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. ::-., 17 v ; ' ' .'-,v;.. T- v i 'tVv .-r- if .OV ill 1 1 1 IyV-'y 7 VOIUME 13 n Details Given Death Funeral Warsaw Bo 3 BUI Steel Wilson given Military J i Funeral oil Island In the Patl , - tic; Awarded Purple Heart v Posthumously. .'. : j Mrs. Blanche S. Wilson of War- ... taw hat received two communi cations from the armed forces, giv- - Ing a detailed account of the death and military funeral of her son, Pfc. Willie Steele Wilson. , . Bill Steele, as he was more af- - fectionately known around War saw, died April 26th in Navy Hos pital No. Ill, from wounds recei ved while in action on Okinawa von 'April 21st. Bill Steele served overseas for 38 months. It is said - of him by bis friends that he was always thoughtful of his family, continually doing many things that many " people overlook. He sent his mother and grandmother lowers for Mother's Day and the flowers were still fresh when the family received Information that he was dead. Tuesday morning, his mother re ceived the Purple Heart Medal that was awarded to him post-. humoMly.'" T,. 1,. ,', .;' . A letter dated May 8th was re ceived by his mother from the Chatflaln who conducted his funer- 't 91 "ervicet: j. " - , . Mrs. Blanche Wilson, tar Mrs. Wilson: . You have undoubtedly already received' official notice of the in jury and death of your son, PFC Willie Steele Wilson, 34 170 194, Co. L, ' Division. have every. to you what I have been able to . Your son was injured in the bat tie of Okinawa on April 21. He. r . bought ah r to tu. and 77 Navy Hospital No. 111. His Injury w - ZZZSZZ. .k- 3rd Bn. 105th Regt 27th rine Cemetery Number two, wmcn T irT. rI ""' ,1."" T ,,"77., ' Reallzlnz your desire to " et egainsi tne DacKgrouna 01 a 1 ,. . . detail nosslble. I brbis gfee" mouniaui siue. ine urmg 1 , in Zy T be rSilS every- hfe, sa.th the Lord: he that be- thing humanly possible was doneiMeveth m me, though he were for him. He Iwas placed in a pri- dead, yet shall he live: and who- - 1 vaie room, given oygen an ur , . I ..L. . , uaujr uevuiicu uu uocu anoj April 26 at 10:52 P. M He exper- :-leiced very. little discomfort and -u . . 1 " , . , rrwag at tne nospitai. -: ' - a - While In the hospital he was ' . visited two or three times a day . t- . ti t nu . nhitu ' home address Is Clover, S. C - Chaplain Love la a very high type ' lderly minister of great piety and takes a personal interest In every man. During his conversa tions with your son. WlUie ex- pressed his faith and trust in God A, nn rrhrit( as his Lord and Saviour. He pass- .4 k ..HV.m.fMM looking forward to the Resurrec-.art ST?? m,Ht I " . .'.:...... T WT WM DurT. W """I tary nonors, ana a m vncumuig copy of the service which I used. X am aware that no words of mine can bring adequate comfort, ' but may . commend you to the Father in Heaven whose heart Vies with ours, and who is . also Ae souroe of all true comfort. JHay Xlv XUb jruu My urn we,- . . T 4 1 UU Aittk lasting arms and give you that comfort which cometh only from above. And may we remember the words of Jesus when he said, "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friend." Tour son has demon- An Army "Wood for War" mo-' wood and lumber for the war pro- S. Forest Service, The motorcade .. trated this greater love. May wej torcade . Is now making L50Q gram. ' brings to remote communities of who remain so live as to bring In-. mft9 tour of North Carolina's The motorcade will visit 50 com- North Carolina an opportunity to 'i t?A realization the values for , principal wood brodudng areas, muni ties, contact workers of 90 hear and see distinguished fight " h he Ti : jrWith six battle tested veterans, pulpwood and lumber operators ing men returned from Europe and " erf!' you In my pray- and one of the War's greatest and hold 33 night community ral- the Southwest Pacific.. :, Ir i, . , combat r t cturest "San riotro', the lies. Tponsored by the War Pro-' The motorcade left Raleigh on : - 1 1N I I I PFC. WILLIE STEELE WILSN snn nf Mn Blanche S Wilson and wmia Wiln of Warsaw, and grandson of Mrs. M. C, Steele of Warsaw. Chaplain. ' ' , The following is the copy of the service used at his funeral: -" ' Funeral Services for WILLIE STEELE. WILSON, PFC Co. L, 3rd Bn, 105th Rgt, 27th Div. Buried with full military honors Army, Navy, Marine Cemetery No. 2, -APO 246. April 28, 1945. r The funeral party came to a tP in beautiful Arm, Navy, Ma squad,-silent except for the nec- esaarv orders.' took their olaces with sharp military precision. The w& decorated for meritorious ser body bearer..