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VOLUTE 13 Cbc CI Hzti Gt:3l:rs'ncKd:J.D;; By 0s::rs Pou:!l And lloosten Total 2360 Lb. plus hams shoulders, chickens and 20 gals, gas known , stolen; given v hearing - here last week. i ' a. Deputies Sherrlff Gurman Pow- ,ell and W. O. Houston last week ' broke up a gang of meat stealers who have been harassing farmers in the Warsaw area since last September. They had been working en the case some time before they struck onto a clue. Actual charges reveal a total of 2,369 pounds of - meat, which included 8 hams, and 1 shoulder, 20 gallons 01 gasoline and hundreds of chickens had been ' stolen. Arrainged before Justice of the Peace, C. B. Sitterson, here last week were live negroes lacing u charges. They were bound over to superior court under bonds total ing $2100 each All gave bond ex cept two. The Negroes are: Jilea Haze, Herman Gavin, Herbert Gla spie, Jaase Cooper, Otto Vann and f A. B. Smith was charged with be- ' lag an accessory to the fact as he hams from Otto Vann, knowing them to be stolen. ( . , In making the round-up the De- puties found meat cached in. tob- icco barn flues and furnaces. Part nr rhlolrMiB and at tho home Oi Sanford Packer in Warsaw they stole 20 gallons of gasoline. .. The first four Negroes listed ' kbove have confessed to the whole fgjg . Accordmg to the evidence in hand it was found they stole meat; . from the following homes: Corbett Byrd, 800 lbs; Willie , Benson, 1200 lbs; C. A. Godbold, - 2 hams; Cy Lanier, 250 lbs; Odell ' Wood, 100 lbs; Walter Herring, Jr.. SQ. Ibev 6eforff racker, 4 hams, gallons oi gasoline and a num W chickens. . .. ho Vann broke into the dwell- v of Janie Bell Smith (colored) and stole 3 hams and a shoulder. The following meat was recov- ered: all of Cy Lanier's, four pieces of Odell Wood's; eight pieces of Walter. Herring's and eight piece'will carry on in the great Rbose- 0i janie eu omiui s ? ( 1 jen rramuoa A7i ran Jcins Africa In carciDg President Dccseirelt X Memorial service sponsored by Ameriosa Legion Post; AU tores closed during funeral of UU rreeident; Judge U. L. Stevens delivered efcaqnent addreaa,-' " ' ; ;;; . A memorial service, sponsored y the Charles R. Gavin' post, 127, American Legion, was held at the Legion Hpmrin Warsaw Saturday.: afternooj during the hour of the funeral in Washlng- yton lor the late . President who died , suddenly at hU home in Warm Springs, Ga , Thursaay afternoon. , . . . Flags hung listlessly, at half staff, against the blue spring sky, and the doors of all Warsaw business concerns were closed from 3:30 to S:00 P. IK. There was a pall of sadness in the air - a .. sen?e of community grief and loss . never before . occasioned by the passing of any bne, however great ,. tf stature. . Ralph J. Jones, of the American Legion, presided as master of cer e rto.des. The Rev. A, M. WUUams.. i tor of the Warsaw Methodist c h, gave the invocation, with j 1 prayers for the deceased j ' nt for the new President, 3 -y S. Truman, and for the na i and peoples of the world. s choir of the Warsaw Baptist i rrh, under the . direction of s, Glendora Brown, presented t i following selections: "How a n a Foundation," 1 "One I f : jy. Solemn ; Thought" : end -Cr:- iing the Bar."-.' .., i .ling Marriner introduced V i s M'nker, Warsaw's own Judge 1 . nry L. Stevens, Jr a former I.atitutal Commander of the Am- Htn Legion, who paid tribute ''bis great man of Democracy. H""iin ' fey saying, "when St P t f called Thursday afternoon a i,ir5, He took with him a MAN t at his memory should be rn 1: iratton to our people and ..lid.". - ': i eulory was one of reverence ':rr''.