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j", ' "... ,T 0 1 . li. War Bond Drive Onens Quota : 13.000 over-all quota; $369, t J E Bond quota; Chairmen and Community quota an- nounoed. ....... Chairman J. C. Thompson this week, listed community chair men and community quotas for the; 7th War Lioan Drive which gets under way Monday. The County) diotas is $513,000 overall with am K Bond quota of $369,000. . JLast week the Times announ-; ced that series E bonds sold be fore" Monday would count in the quota and Mr. Thompson stated, that because of the story and coupon the Times published last week several hundred dollars In E Bonds have already been said. I Listing of Community Chair-' rnen, quotas, and E Bond quotas resoectfuUv were as follows: Warsaw, Mrs. . Geo. Bennett, J150.000, $100,000; Wallace, Dr. CV)lweJl and Harry Kramer, $150, ( J, 100,000) Rose Hill, Mrs. L. . Williams and R. S. Troy, $75, ( D, $50,000; Magnolia; Dr. Quinn, f 3.000, $7,000; Bowden, H. A. l arker, -10,000, $7,000; Faison, I 'r. Annie Witherlngton, $75, t A $50,000; Calypso, Alex Sari t rson. $10,000, $7,000: Kenans- He, O. W. Bower- 00 $75, '; Beulaville, WiWIe Jones, 375,000, $50,000; Chinquapin, 1 Tugh Weflls, $25,000. $7,000; Teachey, EL 3. Wells, $10,000 $ 7,000. varsaw soldier wounded on' 'OKINAWA Mrs. Blanch Wilson received a rrwssBge yesterday that her son, w . i i .1 i i i AaJ battle on Okinawa Island. Hs now on Fleet Hospitaf Ship m. LOCAL SERVICEMEN fVE ON LEAVE Carlton Dobson Is home on f toi. Imam A1UNODI ' ' I M. 31c Jennings Penney is v w on leave from the U. b. s lift Jimmv Jerritt Is home on leave. He leave on Wednesday to report to Chicago. C12.CCD Sot Up In For Ftro Forest Control rlata Money for Control and Prevention of Forest Fire In ' Duplin County; Duplin Leads Counties In K. C. In means to . Prevent and Control Forest :. , ; Fires; Resolution. ' The Board of County Commis sioners in session Monday, appro bated for control and prevention of forest fires to Duplin County, $3700.00 in addition to the present appropriation which is to be mat-; died by the State, giving a total sum for fire prevention in Duplin . County, of $12,000. Duplin County is foremost among the counties of North Carolina in the. means to prevent and control forest fires in ' our woodland. : . . - :. ' We will have a large cateroillar tractor, a fire plough and disc, a ; truck and trailer, which will en sole the equipment to be rapidly moved from one place to another. In addition to the above appro priation, the following resolution was approved by the Board of County Commissioners: The Chairman stated that since Duplin County had appropriated large ' sums of money to prevent and control forest fires therein during the coming fiscal year, and that while the mechanized equip ment would be used where .feas ible, that, in his opinidnT the pre vention and control of forest fires was also dependent upon the- co operation of all the people of the county, , and- especially all of the law enforcement agencies of the county. After a full discussion, it was .resoiyear. u, -V'That the Judge and Solicitor' or the General County Court of, this County be urged to use diligence in the trial of those ac- oiugence in me iriai oi mose ac- cused of violation of laws relating' control ot xorest Iires; - 1 - That the County Attorney be uestea to assist me souator in prosecution of all cases invol ving violation of laws relating to control of forest fires: - ' 3 That the County Farm Agent be requested to devote as much t ine a he deems feasible In en- nura l all farmers to use Det- t r meuioas or lire prevention 1 in educating them along these i . " - and the use of the new e T-iinment: 4 -That the several Justices of t" Peace and Constables In Du T l County be notified of the ac i i taken by the Board of Com- ) 'oners In regard to fire con 1 nd prevention - and that te urced to cooperate with I '-'-- a in the discharge