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t NSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1945
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Two People Commit Suicide At :
; Bowden In Less Than 24 Hours
.!rs. Pat Herring Hangs
Herself Under Grape
' Vine; John Bowden,
Aged Negro Jumps on
der Train; Coroner De
clared Both Cases Sui
cide. -
Tragedy struck bard and sad
among the white and colored peo-
pie of Bowden Tuesday when the
wife of prominent fanner com
mitted suicide by .hanging her
self and an old Negro man took
his life by throwing himself un-
. der a train. y ;.":".,'
... ; Mrs. Pat M. Herring was
', found dead by her husband about
4:30 or 5:00. o'clock Tuesday af-
, ternoon and the following morn
ing about day John Bowden, 60
year old Negro carpenter, was
found dead on the ACL tracks.
The following story was rela
ted by Coroner Ralph Jones who
investigated Mrs. Herring's death:
'; About ten o'clock in the morn
ing Mr. Herring went vinto his
home, on. the Northern edge' of
Bowden, and told his wife that
'. he was " going over to Caswell
" Te'lM would be. gone .about
Ur and a ball.. Mrs. Herring
ff Jitting In the house, appar-
. u a sjsav fa aus j
f mui th hom Bnri
tdi right. Mr. Herring re-
sat down on his! back porch to
read. He soon nodded and drop-'
ped off to sleep. About one-thirty.
he awakened and went Into the)
wash house t6 file a saw. He
then decided to go oyer to George
Lloyd's Mill. Thinking his wife
was upstair asleep, he went up
to ieu nee m luunu mm w pupiin County wellare JJepart
gone. He looked about the house nt , Kenansville, N. C, by Mon-
cum iumiu uv n(u v ,
lng she was accustomed to spend j
some time to an outhouse e.
went out w iook lor ner . . onei
' was not there. ; .;;.
. Mr. Herring became upset, or
frightened and began to make a
frantic search for his wife. Pres-
ently he noticed his litUe fioe dog
coming from around a grape vine
. and 'he walked around the vine
looking. ; , There ,he., aw his
wife hanging from a rod across
the top of the vine. , He rushed
under and found she had . tied a
. cotton sack in a loop knot around
.her neck and her feet were almost
S touching .the ' ground. She . was
dead. In bis excitement he took
her down ancr ran into the house
' with her. This was about 4:30 or
5:00 o'clock In the, afternoon, v
Coroner Jones was called and
viewing the body, he said she ap
parently had been dead for sev
eral hours. They reasoned she
must have hanged herself shortly
before Mr. .Herring returned
from the Moore home. Mr; Her
ring explained to the , coroner
-Just what had took place and oh
investigating the grapevine Cor
oner Jones found the rod and
cotton sack just as Mr. Herring
stated. No further Investigation
was deemed necessary, he said.
I'rs. Herring " had been in ill
-. I alth for several years, It was
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The , deceased, age 55, was the
er Margaret Kornegay, dau-
er or the late Mr. ana Mrs.
- r rank Kornegay of Bowden.
She
ls survived, ' besides' her husband,
ty one daughter, Mary, of Ral-
' ,1 and one son, Patrick Her- ship, going down with a terrific
i s, Jrn 6f Camp Croft, . S. C, ' explosion as the Navy guns found
J the following brothers and ' their mark. " . . .
: " irs: r' Milford and ' Horace' I The ship saw action in' Eunope
ornrjay of Birmingham; Ala.; and also took part in thelwo Jiroa
J. M. of Wilmington; W. W. of 'bombardment. : .; l ;
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' s. Leon Rackley of Clinton I OKINAWA CAPTURED
1 Mrs. W. R. Farrlor of Nor-1 ,' . J - v
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RETURNS HOME
PFC CARSON MERKITT
of Kenansville arrived home last
week from .Europe. Private Mer
ritt was a German Prisoner of
War for 27 months.