-ty ' ' ' " uwii' j the last song by the and tnedie!on by Rev n. ListUe Williams, ' Jr , I V j ever memorable taps, r 1 erproprlate closing 1 i . , v - : " : WARSAW LEGION WIRES PRESIDENT TRUMAN , ' . Warsaw, N. C. April 14, 1945' Hon. Harry S. Truman President of the United States The White House v 1 Washington,. D. C i Your comrades of both World Wars salute you as our Chief Exe cutive and Commander-in-chief with every assurance that our armies will go forward to Victory and that your leadership in col laberation with our allied leaders, will produce a lasting Peace. ' We have complete faith in your lead ership. ''( " ' Charles R. Gavin Post, No. 127, American Legion, By Henry L Stevens, Jr., , ' Past National Commander Another Beulaville Soldier Get Purela Heart Award r; r Pfc. William T. Smith, of Beu laville has been awarded the Pur - pie Heart for wounds received in am. He has now returned to ac- tlve auty witn nis nrie company of the 151st lniantry, Pfc. Smith is a veteran or the battles at Zambalea and the am- phibious landing and liberation of Bataan peninsula. t . KUSl, IVIi, ne was empioycu as a truck driver. Smith has been overseas to the Central and Southwest Pacific theatres for 15 months. He alsp noias xne oooa ixnauci meuai, the Combat Infantry Badge and the Asiatic-Pacific and Philippines Liberation ribbons with two cam paign stars STATEMENT OF SENATOR -aCCJOSlAH W. BAILEY ' hhe wages paid to each employee - WHEKJEAS, ' cancer ranks aeo President Roosevelfs death is' during the quarter, but there are ond among diseases as cause of an immeasurable toss to our coun- till a few who do not realize that ' death, and ranks first as a cause - . . i try and to all mankind. He was and always wUl be one of history's , great figures None can take his' place. There is nevertheless every I- Si. U 1 . 1 I GETS AWARD LT CARLTON B. DOBSON .... HQS: 10th Air Force in Burma. Award of the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters to First Lt. Carlton B. Dobson, 26. son of C. D. Dobson, Kenansville, N. C, has been announced by MaJ Gen. Howard C, Davidson, Commanding uenerai, Tentn Air orce. A pilot for - Terry and the Pi rates", , a fighter group of the Tenth Air - Force that operates against the Japs in the India-Bur. ma theater, Lt Dobson also holds the Distinguished Flying Cross. iSZSJrZSi v' Mr. Avera called attention to successor, President Truman. HeltSa that ,- flpma m He has been to the armed for-1 ness men have organized an Ae ces 3 1-2 years, having served the i rial School there and have secured past iu months in the-waia-JBur- the services of Jack Stevens, for- ma theater, during which time helmer Government Instructor, and. Lt Dobson received his educa-'nort. tlon at Kenansville high school and1 was formerly with the Davey Tree rjxpert co or Kent Ohio. VISIT HCS - William Sammle Martin, S lc, has returned to his base in San Francisco, Calif., after spending an 8 dny furlounh with his grand mothpr, Mrs. D. E. Pijrford in Ke P"r;viile and aunt, Mrs. James 11. ( liiof rctty or r !. ft , r Prlton West, KENANS VILLE, NORTH r Governor Gregg Cherry hands, his Proclamation of Anrti Pnnl cer Control Month to Mrs. GeorSs BL Mamhall of Vtt Ati-tr rw. ' ; i - Employers Reminded To Include Worker's Social Security Number In Pay roll Tax Reports. Employers, subject to the insu rance provisions of the Social Se curity Act will send to the Gov ernment their quarterly payroll tax returns on or before midnight, AprU 30. Many business and indus trial concerns are now cnecKing their records to make sure that thw hnv all data nxnrired for these reports. N. A. Avera, manager of the Wilmington office of the Social J&J!JZ nection, that most employers to this area are very careful to in- dude the name and the social se- i. - a. i . .u ilv. iiniuiiii 1 1 in i Mjfi . u weu mm .law applies to every Dusiness industrial establishment even' though there is only one worker employed. . t I i jfcew workers during the nrst quarter of 1945, and that it is es-, pedally necessary that