of I . t i tru boon ti K E N A Heaviesf MJf: Any Drive To Preach At Warsaw Baptist i ,h V RETV. DONALD O. MYERS Beginning Monday night, May 21 t 8:30. the Rev. Donald u, Mvers. Pastor oi tne waaesooro Baptist Church, will preach at the Warsaw Baptist Church, In a se rio. nf evangelistic services. - The mooting will continue through Sunrinv nieht May 27. Beginning Tuesday morning, May a, mere will be -services at o:ou lasung uu ttt 9 o'clock each morning. Mr Myers is no stranger In this part of the country. He was pastor of the Mount Olive Baptist Church for some time, and faithful worker in the Eastern Association. He is greatly loved throughout this section, as well as In other Sarts of the State. He is a splen id preacher, and a possessor of a very winsome personality. Great crowds are expected to hear him at t'ise services. A very cordial Invitation Is extended to alL : Th Pastor Jlev. G. Van Ste phens, wiH have charge of the music and singing, so, come on out and help with the congregational singing and make this a never-to- be forgotten service. County 22 Seniors Reeieve Diplomas in Warsaw Schools are having i ; . . i.,4 their final commencement ties this week. Last Sunday night at 8:45 the Rey. Mr. Dotson, pas ha MtAoiive Presbyterian Church, preached the bacculareate sermon to tne ..gnuuwivw . niors. Wednesday evening at 8:45 the 1945 Seniors, assisted by their mo.. Smnuir. Miss Ruth HOCUtt, presented tne annual uaa and. Thursday night the Seniors were entertained at a barbecue at the home or ; Mrs, luumar wu Mrs. U HI Brown, assisung. r -day night Commencement will be conduded with Graduation' and a special address Dy i-t. vov. u. Ballentine, of Raleigh, t ; . MascoU for the grauating Se niors were little Annette Holmes and Litch Huie, son of Captain and Mrs. L. B. Huie. The following cnHnm were Dresented diplomas: Rosa Barnette, jimmie nawon, Ruth Rt Catherine Boone. Kath Rnwpn Evelvn Boyette. Les lie Brown, Jr., Blanche rady, Cassle Ruth ' Herring, juieanor Howard, Nick Kalmar Ruth Kor negay, Esther Moore, Martha Oakes, - Martha Quinn, Evelyn Smith, ' Vema Mae Strickland, Jeff C. taylor, Marie Taylor, Ma bel Lee Topel, Edmund Turnley, HpIpii Writ and Marearet Wiggs. . Valedictorian was Martha .fluinn and Salutatorian. Katheryn Bo- wen. Marshals were: Jack Middle ton, Chief; Catherine- pawson, BUlie' Kornegay, Lois Rochelle, R h Hitchrnck and Jackie r !" " .v lllJulwn - ..,, nrri rnCC " ANNUAL RED CkUdS - urin On Friday. May 25th. 1945, at 4 P, M., the annual meeting of the Duplin County Chapter, Ameri can Red Cross will be held vln the Court-House at Kenansvllle. J. E. Jerritt, chapter chairman urges all officers and unit chairmen to come prepared to give a brief summary of their year s activities. Every iloyal Duplinite is Invited to attend this meeting at which time officers for the coming year will be chosen prior to adjourn ment. ' ; -' ers of this County because it now appears that the natural resour ces of this County are fast being destroyed by forest Iires, ana au of the citizens of this County are w-od to Rive this program heir N S V I L 1 E, N O RTH Monday FROM THE COUNTY AGENT'S OFFICE. fchean trains can be made With hogs when soybeans are 'used as a grazing crop, inis was proven in 1944 bv a laree number of dem onstrations conducted in the state, according to L. F. Weeks, county Agent. Records from these demon strations show that, an average daily gain of 0.82 pounds per hog was made at a cost oi i.u. per hundred when hogs had soybeans for grazing. The following plan for providing this type fit grazing: 1. Plant soybeans now in 24 to 30 inch rows. 2. Cultivate twice to keep down grass and weeds. 3. Start grazing when soybeans are 12 to 15 inches high. 4. Full feed a mineral mixture. 