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Faicon TJan Sufi jrs Critical
Injuries At B(den Yesterday
James Newsome hu nose crush
. ed off, one eye knocked out,
skull fractured wa returning
, from dance! at Bowden; no
umti made; little hope held :
for his life. .," ..
James Newsome, white man of
Fateon. aee about 19. was found
qn the highway at Bowden yester-j
day morning about 2:30 critically '
injured. According to officers, his
body had slid or been dragged for
about 15 feet. His nose was torn
of, ,one eye knocked out and
back of his head fractured. ; i:i
was rushed to a Goldsboro hospi-l
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: itu wjiere aocrars saia uiey neiu
little hope for his recovery. -"
Officers ' stated that Newsome
and 'a friend named Sanderson 1
Wam Mifiimlvicr fwrni itatiM KiqII !
at Bowden and according to infor
mation given them, Newsome was
driving and ran the front end of . ' CECix HERTFORD WIGGS
the car off the fill of the road just e '
North of Bowden. An argument Receivej Letter From
ensued between Newsome and ki,J.V n.MMVmAr "
Sanderson. Dick Newsome, a rela-1 aY Department
tlve of the injured man, came! The following letter was recei
along and he and Sanderson went J ved by Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Wlggs,
to Faison .for a tractor - to pull of Warsaw, from the Navy Depart-James'-car
back onto the roacL'ment dated July 9, 1945: .
When they returned they found!
James lying in the road. Marks in
dlcated he had been pushed or
pulled about 15 feet Most of the
flesh on one of his arms wds torn
off and hair, from his head was
ticking' to the road.
It la thought that there might
be tome foul play or It may have
been a hit and run driver. No ar-
rests have been- made.-V t
Deputy Sheriff, Gurman Powell
nd Patrolman Provo Investigated
he accident. -;V
Ltic&y Mother
n r- .Trn city, iowa m
Clew.: L&Kee, first housewife is
- America to receive a brand-new
, "mcoaversion" washing machina
vVUs of an Army captain now is
Germany with the- Combat Engl
r, she and 10 months old
iUvtbter Bath, inspect the first
to cone off the productios
t here, as manufacture of Jeo
trtc wahwrs was resumed July 1
t" '.!T V 1'B's limited product ioi
reiu&se. Production of civilian elec
tric wshers stopped May 15, 1942.
lirs. KicKee placed her washer or
der with her local Gamble store
. manager before Baby Beth was
born.
AMERICAN BBRCES
) r i I ' I . ' . ( . . 'r A .irAi...i ii rt lit uitjmrinff rncfflll -
' J i I il t ' e tie if a UlIl titroycr klJ up by withering enemy
v r -e at Vi"a Coocetta, Cpt. William W. Gait of Great fails,
1 ,n t., jumprJ in and ilSrectcJ jta attack on. a 77-mm antitank gun.
JiunrJnff f.ulv exwwf J. kt dthard a machine gun and threw.
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Dear Mr. and Mrs.' Wlggs:
Your son, Cecil Hertford Wiggs,
Aviation radioman, 3c, USNR,
has been carried on the official
records of, the Navy Department
in the status of missing since 21
June 1944. He was aboard a plane
which, together with other air-;
craft, took off from Saipan Har-
bor, Siapan Island. The Mariannas,
on a roUtine hight patrol flight
The aircraft left the rest of the
squadron and the last radio trans- j
mission received from pilot!
stated that he was investigating a
plane were unsuccessful. It is be
lieved that the plane was shot
down by anti-aircraft fire. A dei
stroyer searched the area covered
by the flight and reported locating
( a ; wing . tip ' pontoon and otheY
' parts of a plane which were identi
fied as parts- belonging to the
same type of plane which your
' son was aboard of. '
I In view of the length or time
j that has elapsed without any indi
j cation that your son survived, 1
am. reluctantly forced Jto. the con
clusion that he is deceased. In
compliance with Settion 5 of Pub
lic Law 490 - 77th congress, as
amended, the death of your son is,
for the purposes of termination of
pay andaliowances, settlement of
accounts and payments of death
gratuities, presumed to have oc
curred on 22 June 1945, which is
the day following the expiration of
twelve months in the missing sta
tus.' ' -t y
I extend my deepest sympathy
to you in our sorrow. It is hoped
that you may find comfort In the
knowledge that your son gave his
life for his country, upholding the
highest traditions of the Navy.