the name and account number of each of uicse new cuiuiuyr auuuiu ue m- eluded in the tax returns for Jan. Feb. and March. He explained tha a record of the wages each wor- ker receives in jobs that come un- der old-age and survivors insur- ance is kept lor him oy the bo-v del Security Board. This wage those you love Give to conquer 1x1 order to give assistance in record will be used later as a cettoer, and r - area, North riamiina Colleges means of determining the amount WHEREAS, this program is one oT Negroes are again calling ex of the benefits payable to him or which deserves the full support of Pert" and experienced workers in 1 to his family when he is old or the State, the field of reading Into a Read- when he Hes. An individual ac- , NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue inK Institute to be educated here count is kept for each worker 0f my authority as Governor of ummer. We are therefore whose name appears on the books North Carolina, I do hereby pro- asking that you please select those of the Social Security Board. The claim and declare the month of under i-otir supervision who are worker's name and -a number that April as Cancer Control Mohth to T -b affJg?f by,.e iB2ard North Carolina and urge all dti- caused the Great Seal of the Stat are printed at the top f his ledger ns of state to fend every of North Caroltoa to bVafflxed t 8htStatalatoo?nre0ordlPossible suPPort to this commen- Raleigh t fourth of AnrU cards that are kept on tile. dable and worthwhile movement to thV v7, Tr,,r? AP Wage data must be accurate be-' cause the amount of benefits to be paid to each qualified claim ant is based on his own wage rec ord When a worker reaches re tirement age, quits his Job, and applies for monthly benefits, he should be paid the exact sum due him. If he should die, the benefits paid to his survivors will depend, likewise, upon the wages credited to the deceased worker's social scurity account That is why the Social Security Board takes extra precaution .to safeguard the social security account of every wage earner listed on its books. It is also the reason why every employ er subject to the law must include to his quarterly social security tax ,! rwr th report to name, the social security account number, end the wage earning . m . . of each worker in his employ. Wallace Men Organize Flying School ; r a group of Wallace young busi- l M . tM. . . nT . . i Flight ronrsmi win he criven each Wednesday, it was announc- ed. Anyone Interested ln learning to fly are requested to eet ln touch with Lawrence Cavenaugh, E. C. Sanderson or Roy Cavenaugh. The Wallace School will operate under the authority of CAA N . , Ceulqvilb Service Men Honored At Car-D-Q Pvt. Ralph Sumner, 1 of ; Camp Blandlng, Fla., Senman 2c, Rivers Rnkpr. of fnmn ffwlton Va atirt P. F. C ITik-p jr. f'MAn(.r and CAROLINA FRIDAY APRIL 20th., 1945 mander of the North Cnmiin. m,j.i m I Tnr"fJy 01 I , " APRIL DESIGNATED AS CANCER MONTH Governor P Hrfiirar Dumi h.. joined the governors to every otheTstate toUienaton to isSS a proclamation which desSes April as Cancer Control Month. President Franklin D. Roosevelt led the way when he Issued a proc lamation on March 26. Governor Cherry's proclamation reads as follows: A PROCLAMATION , WHEREAS, the control of can. Cer is a major Dublin health nmh.! and the Congress of the Uni-j ted States, by special enactment.! ias designated the month of AprU Cen Assembly of the State of riorth Carolina has, by arnMflr acuon, so designated the month of anrll nrA . x i r .iw - v. . t . . . cu women, and JVHEREAS, cancer deaths in jf m North Carolina numbered trr FP.0l 19 deaths from the high mark of 2.317 in lfids. ani WHEREAS, from one-third to One-half of all needless, and I WHEREASt the flght on cancer to North rjmn wT k . ducted by the North Carolina Div- lgion OI tne