children were well and. jthaj .the, taby,. pom In-OwC' 1941, at Iloilo, Panay Island, was especially fine. He said that it was impossible to express in a single letter their experiences, but they had volumes to tell. What he craved most was a cold drink . at the local drug store, as they had had no ice since their im prisonment Mr. Carroll, an executive of the Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co, was living with his family at Ho llo, P. L, at the outbreak of the war. He was free until that city fell to the Japs in May, 1942, and had continued his work for sev eral months, after sending bis family to the interior for safety. He, with his family were interned at the Iloilo Camp until it was discontinued in June 1943, when the entire family was transferred to Santo Tomas. Mr. Caroll is a graduate of the University of N. C He is a neph ew of J. S. Massenburn, 2240 Circle Drive and brother of Mrs. J. B. Ledbetter, 600 Deveraux St, Raleigh. Mrs. Carroll is an alumna of Meredith College and Duke University and has relatives In Raleigh and Durham that will re joice in their freedom. The Carolls expect to return to the states on the earliest repatri ation list His letter: Santo Tomas Interment Camp Manila, P. I., Feb. 6, 1945 My Precious Mother, relatives and friends. This morning we had Novem ber. 1944 messages from mother, Mangum, Blanche, and Mrs. Stelle, our old reliables. The U. S. Army moved in a few days ago and they tell us that there are few things, if anything, that we cannot have. Your messages were so cheerful and I'm sure we have . more coming, also mail I have prayed for Bill every night since I learned he was In service and was overjoyed to learn he was expected home for Christ mas. Isobel and the children have been magnificient in our struggle of the past few months. The chil dren are doing well and you will all go crazy over Billy, (the baby born in Dec. 1941) I have nutured a yearning for years to go into Barney Sheffield's and make the coldest drink In the house. Ice has been unknown to us for a long time. Tell all the boys we look forward to seeing them soon. We have signed up for the first repatriation list It is impossible to express our, true feelings In a single letter, but we have volumes to tell you. We have emerged from the darkness and are in full view of the light The Lord has heard our prayers.-May he bless you all . and keep you until w can see you - - soon. , , All our love to all, Norwood. ...... Experiments show that midsum mer sunlight has six times the ' value of midwinter sunlight In ul tra violet effect on human healOi.