Dc:D;!ill Youth Drowns In
Dc:nc's Lake Sunday Afternoon
Robert Caateen drowns while
swimming with father; belle-
ved suffered Illness; found
holding to root at bottom.
Robert Casteen, age 17, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Perry "Casteen of Rt.
!, Rose Hill, was drowned Sunday
evening about seven o'clock when
he and his father were swimming
at Boone's Lake west of Rose H11L
Robert dived and failed to come
up. About two hours later a diver
found the body and said his hands
were clinging to a root. Belief ,
was expressed that he suffered
some sort of an attack while div
ing. , -
Funeral services were held
from the home Monday afternoon
at six o'clock conducted by Rev,
L. A. Harvey. Interment was in
Brown's cemetery near Chinqua
pin. s
? He is. survived by his parents;
four brothers, Lonnie, Joseph,
Donald and Reid of the home and
four sisters, Marie of Wilmington,
Made of Raleigh" and Faye and
Ruby of the home.
Prominent Pink Hill
;. Merchant Dies
Lewis Parker Tyndall, 73, pro
minent farmer and merchant of
Pink Hill, " died at his home at
8:30 a. m. Monday of last week,
alter a two-month illness. Fune
ral services were held from the
home at 4 p. m. Tuesday, con
ducted by Rev. N. P. Farrior of
Pink Hill, assisted by Rev M. E.
Cotton of Pink Hill. Burial fol
- towed In a family cemetery near
ni A a.i. trill .. -: . , ..
Mr. Tyndall was a member of
Free Will . Baptist Church
r 50 years and amember of St.
John's Lodge, No 4 of A. F..and
A. M. or tunston. He was also a
member of Hollywood Camp No.
46 of the Woodmen of the World.
The Masonic Order had charge of
rites at the graveside.
Mr. Tyndall was a member of
the board of trustees of Memo
rial General Hospital in Kinstoh.
and Horace of Pink Hill, Cpl.
Jasper Tyndall with the army,
and Joe Tyndall of Knoxville,
Term.; five daughters, Miss Lula
Tyndall of the home, Mrs. H. D.
Maxwell, Mrs. Earl Smith of
Pink Hill; Mrs. Thad Kornegay
and Mrs. AMn Kornegay of Sev
en Springs; eight grandchildren,
and one great grandchild; two
sisters, Mrs, Lettie Kornegay and
Mrs. Mary Jane Turner, of Pink
Hill section; three brothers, P. S.
Tyndall and E. G. Tyndall of
Pink Hill; A. E. Tyndall of Sev
en Springs. His wife died about
a year ago. , j .
Pallbearers were Rodolph Da
vis, J. M. Jones, C. C. Jones,' Lyn
wood Turner, Bryan Davis, , and
Earl Howard.
Sgt. Linwood Smith
Returns From Overseas
SSgt. Linwood Smith, son of
Mrs. Maggie Smiht of Pink Hill
has returned to the states and has
received his discharge, June 29,
under the point system. He was in
Germany with the 9th Army.
His. wife and 2 1-2 year old son
arrived from Oklahoma City June
27th tb be with him while visiting
his mother and other relatives.
A barbecue dinner was given in
his honor by his mother on Sun
. day, with ardund. 100 guests at
tending. . v ' "s
Mr. Smith and family will re- prioff and terms of sale or pay
turn to Oklahoma City, Okla., tq ment. in case dealer receives
tnake their home after a few , moPB than one veteran's certifi-
eki visit in Pink H11L
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zchn Thomas Matthis At
N.T. S. In Norfolk
John Thomas Matthis, 19 S lc,
USNR, of Clinton, N. C, arrived
ft the Naval Training Station In
tlorfolk, Va., on June 17 to train
f r d jiies aboard a new destroyer
t f t.';e Alantic Fleet -
I.Iatthis served 14 months on an
I..T inthe Atlantic and wears the
"can-African-Middle Eastern
ner ribbon with one star. His
1 lora Jrannett Matthis,
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WALLACE BOY, 17,
, DROWNS IN POND
Jesse B. Southerland, Jr., 17, of
Wallace, was drowned accidently
Sunday afternoon In Maxwell
Mill pond near Pink Hill white he
and his parents were attending a
family reunion at the home of liis
grandparents, Mr. an Mrs. Wal-
ter J. Smith, two miles fwrni Pink
Hill. ? . -
The youth with several young
Ws, had gone in-swimming at
the mill pond. Coroner Ralph
Jones said he was told that young
Southerland made two .dives in
water about 12 feet deep. When
be came up from the second dive,
he apparently was paralyzed and
sank before aid could reach him.