5. Hand feed 2 to 4 A ears of corn dailv Der 100 pounds pig. 6 Weigh two or three pigs when thev are turned on the soy beans. Weigh the same pigs again when have finished grazing the crop. Figure their gains. .1. Continuous summer grazing can be provided if successive plantings are made about six weeks apart. Returned Veteran , ; Honored First Lt. Harry R. Gresham, re cently returned veteran, from Italy, was honorea sunaay, wnn Mr. and Mrs. Bob Batchelor en- tertalned at a birthday dinner at the home of their father, H. N. Gresham. Lt. Gresham had been overseas 15 months, receiving the Purple Heart and Bronze 6tar while ' there . ; : After a 45 day furlough he will return to his post in Italy.' Those present at the dinner in cluded his brothers and sisters from out of town: Rev. N. E. Gresham and family of Jackson ville; Mrs. W. C. Fitzgerald and son Monty, of Raleigh; Mr. ana Mrs. J. C. Gresham and sister of Goldsboro; Mr. and Mrs. Major Lanier and family of Greenville; Mr. and Mrs. John F. Gresham and children of Wilmington; and Lt. Greshams uncle, Will Gresh am of Athens. Ala. others pres ent were his brother and sister-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Gre sham of the home. Sharing honors with Lt. Gresham were nls wife and little . Janice Batchelor who was celebrating her 3rd birthday. Warsaw Rotarians Hear High School Students ; The Warsaw Rotary Club met Thursday- afternoon of last week at 1 ;00 o'clock at the Rotary Hall with the-President, Aubrey Cave- naugh presiding. wrtn7, dinner And business. I Pat Harmon, Principal of the War- saw Schools, presentea Jxusses Mae Brock Jean Newkirk, and Mary Lee. Jones and Billie Far rior, high school students, who were dinner guests of the - club. Each student gave a most interes ting sketch of different studies they were taking and showed va rious and interesting displays of work done during the current year, which closes this week.. NEW SHOE STAMP AUGUST 1st. To help housewives and others in budgeting their remaining shoe stamps to fit' the family needs, OPA announced that another shoe stamp will be valid on August 1 for ona pair of shoes per ration book holder The number of the new stamp has not yet been selected, but will be announced before Aug. 1. Charter ' Visitors From Seven Clubs At tend; About SO Lions and Lionesses Attend;- District' - Governor Lions International, Jess A. Jones of Kinston pre sented Charter. . .. About 80 Lions and Lionesses attended Charter Night here Wed nesday night when the local Lions Club was host to the ladles and many out of town visitors at a banquet In the local Masonic Lodge Building. Guests came from Kinston, Clin ton, Jacksonville, Mt Olive, Fai son. Wallace and Burgaw. About 80 were in attendance. President Hubert E. ,PhlllIps Ken an sviile Lions Club Receives C AROLIN A FRIDAY, MAY 1 1th.r 1945 JUDGE FOR LOCAL AUDITION ANNOUNCED MILDRED LITTLE HENDRIX Mildred Little Hendrix, of Dur ham, N. C, will be here Monday and Tuesday, May 14-15 as the ad judicator in the local section of tse Annual National Piano-Playing Auditions being held in Kenans ville. it was announced yesterday by Miss Fannie K. Lewis, guild chairman. Mrs. Hendrix Is a pianist-teacher, of wide reputation and long years of experience. The musical training and activities oi Mrs. Hendrix include B. S. in Mu sic, Womans College of U. N. C Greensboro; Pupil of Aureus Gi orni at Philadelphia Conservatory and of Alexander Kelberines in New York and Philadelphia; Or gan pupil of Clarence Dickenson, New York; Teaches piano at Duke University and is Organist also at Duke University. . Several piano selections will be played in Kenans ville in the effort of pupils to win places upon , the local district state or national honor rolls of piano pupils of the United States this year, or for di plomas in artistic piano playing from the National Guild. The meet will last two' days, it was said. It wil. be. sponsored by the Kenensville chapter of the Nation al Guild of Piano Teachers. DAVID F, BROCK WOUNDED IN BATTLE FOR LUXEMBOURG TO GET PLJRPLE HEART After serving almost two years In the