- FOUR CHILDREN
SEEKING HOMES
New Hanover County has four
white' Children whom they wish to
find a boarding place for. They
will furnish all clothing and pay
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$10.00 a month for each child.
I There are two girls who, are
- one is years oi age, uk
other 13. .
jhe two boys are brothers
one is 9 years of age, theothe 11.
- If any-family is Interested In
fflkin either the two boys or the
two sisters kindly , write ' or see
oay, June i.
LOCAL' BOY 'IS
NAMED MIDSHIPMAN
Joseph Edward Quinn, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C E. Quinn of Ke
nansville, Wednesday received a
notice i of his appointment as
Midshipman, : Merchant Marine
Reserve, U. S. Naval Reserve, on
June 11th. . - '
- Joe. went to Jtaleigh yesterday
uhurA ha vuna twnrn in On rp
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ceipt of orders, be: will repoft atretary M. G. Williams, reported
the Merchant Marine Cadet Basic
School, Henderson's Point, ' Pass
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BEULAVILLE SOLDIER
FIGHTS AT OKINAWA
Calvin R. Mercer, radioman, 3c,
whose sister, Mrs.. Edgar Rolison,
lives on Rt. 1, Beulaville, fought
at Okinawa board; a venerable
battleship, which, .through 33 action-packed
yearsr has 'never been
hit by enemy shelW -''(;
The . Okinawa' actios) was her
fifth major engagement of World
War 'II and one of the most dra
matic In her 'long career. :
..For more than ' a month, her
main and secondary batteries
blasted at pin-point targets on the
island. It was not a one-sided bat-
tie. At" one time she. won' a duel
1 with a shore battery that was bur
' ling shells close to her. An ene-
my bomber made a run pn the
j Yesterday's News flash from the
Pacific stated that Okinawa had
' completely fallen. It . was the
' ' t fcattio of the Pacific
RETURNS HOME
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PTT. STOKES VVESTBROOK
of the B. F. Grady section return
ed home last week from Germany.
Pvt. Westbrook was a German
Prisoner of War before being lib
erated. . " '"
District 31 -C Lions Club
Holds Meet in Kinston
Thirty-nine registered delegates
from District 31-C. and members
nf th. longton ciUD and a number
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0f .honored visitors attended a
three-hour business meeting . for j
Distrlct 31: of Lions Intonation- j
" al at Hotel Kinston last Saturday
'from 1 to 4 P. M., at which Dist-1
rict Governor Jesse A. Jones, ol j
Kinston, presided. Deputy Govern-1
or, James A Glover, of Nashville,!
was -elected to succeed Governor .
Jones on July 1st. The meeting
was held in lieu of the ' regular
State Convention, which was canr ,
celled this year. Glover was op- ;
posed by Gaither M. Beam, of
Louisburg.
Governor Jones' report showed
a new high record of district ac
tivities .and growth for the year
closing June 30th. -' .
Greenville won the district blind
award, among clubs with over 40
members, while Goldsboro won the
prize fdr the smaller clubs. Money
was' given instead of unavailable
trophies, and each , received a
check for $25. The District Sec-
tha't-the finances -of the District
Treasury were the best in the his
tory. of the District, the amount
almost doubling during the year.
- Fuquay-Varina received the aw
ard for best attendance record
and ' other awards included two
1 for former; Governor Jones and a
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iiuiuucr were given aeveitu uuier
clubs and Individuals for distin
guished services.
The Falson, Wallace and Ke
nansville ; clubs were! represented
at the meeting. ..
Bible School At
Hallsvtfle Opens .
The Bible School, at the Halls
vllle .Presbyterian Church opened
Monday night at 6 o'clock with an
enrollment of 56 which will in
crease to a larger number before
the school is over. . , ; j ,
-The school is directed by Arnold
B. Pooler summer pastor and his
staff are the following: Mrs. John
Rhodes, Miss Dorothy Rhodes,
Mrs. Leonard Kennedy, Mrs. Geo.