It is believed he struck the bot
tom of the pond in diving. ?
Funeral rites were held Tues
day at 11 a. n, at the Wallace
Preshvtertan ; Church, with the
pastor, the Rev. M. J. Murray, in
charge, assisted by the Rev. W. '
P. M. Currie. Burial was in Rock-
fish Cemetery. " I
Surviving are his parents and.
one sister, Emma Catherine, all I
of Wallace. v
Marine Pilots
Camparinr Botes oa resalta are Umr Marine pQoU who earrled
oat the first TBF (torpedo bomber-flfhter) action against Japs
Okinawa. Kemhen of tho Bwtmi Marine Air Wine "Bed Devils"
Squadfea, they ase, Mt to sfekt, lint Uenteaanta Richard A.
hvnU at BeekvUa, Md BUhd P. CwlboHa (who directed the
I the n i m ef Barbertoa, Ohio, Baratend C. De-
VETERANS TO GET
PREFERENCE IN THE
PURCHASE OF
FARM MACHINERY
Veterahs of this war are' given
preference in the purchase of new
farm machinery, Lewis W, Out
law, Chairman Duplin County AAA
Committee, said today, y- y
War Food Order No. 133, ef-
. . . .OK "r..mrlf1oC . this
.ecuw -
.. . uii.i. ik.n..i.iU in
usn or reiu urau.v.
farming may obtain preierence
certificates that "require dealers
to give priority to their needs. :
Dealers are required to honor
these certificates notwithstanding
any prior commitments or con
tracts for sale other than those
carrying War Production Board
rating. The only orders carrying
such rating are for the military,
or iri rare cases, farmers faced
with emergency situations. ;
In explaining the order further,
Mr. Outlaw stated that, "a veter
an using a preference certificate
must be able and willing to meet
the dealer's reeularlv established
one
cate for' the-same piece of equip
ment, he Is required to honor the
certificates in the order of their
receipt." l" r--'y-:;
The order provides safeguards
against misuse of certificates, ip-
Pal. procedure for both veteran
and dealer, and penalties for vlo -
lations of the order,
The Director of Materials and
j Facilities, War Food , Adminlstra-
tkn,v will administer the order
and the preference certificates
will be issued by County AAA
. Committees,
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Head Of War Production Board
Urges Workers To Stay On Job
CEILING PRICE FOR .
FLUE-CURED TOBACCO
IS RAISED SLIGHTLY
The. ceiling: purchase price for
the 1945 crop of tobacco used in
cigarettes will be one cent per
pound higher than last year but
the price of cigarettes won't be
raised, the OPA has announced.
The ' 1945-crop ceiling will be
weighted average purchase-price
of $40 a hundred pounds for all
flue-cured tobacco, with buyers
permitted to pay $44.50 as a
premium for tied tobacco. This
was a $1 increase for each type.
'JULY COURT TERM
IS CANCELLED
There will be no Superior Court
the week of July 23. This was to
nve been a criminal term and all
criminal cases will be carried over
to the week of August 27th. This
is being done to help the labor
(shortage in Duplin 'County.
on Okinawa
Warsaw Rotarians Install
New Officers
The Warsaw Rotarians met on
Thursday , at 1:00 at which time
President Aubrey Cavenaugh gave
his linal report of the year and
Secretary .Paul Potter gave his
yearly report
Rotarlan Ed Ewers, Program
Chairman, summarized the pro
grams of the past year and L. S.
Whittle reported on the recent 7th
w Bond Drive tet which tba
warmon.
r rn,.h kh nipit!i Mossra
Cates,' of Apex, Register and Pow
ell, of Clinton and Dr. Joe Ffce
man, of Patterson, N. J. "
Rev. J. G. Morrison '
On Way Home
Rev. J. G. Morrison, popular
pastor of the Kenansville, Beula
ville and Hallsville Presbyterian
churches has written his family
that he is on his way home from
the Pacific Theatre of War. Mr.