, '' . Sincerely yours,
'. James Forrestal. .
I. lie died from a
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N S V I L L E , N O R T If
FAISON MAN HONORED
POSTHUMOUSLY . ,
Sgt. Oif ton F. Edgerton, son of
Mrs. Eva C. Edgerton of Faison,
has been awarded posthumously
the Croix de Guerre with I the
Bronze Star by the French gov
ernment. The award was for cam
paigns leading to the liberation of
France. Sgt. Edgerton served
with the 87th Field Artillery and
fought in France. ' Belgium, and
Germany, He was killed in action
in Germany on Sept. 19, 1944.
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CHANGE MEETING DATE
The' Food Panel Board has ;
been meeting on Tuesday .ever ,
. nlng. This meeting; has been;
hanged to Monday , night of
' each week at the same time, j
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NEW SHOE STAMP
VALID AUG. 1st.
s
At
Airplane Stamp No. 4 in Wi
Ration Book No. 3 becomes valid
as a shoe stamp on August 1., it
has been announced by OPA.
To increase the serviceability of
non-rationed' shoes for men and
Juveniles, OPA further announced
that In the future, manufacturers
will be permitted to use leather
welts and lightweight leather in
soles. Straight or short shield
tips and,, backstays of pigskin
leather will also be allowed ' on
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53 PERSONS KILLED
. ftKJ CTATC uiruuAvc
ON STATE HIGHWAYS
ritDiMn kArv S
UUKIIH IVIAT r
Fifty.three persons ' were killed
mi 9 tajured m acddenta
highways during May, the depart
ment of motor vehicles reported.
Motor Vehicles Commissioner T.
Boddie Ward -.said cities and
towns reported 273 accidents, re
sulting in 10 killed and 93 injured,
while rural areas reporteoT 208
accidents, resulting in death to 43
persons and injuries to 186 others.
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. WARSAW FIREMEN
SPONSOR CARNIVAL
The Warsaw Fire Department;
la sponsoring the A, B. B At-
tractions, playing In Warsaw the
week ; of July J3. .
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LT. STEVENS HOME
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' ON FURLOUGH - "'
Lt H. L. Stevens, HC, USMCR,
Arrived home Wednesday to spend
a furlough with his parents, Judge
and Mrs. Henry L. Stevens, Jr.
Lt. Stevens has been stationed in
California since ' his graduation
from Quantico, Va, !
CAMP SHANKS, N. Y. Soundphoto Tliis photo points up remaiir re-'' ?!y tl L.
of War Robert Psttfirson that the American public is rfpotiR.l'e far f jrcing V 'X wr v
comfortable day coaches from their pnt of Ciispnibarkatin to tv'r h"' t. 1. i r'f'j '
hundrr h of v?i j"' t l"-'k froin t I'ltro"' the'er r( (icr,:ifi t let cf I. .'
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C A R O L I N A FRIDAY,
HKff YORK, N. Y. Soundphoto The war-weary world is await-i
ing eagerly the meeting of these three men, President Harry S. Tru-'
man of the U.S., Premier Winston Churchill, Britain, and Marshal Joe
' Stalin, USSR, hoping that it will clear away many of the tensions and!
suspicions that have come up since Germany was vanquished. Theiri
meeting is scheduled for July J in Berlin. - 7V - . J:
From Social Security
Office, Wilmington
Many returning veterans
into business for themselves
are
for
the first time. Some are n cr. who
have never been an' employer of
labor before, v' These . individuals
are. reminded that any new em
ployer should file an application
with the Social , Security Board
for an Identification number for
the business. This is necessary
even though only one person is on
the payroll, and perhaps works
only part time. Each employer is
required, to keep a, record ofthe
worker's social security account
number for usewhen it ; conies
time to make out the social se
curity tax return to the collector
of internal revenue. - -. .
New employers may secure
Identification numbers either by
Room 130, Custom House Bldg.,
or by writing for application
forms SS-4.