Sumner, Mrs. Kenneth , Grady,
Mrs. Herman Houston. Mrs. Ralph
Miller, Mrs. Wm. Miller and Mrs.
Herman Miller. 1
There will be a commencement
program af the church Friday
night at 8 o'clock which will be
preceded by a supper, picnic style,
served on the lawn at 7 o'clock.
Visitors are most wo' . ne to at-
OVERALL QUOTA '
PASSES 60 PERCENT IN
SEVENTH WAR LOAN
Chairman Thompson Urges, all
out Effort; . Duplin Boys In
Service Purchase Nearly 15
Percent of "E" Bonds Sold
v In County so far.
Duplin County is almost going
begging In its drive to reach its
quota of series "E" Bonds in the
7th War Loan. The County Quota
of $362,000 must be sold by July
7th and to date Chairman Thomp
son states that only 48 per cent
has been sold.
Chairman Thompson stated that
it's amazing, and shamefully so,1
that of 48 per cent sold 15 per.
cent were purchased by Duplin
boys In service. In other words,
Duplin's non-fighting population
has purchased only 33 per cent of
the amount sold as compared to
15 per, cent bought yy our own
fighting men. They are not only
offering their lives but are help
ing to .finance thewar.
The County's overall quota of
$569,000 is expected to be met by
July 7th, date of closing of the
drive. To date 60 per cent of that
quota has been reached.
How Much is Everything
We Americans are accus
to dealing In superlatives. In' our
daily speech and ordinary movie
becomes "colossal". If not "stu-,
pendous". We ; talk of TSumper"
croDS. We use words like "terrific"
and "tremendous" until finally
they lose all meaning.
Nowadays we hear a lot about
our boys in the armed forces giv
ing "everything" for their country.
Yet how many of us stop to con
sider how much this "everything"
really IsT How many of us, even
for one brief moment, ever try to
put ourselves In the place of one
of these 'boys in an effort to un
derstand the extent of their sac
rifices? "Everything" .is a great deal. It
means living in constant danger
under indescribable conditions. It
means putting aside all future
plans to concentrate on a present
existance in which the most that
can be expected is merely to stay
alive. It means loneliness, hunger,
battle wounds even death. Life
snuffed out in all the glory of
young manhood!
. Here at home we can only fight
by giving our blood, buying war
bonds, helping In a war service or
by getting Into some War job like
cutting pulpwood. .Probably the
human mind at home can never
quite grasp the full terror of ac
tual war. It may well be too great
a tax upon our imaginations to
be able to fully understand the ex
tent of each boy's sacrifices as he
faces our enemy in the Pacific.
Yet. even dimly understood, we
must realize the importance of ful
filling our war-time duties. We
can buy bonds to speed the ending
of the war. We can give out blood
and possibly , save anothers life.
We can hold down our War jobs,
what ever they ' We can cut
pulpwood to provide blood plasma
kits, sergical dressings and 800,
000 other vital war needs.
. The top" -quality pulpwood that
we cut NOW is really an Invest
ment in some American's TODAY
and a better TOMORROW for all
of us. " -N
James Westbrook
Arrives at Home
James E. Westbrook of, the B.
F. Grady . section , arrived home
last week from Europe after .hav
ing served in the Army there, be
ing taken a German prisoner and
escaping soon after capture.
Westbrook was captured soon
after arriving In Europe and In 24
hours after his capture he escap
e 1 from the' Germans by crawling
' t tt f ' n d"-i a ditch.
Editorial
Duplin County State College
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' GEORGE G. BABWICK. JK.