Morrison has been a chaplain in
the service since the Spring of
j42.
Army Joins Press'
In Pulpwbod. Drive :
In cooperation with the pulp
wood drive being sponsored -by
America's newspapers, the U. S.
Army will dramatize a special
program as a tribute to pulpwood's
vital role In the war, to be heard
!on Thursday, July 19, over the
Columbia Broadcasting System.'
The program will portray ac
tual dramatic situations in which
pulpwood products are helping' to
make victory possible.
So, if you wish to hear of actual
ways in which t$p quality wood is
helping to beat the Japs, check
yowr CPS prm-ram for TNw'Vy,
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By J. Ai Krug -Chairman,
W. P. B.
Woods Workers Hold Mighty
Important Job; Cannot Fight
A War Without Wood. This
' Tear's Production Below Re
quirements; People of Com
munity Have Stake and Re-
, sponsflMlity In War.
Woods production in this area
is as important to the prosecution
of our war against Japan as the
bomb production in our arsenals.
We cannot fight a war without
wood, any more than we can
fight a war without steel.
It is easy for everyone to un
derstand how important it is for
steel to be produced to make the
bombs that are dropped on Tokyo,
But few realize how important it
is that we obtain wood to fight
this war. It takes wood to build
steel ships. It takes wood to move '
the mountains of supplies necess
ary to win battles. It provides the
crating for. such supplies; from it t
Is made the paper and f iberboards I
for packaging and shipping sup-1
plies. Likewise, it takes wood and
wood products to move supplies
on the home front; even food dis
tribution can bog down if we do
not have packages in which to
ship it. -
This year finds wood production
below anticipated requirements of
Ihe. armed forces and war-support-'
ing industries. Unless production
is improved, in cutting logs for
both . sawtimber and pulpwood,
and in processing the wood in the
mills, there will be a huge defi
cit in lumber and in pulpwood.
' There are several reasons for
the tact that forest products pro
auction is low, and not the least
of these is a large degree of ab
senteeism in Southern woods and
mill operations. The forest in
dustries have beeji doing a cred
ible job in maintaining product
ion , considering such obstacles as
absenteeism that have confronted
them. But they cannot continue to
meet production goals for logs,
lumber and pulpwood if their
workers do not stay on the job.
The people oi tnu community
have a great stake in this war,
and they likewise have a great
responsibility. Because . wood Is
essential to the war effort, the
men trying to get their timber
cut and logs processed need the
help of civic leaders in the fight
against absenteeism. The banker,
the businessman, the mayor and
the pastor have equal shares In
this task, for without an ade
quate supply of wood products,
the victory over Japan can be re
grettably delayed and prolonged.
No one needs to point out toa
Southerner that the forest Indus
try is an Important one to the
South. It will be so after the war,
as now. Trees are a renewable
source; new trees are growing to
replace the trees cut down for
the war. They provide a continu
ing source of employment for
Southern workers. A job in the
forest ' industries should not end
with V-J Day, for there is an e
normous construction job ahead,
just beyond Victory,
Warsaw-Faison
Minister Resigns
Rev. D. L. Jones of Faison, pas
tor of the Faison and Warsaw
Presbyterian Churches has sub
mitted his resignation as pastor
and has accepted a call to the
Fairmont and Midland churches.
Magnolia Seaman At
N T. S. In Norfolk
Admah Lanier, Jr., 18, S 2c,
USNR, of Magnolia, after comple
ting training at. Bainbridge, Md.,
is now taking a course of instruc
tion at the Naval Training Station
in Norfolk, Va. He is a graduate of
Magnolia High and the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Admah Lanier, Sr., of
?'TO"a. I"i w ife Is the former
First Cotton
Bloom Of Season
The Times received its first cot
ton bloom of the seasonhis week.
The blossom was sent in by
Otho Lee Holland of near Kenans
ville and says it was found on his
farm but belonged to Opie Bryant.