JgHNSON S1NGERS,
: To Appear In Person
The Johnson Jubilee Singers, a
colored male quartette, arid report
ed to be the undisputed champions
of the South, will appear in person
at the Colored High School here
m Kenansville on Sunday, July 22,
1945 at 8:00 P.. M. .
j The Jubilee Singers are adept at
j bringing back old favorite melodies
to memory and making the latest
songs familiar. They can be heard
eaeh Monday over Station WMFD,
Wilmington.
Adnission charges tor' their ap-
pearance in KenansvUIe Is 25 and
36 cents. .y ''X
; Don't .fail to see and hear these
boys when they are really in the
goove.
War Vets Ride DCoachcs
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JULY 20th., 1945
Doings Of Grove
Presbyterian Church
. "In Sympathy With? But Not
la Favor oT will be the subject of
Mr. Poole at the Grove Presby
terian Church Sunday morning. .
PeoDle are In sympathy with the
fact that the Christian way of
life is the lest. that we need a
Kottor rhureh. and that a world
brotherhood is absolutely neces -
.., bm rmt in favor of
doine anything about it
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It is hoped that this sermon will
arouse some of those who are "at
ease in Zkm." !
A summer retreat for the young
people, w,ho. have been meeting at
the Presbyterian Church each
Sunday evening at 8 p. m.,' will
be held at Holden's Beach from
August 5th through .the 12th. This
croup, though It meets with the
OroahvArlana fa IVimnAfiPlI of all
v..; 1
the churches In the community.
The group will be chaperoned by
the adult advisers, Dr. and Mrs.
Gooding, Mrs. Pearson, and Mr.
Poole, the Pastor.
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Sgt, Robert H. Sykes
To Visit Home
l(Sgt. Robert S. Sylces, 29 vet
eran of 35 months overseas In the
European. Theater Of Operations
where he served as a lSgt., and
was awarded the ETO ribbon, 7
stars; American Defense, Good
Conduct, .Bronze Star Medals, He
returned recently to the United
States aboard an Air Transport
Command trans-Atlantic v plane
landing him at LaGuardla Field,
N. Y. He Diana to visit his mother
here in KenansvUIe. Sgt Sykea1
has .124 points to his credit
v HELP RAP THE JAPS
WITH A WAR BOND
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AWARDED BRONZE
STAR MEDAL
Pfc. Julius It Rivenbark, Co. G.
290th Infantry, was awarded the
Bronze Star Medal and Citation,'
. for heroic achievement In connec-J
ition with military operations on
! April 1945 against the enemy, in j
! Rdrmanv Fnrwnrd elements of
Co. G. ost contact with its sup
port during assaults In the vicin
ity of Westende. While heavy ar
tillery fire fell in the area be
tween the forward and support
elements, Pfc. Rivenbark and a
comrade made their way through
the '.shell torn area to establish
contact between the two elements
and returned as guides for groups
moving forward. The dangerous
mission, voluntarily assumed and
successfully completed, ' aided in
the completion of the operation.
This outstanding performance of
duty at great risk to his own life
reflects great credit upon Pfc. Ri
venbark and bis unit. He entered
service July' 14, 1944, and sent
overseas Dec. 26, 1944. He is be
ing retained in France for the
next 12 or 15 month. His wife is
the former Dorothy Ridge, of
Warsaw.
SEAMAN W. BONEY
GUEST SPEAKER AT
WARSAW ROTARY-'
The Warsaw Rotary Club met
I Thursday, July 19, at the Rotary
au. f ourteen memoers ana iwo
guests were present. Pres. H. F.
Lee presided; and, after a short
business session, Paul Potter pre
sented the speaker. Seaman Wil
bert Boney, USN, who is home
from the Pacific on leave. r
Seaman Boney gave a very in-
teresting talk and answered the
many questions asked. It is inter-
eating to note that this man, who
has gone through many naval
battles, and who wears the Purple
Ua, 9r-,9t mmina
iuiai vticiMWA, ivi tt wunud .sifbt'
ved - when a Jap suicide plane
struck his ship, feels that he has
in the Navy and recommends that'
all boys should have military ser
vice to prepare them for life.
The Warsaw Rotary Club is
making a practice of 'inviting re
turning servicemen to their meet
ings, and rarely a week goes by
that one or more are not present.
TWO TIMBERWOLVES
ON FURLOUGH HOME
Sgt."