Infantry as a Radio oper ator, Pvt. David F. Brock, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Brock, of Rt. 1, Kenansvllle, was recently assign ed to a Ninth Air Force Service Command unit now serving in Germany. Private Brock entered the Army on August 16, 1942. Ie participated in the battle for Lux-; embourg where he was Injured. He has been recommended for the Purple Heart. The unit in which Pvt. Brock is serving maintained and repaired the first fighter-bomber planes to flv sorties from German soil, a former Luftwaffe base recently. oapiurca py ine Americans in vier- A. 3 . A .1 (many. Before entering service Pvt. Brock was employed as a logger for Archie Benson' of Kenansvllle. WARSAW BOYS AT BAINBRIDGE Alien Draughon, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Draughon and Na than Costin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Costin are taking boot train ing af the Naval Base, Bainbridge, PIANO RECITAL GIVEN PINK HILL MAY 24th On the nleht of Mav 24th. Mrs. Egbert Grady will present her Piano Recital in the Pink Hill High School Auditorium. The pub l.c is Invited. No charges. At Banquet called the meeting together and Lion Faison McGowen acted as toastmaster. The program opened with singing of "America", follow ed by a Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Special music was then rendered, a vocal solo by Carolyn Williams, accompanied, at the pi ano by Cornelia Quinn. Invocation was then given by Rev, D. D. Broome of the Faison Lions Club. - Lion Phillips recognized the presidents of visiting Lions Clubs who in turn Introduced their rep resentatives. Lion J. E. Jerritt welcomed the guests on behalf of the local club. A period of fun and merriment was then in order as tne ran Germany Surrenders Unconditionally To Allies rev: robt. cummins, s. t. d. The Rev. Robert Cummins, S. T. D., General Superintendent of The Universal 1st Church of Ameri ca will spend several weeks in North Carolina visiting Universal ist Churches in the Eastern part of the State end conducting a Preaching Mission In the Univer- salist Church in Kinston. Dr. Cummins began his career in 1919 as Executive Secretary of the Student Y. M. C A.. Miami University, and from 1922 to 19 24 was Director of the Boon-Itt Memorial Institute for Young Men in Bangkok. Slam. In 1928 he was ordained to the Unlversalist mini stry, and from that time until 19 33 he was pastor of the First Church of Cincinnati. He was thereafter, pastor of the Throop Memorial Church of Pasadena, Calif., until 1938 when he assumed his present duties as General Su perintendent of the Unlversalist Church, with offices iat denomin ational headquarters, Boston, Mass During World War One, he ser ved as Corporal in the 16th. C. 41st. Reet.. Heavy Artillery. He is author of "John Henry Newman - Man and Mystic . Dr. Cummins received his A. B. degree In 1919; and his D. D. in 1939 from Miami University; his M. A. in 1927 from the University of Cincinnati; his M.Th in 1937 from the University of Southern Cnlifornia, and his S. T. D. in 19 37 from the Starr King School for the Ministry. He has studied at Ohio State University and Oriel College. Oxford University, Eng land. Dr. Cummins will speak at the Annual Home-Coming Celebration In the Outlaw's Bridge Community on Sunday morning. May 13. He will speak at the Red Hill Unlver salist Church, outside of Clinton, N. C, on Monday night. May 14, and will conduct a Preachine Mis sion at the Kinston Universalist Church Mav 15 through 18. Dr. Gustav H. Ulrich is Minister of the Universalist Churches In Kinston, and Outlaw s Bridge, Seven Springs, R. F. D. No. 2. OUTLAW'S BRIDGE HOME-COMING SUNDAY, MAY 13 Amnnl Home-coming Sun- day of the.Ok.ttew;. Bridge Com- munity ano uwira i w on Mother's Day, May 13th. , . Thi pv Robert Cummins, S,TD. General f - "" vKr.