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VOLUME 13
Eastern
Fc First Week Are
AVERAGES Al TEADY
ON EASTEI JELT
Generally steady ;rages pre
vailed on Eastern 4, th Carolina
tobacco markets ro $ rday, with
sales continuing, 1 W o mely heavy
and all grades in ig demand..
1he Federal-State Cooperative
Marketing Service reported.
Price leveg set Wednesday were
paid for all grades and only one
definite loss was noted. This oc
curred in- the low orange grades of
the lugs group, which decreased
$1 per hundred. However, $1 ad
vances were recorded for low lem
on primings and best thin non-de-script.
A slight improvement was noted
in the general quality of offerings
yesterday as the percentage of
cutters were larger. The majority
of offerings, however, was made up
of low and common leaf, fair and
good lugs, and low cutters.
Some markets reported, mean
while that prospects were bright
er for clearing up sales blocks. An
estimated 5,000,000 pounds of leaf
still tied up sales on the 15 mar
kets on the belt, but market offi
cials said this surplus was being
gradually cut down and that de
liveries were approaching normal.
Increase in Average.
Wednesday's sales totaled 8,144,
114 pounds, at an official average
of $43.84. This was an increase of
12 cents over Tuesday's opening
day average. Seasons sales now
total 17,333,999 pounds at an ave
rage of $43.78.
Average prices per hundred
pounds on" a limited' number of
representative U. S. grades yester-
y with changes from Wednes-
iy follow:
Leaf Good lemon $46, fair
lemon, $45, low lemon, $45, fair
orange, $45, low orange, $45, com
mon orange, $44, all unchanged.
Cutters Fair lemon $46, low
lemon, $45, all unchanged.
- Lugs. Choice lemon $46, fine
lemon $45, good lemon $45, fair
lemon, $44, low lemon $43, good
orange $45, fair orange $44, all un
changed, and low orange $41,
down one dollar per hundred.
Primings Fair lemon $43, un
changed; low lemon $42, up one;
low orange $40, unchanged.
Nondescript Best thin $39, up
one dollar.
Market Reports
Sales continued heavy yesterday
at Wilson, where Wednesday's to
tal reached 1,323,424 pounds at an
average of $43.93 per hundred.
Common and damaged tobacco
brought from $35 to $41 per hun
dred. U. H. Cozart, Sr., said that
in h'a 55 years as a warehouseman
he' had never seen low grade weed
selling so high. The differential
between the common and good to
bacco continues slight, it was re
ported. At Wallace, sales yesterday total
ed 341,930 pounds at an average
of $14. Large quantities of tobacco
were packed on all warehouse
floors and sales were blocked.
Most Grades Unchanged
on Border Belt Markets
Price fluctuations amounting to
approximately $1 per hundred for
several grades marked sales on the
North Carolina and South Carolina
Border Belt tobacco markets
yesterday, the Federal-State Crop
Reporting Service said.
While most grades remained un--changed
at Wednesday's levels,
some decreases were recorded In
lower quality tobaccos. Increases
were ..noted In a few cutter and
lug grades. The quality of offer-
ngs were slightly better. The re
ort. said, with more choice to good
jualities being offered and less
fair and low grades. Leaf grades
continued to Increase in volume,
making up about 50 percent of the
marketings. , i - ' v , ?",
Sales continued extremely hea
w. and indications were that the
rrob will be marketed within the
usual season set for auctioning in
the belt. . . - - .)
Total sales In the belt Wednes
day amounted to 9,171,480 pounds
at an average of $44.47. South
Carolina ' markets sold 4,689,968
pounds at an average of $44.44,
and North Carolina sold 4,482,
612 pounds at a $44.50 average
K E N A
Tobacco Belt Averages
EXPLANATION
Folks we are sorry the paper is
o small this week and was so
late last week. Another war casu
alty. Our Innertype machine
broke down last week and It took
time to get repairs. We have a
new machine on order but the
factory cannot promise immediate
delivery.. We hope things will go
off OK next week. Much news
was left out this week as a re
sult. - V
FSA Familv Makes
Their Cows Pay
From Chinquapin comes news of
a family, M. L. Davis, a colored
FSA borrower, who is providing
his family of eight with an ade
quate milk supply with some left
to sell. (It has been a policy of the
Farm Security to encourage the
ownership of a family Cow). M. L.
