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Art I j OH A 3 H T 0 H ,3JJIV2MAM3X 3) 1 .Miii'.T wir"W J . ASF .-f!r:v,. , , - L V '' .:..... VOLUME 13 Armistice Day Plans Taking Snap Cons e Barden Program Commemorates End of Two World Wan; Traditional Evening; Dance To Be Resum ed; Detailed Announcement of Program Next Week. Officials In charge of the annu al Armistice Day Celebration in Warsaw are completing final ar rangements for the 27th annual celebration to be held on Monday November 12th. One of the lar- gest-and most spectacular pro grams In the history of the cele bration Is being planned. This year the celebration not only will commemorate the end of World War One, but will Include the cel ebrating of the ending of World War Two. Congressman Graham A. Bard en, a veteran of World War One will deliver the principal address ' from the porch of the American Legion Hut at 11 A. M. Other speakers to be on .the program , will be announced late. Prior to the speaking the annual parade will be held and in the afternoon a football game Is scheduled. In the evening k the annual dance will be held in the gymna sium. This will be the first dance at the celebration since Pearl Harbor. Watch next week's Times for detailed announcement of the pro Jfiam. v " lockerpJanf Officials To Meet In Warsaw I Representatives of Frozen Food Lockers, Inc., of Raleigh will meet In the Town Hall in Warsaw on Monday afternoon at 3:30 with the local Locker Committee to make financial arrangements to wards beginning construction of the new locker plant there. The : public is invited to meet with the representatives. As was announced last week the total number of lockers has been increased to 400. There are lockers still available and no time , limit has been set on sales. Methodists To Observe Prayer, Self Denial Week Worship service for the Week of Prayer and Self -Denial -will be held In the Methodist church here Sunday, October 28, at 3 o'clock. The public is Invited to attend. Beulaville Lawyer Admitted Practice Federal Courts Grady Mercer, Beulaville attor ney, Wednesday was admitted to practice In Federal Courts in a ceremony held In Wilmington be fore Federal, Judge Don F. Gill- lam. . Rose Hill Seaman - On, Floating Drydock James Carroll Dixon, ship's cook, lc, USN, of Rose HilL ser ved on an Advanced Base Section al Drydock, a great floating ship yard whleh repaired 94 fighting . ships In less than 7 months. The ABSD repaired four battle ships, two cruisers and an aircraft carrier, getting them back in the fight in a fraction of the time it would; have taken, the vessels to return to a shipyard In Hawaii or I the State. i;;j'J One day 11 ships were in the y dock at once. Fcbon Cadet Makes IbnorRoIl at F. M. S. Cadet J. B, Stroud, HI, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Stroud, Jr., of Faiaon, Is among those making the honor roll - average of 85 or above - at Flshburne Military r !;ool, Waynesboro, Va., for the J ' en October 12, it was 1 ly r-Wr C!""'" IT. ressman Be Princi rs oal ooeal Navy Day To Be Celebrated Tomorrow October 27, 1945, marks the 179th Anniversary of the U. S. Navy, The entire nation will pay tribute to its fighting Navy the greatest sea-air force the world has ever seen! On Navy Day, 1945, the United States has at its command the greatest fleet, the mightiest na val air force, and the broadest expanse of naval bases of any na tions in the world. Starting with a force of 795 na val vessels at the time of Pearl Harbor, our Navy has swelled un til it now boasts a force of more than 100,000 ships. Navy Day, 1945, has an extra special significancee for the na tion celebrates the spectacular achievements of our ships and planes and men in winning sea victories and forcing the surren der of the Japanese Empire. It is also significant to remem ber the slogan "A Strong Na vy Guarantees Peace." Community Chest Drive lion On In The Warsaw District -' r "Six In One" Drive to Raise 2500; $1000 To United War Fund; Drive Started Thurs day Continues through Nov 10th; Thompson Heads Work-1 ers. Silver Star Medal for gallantry in The town of Warsaw and War- action at Fletsnitz, Germany, on saw Township launched its Com- April 14, 1945. munity Chest and United War Lt, Faison entered the Army in Fund drive yesterday. The drive May, 1942. He is credited with ex is sponsored by the Rotary Club posing himself to fierce enemy and headed .iy J. C. Thompson, Warsaw has accepted a quota of $1,000 in