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VOLUME 13
Warsaw Woman G s
Citation For WiC
Reciliitiitg Caiiigri
Mrs. Gladys S. Chatham of
Warsaw is one of the civilian per
sonnel on duty at the Durham
Army Recruiting Station who was
commended 'for her work in the.Gurney G' Chambers, who is with'
recent wa nospiiai technician
recruiting campaign.
MaJ. Gen. Frederick E. Uhl.
. Commanding General, cited Mrs.
Chatham for her service"" In the
Charlotte Recruiting District,
. which enrolled WAC technicians
in Ndl-th and South Carolina, as
follow:
. "For outstanding performance of
duty from February 1945 to
Apru o, iy4D. in
the care of increasing numbers of
returning casualties necessitated
the taking of urgent measures,
the Commanding General directed
that a three months' WAC Hos
pital Technician recruiting pro
gram be completed in 48 days.
Through untiring effort this Dis
trict accomplished this objective
In just 42 days. In addition to
this achievement which helped
make this Service Command a
WAC recruiting leader in the na
tion, this district continued until
April 6, 1945 to obtain enlistments
in a manner which the Adjutant
General has termed 'an incentive
to WAC recruitment throughout
the nation'. (Signed) F. E. UHL,
Major General, U. S. Army."
The citation reflects the energy
and initiative of Mrs. Chatham
, and other military and civilian
personnel assigned to the district
office In presenting the Army ap
peal to qualified young women of
ine two states.
Mrs. Chatham is the daughter
or Mrs. Mora Strickland of War
saw. She attended Louisburg Col
lege and graduated from King's
Business 'College in Raleigh. From
January to October 1943, , and
from May 1944, Mrs. Chatham has
done secretarial work at the Dur
ham Army Recruiting Station.
Her husband, Pf c. Bob Chatham,
has been with. the. U. S.,.Army in
the South Pacific for the past
rear. The son of Mrs. Richard
"hatham of Elkin, he was a stu
dent at State College in Raleigh
prior to his induction into the
Army.
Minors Can Not Work
During School Hours
Raleigh, May 23 "Interpreta
tion and enforcement of the
Child Labor Law has not been ef
fected by the amendment to the
compulsory school attendance
lawVF. H. Shuford, State Com
missioner of Labor, said today In
a memorandum to all County
Superintendents of Welfare. "The guy,, oecause tney are m
ChUd Labor Law provides that ! "other world. And it can't be
minor. 14 and 15 years of age can J,d that 1 .choose (their paths. Al
not be employed during the hours though I think they should come
"
when school is in session. The
only.axception to the provisions of
this law is for minors who are em
ployed in domestic or agricultural
work under the supervision or di
rection of their parents," Shuford
The amendment by the General
Assembly of 1945. to the compul
sory school attendance law pro
vides that during the 12 months
following July 1, 1945, children be-
. tween the ages of 7 and 15 shall
attend school. On July 1, 1946 and
thereafter, children between 7 and
16 must attend schooL For the
duration of and six months foll
owing the end of World War II,
children living on farms or work
ing in commercial fisheries are ex
empted and Superintendents of
Schools may excuse any male child
,14 to 16 years of age for employ-
ment that is permitted, by the la-
bor laws of this State.
Considering the two laws to
gether, one can readily see that
' during the coming fiscal year min-
. f ors 14 years of age, since they can
not work under the provisions of
' the Child., Labor Law, cannot, as
V heretofore, quit schoof and roam
x the streets, on ana after Jury, la
46 this will be true of all minprs
1 up to 16 years of age. v'
- Work permits are issued ; by
- County Welfare Superintendents.
Application must be made and per
mit issued before any minor under
18 years of age can be employed
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Ffc. Carson A. Merritf
Liberated In Germany '
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i t It, VKlBUll mciitii una nuir
fied his sister, Mrs. Leon Teachey:
ef 1405 Courtland Drive,1 Kaieign.
that he has beeij liberated from a
Prisoner of War CamiT in Ger-
rnnny. ' ' ' ' ' "
Trivnte Mprritt had been a
I - r f ri'l r s.