-V'Sv- ing service wmw. A Picnic Dinner win oe sprwu in the Church Grove following the service. . -l. ,-. v-- - Rev Gustav H. Ulrich, D. D., I will preach at the afternoon ser vrrt at 2:30. ' Sunday School. Service and rln scion will be held as usual at 11 o'clock with Mrs. Jesse Outlaw, Superintendent. ; Wed. Night TuriKters took charee. Lion Jesse A. Jones of Kinston, rkiatiHnt rvtvprnor of Lions Inter national, was Introduced. He made an Inspiring speech on Lions and its work and purposes. He then presented the Charter td the local club which "was accepted by Lion Hubert Phillips. . - , , Th onsr ''God Bless America1 was then sung and Lion C. E. Oiilnn eave the benediction. The menu consisted of fruit fcilce. vegetable salad, ham, gar den peat and potato salad; Parker House rolls, apple pie, Ice cream and Iced tea. Lion Roscoe Jones had charge of preparing the menu and serving the supper. , TWELVE PAGES TODAY On May 8th; TRANSFERRED TO PEARL HARBOR Lt. (jg) Mary Carlton has been transferred from the U. S." Naval Hospital, Corona, Calif., to a Pearl Harbor Hospital. Her new address is: N. N. C, C0 Commandant, 14th Naval Dist, F. P. O. San Francisco, Calif. ! SPECIAL NOTICE TO FISHERMEN - The open season for - fishing with hook ' and Una In Inland Ashing waters lif North Carolina will close on Msy tOtfe, 194. Shad Season closed May 10. McCoy Kennedy, Game ft Fish- Protector for V . Duplin County. NEW SUGAR RATIONS REDUCED Sugar Stamp No. 36, good for 5 pounds, effective on May l will stretch over a period of 4 months, instead of three and no additional stamp will be validated until September 1, OPA has announced, Industrial users, such as bot tiers, bakers, confectioners and the like, as well as Institutional users, including hotels and res taurants, share in the cut. The home canning sugar allot ment is reduced to 15 pounds per person maximum, and with an overaB family limit of 120 pounds regardless of the size ot the.iam- ily. But, they explained, no looa need cro to waste because of this restriction ; provided sugar ob tained for borne canning is used for home canning, Ralph Jones Har.cd Hostesses To AUW Meeting Mrs. Eric Berger and Miss Rachel Outlaw will be hostesses to the Outlaw's Bridge AUW on Saturday afternoon. All members are urged to be present. Mrs. McGowen Hostess To 50 Young Folks Mrs. Pearl McGowen of Ke nansvlMe, teacher and debating coach in the B. F. Grady High School, was hostess to the An nual Staff, Seniors and Debating Team of the B. F. Grady School Monday evening at her home here. A turkey supper was served. Several! additional guests were present. ', . . ;, Following the dinner the party went to Warsaw to see the show, "For Whom The Bells Toll. IN HOSPITAL Mrs. J. H. Parker of Outlaws Bridge, correspondent for the Times, is an operative patient in the Goldsboro Hospital Magnolia Colored Soldier Returns , , Kornecav (colored). 'of near Maenolla arrived at Ft Braze on Mav 7. after serving 1 mnnlh. in the Southwest Pacific. After reaching Bragg ne was given a furlough to visit his parents and family. May Fellowship Day Meeting Held Here Tho Mav Fellowshlo Day Meet in7 nf th Council of Churches of Kenansviue, met last rnuay. i ... . . n.. tnnic of discussion was uur Town". The meeting opened witn luncheon, at which Mrs. lulls Vestal returned thanks, and the program was interspersed during tho mps . i no luncneon was ser ved by the three churches of Ke nansvllle. Mrs. John A. Gavin welcomed the group and Mrs. C E. Quinn gave the response, this was done in a most effective way. After the business meeting, the program ' Our Town" wes presen tprt Mrs. Alton JNBwxon save j Message to Churches on Spiritual Welfare of the eaiurcn." Mrs. a. T. Outlaw's subject of discussion was "The . Church' Returning to Service, Service Man's family and Every Child in Town." Mrs. G. .V. Gooding discussed "The Dumbarton-Oakes Peace Propo sal". After a responsive reading, the program was closed by the group singing "Lead On Oh King Eternal." ' The attendance at the meeting was unusally