It was found- on June 30th.
As is customary the Times gives
a year's subscription to the farmer
sending in the first cotton bloom
each year. Mr. Holland says the
subscription should go to Bryant
and not himself so Bryant gets a '
one year's subscription to the
sUbscription
Times.
If our recollection is correct,
hia ta IKa fiva uaar that V11 cuK-
I, tion hag not he t) a War.
j sawrfarmer.
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PASTURES
. Permanent pastures are just like
the man who has worked for 12 to
14 hours on a stretch, they must
have rest.
"HAVE A PUFF. SOLDIER"
out a real American line of chit-chafe along- with alwaye-welcome
' cigarettes to a trainful of GX's in a port town in the European
j. Theater of Operations. The cigarettes mean, morale as well as
I smoke. - . .. -
Local Soldier Writes
Of Meeting Duplinites
July 1, 1945
Dear Bob
Tnought I would write you a few ,
lines to let you know thai 1 have
again shipped to a new base. My
address at the present is Squadron
"M", Bks. 248, 3505 AAF. Base
Unit, Scott Field, 111. You can
send all copies oi the "Duplin
Times" to me at the above ad
dress. I have run into two or three
Duplin people In the past lew
weeks at Sioux Falls, S. D. l hau
the pleasure of meeting the lor
mer Miss Edna Haskett who is
now Mrs. Weaver. She used to
teach school In Kenansville and
was teaching Radio at Sioux
Falls, however this school has
ceased and Edna has returned to
her home In South Dakota with
her husband,
At Truax Field, Madison, Wis
consin, , I failed to see Caroline
Jerritt (now Mrs. Strang) but bad
the pleasure ot talking with her
over the phone. We planned to
have lunch together later but I
shipped out to this Base before
our plans materialized. '
I understand there is a possibil
ity of my meeting up with two
more from Duplin as Davis Hol-
lingsworth Is stationed on ' this
base and my brother-in-law. Jack
Sitterson, stationed near St. Lou
is. I hope to meet up with them
soon.
- Keep up the good work Bob, the
Duplin Times keeps us nearer
home than anything I know of.
Always a friend
Carr Newton.
Kenansville Soldier
Gets Bronze Star.
SSgt. Rupert E. Greene of Ke
nansville has been awarded the
Bronze Star for action in Gor-
r jr. Ilij Is vith tHe 113th FA Fn.
0. P.Johnson Announ:
School Opening
Health Office Gets
Additional Nurse
"Mrs. Melva Farlow McRae of
Wallace has joined the local
Health Department for a month's
Kextra work. She will aid in con-
ducting special typhoid clinics,
Mrs. McRae is a former Public
Health Nurse.
Ormand Is Supervisor
For Farm Credit
W. E. Ormand has been appoint-
f. trvisr f' the Frm Credit
ZSe"Z ?L?
and Feed Loan office with head'
quarters in Goldsboro and terri
tory including five counties, Du
plin, Wayne, Lenior, Jones, and
Green, The district office Is in
the Goldsboro postoffice building,
upstairs. Mrs. Estee-r N. Shumate
will be in charge. Branch offices
I are located in Kinston and Wal
i lace.
Ormand served Wayne County
for 12 years as register of deeds.
TliU comely Red Crou rlrl handed
Kenansville Soldier
Given Purple Heart
For wounds received in action
on Caballo Island, Manila Bay,
Pfr Felix T. Heath, ot Kenans'
yili serving With the 38th
"Cyclone" Division, has just been
1 awarded the Purple Heart. .
The 151st infantry soldier has
returned to duty with his Com
1 pany which is now mopping up
the last remnants of Japanese in
I the mountains east of Manila.
I Pfc. Heath is the son of Mr.
, and Mrs. Felix T. Heath, Sr., of
.(..ute 1, lvenansviue.
Warsaw Soldier Gets
Bronze Star Medal
Pfc. Julius R. Rivenbark has
been awarded the Bronze
Star Medal for bravery in cam
paigns in Germany. He is with the
290th Regt, Co. G. 75th Infantry
Division.
Pfc. Rivenbark is the son of
Sewell J. Rivenbark of Warsaw.