the county-wide War Fund drive. To save time and trouble In raising money that will be needed for other purposes the promoters . of the jirlve have in cluded five other quotas, making a total of six worthy causes to be helped. They , have labeled the drive a "six in one". ' Of the total quota of $2,500 it has been broken down into the fol lowing categories: help for return 'ing service men, unfortunate chil den, fight two dreadful diseases, the sick and the helpless and to build character in youth. The to tal budget of $2,500 is divided as follows: United War Fund $1,000; Community Chest: crippled chil dren, $100; Tuberculosis, $100; Cancer drive, $150; Boy Scouts, $150; and Community Welfare, $1,000. v 1 ' The drive will continue through November 10th, , . MAGNOLIA BOYS RECEIVE DISCHARGES ' Capt John F. C. Hunter, M C, has returned from Berlin, Ger.. many. He has been In the Third Army better than four years. His discharge was given him recently at Ft. Bragg after service in Ire land, France, Luxemburg and Ger many. He la the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Hunter of Magnolia. ' R. M. 3c, Norwood Home has been discharged, from the Navy after more than four years ser vice, most of which was on the destroyer, ROPER. Home has served in the Carribean, North Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pa cific areas. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Horne. ' Other boys arriving this past week are Herbert Quinn, Carlisle Turner, R. Mathls Wilson, L. M. finnan-son, Jr., Lloyd and Dermis ! -. - - , f i r KENANSVILLE, NORTH Graham (er FLUID DRIVE MARE WANTED BY DOCTOR Dr. C. F. Hawes of Rose Hill has reverted to the .old-fashioned method of travel, according to a telephone conservation be tween he and the local ration board a few days ago. Dr. Hawes called and inquired when he could get a permit to purchase a new automobile. He stated that he was now using the antiquated method of trav el to make his calls. He says he is driving a 16 year old mare and requests the ration board to provide him with a new car or a new mare with fluid drive. Wallace Soldier ' On Way Home. Major Francis W. Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Camp bell of Wallace, is among a group of men from the Pacific Super fortress Base at Guam, on their way to the States. Campbell is a combat maintenance officer with the ,315th Bomb Wing. jy SILVER STAR MEDAL AWARDED LT. FAISON First Lt. William K. Faison, son of Mrs. I. F. Faison and the late Mr. Faison, has been awarded the fire in order to lead his platoon In the repulsing of an enemy counter-attack. The citation accompanying the award declares, "While guarding an important road junction near Fletsnitz, a Company A rifle pla toon was subjected to a strong enemy counter-attack and, after suffering some casualties, wis on the point of disorganization Real- izing the need of holding the junc tion at all costs, Lt. Faison, com manding officer of Co. A, moved through hostile small arms fire and, skilfully reorganizing the pla toon, directed the group's fire on the attacking foe. "He then dispatched an enlisted man to a neighboring town to bring up two tanks. When they arrived he again exposed himself to enemy fire In order to direct the vehicles' counter-fire on the hostile positions. He displayed su perior leadership and unusual courage under Are, and his heroic action played a large part in the subsequent repulse of the enemy counter-attack." , Lt. Faison Is now stationed in Austria with the American Occu pational forces. In addition to the Silver Star he also holds the Pur ple Heart, the Good Conduct Med al, and the ETO ribbon with bat tle start. : He was commissioned following completion of the offi cer candidate course at Ft, Ben nlng, Ga. -;; ' . ; His wife, the former Maria Garrett, and Infant daughter re side at Greenville. - ATTENTION MERCHANTS ': ' ; :'' , . Effective Nov. 1, all matters pertaining to Price Control Will be consolidated with Samp son County Area, With head quarters In Clinton, N. O, If any Information or kelp ts desired on Price Control, con tact tl t O. P. A. Price Control Foard f i Clinton, N. C V'it' I f-TJTiif notice, all n f 1 ! 