-preceededbythe 9 chaplain. reverenUy carried the a-araPea casKet 10 ve- At grave the f ollowing pass- crnurc I am the resurrection and the f . a i 1L I , , it , IMVPP ITVM1 n H Till WMIfVeLn 111 - .r.- lt:zz .wiutviiiv. uvw., stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though this body'be . . -7 . . oe8lrou'. """" whom I shall see for myseii, ana mine eyes shall behold, and not, as, a u-angesvf;Wei brought nothing u.. Hit." wnrM and It !i vrtnlti w carry nothing out. The Lordl gave ana the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name, of the 1 Lord. Lord, thou hast been our refuge, rom generation to another. Before the mountains were brought forth, or even the earth '.nd thft world were-made, thou Ck)d : from everlasting, and ! world without end. v , Th Lord i. W lleht an3 my. Uiv MnT who tnen I fear T : -The Lord is the strength of niy We! of whom then shall I be Continued on ftack Page PHEWI AINT IT HOT?. V't a utror-j plra KENANSVILLE, NORTH m. BEN RIVEN BARK CHARLIE HERRING Two Duplin County farmers and satisfaction. They say they are ex warehousemen, Charlie Herring : pecting to sell more Duplin weed and Ben Rivenbark, are again this season than last, opera tingthe Farmer's Warehouse '- Herring hails from the North In Clarkton. Many Duplin farmers ern end of the county and Riven sold with them last year with bark lives in the Southern section. Gradv-Outlaw Reunion Set For Fridav Aug FAISON SOLDIER IS HONORED AT FT. BRAGG Ft Bragg, July 29. The Bronze Star, awarded posthumously to Sgt Clifton F. Edgerton of Faison. , was presented Friday afternooif'to his mother, Mrs. Eva C. Edgerton, by Brig. Gen. John T. Kennedy, ' The Tar Heel soldier, a forward observer with a field artiUery unit - Belgium. Prevlosly he had been awarded tj,e puie Heart and two fTencn aecorauons, tne CTOU de - uy - oe , J i Accompanying Mrs. Edgerton to Fort Bragg were two of her oW General Charles de Gaulle. .nKa D..tU T7AA J u n..ti. r-j -- KllbCAB. 1VUUI CAKCIWU BIJU AU . m ' 1U TbClClUlllUCB I1C1U ML MT IIHI ni'MII' WMLi A UC 1UU1UUU W0.B ajOU.CTVS Ull pon w 3r nf;he cohtinued. the rest of the -d .nd . , i of ceremony also were members of Gen. Kennedy's staff, ... . , Sergeant Edgerton, through) his fearless performance of duty ne a forward observer.'1 the cita- tion stated, "made possible the de- j uvery or accurate nre on enemy ( On nurnerous occasions with no thought of his personal safety, he exposed himself to ex .treme danger so that the assign ed missions would be accomplished successfully. In one Instance, dur ing a heavy enemy counter-attack, I, Sgt. Edgerton, at great risk of his Bfe rernain at his observation post thereby saving his equipment and keeping the observaOon post In operation. This devotion to duty. fearlessness and constant courage displayed by this enlisted man de serves the highest praise.!' . T Following the ceremony ; Mrs, Edgerton and her party were con ducted on a tour of Fort Bragg. n -tc1' n' T rd and the TLTbcr TTNf! CAROLINA FRIDAY, .31st Reunion Postponed last year account of the Polio epidemic; Committees Appointed. Judge Henry A. Grady of New Bern, president of the Grady-Out-! law Literary and Historical As- sociation, announced this that the annual Grady-Outlaw Re- union wUl be held at the B. r. Judge Grady said that approp- Chats Of t had a very intereBtine "Chat" return from serving eight- '. VMMVUUVl 1 V stroyer escort ;Vaa ha8 to alarming pro. " f1 southwest facilic. He was f portions. Tg.me !?W tglad w" ?f What should be done with such UB llOU A W11C 111 IRLIII II Ul. mi I . ne naa a wire 10 return to. tsut. ' b. suggested tunate. He went on to tell bow a large number of the fellows bad received letters from their parents I I stating