LETTERS FROM BOYS
This letter was writteni by Sgt.
the 9th Army In Germany, to his
mother, Mrs. Hattie Chambers of ,
Warsaw, after the fall of Ger- i
many: I
Germany, May 6, 1945
. Ninth Army
My Darling Mother,
This letter I can write in per
fect relaxation. I am going to tell
ou 50r toe tta? 8omethinS
I've been wanting to tell you ever
since I put on my first uniform.
Peace at last has fallen in Europe!
Oh! God, how I feel, I'm sure I
cannot explain. There's millions
that can say the same. I am proud
to announce that Nazism is and
nas Deen aemonsned from all
sources of the earth!
If only the other had been fin
ished. But we can feel sure it
won't take so long. I am rea"3y to
go and help finish it off, so when
I go home I can forget a world of
killing and slaughtering. For there
has been quite a bit of it done on
both sides.
It will continue to be so until
every bloodthirsty Jap is beaten
lmtil he crys for mercy.
But I have complete faith and
comfort in saying 'that I've been
so far without a scratch, and I'm
not afraid to face what else there
is in store for me. "Thank God!
No one knows the satisfaction it
has given me to fight and serve
my country for such people as I
have for parents. It makes a guy
feel proud to know that he's help-j
ing to defend his country for such I
loving people as I have for a wife
and mother and devoted sisters
and friends. .
I feel as if I can face you all
without a shameful face and say
I've done my best. I've asked God
to guide and bless me until the
end. And I'm sure he has!-1 only
hope it won't be long until I can !
stand with you all and know I am
home to stay.
I can never explain the celebra
tion t that has been filling every
building that uniforms have occu
pied. The walls trembled and
seemed to bulge.
I don't feel half as happy as lots '
, xt.
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been so .long. I must say good
night and May God Bless You
Forever.
Your loving son,
Gurney.
LETTERS from Sgt. James Miller
Sgt; James Miller, whq has been
a prisoner of the Germans for
LOS
tr eor.slrurted at Los Angles yards for California Shipbuilding. cornoratloa With Germany out
the war, Allied mieht is beintr concentrated on the Jans, v ' - 7 wus w ,
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KENANSVILLE, NORTH
Pickett Releases
The Names Of
persons Aid
In Farm Work
Farmers of this county ' were
aided in securing more than 1100
laborers for different crops last
year by volunteer labor, reports
Richard Pickett Farm Labor As.
sistant of the County Agents of-
iux. ruuuwing is a paruai usi ui
men and women who helped last
year and are helping again this
voar Mow Hadt A7iTcrn
Warsaw; Amelia Moore, Mollie
Carr, Magnolia; Eliza Carr, Dan-
nie Robinson, Eliza Ray, Rose
Hill; John and Line Rogers, Edna
Huffman, Joe McMillian, Maggie
Carr, Mary Powell, Wallace; D.
T. Pickett. Eva Hall. Chinquapin:
Willie Kenan, and Clara Kenan,
of Kenansviile.
several months has been released. '
There was great rejoicing in the i
Miller family and among friends
when these letters were received
as they were the first real mess
engers of joy: .
May 5.
This is the first letter that I
have written in so long I hardly
know what to say.
You have no doubt been very;
worried about me in the past
months, but I am O. K. and hope
to be home soon.
I just finished listening to the
broadcast from New York and it
sure sounds as though the war is
finished.
Tell everyone hello, especially
Joyce and Sue and maybe I will
be there sometime real soon.
I am in as good health as ever
and believe I can . eat more. So
maybe I will get to be a big tat
man like Albe Grady some day.
" Well it's about time r to eat so
I had better get ready, it would
be awful to miss chow.
Love,
James.
REVIVAL MEETING
Kenansviile Methodist
Church
May 27th to June 3rd.
Services each evening at 8:30.
Preaching by the Rev. Harvey
L. Davis, Please, this is your meet-
ing, let us support it.
COME, BRING OTHERS.
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Cpl. Raymond Mercer
Returns To Hospital
Cpl. Raymond Mercer left Tues
day for Battery General Hospital,
Rome, Ga.' He recently returned
rrom the n.'uropean war theatre
where he was presented the Pur-
pie Heart for wounds received In
combat.