D.ivis has three cows and his
neighbor, Lonwe Whitehead, re
cently purchased a pure-bred Jer
sey bull under the supervision of
W. C. Blackmore, FSA Supervisor.
It is hoped that this will improve
the strain of milk cows in that
community.
During the winter Davis' wife
made ten pounds of butter each
week to sell over the amount she
used for the family.
In May, the Home Supervisor,
Mrs. Madeline E. Smith, demon
strated the making of cheese in
that community. Since that time
Davis' wife has made cheese 15
times, 2 pounds at a time. She
said her family really likes it for
breakfast ' $
BACK IN STATES
Pfc. Daniel Rouse, 23, son of
Mrs. Lizzie Rouse of Seven
Springs has returned from service
in the European theater of oper
ations and is now at the Redistri
bution Station at Miami Beach,
Fla. He served 31 months as a
rifleman and was awarded the
Combat Infantryman badge and
the .European campaign ribbon
with two battle stars. Pfc. Rouse
was employed at farming prior to
entering the armed forces on Oct.
14, 1940.
Observes Birthday On
Board Destroyer
Harry S. Rouse, S lc, son of
Mr. and Mrsr Richard Rouse of
Teachoy, recently observed his
21st birthday at sea aboard the
USS English in the Pacific.
In the two yeaVs Rouse has been
in the Navy he has fought in two
oceans and traveled almost 200,
000 miles. Prior to joining the
Navy, Rouse was a clerk in the T.
R. Rouse Grocery Store. His bro
ther, Richard, Jr., is In the Navy,
also in the Pacific.
American Heroes
by WOODY
OUNDED three times while carrying radio equipment to shore
j - mm vitjl communications supplies
t ana suing w t6- ....,....-...----- -r
from the sea, Technician John J. Pinder still sided in establishing a
communication system on s beachhead in France. He never gave up
untU fatally hit while still at his post. Are you matching his sacrifice?
Buy and hold War Bonds! 7 , V, S. Tttanry Dimni
NSVILLE, NORTH
Steady
PRIMER ON TOMORROW
That bright new tomorrow we
have all been seeking is at hand.
A huge backlog of orders for
goods of all kinds is only being
withheld until manufacturing re
strictions are ended. The greatest
accumulation of savings in the
history of the American people is
ready to back up this pent-up
consumer demand. In fact, pros
perity is right around the corner
providing ..."
. . . providing only that we as
a nation enjoy full employment.
And we shall continue to have full
employment only as long as we
continue to experience full, peace
time production.
"But we have the orders and
buying power," you ask, "what
then, is to prevent our manufac
turing industries from operating
full blast? Certainly enough steel
and tin and rubber and everything
will be available to make flatirons
and radios and all other things we
may want to buy!''
True! Yet there is a danger!
Economists predict that a bottle
neck of our whole conversion can
be pulpwood.
Millions of cords of pulpwood
are going to be needed immediate
ly to supply cartons, boxes, crates,
wadding, wrapping and other
forms of packaging for peacetime
refrigerators, flatirons, shoes,
foodstuffs and clothing. Our Army
and Navy will continue to- need
paper and paperboard for pack
aging supplies for our troops, and
if our soldiers, sailors and marines
were to be returned lo this coun
try at the rate of 10,000 per day,
it would require almost two years
before military demands for pa-
j per could be expected to relax.
I The truth is that new uses for
paper have skyrocketed during the
war, and only the patriotism of,
th? American fanner has made it
possible to keep abreast of grow
ing civilian and military needs.