that their wives were "run-' nlng around" with other men. Much publicity has been given to the fact that some of our Boys h German girls. Much more publicity should be given to these Ameri- can girls who have proved unfaith- CAPTAIN MORRISON ARRIVES HOME ' Captain J. G. Morrison, ' pastor of the Grove, Hallsville and Beula ville Presbyterian Churches " ar rived home Monday night for, a 45 day furlough. . ": . , " .' ' ..,' Captain Morrison, a Chaplain in the Army, sailed from Okinawa on June 26th after serving 41 months in overseas duty. His Company was In practically every major en- counter In the pacific except Guadalcanal July 23, and will be here Saturday, AUGUST 3rd.; 1945. M4.5 National Red Cross Calls More Sweater Knitting Mi. Stevens reports figures of materials made by the Duplin Chapter during the past 12 months. Duplin Red Cross officials have been advised by Headquarters that the stock of sweaters is getting low. Mrs. Henry L. Stevens, Jr., of Warsaw, below gives a report of what the Duplin Chapter did between May 1944 and July 1945.1 C,. : .l. tjj. I follows: Dear Mr. Grady: I I have comDleted a reDort of the knitted garments made by the Duplin County Red Cross Chapter has been done: from May 1, 1944 through June' Sleeveless sweaters 387, Hel 30, 1945, for the Southeastern mets 154, Mufflers 115, Socks 12 Headquarters, and it occurred to pairs. me that a knowledge of what a Any publicity you can give me few women in the county are do- will be greatly appreciated., ing might inspire others to help Mildred Beasley Stevens in this cause. Before I give the ( Mrs. H. L. Stevens, Jr.) Lflgures I would like to quote a Production Chairman. U.S. Tobacco Crop Is Largest Since Year '39 riate committees have been placed charge of several activities of the Reunion and that a laroe at. tendance is expected. Interest i u i u. . . , T4 are unfaithful, but the situa. felpgirls and -women? Well, Miss 4 nn4 their hair should be shaved off 'like the French did those who col- laborated with the Germans dur- ine the occuDaUon of France. i These were called traitors to the Government Can we call these who betray the sacred marriage laws which were made to our 'fighting men, anything less than Traitors T "The Newcomer" MAJOR JOE WALLACE GETS SERVICE AWARD '"".v'm'' 'wol; Minm -Ranch. Fla. Major i w-. wibai. husband of Mrs. katherlne M. Wallaee of Ke- n-nJme. ha. been awarded a nansville, has bee a. awaraea Meritorious Service Unit insignia at the Miami Beach Service Base of the Air Technical Service Com mand. , -.l-': '' Major Wallace is Director of Safety, and Provost Marshall at thls Installation. - , The Miami Beach Service Base, . which handles all base and related : services for more thaneo mlUtary ( Installations in Southern Florida, was awarded the Meritorious Ser-1 vice Unit Plaque for "superior per- JJordon Blanton, James Carlton formance of 4uty" by ATSC Head-" Batta, Roe James, Durwood James quarters, Wright Field, Dayton, I Hall, Edward Bruce Holland, Del Ohio f mus Basden, Jennings Fisher, The Insignia is worn on the right sleeve of the uniform. 10 White Man From Local Coord To Bragg The local Draft Board sent the r ; v ute mn to Ft. crri short paragraph from a recent letter from Headquarters: "Our stock of sweaters is low. Large shipments were made dur ing the winter to our field direct ors In Italy and France, and re cently there has been a heavy de mand for this item for Issuance to convalescent service men in hos pitals here and abroad. If your chapter has quotas of these, please schedule them for early product ion." This chapter has seventy-five (75) pounds of wool that has not been oDened. But here are the figures of what Raleigh, July 31. By devoting an estimated L822.000 acres to to bacco this year, leaf producers of the nation have the largest acre age since 1939, the Federal-State Crop Reporting Service of the N. C Department of Agriculture re ports. In 1944, 1,746,000 acres were put in tobacco and in 1939 the acre age was 2,000,000. The acreage, planted In burley tobacco this year is 530,000 acres, largegt on e above last year's acreage and 5 Pf cent above the former record 01 The acreage