Din d Iran nf tko American Cancer Society of which Mrs George E. Marshall of Mt Airy is Commander and Mr. John Kerr, Jr, of Warrenton is State Campaign Chairman, with a cam- naizn alnean this mw. nnxi to the interest of public health, i xn wiixNiuss wiKKUr , i have hereunto set my hand and Wounded BeuJaville Soldier Return To The States; Writes Parents SPECIAL REQUEST :. Dr. Cannon of Charleston, 8. C, Is very anxious to know if there is any people to Duplin County by ne 01 Cannon. He says hls forefathers were from Duplin II vaM 1nnw w anw flannnne las 4ka you know of any Cannons la the county now or if you know of any of the older set please send their names to Miss -Macy Cox at Mag nolia. . Loo Kornegay Wounded In Action In Pacific i . ,. ( ! ' j ,' . ' jwivw too uuiumi uiui uicv avni. Leo, was wounded in Action on October 24, 1944. He received the Purple Heart on November 2nd. ieo entered the service from Du plin on Oct. 9, 1939 by enlisting to the Navy, At the time of his wound he was serving to the Pa clflc with a rating of Petty Officer Kjrst uiass. Rose HUI Soldier Returns From Overseas . ' . L . . : : ' Pvt. Wtfllam Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs, II(rmnn IT.' 'I of Jin? I'M h"1 r turnc I from 17 r t! f- OPEN LETTER TO DUPLIN COLORED SCHOOLS The following is a .communica tion ironi o Johnson, superin-1 tendent of Dublic instruction in uupuii vAiumy, au lue pimei wuiieu u.uuia, i.. uoiuibOi. sires- mem lo atiena the institute. We ses the need tor colored children' ' would also be happy to have au learnine to read ana he adds that - luiniairaiors ana special school thev aa wen uh tne rest of the people in tne couiuy, contribute generously w uie uiuiea iNauonai . lothing Collection now unaer way Kenansville, N. April U, 1945 To Colored bcboot frlnclnals and AtMtcheras , HiAiiiNG x iiabe receiveu tne letter auo - ted below from President James E. Shepard ot the N. C. College fox Negroes, i am passing it on to ail lAwi-eu bdiuoia ill uu& tOliniy, ivijr uiiuerbuuiuuiK is uuii o. cnua in uie iii Kt Ki'aue m suppodea to iinittil ttLKui iwv piuiieis, IWO xui reaaers mux tatuui. uve suppiemen- uuy leaueis. x wouia une tu have a kiuieuieut uuiu uie iirsi gxaa WHuiMxa mat uiiiiK. iney win jov- er two-Lniias vu. uie icuu'eu ors. UUs year, wnat ufus oest ap- proacu uj uua pi'ouieui in renoer county.' i nope x wiu nave sev eral staiewenui. 'xtespue uie tact that the de mands, Being maut: upon you to- , lrQOua. e are asking S" you V" Ujte a Iew P"0" ute conswer Perunent proo- iciu wmcn comronui inobe con cerned with the instruction in the Megro schools in JNorin Carolina irohlem L The number of re tarded chilaren in we xirst three grades to the JNegxo schools in our tate is a.paUing These children are retarded on this level, tor tne uum. pari, ecaufit: ui ine uuuiiiy to reao. Problem, H. Teachers to the to termediaw graaes and nigh schoois year, "er year thatl Z not read. Many oi these teachers. n. . . . : . i .iXr are aware or tne Tact a child cai 1 not maater the ffiVsctl the end of his third : Kvrped8TS (vS ' UTto tobemV vVaove and, many others encountered to the teaching ot reading are giving our school people much concern, and I calls for help are coming to us oaiiy. jur state department col leges, and some schools and ys terms are taxing dennite steps u assist in meeting tne reading needs of our children. One step toward the solution to this problem of teaching reading ifi that nf tovalnnlnap limaH .