good. Mrs, Perry Dobson was Chairman of the Meeting and of the Program. No. 19 Japan Troops already left Waly ' the Pacific; Thousands of Boys expected back In the V. 8. within thirty days Fjght- . Ins; In Pacific ai'ready stepped up; Sunday will be greatest day to many Mothers. Premature " reports were an nounced Monday that Germany had unconditionally surrendered. The reports were scotched by President Truman in the afternoon but Tuesday, May 8th, president Truman announced the uncondi tional surrender of all German forces in Europe to the Allies. Wednesday Marshal Stalin of Russia announced tne unconai tionai surrender of Germany to Russian forces in Berlin, the German Capitol. The war department announ ced that more than a- million American troops would return home this year and nearly 50,- 000 expected within , the next 30 days. 400,000 will remain in Europe for policing purposes for an indefinite time. American troops in ItaJy have 'already left for the Pacific area and Mc Arthur announces mat a stepped up program of bombing Japan has already begun. Eng- land announces that conscription in that country will continue un- til Japan surrenders uncondition ally.. The war effort will continue as in the psat and everyone is ask ed to buy "more bonds, especially E Bonds in the 7th War Loan Drive opening Monday. MOTHER'S DAT Sunday will be Mother's Day In the United States and to thousands of mothers it will be the great est Mother's Day in History, Those mothers will soon be ex pecting their boys back from fighting In Europe, Connanior The regular monthly meeting of the Chas. R. Gavin Post No. 127 was held at the Legion Hut April 27th, with Commander H. Roy Cates officiating. About fifty mem bers of the Post were present to participate in the election of offi cers. The following men were el ected to the following offices:. Commander, . Ralph J. Jones; Vice-Commanders, J. Milton West, John K. Croora, and W. E. Hinea, Jr.; Adjutant, A. L. Cavenaugh; Finance Officer, Roy Cates; Ser vice Officer, Robert Winders; Guardianship Officer, N. B. Boney; Sergeant-at-Arms, H. F. Lee; Chaplain, Edgar Pollock: Histor ian, E. Walker Stevens; Atheletic Ufticer, Jake Home; Child Wel fare Officer, Walter Gresham; Americanism Officer, Henry L. Stevens, Jr.; National Defense ' Officer, F. J. Thomas; Graves Registration Officer, C. T. Fut sell; Employment Officer, H. L. Pippin; Boys State Officer, James Faison; Boy Scout Officer, L. A. Wilson: MembershlD Chairman. John R. Croom; Publicity Officer, w. j. anaerson; uratorical Con test Chairman, H. T. Brown; Chairman Sons of Legion, Gib Batchelor. There was much Interest shown by the members for the Veterans of World War II and strong ef forts are being made to see that each and every discharged service man is helped to rehabilitate himself in every , way possible. - Announcement was made that In stallation of the new . officers would take place at the Legion Hut at 8:30 . on May 25th. Bob Stevens, past State Commander, will have charge of the installation exercises. A delicious fish suDDer was en joyed by all MAYOR JENKINS WINS OVER TWO OPPONENTS N WARSAW ELECTION In a hotly contested town elec tion on Tuesday, May 8, the citi zens of the town of Warsaw re- elected Mayor A. J. Jenkins, local contractor, for another two years.: inr. jeniuns was opposed in the race for Mayorship by E. F. Strickland and E. D. Williams. , Elected with Mayor Jenkins were the following Town Commis Next sioners: 'Joyd Strlckanld, A. L -Cavenaugh, and Stacy Britt, in- cumoents, and B. W. Pickett and H. F. Lee, new board members. Along with the three Mayor con testants were 15 for the Board of Commissioners. - .".. Other candidates for Commiss ioners were: H, C McCullen, Ralph Best M. V. ' Orr (incum bent), C. G. Miller (incumbent), S. W. Marriner, J. J. Barden, C. L. Aldridge, F. J. Thomas, E. B. Sides and T. W. Waters. T
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