Next Stop, Japan
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CAR O L I N A ' FRIDAY,
: Pvt. Kashle
Beulaville, Rt.
of
serving with
the Army in trance. He entered
service in September .of last year
'and went overseas in Marcn. a
I brother, He. Nacy K Sanderson.
has been overscus since February
of 1944. They are sons ot Mr. and
I Mrs. A. R. Sanderson of Beula-
I ville, Rt. 2.
OLD RECORDS TELL
AMAZING STORY
Dig a dollar bill, or maybe a
five spot, out of your pocket and
take a good look at it. Then read
this story and weep. It's from an
old ledger sheet, yellow and brittle
with acre, that was recently un
earthed in the Seaboard Hallway's
station at Thelma, N. C. The
prize entry is as follows:
GASTON HOTEL-G ASTON, N. C.
, March 81, 1840
To Raleigh St Gaston Ry., Co. Dr.
Captain, Engineer, Trainhand -breakfast
and dinner for each - .75
Extra Engineer and Fireman -breakfast
for each .25
Total - $1.00
Petersburg Railroad Co. Dr.
Captain, Engineer, Fire
man, Thainhand - dinner
supper and breakfast
for each and two lodgings - $1.88
Extra Engineer - supper,
lodging and breakfast - .38
Total - $2.26
Grand Total - $3.26
'We hate to rub it in, Gentle
Reader, but that $3.26 covered
24 robust meals and three lodg
ings: And rationing didn't mean
a thing in lhos golden days.
Beulaville Soldier
Receives Citation
The Meritorious Service Unit
insigrm lia:i been presented to Cpl.
Isaac J. Sandlin, Jr., of Beulaville, J
a statistical control clerk in the
21st Statistical Control Unit at
Eighth Air force headquarters.
Cpl. Sandlin is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. I.' J. Sandlin and husband
of Mrs. Joy Sandlin, all of Beula
ville. He is a graduate of Beula
ville High School and attended
Wake Forest College before work
ing as a bookkeeper for the I. J.
Sandlin Co., in Beulaville. He en-
W. Sanderson
2. is
tered the Army in -August, 1942. men annually apply to the rehabi
He .arrived in the European The- "tation service for help. Because
ater of Operations in September,
1943 and assists in the prepara
tion of daily statistical reports for
Eighth Air Force headquarters.
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; Sgt. Larry Bostic Arrives
IN New Jersey
Set. Larry Bostic
has
notified
;his wifG an(j parents that he has
ianaed in New Jersey and after
transferrine to Ft. Brace will be
home on furlough. , , it appears appropriate at this
i I time that I should urge the able-
I bodied citiznrv of the United
States to unite in a concerted ef
fort to bring about wider know-
t M ihaiI a
MAY 25th., 1945
Proclamation
President Truman Pro
claims Rehabilitation
Week; Graham Barden
Father of Bill.
President Truman has proclaim
ed the week of June 2nd, as Re
habilitation week in the United
States for returning vets.
Congressman Graham Barden,
representing Duplin's District is
father of the idea and original
draftee of the bill to render such
aid to returning veterans. Presi-
dent's proclamation is as follows:
With the attention of the Na
tion rightly focused on the wel
fare of men and women returning
irom service in the armed forces
and the emphasis placed on bene
fits provided for them through
Congressional action, we must not
let our interest flag in discharging
our obligation to the increasing
thousands among our civilian pop
ulation who. through accident, di
sease, or congenital conditions are
unable to hold a place in the ranks
of the American working force.
Even in the midst of war their
condition calls to us for renewed
effort to bring about their restor
ation that they, too, may main
tain their self-respect through
self-supporting work.
On June 2, our Nation-wide pro
gram for the vocational rehabili
tation of such disabled men and
unmfn will hnvp hppn in rnprntinn
a quarter of a century. Less than
two yeari; ago, the Congress ex
panded this program by amending
the Vocational Rehabilitation Act
of 920. The New law - the Barden
LaFoIlette Act, passed in 1943
makes it possible for the Federal
and State Governments, working
as a team, to bring to the men
tally disabled and tho blind and
all other groups of the disabled,
the many services necessary to
make them employable, including
physical restoration, vocational
t.aining and placement in suit
able employment.