Pfc. George G. Berwick, Jr of
Calypso, is with" the Ninth Army
in Germany. He entered service
last August and went overseas in
January. Pvt. Barwick Is the son
ot Mrs. Annie Barwick of Calypso
and the late G. G. Barwick. His
wife, the former Clara Byrd, lives
in Goldsboro. ' . '
ATTENTION
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' "The Local Draft Boards of
Duplin County have been re
quested to obtain the names of
non-registrants in the Armed
Service for statistical reasons,
and any ot yon who have rela
tives in the services can assist
H materially In sending a post
card or letter to one or other
of the two Draft Boards,
pending on which area the
member would have registered.
Please give full name of the
party: In service stating wheth
er white or colored, male or
female, and their age and home
address. Also give the branch
Of the service, that Is ARMY,
NAVY, MARINE CORPS, OR
COAST GUARD. Do not give
Coast Guard (Temporary- Re
serve)." Square Dance
Don't miss the square dance
sponsored by the Mineral Springs
Home Demonstration Club at the
Club House in Warsaw every
Wednesday night at 9:00. Music
furnished by a string band from
Goldsboro. Come and bring your
friends.
A-l 6 GAS COUPONS
ARE GOOD TODAY
Today, Jane 22nd, gasoline
"A" coupons number 16 be
came valid for 6 gallons of
gssoUne each. This is an In-
crease of SO percent over the
former allowance.
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POULTRY PRICES CUT
Retail prices ' on live, dressed
and drawn poultry will be reduced
S cent a pound, effective 1mm ed
j lately in the 54 counties compris-
.'ing the Raleigh OPA district It
has been reported. Prices are ef
fective through July Ik All ceil
ings are for A-l poultry with uni
form ceilings for lower grades.
Alumn
Uarriiv Scldbr Is
, Aivardcd Orciizo :dal
With the fS7th Tank Battalion
In Germany - Pfc. Luther M.
Bradshaw of Warsaw, a member
of the medical detachment In the
737th tank Battalion, has been
awarded the Bronze Star Medal
for distinctive heroism in Germ
any. . v. ir. ,ii'fj. i'W(:?r
Son of Mrs. Fronie L. Bradshaw
of Rt. 2, Warsaw, Pfc. Bradshaw
was cited for actjon on March 9,
1945 near Manderscheld,. Germany,
it was there that enemy artillery
fire struck three Battalion tanks
and caused several casualties
amors te personnel.
.inert
Meeting Held Here
MARVIN J. I.SlfMKttT, JK.
Pvt. Marvin J. Lambert, Jr., son
of Mrs. Virginia Lambert of Cal
ypso and the late M. J. Lambert,
is with the Army in Italy. He en
tered service in November and
went overseas in April.
SGT. JAMES MILLER
RETURNS HOME
TSgt. James F. Miller, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Miller of War
saw, returned home last Friday
to spend a 60 day furlough with
his parents after being a prisoner
in Germany for five months.
Sgt. Miller went overseas in
July 1944 and was with the 15th
Air Force in Italy, serving as a
gunner Ort TTB-17, when on Dec
771944 he was on his 35th mission
and returning to his base after dis
posing of the bomb load, his plane
was shot down over Austria.
Sgt. Miller and the rest of the
crew bailed out and within 12
hours were captured. He was first
reported missing but later con
firmed a prisoner. He reports
that he was lucky enough to be
In a camp where they were treat
ed very kindly with food fairly
good. He says that the prisoners
just had "time on their hands" and
passed five months very leisurely.
Both American and British com
pounds had small radio receiving
sets so. secluded that they were
able to keep up with the latest
news. He says he never heard a
word from the folks back home,
but, supplies of Red Cross pack
ages came in regularly.
Sgt. Miller's camp was liberated
on April 22, by the Russians and
almost Immediately the American
prisoners were placed with the 9th
American Army, soon sent to
France and arrived in New York
Tuesday, June 12. He was sent to
Ft. Bragg and from there home.
Former Prisoner of
Germans Returns
CpL Kenneth C. Lanier, son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Lanier, RFD,
Beulaville, returned to his home
Saturday after being a prisoner of
the Germans for 27 months.