Hosea F. Hunter, husband
of Mrs. Lila Mae Hunter of Rt 2,
Kenansville. and Pfc Julian D.
Smith, Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Smith of Beulaville, are now
at home on furlouph
Both soldiers are members of.
the famed Timberwolf Division.
Sgt. Hanter participated in the
Northern France, Western and
Central Germany campaigns and
was awarded the Combat Infntry
Bdge. ,
Pfc. Smith participated in the
Central Germany campaigns and
was awarded the Combat Infantry
Badge ,
The' 104th Infantry CTimb
u,nif ni.H0 ..... L
travel directly from the States to
France. Little more than a month
af ter landing, they went into the
lines and remained in combat for
(over six months. After fighting
1 In the successful - Holland cam
paign which opened the port of
Antwerp to Allied shipping,' they
took their place in the First Army
line at Aachen. In a slashing cam
paign that was featured by night
attacks the Division drove through
the industrial Eschweiler area,
then assault-boated . the Roer,
pushing ahead to take Cologne.
The victorious division which
has never given an inch is in the
United States now, preparing to
do further battle in the Pacific
Serving With The '
Merchant Marines '
' .
Leland Russell Sandersan is at
home on a 17 day leave with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy San
derson of IJeulaville, Route 1. He
graduated from Engine School in
the Maritime Service at Brooklyn,
N. Y., in April, with the rating of
fireman 2c. He recently return!
from LivM-pool, England wi"j f )
No. 29
JOINS FACULTY
DR. PRESTON W. EOSALL
Dr. .Preston W, Edsall has been ,
appointed as associate professor of
history and political science at N.
C State College. He Is a native of
Roxbury, N. "Y., was educated at
New York University and prince
ton University. Dr. Edsall resigned
a position at East Carolina Teach
ers College to accept the post at
State College, where he served in
the Department of English about
20 years. He has compiled several
volumes of historical data in con
nection with his work for the Uni
ted States Department of Justice,
the National Archives, and the .
Civil Service Ctoinmission. '
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Duplin Soldier Writes
Home Of His
Army Experiences ,
The following was received by
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Grady of Mt.
Olive. Rt. X. from their son Taft
,Gndy
: "Dear Mother and Dad: I will
tell you now when and where we
left the states. ' We bit Camp
Miles Standish, Mass Feb. 18,
1944. : On Feb 27, we got on a
boat at Boston and Mar. 11 lan-
UWlt B I OWflOQ CU1U Xvllir XX llftJt-
Jded at Liverpool, England. From
there we went by train to Parks-
ton, England. Staying there two
weeks, and getting our equip
ment. From there we went ', to
Chudley, where we remained un
til . wf moved out to cross the
Channel.
We crossed the Channel by
boat and landed in France on the
Utah beach by night, June 13. We
were up at the front not far
from Mont Burg. We began get
ting shelled. From there on until
we broke through in Normandy
we got plenty of shelling and
bombing. Also snow and ice.
I From Normandy to Paris ' it
1 was not quite so bad. From Paris
te Luxembourg, , then Belgium,
Then Dec. 16. When they broke
through on us then ' I mean , it
, wa plenty rough. They threw
everything they had at us even to
kitchen sinX
spent Christmas "day in , a
frozen, ley fox hole. My whole
outfit lost everything except the
dothe we wore, and we were
lucky to out wlfh that But
we "topped them and got
them on the run, and we kept
? endl
And when X say we', I mean
, u or mimio"; , "
? til l?;nnS
uie smit inlaw uiu iimu. aju
still In the Third Army and the
13th Division and now living In
a house in a small town. Hoping
to be home tome time.?
Taft.
County-wide Dairy i
Cattle Show
August 23 has been., chosen as
the date for the first colored
county-wide dairy cattle show
which will be at the colored school
in Kenansville.
A representative from the De
partment of Dairy Husbandry at
State College will be present, an!
cattle will be Judged from the
Danish System. f:
A County Champion will be
Chosen which will be entered La
the State Show at A. and T. Col
lege, Greensboro, N. C, in Sep
tember. ' ., ' .
All interested farmers are urge!
to plan to enter their animals in
Hiis show. There will be c 't
awards for 1st, 2nA, and M 1 1 ,
promts to be s