Inadequate pulpwood supplies
could disrupt our whole reemploy
ment program. Manufacturers will
certainly hire workers to make
products which cannot be shipped.
In other words, jobs - - America's
No. 1 peacetime need - - are key
! cri lo one of the community's prin
cipal products: Pulpwood.
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t The top quality Pulpwood you
cut NOW, is job insurance for to
morrow in the unsettled days
ahead.
HOMES WANTED ! ! !
The Welfare Department has a
12-year-old white boy' and two
18-year-old white girls for place
ment. Want good homes immed
iately. Will have to go to school.
COW AM
CAROLINA FRIDAY,
BaclrTto School
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..timber np all yonr notions about sloppy, Ill-fitting school clothes?
Today's modern miss is a fashion-wise, trim, young miss, who knows
that invitations for dances, football games and such, depend to a
great extent on the Impression she makes on her way to school, in
School, after, and during all the rest of her waking hours. Of course
wry few families can afford to hftnd out a blank check for school
2Krobe"1 aSx . the "mrt f1'8 0VCT ! eotmtry making
ttajr OwnJ They're choosing patterns that are simple to sew, simple
to follow and ones that are designed to fit our free and easy Ameri
can wav of Dfa, These clothes, all designed by Simplicity, are boon
companions for every occasion, and what's more, they're perfect two
timeja. for tbeyj look as wonderful in town, sans a coat, as they
tfahBr1 weather muggling prettily onder youi.wiay
Receives Bronze Star
And Citation
PFC. Jesse Quinn Garner, Jr.,
son of Mr. Jesse Quinn Garner, Sr.
and Mrs. Mamie Gamer of War
saw, has been awarded the Bronze
Star Medal, and Certificate of
Merit for meritorious Service.
Pfc. Garner has two brothers in
service: Pfc. Emmons in the) Paci
fic and Pfc. Raymond stationed in
California.
While in the Canal Zone Pfc.
Jesse volunteered to spend 80 days
in the jungle to try out a new
drug that would take the place of
quinine. For this, along with sev
eral others, he was given a fur
lough home. He stayed in the
States awhile before being sent
to Europe. He is now stationed in
Germany.
SEASONS ANNOUNCED
ON MIGRATORY FOWL
.lohnD. Finlay, commissioner of
game and inland fisheries Tues
day announced Federal migratory
water fowl regulations for the
coming season as they apply to
North Carolina.
The type of game, with open sea
son dates inclusive, daily bag lim
it and possession limit, in order
are: Dove (split season), Sept 16
Oct. 15 and Jan. 2 to Jan. 31, 10
and 10; duck (posession of one
woodduck in daily bag limit or
possession limit is lawful), Nov. 2
Jan. 20, two and four (no open
season on Ross's goose, swan and
show geese), coot, Nov. 2-Jan. 20,
25 and 25; cora, Sept. 1-Nov. 30,
25 and 25; rail and marsh hen,
Sept. 1-Nov 30, 15 and 15; galli
nule, Sept. l,Nov. 30, 15 and 15.
There is. no open season on
woodcock and jacksnipe.
Chats Of
The Newcomer had an interest
ing chat this past week with one
of the leading citizens of Kenans
ville, and they told the Newcomer
that there is no trouble with juve
nile deliquents in this town. This
is a very fine tribute to be paid
to anv town or community. I feel
sure that the hats should be taken
off to you parents of Kenansville.