in flue-cured tobac- estimated. at 1,05,000 acres, Per c"1 above last year but 17 Pe cent below the record acre- . ,1939,, rAn interesting trend through the years has been the steady shift toward acreages 01 cigarette-type tobaccos, The total acreage in flue-cured ?"d burley tobaccos accounts for 1 87 per cent of the total tobacco acreage. This equals last year's record which was 2 per cent above any other year and compares with 67 par cent, the average for the 10-year (1919-28) average," com mented Frank Parker, head of the department's Statistics division. r ' The total quantity of tobacco to ta 19 U f0ec"tt L890 n0" P?. only 3 per cent above the 10-year (1934-43) average. The forecast . of production of flue-cured tobacco Is L091 million pounds, practically the same as last year and about 38 per cent above the 10-year (1934-43) ave- ' Monday for Induction into the armed forces: Sidney Van Hubbard, James Needham Carl Sutton, and Roecoe ; Landon Daniels. Decreasing military demands for the war-developed powerful insec ticide, DDT. have made possible its release la limited quantities for c!v"Isn use, according to V.T3, No. 31 Price Rang $40 to $48; Opening Day Offerings Not So Heavy; Resume Of Mai kefs. North Carolina's seven tobacco markets in the Border Belt opened Wednesday for the sale of the 1945 bright leaf crop with a mod erate offering. There were no .. blocks reported anywhere. Soma warehouses were filled about to selling capacity. Opening prices were satisfactory everywhere. A report said the eeneral averaee was about $44.50, approximately 1.00 to $4.00 high er than last year prices, races ranged 40 to $48. - Comparing this year's opening day prices with the ones past hows a definite Increase. Prices on opening day last year averaged $43.12 and in 1943 averaged 941.- 25. Ceiling tills year is a dollar higher than It was last season. Prices ranged close together on all markets. Lower grades sold. very good while tetter gmaee sold only 3 to 4 cents higher than the lower. - CLASKTOM ' On the Clarfcti asarket, farm ers were well pleased. The mar ket sold its day's capacity by about 12 o'clock. Two Duplin warehousemen, Charlie Herring and Ben Rivenbark operate there. WHTIEVILUE Whiteville, one of the larger markets on the Border has six large warehouses and . each are manned by veteran and experien- ' ped tobacconists, most of them farmers. M O. Nelson, Sr., is the dean of the Whiteville Market He and his two sons operate the Nelson's .Warehouse. Brooks Warehouse la operated by Motley Brothers, who are not" only veteran tobacconists but are farmers too. Crutchfields Warehouse is op erated by Raymond and Galther Crutchfield. This year Raymond is holding forth alone as Gaither is in the Army, stationed atCan p Lee, Va., in the Quartermaster ' Corps. Farmers Warehouse is operated by Bert Moore and L. R. Jackson whose slogan la "Sell With Moore ' and Jackson for More Jack". J' . Lea's Warehouse la operated by Hunter and Townes Lee. Townes, like Gaither Crutchfield, is serving in the armed forces this year. Tuggles Warehouse is operated by Dial Gray and Jack Neal, vet- eran tobacconists. The efficient supervisor of sales there Is M. B. Kibler, Jr., who has been in Whiteville for several years as sales supervisor and sec retary of the Merchants Associa tion. Klblers pet project just now is to secure municipal airport for the town. 7 . ; TABOB CRT Moving on down to Tabor City one finds a thriving town that not only boasts of a good tobacco mar ket but a strawberry and potato market as welL Leaders among the tobacconists : there are Buck Peayand Geo. Wal den, both of whom are old enough In experience to get you the high dollar for your tobacco, yet young 1 enough to render the best possible service. They operate the well known Carolina Warehouse. CHADBOTJSN '' ; . . Over In Chadbourn one finds a wide awake group of tobacconists. , Last year Chadbourn sold mora than 8 million pounds of the weed. . Three warehouses there will ser ve the farmers. They are the My . ers, New Brick and Carters. D. M. Carter, a Chadbourn merchant, la r-wv'ior of sales. At New c: .rr.-rra c:i t-ri ; t . n 1 1 'i 1 1 V V lb