1 1 t I' '- CAROLINA FRIDAY, Treasure Balance Wi Victory Loan WAR'S AFTERMATH CARRIES GRAVE RESPONSIBILITIES SAYS SECRETARY Washington, D. C. (Special to The Times) "Enormous obli gations incurred in the achieve ment of victory will drain the Treasury balance quickly and ad' diUonal funds will be needed early in December, Secretary of the Treasury Fred M. Vinson warned here on the eve of the Vic tory Loan for $11,000,000,000. He said "government expendi tures are being drastically reduc ed and this will continue vigorous lv" but that "the aftermath of war, however, carries grave re sponsibilities that must be met.' The Secretary was referring to hospitalization of the wounded, their retraining so they can make their own way in life, the clothing and feeding of those yet remain ing overseas, the transportation of men home'rnustering out pay and payments for munitions al ready used to win the victory. He said a "substantial army and navy must be maintained un til order is restored throughout the world", and -that "the Victory Loan, while the last organized on a national basiacwill not see the discontinuance oT the sales of Se ries E, F, and G securities." These tes of securities" will continue to be sold because their sale is necessary to help defrsy continu ing expenses. . Mr. Vinson reminded the Nation that the government looks to the individuals for $4,000,000,000 of the $11,000,000000 quota. He laid it is desired that $2,000,000,000, or half of the individual sales, be in the Series E "man on the street" bond that pays 33 1-3 profit at maturity in, ten years. The Secretary laid stress on a new type bond to be issued during the Victory Loan. It is in the memory of "the late , President Franklin D. Roosevelt," Mr. Vin son said, "and is for $200 at ma turity in the Series E. group. This Victory Bond" Mr. Vinson said, honoring a great man and leader, will sell for $150. It car- , ries a likeness of Mr. Roosevelt ' and was designed especially In his ' honor." The bond, by special ar- rangement, will carry the author izing signature of Mr. Henry Morgan thau, Jr., who was Sec retary prior to Mr. Vinson and a life-long friend of the late Presi dent ,Wtn W-teklund. Girl Scoot RAiiia. visit mnkl ditwtor of th Girl of the new posters prepared for Girl Scout week on the wall It na-j tional headquarters. New York City.4V''' Girl Scout Week, opening October 28, and continuing through ) November 8. will be celebrated by more than a million members of the organization in all sections of the country. It will be the occa ' sion for settinr in motion the two-year plan of work devised by the Girl Scoots themselves to help them develop more knowledge, under. ' standing and opportunity to become active citizens of the world. This aim is symbolised in the poster and in the theme of Girl Scout Week 'Citizenship in action around the world." w,"Vj','ii kK Girl Scout Week is observed annually to mark the birthday, on October 81, of Cirl Scouting' founder, the late Juliette Low. Girl : Scout Sunday, which opens th seven day celebration, is marked by special church service. Each of the following days of Gf Scout "Week Is dedicated one special phase of the Girl Scout program, such as bomemaking, cltiwnshlp, Vlt and safety, International frinnflnhip, art and crafts and out-of-doors activity. This year the M'n rvlt ri.iv, thpv srt railed, will be kevM In to the ' -!!!?' ' i t t r-'s tl.e wwVe el- bration and the special i f - -! i -!! MrH nt tht fine., f' OCTOBER 26th., 1945 Dollars Urgently Neederf 3g "We Haxp a iV TO OTO WOtlNDED. Ths Vlctorr Loan affords the peoplo tl a ratefal nation an opportunity to show by action their thnnkfuincss lo oar dlsabM soldiers. It is tUs Victory Loan vh'ch shall help to mat;e it possible to hospitalize and rehabilitate them, ::o ilt U.cy may tal.e' aaln their rlghUul places in -society. Wo cannot wc must not tall these herr,;g c c ', "Special Victory c Bond To Honor Late President Washington, D. C. The Treasury has called attention to a special Victory Bond to be sold during the Victory Loan campaign, starting October 29, for $11,000,000,000. The bond is in memory of. the late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, It will be on sale at all agencies authorized to issue United States Savings Bonds of Series E. The bond will be in the de nomination of $200, to be Issued at $150. It will constitute an additional denomination of Se ries E Bonds, and will have the same terms and attributes as other denominations. It will carry a likeness of Mr Roose velt 3B" poster model, and Mrs. Paul Ritten.' Scout oreanication. nlace the first Solemn Duty-- 4 '.'V tv 1 Air'.. Some Victory Loan Facts For You Washington, D. C Victory Loan facts, honoring the men and women who