Over the past twenty-five years
it has been demonstrated that
this program for the restoration
of disabled men and women is pay
ing dividends, not only in humani
tarian terms but in dollars and
cents. Thousands of men and wo-
of disabilities they are able to con
tribute little to the national in
come. Many of them are forced to
accept public aid. Refitted for
work, they begin to pay their own
way. No longer then are they tax !
consumers: they are tax payers.
That we may not fail to dis
charge our ' obligation to help
every man and woman who needs
vocational rehabilitation services
in order to become self-simnnrtincr
ledge and use of the services for
physical and mental restoration
of the handicapped provided under
the
uarden-LaFollette Act, which i
applies to all civilian disabled.
NOW. THEREFORE. I. HARRY
S. TRUMAN. Presiden of the
.. . . . .
United States of America, do here-
by declare the week . beginning
. June 2, 1945, as National Rehabili
tation Week.
, And I urge all churches, educa
tional Institutions, health and
j welfare services, civic organiza
tions, chamber of comerce, boards
of trade, industry, labor, public
spirited citizens, and the radio and
press ' v throughout the United
States to observe National Reha
bilitation Week, to the end that nionths and Mrs. Lanier and little
handicapped men and women son- Rusty, will leave today to be
throughout onr Nation may be lo- w,tn nim while he i there. (
cated and advised of the benefits T '
to which they may be entitled. Duplin Composer's Sona
1 . IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 1 - r , 3 ;
have hereunto set my, hand and Be Broadcast Sunday
caused the seal of the United , ' J
States of America to be affixed, j "May time In Carolina, compe
ls "DONE at the City of Washing- 8ed by Rommie CDaniel of Fort
ton this 5th day of May In the Worth, Texas, and native of Du
year of our Lord nineteen hun- plln County, will be broadcast
"' ,,u xiy-nve, ana or ine
uuiiueiic-e oi . ine uniiea states ,
of America the on hundred and
sixty-ninth.
s HARRY & TRUMAN '
A And B Gasoline Holders
Get Increases flext Month
REICH RULER
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ISaj. Gen. Lucius Clay has begun
taking charge of civil affairs in
Germany under the Allied occu
pation. He was named deputy to
General Eisenhower for the pur
pose. (International)
WARSAW COMMUNITY
CANNERY NOW
IN OPERATION
The Warsaw High School and
Community Cannery, supervised
u o tt wUina An. Teacher, is1
U' . .
' now equipped to do
cnod ana ei-
ficient canning
for the season,
Plenty of table space is now pro
vided for the preparation of gar
den and orchard products. New
wash vats with drainage connect
I ions have been installed to facili
I tate thorough washing and rins
ing of fruits and vegetables. New
cooking equipment has been in
stalled for the convenience' of
thorough cooking and processing.
Canning days are at present on
Tuesdays and Thursdays from
9:00 to 5:00 each week. The pub
lic is cordially invited to visit the
cannery and take advar tage of
the equipment installed. The school i
has plenty of cans for fruits, vege
tables and meats and every family
is row asked to grow and conserve
as much food as possible.
This is the second year of the
Community Cannery and last year
proved a great asset to Warsaw
and community. This year numer- j
ous improvements have been com- i
pleted. Mr. Wadkins has spent'
numbers of untiring hours in buil
ding and perfecting the cannery
and assisting the public in conser
ving their foods. Warsaw is indeed
greatful to Mr. Wadkins and deep
ly appreciates his efforts.
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"Club Livestock"
Slaughter Provision
To further the programs of 4-H
Clubs, FFA etc., in Eastern North
Carolina, OPA called attention to
a provision in the meat control
program which enables them to
apply for authorization to have
"club livestock" custom slaughter-
ed for them.
Frequently "club
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livestock" is
who can not
. y P?P .no T
nave ine animais custom siaugn-
tprp, hpf,mlsp thnv , t
j
quotaSl
unuur mis provision, Duyers oi
livestock at sales authorized by
OPA may apply to WP&RB for
permission to have the animals
custom slaughtered.
btationed at Miami
."