Although this record is one to
rejoice over, let us take Inventory
of the situation to see that all
elements which go to encourage
juvenile deliquency are done away
with. The old saying that "the
idle mind is the devil's workshop", 1
is one of the most accurate state- (
ments that we have coming down
from our fathers. ,
Due tothe fact that Kenansville
is a small town, it does not have
the proper facilities to keep young
people busy during their leisure
hours. As a result of this situation,
the young people are forced to
pile into automobiles and ride to
nearby towns to seek entertain
AUGUST 24th., T 945
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POPULAR GOVERNMENT
To the County A Town Officials
f Duplin County:
I have been requested by the
Institute of Government at Chapel
Hill, to call to your attention that
they have mailed to each of the
county and town officials of Du
plin County, a sixty-four page is
sue of "POPULAR GOVERN
MENT" summarizing the legisla
tion of the 1945 General Assem
bly with particular reference to
cities and towns, counties and
State departments. The Institute
of Government will appreciate it
if each of our town and county of
ficials will read and examine it
carefully and while its contents
are fresh in your -nind, write them
expressing your appreciation, to
gether with any suggestion or cril
icism which may help them to im
prove the legislative issue in fu
ture years. I think their work is
very fine and tha they are render
ing an invaluable service to the of
ficials of the Stale and Counties,
and Cities and Towns, in the pub
lication and distribution of this in
formation. I want to urge that all local of
ficials of Duplin County read the
issue and acquaint yourselves with1
. f(.i : .
the legislative cnanges aiiuuinit;
our County.
C. E. Quinn.
Kenansville, N. C.
August 20th, 1945.
JAIL UNTENANTED
St. Charles, Mo. For the first
time in 34 years since it was built,
the St. Charles jail, is without a
prisoner.
New York, Mrs. Rita Mundt,
28, recently presented her husband,
a soldier in Germany, with 3G dis
charge points two girls and a
boy.
Interest
ment. I don't think that it is too
much of a Utopian dream to ask
the leaders of the town to provide
a recreation room for the young
folk. In getting around town, the
Newcomer has seen many empty
store-houses and the like which
could easily be converted into a
very nice recreation parlor or hall.
If you are proud enough of this
record of having no juvenile del
lquents in your town, and desire
to keep this present record, you
should be willing1 to support a
plan to establish some sort of a
recreational center for your young
people. My hat is off to Mrs. Gu
thrie who has tried to furnish
some type of clean diversion for
the young people by opening the
bus station to them on Saturday
evening for a few hours of square
dancing. Is there another who
would go on record as contributing
toward the cause?
The Newcomer,
(Arndld B. Poole.)
Warsaw Community Cannery
To Continue Operating
"ARE YOU HUNGRY?"
On Monday, Aug. 27, Tuesday,
Aug. 28, and Wednesday, Aug. 29,
the Eastern Stars of Kenansville
will sell dinners at the Masonic
Lodge for 75 cents per plate. Bar
becue dinners will be sold on Mon
day, chicken dinners on Tuesday
and Wednesday. The public is in
vited to come.
Ruby G. Newton, W. M.
Bessie Kornegay, Pub. Chmn.
Conservation Farming
GEORGE PENNEY
Duplin Co., Conservationist
This is my first article in the
Durfin Times and I am taking this
opportunity to introduce myself as
your servant in the interest of bet
ter farming through Soil Conser
vation methods.
I started working with the Soil
Conservation Service at Wades-1
boro, N. C, in October, 1935. I
worked in Wadesboro and the ad
joining counties until the Summer
of 1911, at which time I accepted
a tarnsfer to Griffin, Ga., and
worked there until January of this
year. Since that time I have been
working in the Coastal Plain Soil
Conservation District at Green
ville, N. C, until I started work
here on June 1, 1945.
I was raised on a farm in Wake
County, N. C, and 1 am very glad
to be back in my home State.
The Southeastern Soil Conser
vation District, consisting of Du
plin, Sampson, Lenoir, and Wayne
Counties was organized last win
ter and I was assigned to work in
Duplin County at the request of
the Supervisors of this District.
This is a new Soil Conservation
District, but conservation farming
has been proven to pay in this
county by numerous farmers. We
will try to encourage conservation
farming through such practices as
terracing, crop rotation, drainage,
improved pastures and other
methods.