won the war, are as follows: Dates: October 29 through December 8. Quotas: $11,000,000,000 ; 4 billion in individual sales, 2 bil lion in Series E sales, 7 billion from other non-bank investors. Reason: Treasury balance will be drained by December. Money is vitally needed for hospitalization, rehabilitation, retraining, feeding and cloth ing men overseas, transporat tion home, payment of muni tions already used. ROTARIANS HEAR REPORT CHINA, INDIA. A regular meeting of the War saw Rotary Club was held in the Rotary Hall, Thursday, October 18th with Vive-President Pat Har mon presiding. Seventeen mem bers and two guests were present. Guests were Sgt. Raymond Wad kins of Georgia and Sgt. Ernest Todd of Greensboro. Leland Whittle had charge of of the program and introduced his guest, Sgt. Todd, who gave a very interesting account of his impressions of civilian life in Chi na and India, where he spent a year with the Army Air Forces. He told of the lack of modern J J6 . homes and equipment in both China and India and of the un speakable dirt and filth in most places. " He was quite impressed with the comparative cleanliness, however, of sections of India In which American Missionaries had been most active. Sgt Wadkins is the son of Ro tarian Ross Wadkins, Warsaw's Agricultural Teacher. He studied pre-medical at Emory University In Atlanta and at present is In charge of the medical laboratory at Camp Rucker, Ala. After he receives his discharge from the Army he expect to finish his stu dy of medicine at Emory Univer sity.; .. .... Beulaville Soldier " Gets Discharge ' Pvt Milton G. Cottle of Beula ville, was given his discharge from the Army at Fort Knox, Ala, on 6ct..' - . NATION POISED ! 12 FOR GREATEST Z HUMANITARIAN DRIVE EVER WASHINGTON, D. C (Spec ial to The Times) The Nation was poised this week in enthusias tic anticipation of the Victory Loan which will begin Monday, the 29th, as more than six million volunteer workers, through their leaders, promised a smashing cli max of the end of the war and predicted an oversubscription of the quota needed for disabled vet eran rehabilitation, retraining of others, hospitalization, and other costs attending peace, The national quota is smaller than in the Mighty Seventh War Loan, which was $14,000,000,000. The overall sum asked by the Treasury for the vital peace-time program is $11,000,000,000, while the quota for this area, the War . Finance Committee has announ- ced through its chairman,' Mr. J. C. Thompson, is $388,000. Individuals throughout the Na tion are asked to subscribe $4, 000,000,000, of which $2,000,000, 000 being in the Series E ten-year maturity bond quota. The E Bond quota for this area, Mr. Thompson said is $221,000. Locally, the War Finance Com mittee has organized along the same lines as in past loan drives. Mr. Thompson said that he was .in sK.wrdj' 4Iji8ecretary of the Treasury, who said "enormous obligations incurred in the achie vement of victory, including those for material and munitions alrea dy delivered and used, will drain the Treasury balance quickly and additional funds will be needed early in December. The Secretary said that "the aftermath of the war carries a grave responsibility that must be met. He said "a substantial army and navy must be maintained un til order is restored throughout . the world. The cost of contract settlements, bringing our forces home, their mustering -out pay,. hospitalization, care and rehabi litation will be great and will re quire large sums for which we must plan now." Duplin s overall quota is $388, 000. Series E Bonds is $221,000. J. C Thompson, chairman of the drive, states that he is satisfied -Duplin will over-subscribe her " quota as usual Rose Hill Seaman Headed For New York Franklin L. Knowles,' 19, ic USNR, of Rose Hill, will be New Ym-ir ntt,. - v un .tomorrow, ixit ship, the USS BOSTWICK, a ue atroyer escort nf r-f, , , Auanuc K StCam tat New. York JjAor for Navy Day -ceremonies Highway Patrol To ; Check Car Lights vAU highway patrolmen have been instructed to devote two jleachweektomewrrecT- thief PTr hU on olor vehicles Indictments shall be SfV"? fr flagrant viola tions, or when operator, refus. H. J. Hatcher stated. . WestbroAlr O- ' warner Supplies Prisoners T Itobert L, Westbrook, aviation iceman. 2jc, 5U n. fX! n. M serving on the esl Hoggatt Bay, when her pla ,UM"I 10 Ihe Dl iH- The Hoggatt Bay saw action i nve major Invasions, the i: .r v a, Leyte, Llngayen, th? 1 and Okinawa.