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NEW SHOE STAMP
The O. P. A. has announced that
Alrolane Stamp No. 4 In Ration
Book No. S would become valid
for one pair of shoe on August 1
Stamps 1, 2, and S are still good
If yon have any of them.
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NEW RULES ABOUT
PAPERS OVERSEAS
The post office department has
Issued a ruling, effective July 1,
which prevents all newspapers tak-
Ing either new or renewal sub
scriptions for teervlce men who are
overseas, nnless It Is specifically
requested by the serviceman.
If such a request hi made by
any. serviceman his family must
brine his , tetter requesting the
siihsrxHjMtlon, to t!I office and al
linv ia to It for itsf.!.l It
Dated For Csiioty
All Schools will open on August
16th and close May 8rd; Fat
son gets new principal. :;
Superintendent Cv P. Johnson
announced yesterday opening and
' closing dates for the 1945-46
' school season.
All schools in. the county will
open Thursday, August 16th and
. close on May 3rd. Two days will
be allowed for Thanksgiving and
one week for the Christmas holi
days. -'
Mr. Johnson said there was only
one school principal change in the
i county. Mr. jsyra nas resigneu u
j head of the Faison schools and Mr.
C. L. Fouts of Anson County has
been elected. Mr. Fdfcts comes
near win8ton.Salem
nd is said to be a very good
school man.
BIBLE SCHOOL CLOSES
The Bible School which , was
sponsored by all the Kenansville
Churches came to a close on laat
Friday night. A picnic was held on .
the lawn of the Presbyterian
Church after which a commence
ment program was given.
Including the staff and student
body, there were 71 engaged in .
the school which was under the
direction of the Rev. Mr. Broome
of the Methodist Church and Mr.'
Arnold B. Poole, supply pastor for
the Presbyterian Church.
The directors of the school wish
to thank all the staff members
and all those who helped make
the school possible.
ai At ui
news ur wursaw
Service Men
Sgt. Durant Rivenbark has re
turned to the states after being
wounded in Germany and hospic-.'
aliped in England for months. He
is visiting his parents, Mr. fvrd
Mrs. P. S. Rivenbark of Rt 1,'
Warsaw. ,
Allci Draughon, Jr., S lc, has
returned to Bainbridge, Md., after
spending a leave with his parents.
Mr. ana Mrs. a. w. uraugnon.
Bobby Gaylor, USN, left Sunday
for Raleigh, after spending a leave
of 30 days with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Gaylor. Bobbv was
in the Pacific for 2 years before
his furlough. " ,
Pfc. Bill Boyett, USA, is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Boyett, Rt. 2, Warsaw.
Elbert Matthis, Petty Officer,
USN left Friday for New York
after a 30 day leave with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Matthis.
Purcell Jonse, USN, is attending
Pre-Flight School at' the Univer
sity of Georgia. He saw service In
the Pacific for over a year with
the Seabees. I , , .. , a "
Lt. (jg) Edward Strickland, US
NR, wired his parents Tuesday
that he had arrived in California
after serving with the fleet in the
Pacific for six months. - "
Cpl. Graham S. Quinn, Jr., US
MC, left this week ; for Cherry
t'Oint Air Base after visiting his
mother, Mrs. Lillian R. Quinn.
Cpl Qlinn was in the Pacific for 2 ;
years. , ; '
FSA Assists lt The
Purchase of. Bulls
Recently, The Farm Security
Administration assisted in the pur
chase of three young pure-bred
Jersey bulls from the - Coastal
Plain Experiment Station at Wil-
lard. These bulls were placed In
Duplin County Communities wher
no pure-bred dairy type bull was
available for public service. They
are from good parent stock - and
should increase the production and
value of milk cows where they are
located as follows: A. R. Smith,
Bowden Commnnltv- Son Whlta.
head and M. L. Davis, near Chin
quapin ; and DaVe Grady, near
Wesley Chapel Church. They are
now available for public service
upon payment of a .. reasonable
service fee with the exception of
Mr. Grdy's bull who will not be
available until the fall.
' W. C. Blackmore, FSA Super,
visor, stated that plans are twinj
made, to arrange for the C "
tion of sewfd rw- j--