At present I'm trying to become
acquainted in the county. 1 will
try to be of some value to your
Soil Conservation District in work
ing with farmers to increase pro
duction of crops on your farms,
thereby helping in a small way to
make your farm and our county
a better place in which to live.
Home On FuHoUqh
Lt. Edwin Sheffield is home on
furlough with his mother, Mrs. B.
C. Sheffield. He has lxen stationed
with the Navy in Casablanca for
two years or more. His brother,
Lt. Bill Sheffield is with the Army
in Europe.
WAR BONDS
OSScial Nmyt Phot
Safety Gear. Gunners in flash-Drool
gear, masks, gloves, stand' by 40
mm. Quadruple mount on carrier.
War Bonds add funds tor such vital
equipment. V.S.TmsjVftarmti
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No. 34
The Warsaw Community Can
nery has just completed a busy
and successful canning season.
People of Warsaw and Duplin
County have done a magnificent
job of stocking their pantry shel
ves with canned fruits and vege
tables during the summer. But it
is yet time to can late vegetables
for winter use.
Now is the time to cull laying
poultry flocks. The culled hens
make an ideal product for canning.
Old hens when canned give a bet
ter product than young fryers and
broilers.
The cannery is also equipped to
can beef and pork products and
to dry lard in large quantities.
The war on scarcity of food is
not over. It behooves every fam
ily to have a well balanced supply
of canned products on hand for
fall and winter use.
The cannery will remain open
during the school session on Thur
sday from 2:00 to 6:00 PM and on
Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 3:00
PM. - -
U. V. Wadkins, High School Ag
riculture Teacher, who with the
help of the School, Rotary Club
ana interested citizens of Warsaw,
instigated the building of the Com
munity Cannery, has completed
two most successful years of oper
ation. Mr. Wadkins and his effi
cient helpers have worked hard,
and late into the night on numer
ous occasions, so that the people
of Warsaw and community may
have heavier stocks of canned
goods in their homes, as well as
conserve the food supply coming
from Victory gardens. Aside from
canning our home grown vege
tables and fruits he saw to it that
commercially grown products were
brought into our town, often dri
ving great distances and hauling
them in. Too, Mr. Wadkins assist
ed in canning hundreds and even
thousands of cans of fruits and
vegetables for the Warsaw School
Lunch rooms, which will be used
in feeding the children of the
schools this coming winter. War
saw is indeed fortunate in having
an interested man like Mr. Wad
kins in their midst and is indeed
grateful and appreciates his gener
osity and efforts in making the
Warsaw Community Cannery a
success.
SEVEN SPRINGS YOUTH
WIN DANFORTH AWARD
George R. Rouse, Jr., 17-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. George R.
Rouse, Sr., of Seven Springs, Rt.
1, has been awarded the Danforth
Foundation Scholarship and is the
only 4-H boy from North Carolina
attending the American Youth
Foundation Camp at Camp Mine
wanca, Mich., it was announced
by L. R. Harrill, State 4-H club
leader of the State College Ex
tension Service.
George won the scholarship, in
competition with 4-H club boys
throughout the State, on the basis
of his record In 4-H club work dur
ing the past seven years. He has
completed or will complete this
year a total of 16 projects in swine
production, tobacco, corn, soybeans
wildlife, poultry, dairy, and beef
cattle.
Young Rouse's projects made a
profit of nearly $1,597 through
1944, plus the training and exper
ience gained. He was 4-H Pig
Champion in Lenoir County in
1940 and 1944.
In addition to his project record,
Rouse has numerous other 4-H ac
complishments to his credit. He
has attended three Lenoir County
4-H Camps, has served as chair
man of the 4-H Church Sunday
Program for three years and has
worked as a local neighborhood
leader.
Rouse has participated in five
radio programs; selected as the
outstanding 4-H club member in
Lenoir County In 1943. a Beta
Club member; a staff member of
the school paper and a graduate of
Moss Hill High School,
HELP RAP THE JAPS
WITH A WAR BOND
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