(u.4ml. program? in the schools. This type ui program win necassitate toten-J sive study by individuals and groups unoer exoevt Guidance. Thousand Nine HimdnpH orty-nve, (Signed) R. GREGG CHERRY The letter below was received by Mrs. W. A. Guy ot Beuiavuie, irom her. son Hallie Guy, who has served thirty months to the South facuic rie is now recuperating in a Cleveland, Ohio, hospital from wounds received in action. , , . ; April U 1945 Cleveland, Ohio Hello Pop. As 1 am taking life easy and have nothing to do, I decided to spend a few minutes in writing you a short letter. ' Well, today I am feeling fine and getting along very good. They ", -., .. treatments on mTeVe SJS & me go on furlough first I am oTSB mVnU,: ThYn"l can be home on my birthday. J . WeU Pop, it sure is good to be back to the states, where one canj get something good to eat. I can n .ot tn wa AMn't havei much to eat when I was-over in available at your rationing office the war xone, in fact we didn't you have something to can. If have much of anything. Yesterday! y have nothtog to can at pres t H.ir m Pmi rrf in ent, do not make application. nearly three veara. It really hit. the snot too Well I hope everything is going1 O. K., with you and all the folks at home. Guess everyone is work- kuwvt rinh nnw T am ntwi im mvuif haven't done a thing since the 28th he above offices will be applica of January. But I did my part be- Mfun"1 further notice. v fnr thpn, i The head of each family must This will have to be all for now, i tell au nPMO ' r'!"!; S"firg von fWlin A-h l.'liih wujiHM -w u vihw rlace to Uarouna Fat Stock Show - , qualified to make a contribution ' groups to come in ana worn on ' leaaing prouiems ot importance " uicu- uwii uwuiuuons "Why i iJierre not in school to day," the teacher asked rlerre w. : utue sister, Annette. Another I wasning nib oothes. He Has only I one siiiru vuu Know. Last time he r came u ucnuoi while it was wet (he caught a Dad cold." Pierre is liucky. atieauu ne has a shirt oi ' his own. The liovaras, in fceigium, have onl- one nirt for a tamUy ot seven, iney iaie turns wear tog it in Italy, little Marguerelta is but one or a tnousand children who can not remember what it is to be comlorUy clothed. Her rag- ged garments nave oeea patched and repatched. in the winter the mother stuits paper under Mar- guereita's thin jacket But Mar- guereita is lucky. She does have a jacKet. ituuoipn no none, in xioi- land Mrs. Huys speaks for hun- Faison 4-H Cluh who had two en dreds of mothers, "1 can stand tries. Lanier was given $5.00 and anything tor myself," she says. Taylor $3 .(XX Each of the other ' "But it is the children. Their feet entrants were given- $1.00 each. are becoming deformed because Lion Garland King made the pres there are no shoes that fit their entatlons. feet They have no clothing . to hhm ivohtv. ,ktal 7. uiem warm, utten they must stay to bed to keep from freezing Qeatn- All over EuroDo'and Asia fiva vears of total war hav loft at teast 30,000,000 people practically without clothing. There are no clothes for sale in the shops. There is no cloth for sale. This month, the DeoDle of Pen- der County will have an opportun- ei' Rudolph, and Mr!" An lty to help children like Pierre, t"?" . yrownups win witTmd-wo whoThe Jawing storywrit oavh b ciunrft ta ennra thaiv ai. ff! !:, " " 'a SSSJjSSSnL Colored nd olt Wh schools in the county Truly, O. P. Johnson ' APRIL TERM COURT IS CANCELED Governor Cherry has canceled the April term of Superior Court, I scheduled for a two week term. It, was canceled at the request of the County Commissioners. All jurors have been notified. HELP THE GUNS FIND THEIR MARK KEEP THE FOE IN THP. DARK! COMMISSIONED LT. JOHN FONVIELLE John N. Fonvielle was commiss ioned a 2nd Lieutenant Sunday, April 15, at the Army Air Force Field, Jampa, Texas, and won his pilot's wings. Lt. Fonvielle enlisted in the Air Corps in March 1941, and began his cadet training in Nov 1943. He is now piloting the B-25, Mit chell bomber. ronvieue arrived Monday oy feelT inVaw relatives in Warsaw. Lt. Fonvielle arrived Monday by NOTICE TO APPLICANTS .. ........ FOR CANNING SUGAR , . ; . .,. . ' " Canning sugar stamps are now Apply at the Wallace office on Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursay; at Warsaw, Mon. Tues. i nurs and riday; at the Ke nansville office, Tues. Wed. Thur. ana r rioav . Cannimr suear davs at each nf JPP'y In pprson, carrying all War '""""'"S i-mns jiu, t. vunninx Rationing: liooks No. 4. r s''.i)n continues r : . . tnrougn I i No. 16 tt, Pline TUwA uvj win i uuu O H. Lanier, 1st place winner, dt Kenansville Show Tues.; All Duplin Calves graded in upper Class; Lions Club spon sors local show. Kenansville held its first 4-it Club calf show here Tuesday un- der the sponsorship of the local T. inn's f!luh. Ten calves were brought in Tuesday moming and sheered and prepared for the East- ern Carolina Fat Stock Show held i in Kinston Wednesday and Thurs- day under the sponsorship of the Kinston Chamber of Commerce, Several hundred ' people viewed the calves during the day and in the afternoon were Judged and cash prizes awarded. The prizes were provided by the Lions Club, First place went to R. H. Lanier of the Chinquapin 4-H Club. Sec- ond place to Kay Taylor oi tne -n.. ,,..J i. lilt; 1U11UVV111K tilUJCO WC1C UQl- T ,,n.,T,.u n r. j.. Sv aSSST. pin 4-H Club; Robert Cog tin, War- saw 4-H dub; Max Sykes and Jlm- mie Sykes. Wallace 4-H Qub: w"tis Cowan, Beulaville 4-H Club; Victor Taylor, two entries, and Tay'or. two entries of Faison ,4 - H Club. M" ln tne afternoon the cai- ves were carried to Kinston and c"1" snow mere, oouniy , Agent Weeks said that every en- trant from Duplin CrTgraded. """-,r ic uyucr wubb. tZ-m UU1"K l"e shov KrJ9. Bryan Heft "i Hub of Tone, mM for $U66here thte afternoon at the fifth annual Cos tal plam Fat st0CK Show and Sale, establishing a southeastern record tor such events. The steer weighed 1,060 pounds and brought $1.10 a pound, which was 10 cents a nound morp than the record price at the Rocky Mt sale, 'i he animal was purchased 6y W. H. Jones of Pink Hill. The reserve champion Angus of Sullivan Fisher of Nash County, also a 4-H boy. weighed 1.190 lbs. and was purchased by the f. H. Worsley Stock Yards of Rocky Mount at 40 cents per pound, 'i he third and fourth place steers of R H. Lanier of Duplin and Charles Herring of Lenoir brought 32-12 and 30 cents per pound respective ly. The average price for' the 107 individual steers of 4-H club mem bers and FFA boys to the show averaged 28 cents per pound. The young people with steers grading middle good to better re ceived a special premium of $2.78 per animal. The premium for the remaining steers in the second group was $2.08 each. The 300-pound champion Duroc hog of Joyce Procter, 4-H cluh girl of Wilson County, brought 37 cents a pound. FSA FAMILIES OBSERVE CLEANUP WEEK APRIL 23 . 28 During the week of April 23 28, FSA farm families all over Duplin County will, during their spare time, give their yards and buildings a spring cleaning accord ing to Mrs. Madeline E. Smith, Associate FSA Supervisor. This is part of a campaign to Improve the health of farm tamilies. They are urged to do away with all breed ing places of flies and mosquitos; ' to thoroughly clean the stables, poultry houses and barn yards using the fertilizer from these on the crops; to repair the screens; and haul all tin cans and other containers from the yards. Files and mosquitoes carry many deadly diseases and one fly killed now will do away with thousands later on to the season wnifewash on the out buildings will improve the looks of a farm home and farmers are making plans to make their farm an as. set to the community to looks and ui msease prevention. ine rsA makes loans to low- l'e 'arm families to finance' ,ffarming operations, but in addition, the FSA workers are better heaUh. better living conditions, better diets and more satisfied families - Tax Collections For March Is Given Tax Cnllivtor state th-' t collect- 1 I. N. IT- ' T "arch 1.