One of the most Interesting in
cidents Kenneth spoke Of was the
building of a church or chapel of
boxes and where they held prayer
services. '
. Two. close friends and young
companions of young Lanier, have
returned ( also to their homes.
These are Stokes Westbrook of
Seven Springs and Fred Meacham
of Mr. Olive.
"Pfc. Bradshaw, a medical aid
man. volunteered to evacuate his
wounded comrades," it was cited.
"Undeterred by shells falling in his
immediate vicinity, Pvt. Bradshaw
went' from one disabled tank to
the other administering medical
treatment and . supervising the
evacuation of the wounded.- s
"His heroic; actions were the
means of saving; many of the lives
of the wounded. His indominable
courage and unselfish devotion to
duty exemplify the. highest tra
ditions of the . Medical Depart
ment." -..'
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In Agricultural Building beret
Dean Cloyd of Raleigh speaks;
Plan hold September Meet
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By Lorena B. Vestal
"State College touches the life
of every wealth-producing citizen
of North Carolina," said Dean E.
L. Cloyd, at the meeting of the
nnnitn Countv State College Club,
Wednesday- night at Kenansville.
He told of the opportunities that
the Colleee offers young men ana
women in all fields of advance
training. He further stated that
there is a erea't shortage of tech
nical men and women, not only in
North Carolina, but in the entire
nation. He said that the College
was well qualified to offer training
in the fields of Agriculture, En
gineering, Textiles and Vocational
Education.
The meeting was held in the
Agricultural Building In Kenans
ville, following the supper at the
Kenansville Cafe, with 15 former
students and alumni present.
Special guests from the College,
other than Dean Cloyd, were H,
W. Taylor, Alumni Secretary, and
Miss Frances Thompson, Associ
ate Editor of the State College
News.
'--A -special committee for State
College Foundations was appoin
ted, composed of: James Ward,
of Rose Hill, chairman; A. H.
Carter, Wallace; Leroy Simmons,
Seven Springs; Abb Pickett, Beu
laville; and Lorena B. Vestal, Ke
nansville. It was decided to hold the Sep
tember meting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. D. H. Boney at Teacheys.
This will be ladies night and a
picnic supper is planned. Every
former State College student and
his wife, or friend, is expected.
Those present at the meeting
were: Clifton J, Kaowles, Abb
Pickett, George Penny, P. C
Shaw, Leroy Simmons, John D.
Grady, Hess Davis, Frances
Thompson, H. W. Taylor, Dean
Cloyd, L. F. Weeks, Mr. and Mrs.
D. H. Boney, and Mr. and Mrs.
E V. Vestal.
A CORRECTION
A few weeks ago the Times
carried a story concerning Duplin
Polio patients at a Charlotte hos
pital. The story stated that the
young child of Mr. and Mrs.. Paul
Sharpe of Warsaw, along with :
another Duplin child was still in
the hospital after having been car
ried there about a year ago. This
was in error as far as the Sharpe
child was concerned. The inf orma-
tlon was given the Times by rea
resentative of the Polio Founoa
tlon "and it was published In good
faith. We have been advised, how
ever, that there was a mistake m
names. The Sharpe child only re
mained in the hospital thirty days.
Mr. Sharpe donated to the Polio
fund more than was necessary to
treat his child.
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Veterinarian Now
Located in Warsaw
The farmers of Duplin County '
will be interested to learn that the
services of a veterinarian are now
at their disposal 24 hours a day.
Dr. Fisher has located in the J.
J. Barden barns. His day tele
phone is 294-1 and night phone is
344-6, He states that his services
are available to every farmer in
Duplin County.
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Four From County
Graduate at ECTC
' Four Duplin Couty students this
month graduated from East Care-
Una Teachers College. They are:
Edith Brown of Magnolia, Bersha
pavis of near Mt. Olive, Worth La
nier of Chinquapin and Reba San
derson. All received their A. B.
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