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Q. M. 3c. RusseU Lanier Is sta-' Ivey Ernestine Jones, Sallie New
tioned at Miami, Fla., for a fewi0"' Sarah West Outlaw, Kathryn
in-'over Radio Station W. P. T. F.,
Kaleleh.
on the noon Drotrram
Sunday, May 27th. IGngham Scott
will play the song oii the pfpe or-
gan.
No. 21
Washington, May 24. That ex
tra gasoline motorists were prom
ised after V-E Day will come to
them in June. But it won't be en
ough to do much extra joyriding.
"A" gasoline rations will be in
creased only about a gallon a
week. "B"' rations will be in
creased, but only if card holders
can demonstrate increased need to
I their local ration boards.
Announcement of the increase
j was made jointly by Petroleum
Administrator Harold L, Ickes and
i the Office of Price Administration.
Ickes said he took "great satisfac
tion" in giving civilians more gas
oline for the first time since ra
tioning began in July, 1941.
"We in the Petroleum Admini
stration have looked forward to
this day for a long time," he said.
"The victory in Europe, together
with the amazing performance of
the petroleum industry, makes it
possible.''
Canadians got a similar increase
effective immediately. It amounts
to a 33 1-3 per cent boost for all -types
of coupon holders.
Throughout the United States,
"A" rations will be Increased 50
per cent on June 22 when A-16
coupons become valid. This means
the values of the new coupons will
go up from four to six gallons
eacn. bix coupons are vauaaiea ai
a time, all good for threee months.
"B" ration will be increased a
Uftlo o.o.1ia. r.- ln. 11 Kir
"-" " umic j
varying aegrees
throughout the
country, bringing them every
where up to a new countrywide
ceiling allotment of 650 miles a
month.
"Many 'B' ration holders now
have all the gasoline they need,"
OPA Chief Chester Bowles said.
"Unfortunately there is not en
ough gasoline to give them more
than the increase in their 'A' ra
tions. "But those who do need more
gasoline will be able to get it by
applying to their local War Price
and Rationing Board after June
11, and showing their need for it
up to a ceiling of 650 miles a
month."
Deputy Petroleum Administra- '
tor Ralph K. Davis stated that at
I least 20 days would be needed to
supply all service stations with the
increases.
Duplin Soldier Captures
r
Jqd Eauinman
Advancine raoidlv lift tho iwtlru
freights of Carabao Island. SIStrt '
William T. Smith, with his 151st
rifle company, secured the hill in
less than twenty minutes and cap
tured Six 20MM anti-aircraft
guns, ammunition, and several
pieces of electrical eauiDment
which the Japs abandoned in the
assault of the victorious troops as
wey recaptured the Manila Bav
outpost
Sgt. Smith is the son of Mrs, J.
D. Smith of Rt. L Beulaville: He '
has been overseas for the past 17
months. '
Winners Listed In
Piano Audition
Winners In the Kenansviile Dl
vilrn nt fha An..i i
ot .Annual National . i.
ano r-iaying Auditions held in Ke-
'nansville last week with Mm t
P. Hendrix of Durham n
WH
are:
National Roll for playing ten
pieces; Jimmie Bowden, Lena Brin
son, Mary Sue Burch, Angela
Dauchtrv MUHa D,.i. tr i
Daughtry, Harley Hines, Millie
vjuinn, wanne stokes, Betty Whit
field, and Carolyn Williams of Ke- ''
nansville; Annette Boyette, Jack
Middleton, Betty West, Elizabeth
West, George West, and- Mary
Ellis West of Warsaw; Margaret
Ann Brock, Ruth Brock, Evelyn
Miller, Alice Sylvester and Wil
lena Whaley of Rlchlands; Gra-
ham Newton and Betty Ray of
Falson. ''.
. Bute Ron for playing seven
pieces; Janice Draughon of War
taw. "
District Roll for playing four
pieces; Anne Stroud, Faison; La
ura West, Warsaw; Janet Boney,
Joseph West, and Cornri'a O ' i